New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-09
EONgOUTRUNS RILEY.
RACING IN THE RAIN AT JEROME PARK.
aow TAYLOR THREW AWAY RACE on CROCHET
Two PRIZES FOR THE MORRIS scARLET'


Two PRIZES FOR THE MORRIS SCARLET
Talk about the Seven sleepers of Ephesusi why
George TAYLOR can sleep harder and snore Louder IN
,be saddle than any ZOO seepers that the Old my'i>
and LEGENDS ever mentioned For deep prho"""'
dr,amless unavailable Slumber when he ous"t ~
have his eyes open and every sense on the aver, -
could be hard 70 match him. And yet Pike ha'"''
and "spiderp Anderson would press him haIu III
specal sweepstakes for the sleepcst Jockey In N'e'
Three sleepers of the American Turf, this geneI"io
can furnish snOsng trio that no septette I" pre-
historic days. whether at EpheSus or elsewhere oou'
approach -. ror,o,
In the first race at Jerome Park yesterday IaNlor
was on Mr. withers's hIy by Mortemer ont oi |udeo
This FLY was sent up from Brookdale TO "r@.es7"u
70 win the Great American Stakes and her "orN was
60 fast that Mr.. wIthers and his trainer ac'"a'N
,boug1rt that she Ind chance for the 100000 prize
She failed b get place, however, but that sne mas
spesd is undoubted. she again In the "ied' Ir'a
Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, but she had oeeh SIGN III
the meantime. and she again failed 10 eet p"'o'
She was known 10 turfmen generally as ue Nu'se
FLY but Mn Withers took q sudden caprice 10 name
her and antlv called her Crochet. The name was
pat both for the FLY and for the owner, WHO Is UNI
yersally known as one of the most crotcheW OF men,
This name disguised her efectualy scaNely any
ore recognized Crochet as the Adsge N.Y. until her
breeding was noted the programme 90
the betting was 10 10 l against her. The
fayorite was l.. j. Roses hlb Motto VINO
yan second to Airplant IN the independence
staces ON saturday when only two French pool tick
cts were sold on her for place, and each paid S43 80
for IS. Crochet had Motto soundy beaten at the
heed Of the hOmestretch and then Taylor began to
snore No sIeeper jockey was ever seen on horses
hack crptohet came down toward the finish we'll in
front of the field. But now Littlefeld had got the
snIky uncertain but fast colt Dr. Wilcox at full
speed and DR.. Wilcox bearing down on Crochet
Like fourn-hand. Tayor's shores could be heard in
Yonkers He was revelhng in absolute rest every
sense lulled 10 soft fnacton A few strides from
the wire some of the spectators along the rail yelled at
him. He woke up at last rubbed his eyes. and looked
around Dr. wilcox was catching him at every stride.
II was mere fraction Of second too late to save the
race when Taylor began to ride The finish was very
close The spectators thought that Crochet
won IT, but the Judges gave 1t to DR..
wilcox. Crochet ought to have won the race by
a length at least Motto poor third. After the
race many people who had not backed Crochet, and
we're entirely dsnterested in the matter. expressed the
sound and reasonable opinion that jockeys who lose
races by so fragrant and inexcusabe careessness
mght 10 be fined heavily by the Board of Control or
severely punished in some way.
II was dismal weather at the pretty and picturesque
Jerome Park The rain kept down the attendance ano
the track was stretch of mud Still, for such day.
and with small fields in the races, the attendance was
NOT discouragng About a thousand wet and mser
abeooking objects camped out in the free field With
ont cover the small betting shed having far too small
q roof 30 shelter Them The railroad arrangements
were good the races off promptly, and every
one was back In town at early hour. 1t was
pleasure to travel in the paTlorcar train, swift and
sumptuous and delightful contrast to the train ser
vice at the sheepshead Bay and Morris Park races FOr
various reasons which there is not time and space to
discuss here just now, jerome Park has not been for
years popular racing resort for the masses But for
NEWCOMERS generally it IS easier Of access, and in
40 nd oft pfiNa
other track In America.
The Morrises father and son, enjoyed better fortune
at Jerome than they had at their own course on Sat
urday and Tuesday. They the first race with
Dr. Wilcox, and the second with Westchester. The
mud Just suited westchester's split hoof and he ran
kindly and won easily, With Woodcutter second, ana
the favor1te, Judge Post, third.
Riley ridden by Mclaughlin, was preferred In the
betting the Long Branch Handicap over Eon, ridden
by Hamilton San Juan was the only other starter
and he was friendless. EOn was better than ever
before and was delighted with the mud. Mclaughlin
rode Riley we'll, but EOn far superior to Mr.. Cor
riaans horse yesterday and fairly away from him.
The time was good for this track and the mud-2 IL IA
Riley was good raoehOrse but Eon was very much
better.
Rsceand was an odds on fayorite over Maidstone
and ST. James and cantered OFF with the fourth race.
Soho with Bergen up. easily defeated the favor1te
Endurer in the fifth Bergen rode soho with no
judgment skill at Sheepshead Bay on Realization
Day, but yesterday he handled him in fine style.
lie also rode the winner of the sixth affair." Captain
Browns ofen-backed, but previously disappointing colt
Arnold. The valiant Captain was present TO enjoy tie
sight Taral Little Sandy, the fvorite, and Hanll
ton on Casanova, appeared to mistake the winning
post The race was run over the straight course and
the finish below the usual judges stand Lit tie
Sandy winning easily at the ordinary finish line,
with Casanova second but Arnold beat them both at
the actual end.
Louis L. Lorillard's Sleipner, the fsvorite the
last race, with his brother Pierre LoriDard's Lillian
second.
DETAILS Of THE PACING
FIRST RACE-Sweepstakes for ods Of go EACH
with ell 900 added Three-Qusrters Of mile.