New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
TYRANT WINS THE BELMONT
THE GREAT COLT FROM CALIFORNIA.
no DOUBT NOW ABOUT HIS STAYING ooAi,iiN'
QUESTIONS OF HANDIcAPPING.


.or,va committee of tho American Jockey Cus yesci
Sav because his handicappng had been erltlcseu gay
tain Coster seems TO be conically SENSITIVE ~" -
ton upon his integrity desire to act WIZ pereo
meas was intended But his Judgment as hah"icaPPo
was a perfect legitimate subject iOl -.
criticism And every racing association .naV
attempts in any way 70 inteere Win proper
of its handicaps will soon find itseltin an
position Captain Coster's Judgment IN putting oniy
ms nouuds mon Sam Brown, after his two runaway
Victories was perfectly honest and honorable ihcro ="
no question othat But that 1t was rideuiousy queer
was plain enough, from the way in which sam bro"h
won the race His Judgment was queer too' III Pu'uHh
onlys1 &C pounds BouTke Cochran wnen ne nau W."
again and again at heavier weights But bourne O'0A
ran did not start The handicappers Judgment III
uniting II g pounds on GiroAe was. however, triumph
an;ly sustained by tho result, "a the marc
won without difficulty in spite OF having INC
top weight But MARYLAND fell lame IN the race INC
question whether he chucked in" or not may 10
considered open. 1t clear any way that hanaoapeS
who cannot bear fair criticism without running 10 an
committee with childish complaints not mt
for their places.
TWAS . Saturday half-holday at Jerome Park ana
the multitude OF spectators was overwhelming III h"A
bers and incessant in enthusiasm Both the CLUBHOUSE
snd grand-stand sides OF the track were cro"ueo
and dazzling was the display of fashionable ATTIRE
and decoration 1t great day for faVorites all
but one being successful, and consequently the great
majority OF the public who back favortes were extreme
ly well pleased
The DIVERS showed another excellent twoyear-old In
the first race their Inspector winning In eaner But
Portland is clearly the their stable and the au
thentic accounts OF his wonderful trials will long en-
bazon the history OF the turf What contest Portland
and the great Western twoyear-old, Bankrupt Woula
make
Sam Brown ran away from his field in the second race
The Belmont was captured by Tyrant with as much
ease as he won the Wthers and that Is saying quite
enough. He seemed to hang fire after rum
ming q mile and many expert turfmeh'
who were watching him through their glasses
thought him beaten But the truth of the matter was
that after running mile he reached the spot where ms
private trials been ended and he thought he had got
through When his Jockey reused him ana d0urlshed te
whip he rushed to tae front with bewderng speed ana
The Prize was his st. a. SaS e6g Sg ahead
A large and confident party followed Tecumsens lot
IS much slayer and neither of them is within ten
pounds Of Tyrant who Is certainly phenomeha eo to
1tcones the best authority that he ran mne IN l4o
Mr.. Withers's colt Washer ran well for mile and
quarter and then stopped. wickham and Miss Palmer
whoely out Of their class and should never have
What a difference it makes whether racehOrse is
abused or well handled Punger" Walton had the
ees pee 10 her abroad He could not win
with her on the English turf Indeed she was shame
she in the hands of her old owner Bonner there
h. and she Is trained by her old trainer snedeEer
Yesterday she seemed fast ever before and won
lis pounds She ran so wen that her chances for the
suburban at Bay ns5t ThnTsay seem p e5
atty and she will carry only Ito pounds IN the great
The favorite Wandering, took the selling Only
three came out for the steepechase and the dayote
Jim McGowan. The third starter was The Lawyer. He
was cast for costs.
sve Captain Coster has done hne piece Of handicap
ping for the great Empire City Hand leap on Tuesday
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
The first race half mile for two-vear
de for a of
Ian-Dwyer Brothers colt Inspector b. Qlla pounds,
Is overweight, ridden by McLaughlinl Keliys un-
named colt by GlenelgPeru Q10, BlaylOcD r. W.
walden's colt Rock and Rye Q1o, EvansD Clipsiana
Stables Ally Laura Garrison n07 Higgs) and Mr..
Kelsos fy Strategy p07 Meaton,. Betting-lnspector
B7to s. the Peru colt to 2, Rock and Rye to 2,
Laura Garrison to l. Strategy is TO L.
The start was quick and tolerably good, though OF
course Mclaughlin of in 'front.' He INDUCED Laura
Garrison with lead for little way but Inspector b.
was first into honestretch and so much faster
than the Mclaughlin took it easily looking
around the four. Inspector B. won By length ROCK
md Rye second ahalf length before the Peru colt
Strategy fourth and Laura Garrison last The time was
60h seconds.
Inspector B. is by Enqureroutof Colossa Hehas fine
turn of speed and in Portland, Buffalo and Inspector b.
the Dryers hold hand Of rumps for the twoyear
old
The second race was free handicap, S25 each, $500
added 500 to second; lie miles. -Four ran-Mc-
by McLa ughlin) G. L. Lorard's horse Trafalgar %,
lO5, J. Donohue; Loud's geldng Richard L. a. 49, Riv-
ers) witherss lilly Pnnka g, 90, over, Mccarthy
Betting-sam Brown l to g Punka to 1, Richard L.
80 1. Trafalgar 0 to1
There was really no contest. Sam Brown merely
PLAYED with the others He could have carried 125
pounds and beaten that field. He in canter in
Lola Trafalgar second Richard l. third and Punka-
who ran far below her previous forn-last.
Tie third for the Belmont Stakes for three
half o.foIf = IA dad m
second 1a miles The value Of the stakes TO the winner
was 800 Six ran-Hag gn's colt, Tyrant QlS pounds
ridden by P. Duffy Littehelds colt Teeumseh Q19, Nc
Iaughln) G. L. Lorilards colt st. Augustine Q1s, Blay
lock-, McDonad's Ally Miss Palmer Q13, Arnold,
witherss colt Washer QlS. shauer), and Cribs colt
wickham Qls, Fitzpatrick.
Bettug-Tsraut to TO- Tecumsoh to 1, st. Augustine
ITO l. wickham 10 to l. Miss Palmer 40 to J. Masher so
toll.
st. Augustine set the pace with wickham Tecumseh
and Tyrant in close attendance St. Augustine leading
for length through half the Journey. Then wickham
challenged him desperately while Tyrant fell back be-
hind Tecumsen but running with conspicuous
and power. AS they passed behind the hill Wickham's
head was at ST. Augustine's neck, Tecumseh length be-
hind Wickham, Iyrant and Masher only length behind
Wiekhan hung on until the last furong post
reached. when he fell back Washer made bold burst
swiftly as TO seem dangerous at the head Of the
stretch. But he could not stay, and gave 1t
up entirely in the last furong. Duffy waited patiently
with Tyrant until there only furOng left go and
then he called the Californian. who responded well
sch who disputed every stride to the line in the stub
bornes way, ST. Augustine getting second place from
style by three lengths in 243, ST. Augustine second,
head before Tecumseh wickham was fourth. four
back Of Wickharn. Miss Palmer was last. who're
she bad been all the way 1t was absurd to STAR her in
Tyranfs way now seems clear to many Of the rich
stakes in the East for which he il entered lie has yet
&c show his ability to beat Pierre Lorlards ayng y
Wanda but his running IN the WlLhsrs and Belmont