New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-24
FREMONT IN FIRST PLACE.
..,,vvrss THE GREAT AMERICAN STAKES,
,,o CAPTURES THE CHIEF PRIZE OF THE
- -.nooK1YN SPRING MEETING.

zp0OKLYN SPRING mEET1Nu'
...,rp Jockey Club has not been favorite
ms q previous years. 1t has encountered
o,stacles, from unfsvorsble weather. from,
..s ,roaSies and various mishaps But THIS year
on the broad sea of prosperity with the best
~ 49, with every sail stretched, with every rope
o. ,~,,h every element Of triumph and nlr glory
taas ~. II has conquered the Turf Alliance and
in'..paeed the betting IN q way to suit ITSELF
1870. 10 which every race-trsck is justly en-
49, II has had excellent racing, extensive al
-. ancient management skilfIl handioapping
-. h.s. OF Judging and starting. so turfmen gen
r.I,v are ready TO give three times three ior INC
nuvsr Brothers, Colonel Simmons, starter Caldwell
,,nd,o.nper Mcintyre and all the officers OF thc
n.~as,vn Joetey Club, who are giving meeting In
Dh,.h there Is so much to crafty and SO little TO
and faaiit with.
.v.,x q, the choicest sport gathered in lcgions at
a.. or.vAsend course yesterday, Among those pres
.,t were PhiMp Dwyer Michael Dwyer Colohel s'hr
nons william L. Scott. Clarence mcdowell d. D.
w,tsers Pierre Lorllard, John MOTIFS, Aaea hohhen
xnrrs George Clarke, Gas President Graham SWho
- Ter rss stocIs as other men fool with French
-, .,otstsl A. l. wolcott, James Galway, Major
pohrrtson. B. A. Haggln. William Goadoy' j. u
T,onn.y Cec,, Clay j. C. X. lawrence captain Brad
,ord August Belmont, the ever sm'aoie iona heiy
trost brilliant and successful OF managers Oh oe'hs
Co,pne, Comegys, Alexander Msrten' oueh BOWIE Ir'
NJ Sands, Edward Kelly, meditsave Sno nelahcnoly
~.n,.lD Conner A. j. Csssstt Captain Coster, W. p.
,;.r,aT Riley, Arthur Hunter, Wal
e. C,atz. Jonas Lsngeldt, Frank CLARK.
ors.n r. Morris, and varied sssort
,n,nt ~ other good fellows, who can trace pedF
,r.sS hack 10 the time OF King solomon, but some
fines 20 trae astray when the Queen OF sheoa comes
In With her spices
s.n.,or Hearst was IN Mexico-mores the pity.
o., h,a friends swore that tho Hearst colt Ballarst
ha the Great American
$50. worth 10000. Mr. belmont did not swear
=, N and he sod his trainer, James Rowe, kept
,h.lr own counsel. Mr. Scott was as sure that the
his prs would 20 to his colors as Calvin Brice was
sur, Of eiecng Cleveland last year. But both Scote
ana Rroe were mistaken. Ephraim Snedeker, who
,,.ped Eddie Kellys colt Devotec son Of Alarm by
sior Of Mercy and therefore full brother Of Pardee
had registered an oath somewhere Out not in hesven)
that Devotee did not win he would live on Jerome
PARK string beans and new squeduct water for the
rest Of his life. Devotee did not win, and Ephraim
viii be known hereafter as the Aochorte Of Fordham
Tho unapproachable "Viglant." who has made big
ger reputation than any turf-wrter In America ever
nsds before for discovering world heaters In selling
plsters CTipstaT was his great discovery last ycar
as the champion Of the two-yearoids), was certain
that Dcvotes could give anything in the universe
start of hundred yards and beat 1t in cantor.
Nevertheless Devotee did not get place.
Senator Hesrst's colt Ballarat was the favorite IN
the betting while Devotee was second choice Then
came the Belmont par, st. Carlo and St James, with
the Scott pair Torso and Chaos, next In favor Ihe
Norris pair Mucilage and Homeopathy, were neglected
and no one would have the Dryers Houston or the
other starters at any price. Mr. Caldwell gave one
on hx Incompatible starts Every horse in the race
xas we'll treated, and the best horse won after a
welLfought raceMr Belmonts chestnut colt ST. carp
BY ST Blaise out of Corna. Ballarat was Ia the
lead a furlong from the end but ST. Carlo showed
superior speed and staying power, and clearly oe%
the field on genuine merit
handsome well made compact, wellturned ana
rapid chestnut colt this 81. Carlo. But not tho
best OF the twoyear-Olds Of 1850 all the same The
champion will come later stake OF 100000 is
wei worth winning, but the Junior Champion Is
worth nearly that, and the Futuity exceeds II by
tens OF thousands. So wait bit Mr.. Belmont
has . fine colt Mr. Belmont on the
turf is true as steel and square as the
blnomia theorem. Every decent man Is glad to soc
him do so we'll Sweets TO the sweet the fairest
flowers 20 the Iovoliest Of Girls and tkousauds upon
thousands 20 the millionaire. IL is right To him
that hath shah be gwen, and from Uncle William
DAILY shall be taken that which he hath.
thistedown Jest IS tossed TO and fro at the race
.scks Just now. Mr. Belmont gave dinner 10 the
,sgnates of the turf few evenings ago. Mr. William
)aly said to be and angry because he was not
mong the invited guests. Mr.. Belmont should not
ave overlooked Mr.. DAILY.
Mr. Belmont has two good four.year-olds in Prince
loyal and Raceland Why did he not show his colors
the St. James Hotel stakesI His stable is strong
twoyearoids, but not powerful in three.yesrOlds at
resent His intimate friend, Mr.. withers, holds
uadruple ten.ace over Mr. Belmont in threeyearolds,
nj can take every card which Mr.. Belmont plays in
mt suit But N .yearUlds, Mr.. wlthers has |
, Yarborough-neither ace, face nor trump
In the St James Hotel Stakes only Hanover. Diabo
nd EDxwood ran. Hanover was the favorfte, but
)isblo won In a cau,er hard held good colt.
)iabiol But he beat only two ciRplcs. Just how
cod Dlablo is We shall at Jerome Park on Dec
ration Day, when ne viii meet the Fsverdale colt
md Fresno In the wfthcrs II he outruns these two,
ID VIII 20 all our hats But be viii not. The Fsver-
lale colt outelassss him. As 10 Fresno We shall see
THAT We shall see.
Garrison won the FIRST race with Mr. Belmoni's colt
.ephyras and the third, the Great American, with st.
,arlo. This young man was very jubllant His
previous efforts at this meeting had been chiefly nils
II Lofgsireet had not been peisstenty forced Into
he rails In the first race, he might have won But
The Jockeys Doane, H. lewis Jones and Hughes
we're suspended for the rest Of the meeting. Palmer
wi not 6e allowed 70 rbic again unt the sheepshead
,socs begin :. Murray was set down for year. and
h Murray for two month.
Following the details Of the races:
f1RsT 1T APPROPRIATENESS THREEYEAR.oLDs.
I i%'% ssi i i1 6 h'pAyrD' BY
pwysr srcts s,.S 3 & Longstr;et III FaDstdeS
;idssP,s On c ci San wGs15 ii7% DgnSSas
Tiins--I 40. '''-N''
Betting, straight and plaCe-Sam Wood u . ana N
10 zcphyrus % and 20 ), Maidstone ana Ionysts,st
70 % and 10 4.
Auction poOis-FIea $50. Sam Wood s2S Zephyrus s2o
Mutasls-ZephyruS Straight paid eli 30, place 30 AS
"a sloDs place sll 40.
Hayward broke = Stlrrup leather. and the start Vas
elsyvi ten nIuVtAs. all the JOCKEYS dismOuntug Md
va hen the RAJ t,li, but utr,, l,irsv
ell Lacs While Jay T. Dee went under double tut |
make the pace Passing the stand the order was Jay
z Dee half . length before I.ongstrett second a nicely
efoFe Clsnsss third Maidstone fourth. zsphyrus ffth
am Woo last Jay ~ Dee remained In The lead until
earnest The pace then became too hot for him stirring
nish followed between zcphyrus Longsseet and Mad.
tone. IN which the Issue was In doubt until the last
tide Longstreet had the rail, Zephyrus the |
u,side ana Maidstone squeezed his between them |
Rowling Fitzpatrick that he could scarcely 90
usttce 10 bs mount By determined riding Garrison |
lnded Zephyrus winner by neck MattoDe beSthg Lo1g
iteet head for second place.
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