New-York tribune., 1891-08-27
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
rEE CONTESTS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE.

-BERGEN's POOR RIDING.
7. vas a sleepy afternoon at Jerome Park. Most Oh
M -sces were OF little importance interest anu le"
horses Of much value took part in them IL was one
~ Rergen's extremely offS days, and his noihs I"
contribution and Mary Stone almost affected the con
siderable number of spectators to tears The hS"ui-
canper was most generous to Apant in the first race
.Da made a present OF first money TO him. AirpHnS
,ron both the independence sud Sapling STAKES suu
sn second in a number Of other important stakes no
a. certainly Ia stake-cass two yearod. Ard yet 'e
haud,capper seemed TO think that such poor cres'e
ss Mr. Chapn's Coronet, Fleurete and Piocablh "oua
have a chance with AirpIant at differences Oh
only nine and eight pounds. considering the sex aio
apce Undoubtedly Air Plant could give any one OF
the three twenty pounds. Mr. Chaplin knew ''a' no no
had no chance at such weights, and wl'huie" % az
three Mr.. Withers might Just as wch nave w.. w..
drawn the Abundance colt. who. at ninety 0.
pounds, had about much chance OF oeieaune 80
Plant as Of jumping the moon. Maggie s.pN', 80
at ninety-elght pounds, better on Al, ,,
walked in, with big bet made by his owner ui'"
F. Dwyer on his back. Volunteer II got sc'o"'
place, and TrngIe third. Au.
David Gideon backed Contribution freely "iilio
Michael F. Dwyer put his second big BET OH ~ -.
in the second race. Contribution was 'hc -
and might have won if Bergen had not been onSy S'a
gazing throughout the Instead OF le''ine
frbution run smoothly and easily lhto
decisive lead, he pulled his mount Oa0A y.
the other horses nearly all the way,
the head Of the homeetretch Bergen might e%S"y
kept the rail, which he held. But IN the mO e..
erous and noble spirit Of se-sacrifoe the doine u
o,hnrs as -ou 1ronH he done by docs Bergen nteho
TO jon the Salvation Army y, he gave UP the ran
Iamblev who outrode Bergen continuously Gown INC
homestretch and brought home Mchaei F. S 80
big bet on Cynosure safely. while Bergen uOpIou pN
David GideOn's investment under Contr'ou"O" ia'
terlng heels. ~. porror,
II is understood on good authority tha' bersehs
instructions on Mary Stone in the thiru rave ~e'o "
keen her close TO the front all the way anu nc "as
told that she could stand great deal VI riuiis'
Homer was the favoTite at odds on anu ""i "' M no
liked Mary Stone could not have oeaen nun "iV''
sny Jockey on her back, but properly rluuen, s.io was
a sure second and she was heavily o'cAeu ror INC
place Bergen lOafed and bunged along oi Her ulitl
The Last furloDg when he should have gone on WIN
her The rsult WAS that WOOdcutter beat her TOT the
place Bergen must have been prouu oi 'i'' per
formance Too many of our jockeys !" UheSo u'Se
think themselves wiser than any owners or uahcrS'
That fast and improving hly CeAa oeleaUeu ue
+avorte Beansey in the fourth race frather was nu
den in tine pickaninny happy go lucky good fornoth
ing stye by the one and only ilttie Penn why uoes
MI is snn5ie of lot Il Wretched- class wOyear
dds al four and half furl0ngs msde up tne iOuf1H
ssair such contemplate gambling analrs-Iaclhg az
Sonr and a hall furOngs at the end OF AuguSt-sre
highly dscredltable to the Monmouth Park Racing
Association. This was won by Aliqupa. n..-ou,o
J. H. Lewis jr.. and Blakely, the owner or Basssnio
have divided up about all the Jerome PARK steeple
es Lewiss pair Delaware and Futurty, ran first
Mr.. Wthes went TO Boston last night to attend the
wedding OF Miss Eustis and Thomas Hitchcock 1r, at
isE BeSsTP bs Closing Gay Of the Monm6uth Park Asso
cations races for 1891 will miss his smiling coun-
tenance
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-Free weter weight handicap sweepstakes
for all ages Of $40 EACH with 81 900 added Of which
800 to second and 800 to the third Five fur
s. Re'aqg F
DTy.!: eh c. A,EPl1Rt ,GS BY snI Yen, ZEN !, IS
,. orchards b. G. volunteer ;v 2seq boI9S1:a l2S 81
Mr MAnnlns's br. I. 4ringIs cog lo5 5so3 a, >,
M, Sass. 3 "a. fGsSfS993 tfi!;.s8si93 II ,II
Sytus 3 10 w. br al 1s5
Mssss AuIPhy 9S dS hIa9SisYy hHa%SiisY 81 81 1S1
Yandal 8, III. ~ Costello SOL 16-l
voiantesr pSat sii o. 'F CIV pau ' paw
Corone Flevrette Pcealiui Mriden and Silver Prince
Withdrawn fair made pDder the shadow
OF the brick church after short delay Nant soon took
the lead the top OF tho m the head Of the home
sutch length in front, with Volunteer second Iri
third. They in crder the fhish Airplant
winning easily by length Volunteer second length be-
fore Triangle
SECOND RACE-sweepstakes for al ages, of $40 each.
with LOCO added, OF which 500 the second and
s100 the third the winner to be sold at auction for
$1,000 Allowances. SIX furlongs
B. Betting pl.
w. c. Dsly,s b. h. CynOsqrs; by Tom oehn-
D. GdeOn's b. g. Contribution, 3. no ...
l. L. h'm'asI'' 'h Fearless dit,dSed s 5S 81 y
&o.qast5it; q MsDoSad 81 81
Mqsusls-cynosuEs straight paid SIS 90 place s. SO:
sroccO fearless got cr in front to fair
start in the the clubhouse gave way to Con.
tfbution who doing his test TO &c, away from Ber.
gems castron pull This however he was unable To do
Bergen seemed determined the advantage over
the gelding that the bit Kim In Iassng from the
south hec Contribution might easily
gained comfortable lead three lengths but
for that double wrap found himself cha
ienged by Crocus who hung till the the stretch
Here Bergen thinking Of lbs erous Eats rode
wide and let Cynosure thru Oh the rail. That
settled Contribution CynosLre spurted 'front.' and
remaining there easily by lengths Contribution
second. head before fearless.
THIRD RACE-sweepstaAA. for horses which have run
and not Morris jerome Parks since July
3, Of $40 each with 81 900 added, Of which 500 TO
second and 300 TO third winners in 1891 four
yesr-olds and upward allowed 10 n madens, If four
yearolds and upward allowed 20 n Fourteen hundred
yards.
s. Betting Fl.
Ira sIi,,I II R1%sdell,s SssSS C. Homer by Shannon
j. A Bachelors b. c. wOOdcutteGTt 8, rs ~,
w. Jennings's b. f. Mary Stone. 8, ii0,...o
KlEkoyer, 3, 1l5 Ccar. nes) {Baraes} 2o-i 81
volunteer IL aged, n2..-~w. DonohueJ 1o-1 IL
coSmoa e Sense g. (ka1e 1901 7S
f0Nof'' !" Time-i u! L-aHoiey'o
-, Mutaals-Homer straight paid sl1 25 place 90 40;
Woodcutter place s31 40.
Kikover OF with the lead hoty pressed by Homer
Mary Stone and woodcutter up. On the long
tuFn Kirkover had lead Of two half lengths but
ne quit In the stretch and Homer took up the work The
aa.cb ha
win ridiculous by four lengths Woodeutter second
head before Mary Stone, who could have lost
the place properly ridden.
fOChIh RACE-Free handicap sweepstakes for all ages
OF $40 each. with $1,000 added, which 5000 TO the
second and 800 to the third One mile.
Betting.