New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-04

while Galen had fallen back few feet. Anrlcoma was
then close up As they reached the last quarer nav
half mile, Gacn shot up again with wohurriu'
si scoa and led INTO the homcsiicich. VIII r,o,
eek. AMI AurcomR a, salva,ors saddle As ,nry
Enlightened ult for home sslvator ana lclur MID,
sd bccn ncaiy a. strong as # could be made; Aurl
coma was now IN trouble, and all Mcianghnn u's"r
alvaor ran Easter than Proctor Knott from he head
# he homesteich TO the furlons post ana al me iul
long post 1t seemed that the race mus, 60 70 ,no lag
sn co barnes was forced to resort 10 Operas
,wcrvcd Into and crossed salvador. Proctor Knott
had been In De u'tdc Of The track with sa'vaoF on
hat The fayorc mrefcrrd with and lmpcdcd the Iag
IN colt tumpsg n,h they cy %ads OF Tho so avor a
r,onS ana nsr'S WON rpT Nv a." lead IN rs ~ sal
vaior second. length before Galen Lady fulsMor
others pulled up
SOME COMPARISON OF FORM.
There was conspicuous interval between the
first three. who finished closely, and all that fol
lowed them. csc three had taken the outside
Of the new track, where tho ground was best.
Mclaughlin had unwisey taken AuFfcona close in
10 the irrer rails all the way where the new track
was in the worst condition, soft and hard al In
crvals, and with creator irregularities than the out
,idc This had something to do with Auricoma's
poor performance. Then, too, 1t must be remembered
# is not now clear that this nly can take up the
fun schet Tic of weight and with the three or four
best coils IN the country The tipuoie win hcr
sna her SCI eating end ssee w and
yet with all the excuses and apologies made, Aur
comas race was an extremely bad one for My that
had shown such wonderful speed and form AT Mon
mouth. Mr. Withcrs, however. was entirely phlo
sophie He qd al MS friends oe d a the rane tha az
win. But as Mr.. Wthers. while thoroughly acquainted
with his horse and The best equipped all round tnri
to underestimate the merits OF his own stock In com
be 9s Of o Hs Of 81. SSSs oaS
not refrain from hacking Aurcoma. This was no
reflection on Mr. whberss Judgment or knowledge
~ his
some men naturally take a modest aud moderate
view of their own prospects In great race or in
anything else, while others arc extremely buoyant
and sanCuinc.
The triumph of Proctor Knott was greeted with
IN and demonstrations Of enthusiasm sbounded
everywhere. Yet 1t is not plain beyond question
II was a common expression OF opinion that #
Garrison could have made the weight on Salvador
Of his tremendous ruhcs at the finish, Proctor
Knott would have been sccond-not first.
judges and made a complaint Of foul against Barnes,
who rode Proctor Knott Probably majority of
posed hat Proctor E1o rq hah fCucd ssyaor S
he judges did not believe that any foul had taken
q the opinion that in the humping Hamilton at
least as much TO blame as Barnes. Some well known
that Salvador was the beiter OF the two that they
tried 10 get up a match between them for big sum.
ment in racing. He consistently refuses all matches.
Bat when Proctor Knott and Salvador mcot again at
viii be supported BIZ turfmcn with at least as much
freedom Mr.. Bryant's colt.
BRYANTS GLOOM CHANGED TO JOY.
Many observers thought that Galen If ridden BY
a crack Jockey, might have been almost II not quite
first II IS certain that the Chicago colt showed
impressive speed all the way. At the head Of the
homcstretch he seemed to have Proctor Knott beaten,
did Salvador at the furong post When the
carriage containing Starter Caldwell, John Kelly
and one or two others came back
from the start, It passed Sam Bryant, owner OF
Proctor Knott, the head OF the homesrctch
Mr.. Caldwell and Mr.. Kelly spoke to Mr.. Bryant, and
asked him about tho result OF the race of which they
then ignorant. they a long way from the
finish. Bryant, with his head hanging down, his
eyes Tie ground, and with expression Of the
utmost misery and anguish on his face replied in
tones Of utter despair and wrcchedncSs "Oh, that
Chicago colt beat mo- But Bryants brief sorrow
changed to gladncss and cxultatlon when he
came nearer the judges stand and saw the number OF
his colt up as the winner His pluck has been we'll
rewarded. There Is doubt that he has received
tempting offers for Proctor Knott since he won the
Junior Champion, although few tulfmen believe the
story that Mr. belmont or any ono authorized by Mr.
Belmont offered so cXtravagant price as $4,000
and $4,000 out of the Futurty If that we're won for
twOyearold gclding who might break down any
day and who wodld then be worthless. 1t re-
.prt"d ~ the track that +. J. Baldwin offered
BRYANT 10000 for Proctor Knott Yesterday
certain anyway lhat Bryant has shown unbounded
pluck confidence and resolution in sticking
inqulrcrs that Proctor Knott was the greatest horse
on earth and had the Flturity as well aS the Junior
Champion at his mercy; I'm taking every risk and
Tciag any Offer for ne pride and pet Of hi. heart
do not estimate him as highly now many of them
did before the race. The form shown by, Salvador
apa Enot MACS no mem .b c0mC dTsscc s
the three ycsr-old stakes next year for which
he is eu,elcl as was suggested a, the time
OF Champion. A :
probabilities are that salvatOT, Galcn and the Sensa-
iionFaveldale colt Will all be better three year ods
than Proctor Knott However, the son OF Luke Black
burn and Iallapoosa has won the two great American
prize, OF the yea. the Junior Champion and the Flu
iur.ty and whatever may he his fate hi. fortunes
hereafter VIII he many years before his name passes
CHANCES AT TIE OTHER CONTESTS.
The other may be touched briefly Fam
Harper might have won the first race but E.ke again
rode him In amazing style, keeping him under
double pull up 10 the homestntch, then suddenly
letting 60 his head and Instantly using the whip.
THIS kind Of riding would beat Proctor Knott Salvador,
any other flyer. 1t cannot be cxcecd in stupid
ity and cumsincss. Tho boy was pulling sam lIar-
per 50 hard the head of the homcstrctch that he
took him very vide britannia crcpt In by the rails,
and that gave Britannia the sam Harper second.
Laredo third. The manager of the Chicago Stable
said before the race that 10 considered Laredo
Little Mnch would have chance with
him, ard Therefore scratched Little Minch Yet
ldltNpi Ncu IIIutA ny murphy NItE oOOu start
got only third place
Inspector b., Leila Nav and Brown Duke all had
many friends for the Great Fall Selling stakes but
Frank Ward won the race easily. with the Brighton
Beach BoIdelasc second. The betting 10 to
against Frank Wa;d.
Mclaughlin role the favOrite and the winner Egg
mont, IN the third ace, while Badge got second place.
Ihe bOoAmahels were hard hit on TIE third, fourth
fifth and sixth races, all captured by
favoiltcs, With much farcied horses I'm
second place. They won on the fis, and
second races, however but the day was A bad ono
for them. The betting arrangements were entirely
satisfactory yesterday, the big betting ring being
surrounded with long line Of booLmalcrs' stands
VII ch included nearly all the wcll-known names and
faces. There were no conf laints and no trouble of
any Kind. OF course the crowd packed about
"a closely a II could be In the betting ring but the
space al command much larger Than II was on
suburban Day. and II was possible 10 get I'm and
out thout violent cNcrton The whole day passed
50 smoothly I'm every way. without trouble about
betting or decision and without dissatisfaction over
any Incident, that Is TO bc hoped ana expected that
the remainder Of The meeting Of The COncy Island
Jockey club VIII be- prosperous, successful and bril-
liant IN the highest degree.