New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-21
GLIMPSES OF MONMOUTH
A FALLING OFF IN THE BETTING, B,Nc:


The Monmouth Park Association Is not maxim,
money out OF Its fight against the press II Is certa
rat the association must lose money with a rcyenu
Of less than 10000 per day from the betting ring
since the attendance Is small. and tho daily average
AZ cate receipts through six days OF the week doe
NOT reach figures at all satisfactory TO the associa
Yon When the racing at Monmouth Park this YEA
Vas begun. on July 3, over eighty bookmakers oc
eupIed stands. and paid 300 each per day. At III.
next drawing moro than a Score OF them dropped out
At yesterdays drawing the number OF booknakers
fell to Hfy three. With only $500 daily revenue
from the betting ring and with the scan,y attendance
of paying spectators which struggles through the
lonely gates for five days In each week Uhe gathering
on Saturday hafholdays is still Of moderate proper
ions. the Monmouth Park management has every
reason 10 expect melancholy deficit the result Of
THIS seasons racing. One member OF the Executive
Committee. and only one. possesses an enormous
fortune and he is amply able to put his hands In his
rocket and supply this deficit without serious drain
upon his resources. lie can afford TO enjoy the
costly luxury Of giving racing at Monmouth Park for
forty%x days in July and August with small fields
OF horses, with small gatherings Of spectators. and
with prevalent distrust on account OF his warfare
against the newspapers, II he desires to spend port
OF his vast wealth IN that way. He need not call
upon his colleagues for assistance He is rich enough
TO carry on the racing at Monmouth by himself
sone for bis private amusement. he desires to
do But II is doubtful after all, II he gets much
real fun out Of summer spent In that way. II he
tries his associates to meet the inevitable
deficit he may be disappointed in the response. In
some cases at least. Some OF the officers and stock
bolders In Monmouth Park. It is managed at
present included in The Trbune's published list
OF American mllonairos. Far from It, AT least one
OF them. IN fact, has been compelled in past years TO
compromise with creditors leave creditors in the
lurch without compromise At least one OF them has
been known to chang up" card obligatons--debts of
,fnrto 1lA Dnctn
at Monmouth Park without the support Of the press
and without the confidence Of the public may prove
an especially unsavory OF Dead fruit before
the autumn comes In.
Mary stone ran q very strange yesterday.
Last year she at Der best at a mile. and WOO
brilliant at that distance. defeating fast horses
Yesterday, with overwhelming odds bet on her, she
was third to such inferior animals The lroDmastcr
and Madrid This Is strange-passing strange. Hamil
ton lost much ground with her at the turns.
Withdrawals are doefully frequent al Monmouth
Park and several races were practically ruined
yesterday by the scratching. The contests were
tame. Two stakes. the Colleen for twOyear-old
FLIES and the HacAensack Handicap for three-year-
olds included in the card, but In neither case
there anything like an exciting struggle. The
one pleasing feature of the meeting Of the 6les was
that the winner was owned by the Preakness stable.
the coors Of which not often seen In the van.
When they are seec In 'front.' winners and losers
alike are pleased. Beldemere is fnelooking Ally.
by Belvidere, out Of Vintage She is game, and her
showing far from poor one. Later she may
be able 10 give some Of the colts combat. She
looks big yet and racing will probably improve her
The Hackensack Handicap dwindled down TO
three cornered affair between Ajax, Restraint ami
Reginald. Or in other words merely gallop for Ajax
The bookmakers for some unknown reason, laid 10
and to against him. 1t is not often In
these days TINT the "lnghts Of the odds" be
oused Of liberaiy. but in this instance they certainly
were overgencro,is. On all his races Ajax looked
TO 8 shot, He like l to 10 chance, galloping
the whole distance. and winning under a sun pull.
When he ana Sir Walter meet look to horse
Business In the betting ring was extremely dull
An increase I'm the number Of starters In the races
might help matters little. and the management 1"a
horses There Is material enough at the track, but
DO mot at to S r one Of
poorest ever offered BY oarl OF Control rsoecourse
among the smallest ever seen on clear, bright sum
mer day Board OF Control racetrack. is II |
profitable warfare for MONMOUTH Park, this fighting OF
afhe call of Newark. makes this comment Oh
Monmouth Park:
The Monmouth Park Association has denied the prvi.
its racerak two noted turf writer's who venture
10 mildly hint the truth OF Of the associations
'ascaly practices This OF course hurts nobody except
association which had lost public confidence in the
ancss of its gambling before this and now proceeds Ia
prove IL by tenderness 10 criticism.
lewark Daily Advertiser the best known. NEST |
conspicuous. successful and influential newspaper IN
"I the Monmouth Park Racing Association could
My make people believe that they are hightsnSsd
low happy they would beP ar, ,x.<,
Here Is the editorial opinion Of The Hartford
'ost':
FOR HONEST RACING.
We have watched with ama,cment the stupid
" the Monmouth Pork Association In trying 70 exclude
representatives Of Tho New-York Tines and Tribune
rom their meetings The representative press Of the
country denounced the blundcr in unneasurcd forms
Racing honestly conducted Is legitimate sport, and
he only safeguard the public has Is In an alert and
borough press The reports Il The Tribune and
1mes'' have been admirably dcn@. and this makes the
owardy action OF the all the
sesdes there is suspicion where they much
arad OF being criticised there is much Cause for
riucism.
without support Of the press racing would be tam
nd unpr ftabo oar for hundreds NJ thousands CT men
cud about where comparatively few attend them
DETAILS OF THE RACING
1Rsr RAcE-specisl weights. Five furlongs
g. se''ln Fl.
7 s Reep y.s en- ~ Whit S! Dss ID out
+ 'MsDonad's b. c. Old D f@ Ess.,s ,2l
mSSlance. 3. Ito rtac-i :oi !. '''held' ia-i FL
The scratching a Luste Kingston. Tormcntor and
yooachopper left only four to run vestbuc won the
zee easily BY length White Rose second thee lengths
fore Old Dominion.
EOOND RAGE-For maiden t"o'yca-oias' opcc'a
weights. Five furlongs
st. n I
:. OBJ. Maedopsurh's cb. C. TIint4Io noS 20 q
Sir Noared4 1ormaline. I12 ID Cyi03ne)A % - ,
lehton Srabe's b. c. rstsician ~; ni,ooi 52 As
neck Stables Oh. f. Mcmac Queen les io3 A., .,
sshnvar . ;;IIMitsdissSSia III 81
n i
aloplng King, 1l2.. -, "a, FL
I,-I i Al
r ,.SS ny 100 Evans IL 80 81