New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
COVINGTON'S FINE FINISH.
HOW HE WON THE STOCKTON STAKES.
v.K1Ne ISAAC MURPHY LOOK LIKE COB
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HAM"
BIER.
=. was a highly attractive programme which tho
,,onmouth Park Association offered at Jerome Park
s,sraay and Mayor Grant other conspicuous city
scaIs enioyed every part Of II. The fine Old Fodham
,ck appears TO be reganing part OF It's popuar'N'
"a ,Ne number Of spectators sufficient to PROVOKE
sorne of hopeiulncSs in the minds of the Monmouth
park management. satisfaction was generally eS'
ssed with the railroad service and with the diversion
ovded b. the stakes and purses, although the riding
:, Isaac Murphy on Uno Grande was generally looked
avon rs noble example of exactly what an aspiring
sctev ought TO avoid Both Philip and Michaei
rnuver were al Jerome Park. although Dwyer horses
sra running ut Brighton Beach. If these gentlemen
opd run all their horses at Fordham and Wescheser'
,tead Of STOPPING TO take part in the variety snow
:. coney Island. they would increase the number OF
hs,r really useful friends Filthy lucre may be pleas
ant 20 handle to-day. but the turf has future to MAKE
ar 10 mara consideration which certain owners are
too prone to forget
Taral is at saratoga riding Mr. Walcotts horses
q. exercise All the animals OF the Walcott Camper
stable are now at the Springs. Tarll could make a
great deal Of money in these days at Jerome farh d
Morris Park, and his employers could make great dea
of money by backing his mounts. But Waicou camp
hell are taking long look ahead. and are regarding
future gains rather than present profits Perhaps th'
will prove u lucrative policy in the long rum but tla'
Is doubtful. While Hamilton is eXiled to Brigh'or
Beach and Tara is far away aU 0ar"
togs, competent jockeys are not numerous az
Fordham. Mclaughlin Is the best Oh upe
riders available at Jerome Park but he gers te"
mounts and Bergen is the rider most In demand
h rost irnnortant race Of the day was that for the
Stockton stakes for three ear-Ods, at mile and
quarter Montana did not start. II he had gone to
the post In good condition the stockton would nave
been al his mercy. But perhaps Marcus DAYS
trainer is reserving him for the Omnibus stakes
When horse is put in cottonwood to keep him for
fiv cat moi h-N1
great race comes Of and loses the prize In Mon
tana,s absence. Strathmeath made the favorite'
Int both Pcknicker and UnO Grande were well backed
strathmeah looked fcsher and better than ne looheu
on Tuesday PicknicRer was in no condition lot
severe race as he had been laid up for some the
nm account Of lameness Then too. he Is one OF the
most overestmated animals IN traihlhs' TIC Is H''
a high-class colt and never was
Reckon set the pace with that handsome impostor
Bolero in close attendance. and Uno %ranoe running
easily in third place. AT the END OF the hrSt mii7
Uno Grande had both Reckon ana Doioio
beaten andf strathmeah was already IN
difficulties. So Isaac Murphy squared MN
Golf in the saddle for a grand gallery finish IL
has always been notorious weakness of this Jockey
the craze for trying TO win By few lhcheS WITCH 40
could win by length or two. Uno Grande took Ohe
lead furlong from the end. with Reckon secohu anu
strathmcath third. II looked like certainty Tor ono
Grande and hopeless thing for strathmeath' 81"
Covfpcton went 10 work With furious energy. He
rode with more force than he ever rode before anu
he pied the whip increasingly Murphy looKco a' nun
with the ptying smile Of conscious superiority anu
then proceeded to take pose. IT was fine stage
attitude but il lost the race strathmeath JUST gov
ND and won it. The stockton was worth So'ooo' MI
McIewee pavs Isaac Murphy $4,000 year. He
would have been entirely iusttied in dschareihg
Murphy then and there. Murphy tried to excuse MN
self by saving that Uno Grande was stopping uhoei MN
when m front. Rot Mclaughlin or Taral woulo nave
~ NIL
YES. probably fun length. Murphy is riding about
as we'll A. Moore lust now. Ward or Bender can make
q finish with him. But CovingtOr merits emphatic
praise for his energy. determination ana sKlI' Nos'
Jockeys except Mclaughlin and Taral, wonld nave
given up the at the furlong post. But tic MIC"
that he had only Isaac Murphy TO ride against
and lie kept on and won. Murphy rode as II he
hod imbibed one of these famous FirenA milk punches
Of his
Mr. withers's two-yearolds certainly running
themselves into form W MidGley took no risks with
Crochet 1.-THE fly In the Lasse Stakes but SEM
her along at such pace that she was all Oh SIX
lengths in front of the they dashed around the
south field. He foollshly used the whip IN the laS'
furlong when she far In front she was urihe
fast but won with plenty TO spare. whle MI
Wtthers's unnamed dlly by Moremer out OF Iril was
an easy second. MOtuo TdH thIu A"o i''O'A0'
CASANOVA, ran poorly
Naturally Raceland top-heavy favorite at ODDS
on for the fifth race, as Judge Morrow carried l32
pounds TO I2l Racelaud. And yet it was reported
that so shrewd all owner and trainer as Green b.
Morris advised his friends TO back Judge NOTION
Thai colt never saw the day when lie could give
Racelsnd ounce when kacesnu was NJ o' b ~
true that most OF RaCeland's races TINS year nave
been worthy of a plough morse. OF course Judge
Morrow was beaten oil, and the only contest i Ma'
NC Tn shr@wdcst men on the track made Calcium an
odds on favorte in the last race but reraa uroppeu
Inc onoai ID 1 nr omDiers and publishers Of the
g. az Tur
II contains the name Of every horse entered IN uhe
mouth park AID Saratoga Associations, the American
Ioney AaDd New York and Twin CITY jockey
Gins and also for 500 at Monmouth Saratoga. New
Ynrh ard Brooklyn. In addition there Is
s dn ~ cvery RoFe entered by which the en-
sagement can be found at glance. rho stakes of
each ub are inserted In alphabetical order, so that
30 iyes daes when future stakes will close and the
scale Of weight for age now III force. These copies
edition has been issued Iurfmen generally will need
this book and should apply for 1t to the GOODWIN
Bros, No. 241 Br, adway.
DETAILS OF THE RACING
FIRST RACE-FIee handicap sweepstakes Of $50 each.
with A. 900 added OF which 800 to the second and
'-'' % ''' ''''-' s. Betting s.
Base-S6souelsnia. yrs 1 rand T;i 2-l IS
E. j. McElmees b. +. Nellie Bly, $ lK l,0; p s-5
FOnha ch f. oueenstSg9 = %9, Isl g.,
Or.eeuso < 20 ...............(C. Weber, IL Al
hoccO, 5, iayiOI(
Soho 4 e I3efgcn)O - W
~ - I'me-1 ~ l..
Mutuas-ChesopcsEe straight paid SiS 20 place % '''
Nellie BY place Sl6 90 a..
After delay Of twenty minutes at the post the nag
,eu ON perfect start Soho little IN 'front.' Fsry last
but all tapping Taylor rode for the turn at the ciuO
house and got IT, sirocco pulling him nearly out OF the
saddle Soho and Nellie BY pressing him nara as
he passed out Of sight beyond the bluff and when he reap
peared AZ the half at his throatach When ley
reached the head Of the stretch both had enough ana
were quite willing 10 quit OueenstOn then took the lead
but was soon forced 10 give Chesapeake who moved
I'D In commanding style and passing his opponents won
IN common canter by TWO lengths; Meme Bly, coming
with rsb M the end second a length before QueenstOn,
who beat Fairy neck.
SECOND RACE-THE LASSIE STAKES. For nllies two
rears old Of $50 each with 81 500 added, OF which