New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
NOTES OF THE TURF.

,,oror Grant was AZ Monmouth Park on Thursday
of last week and in speaking about the junior N"'''
pon he expressed fancy for stratiinclths ci'doc'
He remarked that Green b. Morris was one OF th'
sbresest and abcst trainers in the country and also
one Of the bes; judges Of racing form. Ihe Mayor
said: "If Mr. Morris thinks on Tuesday that Stiau-
meath can win the Junior Champion, shOuld Oe ii
cned TO accept his judgment in the matter a1oVc "4'
of any other owner or trainer VINO mas q hoi9' y"
Gagged ~ Well, srathmeath won the Junior Champioh'
n the Mayor had been present and had asked MS
friend Dock Commissioner Cram, 10 put niue com
mission on for him, just for the pleasure o. D"hihE
his fances, his sagacity and good judgment concern
ing Green b. Morris and Stratlmeath would nave Dec
rewarded BY handsome returns. But unfortunately
for the Mayor, he called out Of town in another
direction on Champion Day, and was not al Non
month Park lie was one Of the very icw men Of
prominence who 20 to the races outside Of
Michael DIVER Green i. Morris and the immediate
circle Of their friends, who thought that Stia'hmeatA
could possibly defeat Ambulance ana Potomac
On the way home from Monmouth Oh Champion
nav the expres,ion Poor little Ienny7 heard
from train-end TO train-cnd Where did people get
the idea that Tenny is little horse? lie l. one OF
the biggest horses that ever wore racing plates lie
weighs $50 pounds more than salva;or, and salvador
is pony.
Secretary Lawrence has arranged to give rs Wood
cock and Partridge at sheepahead Bay next month.
Both are turf stakes for twoycarolds' the former at
one mile the latter ,x furlOngs. Other tart states
are the Welter and Green stakes and the Tun lidndi-
cap. Six rich stakes Tor twOyoarOds on the hat ve
for threey ear-Olds and seven for horses over TWO
years close tomorrow. owners and trainers should
not forget this. The Foam and SuIf stakes for 1891
and the Mermaid Tidal stakes for 1892 also close
tomorrow The Monmouth meeting ends on Thursday.
August os, two weeks from to-day. and the Sleeps
head meeting begins the following saturday.
The negro jockeys are outridng their white rivals in
races for great turf prizes this Anderson who
is only selling platter in ordinary stakes and handi
caps, won the Great Eclipse with saile McClelland
and was second In the Junior Champion. Murphy
rode the winner OF the Suburban the Champion and
the Junior Champion. Hamilton was third i'm the
Junior Champion ana Britton fourth The white jockeys
in that were nowhere Mclaughlin is the only
white Jockey that rode the winner of The Cbomn
and Junior Champion In the same year lie did II
In 1887 Hanover and KingGsh beng his mo,nts
Barnes accomplished the feat last year, riding Los
Angeles and Protection and this year Murphy does #
on Salvador and Strathmeaih Tho Champion was
first run in 1879. when it by James H.
Keene's spendthrift. In the following year Luke
Blackburn made a new mile and a half record in win.
ming il, and in 1881 his stable companion, Hindoo
captured IT, Eoe won it in 1892. and old Monitor
who had run second both to Luke Blackburn and
u.ndoo, successful In taking the prize in 1889
Miss woodford beat Drake Carter in 1854, and in
1855 ran second to Freeland. Yolane was the victor
In 1886, Hanover In 1887, Fircnzi in 1855, and Los
Angeles in 1889. Murphy has ridden three Champion
winners. Mclaughlin rode four.
II Mr.. withers were TO build new race-track
on the lines Of Monmouth PARK 1t Is extremely
probable that he would alter the positoh oi
the saddling paddock In reversing the Mon
mouth courses he forgot that the arrangement
Of the structures the quarterstretch also required