New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09
HOW HIS RICHNESS WON.
A GREAT RACE FOR MR.. GIBBONS COLT
ST. FLoR1AY ALSO RUNS WE'LL WITH EIGHT
p0IrNns LESS WEIGHT.

The air has not Decn mclc uhSOAhVt'"O'S ~
day at jerome Park this season than IL was az
Norr,s park Yesterday hut one of the largest racing
crowds OF the Season enjoyed some OF the hhese '1
battles seen for many weeks. The AmboS h"n''0"p
for twoyearolds resulted in close hh'sn 0''".s'
David Gideons His Highness and ST. fIohai '
property Of John A. and a. II. Morris. lis "'s"' I'M.
covered himself with honor, and enthusl"su0 os
m his excellence were on every lip. lie caFreu i~9
pounds While ST. Floian had 12o on MS o"NN =.
geld had been instructed to ride st. florai oiose "
the rail all the way, the rail nearer ue '"s 49,.
the spectators He obeyed his orders 10 te ie'Vet ~
he misudged the angle across the track az 'ue n''i
and thoneht that he had the race easi! VII" ''
Plorian by a length when Colohei summons SUI w. ~
His Highness first by nearly inc ie"s'. - ~ ,nt
Probably St Florian would have "0h i. ., - -,
a perfcctly straight course after nc I''O" S.+.h
where the Eclipse course joins the iesuia ,iar1
+Iat uolnt ST Floran, although running t~'''S an"
- 10 ,'ressu,,c because Lntleheld thought V"e i"
already in his hands, began 10 Dear oNe -, 40 tho
Judges and kept this up until nc hi''Sou W. the
.1 Nriio pergen on HIS Highness was Oh uiI
Iuusos, " ". - tho track close 10 the further rail-
. - roc,stors All through the last lui'ohs
,',,'oeoId xras looking across the whole "ia'. ~,
the track 70 Bergeu calculating the snsI, Inhness
convinced that ST. Fiorian was hoiolhs 1I Ia aver
entirely safe. II was the hrst u"io a., Oenrcr rail
ridden horse all the why close 10 Ue - ang1e
iu. S ro,,nso course and his mistake In TIE ais''
cost ST. Florian the race ,.s HE Uirhness
Rnt even II St. Florian had oelea'eu ms iso
.,o latter colt would have deserved eh'husA' en-
ue was concedng eight pounds to 81 flori"" tnev
is a great deal between COTS Oh u'o" - - po,i,n
90 both in the front rank MofeoNcI, =" ,u.hnoes
49,. ~ a., front OF the whole field. while Ills iiei"N =,
o.. ,ho last horse. Bergen rode His Hlsh" 49,
taultless STYLE lie did not get nervous S..an+oca
;mnatient but handled the colt to the DeS' ,iod
"a made his run at the right time. lie was , Y
anu u,s uicbness with the whip TO shahe vi
,eonaweu who showed great deal oi 0P0eN' - m
- on stuhbornly Ills Highness sprahS o""'
nerbly despite his heavy weight anu ~ inc ,n co,4
heaten Then Bergen was forced 10 can oA .S vain
again and to ride hard as le coulu' $50 .. VS.
freely in order 10 defeat St. Flouah 1N' ,oc,i0
iroei' "a -, and the performance magNu
cent one. ,,oC,ouand and his
friends with amazing confidence anu -. lon,
shekels The betting against MN oP1IiON ,. torr,
price but was cut down rapidly Leo'" ad
p'io', NV - Ito has exceptional sped ana
IAN not esc,no notice hereafter lie had never run
nearer this city than saratoga before anu az
snrines he appears 10 have Deem DIS ''' SS et
mn As Congress water. Big pop ""S He",N 80 -
dav as the cork few out but The stopper l'iiuou ~
U"S - intend NJ first as was expected Lcona-
Iii va ridden by Bryant, who may be great 'ocheS
SIGHTED by a ncgectful world. But when LeonH"e ven
- Idden by Taral. Hamilton or Bergen iooA oo'
for him, when he meets n'ue Poo'' "'
His Hlghness and ST. Floran. ,
s,r Matthew was withdrawn. but it was whispered
about that in silver Fox Marcus DAILY had "ee"
better colt than sir Matthew, ana lhWo Plu,so "
made ON Silver Fox, making MIN SECOND c'o'e -,
This strong field although he had never oecil So -
pubuc silver Fox Is the So,oOo sI' bla'se- 1"u-
iy,o,to, colt lie was miserable and showed no
NEED Captain Browns Lampghter and Mr. WitHcrss
Necromancy colt ridden BY Hamilton HAD some o'N
ing for third place. bamplighieF came III iOi"' Ou
The Necromancy colt was lost 10 view all the way
So were +. {. McLewees pair, Heh 0aVe anu '4V"
Lee both of whom far below their best ial'' an"
d,d not seem TO be at all on edge for tins race Inc
Kalulah colt was also IL disappointment after tie neit
OF speed which he exhibited only week before lie
was out 1t entirely, and TINS was tue aSo VI 'Nc
Palrimony colt. 80 ,
Cas,ara at 10 70 l. made a dead heat with the
tavori,e Correction in the first race, and Mr. Wthere
proposed to Mr. Morris to divide rather than run IL on
Mr. Morris readily assentcd Castalh wOdid nave won
the runof If there had been one, as she has shown
herself better slayer than the feet spriner COicc-
ton had nine pounds less weight than CORRECTION
The second choice Mciiden looked dry aud ran badly
Picknicker was made the favodte for the Cape May
Handicap Tor three yearOlds, and RECKON second
choice. The McLewee pair, Rey del Rey and Peter,
carried large amunts of stable money, but ran as II
only haltraned, going all TO pieces IN the last iuf
long Reckon, who las improved enormously III
fortnight won easily, Pcknicker second.
Bergen rode two winners and dead-heater' His
Hishness Pear sci and Custaiia lie in far better
form than at Jerome Park Friday.
Riot at 20 to J. Dictated stockton, the second choice
home poor fifth. Demuti. like the other McLeWee
horses, ran il haitrained. Moreover. ne p1Acy
which proved effective ana successful with him AT
jerome Park, Of gong 10 the front and mailing Iie
pace even with L. pounds ny vas Q",Sey PSat
style of riding him has been tried repeatedly, ana mas
Rrn on Pearl Set made MP the favorte combina
ton in tie Fifth race and it Won easily Adelna Wa
crazy at the post ana ought 70 be SEM 70 ne6 PS
The TiIace Stakes were captured by Foxhal Keene's
Cokena fliy at 10 /. This FLY ran atrociousy at
Jerome PARK field OF msdcns, bat yeSerudy she
iSi1en - --cLaughiln bat seemed sore and tledup,
unable to exticate hlmsef Ihe iavo1t'' ArSch' uieo
away TO NT beomakers occupied stands
overwhelmed with very heavy and highly proh'@oie
bushes re Estimated value OF the Amboy Handicap to the
winner was 50 46O, and OF the Cape May Handicap 10
the winner s3ll0.
DETAILS OF THE -AC"~G.
nKsr RACE-trce handicap sweepstakes of $50 each
Il not declared with $1,000 added Of which 500 to
the second and 500 to the tid Ihrce-quarters OF
VII g. Betting Fl.
ASH;G Mo5 G;,; b. 3r co' iis s by
h~sa'-N''in'y O,'' c,', ' Lit55saeid) c-' 2-5
NJ. +. Dwyer's br. m Meridcn, aged lii, A..
we.tchester, 3, 81 Gear 1Ol4).~CCaTtoal $9-l 81
B b'y Wooara iGo s. Lam0oyj Cl %
Dead heat
Mu.uar.-oorrectiou straight paid s. 20, place So So;
castaiia straight paid $8i 20 Place SIS 90
Cynosure and Mr.. sass were Withdrawn correction
,et out 20 running and led 10 the winning post
where she was caught by Castaa The two crossed the
line 80 together that the spectators were unable TO
say which won. The judges in the same predica-
ulent 50 II called dead heat and everybody was
satisfied Merden dry, hard and stale, beaten two
lengths. Mr. Morris and Mr. Withcrs agreed to divide
the stakes.
yECOND RACE-THE AMDOY HANDICAP A sweep
stakes for twoyearolds OF 800 each h. T., only $40
II declared by ,. m. the day before the day APP
pointed for the race with added. Of which $500
10 second and $3.50 TO third. SA feriongs.
Betting.
ST. III.
D. Gidcon's b. c. His Highncss by Ill
Used-Prncess, 12S d. (lefsthJ L 20 II
J. a. s. a. IL. Morr5's en-. C. ST. tlOlian, IN , ,
10 Inv, '~'uj : W
Il. McCielland,s b. G. LeonaMe. 100. q -