New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-13
RUPERTA CHANGES HANDS.
BEATEN IN HER RACE BY AN ACCIDENT.


&lNCSTON HAS ANOTHER EAERClSE GALLOP.
If the air had been as clear and tine all Yesterday
msrnins as IL after O'Clock at Sheepshead Bay,
the attendance At the races wOuld have been many
times the meagre number that was present Iiut rain
fell so heavily between II O'Clock and l just that
part OF the day when the admirers Of racing make up
their minds whether they shall I" the track stay
at home that the trains took down scan.y companies
There were seven races. the club having added sell
ing affair TO compensate the spectators what
feared might be walkOver In the speed stakes. 1t
might Is well have been walkOvcr, Far
actual contest for first place concerned In past
years the Dryers have generally been averse TO
ming Kingston In the mud. but yesterday their great
slrtnter romped through II il he enOved him.
self as much in that sort of going any
other 1t Was the conjecture that the mud
might cripple KinGston's speed so seriously that
Volunteer would be able to beat him which
made tho betting on Kingston much better than
In Ids other races at this meeting. Some bOokmascrs
were reckless enough TO bet / to against him.
Volunteer was q strong second choice at 3. 4 and 5
to l. while In many Of the books in which betting
was carried on with Kingston ont Volunteer was
the favOr1te at to l on. over Ftzjamcs and Cor
rection. Volunteer has changed trainers since he
ran at Monmouth. "a Jacob Pincus. who had him In
charge at Monmouth. Is too busy with John Hunters
vearllnes to train Volunteer at shcepshcad Bay.
Either the change Of trainers. the change Of track,
the change Of scene and air, or some other cause,
tied up Volunteer. His present trainer is competent
and the horse Hooked we'll But in the he
did not show the least fraction Of his marvellous
81 rnting ability at Monmouth. George Covineton.
who rode him. appeared to abandon all
hone I'm the first furlonc and far
conld be seen. he made effort aferward Fitzjamcs
liked the mud. ard with Garrison, up defeated Volun
teer and Correction just rs he liked although II Gov
ington had been ambitious and energetic volun
teer might have been Ftzjamcs nj the end.
M nf tbnsn Of
which Kingston has had many in the last few
weeks. lie rompcd home. merely PLAYING with the
others Poor Correction who has lost her speed and
her form. was last Of all. beaten on
Kingstons present form remarkable That the
oriental Handicap at the Brooklyn meeting ana tho
First and >e' ond Specials to be at his merry.
What horse can defeat him in the Oriental Handicap
the Eack suits Kingston. And what horse beat
him in the First special. in which he carries simply
weight for age and in the Second Special. In which
he carries only five pounds penalty. at his favorte
distance Of mile and a fuionc! II looks
now As IL the BROOKLYN meeting would be case Of
Kingston first and other horses nowhere The interest
IN the Oriental Handicap and the two specials will
be small # victory is too certain and easy for Kingston
A. +. Walcot has shown much spirit in his con
ncc:on with the turf that he Is cc'c'a.ly hkcd ard
exceptionally pppular. His investments in the Fairax
Stable few Years ago proved unio'turalc. hit Mr..
Walcot always cheerful. no matter low many
mi, hapS his horses encountered or how much il-luck
bcfcl him That good lily Rupcrta in his colorS
yesterday for the first time He had bought her for
sId OOo L,m her former owner Il. j. Johnston. George
Hankinss racing partner. RUpcr'a Is 4 cool lilly.
In: $4,000 is biz price FOR her. II in the siren
Stakes that Rupor,a ran. ard the other startc>
Eeclarc. Iicltcr >hclt"r Tra Blackburn. Miss Eelie
and DrGidcSs Rupcta was great flvnrite At ODDS
OIL. ard Mr. WalCot and his fric;ds backed her freely
II reported that Michael DIVER a-o had plunge
BET on her ridden by Tara! and would have
VOL ui she hit herself III the homcSr"tch lr'nc
herself that she fal'cr'i and lost ground. Tulla
blackburn was in better racing condition than al
time before this year. and. although .hc carr,cd even
accht> Nth Ru2er'o GI4 clch'. sh" Wa fast enough
&c CIT Heller Slclt r. E"clalV. Miss ELL aid DiuidcSs
without daacY!ty and Eupera in fighting
finish. /, was rep ir;ch that Rrl"ra had hopr"N>ly
t:ohen down, a. ~hc hnp"i sady when she cam" IN
Aft: the hut this found 20 lie untrue. She
has swelling the ont side Of her nigh front leg and
hit Lerseh In tlc race on this leg. But Mr. Wal
is confident that the injury is not serious or per
mancnt. Every true turfman will hope that so
CT ,rgctic and high spirited owner will be able to
VIII nanv GOOD races this year with this high priced
FLY.
Corrican's Heller SHELTER. by Fen Mcll-Encore. is
ore O. Ia, lrnd~on!c>l ncs ever seen in America 80
far a. appearances co. she far surpas'cs Rupcra.
Tulla' E,chburu Rcclarc. Bat she ran yesterday
"a if shor; IF ard in poor fourth. even Miss
Bclle dei.atinG her for THIRD place Ec'Irc l. utterly
out of condition. with McL,u-lin in tn. saddle
riding With IN u IL. sill. She cane in Ia: Of all
Garrison rode two good race He Won III first
with Ma'.;oI.e making the pace all the way, ~"
proper style in which 10 ride tbs peculiar. Whimsical
and uncertain h";s". some other Jockeys i'Vc Mate
The mistake Of lying back with Maidstone ana T;'H
20 win with him by rush in the last firlonS. but
Mao ncvC lie" 10 any horse IN NOM oi NM
In any part % the If lie l. leading the field he
will do IN, lest. II the field leads him he is pretty
sure IL do his worst.
In the intumn Two Year Old selling Stakes WOOD
cutter, Void Emma !. and Evangciine were we'll
backed. Eva cc.inc shoIld have won II Decker han
kept her in hand AMI >eadicd her IN the hoIc'rc' u
instead Of using his whip When lie sii7ick her WIN
the whip hn LEI 60 head and she swcrvcd iaf way
across tho track. When he got her Strengthened sr
came with Guc burst Of speed and waN beaten heto
only by W,>,drUttcr at the finish. Nod di1 h"' hhe
the mad or had had much racing This week
lie was never dangerous. Icautvs lo1hS d!d not
belle her name. but b'r running Was miserable.
In the FIFTH rare Los Angeles was the favorilc
at big odds on and simply walked away from EleVe ana
Badge Poor Badge lOoa like sorry ghost q" his former
self Iii, boiies stick Oat all over hin tla you
could use him for a hatr;.ck. All hi courage. fire
and speed appear have vanished. II il i6rlmn
day indeed for this Cncc excellent little handirap
horse when he is Lcaten of badly .by such horse a.
Elevc But this the case IN the MN race.
Badge could not gallon Bit " IL cruel to run the
horse In his present condition. lie needs long rest ana
NAV then pnck mp heart again Fcve va, brought out
again IN the sixth and after running second Ill
the fifth. he got fourth place in The sixth.
The start in the sixth was Onc Of Mr.. ChldwelS
failures The horses strung ont for a long
spare birthday the favorite. who had been bached
for large SIMS by the srewdcst and bode>t OF the
spectators. won easily, With sam Wood second
After displaying his finest skill on Maidstone Fitz-
James and Tulls Blackburn, Garrison for the sake Oh
variety. give tho spectators an exhibition OF no"
badly no can ride on Kern In the last race AZ sp~cai
weight conditions. seven furlODgs on the turf CART
son rode whole season for Mr. Iisggin Kern wae In
the liasHn stable then. and Garrison must know all
about him. lie ought u know then that he needed
hard riding driving and frequent reminders with the