New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-26
TENNY FAILS TOlBEAT TIME.
ONE. SECOND BEHIND TEN BRoDCK'S RECORD
-uAMILToN's FATAL BLUNDER.


Old Father Time is wonderful doctor and Is no
easy matter to knock him out Tenny's failure to 90
II at Brighton Beach yesterday is easily eNpiaine"'
The effort was attended by considerable bunev'E.
Hamilton bungled. the boy on Punstcr, )r puhElc"
and Tenny himself bungled. SO Time-l ~ 34-"on'
Tenny falling to reach that mark by peciScN o"o
second The conditions were that Mr.. Puhhr wa.
10 receive 1880 for the attempt ana S-ooo H'oio
the attempt was successful .
superintendent Clare put MS men AZ "orA vi INV
track immediately after saturdays and kept theh
rolling scapng and narrowing all day ouHdal' ~
dsvbreak three teams were put on. drawing heaVlH
weighted tooth harrows which cut mp the ground 10
depth OF four inches. These were followed DS WV
rollers weighing upward of ton and nan ~ l
N m Mr. Clare put on his paners and scraperS, making
IN All twelve teams besides which there were t"cuN
men at work with hand rakes. stln dry wihd uio"
all day taking the moisture out OF the track vet,
fast and at O'Clock Snip Donovan thought II eoou
enough for his horse 70 run over IN better inl -
The manIpulation was continued during the night anu
until > O'Clock yesterday yet notwithstanding 'n'Sc
arotOns the course not AZ lis Jest WIG"
Tennv came out about O'Clock for his preliminary
canter Though dry and smooth on the shflacc II wac
absolutely without elasticity. In short 1t was uc"n
The first race, at six furlongs. was r7in In ~
the second at five furlongs. in :0i; the thru al
sevcn furloncs in 80 and the fourth, al one hic "
40 "a This last was ar owners hfndicap ana
the winner turned up in BallstOn. who carrier OH.
sixty-nve pounds. Your Uncle WI IAN DaiS """""
ro horso IN make a record and waved his arms
frantically for Baby Lambcy 10 60 on but the S"tn
saw him not and pulled up I'm the streHh il
p.rs+nn nnrcd np-arcucd many shrcwd watcher
couh On the mile in | 40 "a, Tcnny extended womb
surely do IL in 80 "a or better. Inc b0ohliNcrS
however made Time the favorftc. on Carf"ls sii'
| the odds were Time 10 D, Tenny 10 - ha''"'
| A. Co laid cvcns Tcnny and 3 10 Time ana 10
tina, the record would not be tied Jones d COS p''h
4
| against a tie At the close IT was possible TO get
| : to o and 8 to against Tcnny
| plauer. followed 5y roller went o'er NV
cmrsc at 10. leaving beside the ran h'ini"s WI"
| two yards wide and smooth as pier e'N'''
| tamiI,., cantercd Tcnny around, wheeled on
| M ,,nn.r turn three nrlongs above tho start. and
GRADUALLY let the colt link by link as hc hcaTed
the line. lie passed the judges ana u.cfS WIZ ~
his stride and going at pare WiNch AoP' UP "'"
NAY The timer, ior the occasion were NJ f. Dwyt'.
loSans rn @er W 1Ha ana aE EG r'' MSco
peter IuImpf. HamltOn's Instructions Wei, ~ nun
and made il IN A. The furlong wa, covered IA -
| seconds the quarter In - - u,c n1nstGr ir =
| ,ehIc comnanlon was waiting for Tcnhy, Dcne
the intention for him TO get under way a. ic'3 81, ,h
rdr az Pni,stsr IT, boy unknown 10 fame, waltt
entirely too long before MAILING ~ Lu, Lad M
ar seven lengths before the colt was fully III hi'
stride Recognzing his young friend by tlo wa r1,
| II IA
h,m and when Hamilton asked him 10 80 on about ~,
hnincss II was in the regular order oil Things una, W
should suk 1t did not require chronomet, 10 a'V t
thet the pace was failing. The eye conId see ~
r, r. ran up TO Tenny III" turn. passed mn
under null and led into the homcstretch by lhie'
i"nrtbs Hamilton was h0Gslng all the way 10 ,h'
finish and Tenny rallied somcwlat at inc chd' p 3i
p pnns.er IRIS rider nearly pulled M
head OF to let Tcn Tenn w Ind ~, 1Ge tnr ny
nartrrs I'm 10 H. the fastest time for the dNtiu,
&C. made ON that track. Then Tcnny began 10 walk
| lie was Ia ia seconds going the next fnfiong ai'
| ~ a going the last quarter. The time for the mn
| was the same as BastOn made :4O 34Iahd you
Imce WIIism Day began forthwith 70 make inqi;f,
tor Mr. Pnlsi,er Fur" said he III run 1t of wct'
| itn fnr th, bookayn The bouquet was a handsome
| hnr.cShoe Of flowers. which Tcnny kicked AT whei
| .hny aitcmpt1d TO put il on him.
w r Dwyer said That If Hamilton had not gone u,
| a. VI III I'm better than 80 seconds Tenny w0u'
have made the mile In 80 l-@. The half III a
hiii TIe,s no steam engine said Mr.. Pulsifcr.
| thnk IL Hamilton had followed orders ana gone III
| half I'm 30 Fcnny would have beaten the record. ~
other tuIfnen Of the same. opinion Icnni
carried 20 pounds. some 1000 people saw vi" tTia
emnng them being such weknown turfncn as frq
eeesor LDisette VI. +. Dwyer, James Rowe, Fran
, | fiTorle lanes T.. Kelly. Barton llough, j. T.; NC
nonaM Edward Kelly and superintendent Brush.
(For other Facing N,es zee Fourth PoGe)