New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-23
FIVE FAVORITES BEATEN.
AND JUDGE MORROW is AMONG THEM.
CAPTAIN BROWNS STABLE WINS WITH DEMUTH
WHILE TIE PUBLIC PLUNGES on
LONG RUN.

Inns new Monmouth track Yesterday which not
altogether pleasant. In the BarneGat stakes for
three ycar-olds, at mile and half Judge Morrow
wac the favore throughout the betting bur infections
reports Of the most virucnt character filed the air
about the marvellous work which has been done by
Captain Browns Long Run and many of the shrewdcst
Judges Of racing form on the track thought that Long
Inn was the best thing Of the day, the Sures Of all
the horses that started out yesterday to carry of first
money These two carried almost all the money that
was wagcrcd the The others were hardly
regarded in the least The Brown stable, however
sent TO the post Long Run and Demuth. formerly
known AS the Belle Of Nantura colt. Judge Morrow
did not show 50 much improvement over last satur
days form S had been hoped and expected. Ev-
IDENTITY he not In perfect condition for a hard race
and proved unable to give away the weight which he
was called upon to conccde to Dcmuth and Long Run.
Long Run carried 107 pounds and Denuth H. bounds
Hamilton had been especially engaged 10 ride Long
Kun ana as Long Run had five pounds the better Of
Ills staoie companion Dcmuth, in the weights
and fifteen pounds the better of Judge Morrow.
II did appear 70 the unaded and unnstructcd eve OF
falth that Long Run almost a. much Of certainty
as there is IN racing. Bergen let Judge Morrow
rate along under strong pull for mile OF the mile
and half Dcmuth made the running in front for tho
FIRST mile. Then Hamilton moved up with Long Rum
About bali way down the homcstretch Judge Morrow
got his head IN front of both the brown colts and seemed
then 70 have the I'm hand But lack Of condition
Domuth, with both jockeys riding with determination
passed Judge Morrow and drew away. Dcnmth was
able TO defeat Long Run by neck at the finish.
In the language of the Pelican Club this was facer7
indced' ana Knockout blow 10 boot. only TO the
talent but TO every one on the track All sorts of
strange rimors and wild reports were current. 1t
was said that COvingtOn had been ordered 10 permit
Long Kun to win the race, and 10 pull Demuth Il
necessary for that purpose The Brown stable did
not declare TO win with either, hence under all racing
law, all racing precedent, ii entirely liberty 10
win either with Long Run with Demuth. But IA
the gossip went COvingtOn dsobeyed orders and when
rcproved for his disobedlence after the race made
some unpleasant references 70 the sunburned hue OF
Hamiltons complexion and declared that he did not
propose 10 let himself be beaten by any such morocco
ool0red Jockey Hamilton when he was on the better
horse Other reports that aioat were 70 the
effect that Captain Brown and his trainer had backed
Long Run heavily but had put small sums on Demuth
at ahe long odds 10 hedge their bets Long Run in
case Judge Morrow should be able TO defeat
Long Run and Demuth should be able 70
defeat Judge Morrow. II is almost
hard get the inner secrets Of these betting COM
pcations. the intricaces of speculation in the ring
the motives, intentions and objects Of the owners
trainers and Jockeys, il is trace the tortuous
mysteries, the labyrnthne depths. of Russian diplomacy
for the last quarter Of century. Whatever may
been the bets of Captain Brown and his trainer what
ever may have been the instructions 10 the Jockeys
Hamilton and Cov1ngton il is certain that no more
unpopular incident has occurred in for many
a year. which caused more indignant comment
AS already stated. the stable had perfectly clear
and obvious night to win with either colt but II gen
orally is profitable the long pander nttlo
the preferences of the great of raceCOers. and
that they LEFT Monmouth yesterday a angry,
wrathf disguised and irrated lot Of people cannot
be denied Their irritation, disgust and wrath
from this peculiar incident. OF II is very easy
for shallow and silly people TO say that neither Captain
Brown his trainer, the Monmouth Park AssOCa-
tlon-any one all of them-need feel the slightest
concern TO what the public likes dislikes what
1t desires what II hates But this is a sineularly
shortsiged and senselcss view to take Every Of
racing organizations is great amusement enter
prise. The very breath of its life depends on public
favor. II ii dspeases and disGlsts the public 1t
cannot endure 1t IS as wholly dependent on popular
goodwill is any theatre or place of amusement Of
any sort 1t is plain enough that If Mr.. Withcrs
Captain Brown, John A. Morris, J. b. Hagcln and a
few Others who have always indicated a cOntemptuous
indifference TO popularity and % public like or dis
like wish to their horses for stakes arranged by
themselves, among themselves without admitting the
public spectators of the sport can interfere
with their plans in that line and no would have any
right all 10 cTtiC.c any Of their proceedings li
these Circumstances but when racing depends absolutely
and entirely upon gate receipts and the public betting
with the bookmakers. when it is conducted with a
daily invitation 20 the general ranks Of betting men,
spectators and adrnircrs Of horses to and pay
their money, 20 risk their riches and endure tho
chances of success failure in their wagers,
then there are certain perfectly plain and
supremacy dsputable obligations and duties to the
public which owner however exalted. which no
racing body, now matter how rich AID prosperous,
which no association Of banded together on the
turf possibly afford to disregard for any length Of
time. These Truths obvious If they neglected
too long that neglect must inevitably be followed by
misfortune. II would only be moderate and fair
concession 10 the wishes of the multitude OF race
goers to require every stable that than one
horse in race TO declare which horse II VIII win with
and hold that stable to the strctcst requirements
compelling it TO win with that horse If 1t l. possible 20
do so. The Incident Of yesterday viii drive a great
many attendants tho race to Saratoga who hal
pected 10 spend the remainder Of July and the whole
Of the month Of August in supporting by their pres
and their money the at Monmouth Park.
II is deporable from every point Of view.
II there is any sentiment Of regard for the wishes
Of the public the Executive Committee Of Mon
mouth Park, certain reforms must be set foot i'm
mediately. Not another race should he at Non
mouth without sending an official starting judge TO
the starting post with the saitcr. IT formerly
the custom at Monmouth II has always been tho
custom at westchester The need Of such a starting
Judge to report to the judges the stewards exactly
what occurs at tic start is beyond question. Nobody
cOntrOvcrt it for a moment. In Caldwell on the
whole is the most successful starter that this country
and perhaps any other country ever saw but he has
his times Of weakness Of physical depression Of i'll
ness. and on some days lie IS very much below his
usual form. There were ugly reports ahoat yestcr-
day that when the fal fell for the fifth three
or four at least Of the horses either standing still
or were IN such positions that by no possibility could
they get a place though trying TO get place in a
large heh There ought TO have been starting
judge To- report on exactly The condition Of affairs at
that start There ought to be patrol judges at sew
eral points along the tracks on which the
races are run. Neither the judges the
stewards can tell the tricks which certain Jockeys
practise at distant points at Monmouth Jockeys
are not saints III fact most Of them resemble
vastly moro the tenants Of the heated domjnions of
Apollyon than the spotleSs characters Of The holy
men whose aainily L.cS Laun IN ,Lc.r c.u.nLz.-