National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-20
THE COMING RACERS.
THE DEEDS OF MONITOR, LOUIsETTE, RAT.
APLAN, JACK OF HEARTS, AND OTHERS.
Notes OF the 3.Yesr.Old Form and Perform.
apces of the Noted Racers Who viii Meet
at the Ivy City Course in the Last Week Of
October.

nt the Ivy City Course In the Last Week OF
October.
Among tho older horses which will run
at Ivy City in October none are moro
celebrated than Monitor. Parole was I'M
doubtedly the most popular horse on the |
American turf during late years, but |
Monitor did not fall far behind him in |
tho affections of tho race-going public.
"0ld Badly" 90 his admirers have dubbed |
him from his white face, never fails TO
receive round Of cheers when he makes
his appearance on any of tho New York
tracks, and he is so game, fast, and honest
that he richly deserves it. Tho Loril-
lards horses are popular because the pub
lie knows they are always run to win,
and il they are beaten II is not for lack
of honest effort on their part Monitor
Is now one of the oldest horses on tho
turf. Ho began his racing career as
2-year-old in 1873, and has always been
in the first flight. Often beaten, he has
never failed in turn to defeat his con-
querors, except in the case of Luke
Blackburn, and he made that mighty
little bundle of whipcord and steel
run the fastest races of his career.
Like his old opponent, Eole he was
threatened with lameness in tho early
part Of the present year, and had to be
handled very tenderly in order to DO got
fit without breaking down. Patiently
and skillfully managed he has at last run
into form, and is now probably as good
as he ever was, as Is amply evidenced by
his winning two mile race at Sleeps
head Bay this week in such remarkably
fast time as 3:322, with 115 pounds up,
defeating General Monroe and Duchess.
He is entered in the Washington Stakes.
Monitor is by Glenelg, out of Mink, by
Lexington.
Another rafting good racer Is Appleby
& Johnson's Jack of Hearts. He is o
little horse, but up to q milo and o
quarter 10 about as fast and game as they
are made. Jack 10 In the Autumnal
Handicap and tho Washington Stakes
He is by Tho Ill-Used, out of Nellie
James, by Dollar, and is certainly one of
the best bred horses in America.
Leaving the elder division and coming
to the 3-year-olds, it is easy to see that
tho National Jockey club has been sim
gularly fortunate in attracting the very
best Of the year. Rataplan, Louisette
Audrian, Panique, Himalaya. and Knight
of Ellerslio all have pretensions to the
premiership, and 1t may be that the
result of the stakes at Ivy City will be
accepted rs settlement of the vexed
question as to which is the best 3-year-
old Of 1884. Those named may on public
form DO considered the best of the lot
entered here, but aside from them we
will see George Lorillard's Thackeray,
winner Of the Stevens Stakes at Long
Branch; Walden's Tolu, winner of tho
Analostan Stakes at our spring meeting,
the Chesapeake Stakes at Baltimore. and
the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga; Bryson's
Palinurus, winner of the Foxhall Stakes
at Saratoga; Walden's Welcher, winner of
the Diplomatic Stakes at Ivy City, and
the Annual Homebred Stakes at Balti-
more; Dwyer Bros Ecuador, winner of
the rich Lorillard Stakes at Long Branch;
the California tilly, Freda, winner of the
Elizabeth Stakes OF Long Branch and
others who have not been so successful,
but whose form has been such that they
are liable to win at any time, such as
Bob Miles, Water Lily, Mittie b, Decoy
Duck. Shenandoah, Blast, Abba, Endym-
ion, Chanticleer, Vinton, Joquita, Tattler.
Leo, and Huron.
Louisette is bay FLY by Glenelg, dam
Stamps, by Lexington, belonging to Geo.
Lorillard. Last year she was quite the
queen of the 2-year- and was al
most invincible. This year great hopes
were entertained Of her, but as is often
the case with mares, she failed to come up
to expectation, and though looking we'll
seemed to have lost her speed. She was
beaten in her first six races, but on Aug.
Ia she gave evidence of returning form
by winning mile and a quarter handi-
cap at Long Branch in 2:10l defeating
Aranza, Barnes, Girohe, and others.
Since then she has gone on improving
until she is now in all probability the
best 3-year-old ON tho turf. Since her
return to form she has not met Rataulan,
Duchess, Modesty, and some of tn eotners
in the front rank Of her age, but her per-
formances among horses of all ages have
been such that there is little doubt that
she would now start favorite in race
with the best of her age. She is grand
looking mare, fast at any distance, good
on dry track, and at home on muddy
course, and, barring accident, may be set
down as the probable winner of the Ana
costa and Potomac stakes in advance.
She is in the Autumnal Handicap, Ana
costa Stakes, and Potomac Stakes.
Rataplan is another great 3-year-old
His first race was for the valuable Empo-
rum Stakes at Long Branch, worth &c.
225. which he won easily, beating ST.
Saviour, Blast, knight of Ellerslie, and
eight others. He carried 104 pounds in
this race. Next, carrying 1lS pounds, he
won the TraversS takes wor tn $4,000, al
Saratoga, running the mile and three,
quarters in 3:07t, and followed this up by
winning the Iroquois Stakes at the same
place, valued at $3.50, taking his lie
pounds to the front with ease His last
race was for the Omnibus Stakes, at Long
IL. I.afF
rying 1875 pounds, he ran third to the
game, a weight carrier, and by many
looked upon as the best colt of the year
He is by Reform or Alarm, out of Lady
Lumley, by Rataplan. He is In the
Autumnal Handicap and Potomac Stakes.
Audrian by Springbok. dam Alme, II
the best of the western 3-year- HI
has won the Blue Ribbon Stakes at Lex
ington; ran third for the Kentucky Derby
/, and Clark Stakes ut Louisville; won the
rich Hindoo Stakes at Covington. where
he beat the famous California filly Faller
Leaf, Buchanan winner of the Kentucky
Derby, Gen. Harding, and Templeho
NOV w. II. Woodward); the Mis- sour
Derby at st. Louis, in which he carried
1913 pounds; the Chicago Stakes, Illinois
Derby, and Northwestern Stallion Stakes
at Chicago, and ran second to Freelant
for the Columbia Stakes, Gen. Monro,
being third. All his performances stamI
him colt of high class. So far he hai
not met the eastern 3-year- olds, but If hi
reaches Baltimore and Washington IL
good form for racing their meeting vii
DO looked upon by turfmen as among tn,
most interesting events of tho year. He il
in the Autumnal Handicap and Potomac
Stakes.
Panque is bay colt by Alarm, out o
Maggie b b, tho dam of tho celebrated
Iroquois. Last year he was in the frs
rank among the 2-year-olds. He belonged
to Commodore Kittson, who owned RIA
taplan. His first race this year was TO
the Withors Stakes ut Jerome Park
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