New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
SORCERER WINS THE AMBOY
JUDGE MORROW FIRST IN THE CAPE MAY.

the crowds swiftly. the Jersey Central O'Clock eN
press making an especially fast tip ana Ia4ths
those OH board at the track fifteen minutes oelo'e
tie first race. The attendance was remarkably large
for such a day With clear, fair SKY cool AR
and a good track the multitude would have reached
huge proportions. More rain had fallen In Non
mouth County than in this city, ana
long pools of water lay upon the various
courses Since Fldes broken dov1 by run
ming on q heavy track Mr.. Belmont has con
cuded to risk of hfs valuable horses In wet anu
slippery going Hence all the Belmont entries were
withdrawn, including Clarendon, La Tosca, Prince
ROYAL and Her HGhness. Mr.. Byrncs was also fearful
of the condition the track and decided to take out
Salvador. SO the fourth race, In which 1t was ex
pectCd that Salvador and Prince Royal would meet
and make a sharp contest, was reduced to match
between wO horses OF no great merit, stockton and
Cynosure.
The day was full OF good things. False prices and
incomprchen.ib betting 10 be noticed In almost
every race And yet there tant OF suspicion III
the running Al the horses appeared to be ont 70 WIN
But both the public and the bookmakers made some
unexpected ard surprising mistakes In their efforts
10 estimate the relative form of various starters
In the first W. c. Days civil Service, after
an extended vacation from racing. made the
fsvortc. But as Lambley rode him with lot of
lead IN the saddle, and that popular and SUCCESSFUL
light weight Jockey TAYLOR Maidstone, at the
close Of the bottlng Maidstone was nearly as good
a favofite as Civil Service Volunteer was third
Of the other Volunteer has an uncertain leg
and be depended upon % run consistently on
hard tTaC but In the mud he IL almost invincIbe In
q sprint at any reasonable weight. lie took up his
12e pounds II the burden we're a feather and won
with amazing ease, while Maidstone got second place.
and the two-year-old Terrher. at extravagsnt odds
against him, third.
sanic Mctgelsnd has been FOR the last fortnight at
least d pounds in form below ths sallie McCls
land that the great Eclipse Stokes at wcstchcster
beating Russell on a heavy track She has becU do
feated az saratoga In poor company and yet the head
long and needless pngers made her the favorte for
the Anboy Handicap for two-yearolds. in which she
had not reilly the rcrnotet chnuoe In hcr present form
Many spectators favored Farvcw. whose running at
Saratoga. however. fororu ane ragged while Pierre
Iorillard and bis friends bad the highest hopes Of
Kudeer. II not easy to understand
why so good betting as . 20 prevailed
against Mr. Wthers's colt SorOorer. especially
Garrison had been engaged 10 ride. sOrocrors last
two races had shown form superior to that Of any
Other starter In the AmbOy Handicap. Garrison rode
patient and weiltincd race WITH him. not hu>tltng
him arOusng his rugged temper ty undue haste or
violence. Riding his time. and calling Oh SOrcerer al
the right instant. Garrison shot away from the rest
of the Geld II they fastened IN the pillars OF
the Custom Honse. In Wallst and won as ne lied
while Plckwichcr got second place with Farvicw
close third Flrvlew ridden hy little Bum, AID
Bunns most ardent aGrgiTer cannot claim that Fur
view rsdcn we'll With competent Jockey up
Farv1cw shoue have been second. But no horse IN
race cOnd have cauch SoIcercr
The track was deep in mud and there
much moisture N the afr that IL seemed certain yes
tcrday that The could up completely by
Tuesday. ard therefore that the Junior Champion must
be run Oh a heavy track In hoaVy going sorcerer's
chances must bc considered good as those OF any
horse IN tie race. He revels n mud or IN sticky
ard h0ldiae an Jnl IS WeStcAester improves about
a dozen pounds BY Tobday J. a MeTis has no chaace
rprf (lafnU ,rf- \ m
lulance wa never good on heavy track
Houoe y is nkciy now, With the outlook
70 the condition Of the that John A Nor
us would be compelled 20 rely upon RUSSELL West
clestcrs in the Amboy was shochngly bal,
TO Ma KnAecr's In fact, Sorcefcr gave evcrytbins
IN the at least ten pounds boating and he
ought 70 away from every one Of those who
were IL the Amboy Il any Of them start In the Junior
ChEnSon.
II vas puzzle why any OF the bookmahcrs ven
tired 10 bet 10 against Judge Morrow III the Cape
lisy Handicap fer three-y eai ODDS. mile and al
eighth. Torso was Withdrawn, and Nh scott,
VINO il the stewards stand kindly favored
the public by declaring 70 win with Chaos who was
ridden by Taylor, while Banquet nad Garrison up
Judge Morrow has repeatedly shown his ability 70
run well HIS last Two races had made 1t clear
that he had csained his best form lie had the master
Of all American jockeys ON a straight course, Ham
ltOn Ia the saddle. Tie weight on him was not at
al excessive. In fact, IL lenent In view Of his
recent Achievements. The betting Judge Morrow
caght in view u all these facts 70 have been u
On, and his hackers fortunate indeed - ff
various prices from 10 and . u up 10 % l.
Chaos second choice and Banquet third Not much
money WA put on the other horses. Judge Morrow had
tho race IN hand from start 20 finish. Hamilton moved
up aud disposed OF lis Geld when he pleased and
had d seconds anxiety. Banquet might have got SOC
ord place, but as the Scott stables had declared
win with Chaos if possible, Chaos w;s permitted ty
GarrisOn 10 take second money. although he got
it by a short head only from The outsider Can-C&n
OF the Bcvervyck stable, who took third place by
short head only from banquet
The Withdrawal Of Salvador, Prince Royal and
Lotion from the fourth race, handicap at a mill
and quarter, left Only STOCKTON and Cynosurc to start
CynosuIe ridden by Lambley, while Stockton
had Taylor his back Stockton six years old.
carried 1OO pounds, while Cyn0sue one Of the worst
swervers and boilers the turf. handicapped at
0G. With these conditions. the betting should have
been 70 = stockton, and 10 against Cynosure.
But. wonderful TO relate, CynosIre the favorte
throughout the betting, at slight odds on, while the
quotations against stockton IL 10 TO- and in
books 70 ,. Most Of tic amateur and pro
fcssional spectators got wholly warped and dis
torted notion that STOCKTON could not nun IN mud.
Yet stockton few days was beaten merely
neck by TavstOn IN wellfOueh finish, with Tavison
very lightly weighted, 81 heavy track. THIS delusiOn
simply incOmpgehensible. LuC!en Applby the
owner of stockton. told his friends that his horse was
sure TO wiI and nevertheless his old racing partner
and associate, David Johnson, possessed by some
strange nfetuston. became convinced that stockton
could not travel in mud and backed Cynosurc heavily
all the ring. II the easiest Of exercise
e,llope for stockton. lie had TO exert himself
beat Cynosure and every close observer of racing
On dry tracks and muddy tracks, Of public form and
public performances knew before the that stock
ton against Cynosure at the weights was almost the
" sOftest snspH-as tie betting ring phrase gods
u 1890. II is puzzllng TO conjecture how
Sny could have got the impression that
Cynosure had any chance with stockton In this
WITH these riders and at these weights. Well. let 1t
pass. When thousands Of people can be found
at racetrack foolish enough TO back such brute
as Cynoeure against horse 50 far his superior rs