Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-05

''Nigilant, the well-known member 0
the New York Spirit Of the Times staff o
writers, has q great deal to say in the issu,
of that paper of May Goth relative to the
running of the Withers at Jerome
Park. lie declares vigorously tina
Goano, backed to win small for
tune ia the race. was ridden shocllingly
and remarks: Tyrants success was not
wholly unexpected. The colt was known
| to have done a great piece of work before
! he left California, and his party had backed
| him heavily. When he came to Jerome
! Park five weeks ago everyone liked him
| but were byno means ready to consider his
| claim for the WIthers. Tyrant improved
steadily in his work. On the morning OF
the 18th he did his mile in 1:5l. finish
| ing handily. Friday morning last, the 22d,
he did strong milein l:49i, as Will be seen
| in our training notes. The trainers all
| made it l49}, but John Spellman, than
whom there IS not a more clever watcher,
made it 1:47I. The difference is wide, but
| ii Is explained by the fact that Mr. Clay
! pole had been timing from a bush beyond
the pole, and by some means Spellman
| found it out He was the only man on the
ground who did so, as the willy Californian
completely outwitted the other trainers.
Speliman kept his own counsel and
wanted TO back Tyrant, but on the morning
of the race Mr.. Littlefeld offered him Te-
cumseh's jacket. SpelIman refused, but
| Mr.. l.. insisting, he was obliged to consent
C0nditonally, the condition being that he
should endeavor to secure somebody else.
and, falling, took the jacket: and, while
he did not land his horse a winner, he GER
tajnly killed whatever chance Richmond
may have had by sticking to the latter's
head and never letting him ret chance to
get his breath. Indeed, Tyrant won by
waiting on the pair throughout the race.
and although had TO shake him up
trifie in the stretch, he had the most left.
as Richmond and Tecumseh had killed
each other. OF this we have DuHy's own
WOrt.s
" Didn't you have 10 ride Tyrant consid-
erably to head Tecumseh and Richmond in
the stretch ~
No, sir, was the reply; IL had to
move on him, OF course, but they came
back TO me
As TO Tyrant's accident it was one of the
best things that could have happened. He
did not fall himself, he merely threw his
Jockey. and, being mild-mannered colt
only cantered away hundred yards. and
allowed himself to be caught Then there
was fully five minutes before he was again
brought to the post. All this time the
other colts were carrying 11S pounds, wait
ing and fretting at the post, while Tyrant's
back was not incumbered with weight, and
ne had comparative rest. We do not re-
peat this to detract from his merits, as he
beat his field fairly and squarely. But We
could wish TO see him beat Tecumseh
when the latter was less trayel-worn Rich
mond, when the latter was more fit, and
Goano, when the latter has jockey in his
saddle. Certainly, TecUmseh has been do
ing too much lately. Richmond showed
great improvement upon his form of Sun
day, when he could do only 1:iSt, and
shows he will be better colt with u few
more races. As to Goano, it is feared that
his trial on Saturday of 1871, whipped all
through the heavy ground, did him no
good, but riding did the rest.
The California party won upward of
100000 on Tyrant's Withers, at Jerome
Park. The colt had been backed prior 10
his arrival, and among those who sent ont
commissions was Orrin Hickok, the driver.
who sent 800 from California
MIR. Haggin is said to have done the
handsome thing by his stable over Tyrant's
success in the Withers, large sum being
distributed among the lads of the stable,
while Duffy and Claypo!e were recipients
of valuable presents.