New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-08

TIE PANE OF TIECTIONIiR.
p. ,ror ,i, ,l, ip-titutjons Of foreign countries
,,or tr., ti,o n at home /, an Amcricansm' Abo"'
affair, lcyond the sea there is Il ganor 'h"' 10
c!motc-. that cnrlpturcs, that blinds FIi'i ,T
imp.iS H. to bcitd, the things We ifNt az" ,.
those that we know not OF. Noi'"''N
thu, gained j., right view. but more Eener'lH 1t y
,rro,o For instance We have been informed 'h'
racing iu America is not to be compared WIN RACING
in Australia and so often has this iniorau'n occii
drruIncd into IL that ii has become h"."' u
common belief Traveller, who have rested their
adririu- Gaze on the Pennington course a. Melbourne
INN, ~, their nose, at Shccp>lcad BAY. Monmouth
p,r,, and Wc,tchc,;cr. They hu@h al our "V'ooo
,,oc,,tor, ON suburban Day and tel Us OF the
hundred, Of thousands that tam out 10 see tic race
fos the Melbourne cup They make Us lcei small
for we are q people modest and Gliideht
Hut !ct Us glance hastily over the famous Victoria
Pacing Cl1I', programme f,r the season of 1s0o'9l
and sec where il differs materially from the pro
orarnnc made NJ al home. The first thing We notice
Is an incongruity but latitude and longitude are re
spon,blc for that. We see the spring season DcSH-
Ming ON November !. and the autumn season on 'he
2-th Of February. but lc, that pass II * more III
porart 10 observe that tho entire year there are
but twelve race days within Knapp grn-shot Of New
YorI; there are over 800! The spring meeting at
Pennington lasts day. and the autumn meeting
continues for the period, being run on Ha
urdays TUESDAYS and Thursdays. The New ear
one dav only. ON May %, when the bush drops mo
the SCAR and yellow leaf the Queens Birthday meeting
i bcld-onc day Only In midwinter, on july II ana
Is the Grand National Stccplechase meeting 'aN'o
place That is all II is unnecessary to take account
Of the other jockey clubs and accti2ckS III Nio'o''"
They are but side compared with Flemns'o''
the great metropolitan course. that so oeh has ooV
flung in orr teeth and crammcd down our thFoatN'
In twelve days the added none. from the cln'''
fund, i. S29O.5OO. Well that beats Us. ""r Ia'i"s
associations with scmiannual dividends oi ohN -
per cent cannot afford to be eNravaGant IN the matter
Of added money. \ wise economy is the m"'lcr "i
Jockey clubs, And such mother! Dear SOUL Si'
has borne ten right here in the midst Of n> ana all o'
ono are living and doing well. The adG'd money j"
tie Melbourne Cup j, $4,000. together Win trophy
valued AT $50. for the winner. That also beats U.s.
IN American jockey club would drop dead al Inc
though; OF giving away 50 vast sum III :" ~ i'--lc
time il took sheet Anchor 10 win the cup III lo7''
Beside, the added there arc the sweepstakes ana
fofei,s from Ifo entries Gt0o vlHch bring Inc t''l'
value of The cup % 100000. To Offset TINS we nave
The Copcv Island Futurity with lis 900 entries and it,
valuation Of $4,000. That sounds big but 1t l. moi
cash The prize mat goes with the Melbourne cup L.
I 1rculcudou, difference. certainly samuel bryant,
lie Of the agile CAB, won the FuturV Two years
ago and hasn't got it yet. There is another difference
While our richest stake causes an annual scramble ioF
five and half fmlonc~ among fifteen or twenty pulling
infant, of the turf the most coveted prize IN the an
ftnodc, is erivcu Tor grand battle between cham
r.9ns of all ages. a battle fought over a distance OF
two miles. 80 wonder 100000 people % 10 see It,
Sc gods what magnificent struggle it must be- Inc
'utu,ity is a lur of smoke-an eAplo-lon-wlcath for
The victor-ambulance for corpe, all over in minute
and a quarter. The Melbourne cup Is three and one
half minutes Of the sport OF king.
Rnt We have the Suburban at which to point the
finger Of pride What III" Derby is to England, what
tlo Grand PriN /, France. what the Melbourne Cup
is 20 Australia. the suburban is q America. II i
the race we look forward 10 "a the climax q each
racing season. Vet the suburban suffers sadly by
comparison. 1t is Of no trying To persuade our
selves that the young American classic is what it should
be- We DO not complain of the d!sancc-a mile and
quarter because have grown accustomed IN II,
hut do complain Of it, small money Valuc IHls j.
increasing year ly year. Int the increase is far 100
SLOW In 1880 tle added money only S6,323. mat
being the amount required bring the gross value up
10 the guaranteed point 10000. Tho ret Of the
sum was made up from the sweepstakes and forielis
The number Of nominations was sXty-ci-hi Erca'
falling off since So when there were lO'' roHSh
the stake then worth 5000 JOSS than y j, now
With the increasing ,nitude Of turf Interests ueIc
mus; he something wrong with stake that loses iotF
me Subscribers in three years. The Melbourne cup
Al Two miles has been raced Tor aAhudN
these twenty nine year, and the number u
entries ha, been o. high 165. This Year there
were 40. The suburban hand cap sweepstakes 81
j.
Ci,p * Lludicap sweepstakes Of 500 each 600
forfeit or only So if declared. Ia the conditions OF
the TWO race the difference of proportion l. lfiiN
soen I'm the suburban the forfeit is one half Of the
sum required "a start While the declaration tee Is one
fourth Of that amount. In the cup the forfeit Is only
ou, rffh and the declaration fee onotcnth OF the
,vcc1-fahc~ There have been many A. try'hVe
starter, Tor the Melbourne cup at 800 each t9Acct
Anchor, YEAR: in The suburban OF 1890 there were
nine al 500 each our secretaries pursue wrong
IN. "a st1I. Il
Tho termination 10 subordinate cVcryih M - the bet
tin. interest is 700 strong for ul"m' secretary 'r'N-
moro must he excepted. De has not vet had the OPP
,,ytuuitv 10 overcome the old fogyism Of Monmouth
p3rh Mr. Mcintyre Is moro nearly in touch Win
tIo sentiment of The tine, than any Of the other
eo,rotaro, \ feature I'm the brooklyn Jocto. club,
stake, io which Dee call, particular attention j. the
small declaration fee. but admirable a. is that iGIc
,icrc ~ room for Improvements. bet INN reduce
In. .. one half Let him Also rcaucc the ip1clt One
l,li avs, .iiUlc Che amount Of the sweepstakes lie
,voud then sec longer list, OF entries. get better hcld'
~ he post, have better racLg ncrcaee tie enthusiasm
fin the betting ring and improve the gate receipts
rho chief end OF Jockey club fat treasury ana the
first step in that direction IS the coTTilnc Of owners
a,d horses, The best method Of accomplishing TINS
/ tn halt them with small foIfcts and smaller de- lara
,,,, foos Then gentlemen. after sou have them all.
- ts an easy matter to get ont select fields at big prices
a. vo,r stake, VIII be worth trying for.
rho sr,.,,Iar Of 1891 may bc a slight Improvement
M that Of 100 a, the club has raised the guaranteed
,alue 70 $1,000 The Brooklyn Jockey Clnb Iiandi-
can however bid, far to eclipse It, aN the value Of
that stake has been raised t. $4,000 stroke OF en-
,nrprse that will fail in lis appeal to owners inc
., Zoe has Icc,, raised 10 800 half forfeit, $50
II declared We should prefer to have 1t, zoo each,
SO forfeit, or only 40 if dcclafcd.'
Palo Alto - IL Ia will probably succeed Ms ds-
tingui,hed Sire, Eccrioneer a. the head OF senator
s,,ufori's stud He i, Of the finest LOOKING stall
IONS I'm the world "a bay. sixteen hands high, iJdled on
February H. l--2. iii, dam, Dame NilrAc Is a
tAorouaAbred by Planet. yet he /, a natural tpucr
AZ a two yoar-uld ne showed public trhh III : - 81
~ four wear, tar"d nine time, against aged horse.
won eieht race, taking record OF 20 a. ana IN
"a lowered l- record 10 L. Ia, starting ia I'VE
races and winning them all In 100 ne trotich