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EASTERN TURF GOSSIP. 1 1 "One of the heaviest winners in the ring at Morris Park yesterday was the new plunger I Whitey Langdon. Last year Langdon, who form-erly condacted a newspaper at Wilmington, Del. was a betting commissioner in the grand stand at local tracks. This spring, starting with a shoe , string, he soon accumulated a bankroll of 0,000. Yesterday be .fancied Eugenia Burch to win the Nursery Handicap and accordingly backed the filly across the boards. He got down ,0C0 at 10 to 1 straight, ,000 at 4 to 1 a place and ,000 at 2 to 1 to show, and won 6,000 to the race," soys the New j York Sun of Sunday. "Mrs. L. Curtis, owner of Eugenia Burch, is well up in turf matters. When she saw the falling rain and the track rapidly turning into muddy going, she waB inclined to scratch the filly, but James r McLaughlin, who trains for her, advised her to let Ben Stromes daughter go the post. When Eugenia Burch won, Mrs. Curtis was ,555 richer. Mrs. Curtis purchased Eugenia Burch from Mrs. T. J. Carson for 75. Her colors, white, black sleeves, j cardinal cap, are those of Lord Falmouth. They were used by the late Arthur White in this country, and when the latter died, Mrs. Curtis adopted them. Eugenia Burch is considered by many to be the best two-year-old filly of the year. Last Tuesday she won the second part of the Matron Stakes, which was worth ,890 to the winner. During the Brighton meeting sho won the second part of the Produce Stakes, which was worth about ,500 to the winner, and the Montauk Stakes, together with several over-night events. At Saratoga Eugenia Burch ran second to Grey Friar in the Albany Handicap. Altogether Mrs. Curtis has won close to 5,000 in stakes and purses this year. After yesterdays race she said she might start Eugenia Burch in the Champagne Stakes next Saturday if ; the filly was not asked to pick up too much weight, ; or she might wait for the White Plains Handicap. "The Nursery Handicap was first run in 1877. j Among the prominent winners were Duke of Ma- ; genta, Sensation, Hopeful, Firenzi, King Eric, j Yorkville Belle, Runyon, Ben BniBh, Ethelbert, Kings Courier, Bellario and King Hanover, who won last year. The race has been run at Morris Park since 1890. "The Champion Steeplechase was inaugurated in 1899, when J. W. Colts Van Ship was victorious. In 1900 H. W. Smiths The Cad, now driven to a buggy by his owner, took the rich prize, while last year Mr. Chamblets Zingiber was triumphant. Zinziber holds the best record for the race and irack, 7:02. "Monohan, who was thrown by Judge Phillips in the steeplechase yesterday, was carried to the paddock unconscious. When he came to and had his head done up in bandages, he put on his street clothes and mingled with the crowd on the lawn as if nothing had happened. Monohan is the boy who jumped into Philma Paxtons saddle after she had thrown her rider down at Qravesend recently and rode her out for third money successfully. "Mr. Page, who rode Self Protection so cleverly yesterday, is undoubtedly the best gentleman rider in America. He has ridden some fine races this year, but yesterdays performance capped the climax. F. Ambrose Clark, also an expert rider, intended to have the mount on his gelding Rowdy in yesterdays race, but at the last moment gave way to Barry. Some persons were inclined to censure Ray for not putting up a stronger finish on Fulminate, who was beaten out of the money in the last few strides. But Ray said afterward that Fulminate was on the point of falling from sheer exhaustion and that if he had punished him the son of Rayon dOr might have broken down. "The Hunter Handicap is an old standby. It was first run in 1869 at Jerome Park at a mile and three-quarters, but in 1890 it was run at Morris Park at a mile and three-sixteenths, when Sinaloa II won in 2:01. In 1891 it was again run at Jerome Park, when Kildeer won in 2:07. Since then the race has been run at Morris Park, the better known winners being Yorkville Belle. La Diva, Beldemere,Belmar, Souffle, Cleophus, Kenmore Queen, The Rose, Oneck Queen and Morningside, last years winner. Flora Pomona, which ran in the Hunter Saturday, carried the colors of John E. Madden for the first time. She was heavily played, too. Rossignol, the winner, which showed a stunning form reversal, is trained by James McLaughlin, who also scored with Eugenia Burch. "Henry ISponcer, the iceman, up to yesterday had not ridden a winner since his return from Eng-land in the early summer. He had the mount on Euorenia Burch and was so determined to break his losing streak that he took several deliberate runs at the barrier, for which starter Pettingill put him on the ground for one week. "Just after he had finished selling the horses in the paddock before the races yesterday, auctioneer William EaEton was seized with an attack of vertigo and became unconscious. He was brought around all right, however, in a short time. Mr, Easton has not been himself since the Reed sale at Sheepshead Bay last Monday, when he complained of illness. He has always enjoyed robust health, and his friends say that his trouble is only tern" porary. " In the last race yesterday Par Excellence ran in 1 , the name of Albert Simons. In this event the western contingent bet a ton of money on J. B. Respess Six Shooter j backing him down from 6 to 1 to fours. The colt began slowly and was last to the turn, where he made up a lot of ground and was rapidly overhauling the leaders at the end. Big money was taken out of the ring on Zoroasters victory, John A. Drake, it was said, being among those who cashed."
