New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
". s. YosBuRGH. Secretary.

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- az tho bets in the Hackensack Handicap had
one isfore the fun membership Of this Board no Such
h~,v uladviscd and intudcious step would nave Dee
taken only one argument for that step couiu O0 d1
that n was desirable to protect the hackers OF
San Juan the colt that it was alleged had oee Puiiou
nv poGgett in order to Yet Rey Gel Key VIII nu' u'
hacters of san Juan have been condemnlng ue ue-
-, aoI.rrr te,s of with great freedom ever since
a. ,rrs made because, almost to man. uhey
hackcs San Juan for place as wen as
straight and would have won money on ole Tdoo
II the bets had been let alone. For instance r'oe
ing man In the parlOr-car train TO jerome FdIh YES
terday was expressing his disgust with at oecsioh'
He said that he put 800 ON san Juan STRAIGHT d.
7 m and 500 ON for place at TO l. II bets had
ha.n nermitted 10 stand he would have won 5000 on
,be race Is II was. he simply got his money back
But all this unnecessary uproar has had one most
welcome and gratifying result 1t has at last brought
about the reform which The Tribune ana other jour
nails have advocated 50 earnestly for long time-the
betting against stables and not against single enles'
This plan works well in the West and II VIII WORK
well In the East and hereafter shall have no more
turrng with declarations and more such unfOrtu-
nate complications occurred in the HackensacK
Handicap
Every visitor to Jerome Park yesterday was put
through Russian bath without extra charge IL was
almost painful to breathe the superheated steam that
seemed TO ell the atmosphere, and men, women ana
children vsibly shrank in bulk where they
stood or sat They melted like snow images
IN a January thsw Not that Jerome Park was hotter
than many other parts Of the city In all quarters oi
the town the air was 50 full of tormsnting combna
ton of excessive moisture and excessive neat ~iae
mere existence was wTetchetness. Everybody was
scanned with rivulets Of perspiration In the lace VI
the discomfors Of the day, the gathering OF Spectators
was far larger than on either OF the Jerome farA
DAVIS last week If the Monmouth Park manage
Tho
tive enough by the contests Of high-ciass horses
Ri on Beach will be almost deserted on the jerome
Park DAYS as well as upon those days when there Is
racing at Morris Park
The thunderstorm at 1 O'Clock made the SURFACE OF
he track sloppy, and many scratches followed
Nellie BLY, Frontenac, Rex and Sir John having oeeh
withdrawn from the first race. that secona-olasS
sprtuter slepper was made the favorte. but he was
deteated readily DIV Mr. Witherss FLY Castaha ana by
Woodcutter. Castala's running In the hachensaoA
Handicap ought to have made her the taVo1te' De
rause she was well up for seven furongs In tlI 1asb
race 1.-THE mile was in 40 LIZ. but the heavy
bettors appeared to overlook her, and the odds
against her were TO l.
Since Victory ouiran His Highness IN the second
part Of the Double Event az Sheepshead Bay he was
made the iavOnte over the field at ODDS on for the
Atlantic Stakes. His Higfmess was Withdrawn out
David Gideons other hgh-class colt Merry Monarch
(probsbly little better twO-year-old even than Ills
HighnessJ is full Of pluck, and under drive he out
lasted and outspeeded Victory and won decisive
success Mr. Gideon certainly has treasure in Merry
Monarch. He Is game as bulldog. MI Nlthers >
Uncas-Cadenoe colt ran fast for five furlonss ana
looks as he might win some races when ne has run
himself thoroughly into form.
Only Demuth ran against Riley for the Monmouth
Cup AT mile and three furlongs "a cup at that distance
is a carlo ature), and again Isaac Murphy made
farce of the he did on SATURDAY by chokng an
the courage, speed and life Olt Of Demuu 10 INC Ifs
mile THIS sort Of hiding has been thoroughly tested
twice now, and Mr. McLewee ought to give Ms trainer
and JOCKEY some mild ADVICE on the SUBJECT WY
not try the experiment Of letting Demuth rate along
STEADILY at his own pace the first mile Instead OF
pulling all the ambition out OF nm FOsslDy tne
Tournament style OF running is Tried on him, wonders
might result. At any rate the coz couiq NOT pos
bIy Go worse with that kind OF riding than he las
now done twice under the sHanguiatiOn grip Give
the colt show and let him run his own gait once or
sneak like O whipped far behind Riley, as Delnuth
did both on saturday and Yesterday. Riley IS
did beat linn tire other day, and It a
pity that he Is not TO meet Longsroet at two miles
after all. The two would make superb battle Rlley
led ali the way and cantered home under McLaughnn'S
strongest pull an arrows flight IN front OF Dem1tn,
track especially when IS sOft aud sloppy Demuth's
private work is excellent; his public performance
Judge Morrow and Bermuda were withdrawn from
the fourth race, and stlSthmean was made the
btiH ne outFan his opponents except Long Dance.
whom the condition Of the track Just sIite and who
weights. Sir John is no better than selling platter
at present .-.-..- l.. -.
dfth race, In fine style, but did not do so well on
EafcuID In the last race. Calcium was , well backed
very close finish Daisy Woodruff poor third.
No Of Goodwin Brothers Invaluable Official Turf
Eyudes is Just out Every racing man must nave IT,
DETAILS OF THE RACING
FIRST RACE-Free handicap sweepstakes OF $50 each.
with 81 900 added Of which 500 70 the second ana slOO
70 ''S ''''' '''''' '''''' St! Betting F.
wl:s.ss Oh cassat % H T5 Morssfr 81
J. Bs1eheer's b: C. wOodcutter 3 lo$ al a.
l. L. Lorillard's oh. h. sl-pnssS,,3 !, i07 II .
Sir 'S George 1S' 6oy6ssoa 2l 81
Foxford. g. n2-----.-. al 'DOss''',O
Mutusls-Caeeaa straight paid $50 3d. place 81 ooi
WOoteutter place IS DO Ia,
Nellie Bly, Frontenae. Rex and Sir John were WIN
drawn The field went of promptly to fair start anu
raced 70 tho clubhouse well together Ca9'aa VIZ
In front as they passed out Of VIEW ana "hoh e5 TO
appeared leading by half length sielpAef soco'
Woodcuer third. The others already out of H. III
tho stretch everybody went 70 tie whip and in Furnishing
eaish Csstalia won by half length Woodcuter second
neck before Slepner. The finish was below The stiu-
SECOND ACE-THE ATLANTIC SIAAEo, 10" Two
yearods Of $50 each With SEQ added u which S51O
70 The secsod ara $3.50 to the tAd thpse not having
<on 50 500 allowed - m,iGens allowed ~ r. Three
quarters OF mile. Cl,sed March 2. 1881 with I'D
'-''' s. Re'fl"ff; f.
O. Gdeon's b. E. Merry Monarch. by Hi1doo, - :,
" IaSeiaIld's b. G. Victory u.s. Murph,) 10 Out
D. Whers's eli. e. -, oy Une-S-o 20 ,sot
CD nrp los llIoR- ~ -
CandealFs 1I3 -. (Allls ~ y ~
T.ras-l .IS. ,
Mutaals-Mc-ry Moaa-cn STRAIGHT paid 81 3d. pace
- IS Victory place - CO.
dis Higbness the Nen colt and Airlsnt dd not sAr'
After short deoy the others went OF almost o. -.
terms all being Tapped Victory and Caada2b1 "efe d"
ffont and IN run the clubhouse turn the latler
gained a commanding lead On the next turn, however
the Cadence colt 20 the front and raced hn-
self aad Cahdeabrs 6 stsndsn. In the stretch teFo
but IN Il. Victory and Merry Monarch and IL
diving hnih the latter by length Victory length
before Cadence colt who beat CanGeaOra six lengths
THIRD RACE-THE MONMOUTH CUP. a sweepstakes
Of slC0 each With 900 added Of which $500 to the
seeOad the winner Of the Ocean Stakes to carry n
sxta. Oae lille and three furlorgs. Closed March
2, 1881 with 20 subs.
Betting