The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06

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A.. n. M6fris, tias tbn first ~ sh0w IN
itont. followed BY Beniamifi arid Wis
/, Ransom With an eighth gore Picknickel
took command and held IL TO the three
eighths. looking all the world like win
ner. But the mud stopped him suddenly
and at the half mile Benjamin was first
The last furlOng Orageuse came out Of the
ruck, and after a spirited finish with Reck
on. beat the latter out neck. The yells 81
the thousands at this victory will long be
remembered. Reckon was five lengths be
fore Picknicker. The many friends Of the
latter were simply smoihered. Afler the
first break Nj. Pierre Iorillard's Lima
well thought of, was Kicked by Reckoii AID
her right shoulder broken. She may have
10 be destroyed.
The Fourth Of July handicap Of one mile
strqightaway had, Of seventeen on the card
EIGHT starters. Eurus WAS the choice, then
came Bella g., Maidstone and Deiaulter.
Tile contest produced much excitement.
Defaulter was first away with Bravo Sc
cOnd. Then Defaulter fell fourth and Mad
stone took first place. With the nail gone,
however. refaulter moved in front, ana H.
nally won by two lengths, fitZ James Sc
cond. the same distance before Eurus. The
defeat Of Eurus, Bella Il. and Maidstone was
"A very severe blow TO their hackers.
Salvador, as noted, was scratched, and
Tenny walked over for the Ocean stakes,
ont milo atd an eighth. Mr.. Pulsiier'
colt was heartily applauded, but the disal'-
pointment was deep, as the anticipated bat
Tie Of the day proved terrible failure.
ERIC NOT ALTOGETHER USELESS.
4 day or two ago when Eric was injured
| in a race at Sheepshead Bay, Green Morris
told me that his colt would be useless for al
least two weeks to come. Perhaps Green
| BIS idea of uselessness amounts 10 the
| inability of "A horse TO beat such GOOD per-
| former as Tristan more than hall length
| in d race of a pile and three furlongs. Eric,
Tristan and Philosophy lhet in the sixth
race Yesterday. In tie betting they were
supported in that order, and at the END Ol
the race they passed the Judges III that
order, Eric and Tristan engaging IN a nara
drive at the finish, the former getting the
verdict bv good half length. Philosophy
was beaten off.
Arab was the fayOrite for the seven fur
long selling race, with Filter q strong
second choice. Bt tile finish was lett TO TWO
rank outsiders Burnside and NevaS-the
| former getting the verdict by five lengths,
and Neyay beating Filter a neck for the
place.
Old Esquimau refused to run through the
puddles of water that dotted the home
stretch. this waywardness losing him the
mile race for the Weller Cup CAST on the
card) after he had virtually won 1t. Now
! ar Never and Sentiment were the other
starters. Sow of Npyef being Tie popular
Selection. Tie fayorite led until within a
quarter OF a mile Of the finish. when Esqui-
mau forged 10 the front. \ hundred yards
from the Judges stand he was length and
| a halfin the lead. but he took IT mo his
head 20 run around a big puddle instead OF
through il. aud while he was taking this
circuitous route Now or Never jumped to
the front and won 10y head. Sent ment was
thirty luhgths behind
RFCORD-MAKERs OF $50.
The trOtting season is yet young, says The
Horseman, and the record-makers have hard
| " got warmed up to their work, but IN Few
| weeks more the sport will be at its height.
| In every trOtting stable there are one or two
d" sleopers that their trainers hope 10
spring on am unsuspecting public some day,
! and hone. too, 10 entertain their brother
| knights of the ribbons with a little surprise
party when the horse, day, track and con
! ditions are favorable for the provision OF
next winters hay and oats. Then the Stars
| that will make music for tie DOys at De
! tr0it and thence down the old circuit line
have not been out yet, and in fact the trot-
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preliminary skirmishng 10 the great con-
! tests OF the coming three months.
The list of new records this week Is there
| fore a modest one, compared with the ava
| lanche that will come when the dog-star l.
| in the ascendant.
| The first Of Alcantara's new performers
heads the list, and Alicante has the birth
right to trOt Alcantara Is steadily and ra-
| pidly forging his way TO foremost rank
among the great living sircs, and had II
| been decreed that he and his brother AlcF-
/ one were TO both enjoy an average length oil
| life il would probably be found when the
records were complete that Alma Mater
threw two sires greater than any two sons
of any other matrOn. Lady Tighe. the dam
of Alicante. was campaigned by "Altle'
| Mcdonald. Of Albany, about ten years
ago. and was a game mare for what she
could do. She took her record in the nth
! heat of a race at Island Park, October :,
! 1873. beating Farmer Boy, storm and
others. Brown Cedar. that has just found
his way into the list, is not wholly unknown
to the trOtting public, as he achieved quite
some reputation by tr0tting Belmont Park
i'm 2.j0ls as yearling. Previous 10 thls ne
had beaten the New jersey crack yearliEg
Presto INV General Washington, out of
| Ida. by Jaw Could. that later carried of
the yearling championship Of the Northeast
lev trotting in 2DM. Brown Cedar's sire.
Red Cedar. is the second Of Red Wilkes
SONS TO take "A place in the table Of sres.
| He was bred by Ward Craig, at Versailles,
Nv. was taken to Indiana, and from there
10 West Liberty, Iowa (where Brown Cedar
was bred), and was then bought by Dr. }. {.
Mccoy. of kirkwOOd, Del, his present
owner. Red Cedar is seyen-year-old
horse, his dam being by Monroe cher,
2.1Sl<, out Of a daughter Of Hunts Commo-
| dore. JAY Bird adds another to his list IN
| Early Bird. 2.2S3f, stoutly-bred fOur-year-
old out Of Beulah, by Harold, the next dam
! being by Lever, son Of Lexington. The Old
| blind hero is under the bluegrass, but his
| blood goes marching on in the fore rank Of
both branches Of the American turf. In
! Sunol and Jay-EyC-See its plastic quality
as a refining element in the trOtter Is
shown. and i'm SalvatOrit supports the KIM
Of the running turf in the crucial
| test Of "A repOrd-breaking finish.
Jaw Bird is demonstrating himself
to be among George Wilkes best sons III
the stud. sweepstakes, considering bis age
| and Opportd nitics very successful sire.
has his list heightened by the performance
of the horse named Great Eastern in 2.2IA
i'm New York. one would suppose there
were names enough without duplicating
such "A noted one as Great Eastern. soon,
no doubt, we will have half a dozen more
Maud SIS and SunOls and Axtells TO con
fuse the ily posted. Horace Greeley used
"a ridicule the wOuld-be Lord ByrOns who
never got any further than the wide collar
and the doubtful morals, and others have
seen woud-be Grceleys who never got be-
yond the bad penmanship. The writer con-
lesses to a ghoulsh glee when some new
horse with mighty borrowed name finishes
on the wrong side of the Nag.
II is pleasing to see Jersey Prince take
his place among the sircs. This young
horse was by Kentucky Prince. out OF the
great mare Emeline by Henry Il. Patchen.
| lie was bred by Colonel ComOyer, at Middle
town, y. j.. aud died the spring after TAX
ing a record Of 2:27if /, in 1881. Emeline, his
dam. ranks among The best producing mares
i'm trotting history. Her sire, Henry h.
Patchen. was by old George N. Patchen-
2:23I%, and after making IA record of 2:32 =,
achieved moderate success in the stud M
New Jersey. Emeline was i0aled IN
1863. her dam being a daughter OF Saladin
son Of Young Bashaw. Her first fOal, Kate
| Tavlor. has record of 2:233f Her next,
| Augusta Schuyler, has a record of 2:26, and
/ is the dam of Edith r., that below is credi-
ted with lowering her record to 2:22l
These two mares were by Aberdeen. When
Augusta Schuyler was foal at foot Eme
| limo was bred 10 BlackWOOl, the result be-