New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-18
HANOVER AS A SPLINTER
wnN,yG IN A cANTER AT GRAvEsEND.
.,.,,nrcron b: SURPRISES EVERYBODY BY

~ a, doubtful II he could have won It at all IL
x,..ovsr had been forced TO extend himself yes'eua9'
y {, h,rhy probable that new record at se'e Iui''e
I'D have been made. He won bis race In sly 10
,h,t restored him to first place in the hearts Oh "ou
2 .sn6s who had thrown him over as OF no horo 10.
IN themselves or the turf The time Is witIh 'U0'"
.n6 quarter of the record made by his stable com
psnion, the speedy Kingston, on September l.
a, sheepshead Bay Yet the race was little more tnSh
a canter OF course the company behind MN was
had That SO wrctched a cripple as Guarantee shouiu
beat Eolian is sufficient 10 stamp Eoiian a. lar o.O
his best form &c. in reality, Hanover hSd nou,ue
TO beat. But IL was his manner, us "et'o"' ~
easy progress, his tossing head ana sP@rAiins 0!0
after the hnsh his restless paving OF inc eSrN as
De led the field TO the stable 'n"'
the attention OF turfmen and caused them 10 renSrA
one 70 another that he was as good as over
II the DIVERS backed him at all their commission
WAS exceedingly small He opened In Inc BOOKS as
3 TO s, and steadily dropped back uhul W was
quoted against him on score OF siS'oS' A"t -0
gained two points, and went to the post @' "
Eonan opened at . 10 1, ran UP 10 eNcH nonoS anu
fell off TO 10 8, at which p1ce nc sVoou "non 'io
lac Was given II was nolsed about the track thst
HE stsIentD were on Garrison's mount 10 man.
Eohodv wanted any Of Hanover. HIS owners could
not tr,a him: why should the public! Frank
GcCshs armed TAYLOR with pair OF spurs and very
ionc and heavy whip, and Instructed him 10 use
both ~ necessary. Nobody knew what 70 expect
II was 10 be either q victory or breakdown. The
rprgeon who nerved Hanover informed the Dwyers
,h., horses subjected 10 that operation had periodical
attacks Of the Slows For week they would
raoo nm 10 their best form; then for ten days they
,,ouId mt be able to win selling race. This seems
% ha the case with the big chestnut. When he
worked a mile and quarter on May 10 in 200, or
o .os I.p as many watches made 1t, he was gooa
enough for any company But he went off, and
,pBI Yesterday was Of little account As Splinter
h. may rival and even surpass Kingston and Britannia
Inspecto b, loaded down with stable money, was
,hauennIly beaten on Wednesday by two cast-ofs
Tea Tray and Ballston. Yesterday without dollar
Of tho Dryers money him, be won the BROOK
dale Handicap with ridiculous ease in fast time
Such are the uncertainties of racing. Tea Tray, inc
favorite was never prominent except IN the rear
He sulked and Hamilton sulked and between the
two the followers OF Lakeland came to grief Mr.
Delmont's Belinda was made strong second choice
on the strength of tip from the Nursery stable that
she was good. SO she was, but the old Inspector
was better. 1t is a question IL Anderson did not
choke the speed out OF her. The spiders" arms
arc dangerously strong, and 1t will not do to tell
him 10 hold too hard.
The Dwyers would have taken the second race with
Bella n. II she had not been thrown of her stride
by Dallston when within a hundred yards OF the post
Dir. withers's FitErOy a little short Of work
II. W.
Seaside Stakes cleverly after getting little the best
of the start. Sir William by far the best colt in
the race, but he In difficulties all the way being
inteered with several times and pocReted more than
once.
W. L. Scott cannot regret his return to the tnri
9be Rayon dOrs winning races nearly evory day,
and yesterday Canteeu, his colt by Kantaka out Of
Maurine made an exhibition of large field OF
hS Wn the onT . DS IL 6 rsc
when the flag fell MIR. Caldwell had much trouble
With the ioSys who kept him . Ting and f 6aT
urgent solicitation he reinstated Palmer. who rode
Mamie in this race and so anxious h was fSfhs
the post with trunk-strap in his pocket and warn
TourmslGe ran Of with the last race winning as
Two more boolmakers entered the ring and put up
previous day. but there is st room for Improvement
The mutuals were literally pstroniEed and they paid
ss's'~'"'' 7-~- oFT8Irs oFTnE KHcEs.
FIRST RACE-PURsE $1,000. SEVEN FURLoNGs.
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Sutasi.! Hsno!er straight PAID siG o. place 40 26:
rot ;p Ssno1 EG sf,S T's Ia Snt
last ana All anGys sD Ss.' S OF
ienstSs The big chestnut continued to draw away in
'sashs sss' ana &s
and pnisS OSs It,
speed IN Part g the fS ,eId An S tbs
ssss,eS and for moment his hackers feared he had
But .u.s aSe hs R a ss nc living
under an easy pull BY sS snaT. and caed
WIZ ssaS I s9 e'g urging not needed Han
sFOoND RACE-HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. $50
EACH, 81, 900 ADDED. ONE NILE.
chiesssaw stables Dr. DalstOn BY Billet Hllette,
w. yen Jennings ing Dr. h. Freak Ward los tAndsi:Sa
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few strides getting his head in front, and looking ell
So%sstrceh Frank Ward then came W and ~ss crowd
SaI. OF SS and SHR SsS oshs q
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s,ide ana Taylor forced % pull up BastOn coming
an " on a good Frank Ward beat Joe Lee a neck
THIRD RACE-SEAsIDE STAKES. TwoYEAR-oLDs.
sbo EACH $3.50 ADDED SELLING. FIVE
FURLoNGS.
A. BSmO4 e; fh 81 James by St. na;SNss
owen .s@'' BIS, S Blackburn. 100 5000 q
nx,er Brothers ch c. Onward 100 Cs2ooo Taylor
). Wsden's eh c. Sir William no n .sSSOo,
w. L. SCOTS o!one 40 Gss 900 20 i. Sins ~.
o, A. 4 A. II. MorrtSs b. T. insight, lUZ t2,bOQ)
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Castle Stables b. T. Bronze and Blue. 1o2 q2.503l
Manhattan Stables blk. T. May Queen. 1o7 (s3.o00l
Castle Stables b. C. EImstone 10 $4,000 6Bunni
n. VOLTS en-. T. Ray W: % %s2 ..'.''.''bsf'"N
Betting straight and g5c9-sr J JosS Asw6Sd ana Sa
nvnns e' J11sHht Onward ana blackburn and 8. Elm
stone 10 and e. May queen, Ray W. and Bronze and
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