New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
cole BEATEN BYHIS JOCKEY.
EXCITING RACES AT COMFY ISLAND.
WILLIAM poSoHUEs wRETCHED RIDNG-ThE
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= There been
this country this year than that OF yesterday ~
sbesnshcad Bav. and great crowd enjoyed IL.
Four of the ak races had extremely close nnisno''
and one of these was pronounced by . ere"
many spectators the best they ever saw ih9 ono
was between Eole Bootjack and JACK Oh no"i'o'
The Judges decided that Booack won by SNORT n'su'
and that Eoe and Jack of Hearts ran deao neal io
second place The judges may have been as 40
an axiom IN Eucid but thousands u men WHOSE
that finish will 20 down TO their graves firm in the con-
ycon that Eole beat Jack OF Hearts by at least nec
These little differences of opinion add animation W
sport
II the spectators however Of the best finishes
In their experience, they also saw some OK the mos
riding ever shown by jockey OF ms"
reputation. 1t was the deliberate judgment OF INC
veterans OF the turf that william Donohue the rider VI
Eole simply threw the race by his bungling. Inc
records show plainly that Eole is racehorse OF higher
class than that of Bootack and Jack OF Hearts frop
erly handled be certain 10 defeat either Oh tne wiz"
regular weights any distance over mile lie was III
perfect condition yesterday. No horse could nave
looked finer and he better in his peculiar STYLE
As has been said again and again, he Is Ois-Doneu
powerful animal, q splendid weight-carrier Win
remarkable staying power. He has not the eiectric
rush OF Barrett or Girofe, but over goou sp"oo
lust could outrun him last year. and tnae "AS
the unryalled Hndoo. Eoe race as well now as DC
could then he needed last and he needed yes
up" for an instant would force him along with all
the energy there was In him. He had such jockey IN
Barbee In 1892 Compared with Barbee his Jockey
OF yesterday feeble, careless clumsy
boy. Weak from wasting. negligent by nature
wanting IN many Of the qualities which really good
Jockey have Donohue about as unit rider as
found to ride Eoe Those who this horses
brilliant victories last year know that some OF the best
them only by the liberal OF the whip at
intervals from start finish Barbee knew how to ride
Eole. Donohue did not. he had kept hard at work
the big horse all the way the homestretch ne could
not have lost the
Mr. Walton before the Eole thought Donohue the
Archer Of America After that race he must have had
bis doubts that opinion cost him good many thou
dollars Eole trained at Snedekers stable
lie there last year. Donohue Is the Snedeker
Walton Jockey and therefore rides EOle. II Mr. Walton
had induced Mr. Suedeker put up competent Jockey
the bookmakers would suffered heavily. As it was
the PuDger deep In the waters Of slicion IL was
a deluge OF defeat for him. Race after race cut
down his bank account For mysterious reason he
backed heavily wretched Brighton Beach creature
called such horses as Parole and General
Monroe. Hula fell dead in the Keno was another
cripple favored by Mr. Walton. He nowhere at the
finish King Arthur another OF the Plungers pets.
He jumped the fence
The first race was by that most uncertain Of
finals, Colonel sprague, after q hard struggle
with the fayorite, Dan K The extraordinary vara-
tons the speed Of Colonel spragus furnish food for
solemn meditation. The gray FLY Unknown was hrst
In the twoy old Then the race 70 which
Loe was by his jockey Next Parole. the fayorte
after desperate under whip. barely defeated
the light we ghted yousia Weasel. formerly called
Wakefield got the short selling race. whereto he was
much assisted by the starter II be remarked here
that the starting about bad was ever seen on
In the steepecbase obscure animal called
Pasbs home nrst and French pool tickets brought
IN STA 20.
THE STARTERS wRETCHED BLUNDERS
First Raoe-Purse $780, selling allowances, lie miles.
Eleven starters-Eefners geding Dan K. aged, 1O7
pounds. j. Mclaughlin; Wadens oily Chickadee a. 80,
JDonohuel; Burchs geding Colonel sprague l669 May
nard) Ilens horse Keno aged 100. shauer Kelso's
nlly Heeand-roe g. 95 Leary); Sculy's geldng Major
Hughes a. e5, Breunan) Duny's Baby taged. 80.
Oncy); Kings geding Baton Rouge (aged,
o. Fisher RObinson's mare LAramna
Is lOl OHara); Wilson's gelding 5kyark (aged, l09,
Holloway and saniords geldlng FL Captain a. lO5,
Cross. Pools-Dan X. 500, Chickadec $40 Colonel
sprasIe $40. Keno $50, Hee-and-TOe $50, held $50
Books-Dan X. to 5, Keno TO /. Chckadee to 1,
any Other The starter made even worse WORK than
usual delaying the nearly forty minutes, and finally
giyiug the slgual 10 Wild scramble. Keno
was the most conspicuous horse for three-qudrters
OF mile Laraminta Chickades aud FL Captain In
ais immediate vicinity ON the lower turn Dan n took
the lead but Colonel spraEuo came WIN such speed ia
tue race N 1859 Dan X second, two lengths before
Major Hughes, Baby fourth, Laramnta fifth, Keno
Al N.
backing Keno. French pools, $40 g. No bid for the
winner. -,, -.-,-- nos .
$3.50 added $50 70 second special weight conditions;
q Inlls. hight MISUNDERSTANDING PAR. Bob Cook
d. Dayis's my Unknown 200, Cross); +. LoriDsrd's
ay BosSm CO. OneEi - a. LoG c' cS eo haE
QO3 w. DOnOhue Mr.. Kes0's lilly kclat 95 Leary6 and
Crdgss colt Red star 95 Fisher Poeis-Ac(leiisnds
$40, neld $50. Books-Unknown TO 2, Bob Cook
Az nd Ia 1 a
str4gg lug BOB Cook being fret away King Arthur sec
was tirs for furlong but King Arthur before
al tue halt-me. Unknown was again IN front on the
lower turn. aud King Arthur boiling leaped the
Unkown had every hing her own way IN me last fur
s,eoud three lengths before Bob Cook, Blossom poo
si7 q. A'D' num- '-'' '-'' '' ''D f'''
HOW WILLIAM DoN0HUE DEFEATED EOLE
Third race-Pursc 5000, special weight conditions; IL
miles Seven sarters-G ebhard's horse EOle, by EOus-
War Song o. III, W. DonOhuc); Dwyer Brothers geld
ing Booack, by Bonnie ScOtand-Spatrowgras ( la,
j. McLaughluG p. Lori ards lilly Breeze. by Alarm
Ylargowre g, 80, oneyl; ApDeby & Jonnson's horse
Jack OF Hearts by III Used-Nellie James Is, ll2, Hay
Wood,. Owners horse Mendelssohn, by Buckden-
Mstella g, lI2, Holloway; Bowe's lilly FGrview, by
Le,atee-dy Maryland g, 50, j. DonOhueG and Wood
ford's geding Barnum by Bonnie scotiand-CnarlOtte
Thompson g. 50, NeNlnsl Pools-BO0tack SlOO, EOle
s75 breeze S55. Jack of Hearts $40, field S25 Books
Boouack 20 ), EOe TO 1, Breeze TO /, Jack OF
nrsi away TO another bad start, Fslryiew
Buotiaek third Fairylew Breeze raced together I'm
'front.' Eole running third and BoOJaok fourth Breeze
had head tue better Of Fairylow all tue way to the
Lafmile post Eole had been fast gaining on the
two FLIES and in a few strides further he was IN
front Bootjack rushed forward aud tho two had a
splendid struggle down tho s0wer turn. Hayward sent
lack of ears along with great speed and TIE t0ree
tered the homostretoh almost on equal terms Eoe
under the whip. The lash aroused Eoe aud he drew
ahead Then Donohue stopped whipping and tue others
got up even. Just opposite the fence
nj the lower end of the grand stand
Donobne hit The big horse again lie answered 40 well
that IN a few had full half length the advRn
tage Then DOuohue thought he had the race already
won aud looked Mclaughlin. grinned dersively and
almost ceased effort. Mclaughlin and Hayward were
doing their utmost. Just then Eole struck the heavy
mart of the track with the absence OF the vgor
Gus driving which Barbee always used on this horse
made his speed sacken. Eole, BOotack and Jack of
Hearts crossed the line nearly
waited breat hlessly for judges decision Eoe
on the nsde under the judges stand Jack OF Hearts