New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-05

Many fnTfm0n r0TTITNVT 7 n,
a close second 10 Fortuna IN the French pools amf sold
Blambie In some auction pools an. Caiiiolnit
mare Cara H. vas entered ia The race, 1At was Nlu'-
drawn l. J. Baldwin, the owner OF Clara -. was, how
ever repre- the race. IT seems generally
former owner HUNT Rev uulds. The report hat Brnn-
ncs 0Wners mt, a.lcd N her Is pionably without
The race was Oh inlles for Brighton Can
stakes all ages, 500 cac nall forfeit, WIN >vuo
out isom group and the captain Of the guard
Tor u iuglong. when Evans made Franklin the guido.
As tac four She'd by stand the first time Franklin
was half length before Mlntzer being three-qufrlels
Hramblc All moving IN deliberate way not yet
really IN earnest. The relative posHions W'r" not
CHANGED Al al the halfinile AT the
ouareis aud tine four went 10y the stand again All
THIS time Mclaughlin kert Brsmbe hsl. p@ifnt cain
and hopeful Fraukhns lead during the mills varied
from three zen, ihs to one ana one-ha lie Was ncd ~
Lengths the leader of Fortuna al Tue co.e 3I inc
uic and quarter thc mare being III leugtns before
Nutz,T he a little more than a length the better oi
Brambc Now the serious rivalry began. increased
thelr spred ana the spectators breaLess Frank
lin Was stll nearly O lengths ahead % Fortuna ~ the
end OF the next quarter, ana hhe i'd MN Hcr chSh'
the same distance separating Mintzer and BTamolc.
In the next quarter Mmtzcr spFang forward Win 80
much speed and spirit mt nj the hani post ne was
head before Franklin. Fortuna pressing the latter, ana
linen came the Desperate struggle for which all this
had been merely preliminary BrcmDe' wilma masnh-
cent display OF that speed which has so often crowned
hun with success, closed with The leader Fortuna was
now moving WIN Tue ipns' s"eepihs slius ,nnt GU.
quered Brambc ON f." days before, ana was *
Tended To The utmost Minzcr would not give u mp,
and his great frame was propeHng user aoIg IKE
locomotive. Franklin too was lighting every lnc. ~
q brilliant, memorable race. 30 lutf Iusutu
around the last lufu dlsputng hOlY every stride No
man who watched them could tell which would snatch
the prize. The four jockeys were making thcE whips
hiss through the afr and rcsound with stroke hfer
stroke the straning TANKS OF the laborng racers
The went home, marking the sides 81 tie thorough
bres with blood and every rider used All Ills skill anc
every known 10 him 10 force hs horse along ah ef
Fortuna aud MntEer began To facr little and -ackcn
speed. Evans. Franklin. and Mclaughlin. on Bran
bic passed Shelton aud largo the riders OF Fortuna
and MINER little In SKILL and their horses seemed
somewhat freshcr. Franklin was on the inside,
and furOng from the end was length ahead
of Branbo. The latter, at "a pace seldom seen
on race-tTack rushed ny Oh the Ouisdo
and the crossed the Hue almost together.
Most OF the spectators thought Franklin won by head.
but the Judges the TO Bramble IL was Tue
closest pos BILE possible flush between them. The de
osion aroused great wrath among the supporters OF
Franklin, who denounced tbs judges freely. The ex-
element Intense. The time slow, AZ ?, "a
seconds than Brhi1ble and F"r,uha tooA 10
run the distance lasI rSok bat Tue idch was
trenelv allow and tie race "A " waiting One, All Tie
horses being held check for the nrst mile french
nonI ricEets an Brambe paid $50 20. Fortuna was "A
good third, aud Mntzer last. but only length DENIM
Fortuna.
The race proved that Franklin Is better horse than
he has boon generally considered, and people Will not
FORGET hreaf or he IS full brother OF tho mighty
Harry Bassct IL also proved that Fortuna Ia not TO be
depended upon IN the mud. 49,
Ia the eepecnase Martins horse Katie r. (aged. 1876
pounds) on. KeeeYs gelding Bay Rum Jagged 120
pounds) being second. Tue only other starter, Day
brothers gedIg LOitereT Is years. lis pounds bOed
from the course. Bay Runs rider fell but rcnlOuncd
and made lively flush with Katie p