New-York tribune., 1894-06-04
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
prrrER CARDS FOR HOLIDAYS AND
SATURDAYS.
,,,.r SHALL BE DONE WITH THE MONMOUTH
PARK sTAKES?-TIiE TWO AND THREE
YEAR-OLD CONTESTS.

PARK sTAKEs?-THE TWO AND THREE
YEAR-OLD CONTESTS.
r, sn,te Of the many inconvenience to which race
ora compelled % submit. large crowds vis
- .-acks whenever the crack horses in training
- ,i,ted against another In 4 race. II the
.omndon two-year-olds are named on the card nc
r,a,ter what day OF the week II may be. the gate
,sceipts OF racing associations are greatly in
creased
- reserve these contests for days that are likely
. hs otherwise unattractve. in order TO increase
~. attendance on holidays. when the general
,,,ic can attend the races. as rule an ex-
,,.melv moderate card Is run off II 1t
rs,a possible the great races for two
and three-year-olds at each track should be
-, on a holiday so that the general public could
M ,,a contests. thereby increasing the interest In
..cng A special programme should be made for
s.,urdays so as TO attract fields of frst-class
ho,ses and by so doing please the masses of the
.cs-golng public In the end everybody associated
NTH racing would be benefited. Saturday at Morris
ps,k showed conclusively what crowd single
attractive race the programme Will draw when
,ha nublic IS assured that the published list Of
ho-ses will face the starter Wholesale Withdrawals
:, the best horses engaged IN some instances have
..used many persons 10 mistrust attractive list
~ horses on the programme as II appears In the
,srspapers How many persons would submit
or,e,lv 10 a manager who advertised one or more
q, the stars OF the opera 10 sing on certain even
,,g and when the house packed to the doors.
.rnounced 10 the audience that owing 10 the alb
ssnce OF Cave ana Melba they would have TO be
satisfied with What Shall the Harvest Be?" by
the Bowery Quartet? An effort Is likely TO be
MADE nv the stewards OF the Jockey Club TO have
IN. programme run off as advertised so as 10 give
.,. nuhc additional confidence in the management
OF the races.
THE MONMOUTH PARK STAKES
What will be done about the Monmouth Park
makes? is the question that Is now being discussed
hy leading tlrfmen. Some peculiar situations and
circumstances are likely to arise in relation this
,usst,on A wel-known breeder and turfman said
IA, week 10 some friends that he would make the
following proposition to the Jockey Club as Don as
rossibe: IF when the Jockey Club orned. the
Monmouth Park Association was component part
q, Il and the Jockey Club assumed the collection
Of forfelts due that association the Jockey Club
should assume the closed stakes and have them de-
clded over some or the Other tracks controHeu oy
the Jockey Club"
How such q statement will be received by the
Jockey Club remains to be seen. However. the ques-
ton OF the Monmouth Park stakes is likely TO fur
nIsh the principal subject for discussion at the meet
ing to be held on June IA.
Peter the Ponderous. OF Park Row. is reorganizns
his forces for another attack racing. and intends
fare is exhausted. The Poolroom Dragon dies hard.
and In It's death throes some persons are likely TO
be injured by Its furious lashngs as it Is whispered
that the Lexow Committee is to hear something
about the of It's rise decline and death at the
hands OF the modern St George.
John Hunter. who sued b. J. Treacy OF Iexing;,
ton KY. on account Of deal" with Daniel
road accident near Long Island City last year has
met Mr. Treacy, who had the suit reopened,. and
conversation was that both agreed 10 remove |
the controversy from the courts and 70 leave the
decision TO some turfman. Philip J. Dwyer was |
urday night AS both the parties 70 the SUIT agreed
10 abide by the decision Of Mr.. Dwyer who did not
make his decision public. the case Of Hunter VS.. |
Farmer Dunn predicts pleasant weather, so that |
viii be witnessed this week. 1t Is unlikely that any
roash ,as the season unbaen & Goam defea,
the Great American Stakes at Gravesend was
serious setback he showed in his last race that
he Is many pounds superior 10 any other Of the
twoysar-ods that have yet raced.
foued TO any great extent. although II is rumored
that the colt of the season under the roof Of Mar
Gus Day's stable. From the present time to the
end Of the season. the two-year-od races are likely
to prove uncertain contests. Gotham. Walter. The
Butterflies. Ridicule; Gutta Percha and Harry Reed
are the choice OF the youngsters that have started
In the East As there are several other stables 70
some more promising candidates.
Gideon & Daly's stable Is now In the lead in the
amount of money won Ramapos, credItable vic
tory on Saturday was great triumph for the stable.
RAMAPo AND DIR. RICE.
Frederick Foster. who and trains DR.. Rice.
deserves credit for starting him with l25 pounds on
his back in the Metropolitan Stakes. DR.. Rice did
not run up 10 Mr.. Fosters expectations. so there
has been some talk Of match between Dr. Rice
md Ramapo. AS Ramapo is engaged for the Sub
iroan. II may cause Mr.. Hyland 10 hesitate before
aclng him against a horse Ike Dr. Rice with a
leavy weight on his back. Match races are popu-
aiken place in recent years. Should match be
made. the association that secures the race should
I'D at least as much money as the matchmakers.
or the crowd 10 see such contest would be enor
Matthew Byrnes was not far wrong when
e said: There Is no future for horse In this
ountry after his three-year-od career IS ended.
horse with any pretensons TO class is hand-
apped out OF valuable races. and weight-for-age ,
aces have been wiped off the programme"
IL IS time that halt was called and the money |
nore equally divided There is altogether too much
ttention paid to the two-year-old Some long
lstance races for aged horses should be placed on
he programmes. and the breeders should be made
add literally TO the two-yearold stakes by
ear-ods. When the Suburban is over, such horses ,
: DIT Rice. Ramapo. Don Alonzo and Clifford can I
l aln niue more money than a good selling pater
Though their drawing qualities with the public is /
n times greater than two-year-od scramb,es and
the distance to be run by aged horses the Jockey
a i1o might have made rule that at east two s
egnt.for-age races for fouryear-Olds and upward !
iould be given every week during the racing
!. -. distances over mile. The secretaries could
ass the horses as easily the troters classed.
. mat every grade OF horses would have an earn
capacity for their owners. and furnish first I
ass contests for racegoers. I
oNE-Two- THREE BETTING. '
one-two-three betting is still subject that agi- !
YES turfmen. The announcement by the Jockey :
uo That l-23 betting will not be permitted IT,
nseo tracks is a serious blow to the tracks where
french mutues are not used. On the Jockey
oo 10 tracks the present system is satisfactory to ]
eeryoody, except some bookmakers who object TO
ing curtailed OF the revenue derived from what
syne u IA the betting ring as plugging SUNS or {
tne meeting OF the Jockey Club on June II meas II
es will be taken TO give licensed tracks the prA &
ge ge OF arranging their own affairs in regard 10 7
.eign books.
,nssse-year-old s racing has not fairly begun. Il
champion two-yearods last year have met a
a contest with their weights up. Dobbins and I.
pm | cooper lead the winning three-yea ar-ods I'm I
East In the amount won although Henry OF | h
fdrre Is rated better colt than either OF | y
IN. Domino is seldom mentioned. and many -