The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
JOHN COOPER'S GAME RACE.
DECKITER's GOOD SON WINS TEE
hMBoY HANDICAP At MONMOUTH.

Favorite In the Betting. It Took All OF
overton's Skill to Get Him Home n Neck
Before Decinre-Mars Walks Over for
the Standard Stakes Merry Monarch
Downs sirocco-Busiris, Daily America,
Balance. and Fairy the Other Winners.
II was a genuine midsummer throng OF fully
10000 persons that saw the racing at Mon
mouth Park yesterday. The heavy rain OF the
morning did little more than lay the dust. and
the races were run over q course that was very
fast as q glance Mt the time made In the DIFF
ierent events will show. The withdrawal OF
Banquet spoiled the Standard Stakes, and the
Morris four-yoar- old Mars walked over for the
prize The other feature OF tho programme.
however. tho Amboy Handicap for two-year-
olds produced tho grandest sort OF n struggle.
John Cooper the game son OF Decciver and
Kitty. winning by neck from Declare. while
Sir Excess. who ran third. was beaten only
scant longth. Declare carried tho top weight,
and rs usual ran gamey. answering every
call Taral made upon him. but speedy and
stout as tho half brother to Reclare has re-
pcatedly shown him self to be. he could not
concede John Cooper ten pounds and win.
The prestige OF John Cooper's previous VIC
tories having won all OF his races at Mon
mouth made him q favorite for the Amboy.
and the very smartest folks at the track fig
ured that he could not be beaten at tho
weights. Declare was always warm second
choice, while Bcldemerc. Milan. and Drum
Major received m orc support than any OF the
others. Mr.. Marlborough was represented by
Dorian as we'll as Milan. and making no
declaration at the scales, Col. Simmons ordered
the boys to ride the pair out Mr.. Rowe bad u
bit OF trouble with the Youngsters at tho post,
Al. -,.&,, lNf Nlnh Nvd 70,
get the best OF tho start. Finally the flag fell
with every horse in motion. Hennessey took
Sir Excess to the front and showed tho way
for over thrce furlongs. with Beldemere. John
Cooper Dorian. Declare. and Milan in close at
tendance. Despot and Galloping King forming
the rear guard. A quarter OF q mile from homo
Sir Excess and Beldemore were moving easier
than any OF the others. but Overton reused
John Cooper. whipping and spur ng the Ken.
Of gamecocks bore down unon,, Sir Ex-
na Bs d rd pn1 for sr ss
oyert9n rode remarkably strong finish finish and an.
forced Ghp CoopSr non fbra neck sn p9
about two weeks, but in that time has won
bay colt, not large. but with a grand way OF
going. and he Is game as tho gamest. always
hs te III on to the
dash at three quarters Of a mile. and. although
the old son Of Emperor was conceding lot OF
went into the ring in thousands. Merry Mon
arehs Eood OF the Past two weeks wSrs
to was false s Price against the
under-size but stout hearted son Of Hin
Gs9 and a that s5sst ,s a BHT ros
mentor were only nib led at. TAral tried
TIKI to MsH roSt en whsn s sni
Sonora were with him. the last named holding
her place, for three furlonEs Then Overton
took the he lead. sending Taral to the whip on
the favorite. Overton rode out strong with the
Monarch. and the rnce was his by two lengths:
Iustre wnS n fair third and ran an exceedingly
good race. as she was concedlng the winner
weight. ,-
backed eS' to win the second race ssrambe Tor
two year -olds Mt five and 4 hall furlongs.
Bpsrs bad 1 SorEh 4anf 4s anS
tie S cw W Of siroeco put Tod sloane UP and
proceeded to win him out. The Barretts had
fly that won all her races at Guttenhulc
was played atronGly by select contin-
f IS the who GOOD aw tns know whs as$
Ascot could not lose; AM the ,,a trio
Ascot BSsiriS. and Medder left the others and
nsy TRen Eas and
ara the others under R1nhns I'd
Sloane mes got B1siris's nose in front in the very
last stride; and won BY that narrow row, margin ,IsI
from Ascot who was short neck better Fer than
mum Der. the colors or Busris and that colt
being much the same. but they quickly dis
covered their error and ran up the correct
The PUBLIC tried to gauge MeIcafrerty, 4
Wishard's Stable. and made their gelding
Hugh Penny favorite for the race at one mile
and sixteenth. for three ear-olds Daily
America had ran shoeGpG On tGs last
could not regard him in very dangerous
light, and Rainbow was not thought 70 have
Of t. TR
most record time at Washington PARK; Young
Rolf had the mount on Penny. and. taking the
was reached. Then simms brought Daily
America up on the outside, and when SQUARED
had been reduced to a short neck. RelI shook
Hugh Penny up. but Daily America went past
him With az t I'M S ns snny
nor did he use his spurs. the gelding,s Sides
showing nq signs Of pInshment When ah ne
ferty said that Penny eould not stay distance
OF ground. Rainbow. swerved at the stand;
and was ioresa to run n Woy
since the Elizabeth meeting. when 1t was
very close thing between him, and Prince
His temper is positively satanic. Dnily Amer
ica's improvement over his race week ago was
pG In order ' to give the crowd full quota OF
snort the last race on the programme. selling
affair at three-quarters OF q mile. was diViuet.
Balance. the half sister to Equity. was faynrite
for the first division. and carried lot OF
money for the Gutenberg and brighton
Beach contngents. Balance is y ccripple. but
an exceedingly speedy fllly. and Tod sloane
immortalized himself by Ereping her in front
from start, to finish. and winning BY hall a
finish for second money. the former getting It
For the second part Of the divided selling
race Fairy was the 9yerwheming fayoTitci and
mare could heat her opponents. she opened
a big gap in the first quarter and won IN q
gallon. Maggie Beck. to the consternatlon OF
the talent, got up at the END and. in drive.
beat Wattersuu u length for second money
Watterson Ii only a mere shadow OF the geld
ing that was practically invincihle At Sheeps-
head Bay and Saratoga last year. There was
no bid on Fairy. Summaries follow:
FIRST RACE.
Heavy handicap sweepstakes for all ages or $lb
each or $b II declared with $1,000 added OF which
5000 to second and 800 to third: six furlonas
Gideon Days b. Q. Merry Monarch. 4. by Hindoo-
f,a Goins. b. ~ q sfSeeS ISL
PreAkness stables CHI. Lustro. 3, 100 tBergenI
Julien. Torme ntor, Sonora. TopgAllAnt ana JACK