New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
BERGEN'S SKILFUL RIDING.
LOANTAKA WINS THE SHEEPSHEAD BAY.
-FOUR OF THE FAvoRIrEs sCccEssFuL-JuDGE
MoHROw's VOLUNTEER


I. is possible that match between Salvador and
Tenny may DO arranged after all Mf. ruisier
handed 20 Captain Bradford. treasurer OF 'he ConeS
Island Jockey Club his check for S2,ooo ycs"rua.
for such a match. Captain bradford hNn '"incu
with J. b. Haggin about the matter on WEDNESDAY
night and he said that Mr.. liaggn avo"ed MS
readiness 20 match salvador against Ichhy TOT any
amount at the suburban weights ana ui''"noo' oU'
he was not willing TO admit CassluS 10 sweep
stakes of three OH the reasonable gronno t"a' WINS
he was prepared u run Salvador against any o'her
horse in the country at weight for age ne u'u ho'
wish n, overask his great colt by asking him 10 con
..s. eventv nonpds twice b. 50 fast four-ycar-om
"A Ca.sins IL Salvador and Tcnny meet IN ina'ch
In. Coney Island Jockey Club VIII aou h'nuSomo
sum and such A contest will draw large m'o'u"noe
and strac, more attention In all parts Of the country
than ANY match which has taken ptce TOT many years
rh..o s,ahe. veyc decided yesterday. In the Foam,
., svs h,r,onrs for two yearods ~ regular "eights
mt ~ 10 entries only one ventuicd 10 run "S"'SV
that John A. Morris pair, Ambulance "n" io''''c''
!, ,he face ~ Ambnlancc's lofty reputation rs the
he's, youngster on dry track In the MOTIFS s'aD'c
.na an, Of the best FLIES ever seen on the American
,u,f the boounakers we're strangely bold IN oncrhs
90, ,,,rev against her. they did for long
finn. while the betting against sallie MoCeland wac
q ,o g. TERRIER utterly outcassed by both
sues Immensely by his stable companion Am
n,tance who simply cantcred away from sallic Nc
over who hereafter darcs 20 run at even weights on
n dry track any two. year-od go far seen In the
country against this noble 1lly The track was In
perfect condition. and fast time was the rule. Am
bulance lounged in while the timers watches marked
I O1 is.
The second important stake decided was the Nolun-
ter Handicap for three year-olds and Judge Morrow
was naturally the favorie at odds on. lie had no
difficulty In winning although. like Salvador. he Is
sluggish in the homesretch and Bergen had TO rouse
him. Then he came away and won the race by more
than length from the lightly weighted Admiral ana
from Banquet and Padishah. Admiral was only
short head before Banquet for second place. while
Padshah was scarcely more behind Banquet II
Sims had ridden a smarter finish. Banquet could not
have host the place. A whimsical and haSltious
tip HURTING through the air on that remarkable
7-cents colt Dundee. but. although Dundee was hand
capped al the featheTgcign OF ninety pounds. ne wall
dercd behind his field Montsgu did in the sub
urban and a sorry spectacle for gods and men
as he toilcd away. mere Spcck in the din distance
The third stake. 'he fourth race OF tie DAY, ana
tie most interesting Of all was the Shccpslfad Fay
Handicap in which Mr.. Lnwrcnce's delicate adjustment
Of weights was more u.umphsntiy JUSTIFIED
The most stubborn % casustS 10 longer question
Loantakas ability 10 stay for a nile and furh ne
at least. His owner ID W. McCouI. and all the crowd
OF turfmen who have been expecting this fast son ~
Sensation and Peggy Dawdle n win big stake were
exultant. and with reason. Loantaka was the favor
ite while FIJI and strdcaway disputed the position
of second choice. Major Domo. Castsway. Tristan
and Prather also had friends not few. but poor Long
street with little Moser in the saddle. looked upon
as an outcast and nobody gave him a second thought,
while Rhono that unrcgarded scrap nom senator
Hearsts stable could not find a friend az Odds of
100 TO l. Firenzi wonld have been the favorite but
for her poor showing In the suburban. She betrayed
some improvement. but the shcepshead BAY Handicap
differed in every way from the great handicap Of the
In no "A
the fall Of the flag. and kept them all busy
trying 10 catch him. Yesterday the pace
was slow for the first three quarters. and Rhono
and Lougstrcet allowed to rin IN front
but when the real contest began Ehono AID Long
street were instantly thrust aside while stridca~ay
Loantaka and Castavay settled down 10 fighting IN
earnest Bergen rode wonderfully patient and
welljuGged races Yesterday, ConspicGousN on Loan
taxa. lie kept the horse running easily I'm good
place. reserved his highest night Of speed to the
last half furlong, but came Ike cannonhall al tic
end as almost to carry the Others of her feet; They
could not keep pace with h.Ei. aud Loand,a won by
a hanlength, with stridcaWay Second. Casiaway
close third and Major Domo well up Longstrcet
came in last
An unfortunate accident destroyed whatever chances
Firenz might have had At ;he first tlrn Lo1Dtaba
ran into her and knocked her Hpon her knees. When
she recovered herself the field far In front, and
with the top weight lc7 pounds. she was never able
to get up. Then. too. Murphy rode her w'tt con
tpicuous dclicacy aud gentlcneS. Mr. Ha-gtn plainly
docs not intend that Fr,nzi shall be hustled
during her last The turf with any Of the I'M
spsrng ri-or which necessarily administered 10
Salvador 10 make him win the suburban. not many
times this year will the LASH descend upon tic
symmetrical figure Of this famous mare. nor viii her
pretty sides be dcfaccd by many spIrnaiks The
jockeys Of the stable have Instructions TO handle
her II she Dresden china. and never 10 urge
her 10 point that might seriously distress inurc
her. II she wins her easily. well and good. but
you will not her for urong under whip and spur.
as YOU may Salvador IN any violent finish If fast
horse is by the SIDE of him. Aftcr the race Murphy
made 4 complaint L. the stewards that Garrison.
Major Domo. had run into him. There was
cloud Of dust when the accident happened at
the turn. and the stewards could not what
CURED in that cloud But there many spectators
on the club house balcony who could exactly what
took place and they agreed that IT Bergen
Loanaka who unintentionally fouled Frcnz 50 badly.
and not Garrison. A. Murphy had apparently made
his complaint against innocent jockey and an lnno
cent horse OF nothing could be done about IL.
bergen. however. INSISTED that Major Domo ran into
Losnaka. This does not agree at all with the state
mentS ~ unprciudiccd and disinteresed members Of
the club who tho accident. Garrison was ready
% asseverate n heap Of Bibles high a. the great
Pyramid Of Cheops that never 80 help him. was he
guilty Of touching or Iostng horse in any part
Of that race But the accident at the turn seemed 20
disconccrt him sadly and his riding Of Major Domo was
not ndicious. He lay back far behind the field with
Tir.nz after she had been knocked on her knees, ana
did not move up until too late. When he did try to go
up in the homcstretch he could not get through.
Nj Withers was not enthusiastic In eulogy Of Carl
sons Craftsmanship in this race, but tho mvinclbie
tenderness of his rarely compassionate nature induced
him to sympathize with the young man, who, he
thought. rather To- be pitied than to be blamed
for he SAID Garrison had backed Major Domo with
his own money
suideaway is now in capital handicap forr He
ran an excellent race but Loantaka had hurst Of
higher speed an he at the finish. Castaway Will 1la
pounds exactly up t. the form that was 10 be
expected II him. Trather. with his light weight. 90
bounds. dlsapl onted all the friends u the inrch