New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-26
-RAC1NG IDOLS SHATTERED.
emAsH AFTER CRASH OF FAyoRITEs.
aux AyrEn THE OTHER THEY TorrLE OVER

4.
.r~ Aysrs aur OTHER THEY ToPrLE OVER
~ AND GO DOWN.
sh~ r,oanr NJ sheepshead Bay yesterday was nun
- ..exfnr and startling things Only two favori'oe
- Kingston In tho FIRST and Jubal In the run on
a srass But II was not only the massacre OF inc
NUorites that caused general gloom, excep among
-. sooknakcn who rejoiced nightly. 1t was tho
.,sstns collapse Of public form, the complete over
Skvov of reason, logic and consistency
- pvyers won three races with Kingston, BisoR
,.,,, and Hanover but they were not much rcher ~
az md of the day, As they did not put maca On
~, srton rs few bOokmakew would accept pe's oi
-. nan triipg sums ut the longest ODDS on. iney
80 nm blackburn. but lost heavily on Flrenhi' for
:. - .hsred the common belief thai Hanover couid
~ =. ,,,t mile and q half with the Queen OF tho
-. .rhouch he had ten pounds tho bcttor OF tho
s., They hooked on Bessie juno as certain
"a hat accordingly. but she does not Ike
:" 80, I1s pounds and got third place only
..n won the first race with mastery case.
~. Volunteer got second place wsehout omcuiN'
80. Iorllsrds fIy Blush had hosts oil place
ss.s,, and Mr.. Lorillard, who was present. noaSh'
siA ~" .r s,owlv and clumSiy at the start and
sns - 80 laden by little Penny, one Of the poorest
~~. $50 80. ,ncompetent lightweight jockeys OH the
sna 60. ,r,crched her shoulder In the nrst quar-
W. 10. and could hardly limp to her s'apie.
' - ,rhu, form Belinda was almost as great Ger
on 49, s.cond race Is Kingston in the first, but
,s, anderson, who generally rides "en' roae shooA
a.. sc nm her 10 vas SLOW q the START iosiou
.on, a. his Insure made his run TOO foeDiy anu a.
sns vropr time and In svery way 'nat no oouiu nl~u0
q mess OF the race'
pefcnce in second place
os,,.,,,-v ran vystchedly in tho second race In
IN ,,- wnhers's horses were soft-shon crabs
1900 9TH no motion but a wriggle, and no more
80 than N hey had been dragging q subsoil plough
r,,-.x xns ridden by jockey called MerrtHR, 10
80. ana 10 fame unknown, and likely to remain
40 whers he was dug UP from is mystery
10. rvyers concluded TO start blackburn and Ken
ood n the Spring stsSos, aud then wyndham Walden
800. % run for the Morris Stable both Druidess and
es.rasst. Druidcss was the favorite and blackburn
strpng second choice Blackburn, with los pounds
shsy ridden by Garrison, ran q remarkable race and
Won brilliant victory, showing great speed and stay
ing power At the finish. Tho time was 10 1-o- 30
Aae race this that many tuIfmen declared that
blackburn was q better colt than st. Carlo. limo
viii tell. SD little did the Dryers think OF Rack
bum month sgo that they pu. him in selling race at
their track. But they would not sell him now At
any price. Druidess got second place. Starlight ran
badly, and is plainly out OF form.
How sadly Mr.. withers needs q trainer was shown
BY the deporsblc failure of his colt Cynosure IN the
Thistle Stakes. Most of the experienced eirfmen
locked upon Cyposure q certain winner. for his
r,inning In the Brooklyn Derby really excellent
But after Cynosurc had run well up for nearly q
mile all his speed seemed to have vanished, for he
rapidly fell to the and came In last. Hayward.
who rode him, said after the that the colt seemed
10 stop suddenly. II short Of work. II was an
sconizng spectacle to the thousands Of confident
bsckors Of Cynosure. How fervonty and earnestly
svery of them wished that Mr. Withers had a
nrstclass trainer! Mr.. Bclmonts flIy She tho SEC
pnd choice also miserably, being dangerous.
FiIes. however, are always uncertain until autumn.
No such excuse be made for colts.
J. A. b. the Thistle, with Fresno Second and
sam Wood third. Fresno's performance vas q good
,ne, he carrying 100 pounds and giving J. A B.
On pounds. II Garrison, Hayward, Mclaughlin, Fitz
,atrick Murphy had been Oh Fresno's back Fresno
would have won. But he was ridden by little Ander-
with twenty-five pounds of lead in the saddle, and
I've muscle and strength arc far better than lead in
finish.
Captain Brown came from Pittsburg 10
J. A. b. run, and backed his colt.
Five ran in the Coney Island Cup-Firenzi Hanover,
Wary and Pee Weep. OF Ftrenzi was
the favorte at odds with Hanover second choice.
Hanovor fairly away from the Others in all parts
Il The race. Garrison on Fircnzl could get
lcsr him, try as he would Hanover with all hts
I'd speed and power in this race, but he is
ain horse now and cannot always be trusted do his
est tn long race. And no one should forget that
Irepz was giving him ten pounds. Well Han
yer ran, II the race were over next week with
he two carrying the regular weights, penalfies
Allowances, / believe Firenzi would beat Hanover.
len pounds makes a great difference At a milo and
&lf, and the mare Is still far below her champion
orm Of last August. The time was good-o 80 90.
Balls ton ran badly @, brighton Eeach the other day
nd hence had comparatively few hackers for the
ixth race. Blu: Brighton form does not really
cunt with such horses Balls ton. Exile and many
ther that might he named Such horses are run
t brighton sometimes TO conceal their genuine form
nd To nislead the public. Then they go to Sleeps
cad Bay and those in the know the phrase
oes, gen fine betting. The ODDS against Ba4isson
.sny, siuggsrG second. BESSIE June third.
K. Bradley sent 10 the post thing called Iceberg,
og sledges Of the esquimaux. The betting was 100
against Iceberg. and the boohmakcrs' who offered
hesc odds made no mistake.
Judgment and placid temper remarked ;s that me
Island Jockey CS S1sf p 20 0sI sp's nd
he at ono penny each. a nickel TO the winner, tho
ocond TO save hi. stake. Distance. one hundred
Wei the form thai all Of them showed yesterday
Justified the sarcasm.
ron The grass race easily Last week be worked a
ale IN / az. That caused Saturdays plunge on
iss IRE the FIRST shot but hit the buIIseye on the
econd effort Jubal did Just ttIst he was the
The starting was prompt and admirable yesterday
nd the management excellent.
The Dryers have sold Pontiac 10 J. o. Bonner for
10000. 1t is not certain that the old horse will
Ace again. as he was very lame after his victory
90 TO ! on tho first day Of the Ehoepshead
,eettng. but Mr.. Donner will let ths DIVERS keep
i'm Is long rs they can find hin. useful. When his
acins days arc over he will be retired to the stud
starter Caldwell has sold his twoycar-Old name
axe, Stsrtcr Caldwell, 10 the Dryers for 81, 600.
rhe colt has an engagement to MI at Washington Park
,ext week, after which he will be shipped Fast
ae IL by Ten Brock out Of Miss Mailer Longfeliow
nare), and cost S4O0 when yearline. In The Of
icisl Guide" No. 3, no Is credited with one bracket
mt Of five starts-rot very brilliant record-but
dr. Caldwell says that he give any younester In
he East ten pounds and q beating Walt till he
nects st. Carlo.
6ince his return from Chicago Fitzpatrick has boen
roubec with chiis, and yesterday unable 70 ride
ouoequenty Hayward had the mount on Cynosms.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.