New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-20
LONG SHOTS IN FRONT.
TWO GOOD THINGS WIN.
one Facorite Successful, but Ring
Is Hit Hard.

Not until Hurst Park Matthew Corbetts good
sr-4nter won the last at Brighton Beach yes
,er5av was the patience Of the plOddng pikers
-,avarded and by that time many of them were be-
and aid Il does not follow. however, that the
Loolrrnazers were enriched at their expense. AS
matter OF fact, the ring suffered as severe scorch-
.,p as II has had this year. The chestnut horse
Monte Carlo, an amazingly consistent sulker when
re rrices are short. became the agency through
,,hicb FarreIIs clique relieved the layers OF
oI,--,a OF money that was positively oppressive
- those who did not assist in carrying il from the
betting pavilion
Monte carlo. which runs in the name OF John
1gc0ue FarrelTs betting commissioner, was en-
-sra5 IN lightweight handicap 1t six furlongs,
and with only ninery-eight pounds on his back and
ID IA ! quoted against him 81 the ring. he took
Kindly 10 the thought OF exertlng himself. and once
!, tis stride The others-aud there were such gooo
-sreorrlsrs in the race as Gay Stalwart, Major
15.r,srn and Ascension-could not have caught him
had they been equipped with wings. he Won gong
swav from Ascension and James Y. Before the
race was run Farrell and his commissioners poured
1bsir money into the ring and from 40 10 the
,,,rios was hammered TO tens. and IL many books
literally OF the board.
In the fourth race the layers received another
racer thaL was almost destructive when FleXton.
q three-year-old colt owned by Edward MorreI,
beat lot Of cheap horses that had not won
race IN the last NO years. The contest was at
one and one-siNteelth miles. and Flexlon went
tweaties The bust-ag apprentice boy Miles rode
The colt. and he had TO hurry q DIT through the
stretch TO stall OF Black Socks and Allan.
The Sunshine stakes, I'VE ana One-ha4T IurlOngs
was interesting, luasmlch as Il brought Out a new
yOungsuer IN WOJGsaw, z sLropplng big son OF
Octagon-W OOdVtne owned by Sydney Paget- He
was faster the raiIbirds said than Tradition. and
on the strength OF their report the ring made him
an ) favOrte. OF the ten original starters,
withdrawn. but as L. y. Bell added his
Don de orc colt BelligerenL a fair held went OUT
struggle for the stake. MOOCs2W had plenty
Of early speed. ana, racing side by side with
Eelligere1t, q clInkilg pace through the back
stretch and around the turns Belllgerent finally
made him let 60, however but IL doing he
used himself up and gave the the slow
beginner but game little nnisher Pasadena 81.
Beilane was second and Austin Allen third
Many dlsgrUntled players We're inclined 10 at
tribute the defeat OF L. P ThOmas's Palmbearer.
The geloilg whose running resulted in Mr. Thomas
charging MS jockey, Phillips, with throwing the
race, 10 Oyercon1GeDce the part OF ReCferl-
Palmbearer odds on 1avorite II han6i-
cap a one and Oue-eiglth miles, and seemingly
had the race Won when Cochran. on Sonoma Belle,
came through the stretch with great rattle ana
SaGghL the 1avoTlte on the post J. E. Melon
Stcs Iarpon, neglected by his stable, Won = sell
ing race Tor tWo-year-olds il a mild drive with
tIotoWlD Ida Stack was left at the post.
SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-E5ighReight hau5scap. years and over.