New-York tribune., 1890-08-28
MONMOUTH'S LAST DAY.
THE CARTERET AND JERSEY HANDlCAPS.
sAuyAroR TO TRY FOR NEW MILE RECORD

sAavAToR TO TRY FOR NEW MILE RECORD
A PROGRAMME WITH MANY ATTRACTIONS
Notwithstanding the rain that fell on Tuesday night
ct Monmouth Park the track dried so rapidiy Ill Tic
afternoon wind and sun that clouds Oh dust rosc from
the hoofbcats Of horses passing over the upper eho Oh
the stsaightaway course M the last two races Ihe
ground was only surface dry, however at its BEST and
Salvador could not possibly have beaten Ten Droecks
mile record Of 80 3-4. Byrnes very wisely dechheu
70 run him, but has consented TO start MN 'o-uaS
n tho conditions are favorable They are likely 10 DC
so Besides purse of $1,000 for the attempt 10 es-
tah,,sh a new record, Salvador will get $500 If he
.uoc.eds The trainer wanted the purse increased
A ~ 600 and at first decened to take the colt out
Of the stable for loss, but Mr.. Wthers as treasurer
Of the Monmouth Park Association did not think ne
could afford to pay so large sum Tor s'hgio
performance, lasting minute and tiryeght seconds
by even so brilliant star attraction of tie first mag
nitnde as the King of the Turf The association, he
declared had already given its promise to pay S15ooo
or $4,000 for today's races.
"why," said he, If the association will give mo
1000 or $500 I'll break the record with one Of
my own horses"
"Might l inquire which one! whispered rash
young man to the sage of Brookdale.
ooh no. ] couldn't tell you that was the reply
aBut 1t wouldn't pay the association to make me an
offer like that, my horse would draw no suoh
crowd as will to Salvator l c;n name
horses, i
break the mile record"
No one doubts that Salvador will clip off two or
three seconds il the track is in its best condition. II
the day is warm and the air still. Al ByrheSs IT,
quest II decided that the colts weight shouu oc
40 pounds instead Of 122 which is his weight ior age
at one mile AS Murphy is still under suspension, II
Is probable that Hamilton Will have the mount lhere
has been great deal OF foolish talk about the aleseu
difficulty of accurately timing race over the salshe
course. 1t is by clear how there can be the
slightest trouble in getting the time for every traction
Of mile to the smallest part of second 1t requires
the official timers in the judges stand precisely one
hundred and eighty-six tlousandths of a second to
catch with the eye the falling Of flag one mile on
That's close enough. We don't want TO be bothered
with months Of a second. Fifths are bad enough TO
those who accustomed to the oldfashoned quarters
Firenzi, who was treated in highly irrcverent
manner on Tuesday also runs today having solt
spot in the mile and quarter handicap. Another
star looms up in the third race-Senorita She has
been doing excellent trials in private, and, as her
reputation is high, much will be expected OF her.
Still another star shines in the Jersey lahacap
Judge Morrow, who is now almost invinclble' Our
old friend Captain Wagner reappears In the oar'ete
Handicap in excellent company, though it must be
confessed that the field is disappointment. PROB
ably the champions of the T. y. {. are being saved
for te Futurity on Saturday. Russell starts today
because he will not start then lie would nave NJ, no
Wtbers has no entries in the Futuiity sorcerer
will try TO his winter oa;s today; Mat
Ryrnes is going to give Us glimpse OI
Montana his Futurity candidate This colt has oee1
much talked about, and IIyrnes pursues goou ora
practice in starting him before great race TO see
what he can do. AS Montana. VINO never ran IN
race is handicapped at 10 pounds, it looks as II
MIR vosburg must have caught him doing fast trial
In the first race that grapd Old Welsht pacher, p
Volunteer will try to give away several touS TO some
OF the fastest horses in training; He Is also entered
in the third race, al mile, but has no business
there as the distance is beyond him. IL he runs IN
this race he will accomplish but one thng-get weight
off. -,
This is Monmouth's last day. The meeting has
been successful FOR the association Tor mo DOOR
makers and for the hOrseowners. over S223.ooO mas
been given away in stakes alone. The public nave
Cained little They have the wind and reaped
the whirlwind but the fun of il all was immense.
These are the entries for tO-day's races: