New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-15
LADY VIOLETS FINE RACE
AUGUST BELMONT HAS A FAST FILJY.

STOCKTON STAKES
The Western turfmen who have been aSs.r,inc that
Helen Nichols could defeat any OF The two.vear old
FLIES in the East did not venture TO run her against
August Belmonts Lady Violet In the Lasse stakes
yesterday at Monmouth Park And when they saw
LADY Violet win the in fast time 100 "a with
all Imaginable ease. they were inclined TO dm,bt
whether after ALL the best young FLY in the countrv
Was In the hands OF Western owner II & crraln
that when Lady Violet and Helen Nichols meet the
weight Of Eastern money will make Lady Violet an
overwhelming favorte. This tall and handsome
daughter of The IllUscd and Lady Roseberv is likely
to win many stakes for August Belmont Lady Violet
was giving ten pounds 10 Miss Maude and the latter
fly exhibited considerable speed, outrunninQ Mime
haha and Mendicant with long space TO sIure. but
she could not hurry Lady Violet Mcndican4
appears to have lost her speed for the present a.
least. and she could not even Keep pace with Mime
hsha.
The other important stake for the afternoon the
Stockton. for three-year-od at mile and quarter.
The Pepper was scratched" at a very late hour,
the intense disappointment Of thousands OF spectators
who had anticipated seeing the colt that second
In the Realization and the LorlaId Stakes win the
Stockton. Owners will yot discover that they are
dealing most damaging blows at the popularity OF
racing by delaying the withdrawal of celebrated
horses from important stakes until after the ad-
mirers Of fine thoroughbrcds have started for the
make up their minds at O'Clock in the morning
at . O'Clock in the afternoon whether to start their
horses to withdraw thcm. 1t causes general dis
satisfaction TO leave them in until people have
for the track and TO take them ont aterward.
Shellbarl also withdrawn. and the owners Of
Merry Monarch proceeded to back that colt with great
confidence and large sums OF money. Their friends
followed their example. and Merry Monarch went to
the post the favorite Mr. had told his friends
that Sir Matthew would run we'll, while many shrcwd
turfmen backed Mars because he was good fourth In
the Loriard Stakes, close up TO ARA. sir Matthew
ran mserably lie showed speed when Garrison
called him. lie had had only race this wear.
and probably needed racing Sir Matthew won two
out of races in 1892. He was last seen In public
the Junior Champion Stakes. in which he defeated
large and strong field. But yesterday he did
at all like Junior Champion Mars set the and
led all the way. The pace was strong one. and
Mars the mile and n quarter In . :08 IA In the
final furong Taral got up to Narss head with Merry
Monarch and a severe struggle followed. But Mars
was better seasoned than Merry Monarch and lls time
Litlefeld rode a strong finish. Mas won the stockton
by head Kilkenny has improved amazingly and
was close third, at long odds.
Although Reckon was the favorite in the fifth race
Allan Bane heavily supported TO defeat her.
But Allan Bane's chances were ruined because he ran
far in the Of the field for the first hall mlic
What little Blake WINS trying to do with him so far
behind was puzzle. FoXhall Keenes Speculation.
formerly known as the Alcina colt ran prominently
for half mile, and then bolted across the track
That put him out of the race. Reckon was an easy
winner.
Pierre Lorillards maiden FLY Dearsina run away
from poor field Of poor maidens In the first race
Mr. Lorillard backed her. but not laTislly, as he
feared that she would prove faint-hcarted Mr. "ai-
ways Adebet got second place and oxford cot th'id
Benvoo, Transit and BeIwyn had friends ana SIP
porers. but all three ran wofulE
The sheriff was entered 70 be sold for 500 in the
fifth race That gave him light weight and he won
the race with Gertie D. second and Experience third
Arab ridden by Taral, the 1avOre, but could no.
get q place. May Win carried the hopes and The
money OF shewd tnT1mcu, but sloane rOue hiih
with poor Judgment and little skill.
God had a success In tho last race anu
IOriard backed Yemen freely but his cOlos were tmd
only. OSric In TINS ana Wa ridden By InIa
but was almost ffendless. This colt won the IN
recitation and juvenile stakes last year, and got
nlace in the Great Eclipse. Now he fails 10 secure
even third money In a selling at five and half
frloncs Easy indeed is the descent to AVernus.
The extreme hal serious grievance 10 those
who down to the track, but the attendance was
OF fair numbers.
An honest race roeTs gratled that the Brighton
R.ach managers have ruled of the Jockey Martin.
This boy for years bias been affctlOn TO the turf
Never was a bolder puller lie ought TO have been
cast out long ago.
FIRST RACESweep.takes maiden three yearolds and
upward Of $50 each. with $1,000 added Three-quarters
''' Betting.