The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
ROYAL SPORT AT MONMOUTH
HEADS AND NOSES APART IN FIVE
OUT or SEVEN RACES YESTERDAY

Sir Walter Won the seabrisht Stakes,
While the Favorite. Comanche, Per-
formed wretchedIy-Faetolu ana Nom.d
Heads Apart in the Cape May Handicap
-sieipner. Raceiand, and elosn,.r sepa.
rated by Noses Only In the Fourth Race
Cactus and Mary stone Run Dead
Heat for the Seaside staksa.
Nature was in her most caprlcious mood yes-
alternately smiling and fearful, but
for all her vagaries the $4,000 persons that
went to Monmouth Park spent most enjoy
able afternoon and saw seven races, the An
ishes for which In almost every instance were
OF the very hottest character. noses and heads
deciding most OF the events on the pro-
gramme. Among those present was Senator
David b. Hill OF New York. who occupied q
chair in President Walcotts box.
Tho stake features were tho Seabright for
two.year- olds, which went to that most con-
sistent little colt Sir Walter: the Cape May
Handicap. fer three-year-o lds. which was won
by the Brookdale bred Pactolus. and the Sea-
side. for all ages. for which the two-year-old
Cactus and the four-year.old Mary Stone ran
. dead heat
Sir Walter and Comanche orened equal
iavorites for the Seabright The colts met at
equal weights ten days ago. and on that o.
casion Sir Walter won by head. Yes
terday Sir Waiter had seven pounds moro
than Comanche. and as Fitzpatrick had the
mount on the latter tho talent figured
that Sir Modred's big son should win.
The money came In on Comanche
in big Jumps. and long before the
betting closed he was decided favorite
at odds on. Reginald. the Elsino colt, and
Mutny were withdrawn. leaving only tho
Dwyer cold Indigo. a brother to Sallie Nc
Clelland. and the high-priced flly Experiment
to oppose the two cracks. Tho race was a
great disappointment. for after the quartet
had raced for three furlongs on almost even
terms Comanche was in trouble and began
swervlng toward the inner rail. This dis
son had nothing to do but sit still
and win in romp with Sir Walter
Indigo was second and Experiment third
The time. 1:1G4. was very slow. even
though a stiff breeze was blowing up the
stretch. and 1t stamped the race as very moor
one It was little more than an exercising
gallop for Sir Walter. and it is plain to the
most casual observer that our two year ods
are very bad lot. simms rode, Comanche
as though stronger man would have won
with him. But Comnnche looked well yester-
day. and he was ridden hard all the way. The
form that nobody can explain.
There was nothing tame about tho Cape May
from the time e0 F Rowe dropped
the flag until the stewards got through Iues-
tioning the Jockeys about foul riding while 60
the favorite at even money. but the handsome
daughter Ct Ihora ala not It., monopolize the at
teius. the b. the taden enc colt colt
year; carried lots Of money. Nomad. Sir Sir
prices Nomad, Sir Matthew. and Fac
At TIE start In the
Sharply f Rni Tarn s sss ss
PEELED to npll the S9lf up in order to escape
behind Pickpocket and Doggett had to pull
the Ally lack to avert an accident. She lost
four or five lengths. and her rider very fool
run around The turn. In tho Straight faetops
and Barefoot drew out. with Yorkyille Belle.
hustled Pactolus along. and by dint OF the
the prize. the Dwyer three. year old exhibiting
yards. Yorkville Belle manage ed to beat Pick
POCKET pocket home me BY narrow margin for third
their he sand ard the Tara
Cox ESCAPED ~. with warning. There Is no
ground through the fouling. and as San Juan
broke down in the first race. Mr.. Ehret had
more IHHn MS snare OF Ill fortune yesterday.
out OF Cadence and Mr.. Wilson paid well up
in the thousands, for him at the Brookdale
Tormentor with lit pounds up only a week
ago. and on that form he should have been
to Win r,ro hating
closing almost equal ,favorites in the ring.
running until a hundred yards from no hom me-
Mary Stone came On " under tho whip, making
owners agreed to divide the stake. and the
public went home immensely pleased with tho
May YIN was the fav9rite for the opssnine
chester was the, most fancied, Of the others.
the The NEnes t. th;a sa h WestshestsT
Westminster carried AZ pounds overweight.
iair third. The iour-year- old colt San u. Juan.
by Norfolk. out Of Ballinette. owned by Frank
4. Ehret, started in this race. but broke down
was good colt last year and won number Of
stakes. Last spring his nigh foreIeg showed
Trainer Allen has taken creat care with him i'm
Yesterday was his first start this year. He
will race no more.
horse race. Old Bones lakeland was favorite.
but Sleipner and Ing were by no means
frendless. English Lady and Cleaning. rum
ming like team. showed the way until we'll
into the homestretch., when the Lady had
enough and retired Raceland and Sleipner
chail chi ed cleaning in the last half fur ong.
nose. viii lie .Gicaming, was at. Raeeland's
throatlatch. This superb exhibition brought
the occupants OF the grand stand to their feet,
and the game thoroughbreds were cheered to
the echo. Good Judges thought that Raceland
should have won. as Taral allowed himself to
get pocksted.
Chesapeake made his first appearance this
year In the fifth race mt five and one half fur
longs. and the talent played him of the
boards. The race was only n big gallon for
the speedy son OF st. Blaise who opened up a
gap OF three or four lengths in the first hun
dred yards. and won pulled to walk. Snap
per Garrison worked his passage on the En-
pire Stables colt Iyreum. and snatched sec
DR.. Strcet's Upstart gave Starter Rowe and
Jockey Penn no end Of trouble at the most. It
looks as though Chesapeake would stand
training and win a lot OF money for his popu-
playing in the paddock ut Sheopsheud Bay
last spring.
A real good thing went wrong in the selling
race at a mile. the Western contingent bac ling
J. !. McCaflertX's mare Estelle, down from 10
to to 4 to !. Tho mare was in front round
ing the upper turn but being unaccustomed