The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-05
A THRONG AT MONMOUTH.
nonE THAN $4,000 PERSONS At TIE
SPLENDID COURSE YESTERDAY

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SPLENDID COURSE YEsTERDAE
Everybody Charmed NJ the Improve.e.ts
Mnds sinee 1890. ana Glad to Have Tho
Trsek 0prneA Asain-No Trouble from
the Law snd Order Leasssrs-ss. Michael
wi.s The Independence ssskss-Tour..-
-.sut s.a Sir Matthew VITA the Duai
Fe.rth of July Hsndicap-Lonestreet'
oaiiop for the Ocean stakes-Kinestoa
beaten By Correcaon-Owner Forbes Ne
fore the hoard OF Stewards.
About $4,000 persons welcomed tho reopen
Ing OF the gates OF the Monmouth Park Racing
Association at their superb course near Little
silver yesterday afternoon New York. Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, and the New Jersey water
ing places sending representative gathering
Tho enormous grand stand was more than
three -auarters full OF lovely women and their
eecorts In tho betting ring seventy eight
bookmakers were shouting the odds.
Those who had attended the initial meeting
at Monmouth's now course and wore awed by
the proportions OF tho grand stand and tracks
found something to excite thor admiration
whom they arrived within sight OF the grounds
Yesterday. The buildings md fences have
been painted In bright and tasteful colors. and
ali the architectural beauties OF the huge
grand stand were revealed. The new hotel
for tho accommodation OF the racing public
looked inviting. as train load after train
load OF passengers hurried into tho
sidings. Thousands drove from Long
Branch. Asbury Park. Pleasure Day. md
other points contiguous to the course. and
the carriage field was soon as impassable as
the most crowded portions Of tho grand stand.
The Sandy Hook boats were loaded to tho
guards on every trip. while not few OF tho
millionaire owners steamed down in their
private yachts and cast anchor OF Atlantic
Highlands.
The many improvements made since 1890
caught the crowd. chief among them being the
closing OF tho old paddock gate where SO
many horses swerved when finishing in races.
Now portion Of the lawn between the pad
dock and the judges stand Is fenced of. and
through this. in full view Of the people. the
horses pass going to and returning from tho
post. the entrance to the track being through
. gate below tho stand. This innovation
pleased the crowd nightly. and before and
after each race tho rails were crowded fifty
deep.
Tho weather was perfect. stiff breeze whip
ping tho flags In the betting ring and grand
stand until they snapped viciously. The sky
was paved with deecy clouds that gave no owl
dence OF rain. the usual accompani ment OF
great race days at Monmouth. The down
pour Of the evening before. which converted
the course into lake. made little impression
on tho track. 30 perfect is the grading and
drainage. and dust was flying in the stretches
Tor the frst race. The track was dead though.
and when the horses ran the dirt cupped away
In chunks. making very fast time out Of tho
With seven races on the programme Mr..
Eth the S nag. The Stake features We're the
1ndependenee. for tw9-year-olds: at three
ssy eo e w y Gse0 tEs
oss onIx At and which
old horse longstreet, and the Fourth OF July
hrst Of which Was won by Foxhall keene,s i've.
Of the honors In the second.
the Independence Stakes. Fred Gebhards filiy
s9aG he pGss ssn to
strong. second choice. and st. Michael, tho
most fancied OF the others. Ut. Michael and
wcad a sss
Re G S1 at the I b hsT S mr.
sae s e s s"s sxsu %ai stD and
Spmanchs. the strappinE colt owned by tho
leave his. competitors. and Ex pertinent. who
incs. sweIved ali over the ,broad stretch as
soon cs sl.sGs asked he. to race any Co.
concedinE 81. Michael ten pounds. Wen went away
from The Ehlp when simms hit him. aug. I'm
P PsH rltn g. asSns rom
home st. Iichae d did not Relish, punishment
eSer straiehtened him M out eleysrly and won
msnche beating spartan three lengths for
G sss Ent s, for hi
. ,prohititive favorite in the betting. and
PLAYED with Entire Fitzpatrick was unable to
keen LonGstreet back in order to make the
troitlng back to the stand,
lot Montana Tournament. Reckon. Maidstone.
%a ar I6ay to start IL the first division OF the
eeding Toprnamept nine pounds. but the
talent considered IT, winner of the Suburban
Fox hsar ht ps d aS
pent however. had great faith in the brown
on. snx e, f n Ta5a n S
therefore, placed on Tournament. and . to
Tsral shot to the front vi in Tou' eaiSent and
unier drvsp Garrsan w wn f IN o"@ns
soundly at the head Of the hYmestretch. In
s ssR hG s cub whss s s Sn
sali f1r the lender. Taral sat right down md
rode Ike mailer. and tho traducors of Tour
namrnt were amazed to sec the horsn run
gamcy under punishment. 1t was "A stir in [.
anlrh, with Tournament winner by n neck
and Maidstone second. length md half be-
fore Reckon. Montana was neaten Il head for
third money. Equity was last throuGhout.,
The talent plunged on Pierre Lorillard's fliy
Eildeer to win the second division Of tho
Fourth , q July Handicap. but no' a few OF th e
Sir Matthew. Candelabra. Cleaning. and the
Wyandotte colt made the running until half
Mr. Keop ICE con song Gr Tor i kess s1a
steadied Sir Matthew in tho run home. aud
gradually oyerhaninG Cnndelnhra. had tho
son Of Kyris DAILY In trouble at the ciut house.
sloane drew matters fine with Sir Matthew.
e9d won BY q short neck. Candclahra beat
hildoer half dozen lengths for second place.
Slr Matthew Is evidently o good colt and
Syrnes sent him to the post tho picture OF u
Kingston was favorite at odds on for tho
oS6isninG race; dash Of three;IunrterH Of n
horpcd away with the lead. and setting u
slnklng pace to tho finish, beat the brown