New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-12
.nEMUTH SHOWS HIS SPEED.
etNsNs A FINE RACE AT MORRIS PARK.
REPEATING THE FAvoRITE JUDGE MORROW
mr,bER,s BLuNpER ON LA TosCA.

MHsbER'S BLUNDER ON LA T0SCA.
An me tenth day of the June meeting Of the New.
xss Jockey Club some thousands OF ardent race
n,vers bravrd the summer heat (which was not pros
frat,ne. howcver) and touneyed to Morris Park. 1t
was an attendance OF gratifying proportions The
specators saw five of small interest and they
also saw ono practical welkover. They also with
vain ard regret Mer's befuddement OF his wits In the
art race in which he stupidity stopped La Tosca at the
wrong time and gave the TO Longstreet. They
saw With grief the great Raeeand deepised, neg
,eeted and coatempbiy treated abeetly crawling aeng
,ehha Riley. Maidstone Sir John and Casslus, herses
that ne enee wead have spHrned with hass heel, and
sppareaty put in merely fer work. an offence
Car which James Shields ruled of the tart last
ssrmer at Monmouth although he was atterward re-
stored because Mr. wers thought he suspected signs
ref repentance In Him. They saw with sorrow the for
n,.ry mighty Tournament ridden by heavy handed
hay named Midgely who does not seem to have found
ant vet that the only way to win with tournament is
Va 30 cut AND take the lead with him. They saw With
disappointment the addition OF an nvincibe PAIR 10
The entries In the Throggs Neck Stakes ian nvinclbie
par in that race at leas In Terrier and Llntrguante
THAT toek away the last vestge OF pubhc interest III
.a take and so dlspleased the owners and trainers
of other hetses that all but Lima aud Prince Charm
ing were withdrawn. Yet the spectators were peased
and rrated at the privilege Of existence on SO preno
a sumner afternoon, even If 1t was warm, ana ,aos
ep,eyee she opportunity Of expressing their opiohs
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10 Tssca Was backed heavily in the first race but
Michael T. pwyer and his friends put so much money
an Lenestreet that the horses went TO the posi- ne
and LA Tesca were equal favorites at to D. La loC
&c now one Of the fastest sprinters IN training anu
she could have run this race IN III. ehe was NC
,eated in l:1e by Miller's careessness, 10 use no
nsrsher name La Tosca had the whole field sonndy
beatan at the end Of the first half mile. Hamiloh
us already Jogging Longsreet SO that ideal Jockey
aliuer fook pull on La Tosca. Longstreet crossed
from the inside Of the field to the outsde laRlhs 'o
further rail- Miller like the Turk, whom marco Do1
zarjs rudely awakened from his early morning SUMMERS
was dreaming bright dream of conquest. Hanl'i'oh
80 bis Marco pozgarls and every hacker Of La ToSca
was sorry that Miller did not share the fate Oh Une
Turk Hamilton with Longstreet shot up by inc TAU
before Miller saw him. and stole the race - IA,
n was reported that Miller had bet OF 500 VIVA
Idttlefeld that La Tosca would beat Corecuo'i ~
won that bet easily enough, and that was all tna' no
appeared to care for.
IA Is reporea that Miller and Barnes intend to start
t,pne school for Jockeys in order to teach Hamilton
and Taral how TO ride
The money went on Riley in big Jumps for the sec
md race with Sir John strong second choice.
Tournament had some friends among the capitalists,
Int most of them were afraid Of Midgeeys ridlng.
Raceand was forlorn and ieered at, ridden ny
Lanbey shades of heroic past forgive the lnsult
and at odds Of 20 10 /. The start was mlserapIe
mess Tournament and Come-ToTaw getting OF badly
tournaments only chance was TO go suaigDt 10 INC
front and stay there long he could But Midgeey
kent a tremendous pull him up TO the last furlong
Then he called on Tournament but the bag horse
would not make up the lost ground He has never
done ANYTHING OF that sort In any race In his life
Riley won the race after severe finish with the
vastly improved Maidstone; Sir John poor third,
tournament and Raceand far back utterly disgraced.
The Morrises made declaration to win with either
Eninalong or Annie B. in the Casanova Stakes for
twoyearod llfes. Both were therefore well backed
as was Promenade also. Spnalong won easily, the
Sir Modred-Lizze Dunbar FLY running second, and
Annie B. third
All interest vanished from the Throggs Neck Stakes
selling race for three ODDS when it was unex-
pectedly announced that the MOrrises would start
Terrifcr Cvorth $4,000. and EIntrguante worth
$50 o00 at the selln price of $1,000 each This maze
the so-caed race farce. Owners and trainers
scrambled over each other in order 10 withdraw their
horses and only Lima and Prince Charming were left
I'm to dispute the third money. declaration to win
With TERRIER was made and he cantered home,
L,Intriguante second. Matt. Byrnes bid Torriner up
from 81, 900 to 90, 900, and he was bought IN Tor
SO OO5 Half the S4,005 surplus goes back to ohe
Morrses and half to the fund for disabled Jockeys
which thus gets a 1ne start in the world
Judge Morrow the favorite and Demuth an oue
cider In the betting on the fifth race, but Demuth
promptly took the track and the lead, and held IL
all tho way, winning easily. with the Judge second
The time was fast, ~ for mile and a sixteenth
Dcmuth Will well In Udfc SuDurDdl, III "uCH Ho
will bc ridden by Isaac Murphy. His owner, F. c.
McIewce and his trainer. Matt. Allen won hand
somely on tho Allen deserves great credit
for the condition into which he has got
Mr. ucLewecs horses. He displays much skill in hand
ling them end in placing them. The work that ne
IS now doing the best answer TO the criticisms made
upon his training last year, and Tournament is show
ing now that lie does no better his first four races of
the season the hands of another trainer than he did
when Allen trained NM -, ... l.. 1 a.,
Text the last race with something 10 spare the
II is now settled and announced officially that the
Monmouth Park Association will not race at Monmouth
Park this year This association has been Incorporated
in this State. and Will give thirty days of racing twelve
al Morris Park and eighteen at jerome Park. The
twelve at Morris Park will Fourth of July and
other SATURDAYS and four Thursdays In July and
August The NewYor Jockey Club will give six days Of
racing in August Jerome Park The latter track is
TO be improved by cutting down the hill and making
figure of eight curves that were so dangerous
The New-York Jockey Club for its October meeting
jerome Park from october 1 to u.s.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-FOr three-year-olds and upward sweep |
stakes Of go each with 81 900 added Of which 500
second and 500 to third. Six furlongs.
s. Betting H.
a. F. Dryers b. h Longstreet by Long
fellow-SemPer hem, 6 yrs, ia D.;
Empire Stables CHI. h. TOrmentOr. 1, 100, ,oo
Correction JOG Ccar GNs 1ssN ~ lG
Annie. 8. ico Tmc-i il Fhs'ss 4o1 12-'
Mutuss-Long street straight paid S13 Co. place So 70;
la Tosca place So So
Maidstone was reserved for the second race prompt
and even start made and Correction went right out
to set pace down the hill La Tosea took second
Mace Iongsreet seemed unable get in his stride and
feu far back For half me he was hard ridden with |
whip and spur but ground ne made up amounted TO
nothing. Coming the little hill this side Of the
Valley of Shadow Of Defeat Correction was plainly
beaten and La To.ca the lead under pull Having
disposed Of Correction, the great Mr. Miller sat him down
and did not Longsreet in the TIL Haml
ton brought him up the ran with terrific rush that
nearly frightened Mers life out 1t was too late TO get
La Toea going again at her gait the dsmay and
disgust Of all followers She beaten by Length In
the slow time Of length and half divided sec
ond and third