New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-13

things II lie concerned himself IN inc IraNO "Ac'"~'
such a prize as the Junior Champion should fall 10
p-,o,,daIe or to some other stale he would bestir
himself and take pains to get good riders
for his horses. You might catch weasei
asleep. but never Green b. MOTIFS Nheh
strathmeath sunday ran a eood tlal for inc
Junior Champion, Green h. Morris promptly ehgaEeu
Isaac Murphy TO ride Strathmeath mat pfomp'heSS
won the Junior Champion for Mr.. Motifs ana tle
Junior Champion of 1890 had total value OF S2oo4o'
All honor then to Mr.. withcrs. All credit to hn'
lie is the nOblest and most generous Oh ai'rul'"o
philosophers. What a pity 1t is that the bronson
lcot summer school Of the Says q. Concord mas pasScd
away There the true doctrines OF behe'oic"'e du
bencnccnce were constantly inculcatcd. In some Ill
explicabe way Mr.. Withcrs failed 10 attend those
Athcnam summer gatherings in the groves near haph
Waldo Emcrson's old mausc Possibly he was too
busy I'm constructing race tracks. lie certainly
was NOT too busy In managing his own stable for his
own ADVANTAGE because there never has been III ths
country stable managed with more CoHsis'cHt uIi-
seIfshness more opcn-handcd sympathy lOr Quiet
owners and with more sClf-sacrihcng zeal for the
benefit Of others. II was just rs easy ior MI
Witlers to get Isaac Murphy TO ride sorcercr
or surplus as 1t WIS for j. Morris to engage that
Jockey. But Mr.. Wlthcrs Is so active In his self
rnnunciaton genial in his Kindness. 50 indulecnt in
his uberallty that il would have wrung the very
cookies Of his heart 10 have deprived Green b.
Morris of the lubilation Of winning the Junior
Champion So. al aforesaid the riders OF SoTceEcf
and surplus were J. Regain and stoval Ihcsc ruerS
handled the cos in as dull and sleepy and dreamy
way as If they had spent all of the preceding night Ia
one Of the opium joints Of the Tenderlon Precinct and
the colts under such guidance so in ae dull.
dreamy sleepy languorous and inoiicnsivc a way as
If they had too had been engaged in nothing else but
hitting the pipe for a week steadily.
There is no reason to believe tha: strathmcath
is really great twoycar-od. lie does not look Hike
q horse that Will tram on. lie )nly won the Junior
Champion by head anyway His breeding does not
commend him to enthusiastic admiration. son OF
strathmore and Flower Of Meath. ecldng at that,
vougster that has run only six this year. incud
ng the Junior Champion and Inns been badly beaten In
three Of them does not impress one 0S likely to prove
wonderful thlccyear-Old Green Il Morris Is one oil
the luchet men that ever lived. and he was shrcVd
enough and smart enough 30 get Murphy 70 rae.
Murphy is in magnificent form Just now. and he rode
both the champions OF the day. Salvador and strain
meath AMI rode them both supcrbly only Jockey oi
the highest stamp could have with strathmfeath'
and he won by few inches only II Is probable that
when srahmcath next meets Ambulance, Potomac
and perhaps others Of those that lie defeated yes
,crday on a dry, fast track, he will be beaten d~
cisvcy and it is also probable that Russell sor'eler
aud surplus can all give him a race II they are rluueh
with as much skill Murphy displayed IN rang
,tratlmeath The time was vrctchcdly slow, even
for 50 slow, dull. heavy ard sticky track;
A Junior Champion the straight course won III
10 81 makes 1t evident that the winner 10 DO MA
Sae McCIcUand's running was ;;upefyiqg. sur ,1i
Mic she vae rs one risen from the dead Her laS'
two race. al Monmouth and Of her races al sara
t0S, Wcie lad - to indicate tiAt shc i,Iu ,d
her she i entirely that she had become stale ana
could not run prominently fl god company. Anu lc.
she was second In the field Of nineteen ~ ine ,gGI
Champion and beaten only head o, S Sadns ~ oat
Mcrdcn has been running on mnouI
scE, t5 aiSy som sR4 has ncr5 sn'T4 that q
Ncchanvllc selnepater Ic'teIdt{, OIL ra,p,L p" in
heavy, but pot mndd{ ta o - SIC aSvn fnroncs While
TIE betting against her vGs al one l,.'' , i -
Mchne bwygr IS RI sa Tc th 20 c5rncrci nand ut
Ny Follow Wa second. while II f' rtc u cT" to6
was }hrd dt ,, yo 54n S , anti N iyc
The rqrlrc did no; amount 10 mich ou q, Of
the Ghampion stake ard the Junior Champion Mr..
GOOD private wOr, known 4 many, won nc ipHINi
race. although sim, had to ne H., whip fc y.,, -
who well backed by W. L31Iaid, ran H., s'' ,..
i rcpTtei IN The ring for sSne nth time !
~ he lad ridden Green B. Norris srathmcath IN hc
Junior Champion bnt i9 81 Kun Wn7y and The betting
against Eric rapidly rose from 70 to 10 J. urn
the ovorie and sluegad se'9nd GnGc2 ro F
was second and slugcad a bad ;mI' 1'pe Pen ,r
broke down in bo4 forcces IN THIS race al" VIII '''
"Oi me o Total value Of the Champion stakes YESTERDAY
SSary all the A4stotlcs the St Thom ma
Agiinase,. the sage and the philosopher ".a
ne sch2om@ q s,, turf 5e,G TSo I sG'g'r no
who looked on or took part officially In the M9nnioN"
Olympan Games were AHstst benno"SSit orris u u
Wltbcrs J. GALWAY J. c. X. Lawrence, John iinnlL,i
j. H. bradford Colonel simmons Clarence McI CScr
lanes laird. charlie, Reed, 4. l.. Wacott; Joseph
CiarSe. William G. Daly, David T Pl'er ana M.onaS
hnf mis- lst perhaps includes most Of those VINO are
now cClspicuously Influential IN gnane 'e ,hc
racing faculty Of The Great American Turf University
with G1.st cheering II the victory Of popular
horSe rddea by popular ockey But tne faint ana
in the Jnnir Champion was solely FOR ne l"Ecy
St1athmeath is unpopular borse ownGd 1y GT
popnlari,y by running Judge Morrow In Two races at
Monmouth when the colt was IN 10 CnnaI';9 S u"
Champion with Hamilton up he9 ina9GG tier :g W %g
Bcimonts colors The ms popular On me ,1 tr'
hccarse he never runs his horses Pr work, and
because he spares expense and no pains 10 secure
the highest ability IN Tie training ana te mum ~
a S gvcs the public good run for their money
strathmeah is in the fun ac n nnI ye1 6g bm
That IriI stop him Potomac is also IN the Fnturity'
and his chances now look rosy. ..,,. .,,,.,,roo
&c foIiows Sire-Strathmorc, foacd 1876 By Waycry
out Of Brenna by Imp Knlg' g st. &e';ge' M@vgr
ont OF Grace Darling by Hawaiha. stratlimca,h
,1as bred bv Milton Young. at the McGrathla stud
r%o rcfcrence in the programme 70 Samuel Bryant:
as having been the original owner and nomnator OF
the rcldng is wrong. Mr.. MOTIFS bought MN 'i
Mr.. Young
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-nAXDIcAP swEErSrAKEs 81
EACH ~ 600 ADDED. SEVEN FUKLONGS on
THE STRAIGHT COURSE
Betting.
bt. FL
| lakewood stables b. Meridcn. by Eilft-
Me rccdc. WIS, ll9 N....(J Bergen 81 81
| c. IutleGelt's en- & Ny Fellow, T. 10l ..
- "A. Coyington 2o-l Il
w r. Jones's b. 2. Dellwoo1 D. l9l..~..o =.
g. n Morris's b. 2. watterson, g. % car. ~ .,
1COJ e NattacD " ~ 10
A. Ilolnont'- =. Chc-apcake 3, % (NinU o 81 y
| Empire stables br. g. Maidstone, T. ll3-- -.
! J. Il. Higgins br. h. TiDJamcs, D. 100. - , .
| - %. CovlnRtom y G-l >
| +. Gebhard's b. 6. Volunteer, a2'd, l8l. ,
| lAndr:sOH) 81 )
T!mc-l 80.
The field got OF promptly 70 fair start and ran II
close group for three furlong- Then Meridcn bePai
TDrf fpe1tV I'll AN