New-York tribune., 1890-08-05
RACING AT MONMOUTH PARK.
THE REDBANK AND PALISADE SIAhES.
ONLY DEMUTH AND DRUIDESs TO RUN AGAINST
JUDGE MORROW


The card at Monmouth Park on saturday was re
markably diversified, attractive and brilliant IL Is not
surprising that there is marked reaction to-day But
Tho hot sun Of YESTERDAY will have dried out the track
.borouchly and fast time should be made in the viri-
Gus races The most interesting Il the SIN contests VIII
be that for the Red Bank stakes for tWoycar oids'
threequarters Of mile with special weight cohdi'iohs'
in which Mr.. BclmOnts colt Potomac by ST. blaise-
susonebanna will come out for the first time. Potom-
~ Is renorted 10 have run well in his private work.
with Rermuda Vagabond Eclipse, Pckwicker, Fairy,
I,lutriguante FoxOrd and SOrcerer 10 start, as well
az some others il is likely that the Will be well
contested the time fast and the finish close.
In the Palisadc stakes for threeyear-Ods. at mile
and an eighth with special weight conditions, 0nn
Demtb and Druidess Will run against Judge Mofro"'
and as judge Morrow has only 10 pounds 10 carry
he will be an overwhelming iavorlte'
or saturday Volunteer, carrying l21 pounds, beat
Gold In which were stately Eaarat ana otcrs Ill "le
easiest possible style. 1t was race "I'H sPociai
weight conditions. the distance three-qudr'eFS vi
mile In the opening spin today, a handicap at uHce
ouarcrs Volunteer d, andcappcd at only l22 pounds
This seems strange after his victory OF SATURDAY WU
,nz nounds and the hghtwcights will have ldIu
task indeed TO beat him when he pract'aHE so's
five pounds oil for winning race
Tho following letter has been received al tns
Office
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
saturday 1 Del on -
II Was 80 marked as the b0okns heIs ala'c' no
h.inT M tle upish, ! 10 the bejtlhS ring ahO
awaited the crer 10 hear result III was Nc2VJ'tStc
frst Ilavia second, surplus third: NOT hho|hs M!!V
Surplus was, tore up my 4DUiNanCc l. o USn0t'
beIrvnc lad lost Now, Mr.. Editor, is il not about
tme Mr. Withers named his horses before racing them
MIR Wlthers ought to do something for the pubic as
they are dong great deal for INN III patrOnlZin6 Ms
ac.couse with lis sTaSht9Way tracks, as tIc puDhc
are heavy losers and the booknakers the winners.
New York. August D, 1890. ALI. Bl-ACh'
This complaint is reasonable and just. >r
WtIhrs has always shown singular but supreme
contempt for the wishes of the public in such matters
Much bitter feeling aroused by his action III start
ing his flly Orageuse the Fourth OF July In the
Independence Stakes short notice than not one
zenith part OF the spectators knew who Ogageuse
had any idea she came from Mr.. WItle!Ss stable o?
ANYTHING about her. The board showing the LIST OI
the jockeys and the numbers Of the horses thdt
were 10 start in the independence stakes were not
displayed on the board until a few minutes before
the race actually \ great MANY people, who
went to Che course with the Intention OF backing r
Wthers's entry in that race, when thcN found tha,
the Necromancy colt had been withdrawn. suppOs
that Mr. WheIs would not start any other Teprcsonta
tive of the BrOOtdale stable, aud backed other
horse In the Independence stakes. surplus ought no
10 have been named until after the re1briSht stake,
on saturday, h ought to have been naUei several
days in advance and notice sOud baye been sent ia
al the papers, that the public could have known
when they went down to the track C&.CN what nO?.c
Surplus on the programme Nj. Nnhcrs'. g
appeared with no name at all simply as the inca,
Abundance colt. our correspondent Is only
one Of many who were deceived and misled by
giving the colt name al the last moment, and that
name not appearing the programme.
Here the lists of probable starters for a.! thS
races today: