New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
OUT-OF-DOOR SPORTS.
COLONEL Krpp WILL GIVE THE SUPPER.

COLONEL KIPP WILL GIVE THE SUPPER.
HE WILL ALSO TURN OVER $3.50 TO J. @. X.
LAwRENCE-LIvELY RACE OF THEIR HORSES.
j. G. X. Lawrence, the accomplished and
popular secretary of the Coney Island Jockey Club, as
sisted by select party Of friends will enjoy wine
supper at the expense of Colonel Lawrence Rpp, the
genial and highly esteemed member of the Union Club,
and $3.50 from the bank account Of tho latter will be
transferred to that of tho former Both OF the gentle
road drivers, and the other evening when dis
cussng the relative merits Of their seeds differed to
their capabilities of trotng to road match
for $3.50 o side and the loser to pay
for wine supper made. Both horses
were to be driven by nonproessonal drivers the best
two In three to road wagons. Mr. Lawrences horse Is
black mare called Brunonia and Colonel Kipps Is gray
mare named Violet II decided that the race should
take place yesterday at the NewYork Driving Clubs
Grounds Morrisania. Mr.. Lawrence in order to show
that he drive rotter well handicap runner,
drove his own horse Colonel Kipp is large man,
weighing in the neighborhood Of 200 pounds and not
wishing handicap Violet with fifty pounds overweight
he got William Barry to handle the ribbons over her.
The had not been advertised, but, like all matches
between club men, the secret leaked out and there was
large attendance, the club house veranda being
packed, and from the balcony q number
of ladies witnessed tho contest The excitement at
times great the sympathes of the spectators being
about evenly divided Shepherd Knapp, James Barclay
and Captain John Dawson acted as judges.
violet drew the inside posllon AIIer threc
times the horses came TO the wire headandhead. aud
Shepherd Knapp shouted "gow Before the first turn
reached Violet left her feet and going round the
first turn Bruncnia took the lead and pole and opened
gap of six lengths Violet at the quarter-poe In 80
seconds Violet having made second break Brunonia
kept up the merry clip to the half-mle, reaching II
in 1:l5l9, Violet being ten lengths behind.
BrunOnia IL long gated and she seemed TO tire
from that point. In going up the hill and around
the point of she perceptbly sackened her speed
and Violet, acting better, reduced the space between
them six lengths before the threequarter pole was
reached. Tnrning into the hOmestretch Mr. Lawrence
working BrunOnin for all he worth and Barry
three lengths behind busy with Violet, From the
club house concentrated yell by the friends Of
Violet OF see Jmmy's mare quit; the gray VIII WIN
II ~ Captain j. H. COster, secretary OF the American
Jockey Club, paced and down he witnessed what
he believed to DO the waning chances OF his brother
Tapped each other he rushed to the upper end or
the club house and shouted: -" Whip her Jimmy! whip
herw "Jiwmy" didn't whip her. however, for Just
at the critical moment Violet repeated one OF her usas
hat his adversary and forging ahead under the
wire lcngth and half in the lead Time 2;4li9 AS
he walked the club house steps, Mr., Lawrence was
surrounded by his friends and congratulated colonel
Kipp he shook him by the hand cheerfuy remarked
The is not always to the swift you know there Is
another heat" . st..
There was another heat, but Brnonia won IT,. Going
around tho she broke and the gray TOOK eau
three lengths Then the gray broke and Bruhoa as
sumed the lead and kept II to the finish in 2A7 Az one
time il looked as II the gray would win and s0meDooy
s Itn''u would. At the finish both
horses tired. Among those present were WIl4am
Turnbull Frank Work. Newbold Morris Captain j. II
COster Hugh j. Grant, j. d. Ripley, JOhn j. quinn, r.
Berry Wall Leonard w. Jerome. Nathan Straus, A. A
Bonner, Matthew Riley, ami I. c. Eastman