New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-20
THE COMMODORE'S RATAPLAN
HOW THE EMPORIUM WAS LOST AND WON.


| KINNEY RICHMOND. RATAPLAN, BLUE GRASS
pgLLE. BoULoTTE AND TOM MAVEN THE WIN
NERs.
Again Mt Sheepshead Bay, yesterday, there
were big fields of racers contests that set every pulse
tbrobbng O great multitude present. and an afternoon
sed with sport OF rare excellence when the last race
was over the winners ocked 10 the Coney Island botes
and millions OF bubbles burst In delicate glasses
rhe losers thought sadly of what might have
| been as tho trains bore them homeward
through the placid potato-1elds OF Long Island
But the soft haze that filed the evening air soon cast
veil over their and soothed them 10 resignation
The number OF the bereft however was immense, ana
they filed the steamboat Castleton at Bay Ridge I'LL the
only place left unoccupied the interior Of the smoke
stack
Among the small army OF club men at the course, the
coolest the most beaming and bengnant was John e.
Heckscher Beneath his summer hat Of straw his race
was radiant and he scattered smiles every where Even
the unfortunate Spectator who had just seen the horse
that he had backed win in last could not resist
the contagon OF Mr. Hcckscher's irresistible cheerful
ness and the curse HIS bad luck that was trembling on
his lips was broken by blessing
James r. Keene's delight in quits" and "cals"
seems to given way to disgust and he now hannts
the every day, walking about restessy'
his quick impatient eyes sweeping the grand stand
now the paddock the clubhouse, and now the track
The change in the name OF Frederick Gebhard's colt
| puzzled every The colt rhl
brother OF Eous, and was formerly called
| Eote. Now he is called Saint SAVIOUR
Some supposed that Mr.. Gebhard meant TO name MIN
after the Jesuit Church Of Francis Xavier in West
sixteenthst but the young mans we[known familiarity
with ecclesiastical history made the supposon violent
one There was certainly nothing fast about ST. Francis
| Xavier SO after long thought most turfmen
drfted the opinion that Mosgnor Cape had caught
another convert that Mr. Gerhard had concluded to re
name all his horses and had selected the most sacred
/ no,,lHt k{p ~ fact hat
| horse IN England Is named Saint Simon may have
been another reason for bis canOnizng his colt But
Saint Saviour IL the best colt In America by any
means. Arthur Hunter is now engaged in inyesti-
eating the subject OF saints names lof
| horses and has already accumulated an
extensive library Of the Early Fathers for purposes OF
| research
Saint Saviour had run a fast trial, and Mr. Gebhards
friends confident that he would win the Emporium
| But Knight Of Elerslie was much fancied Tor MS
| fine running in the Belmont Stakes at jerome PARK
so the bulk OF the betting the great on those
two colts though the famiiars OF Major Hubbard the
manager Of Commodore Kttsons stable, got word that
! Rataplan was little inferior TO the champion OF
the stable, Panique whom the Dryers had bought
for $4,000 Therefore Rataplan did NOT lack supporters
And merry drum-beat Rataplan gave them al. Saint
Saviour could not his rattle at the end while Knight
Of Ferse could not handle weight that he re-
| durcd to give the others. The DWyers
were sorry that they had not bought Rataplan
| as well IA Panique knight OF Elerslio can hardly
be in the first class all There has been year
in which the relative merits OF American threeyearolds
were harder 70 determine
The richest prize the day then went TO Commodore
Kson and greatly did the many friends OF the liberal
owner and the truc-heaTted sagacous manager rejoice
OF the other races the Dryers two, the opening
dash of a mile with George Kinney, and the two-year-
old race with Richmond OF Virgil and Alert strath
spey put George Kinney his best trump and McLaUgh
In was forced whip tbs great colt unsparngy In
Richmond the Dryers have good colt, no marvel but
yet treasure He has improved greatly and his success
was easy. W. L. SCOTS stanch mare Blue Grass
Belle. ouran Barnes in the handicap Of 14
miles, none of the others having any chance
Mr. Lawrence has done excellent handcapping this
year. but It hard to get such horses az Monk Gohaon
equality with such a. Barnes and the Belle
at any weights that oTn oaSd. VIII hands scgsPy
until the real struggle came when Dc woG no, of 40
his task He runs N nopd nov" anu 'o''H' III ''''
Brighton Beach was r aud several in the selling rose
VII" Tn the seepeshaso Patrick Nancy rode Rose
grew retrospective In tue h9mesIregen ana ms og mar
beat benevoenty for Tom Maven Tue way IN "neh ne
gave that race to Thomas \. was one OF me me
It Is well known that steepechaeS arc RIM solely LOT the
| encouragement Of good deeds OF that sort
made. Ratapans victory the only genuine surprise
OF the day fayortes or second choices winning inc OheF
races.
THE RACING IL DETAIL.
First Race-One mile special weights, purse $500.
six ramp Lorillards a years SO pounds, ridden
by Onley) W. Donohues strathspey %, us, Douohue;
| D. ID. Withers's Duplex (j III, McKeunyl; Dwyer
! Brothers George Kinney q, Ill, McLaugLlnl L. Hef
MARYLAND a, 1O1, Walkers Ryan's Caramel "a, 90,
PURCELL Betting in the books-George Kinney to 3.
strathspey to l, Breeze to l, Duplex to l. Mark
land 20 to /, Caramel 50 to /. Auction poO-GeOrge
Kinney $50 strathspey 800 Breeze $40, field SO.
| MARYLAND was first of Breeze second, Strath-
spey third. George Kinney and Duplex behind.
Ioa1F ftplof
George Kinney and Strathspey moved up The IayOrte
did boldly, and quarter OF mile from home
Mclaughlin using the whip. George Kinney sweryed
badly At the Of the homestretch and otrathspey
reached his head but under t6e desperate driving and
long, winning 10y three lengths in the fast time OF l4l9
strathspey second. six lengths before Duplex, Caramel
fourth, a length behind Duplex Breeze and MARYLAND
pulled up when It was certain that they had no
In the next youngsters had chance to show
their mete over three quarters Of mile in a sweep
weight conditions Nine ran-Eher's Florence l.. Q02
Fisher Kssos Mystic 400 Donohne g. l. Lorll ;I0
| sheridan) Dryers Richmond no. McLaughnl, scOtts
HuTchs Telie Doe de, Maynard F LoriIards Exile
Q05, Onley). Betting BOoks-Rchmond III to ., Telie
to l. Krishna Is to l. Florence E. Is l. Mystic aud
ST. Augustine 20 to l. Auction pools-tlchmOnd SSO,
Teie Doe $50, Pardee 800 krshna goo, He0trope colt
Ri Richmond led at the start, with the Helotrope colt
others for a hundred yards Mclaughlin pulled back
Richmond for the final struggle. Then the Heiorope
colt led the homostrech where he surrendered. and
Richmond resumed the lead. Exile challenged him. but
could not stay. and Richmond by three lengths In
ll6 Exile second. three lengths before the Heor0pe
colt Pardee fourth, Tele Doe tfth krishna sixth Flor
ence L: seventh Mystic eighth ana st. Augustine Last
Mutual pools $50 90.
Now came the great Emporium Stakes for three-year
ODDS $50 each, S75 forfeit bat with declaration condi
tons 900 added 900 and twenty per cent OF stakes
second $500 and ten per cent OF stakes to third spe
eal weight conditions; distance z miles. For this twelve
RAW l. SCOTS simeon (l05 Higgs), Cpsiana stables
sandoyal GO4, McIaughln), q. L. Lortlards Economy
DOL J. DonOhuel f. Gebhards ST. Saviour (Eolitel COS,
w. Donohue suffolk stables Tacoma tlOs, kesOl, L. Z.
Bruces VOcalic I'LL, spelmanl McCieands Blast I'LL
I0yls} Appleby IL JOhnsOns Knight OF Ellersie tll4,
Hayward, Witnerss Pampero all McKenny), +. L0ril-
lars Endymon G04, Shauor, Kittsons Kataplan (lO4,
| sheridanl W. DonOhue's John X. G0S. NJ DonOhuel.
Betting In the books knight Of Ellersle to l, ST. saw