New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-04
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
cuAr VIM LEApING nANDICWrERN

aCHAT Win LEADING HANDlCNPEHA'
Ayp,pr~r rr,.gtcr yas talking Yesterday with Two
,.,tl,n.s who IN "a, course II the racing season
,,,t, MANY hapdieaps The question arose whether
b,,di,aprine vsa popular with the public 4 said
- dorY .upro.e IL 8. With thn' portion 81 he public
thai b. thoroughly ienorant Of urf mn'tcrs hu 'mnk
n. rorrianiy giih racing mon 3. undoul'od There
10 thc minds of the n,crac, attendant on races dh.'
,ni.lnrrDlcu.ion Of che principle. of hHn h'apnins'
d. clear that ~ there nl't bod of ld"'nE N'
ordiarrcnt plcs and uiuuiug power upon sop'i"'E"P
proa.hiuc equality, thc result would very "it'n o.
larreoue conclusion Arcorduel, ws find th'l Nh'''
rneing has hccomc Cd settled institution o@ 'n tnt'"'
the programme - thc different race meets N'."
large proportion ct hnndicnrs Now We nave ~" CIV
o,, er har3i,,rpins ,ud th1t 81. hy adding weight
ottnL. q" .,,,l B. THAT there il o. faiia'y n th,
thear, hecau.c wsIehr carrying power BE- ~" 'l""'
with sl hsrsr. aus u,.rc than speed w, nave n',g'
c,,n.l .,it ~ hrrc speed Lies. One th''ii| cay l,
gree. 'I.i ,,. -Ii baar,' imi two horses -hnn b"
,,s,tl, aft. t pedigree. "tn and n'l'Ir 1Nt,.i
and onc shall have speed ana u, "|.'.. & And
,i,.. and thc other shall h, Cnph'irHt IT, "u
-o r. with wei. carrying What gives "'' I'"''
g. carry weight
,.,,oF ~ ,u F. t,e,,rel g. Ir.h DO falc la-t
.r IN. .. l,nr-larl cd horse BE- r'of there We one
I'D hts v,.etto,u>iHg power -'."- "hn''''''
rr RANGE or rnr WEIGHTS.
.Wl.t- ..krt thc reporter " Be- 'i' Ph'P' %"
which sou Ypot"u Weights .r
Ia 4. t,i l." resumed 4. thc rr.n,,p' "i e h'n'i
.,,,.er a. in,pa-. sn ,unrn1u- vi-ht upHn good
t,,., .r.p,... FL, be abb, 90 carry something oui of
,..,ii,,r, Limit. Bccnn-e ta would .ia.p, result 10
ih, Aor.c l..ing scratched and tAt pun'' ""''' ,
seeing man, 20 s,'nd PERFORM 'hgr -, ~. ,h., ,fbcr
,,u cnrr, innlv weight aud ran faster 'hh' "tui
Lr.- b, .hoiil l. permitted CO. hove chance =" WIN
Tho fact d. that n spite Of the vast diici'u' u, '
a., handle. rurr boz Hat races has u somewhat ''"N
A. j 200 Of IA
mile ritc o. the best horse in0it than b l.'uN ~
a.. tn tn v.ast horse thu ~ p"nho~. ~ "'N ~
tb,t even If he imposes the utmost WHglu P"sl'''
,,u,, a q xtrt ro- horse the superiority Z" Inc amman
Nil h. - great as 10 make hs victory moral Ger
taiIty. Therefore taking '9,D IN, a., r'ov
tfue- the landscapes ha- hui Que V'll'' u. ~
ana that j. 10 impose The sop NCeW upon ,u' C
horse aud then Co lessen the w,trhis a''VIuinEN i
the other entries. II the horse Win lh' '"P "a
,,rSev persists in winning the performance y "'dnu
io he grand on" which racing men VIA we" VIII ''
light, and which will hoeome rtc"iH g.. ,u-c,,,,
That j. gospel said Il. 80 such WAS The perform
nee ri E,le iasi September in tiT" mile handicap ~
Shecpslcsd Bsv, thc Aufumn up " iFr n.' , -
b,pdics;,red ~ 2T pounds General Monroe y" -
aud A., la NJ l22 pounds lie Won In o. 4 Wv i'I '"e
lest performance nj the weiehts ever m'ie' No"
tole no doubt could have CARVED llo p"n's ana Won
but the chances are that # that wclgh mao "'t" i
n,sed ul,n him he would have bocn 'scioich'H ana
then the public would have hecn on me- an"u' enc
business and the general impression would nave ph
,b,t The handica,ing hal been unlicensed by chmlS
7" the owner. And moreover. the public would have
lost the spectacle Of a magnificent race
CONSULTING I'M hINphH''
"pet.~ said the reporter. when YOU get hold of
Tremendous horse hike Eolc and know n" about MN
ran understand that your is clear But how do
you manage ordinarily"
well" said H.. the haHdjcappers charged WIN
the Autv get together and havc before them Kinks
Guide They consult the repolte and see how each
horAn behaved in his different contests W course
MGn .l' y", r he,@ than when they have TO go
hv the records. Surprising horse from the Nest or
South is entered in one OF our glea' hhuiCnps' 'nr
chances aIe al IN favor of that horse BENG IL 9.a'3
IRE iel. He may have several tnnos' ana oeth
beaten he 'ausc ont Of condition. and come mp mere III
the mink of condition Bu there is Intentional false
running t. blind Handicapped n there Is III EhEiaho;
Here there little beng that II Pals an OWNER %
Iacc-hor>cs better To gobble up al the pHrses nc
than to keep good horse dafh so a. 10 4n i
uuon a Handicapped. a can do that IL England
and carry on cool million dollars by betting tIouSh
commission men, But here the betting Is so snhui MAJ
rv ottenni to PM on the pot would simply result III
making the horse hot fayor1ic WIN he"Ny ouuS oh
Aim instead Of against nm
VICTORIES Oh TAVoIiTEs
1.-THE public" chimed in A.. is under the IN
preston that the favone wins ohener in handicap
race than in purse or stake race made memor"n-
dun about tina, which think i interesting
I'm last wears racing al Jerome Park ont "i mhc
purse races the f,vorite Won I'VE times ana ihge
VA, a valS over In tvo3C!' old S'hV1 GUY % i
1rcn races the tavoIiie Won slN times III I'VE thiTc-
,c,r,ld stake. the fayeI1te every time. IL The
handcaps six iavc'ites Won an tvcI-"ne races uut I'd
etceplccha-e hHholcals HNle lt'"i"'7 Wv" ' 0' ~
Ieru races. - a..
Al Monmouth Park in fourteen purse races me
f,,oIifc Won times III sixteen ms" Nta"4u o. 1i'
ft,oIi.c cu tlne7 ~ hlhe ltC-l GU wv
ilc a.,liis won FIVE times i'm eight ~ a-eo lahe' the
tlyori,c won three times in tw'uty'our -!2S races
Tho ivolitt won times IL hN inuI hbhuIfap- lic
f,,or,i, won fWcutl-oue times and there vas walk
over: and M tWcny-lour 5tccpieca~c hjLue-l> iH'l'
were twelve victories for tie iaNoriic~.
At Clu.N Island out OF thirty purse race, lIe I'N"i
io won twelve tunes ont of twcny-eGut scluhs race
tlr C!.ontc Won tuur tunes: ont of four Nv" }earod
stake. no flyurtite won; ont of iNc tllcc-\ car '
stake cur Cyoltc> won out of three alleged STAKES
1bc favoIitc won twice. BW of tmrtytwo haAHie"i's
Gorlican the laHorite eleven times.
AZ Sa,atoga Out of eighty one purse races the favor
ic won thirtv times; out OF eIght tWoNear ou
stakes the fayortc won four tines ont o eight thlre
,carold stakes the fay0fte won three times Out ~
three allagel stakes the tavorite won every ume "u
of sixteen selling the iavoflte won Ten h', ol
at eioi+ b3udral,s the ftVoIic three tuie- ana
ont oi xioeal hurdle and stcelcollac hahlcaP7 the
tivurtc ten times.