New-York tribune., 1890-06-07
TORSO'S AMAZING RACE.
anATEN BY CHEAP sELLING.PLATERS.
. Rad FOURTH IN THE FIRST RACE AT MORRIS
PARK.

Friday was an of day indeed at Morris Parh' WIN
few exceptions the contests were between "'o'P -
common horses for prizes OF little vaue' y ,'
deep in sticky mud from the storm OF tie P,o'O."e
night made all the time extremely slow, "IIo O''
Withdrawals numerous and few ihoiuo"'' - t. ~
est occurred. Yet there was one ah"lhe ''rI, a,,
OF the racing that Will not soon he lorso'V" -
was the reyotng failure Of Torso in the nrs' "'e'
Here was colt that was second III VIC " "
Derby; a colt that important two-yeAr o'u s''o
last wear and ran away from Reclare IN ueeP in"'
at sheepshead Bay colt that thrliHc" s'lP
possessed some quality and some speed a"u 'o"' "
trusted at least to overcome the moS' ueSPse" anu
worthless cattle Of the turf, no ma'Nr "i"'' ~" ~
ditIon OF the track might be. Torso was '''e a'o'o
at odds on but Lavina Belle won IN common o'n-
+Ar Torso was not second. No, indeed t1at SIN
,,ar counterfeit OF racelOrsc, Bravo. against which
the bookmakers giving 200 70 Only u" VI
tw~ ago. was second. Was Torso even 'ii"' NJ
80 extraordinary animal called Major DAILY gave MIN
,.c rounds and was third, while Torso was craving
and craven fourth. and vile fourth ao ua'' AIu
,hs Was ,he favorite at odds and the winner OF
tbe DoubIe Event the Surf stakes and the Flatbush
Stakes last year! 1t is passing strange tlat co"
which could win such races in 1852 ana conlh Dea'
some Of the best two yearOlds in training very easily
in deep mud, could be guilty of such running at Morris
Park as would be considered contemplate at Gutten-
herr in December What can be the matter with the
creature? His record in the Brooklyn Derby proves
that he has retained some shadow OF form III
1890 This running Of his was one OF 'he
most puzzling and mysterious things IN the MS
tory OF the American turf. In 1S9o ne c"uIu
run and win both "a wet and OH dry track ara
AGAINST good horses Yesterday he could not even
make Bravo hurry. What phantOms we are and wla'
phantoms we pursue, when we expect such a sloh
as this 10 act consistently But do you Know "ha'
a sincerely sensitive and delicatey renncd owner
would do after such colt as Torso had PLAYED nun
such trick when the betting was at odds on? Tn
Ainchncly though sadly, he would have procured
sponge of large proportions reSoutclv he would have
soaked that sponge in chlorOform until 1t coud ABSORB
no more firmly but with brimmine eyes ana ch'kms
voice he would have applied that sponge To the nos
trils of the aforesaid Torso. With unbend,ng VIII
and Roman resolution he would have kept that sponge
wet with the anaesthetic until Torso lad paSNH
TO that bourne whence no such mcrcdiDie carr
caturc as he could possibly return
Raceland was entered for the FL Arroyo Handicap
at mile and a furlong. the second race but MI
Belmopts trainer did not think that the l27 pounds
assigned 10 Raceland were a fair allotment when
Prathcr was let in al only 100 pounds after his eN
celrnt races this season. 30 the weight was ho'
accented for Raceland. Other good horses were
entered for this handicap, but the owners woud ho'
accent the peculiar weights assigned 10 their racers
Handicap fields are likely to be small While thls
club retains its present handcapper only three
ran although 81 $50 added Prather was the
favorite and winner. although salvini pressed him
hard.
Pierre Lorillard's FLY Kdeer won the third race.
for maiden twoy carOlds, - she liked. While wal
balIms josie ". second. some of the bOckmaterN
said that Nj. Lorillard backed his lilly he"vN
Others insisted that he did hot trust her 10 carry
dollar of his money. When doctors disagree. VINO
shah save the patient The uu'n IS that Mr. Lonl-
l;Id rrust have backed her. or she wCrd not have
been quoted at such price as TO IN field OF
eight Mr. DelmOnt's Flavia had many friends but
She could not run IL the mud Rhemg Id vas out of
place so far from the Metropolitan Opera House. Tie
WagneIisns were on mm to man but he must have
stricken with the club of the giant Fafner or been
under the spells OF the wicked Mime for he could not
yard. Lady Mary had dslocated temper.
Banche's Lass led for hah mile and then quit with
much energy and swftneSs thit SIZE seemed IKE
an evanescent dream.
A selling race for three -ycar-ods followed. The
three starters MaXimus, Homeopathy and DundeH |
were at the exravagant price Of $500 each
The value Of Maximus Is about SOL OF iiom'op
cents A full nedged that MaxiMuS could no;
run i'm the mud was srudously and industriou,y cir
cuated Nevertheless he was the favortc. and won
with plenty in hand. while Homeopathy va, ~eFoG
sderate observer were to Judge BY Yesterdays
Maximus could give Torso weight and beat MIN. Ihc
mus After ali, wa not the philosoplnc shah
ef Persia right when lie declined 10 to see the |
that one horse faster than another But |
which horse OH most puissant son Of the >@yen star
Racing mystery OF the seven seals ana Torso VIII
stil another addition to the many prizes won III
1890 by the Morris two yearods! That circular "a"
OF colt Bnthe with his cutting edge aud yillanoaN
temper, got OF we'll led all the way in ne hh race
forgot 70 sulk and won AT his leisure Porter A'hes
Esquimsus best performances were always IN mud !
and it is not easy to why to wac freely
SG sn ai TAI ha qa @ Of % Fs s & Ri s a rs
as he won handsomely on Wednesday. He won again
without difficulty, and Pelham ran second and Mahoa
Browns uGnamed colt by eonata.-3L 3La1tlna. who ran
if he h2d never learned 70 eHterd ter himself sof
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-swEEPsTAKES. si5 EACH. $3.50
ADDED. SPECIAL WEIGHTS. JIG MILES.
Beverwyck stables b M Iaypia Belle by Longgow
R %Ass5: Ms ) E E Md5' S'1'1 Buy
VINCE; s,G pe eh g. g. for.d Ihs g 81 aS aG7 100 I@aS
nar PS6s 6sy "i21av@a @ T. To,o hts E'TS o
Betting FOR gaeeLayinia d BslGr r2,d to nT%yo to /
Mutuals- -Ls,nia Belle straight $40 CO. place $40
Bravo place si7 %.
Major Day closely followed by Torso made the running
up the backstretch aud over the MattcThorn When
saiqhtened out the shoot down the toboggon slide
Lav1nia Belle drew away under easy pull and leaving
her horses at every stride, in caner by
four lengths Bravo second hall length before Major
Dav who swerved all the stretch. Torso
mud and beaten Of Prince Royal. woodburn,
Buddhist. Niagara and Flood Tide were withdrawn
SECOND RACE-EI. ARROYO HANDICAP s2j EACH |
81 $50 ADDED. II MILES.
W. P. Burchs b. h. Piather by VHgil-Lody Olive
P b. Poilards ch. h. sayini g. 81 ..... (Caytonj 2
s. w. Streets ch b. Niagara, g. (i}erPen)
Tme-2 .Of.
Eeing 70 wn-Prather CfavOrite) IN ), Sayini 10
2, Niagara l8 70 3.
Bettne paec-Pia,her none. salvini 4. Niagara
] 10 2.
MutuaLs-Prsther straight ss 50, place s. 50; SsvIn
place 81 30.
They ran 50 close together 10 the top Of the hill that
blanket would have covered Them but In crossing the
peak Prsther drew away Salvni. however, colared |
him on the tobORgan slide and sid down fast that
Prsther was obliged 30 crowd all sail 10 get home In
front By head Ssvin second. six lengths before |
Niagara. Cassius and Brother did not start.