New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-27
NOTES Of THE TURF
RECENT RACING AND FUTURE CONTEST

RECENT RACING AND FUTURE CONTESTS.
SOMETHING ABOUT OWNERS, JOCKEYS AND srARrs
ERs-IRoQUols AND GEORGE KINNEY
There have been few races in America since
the first thoroughbred appeared Gu the turf which have
caused an ything like the talk and excementhathays
followed the defeat OF Iroquois Saturday Rarely has
a Jockey been so generally blamed as Feakes Yet IL Is
understood he followed orders. II that was so tbs
orders were not wise. Blu, the owner and trainer OF
Iroquois had unbounded confidence In tle horses speed
Feakes is reported to have said friends Gay
before the nothing could be more certain thin
that Iroquois would win that he was moving soicnedV
in his exercise and showing such speed tact
he would run right away from any
horse In the This agrees with Other
reports "Jack" Chin, owner OF Leonatu,
SAYS that he has seen Iroquois trial run at tie ris
of mile In 1:40 1t is not surprising then that every
one about Ranc0cas stable felt sure that iro4os
could not lose But IroquOis is uncommon slayer Ia
all his English his rare staying qualities were
noted and praised by English turfmea. Then VIA, wu
the use OF trailing lengths behind the fourth OF the
five horses in the table the final halfmls
aud first ;hree quarters to be run IN LIZ fW
that the way TO win WITH proved stayerf George
nney has again and again lost ground. and good deal
OF tby swerying when hard pressed Was not then the
way TO beat George pncy to him all through the
Journey ores him to swerve by making the pace TOO
hot for him early in the race
The truth Is, probably, that the Ran
cocas people did not fear George Kinney. but
feared Monitor and Eoe, and the course followed by
Feakes was laid out to beat these two. Monitor ws
beaten but not by anything that Feake' did No,is
was the quarter-me along backstretch-the fourth
ouart rmile OF the in 244 seconds with Miss
woodford setting the pace that made Monf0r give 10
I'D But if Feakes had kept by George Kinney's side
from the start most experienced turfmen believe he
would have beaten both Kinney and Eoe Wnes
lroquois made effort to at the halfne post he
as interiered with by Mas Woodford AMI Monitor 40
they fell back and his speed was checked. So again.
nearing tho tbreequarters post Iroquois was inter-
fersd with lust as Feaes began urge him, and was
not until he entered the homcstretch that he had Q
chance Then the attempt make up the Lost ground
proved too much, and his stride was short IN
the last hundred yards. II any one VIII
turn back to the pons published OF me Deroy ana
st. Leger OF 1881 he VIII that IroqnOs did not win
then by running behind all the others up TO the final
quarter-me. lie always in good position IN those
races and he moved up to tee front in good season
George Kinney however, the best race OF bis NE
A mile aud half in 1886 with liz pounds up Is nns
performance at any tme but to defeat two ucA horses
as Eole Iroquois Is something great and the bursts
OF peed which George Kinney shot TO the lron ~
the hafmile post and with which be ran under tue wnp
in the last furlong much out Of the common Order
He Ia an exceedingly fast colt aud but for his bad habit
OF swervug-though he did not swerve In this race
running straight and true all the way-he would hold
higher place on turf than he has now He cannot Do
ranked with the Hindoos Luke Blackburna, Faisettos
aud Dukes of Magenta of the last ten years, but DO
treads close on heels His defeat by Pizarro In TINS
Ocean Stakes. and by Drake Carter and Taxgaherer az
Saratoga make impossible to put him in the rst class
OF race But he Is near 1t In spite OF the TACT t
he must be counted an uncertain runner.
Reports as TO the won by the Dryers rangefrom
$4,000 to 100000 The fact is they about $4,000.
tha folla fha rae
their refusal TO accept Pierre Lorards offered Del OF
S. 900 on Iroquos against George Kinney for Tuesday
showed that they knew they had narrow escape
few days before Philip Dwyer had expressed the opinion
taat Monitor would win. The way he defeated h Die III
the Champion Stakes the cause Of that opinion ba'
no doubt George Kinney improved after the remark "
made.
Among the men who follow the races there 10 BROOK
yu party Brighton Beach party, and an lrisa parry
The Brooklyn party is composed OF persons who live IN
Brooklyn and of others who always back the Brooklyn
stable. The Brighton Beach party LOOKS o. bflsn'On
Beach as the model racecoursc of the universe go
,s-for a circus) The Brighton Beach people add tho
IRISH army usually bet on the Dwyer horses, while inc
Climb element and most OF the wealthy and hshionaoe
attendant, on the race-course the stables of Pierre
and George L. Lorillard d. D. withers, A. j. CassstI
Commodore Kittson. and the gentlemen whose horses
are trained by L. " Snedeker. All Brooklyn, Brighton
and the Irish regiment were on the Dwyer staoe oas'
orally suspected of the increased prosperity Oh
Brooklyu 10 late years the transfer Of much current
eapal from the the east side OF the East River
because OF the countless Of the Dwyar morse
Pierre Lorillard looked dspeased and did not show
his usual jaunty good humor when Feakes dismoun'eo
from Iroquois. He never makes q scene however, "
August Belmont would often do in other years wneh
trainer or jockey did not suit him. Mr. BELMONT hAs
fine vein OF vtuperation az command. and Oh more tnAA
one occasion il famed freely at jerome Park ana Sara
toga The lot OF a trainer jockey under MI beiou'
was not happy one. Mr.. Lorlard rarely induisesia
scoldng but he makes sudden changes OF trainers ss
Of n rsssr or M Isd Who walked
slowly Into tho paddock and gzed sadly al ,oa; os
his great victories az EPSON Ascot and Donea tr ana
work well, though he amazed tne az phat
he would live 10 see tue conqueror OF al the pes.
OF his age England defeated In his native eon ON
SATURDAY and was tue uccssul day he sas s
Every start wss prompt an& ssGs much cara
on previous days would have earned praise ihs''
blame s,.,,,., no.,,nv a, the coaey
Island Jockey Club which will begin on SATURDAY., ~
yet chosen u w0uu a ~ lie caused great
fsction throughout the juno meeting aud MS sus3
at scandal The Coney Island Jockey Club cam
not afford TO starter who Is suspected Oh c'a'
~ ~ Believed that Iroqaois Eoc Kinney snd
Miss woodford, and perhaps , Draxs ,o morrow,
IN Iroquois fails this time. no douD ,,h 1hs
remain thas tho trouble Saturday was hot r,s whs
riding but with the horses conoition. Any ou9
snpposes that George Kinney could have won tue
amidst Leger OF 1881 must have oraln 50 ,scr the
Touched II ttseyer possible 10 restore 10 the
iroauos of 1881 George Kinney will have 10 arse ia
With him. BuI IL not be possible Wnu rrnamois
able TO run for year. as was Toe case VII"
In 1882 bis old form may never return. s.,orhsr l.
The races al 5heepsnead Bay, opemag Oh rsdsys
VIII continue for three weeks, Tuesdays h
and Saturdays ending ON September 81 Tnere W" takes
SIX races each day. including many mpoacses tnas
and handicaps III the attendance ever approa.s
of the June meeting not likely to DC sou 70
Coney Island Jockey Club Will have spuhaA"'
feel satisfied