New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-26
PICKETTS GRAND NATIONAL.
THE OLD HORSE wins THE BIG sTEEPLE-
CHASE.
a SPLENDID CONTEST OVER THE cEDARHuEsr
COURSE

refu
r,s biowfng nttie Mara was blowing a good deal
A. Mcpr,se the owner Of the gallant old solder, ran
a., N the middle ~ the Course, waved his hat 'hree
,,,rss and threw II up in the air Inc gates "ero
t,,.t open and motley crowd SURROUNDED horse'
owner and Jockey. Shout upon shout arose as inc
,,.,,rous threo bowed and smiled. Ihe veteran
.rI.chaser was 100 tired TO resent the anec'onate
s'Nop'' N.--,,o,. Mara and Mr. Mcbride embar
80 hut accepted II in good part 1t was good
- "a night nobly won If the Majors four
go. onpopents had had the gift OF speech they 100
,ror,. have Joined IN the long, loud and cohuhued
applause ~. r,roda, while
,,s so,emn bell tolled dolefuly II was nAc SUMO
-, GENERAL procession, and thoughts OF grave
80 $50 sn,nrod many a sensitive mind and chilled
- Mood For tho day dark and the toIing
made IL twice dismal
The race was an everchangng complnstoh VI
hight coIors against varying backerounu Va i,
green. ocean blue and marsh gray AZ was oon'os'
40 absorbing interest from the first jump tn 'e IAs
The horses were sent away promptly enough anu VIZ
all IN GOOD position The Jockeys did not Keep the pe
go. long doubtful OF their tactics Cross checked 'ne
aor q, mob Miles BIZ pulling the handsome feo" DaoA
n the middle Of the 1eld-a perfectly saie postum "
which he could walt confidently On inc o'hei H'
sca,,on hurried Mystic to the 'front.' sending the mare
ont 70 make tho pace, and Mystic maze IL hot' "
sanlo Jim MCGOWAN and Major PICKETT leu 'ho NAals
Warrington and ChaflcindsHO hinFihb ~
tI1ino hack from time TO time. Last Of all came al
90, ,nd Retrfbution Mystic, like an ADVANCE
.ourier got twenty lengths away from the neiu anu
led the charge for three miles Killarney aoooiulle
10 the Danaher programme, was 10 move UP ho"' ~
the celdng forgot his part and Downing was u"AO'9
N give him tho cue. SO when Mystic retired' pun
d-v Major Pickett took up the running jim NC
cow,n was second Warrington had fallen by the
r,vsdn Tho small fry were strung out TOT nail
snrIonc Gross having waited long enough Ioosonou
his rein and Bob Miles, fresh and hungry ior inc mays
strode forward msjesticaly. AS they approecheo to
water lump for the last time he bore down upon inc
leaders with resisless speed The Major rose without
.on,,hla effort and glided over. MCGOWAN lifted
t,seIf easily and cleared the brook cieVerly as
the leader Bob Miles, who was now third, turned
aside from the straight and narrow PAIN anu 'ooA
,he road that led to the destruction OF all inc hopes
~ his hackers He bolted when within Ten yafuS Oh
,ha tnmp and took short and easy cut down the
homestretch. 1t was too bad
pickett was never in danger after Miles loft the
- NcGowan got into the sulks and gradually
To-, ground lie came again, however, In the last
,,s, struggle and would have finished second had not
Monte cristo dark horse, slipped up unooserVeo anu
tss,an him. This was the surprise OF me race w
body but his owner had thought OF MoH NE hose we'll
as remote possibility. BE backed tne n1ise T Te
Gov a pJace and pulled off handsome stahs; ton
minutes at,erwaFd he was ouereH 49, 10 nrornny re-
~ King AfonsO-Galanthis, Wnlch ne PIoiNP .ou
Sised It was the horses hrst attempt over
steeplschase course. - .to r.cos and the
,sta,nS was unusually heavy all the afternoon. Ola
Tsrrv Manu. neglected ana despiseu OF al mn WI
the hurdle race after E.s e%n lmHllIaoo SUI q, AZ
u,,.I ticket returning to the purchaser over 81 Az
Following are the details
r-rpsr RACE-HANDICAP. ABOUT Ia MILES uN
THE FLAT.
p 6 p Randoph's b. S. Mentor BY GleneiE B,hsm;
uus ssas county SH Stables b. Jim MURPHY .e 1S5
T. II. Lewis, jr's ch. g. chanscieer aged , IS5 y
rime-About ? "a 81.
Ths Colonel Q4s) and Annie Clare pS9) also ran.
Auction psos-Jin Murphy $50 Ihe O'iO"ei Si-'
ned SIS. , IT.,
Mutuals paid s54 90 straight 81 W paw"
Murphy place 81 30. ..-,.- u..oss.,r oo,,v -.
the post every ores patience peing soreiy 'NA 80
Clare ana her persisted in going the wrong way
han.leer led at the start and then everything seemed
70 mako way for Mentor. who won In canver pu4eo
souhle by two lengths Annie Clare caused laugh Dy
,e,pne 70 go the course Colonel was attacked with
tin cramps Mr.. Lewis MADE claim VI 4Oui as"i'' -A
Keene, but 10 dismissed
SECOND RACE-oPEN FLAT RACE PURSE $500
ABOUT ONE MILE
D. H. Mccomicks Monte Christie BY Sl95elg
H S GsSsn kePq9a. on RoI kse@s
Tirne-About 81.
Poet Q55). Diablo ass, Trueoon p4oh Mchenzie
c52) and winona Q5o) also started
Auction poos-Poet 800, Neptunus $50 Monte ChfiSeo
$40 Trueborn e35 field $50
Mutual. Maid ss1 rs straight ell GO place. Neptunus
place 80 So. ~.
Another long delay at the post. Mckenzie and Poet
made the running to the of the homestrech Here
Monte Christie out and coming on won by sngth
ana half. Nj Keene whipping furiously and getting
place with Neptunus twelve lengths oeIore vel
vet Trueborn pulled up lame.
THIRD RACE-PoLo PONY HANDICAP. ABOUT
FIVE FURLONGS.
FOxhan Keene's CHI Buckshot pedigres UNKNOWN sNTn
NEWTON wy IS Stables b. g. wnd Tom aged, ISS
Pelham Stables eh. g. Little Rascal aged, lao .
rine-About 10
De De C50, Roulette $50, Bobby Q5o), and Anita
goo, alse
Auction pOols-Auta s2S, Buckshos s14, Roulette
ell, field 30.
MutusIs paid $40 straight s1o 80 place. Wild Tom
place go S.
wild Tom scampered of in the lead but Buckshot
caught him in the dip and passed him the rise. Mr..
Rsene eased the latter going up hill, and Wild Tom
again took lead Roulette moved rapidly coming
nto the homestretch and would undoubtedly have
n he had not bolted and dropped MI Morris Buckshot
challenged wild Tom in the anal struggle and beat him
home by half length
FOURTH RACE-CEDARHURsr GRAND NATIONAL
800 EACH g.. 500 ADDED. ABOUT MILES.
r. MeBrde's oh. e. Major Pickett By Hurrah Moll!e =,
Queens es County Stables ch- h. Monte crstq S. I9S
pay jim In Mes SVe AGED aged 1 1872 P Ss
< Nooneyss b. g. Basssnio. 8. 159 . (Hiiey) Q
NJ. 7. Danahers ch & Killarney aged; l57 (Downingl
n p Dawes's ch. z. Charienagne aged l52 tPope)
j A. Sawyer's b. g. Falconer. aged 145 (Gace)
~ n Morrls's ch. q. Warrington aged, 1e4(Mr. MOrris
n 8. Lorlliards Dr. 6. Retnbution 8 1875
Az (Mr. Kernochan)
J. r. Williams ch h. Bob Miles. aged. 164 Gross
. Fell. BOted
Time-About 7 :2k
Auction pools-warrington clio. Major Pickett $50
nob Nile. SEQ Bassanio cas- Jim MCGOWAN s35 1eld go
Mutusls paid eco As straight Ella o5 place. Monte
Cri.so place s33 90.
The star. fair and prompt Monte cristo leading.
peck before Major Pickett and Warrington, who were
hpped By Mysne and Bob Miles Jim MCGOWAN being
close I'D The jockeys set about their business without
loss o. time Cross took Bob Miles back the rear
betng his intention Scanlon. the other hand
hurried Mystic the 'front.' and fast pace, the