New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-13
RACELAND BEATS FIRENZl.
AND THEN THE TORRENTS FALL.

FTRTyZI DEFEATED FOR LACK OF RACING.
Rsceland defeated rHrcnsi last year in the Grand
National Handicap at a mile and half at Jerome
Park. but then he carried only ITO pounds 70 the
mares I3l. Yesterday he outrsn her again an INC
same handicap, but he carried 12o pounds 10 low
August Belmont was present and before the race nc
akckeds IKE a ferocous twoyearNold about the
bandIcap. Every owner bawls voclferously about
handicaps. 1t is one of the most
amusing things that man can discover In search
OF decade all over the earth 10 listen to every man
that owns racchorse, when he Is talking about the
Handicapped Thai official IS the best-abused man on
sny and every racetraok lie never satisfies anybody.
They all grumbe, every one of them-Mr Belmont,
the pwyers, Mr. withers, J. b. Hsggin, MIR. Galway,
J. O. Bonner, Captain Brown, L. J. Baldwin, A. j.
Cassatt w L. scott--not one Of these, and not one
a the little owners also, fails TO find the sevecst
fault with the Handicapped whoever he may bc) In
the strongest early English that he can command
They all want tho soest possible thing, something as
soft as Cruel But Mr. Belmont had criticism TO offer
concerning the handicap, after Raceand had defeated
Fironzi in exhaustive STYLE Nevertheless with both
racers in perfect FORM on a perfect track, flrenzi
Is superior TO Raceland at mile and a half
The trouble with the famous mare was that she
had had too many walk overs and too easy time.
She needs hard racing and plenty of It to keep hor
speed and staying powers at their best. Raceland
had had two strong races with Badge and Reporter
within a few days and I'm his finest possible
form. OF the finish was confined to Race
hand and FirenEl, every sensible racing man Knew
that would be- such thOroughbreds as Los Angeles
Lavnia Belle and Taragen are far outclsssed by
these two wh"n they on good track and in good
sondition. Lavina Belle led for mile and quar-
Ter. Mclaughlin rode Firenzi, and no one could
sde her better. He kept her in favorable
place from the start and he shot her into the lead
In the homesrctch. But that longlegged sky scrap
ing Efel Tower of horse, Raceand was at her heels
like the crack Of DOOM like the kne of an inevitable
ate. This gaunt and grisly ghost of slab-sded
knfe-edged clrcular-saw, racing machine came rip
ping and tearing along at a pace stupendOus that he
was covering ten feet TO Frenzis nine Tor in that
proportlon at every stride Raceand is one of the
ugest horses of hlgh-cass that the sun ever smiled
upon. But Gee Whiz! (as they say In
Prince Georges County, how that old pin
wheel can autter, when he Is fun OF
quinne when he foreets his dyspeptc stomach, when
his running gear works smoothly, and when Gar
rlson humps himself on his back So Raceand beat
Frenzi by several feet at tho finish Mr. Belmont
congratulated Garrison, and Garrison congratulated
Mr. belmont. 1t was lovely. Everybody smiled ana
was happy Garrison rode race OF supcrlatNe, yea
of supreme skin, and deserved to be congratulated
And yet meek and lowly word in Mr. Bemonts
ear Don't run Raceland against Fiienzi at q mile
and half again 1859, unless you want to DO beeteh
Next time will be first and Raceland second THIS
is as certain death and taxes.
thunderstorm made quagmre of the track, filled the
gathering of spectators with misery and gloom ana
spoiled all the sport The best attendance OF inc
meeting hah been drawn out TO Frenzi and Race
land run in the Grand National Great horses ara"
great crowds. All would have been perfect peace
and ioy but for the most unreasonable and unwhoie
some tempest which sent every one home unhappy
In the first race George Forbes, who bought Brus-
sells in a selling race the other day, withdrew the
colt without rhyme or reason although Brussels hSu
a fine chance of success. Benedctne won easily
Ben Harrison was slow as an Italian mud-heet
drawn down the bay by an asthmaac tug.
The over smart Chicago stable, which often over
reaches itself by superfiuOus keenness, Withdrew
Egmont from the second race at six fnrlongs' "h'on
he could not los II started, TO run MN III 'ho
fifth race, in which he had no earthly chance
Voh,nteer ridden by Mclaughlin, was the fsvorlte IN
the second race but the l27 pounds proved TOO heavy
burden around he rns aRd E0 F1Iae laH ssconG
mis- makes strideaway's last race at WeSeheSer LOOK
Mn Wytbers's lightly weighted ran Fan colt ran
away with the KenscO Handicap, while the tOp"elshT
burlington, was second 49,. 81, ..,, s,or,ed that
Tine Gee eo mI pa fSr in ' the fifth race King Crab
ridden by Garrison. won after close nnen WIN ace
jockey iS CSirdlhs another at finish i.5 II Car ar
I KDr C hsd Tristan would have BY length
at least Grenadier with Do39hpe up ana aodIe tc
opposite the timers stand in the first hall mile crab
was generally believed that Garrison on hlHs SIao
cut them both down by reckless riding, but Garrison
denied this DonOhuc shot up in the air as IL ne
were a she'll fired out Of mortar, put IShueu 80
softly and comfortably IN the deep deep nNH 5a nc
was not much hurt Nor was the stabeOo MCDohaa.
ANS we'll that ends we'll but If Jockey ever Kills
any one by careless riding he may be indicted for man
srs1EE Jockeys s STni to Sing sing NO O
Drumstck won the selling race, Mute second
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-PURsE 81 OoO BEATEN HORSES
SPECIAL WEIGHTS. lie MILES.
W. IL. Tmmons,s eh; Bonedictine. by Iiq T.7
ua5Ca Ea tssb bs iS SS m Jennie Mcfarland loo
Po2ays sh p Ben H s,ssq Ts s9sa
J. Il H MSfSRsk en- en- q King Of Scrgl 1893 PENNY
+ Bsdw9s b. W1SnSa a. lo f6s c6oy 9saS
L. G. Brucos CHI e. kingmaite,s 8
Betting to win-Bcned etine 6 to 5, Jennie Mcfarland
Is 10 /, Den Harrison Z 70 2, FiIeay 2 to j. Wnoa
. l. King Of Norfolk 10 to l. Doodle 20 to l. Khem@'e
syg Tgs f 'S 0 @nohs
to i King OF Norfolk to J. Doodle TO l. klngInae
~ M%S,aa.-Benedlcano straight paid s1S 20, place
ali 10: Jennie Mcfarland place $46 10 n
This was Benedictines race all The way lie got on
IN front n sI6 jimmie McFaTsnd under whip and spur
second lengths before Ben Harrison BRUSSELS dd
start
SECOND RACE-HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. $50
EACH 81 900 ADDED. SIX FURLONGS.
lslip stables eh h. strleawny by Glenmoferspin
away y5 us n;t;j;m. 4 los lbonob9e,
Gee WitbsrP. g. e.. oiaei 100 oyi1g5on
MeNasso1p SS' c pr d The E' Be 81 c6cnsd
Time-l H.
DftnS :" 10 win-strlieawsy II to S, Fziames to I,
Volunteer to 3, Eolian to l. orator ~ 10 l. Inc
Bens for 70 10 Fitzamss t2 5 3