Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-05
SOME GREAT RACES.
Monmouth Park Track Reopens With
10000 People Present.
WINS A GOOD RACE.
Maens Days Sir Matthew Captures the
Other Big Event.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

MONMOUTH PARK RACE TRACK, July 4.
Fair weather, q good track and an excel
lent programme OF seven races attracted a
Fourth of July throng of 20, 900 persons to
Monmouth Park this afternoon. 1t was the
first days racing at the track since 1890,
the Law and Order Society threatening to
arrest the boOkmakers having stopped the
proceedings for awhile.
With new blood infused into the direc-
torate of the association, however, the Law
and Order people were openly defed.
None Of the "a bookmakers were molested
this afternoon, but there may be trouble to-
morrow. The sport was inaugurated with a
crushing defeat for the talent, Kingston,
the to 2 favorite, being defeated by the 8
to 1 chance, Correction, a most erratic per-
former.
The first of the four rich events, the In
dependence stakes, went to Gideon and
Daly's crack 2-yesr-old, st. Michael, after
red hot fighting finish with Comanche.
Both colts were quoted 6 to in the betting.
Fitzpatrick rode the winner and his victory
was due entirely to Fitz's superiority over
Simms. Experiment, the 2 to l favorite,
swerved from flag fall to finish. Tourna-
ment won the first division OF the Fourth of
July handicap after heart breaking finish
with Maidstone and Reckon. Tournament
led from start to finish, setting such fast
pace that Garrison was unable to place
Montana in the first three. All went out
of the Ocean stakes except Longstreet and
Entree. The former easily disposed of the
selling platter and won in gallop.
The Western jockey, Cassius Sloane,
%ha,, of
ship by winning the second division of the
Fourth of July handicap with Marcus
Daly's slashing 3-year-old, Sir Matthew.
Foxhall Keene withdrew both White Rose
and Alonzo and left Candlebra. Midgely
was not strong enough to meet Sloane's
rush with Sir Metthew and thereby hangs
the tale of Candlebra's defeat Arab, to 8,
won the selling race in clever style, and
George Forbes, his owner was asked to ex-
plain Arabs defeat at Sheepshead Bay.
just how satisfactory Mr.. Forbes explana-
tion was will not be known until the Board
of Control talks over the matter. Little
event in easy fashion and brought memoir
able afternoons sport to an end.
First race, six furlongs-Correction, III. Little
field to l. won in whipping finish by three parts
Of length; Kingston, no TarAl,, to-. second BY
Tours, 1O1, and Addie lbs, also ran.
second race, the Independence stakes, six fur
longs-St. Michael ll7h. Fitzpatrick. to l, won.
whipping by n neck: Comauche, I23. Simms 8 to I,
second by four lengths. whipping; Spartan. 1la,
Time. l:l5. Sir Richard. Ils; Experiment 1Os;
Fancy colt, l0s. and Shelly little, 109 also ran.
Third race Fourth of July handicap. one mile.
first division-Tournament III. Taral, to S. won
by three parts of length in a red-hot fighting |
finish Maidstone. lib, Simms toI. second by
three parts of length: Reckon. 100. Littefed, 10
to i. third by neck. Time, 1:45. Montana 123 and
Equity 1t9 also ran.
Fourth race. the Ocean stakes. one mile and an |
elghth-Longstreet, 129 Fitzpatrick. to %, in
gallop by four lengths; Entire, ILL., 10 to second.
Time, 300. |
Fifth race second division of the Fourth of July
one mileSIr Matthew ITO. Sloane. to /.
won by a neck whipping: Candebra 81, Midgely, |
lI2 Hamilton. to s, third by length. whipping.
Time, 1:43h. The Wyandotte cold IS. also ran.
Sixth race, seven furlongs-Arab ITO. Littefeld. |
10 S, won in gallop by two lengths; Fremont |
l0, Simms. to !. second by length. whipping; |
Volunteer Jos. Sloane. to !. third by a length,
l07. Rapid 10l and Tennyson 90. also ran.
Seventh race, five and one-nalf furlongs-Little |
Mid Ill, Sloane. Ito l. won in drive by length
and half; Rightaway Ill. Doggett. to 2, second /
by length and a half, whipping: Perrter Jouet |
III. Blake. to 2 third by eight lengths. whipping
Time. 1:0SA. Unicorn Ill and Mendacity 10S, also |
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