New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-04
THE TALK OF THE TURF.
THAT HILL AT MORRIS PARK.
1rAr1ox AGAINST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

| SOTND-MORROW'S GOOD WORK.
That John A. Morris and Alfred Hennen Morris.
his clever son, are men Of convictions Is not to be
doubted for one single instant. They have been i'm
porined BY the horse-Owners to cut away at Morris
! Park the hill which Tribune readers know as the
Mattcrhorn. Every sort Of objection has been raised
against it, every inducemcnt has been offered to nave
it lowered Morrises have been obdIrate While
regrettlng that the horseowncrs do not Ike the Mat
terhorn they are determined to let it stand unmo
| Tested The elder gentleman declared hlnlscH 70 Tue
writer several months ago. said he:
| "The hill is AS hard horses as on the
horses Of other men, but intend to over 1t as
| long they have leg to stand on If those we
now have stand IT, we shall breed or buy some
that can We want only the best horses, and shall
sooner later find them"
| still Mr. Morris must be little worried over the
hue and cry against the Matterhorn. for Tic has had
| Geographical maps made Of the COURSE and is COM
pairing them with maps Of English courses to prove
conclusvely that the grades not so heavy as the
| public and the horse owners Imagine them lie Is
now prepared to provo that the ups and downs OF
| several famous in England are much more
| severe than those at Morris Park
IL is reported that the Jersey seacoast Is in arms
| against the resumption of racing at Monmouth. The
ministers down there from seabright to Atlantic City
about to join In crusade against the Long Brahch
trick with the hope OF keeping the gates closed not
oriy In lcG: hut forever and forever. The origin OF
th, attack Is not definitely known. The friends of the
track are unable decide whether II Is politics OF
religion that Is at the bottom Of It, one thing Is GER
| tan-the new men Interested in Monmouth are not
playing a game of bluff. They serious. They nave
looked the ground over and know what they are about
II will be surprising II they do not succeed III "it
| they have undertaken.
| Judge Morrow worked five flrongs In :04 at the
Gravesend track yesterday with weight up. This Is
| the best work Of the season sage old Green Morris
Is elatcd and Will ship the Judge and the rest OF MS
| horses to Washington Wednesday,.
| LOngstrect worked half mile In one minute
fiat, pulling up sound and fresh. lie seems TO
be In the best possible health, and Mr.. Dwyer is
hopeful II Longstrcct trains on the Brooklyn Hand-
cap Is at his mercy. Mclaughlin will ride him.
Tournament appeared at shcepshead Bay and was
encouragement lie went wrong behind year ago
has recovered II Is not likely that he VIII
| give tho champions trouble this year.
Much good earnest work was done at all the tracks.
shed work has been abandoned and the horses are
as backward, but with such weather as this all that
has been lost Will be easily RECLAIMED.
The following additional stakes OF the Coney Island
Jockey Club to be the turf. have been offered
for the June meeting entries to close on April 4, TO-
day:
Tho Dasy stakesA sweepstakes for woyearolds foals
Of 1890 OF s25 each only 80 forfeit, with $3.50
added Of which the second and 800 70 the third
| Five fIrlongs. the turf
The Pan,y SakesA sweepstakes for ods foals
OF 1890 OF 40 each, only 80 forfeit, with $1,000
added 1880 to the second and 800 TO the third
The winner Daisy Stakes to carry p extra Three
quarters OF a mile the turf
Tn. Spring Turf Selling Sakes-A sweepstakes Tor twO-
yearod, foas OF 1890 Of s25 each and only $40 for
felt with 81 $50 added which $3.50 70 the second and
800 70 third. The winner TO be- sold at auction Tor
5000 II for ~ 900. allowed y II for $1,000. 10 n N
allowed for each 500 down TO sLVoo 4heequa"s's VI
u mile. the turf.
Entries for the Monmouth Park stakes close April
| Is Numerous changes have been made In the condi-
tons all tending It IS believed. 10 the improvement OF
racing In some case, the added money has been re
| duccd In Others increased. The Monmouth Cup. the
distance Of which WAS two and half miles I'LL 1876.
but which after that time gradually reduced I'LL 1t
| got down 10 n mile and hail. has been changed
again and Is now one and three ourths miles II IS
A pity that this cannot call back It's former inter-
ct Great excitement attended the contests between
Longfellow and Hurry Bassctt In 1872, between Mon
ltor and Parole In 1881, Barnes and Drake Carter IN
| lA,4 Miss Woodforl and Drake Carter In lo75,
Troubndour and Tho Bard In 1857. and between the
| quecnly FlrnA and the bony Raceland In 1889 The
number OF starters never exceeded i've Long distance
! races can never bring out large fields They dd not
do II I'm 1870 and they do not do 1t now. Tue average
owner would rather race horse five times a week at
,lx furonss than at two and a half miles Be
sides in this day oi rich stabes at short diotance why
| "A
| worth lc>, than $4,000. tempt owners 10 !eoInrize
| the future usefulness Of their horses by sending tm1n
mouth cup Is only 5000. To get up "A good race IL
| should be- ten time, that amount Tie changed cOhd
tlono provide that winner Of 5000 or of the OCEAN
The Fourth Of July Handicap designed by secre
he interesting features Of the stake list The entire
amount Of money added Is 323o'oo.
An influential member Of the Board Of Control
scoffrd at the idea Of resembling the resolution asainst
| Guttcnburg.
The board" said he yesterday. passed that reso-
| lnon after mature denbcntOn and will not rescind
| IL in haste. Everything that the board has done has
received the unanimous approval Of all the members,
the representatives Of the horse owners well rs
those ~ the racing associations. We pay attention
10 the thrcsts Of the Gutcnburg gang and care moth
ing about them one way the other. IL Is said tlat
II the resolution withdrawn they viii not let Us
| race at Monmouth. Now, what do you think Of that
| a, a sample Of the ridiculous stun we hear and read
| every day"
| An owner said on Saturday that the exclusion OF
horses Jockeys etc. for racing at Gutenberg did not
apply 10 those that began racing after Aprl T. II no
reads the resolution carefully he VIII hnd That lie Is
! mistaken. Here II Is:
Resolved That owners, their horses, trainers and jock
cy- racing any north OF Maryland and east Of
oho AZ which there racing In December. January
February than thirty days In calendar year
hall not M aunlncd To enter. start ride. have license
for the races associations represented In the Board
Of Control but this resolution shall not take effect until
| January |, 1882.
The language II surely plain enough and there
| ran be no misunderstanding Of II.
| Fair business has been done on the Metropolitan
| and suburban iIandicaps during the last week.
| including several double evont' bets. For the
| Netropolitan. Ia To,ca, Rcclare. Lironia. Port
chester Iampllghtcr. Longforl, McCclhn'N pair and
| ,Sc MorrI, lot were backed for ready money.
| For the suburban large commi'sion on Tristan
| ou, The Odds from 20 Ia - to |. The odds were
| ,I'o emf ON Cas.us Montana, and War Path. Fol
| Living are the quotations in both handcapS:
| METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
| ,oo -. % % l. Intrguante IlJ
| W LongfOrd -........5
| ~ Hi,an u,n...i 100 40 Maidstone .........6 ll3
V 1 ~ hnancc - ~ 80 Montana .-.-......4 l3