New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-20
STRANGE THINGS IN RACING.
AND NoBopYHAD A GUN WITH HIM.


concy Island Jockey Club yesterday. IL was per,
feet june day. but tho attendance, although could
not DO called scanty, was hardly as large - 'ho
promIsc of tho racing might have been expected 10
bring out. One reason for this Is that nearly all
race gocrs los; heavily on the Suburban and need
res, for financial Incorporation. 1t seemed odd IN
tho st race that the best of all starters shonid drop
tho flag with Brussels far in front and Diahio Tar Dc
hind II seemed odd, also, that with so grea an au-
vantage at the start Brussels failed 10 WIN, Nap'ah
s s. Browns Reporter winning under the WHIP bu'
certainly Mclaughlin did all that was possible with
BRUSSELS who is awkward, SPRAYING colt ths'
goes to pieces under a drive Yet IL was eN
,,cmclv old in tho second to SEQ the famous
horse Inspector b., tho best of his year In his three
ycar-old form except pcwdrop and Tho Baro' anu
really hiehclsss borse make the extraordinary nhsh
which he made against Applcby & Johnson's Brad
ford The Coney Island Jockey Club, with It's usuai
generosity divided the original second race adding
5000 10 each division, twenty-three horses wcro
entered, TOO largo number to run In snort race
with safety. Inspector j. was tremendous ia'orto
In the first division and led down tho homcSretch IN
a way that seemed to settle the race But whch
pred n ON the outside and Bradford on the inside
drew IN Mclaughlin handled his horse In manner
not at all up 10 his usual standard. Inspector d.
never was a swervcr in old times 1t was hard to 500
wby bo should swcrve yesterday If properly ridden ou'
Mclaughlin hit him three slaShes WIN inc "hp
and then pulled him up sharply, as II the horse wcfo
,eyvInr all over the track while would have taken
n combination of telescope and microscope to discover
any swerve al all Then he began riding again NUE.
but soon stopped, took things easily, ana PaeiuS
razed al Bradford who passed over the line nrst WIN
Inspector b. second and Fred b. third such ruhs as
This on so fast and good horse as Inspector b. was
% oIO per cent below McLaushln's usual form bu'
he rode King Crab the second division OF Tue saio
PACE wrb all his skill and all his energy. Garrison
h.a tho hardest of tasks got Eollan up undcr inc
wbp which hc used with great freedom throus"o"' 0
last quarter mile Under the pressure ana INC puis"
mani Folian swcrved TO the extreme outslde' anu run
ming along tic outer rail won the race By head VITA
Etnc Crab sccnrd and Coldstream good thrd' iho
eu ,rcc ridden by the wcllknown lightweight
,ocpo. ossler fell a hundred yards from the hhisn'
sbe was not hurt but 1t was at first thought tha' ~
hoy who was carried from the track, was Daoi'
Ia,cr. however, be was sitting up and scemeu u 10
all right. o.o,,,t.,Is
rare of thc day was that for the Tidal stases'
niioroircs with enormous fortunes and I'M
,rsh t,,,st in their felow-men' so
nm the turf, they are NOT ~
servcd with energy, loyalty and fdeh'y n,o'I0
Ioriuard found this so TO his cost O'"' -
.ircs have found It in England and Aine''e" WV,
Mr Belmont reflects with care on all 'no ny 49,.
",1 oil the riding in the Tidal Stakes no may nave
az" ~ ,h,n,, that some one in his pay IS not doing
"a, ,os, sor him Prince Royal was great la'oIl'e'
:, 80 ,,st the sort of a race that the poohhaheIs
welcomed wears ago with immense eascfness wn'.
,cv made up their minds TO relieve Pierfc Loiii'u
~ part OF the burden VI ~
ono,rnous wealth. Prince Koyal so' ~
last ard his Jockey seemed to be IN 10 huits
lie was apparcntly pockcted along the bacAs'ic''n'
-. ~, lair chance TO come through and take tho
Ioaa ON the lower turn. This opportunity was not
Imnroved. That grotesque fend Satan now cai'cu
ne,cncc bred and run by William l. Scott last year
took tho lead in the early part OF the rare a vas
never overtaben. The Dwyer Erothers rdn N"o !.
this race, Tea Tray with Garrison IN the saodei oAiN
Bella b, sister of Inspector i. ridden os NeA""s"
Dcla Il almost caught Defence at the hnish' Dei"S
-, hr = head only Godfrey began urging Prince
ROYAL I'm tho homestrctch, when IT was too late' aS
n..rncc and Bella b had too much lead to overcome
Defence won by head in AZ "a, Bela secoio
Prince ROYAL close third. The track was Nors
fast Yesterday. This was shown by the second anu
thin, raccs each of which was IN IA ia, by
bradford and Eolian. To suppose that Prince ho! @
.ould not beat AZ "a over such track Is 10 sup
posc an ldtotic absurdlty. To suppose that Prince
Ioyal was handled and ridden with judgment SIKH
and energy, is supposition worthy OF an lmoeoi'o
ONLY taking all the circumstances OF this race ihto
account
SIN another oddly. In the BAY Ridge Handicap
Terra Gotta ridden by Mclaughlin, was great laVo-
rite and looked extremely well, and 1t mist axe
10 pesume that the change from the West TO the East
had done him the least harm lie had all the appear
ance of a high-class racchorse when he came on inc
track in his preliminary ealop, and he won with all
the case imaginable, in :37. Rupert set out 10 maze
the race but this about as slow as possible, the
first halfmi having been in 81 seconds the
thrcc-quarters In go L. and the mile In 40 H.
What kind Of time this for famous horses 10 run
I'M But no matter how slow the time was, GARRISON
held grip like death on FIcnzfs head. keeping the
Glly far back in the OF the field, and making no
attempt TO get near lead until he reached tho head
81 the homcstr etch. Then he lit her few cuts with
ihe whip but no was soon dscour-
sged, aud came in not only far Dc
hind Terra Gotta, but far behind that
ridiculous old caricatuse of racohorse Eurus The
more closely this is Analysed the stranger II VIII
seem Here Is the best FLY In America with only
four pounds her weight for age beaten OIL In
80 by such beast Eurus! Some fond and
foolish people, who had backed Eurus, thought when
he came into the homestrech that they had their
money won Mclaughlin was sitting still on Terra
Gotta, grlnling at Hayward on Eurus, and the race
was never for second in doubt Terra Gotta strodc
all over Eurus in The last quarter mile and under
pull lie IS undoubtedly racehorse that could
give The Bard bit of run. The Bard would I'M
doubtedly beat him, but that Terra Gotta must be
ranked next The Bard and Emperor of Norfolk
among the best horses I'm training seems now possible
OF course tic owner and trainer OF that second
class chance Suburban horse Elswood did not dare
TO start him in the Bay Ridge. They feared that he
would be beaten so abjectly by Terra Gotta that no
one would ever venture TO say word In apology,
excuse praise for Elkwood again
Once more Oddly in the fifth race II the
owner Of Dry Monopolc is satisfied with the way In
which hs horse is ridden in these days, he must be
an extremely philosophical and easily satisfied person.
Ills game and fact little fellow who has Won many
rcmsrlsble handicap races, has never Yet won one
when Lepi under q double pull 10 the head Of the
bOmctlech, lien suddenly urged and whpl Ell before
he 10 realize that The grip on his head has
been lDoscncd and DcioIc he has chance to get VOL
Into his stride. Joe Cotton won the race. icndery
nmscd Is Mclaughlin. but hc was hardly pressed 10y
the uncertain aud cratic Richmond, who Is rapidly
gaining reputation for ccccnicity hardly surpassed
on the turf Mcdii avc raccgOers Specializing on
Kichmonds acquaintance With tho betting quotations
when there are lorg odds against him, straight and
place. and how badly he generally runs when he Is
gelt fsvoriic.