The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-18
WIZ N RACES WERE POSTPONED.
The Finding Of the Monmouth Comfy Grand
Jury Not the Cause.

Turfmen spent the greater part OF yesterday
discussing the indictment found by the Grand
Jury OF Monmouth county against the Mon
mouth Park Racing Association. and when the
announcement was made that 10th Gloucester
and Gutenberg had closed their gates for the
day many wiscacrcs shook their heads and
said that the action OF the Grand Jury at Free
hold on Thursday had something to do with IL
The Hudson County Jockey Club folks. how
| ever. said that their rostponement for the day
was due entirely to the frozen condition OF the
track. md Secretary Samuel Whitehead said
last night that racing would be resumed to-
day as usual.
The action Of the Gloucester folks In post
poninc was pulling. as the sandy soil Of the
track on the shores Of the Delaware rarely
freezes to %any.:reat depth. and this. coupled
with the fact that betting on the FIRST race had
ths rn,nor hat some powerful Influence was
Mt work, and that there would be no racing as
=" Ateie.ram TO the Gloucester track sent by a
New ivfker ELECTED the information that the
terrific snow storm which onrss Upon New
some hours previously at that point. and that
Proprietor Thompson. VINO was late IN reach-
ing the course. considered 1t dangerous, 1or
the boys and horses. the driving wind sending
the light snow in binding clouds. and at the
Inst moment the programme ir the DAY was
The opinion is general that there will be no
racing at Npn mouth Ihfh III 1910 uuleoS souno
sort OF "A Jaw is secured.
The entries Tor Gutenberg stands for to-
day as follows:
first Rare-Purse 500: selling allowances: I'VE fur
longs Annie ". 10Y. sir David. loi: EnoIn. 1Ol: Men
second Kacc-pusse sivi: selling ALLOW ances: SIX
furlungs Wopdcbopper III. Text. los: Contribution.
Jos. t Patrick. los. Theirs L.. lOi: Lucy clark. ~:
miro Eace-Pu-se 500. for maiden two.yesr.olt.:
three iIriUng.. j. Belle. lilo. Pie. los; Beatitute geld.
ing. 40. ueuie MY. lvl: Miss Marie. W: NasiHa
fourih Race-Pur.e 81 O selling allowances: six
and une-haIt fHrlnngs. bltEen. III. Inferno. ll!;
Kerry cow, ll2: Innovation, luL: kirkover. 1oS.
t.iIh EaCe-PurEe SIuu. OF which $50 TO second and
s:5 to thIri; SELLING allow Ance-; four and n half fur.
I,-.; Van Hart. ~: Bells d ~. Mary \. Si.
SIKH Kacr-Furse t4Uv. selling allowances: nve fur
longs Avery. lNl, Little Grand. lul: chapman. 1ul;
81. Deus %; Athelena, Sd. bob v. 80. iArkin. 80.
These are the entries for to-day's races at
Gloucester:
First Race-One mile and n sixteenth. Chpstone. 1U9;
Come to law. los; toN nrnr". Jos, Michigan, los.
Second RRc---four aud a hair iurlOugs; thrseyenr-
Oh maiden.. bingham. lUi. Major McNuiiy. 100. Path.
way, 100. sue RSder colt. 100: M.Jo!icR colt. 100; The
Nuu. ~; N-ster My. rs: Venus. H5.
Guy Al. ~: Navhy. ~: smuCRier. ~,
ioaTth i!ace six and a quarter farlonRs. Pestilence,
loR. Wallace @ 1U6. kingsc!-re, lot: Fltzroy. 1ud:
lNi: NatOna. iuU,
Grafton. ys: BarTienLos. 30. Lille b. %: Trixey Gar
dener. Va
sixth Race s.venreiGhths Of a mile. Gilmer. 1o6:
JHpiter, lOt: La sofia. 100. Gladstone. loo. Paradise,
loG. Let Her Go. iol.