New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
THE EASTERN COLT BEATEN.
DRAKE CARTER FAR SUPERIOR TOPlZAhho'
THE OMNIBUS WON BY THE WESTERN HORSE IN
BRILLIANT STYLE.

THE OMNIBUS WON BY THE WESTERN HORSE IN
BRILLIANT STYLE.
At4 o'clock yesterday afternoon there were
| some thousands OF people in Monmouth PAX VINO De-
heved PizarrO lual as race-horse to Drake Carter
In less than three minutes there was not one man,
woman child on the grounds who had not cast away
that belief utterly and forever So far inferior did the
pride Lorard's stable prove TO the western
horse that no loophOe for excuse or apology was e
Mr. Lorillard himself acknowledged the TACT IN the
most complete and candid manner by buying for big
price the horse that had shown so surely his immense
superority Mr. Green MOrris's caTpaign at Monmouth
was trief brilliant He left Saratoga Tuesday night
with his Four days later he had parted Win the
horse but he ric by more than 100000, for he
had received $1,000 for the racer 5000 for the
winners share of the Omnibus Stakes, and handsome
crop of bets On Friday he said jesngy that II Drake
Garter should lose he would have to drive home IN a
wagon Last night he might have taken special trhih
of Pullman to his Western farm II he had 80 de
| sired Mr.. Morris is plain unpretentious man. and
appearance and manner go seems to be OF he
stock best fitted peaceful guidance OF potato
digger reaping machine. But Mr. Morris mas always
been astr before earliest of early worms has left his
quiet retreat, and in spite OF his rustic, simple
| look and manner he is one OF the shrewdest
| and most sagaclous men connected with the turf'
| He has owned some good horses during the last
few years, but the general verdict noWls that DRAKE
| Carter is much the best of them all
The West overcame the East In theOmnious ana did
the Job thoroughly that the East Will not raise its
head for some time to And yet, though al tbe
Western turfmen backed Drake Carter IL could not be
said that the East to was united on Pizarro Inc
strong faction that follows the fortunes OF the Dwyer
stable nut no faith in the imported colt Having seen
| Drake Carter vanqush both Barnes and George
| Kinney the Dryers and their partisans were
| not to be convinced that Pizarro could
succeed where these had failed so all the money
fharn n To-
did go into Western pockets The betting was ex-
ceedngly heavy some OF the auction pools the first
choice brought So 400 and the second 81 4OO-larger
sums have been wagered in that way on any pre-
yOus race in the East th year In the books specua-
ton was on large scale. and unusually extensive
in the pools But losers well as winners were
| reasonably tranquil after the race. Pizarro
had been beaten out and out, beaten all
| to pieces, the phrase goes, aud on
merits There chance for conjecture that any
diff reut plan OF handling him would have made any
difference There Vas nothing in the start, nothing in
the II ing nothing the In anything connected
with it would come anywhere near producing all
other result No discussion to the relative
excellence Pzarro nd Drake Carter was left They
were simply in the same class. one was race
horse of high type. The other was al I'm
usually fast animal OF the second class. at
weight and distance that sdited hun. "What
q pity that Drake Carter not entered In
the Monmouth Stakes" remark frequently heard
on the Could Iroquois, Eoe, Monitor Barnes
George Kinney. Miss Woodiord defeat him at a mile
and half with the scale OF weights adopted for that
race9 II he had been entered lie would
probably be now the favOrlte IN the betting.
The grand stand was crowded with spectators. the
attendance being much larger than any day This year.
except the Fourth OF JAY. II would have been
even larger II heavy clouds had not repeatedly threat
ened rain during the morning The trains and boats
from New.York heavily loaded and all the cities
within hundred miles OF the metropolis, and some
much further removed, sent delegations to
witness the big race. Many racing men
had come down from Saratoga for
the dav. Boston and Washington sent companies OF
turfmen and from Chicago. st. Louis Cincinnati Louis.
| vile, Cleveland and Buffalo came numbers OF people
eager to the meeting Of Pizarro and Drake Carter
The theatrical colony at Long Branch app
| peared in force, and the profession elsewhere
was generously represented, OF the best known
stars of stage being the grounds In the Judges
stand were Carroll Livingston, Colonel Clark president
Of Louisville Jockey Club, and Edgar NJ Johnson or
Cincinnati Pierre Lorillard rosy, portly and cheerful
| as usual, spent of his time In the
! paddock or the club house, except when a
short time before the great ho visited the book
makers quarters, where the stu small voice OF the
modest and retiring David Johnson the energetic tones
| II little jim" Kelly and strident chorus OF
some scores of other professional Spectators
| filed the trembling air with storm
| of sound that could be heard good part
Of mile Green Morris spent the time in the paddock
the stable, keeping watchful eye that no harm
should come to his pet Frederick Gebhard had colt
in the race, ECls brother OF EOle, and came down
| from Newport TO see him run, accompanied by
a small and select body OF members Of
| the Casino. 1t was reported that hope Ephrain
snedeker had whispered hatterng tale in the young
mans ear but If he had any thought OF beating Drake
Carter with Eolist he Incredibly forebOre EOlst Is
| promising colt OF unusually smooth and handsome
hp nd hta
have grown somewhat older and wiser before he
| defeats a racehorse Drake Carriers ability. Mr.
Withers Kinglike. not with any anticipation OF sue
cess but 10 see how the colt would perform In that
| company. But Kingke could not even beat Eoist
After old Charley Marks ruled of
this course when he called Big Medicine
restored by the enty Of the pardOpiDg power had
captured the frat race and g. L. Lorillard's fine hly
Lousete had captured the Criterion Stakes. came the
stir aud hum that betokened unusual excitement. The
| big at hand. For an ordinary day
| the Criterion would have been affair OF
| the first rank. Though only seven ran and
three OF these from stable (that OF g. L. Lori
ard) four OF the seven-Lousete Lily Thackeray
and the Cyclone cot-Were OF such merit and were so
well matched at the weights to make the contest Of
much interest. The result was popular, Louisette win
ming through HaywarGs unrivaled skill The lilly is a
good and OF fine breedngsne Is daue OF Genelg
by stamps-but Water LILY far in front OF her at
only such Jockey Hayward could have
got her home first
| Drake Carter was the first OF the 1--WE
candidate for the Omnibus TO appear
| the track He was not generally recog
nized for his Jockeys colors were not shown. and
the horse was covered with light cloth. So there
no applause when he out though he already
great the betting. After easy breathing
gallop he taken to the corner OF the paddock,
| behind the clubhouse, where, surrounded by
small group OF friends Of the stable and under the active
supervision Of his owner, the final touches given
| him. Eollst next given gentle turn around the
| course. Then Knglike Went by at round pace, and
| finally Pierre Lorillard's pair appeared, the
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