New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-13
THE DEATH OF DEW DROP.
HOW IT LEAVES THE THREE-YEAR-oLDs.
nooKNAKING NOT IMMENSELY PRoF'rABLE-RAcEs
WEEK.

pooKNAKING NOT IMMENSELY PRoF'TABLE-RACEs
WEEK.
The death of Dew Drop has simpllfied the
cueson as TO which is the best three-year'od OF the
year she out of the way. Had che been trained
with little more discretion and not have
49,, rpn so many hard races when she
was not "f." sho might yet have been
no,ns nicely. As msttor OF fact, the hy has beer
Tho most costly horse tho Dwyers ever owned even out
aide of the that they paid for her at the han
sale The brothers backed her we'll In most OF 'e
s. that she lost that way lost much more than
,n.v ever won on her. as when was at 10 win sne
xas big fav ore they could not get much on her
A..two-year-old Dew Drop ran ten times, winning SIX
of the races ana placing Si7o67 TO her credit AS
n three-year-old she had run twelve races
winning seven OF the H. her winnings being $1,000
only than the butcher boys paid Tor her Az
ANYTHING up to mile and quarter Dew Drop was uh-
aoubtedy the fastest Of the three-ycarous; 'n"' 10
when she right, and she beat The baru several
times even she not right what her capao'es
uonld have boon had she boon properly treated VIII
,.main unknown Tho Bard also labored under disad
yantages in his early with the fly for no hau
Jockey on his back that not sufficiently vigorous
10 pilot him 40 that lie could show at his best
contest that would now attract bigger crowd than
my other race that could be arranged would DO race
bs,ween the threey The Bard, Jim Gray ana
rlswood AT even weights, liz miles. THE Brooklyn
Jockey Club would well TO try TO bring these three
colts together s II advertised thoroughly 1t would
be great success II the club added s2'ooo
s,y and made tina entrance fee 5000 each II
wnl be fair stake 10 for and all three would I'M
donotedy be wl,nz 20 S,v ~ id On sst,yasy in me
Sleeps eai Bay Handicap has detrscted much from tno
halo that surrounded him Just after ne beat the eIacSs
pT,dse Handicap jim Gray shipped to Louisville.
where he contend for the Great American STATION
Stakes HE owners would be likely TO bring him back
Fast II il was made object for them to DO So
Ahandeappers lot Is not abappy one under the most
favorable circumstances, ana this year the men whose
dnty II is to assign the weights TO the racers have
particularly unpleasant work TO 90. Inc unisasans
part Is that II is almost Impossible TO Drng horses
together equal terms when they perform as inSCn
ssieny as sy the asses ths n Gray hal
6een practically handicapped out oil tue Bta.e hahu
1ime considering condition OF the track His Own,
had great confidence In him. however ana II Is sau
any Thing that they had shown the pubic recently.
The bookmakers are having hard Tune OF H. or az
least some of them boOkmakcr coming up IRON
the races on the tho other night unhurdenet
himself to TRIBUNE reporter as ioo% ", IsIe
money By short horse winning race. Now every
horse is webacKed that is If the ODDS AGAINST hm are
good There are a suicent number OF hackers OF that
class horse viii take the odds and II he wins we
as If the favorte wins Bookmaklng Is not the bonanza
that people think it Is After PAYING Tor Our PRIV
reces and defraying other necessary expenses our
legitimate profits are small .,..,
Tne Dwyer Brothers right enough In not letting
MCLAUGHLIN ride Aretlno In the New lorK hanueap As
they of their horses In the race Inc u"uO.S
own Stable many times and that he has
1t was expected that MeI.aug9lin would nave
onsnily a great deal of money. was placed upon
nntIi the names Of the jockeys put up" THE
TRIBUNE has always contended that Jockey regularly
employed should not DO permitted 10 rle against MS
August Belmont it is said. is casting about for frat
class two-y ear-olds to strengthen his stable N.Y. BE-
lnonrs the turf has not been ST. naZeu Oy re-
Variable success; In iaot so 'e eS n"s pa he w
lie formidable opponent yet As ne IS te i he 20 gng
continue horses. but that Others who can afford
for turf honOrs may ioIo" h eAahP.e anu sedl.
stables 1t is just what tue American 'urt most
Frank Clark, the able superintendent o. the Coney
Island Jockey Club. has succeeded III maklus the track
In The country ana u Is nOt al an I'M
probable many Of tho records VIII be broken Ne
lore he meeting ends. The turf track tho only one IN
America not all entire success owners 40 ho fancy
s. ana many the advertised 10 cru oult 30 not
Nh ana others have to be substituted Tor mem. nova
ions not popular IN this country unacr me most
favorable circumstances. As mo tlr 'racS M, 70 o9
carefully handled 10 prevent desrOJ!hS '19 'uII dl
little galloping be done on II. even owners ard
trainers know just how TO gauge the abilities OF
ihelf horses when they run on II. . A.,
ms is the last of tie autumn meeting OF the
Coney Island Jockey Cub. although there may be an
extra day a from tomorrow. The racing promises
1faSdicsD oaa OF the richest tw year OF the
season. viii he Geeiei There we're l46 entries and
ffty-sevcn OF them stu remain ~. On thursday the
ON SATURDAY. three stakes viii be for They arc the
Speed well Stakes special weights Tor
e Uic; Adieu stakes special "eshts q mile IGr Two
year ODDS and the Parting STAKES al ages solns al
iowences mile on the turf -, -. 1900 o,. ,.,,,,
The Brooklyn Jockey CLUB vii! also come OUT WIN
strong PROGRAMMES. The oriental Handicap . miles
Is the feature or tOdays races oh NcWhceut
there viii be a special sweepstakes, al
nges. l mile, and the WOODLAND Handicap,
$40 miles. on Friday, the seventh special race,
sweepstakes, IL miles. Will be run for
The stakes decided at the fan meeting OF the new
Memphis Jockey CLUB, which begins on October 20 ana
Iasts four days. al filed we'll The CASTOR Hotel
twO-yrarO old colts ana hlnes = OF mile,
with winning penalties. has twenty-three entries The
Peabody Hotel Handicap. for thrce-year-ods ana up
ward d miles, has thirty-two entries. The Gayoso
Hotel Sweepstakes for all Il miles. has nineteen
entries The Handicap steepechase, for all ages over
abort about L miles, has seven entries Among
the stables that have made entries are those OF f. Cor
gan, g 8 brown, Campbell * Fenton, Grays COmpanys
j. j. Carter p. Corrigan and ]. t. Williams