New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
AIRPLANT IN THE SAPLING.
A FINE STAKE FOR WRITER'S oAsr-oFF.
SAN JUAN FIRST IN THE STEVENS STAKES
as, RAcELANp WINS THE PAssAIc


SAN JUAN FIRST IN THE STEVENS STAKES
,sse- RAcELAND WINS THE PAssAIo.
So big were the troops OF spectators at Morris PARK
ycstesaay afternoon that the ars of Mr. winners anu
his associates Of the Monmouth Park Association "io
greatly gladdened.- But these raeeeoes were p'Vip
disappointed by the withdrawal Of Tenny. Ths saiho
,rtbdrasf WIS a highly disagreeabe piece OF business
on the-aciai blackboard the announcements was ha"o
that Tenng was scratched after O'Clock. inc morse
was werked before 10 O'Clock in the mornins anu u
his owner decided to withdraw him, he oushtto nave
been taken out long before O'CLOCK Io'ny i
magnet TO draw people to racetrack' he was
also the principal figure In combination pet'hg al
over the country, BY waiting to withdraw MN u,"i
combination bets had been made in all parts OF INC
limited stacs-which were lost by his failure 10 run
and until the lovers Of racing had set OUT ior uo
track, the owner Of Tenny succeeded IN causing as
much urhappness he.could well create ara ~ auuns
handsomely to his already unrivaued uhPopui'r.@'
Mr. PuIsfss has the undoubted legal right TO 40 wnat
he will with his own But some legal thineS are hoV
always expedient. This person is reported 70 nave
expressed repeatedly 3he most disparagng views Oh
newspaper men, wen, tie newspaper men have their
own opinions of Mr.. Pulslfer.
Even in Tenny's absence there was varied eA
celeut and exciting racing. The Toposgah ehde nau
dried . out so rapidly that dust was nSne
on the surface but there seemed I" W
some stickiness beneath In the regular homestrelch
there were long stretches Of heavy going Ihs l.
lower tan the TobOggan Slde and does not dry ou'
so quickly Only forty-one bookmakerS' stanuS "ol1
occupied Al Monmouth Park last year the us''ai
number was sixty. This 10 lamentable taiiIns ol,
and reduces the income Of the association Sleoo PEI
1ar p,t the boohmakerS are obliged to draw for hve
dave this season and three Of these days us "eeh
are at Jerome Park, while at Brighton ue pooNos
draw for one day only. 1t Is clear that the s.apu-
keepers are somewhat discouraged about 'he business
nj Jerome Park Some them playing the parts VI
walfng gentlemen others taking star roles al sad
tooa sim others are low comedians at Brighton, "he
few are comic singers at Gloucester Happy ior''
NJ Morris Park Betting extremely livery az Ve
course Yesterday, and larger sums were "use'eu "a
sliat single afternoon than are bet ~ VEGA o.
Brighton, in fortnight at Saratoga ana IN f"o sea9
AZ Gloucester. All Of the fortunate ior'g w.
overwhelmed with business, and every man VI 'neiu
made great deal of money. 1t was the eaSeSV VI
days for any bookmaker with brains lie CUM NV
fail 10 profit very largely on the Sapling STATES hor
could he escape making handsome gains on the rasa0
Stakes the Stevens and some OF the otner raves W
had senese enough to balance his DOCKS properly
This was because speculation was 50 iIee anu eoior
ous and so many horses were backed WIN confluence
A universal wave of deepest sympathy WIFI inc
unhanpy Master of Br0okdae swept over the GROUNDS
nn thousands ~ sensitive souls almost affected
40 tears The amiabIe MIR Witlers has had the worst
Of luck this year rule, but 1t was supposed uuaV D'
would get ample consolation out OF the Saphg suAee
II was lumored about that his unnamed colt by uhcas
Cadence could not possibly lose that race ana IL was
even reported that Mr.. Withers had assured his IN
Vulnerable army of warmly attached and devoted al
mlrers that the colt practically sure 70 WIN. Cer
,o,pIv bs nrevlous races had been encouraging But
"Knapsack" MCCARTHY was probably intended oy
benedcent Providence for the position OF district
Lander in Tammany Hall, or the head Of
an important department 10 the city government per
4,hO nv paSplfS
predetned for dazzling success in any such meek anu
lowly occupation as getting thoroughbred horses ready
10 win such stakes as the Sapng. Moreover, slhce
MI Withers has no regular jockey-mores the pV =
william Donohue was engaged to ride the taoehoe
colt Now Mr.. Donohue Is an amazingly uhluch'
Jockey and his mounts in the last few years nave Dee
chiefly a series of gooseeggs. With an nnlucHy
ovrer AID BREEDER an unucky trainer and an unlucKy
Jockey how could the star-crossed Cadence nSt pos
sibiy win
He dian't And yet. in spite OF all these dssdvan-
tages and drawbacks. he was the faSorte In most OF
the betting Int he was net first secona' thrd OF
fortb at The flash. Fremont and the Patrmony colt
we're also heavily backed, and they ran second ana
third The winner was Michael +. Dryers Airpant
and a very easy winner he was. Yet Mr.. Dwyer did
not think that he could win and backed him FOR place
only Tho hunor Of the whole thing Is that Airpiaht
IS a castoF from the Withers stable, and MI winners
has been saying most emphatcay hight along that
no Is much inferior TO the youngsters that he did
not sell such two-yeGl-Olds as the Cadence
cit. Yet Airplant gave the Cadence colt dozen
mounds and lost him in a canter. owners ana
breeders do not always gauge their stock WELL
Airpant was sold at the Brookdale sale for $1,000
He has already won some $4,000 or $4,000. me
sapling stakes was worth about $4,000.
lightly weighted, Beansey gallOped oil with the first
race Westchester second and Kingmaker third King
maker has been running atroclousy OF late IL msht
be wise for Mr.. Foilngsby TO send Linn to the New
Mexico ranch, and istten him for tho chicago
sausage market AT his preseut pace downward,
Kinemaker will soon be fit only for the crows or for
(Iuttenburg Judge Post the favorite, and came
in last lie looked short of work and erawled around
So did Clarendon. the favoritc in the second
race Matt. Allen does not exercise his horses on
IS not properly exercised whether The track is muddy
or dry, is in no condition TO win hard races. But
san Juan won the stevens Stakes as If he mad had
work enough Yet the pace In the stevens was very
slow. -, .o...,..
over Raceland in the second race, as Raeeland, at
almost the same weights walked away from Clarendon
ali the way and won as he liked. Beating Clarendon at
almost even weights was very different tihIg from
irving 20 give Denuth a dozen pounds. . ,
He1gate ran in the saphng as If extremely snort OF
san Juan, the favorite, led the whole journey at
very deliberate pace in the Stevens Stakes and won
with plenty in hand Time lor the mile ana nan
a very poor third. Yet she defeated Reckon and May
Win. yfdcknicbcr got second place. .u,... - -,
9Th and sepenth races, hut Esqulmau poor third
Ia the sixth, winch was won by Riot
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
uKsr RACE-Free handicap sweepstakes OF on
each with $1,000 added, Of which 5000 to the second
ana '''' 20 '' ''''' '''' St Betting f.
sohn Evans's b. c. Bcansey by Iroquols-
Wregrass 3 yrs, 90 fb....(W. Midgcley) Al l.
T. A. q A. Ii. MOrris's b. G. Westchestet
o ~ iO' nh,srgst9,}, 3 ~ II II!
Judge Post. 3. 1cS .ira;,: IA osse'"0