The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-10
TWO WORTHY CHAMPIONS.
BAMPLIGHTER AND DON hL0SZo CAR
RI OFF THE HoNoRs At MoNMoUTH.

Spcndthrfrrs Great Three.yenr-cld Son
Had to Make n New Record for n Mile
and Half In Order to win-Don AIonso's
Victory was Much Ensier-A Great
Crowd in Attendauce-The Other Races
Won by Kingston, Trouble, Julien. aud
Nomnd-Nomad BID UP S1,Oo5.
Fifteen thousand persons hailed Messrs.
Brown Il Rogerss great three-yenr-old colt
LampliGhter champion OF the alleged divis-
ion. and Mr.. Frank A. Ehrcts smashing two
yesf-old colt Don Alonzo junior champion. at
Monmouth Park yesterday afternoon. both OF
these grand specimens OF the thoroughbred
winning their honors in the most commanding
manner Lamplighter not only won. but
Clipped of a quarter Of n second from the best
on record for mile and a hall hold by
Firenze. The day was warm almost to suffo-
cation in the city. but at the track the coolest
and most inviting OF breezes blew through
the stand and stirred the ribbons and laces
on many dainty costume worn By the
radiant summer girl
For more than month the public appetite
has been whctted for the great contests that
came of yesterday. and 1t was not surprising
that the throng In attendance was one OF tho
very largest OF tho meeting. The field for the
Champion Stakes was the largest in years. and
the race was considered very open one. any
OF the seven contestants having chance
on public form to snatch the coveted
prize. The superiority Of Trouhndour The
Bard. Firenze. Salvador. Tommy. and other
mighty champions in former years Kept
the number OF starters down to very
low mark but this season. with Longstrcet
retired and Tenny a wreck, the result would
be in doubt until the post had been passed.
The same was practically true OF the Junior
Champion. Our two-year- Odds have not shown
them selves to be anything like those thatweie
out last season. and on public form 1T was i'm
possible to separate three or four OF the ten
competitors that faced Mr.. Rowe. Sir Walter
Don Alonzo. Lady Violet DR.. Rice. Lovelace.
Hammic. the Belladonna colt. and Eagle Bird
oil having shown form that insured their
having q chance for the $4,000 trophy.
The Champion was the fourth race on the
programme and tho betting was the liveliest
that the ring has seen since the Suburban
Handicap. Montana and LampiiChtcr being
the public choices. with Poet Scout the most
fancicd Of the others. NJ. +. Dwyer had King
ston. lakeland. and Banquet named to start.
but the brown horse won the opening dash at
seven furlonCs. and Old Bones and the game
Banquet had to carry the white and gold tas-
sci. Mr. Dryer declaring to win with Race
land. Little time was lost at the post;
or fourth break. Demnth at once, took the
lead and. setting cracking pace. showed tho
Montana. Locohatchoe and Poet Scout. with
the Dwyer, pair and Lamrllghter trailing.
founding the upper turn Montana went UP to
Demuths quarter. Iocohatchee third and
Banquet. who camo through on, the outside
very fast. fourth. LampligheI still last when
challenged Demuth. Montana. banquet: and
ana is n hs psh MAS haas t ts5tS
leaving Locohatchee master Of the situa;;
| ton. The Rancocas representative had
eub house. s own When WAY RoieWsd by
I.amplighter. on whom ,simms had been pa
an ei ros seaat. 'a nnS runnnr with great
strength it was evident that the fight at the
finish would he between them gannuet
the rrll' M reidins carried the three.
overhauled I,ocohatc hee and 100 yards from,
% his sa mighty nfs
amid the wild cheers of the crowd Lamplight.
slipped away. and won n superb race by a
| length. Banquet second. as much before Loco
away. and then came Montana. lakeland. and
| Demnth MI tired and dead beaten.
sinms and l.amplighterGot an ovation when
the; returned to the stand. and there was
Of second beer tan e the pre-
out The race is tho best eyer run by a
and Locohatchce are entitled to be ranked
among our greatest horses The three;
s$ tke T ron o an"s' e Manifest eH his i29
pounds like q major. and fought out to tho
| end with bulldog determination. amrli.hlcr
cooled out sIiendidly. and his boy had some
difficulty in. keeping tho colt from getting
away from him on tho way to his stable. Lo-
coh2ichec wanted to get at his feed box. Us II
hard race only whots his appetite.
| ftuius was Withdrawn from the junior
| CuaInpinn Stakes lanyinr ten starters, There
was disposition to play eyory Horse ip the
race race Lady yi"Iet opened pronounced iai
Sto i. This trio had hundreds Of enthusiastic
a9a ies som iq ysts Ssa IaEs Si,d
tine tns,d Hs.la1 ha egt an1 WIN 3mIanfhh s
Of the most generous character. Don Alonzo
went great guns in his warming up. nn4 tho
ter. Lol elace. Lady Violet. and Comuncho
were nPl asked to sh3w 'her best pssGifI, GG}
a anS,rl tird ana the BSi,ado"ha colt s"iopeu
Mr how a. is o sa Of ioranes children, as the
ten youngsters came TO the post. E2t IN me.
the Candidates Tor tho Junior rhampionship
had chance 70 win. Coa,anche was the llrst
away, with Eagle BID. Sir Wq iiie d ths
Isdy ao violet t0' he p3 ' and nscks araTt
Big Don Alonzo rushed through tho field
Ikea catnpult and before hundred yards ntu
been traversed he WAS in front. When tno
furIong iols was las; el the bon WAS 4 length
and Il half before Lady Violet. Tho Bel!adonna
colt. and Sir Waiter sloane let the hooded
son of Long Taw run and 4, tho three nI aI n
three lengths. DR.. Rice. the Belladonna colt:
and Eagle Bird heading the rmck. 90, OF
rear guard. There WAS no sign or
Don Aon2o showing tn" white feather at the
half post, nor yet at the end o. hyS iur-
longs. and soon the Jockeys heh lind Mr.. Ehrets
coit realized that they wnr" chasing ghost;
Clayton and Fitzpatrick whipped and spurre
sir Walter and Dr. irc while sim nm sr%rfd
tho futile chase. Under an easy pull Don
Alon2o romped home the easiest OF wlnher r, y
Lady Violet shook off the others in the final
furlong and secured second place almost az
handily as Don Aon2o won. DR.. lice WAS
third and the others nowhere. -,.a
either ono of two things: that this colt has
been badly ridden ,ha he has not EeS nasy t
victory Yesterday in such fast time was GER
tainly not due to jockeyship. us sloane dld n9t
10, L. L. fro or |.