The sun., 1890-08-24
LA TOSCA WINS THE SELECT.
Mr.. BELNoNrs FTLLY eALLoPS AWAY
FROM a GOOD FIkLD AT 1roNMOU7H

lEls Race ter the Choice etakes-Anhy
surpr,sss for che TsIeus Froa the
staFt-worth, Reshoa, Reporter, Duke
or ths Highlands, and AutOerat Some OF
che Good Things That went Wrong.
Those OF the 10000 persons who went TO the
races At Monmouth h Park yesterday Aiternoon
without vraps or ovorooats had 10 move about
RAPIDLY 10 keep their blood in circulation. as
the wind became biting cold as the afternoon
advanced. Men aud women shivered In the
huge grand stand. and mauy OF the latter In
light summer dresses we're blue to the lips 1t
vas moro like day In the latter part OF No
vember than the Esd day Of August
Tho failure OF Judge Morrow to appear
against Tournament In the Choice Stakes
robbed that event OF all Its interest, as with
Green Morris's colt out OF the way the rich
stake waa but gallo pfor Tournament Hay
Wurd riding Senator Hearst's Champion under
q pull from start TO finish In the endeavor to
make some show OF race with Mr.. Theodore
Winters's Norette. who was his only opponent.
Mr.. Morris said that Judge Morrow was
not Mt top-notch. and that he did not
care to start him unless ho was In the
pink OF condition. as the public, not knowing
the difference, would be sure to back him
heavily. This ia very honorable on Mr.. Nor
1iss part, and many other turfmen might fol-
SoN bis EXAMPLE. The Select Stakes was al
most conceded 10 the Morris fllly Reckon and
thousands Of dollars went into tho ring on her.
They stayed there. too, for at The end Mr. Au-
gust Belmont's flly La Tosea had the others at
her mercy winning with comparative ease by
two lengths. Reckon was second and sorcerer
third. Garrison rode the last named and he
rode him very badly; so badly In TACT that Mr.
Withers and his trainer, Knap Mccarthy were
very angry. Shortly after the start Russell
who eWeryed ali over the track as usual. inter-
S oorer back and tired to come up next the
a1risoS 5S sad naSd thas Rasso with
him. md that thrrea ter he could not Keep Sor-
oeer stralsht ioSnS NJ sTEert WaS n pres tse
creditably and wa we'll up Tor fve iurongs.
but I'd Corrigan's filly. Ltnel. was never in the
hunt being ast from start 10 finish; Worth
almost backed on the boards n the Spe6
aS'ss Sss oslsrsa on a'B b. fslc% and etaveS
RS RROTTs was sS beaten b By NY Fellow
The fourth race. handicap at mile and @
quaEte TSs produetihs onas o. some RenW very lively
tSe ideS y" hat Fred Liitenei would . able to
ton. Trainer Rogers said that he had tho Ut
most faith in Covington's ABILITY but he
thought Reporter WAS sore on tne BOY, ana put
mn Littleheld in the hope that the brown rogue
who has caused so much trouble during his
two 70 rs on the turf would repent and run
GREEN GREEN Morris No Isl and his friends ana Mis- Belle
had followers, while Orinamme with TAYLOR
NJ was the outsider. keporter and Orifamme
behaved atrociously at the post, delaying the
start Ior ten minutes. The fayorite went well
for mile and then cut II, and In the most des-
neck. Bertha Campbell won the selling race
for two, ear-olds. and Mrs. bennett lately
purchased by George Forbes was sec
Of ofq The highlands to win the nile selling race,
but the finish . as confined 70 vendetta. Mon-
heS Is anart in tho order named. Old Volun:
teer astonished everybody Dy putting up lA7
Dounds and winning the weterweiRht handt.
Ten Uronounesd nad fsvorits Mr. asbSsrds old geld.
to9k e x
heavy track iu l;1oh. an unrrocedented per-
iormancs sonside,h,nR , the Sonaiti9n & Of the
u very creditable second. beating Mon
taeue: who carried n,aol lot OF .no,, nsomebOdys
%Saes hG race Ss maiden
olds was surprise the winner turning up in
the Woodland; Megara colt; full brother TO
less famous / enelon. who had more speed than
the others at an, point. heyser Was well
backed, but alter running strong ior live iur-
Charles Retd i son have sold to Mr.. Ehret.
son Of the veli-known brewer, the nromising
OF Abilene. The price, paid Is private. but 1t
must have been a good one, as Peter is p city
near stake class. and looks like Que OF the Inn
Mr. Green cen b, Morris has named his $4,000
cq by Lisbon out h o. &C senSins sanS L.
as his brother Trou, adour was IN his prime
Mr. Morris viii, indeed, be fortunate.
erud :e against the owners Of the fitasmith Sta-
Bile. yesterday presented them with the three
year-old chestnut G"lt elk; by KinGtsber. A
OF the possibilities OF the near future.
THE FIRST RACE
My Fellow and Worth Rlternated In the lead
with BelwOOd and Puzzle running locked two
there was general closing up Opposite the
club house My Fellow and " orth dI ew away
wo" a"a t5 the o sHd the Be-
wood and Puzzle had duel Tor the 500 that
went to third horse, and the former got it by a
nose.
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O. Isti'asla,. @ Oh E. Ky F0loW4Oy FsloWerAfs-Diz
A. y. wacotts oh Worth g. io7 tBunn;;
" R JonesS 9 BslwoOd, 5, loo tTAyor,...........
Bsttpr-rsu to o on WoTsh STu,nS, Ny Fsllov. I, to
o; Belwood, Ito 1; Puzzle, I2toi
THE SELECT STAKES.
Reckon. Rus ell. La Tosca. and Sister Linda
were the leaders at the start. Florlmor and
bofcorer bringing up the rear AT the end OF
quarter Sister linda and Reckon were neeks
hpast. half q leng before La Tusca and
Michael. while Iussel boiling across tie
track. interlc cred with Sorcerer RecL on took
the lead at the half. but WAS hard pressed by
La Tosca. Sister Linda, and Michael. and In
the run 10 the five furlOngs IL was evident that
the stake " uld 90 TO Mr. Belmont In the run
home La Tosca drew away aud " on handily by
two lengths. Reckon was stopping fast, but
Garrison could not quite Got up with the
WitheTB colt, who was all over the track from
start 70 finish, and the Norris illy got the place
by half o length.
The Select stAkeG for twoyeSr-oldh at 500 each,
e-QuArters OF n mile
A: BslnonI,s ch; f. La ToScA BY b. BlAiSs-Tonequsa
]. K "A H. MorriaS oh Reckon lis iiit,i:ncidj...
D. ID. Wltherss koTcorSr llh tGArrison).
Russell MichASl Florimor, Sister Linda, and Ethel
also ran
Time. l;I65[
. beting-ARainat Reckon ] TO s; Soroerer 216 to 1t
hshSs e hHsSsl La Toe,A each 70 Sister
THE CHOICE STAKES.
Hayward had a double wrap on Tournament
all tho way. but despite this Norette was al
moet Q furlonR out "f it at tho head OF the
stretch. Then Tournament WAS pulled 10 a
walk and koretIe was permitted to come
alongside. Britton rode the tiily for a mo-
ment. but the instant Hayward freed Tourpa-
monts bead the brown Oult Ralloued In the
easiest OF winners By half dozen Iengths
fhs Choice stakes for three oldH at sluo each
mile And half