New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-06
FTRENZI DEFEATS EXILE.
SHE WINS THE NETWORK HANDICAP.
THn IDOL OF sRsHToN BEACH is BADLY
NFATFN.


BEATEN.
Aathoush Tn eard at Sheepshead Bay yesterday
was exceptionally attractive and the weather could
not have been finer, the attendance was not wonder
fully large No one can dispute the proposition
that there has been altogether too much racing ana
mat tie public will not cut in great numbers at
present unless the attractions arc OF an altogether
nxodigious order There were four stakes ON the
card yesterday, and many highclass horses were
enserod IL was a programme, indeed that any
Jockey club insight have been glad TO oher ana there
were features in it of such value that they ought
70 have been fascinating enough to draw great
gathering. But with racing on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday the draft upon popular
y.a, and public sympathy with tho contests of the
turf becomes heavy that even TIE oest card
,ver arranged by the rarest ability devoted to the
establishment OF the most exciting and interesting
STRUGGLES OF the thoroughhreds could hardly bring out
such an attendance as the merits Of the sport wou
deserve II was not q meagle and scanty gathering
of spectator at Sheeshcad Bay yesterday, but there
was no such assembling of an enthusiastic multitude
ne the genuine excelences of the programme of the
tay should have effected.
In the first race although the number of entries was
large. only half dozen ran. The owners of Badge
insisted that their colt was in great form and could
ron had had number of contests
lately. the Dryers shrewdly decided to
sr,thdraw the son Of spendthrif and to back Badge
Their decision was judicious and sagacous. II
kingston had run, the betting, would have peen
something like or 10 1 on. With Kingston out.
they would obtain about 7 to 10 against Badge, and
with tho work Badge had been doing and with
she assurances which they received from
the stable in which Badge was trained
and run, they could back Badge with almost
as much confidence they would have shown IN
specializing Kingston Badge won IN very ias'
time :4o-as good time, in fact as ever mas pee~
made on this track and time which rarely has oeeh
emallsd ON any racetrack of the world. Little
sIinch ran second. Barnes was the jockey
on Badge Loanaka was RIDDEN ny
BERGEN and he'd many followers, but fast as he ne
& not row nearly up TO his best form, ana ne laie ~
prove dangerous element in this race, not even sue
ceedng in making Badge run at his best at any tno,
ForJham with Barnes in the saddle, was the iayoie
for the Flight Stakes, and Defaner was second choe
But Britannia took the lead instantly at the iai Oh 'is
ear was first all the way, and was never approaoneu'
tHe ran the seven furlongs in :26 90 marVc"ous
performance for furlongs, the previous reooiU
at the distance having been :26 L.. aud tna' was
made at the West side Park Chicago, "here ths
rack is said to be hard and elastic as Gotuhs
track and one which permits Supplying exploits on
the mart of thoroughbreds. Britannica victory was
so brilliant, so easily won aud so impressive III i.s
,peed that every tie track that houceu ms
miserable failure on Monday last was astounued. vi
Ia OpeniDl
island Jockey Club Britannia was beaten OH anu
showed form not al all superior to that Of
poor sellingplater Many careful observers Oh
the hofse's race that day noticed that his JOCKEY
while pretending to whip and urge the horse' Was
aourishing his whip and not really striking the morse
at all and 80 far could be dscerned by kocn-eEeo
md unpreudiced spectators, really pulling The
horses head 10 sde and not making the snghtest
effort TO win Britannia, having won fast race on
,be last day at Westchester naturally backed
with great deal Of spirit and freedom for the opening
race of the opening day at Coney Island. His race
ON that DAY was about as bad as well couh be, ana
yes be did not bleed so far as could be SEEN The
horse was In superb condition yesterday. he Is be-
vopd question one of the fastest sprnters tn the world
now this sort of thing really viii not do Is there
md iochev club In America with the courage and
resolution 10 take this sort of bull by the horhs and
rule off .he turf any trainer or any jockey whose
horses indulge in this kind Of variety show IN run
ningl Perhaps not Such organizations are haru u
find No one should forget however, that on Mohdsy
britannia was backed freely by the best judges OF
form who went down to Coney Island, and yesterday
after such performance as that of Monday he was
almost neglected and at an out
side price Perhaps the American turf can
stand this sort Of thing, but ii is certain that the
American public in the long nun cannot stand it.
In the Reaper stakes Captain Browns colt Buddhist
was the fayorlte, and he succeeded in carrying OIL
. tremendous rush at the finish and was only beaten
nv a short head If Barnes had made his run little
earlier the prize might have gone to Caiente instead
OF 10 the favorite Both Sorrento and Cassus had many
fallowers and admirers, but neither was able to
dispute the result with Buddhist and Calente.
Mr.. Belmont,s fine coils Magnate won the Autumn
stakes under pull In fact he was under pull all
the way and ran so fast smoothly, so easily
and so well that great many people jumped to the
conclusion that Magnate would have done far better
than St. Carlo in the Futurity Stakes on Wednesday
They may have been entirely wrong in this, but
pertanIy Magnate excellent race, and whenever
he meets Chaos at even weights he will not lack
hackers Tho time was IA As, two sec
pnds faster than the time for the Flu
pectedly got second place, with Ralph Bayard
third. Senator Hearsts bad luck stin stuck TO him.
and although the unapproachable Hamilton rode
Tournaments. the Sir Modred colt was not able to get
first second third place.
The surprising merit Of Firenzi and Exile scared
pu. all the other starters in the NewYork Handicap
a. mile and half except Retrieve and Kaloolah,
snd these two were of no actual
Importance at the finish. All Brighton Beach to a
man plunged wildly on Exile, because OF his I'm
pressive and memorable in the Twin City Han1!-
cap on Tuesday. Exile is good enough when he runs
against horses like Defauler, Huntress> Los Angeles
spokane, Proctor Knott and other animals not IN the
upper branches of the Hottest tree but when it comes
to question Of meeting so great mare as filohIl
at mile and half when she is in the perfection OF
condition and the track just suits her. E4he
really must be ruled cut of the problem FiIenzi
was magni1cently ridden by Mclaughlin. She oided
her time. She made her run in the homestietoh,
md had not the least difficulty In stating of the
efforts of Hamilton Exile. In fact, the light
weighted Retrieve got second place and
Kaloolah got third, and the idol
OF Brighton Beach, Exile, was last of the four Tho
time was :3545, and In spite OF all theunfsvorabe
and unkind criticisms that have been passed
IN Firenzi within the last feF weeks, it
must be admitted since the yesterday that she is
aust as good she ever was, aud that horse in
training has any chance with her at mile and a half
az weight for age Tho result Of the the
AitAoreaa and most calling OF disappontInent To