The evening world., 1891-07-10
Opening at Jerome Park
Not a Brilliant
Success.
PHIL DWYER'S SUGGESTION.
To Handicap Ttnny, LOnsStFeOt, EOn
and Riley for a Great Race.

Racing was resumed at Jerome Park yes
terday, after lapse Of two years. This time
It was under the auspices of the Monmouth
Park X lcing Association.
AS an opening day Il was hardly success.
The programme was Iar from being q brilliant
one, and the weather was just as bad as II
could possibly be. All day long the water
dripped from the leaden-hued clouds. and peo-
pie wouldn't have felt so very bad II that tan
tallZing streak OF clear sky In the West would
have disappeared beyond tho horizon instea,i
OF raising false hopes OF clearing weather.
Jerome Park is the most picturesque and
beautiful OF all the race courses. Its queer
TO racegoers, and there are are any number
Of beautiful landscape scenes In the surround
ingS. For some reason, though, racing doesn't
seem TO be a success al jerome. Perhaps
energetic Secretary "KriE" will be able by
| compiling brilliant programmes to make the
meeting u successful one. but by the looks OF
to-day's card 1t will be a hard task.
The war with Brighton Is without doubt
| hurting the Monmouth Association seriously.
| Why should'this constant pickering between
racing associations be continued? II 1t isn't
war with pool-rooms, or with the authOri-
ties, 1t is a fight between themselves.
| IL would have been the easiest matter pos
sible TO have arranged dates with Brighton
! 80 that there would be- no clashing. Tha
| Monmouth Association. however, In all prob
ability, thought that the beach-combers
wouldn't harm them 10 any extent and they
goooled up the da! just as they pleased.
Just retribution fell upon Innesss Band at
! VnGfnrhQV afYnrnnnn
| sisted upon playing Aud Lang Syne" and
Home Sweet Home" and dozen other
funeral dLrges until the crowd grew frantic.
Rainy weather was bad enough, out To have a
band playing the dead March" in ones
| ears was too heavy an iufiction.
Finally the police concluded that some one
| in that band would get hurt II the thing was
kept up and they sJopued the music. They
! gave az their reIson the fact that beer was
! being sold Oh the premises and that concert
! license was necessary before the band could
! be allowed to play. This explanation is loi
the Innocent. The real rea son IS given above.
Philip Dwyer suggests the following
Handicap Tcnny at l2S pounds: Long
street, ia pounds; Riley and Eon, l29
pounds each. The distance TO be mila and
o furlnng Or mile aud quarter. Make II
81 900 corne: and let the Association add O
| suitable purse"
Mr. Dwyer thinks this would make q
grand race, and he Is right. The weights
| are fair and come very near bringing the rouI
ON even terms. II would be a drawing card
| and II would bring thousands OF people 10 the
| track. Has the Monmouth Association enter
prise enough TO bring them together.
George Taylor had great BIZ black mark
| put opposite his name yesterday. He went u
Sleep On aT. Witherss filly Crotchet, and Dr.
| wilcox just nipped her on the post and Won
by nose DR.. Wilcox came like a streak iu
the stretch but Taylor appeared 70 have tG tae
he woke up, but too late to win the race.
Eon's performance at Jerome yesterday was
| one OF the best ever seen at that track. The
! mile and quarter was run In 2.l1k and the
tion OF the track and the in-and-out curves
the performance was grand one.
Eon was galloping, mahng the great Riley
heavy going, It Is doubtful II there Is Eon's
equal IN the country to-day.
Bergen took great chances with Capt. Sam
| Browns colt Arnold yesterday. opposite the
stand he was behind LCtle Sandy and
| Casanova, but with Just the slightest open.
ing between them. Into this he pushed and
succeeded In getting through IN time 10 win
easily. Bergen takes more chances than any
other jockey, and this Is one reason why he is
popular.
fax and the other Western crack-a-Jacks
yesterday az Chicago very easily.
II is singular coincidence that Littleneld,
| Hamilton and Bergen each won TWO races In
| succession yesterday.
James Corrigan, OF "a Canton street, Is
suing the Brooklyn Jockey Club for 81, 500
damages. He claims 60 have been detained
IN the betting ring against his viii on May
%. The City Court granted an order for the
examination OF the plaintiff upon the trial OF
| the case.
! A brother 10 the great TroubadOur will be
/ sold at the auction OF the WoodbuTn yearlinga
at Morris Park on Saturday. He VIII proba-
bly, bring fancy price.
The Iorlllnrds, Louis and Pierre, ran FIRST
and second 10 the last race yesterday.
Donohue was heavily backed In the pool
| rooms aud at the track yesterday, but was
| never In the hunt. Littieneld whipped him
a ha