New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-31

OPENINi The MORRIS PARK MEEllNu.
CONTESTS OF RARE INTEREST FNrh'ifD-N

CONTESTS OF RARE Interest -
MAGNIFICENT >REN, FOR SPORT.
ry,ry adnlcr Of racing Of the highest class Is
-rtied ard clad that tho theatre OF 'n' 'p''s VI
The turf will be- Transferred to-day from ">'."" ~
uorri, PARK The oncrile oval course o. III hio'R-
-, locLcy chi, i, Too narluN and lis turns are too
LYrn f., pcrmr satisfactory racing whcn the h"ld'
are large ric course at Morn fiih' on 'ii' o'hef
land ar, - broad and extensive iS 10 ahoii pi""E
AZ >r,ce fol. the bggs htldN ever engaged III race
in lhi, country. The iaci5 az "''N'''I" was 'Poi'
=, ,h. old fashioned mcaer, crinpd ana ac"niy sort
-, contact. al Nori, Park viii BE- thoroughly mod
~ ,ro.,,ssiy,. and with AL the recent improvements
.ren ,oo fine buildings OH the grounds OF I'M New
>rL J. ckcy Club were Planned ana constructed Oh
- magnificent II scale that II" multitude ever seen
IN r,cc.t!acn In ,hc United States is too great TO BE-
r,ly provided for in the grand stand. on the lawn.
"a in the fee. Held. John A. Morris had irmy ad-
d 4, nj. favoiit" project Of free fcll III conn
, with his gigantic turf enterprise In Wesich; 'ter
ro ;lcr rac-tynck in the East have not thought II
advisable to follow bis example. but Mr.. Morris Still
,,c. 70 lie that The free field dihuscs more
49, ~ the taste lor racing than ii would otherwise
, .,su,.d and that thl, free field constantly acts
o. = der for the grand stand.
,,aor th,. energetic and dngent supervision of
Asrd H. Morris. the buildings aud the grounds Ut
Morris Iaik have been PIT in the best psslble con-
clifton for oday, when the Metropolitan hahaicip'
ana of tho three great hlndcaps OF the country. will
Inc I,qt
,ic, will 70 ont 10 Mcrri, Park to watch the running
80 Tho ce,sbra,,d racers in the Metropolitan Iilnii-
,.p the Juvenile stakes ana o,her popular confess,
,h.r will be space 10 spare for all OF them In the
,r dcoii, grand stand and in the enormous betting
,ino II /, certain that they VIII see In the Metro
potan Handicap, a rae" which will be dcciiei on
{, merits ard in which the best horse entered Will
moi lore the prize through jot'ng, int r,rence, and
crossing on the part OF other horses No intelligent
irrfnan d>pltcs the cvid"n, fact that LampiiShter
ought 10 have wen the BrooBlyn Handicap. and wonl
have wcn II he had not been inicrfcred with re
,cat,ily The immensely wide at Morris Park,
Win Is long. easy curve. and ii, Tremendous home
stretch viii make it impossible for any sach serious In
reference to take pace thai which seen In the
Br,,Alym Handicap Ii ought. then, to BE- salts
factory race In every way, and thc attia"tcns OF
the programme today are brilliant thai hosts of
lNei. Of the tIrf may lie expected 10 assemble at
Morris Park II Will he festival day In racing.
Neil poli'an Day has already tai Gu lis place by the
slr of suburban Day among the greatest race DAYS
%, tac year. ana in facilities for big fields and
for big crowds of spectuorS, Morris Park Is far
SUPERIOR t. the shecpshead liay track.
lhi> will be- ihc f,r~t CT Lftccn day OF racing
Ii will BE- crowded with strikes and purses Of I'M
lgance In which the most famous 10 Sc, on the
,uf will be Pierre Lorillards two-year-ods
which didn't run nj GravescI I, will appear ri Morris
Iark. Marcus Days powerful; stable. with the illus
trous Tammany. winner Of the Realization and
many ether rich stakes. Will run spr the first time
this year. Tn. closing ci the pool-Iooms Will GER
tainly increase the attendance at Morris Park i'm
iirn,cy over the record OF previous seasons. and
there Is every reason - expect memorable and
irun pant meeting. The routes for reaching the
track the same in previous years. People
can 90 by the >econd1vc. elevated railroad to Wills
ave and One-,uIdrcd and thirty seCond-s thence by
special trains the Harlem River Branch of the
Now YORK. w-iaven aid Hartford Railroad d rectly
10 the track. or visitors &c the racr-COir>e can
take the ThiIdave elevated railroad and change at
cnc-hundred and twenty nintIst. and ilrd-ave. Tor
trains which leave the stations there at fifteen minutes
lcforr each hour and to the Van Nest station.
which l. only d walk OF five minute, from the
itself.
Il is deeply TO be hoped that the jockeys will be
Kept In proper subsection and discipline at Morris
lark. and that the LamIley broners VIII promptly
lss their licenses II tho indulge in OF the
foul riding In which they INDUCED freely at
,ravesend. At he 'r,okvn JGckcy Club, track
these boys felt matter how much foul riding
,h"y might do. Their immunity from punishment
for tho serious offences Of which they have been
guilty ought to a. once.
u il also to lc hoped ;hdt Mr. Rowes starting will
show vast improvement hi, form at GravescLi.
where II was extremely unsatisfactory. SIR Rowe was
doing far better work in 1892 than he has been
doing recently and every hOres that he will
WnckIy recover hi, standard Of 1902.
Hire the entries:
FIRST RAoE--OPENING SiRAMBIE. 81 900 added.