New-York tribune., 1890-06-27
FIRENZI BEATS THE RECORD.
HER FAST RUN FOR THE CoNEY ISLAND
CUP.
ourv,xc rur RECORD FROM 2;a4 TO 49,

nd
~. borses at sheepshead Bay yesterday III ,o tho
Sno noroe a" ~ .ho sixth no representative OF 'i'e
1as.Ir GOV went 10 the post. The pr'noiP"i
es ono 80 ,asting interest. was FiNnAs supoIo i' 80
Ior tho Long Island Cup in WHICH S'io '"' ,t
. mile and a half from . ia her o"" - .. . .33
s,onmon,b Park against The BaTd Ill 80 ~ ~ nover
rba track was in fbultess cohui''o" o. on+ionaIIv
eo fast before All the time iaoo W" nork rith the
% "a hr, rirenzi,s performance must r""h WIN .,
rdPiu' O- .out,y achievements OF American ''''i
re"s p Hacgin in truth has MS measure "
" .o in racing heaped full and brlmhii'is oN'l
eoou ioi no ,ossesses noble representative o
.n hog, class of horses while in tlfehN' ile n'' Wv
sonhted and unouestoned Queen OF inc iu'-' s,,,,oo
noLsrs Of Cassius were prey to stalso
That colt had 50 well Ill .o1t,, ' Wounds in his
eaIvo.or (rut with a difference OF t"e"S ,, =, a.,
Io., .rd had beatcn off Tea Tray so OaoS J" u'o
=, last Saturday that his admirers 'io"s"'
g., match for FirenA III 'i'' '
.,s,, mistaken and had adopted 'iie"i' "'N'"
A., axtreme Of absurdity, as the a''ual raw @ P -
r,rsn,t carried III pounds ana Oassi"s H. ,,- =
firoi,I "a and he is four. She was concedinS
hin, only FIVE pounds OF actua "e's'r ' -
W.. w. nounds by the schedule. onefouth aS much
NV ro,or successfully gave him. What blind foly
y, ta.p,tv then IT was for people TO make CasSiuS
- t,vortte in the Coney Island Cup at mile ana
bau over Frenz who has shown repeatedly ti"'
,yb.n In her best condition. and on a track uid'
spi,s her she is superior to any o'her morse soc"
IN this country for years at that exact uls'""'c'
ANT The deuded followers of Cassius put their money
on him so freely that although for time in the
he,ting ring even money was quoted against e''ch
80 many thousands were heaped upon CaSsius that
inst before the race began it was easy to get 10
against Firenz while it WAS 10 to and to
On CaSsius.
Taral rode Cassius well enough we'll as he could
be ridden. in fact He simply had no chance with the
oueenly mare. Murphy, riding Frenzi under an easy
mill permitted Cassius to lead by couple Of lengths
for more than mile. Then FlrenA smoo'hN anu
steadily moved up to him. took all the heart and life
nd snesd ont of him by her immense class superiority
On q half furong and won as she liked. rompng home
,uo lengths in front of him. Poor old Tea Tray was
never in the race for moment. He might as wcH
have been on the Mount of Psgah gazing INTO ihnhe
depth of distance at the impOSsibly unattalnaole.
The time was rafting. The first half-mle tooN
20 seconds the three quarters rs. the nile '4I,
the mile and quarter 07 l-2. and the mile and
hat az inst one second faster than the best record
erst made BY Luke Blackburn at Monmouth with only
1Oo pounds up. on August l., 1850, aud duplicated
ty Fjrenn with 1l3 pounds up. on the same course
ON August Q, 1888. when she defeated the Bard.
The Copey Island track is in so fawess
state that some turfmen suggest tla' II
would be an excellent idea for the cluD I"
get up a special race. with offer Of a handsome
AGAINST time which has stood unbeaten for thirteen
vears I 80 "a But the club has already set race
ooers ahame by the Suburban and by the memorable
salvatorTenny match Hence IL is hardly likely
that a special effort will be made 10 surpasS the mile
record although it is certain as anything can we'll
be that on good day and a good track Teiny can
heat it, Kingston can beat il when ne gels ht sal
yator can beat IT, and there may be Others who can
accomplish the feat
In the first race at mile, with specal-WelSht con
dttions Devotee made the favorite but wa ourun
IN the last frong by Bella B.. who went 70 the front
with surprising ease after sulkng in the rear OF the
field during most Of the hist halflnle Ihs III
tempered and peculiar mare was excelently ridueh
by Bergen Fitzjames well up with the other
horses when Mr.. Caldwell dropped the nag, but ne
also seemed 10 sulk in the first part OF the race ANY
Way he fell so far behind that he was not dangerous
st the finish although his head appeared in the hrst
rank q firrlong from the end. kenwOod. worth ana
lima r. all had friends. but Bella b. and DeVotee ran
AWAY from them at the fnhh. The defeat OF DeVo'ee
was a sore Disappointment TO his owners, VINO couIo
hardly believe their eyes. When Bella B. takes 1t
into her perverse head TO run she has spced enough
As the hackers of Devotee found 10 their loss.
In the second race Ambulance was s'eao
fast favorite at odds despite her seven
,or,ds nenaItv The race was for the spring
ctakss over the Futurity course, somewhat
short OF three quarters of mile, although inc
prograInme enormously gave the distance "a eN
actly three-auarters. The time made was :o' 20
and no such time that for full three quarters mas
ever been made even On the lghtning-hke loDoSedh
Slide as Morris Park. Ambulance has hao TWO !DA'A
and irving races in the mud since she came out ana
some other races less trying on good tracks Perhaps
,he has had TOO much. Perhaps she is goinG BACK
Whatever the reason may have been she ran beO" the
form that was expected of her in the spring 5lees'
stratbmeath won without distressing himself "h"e
Fairy was second and Ambulance poor 1hiu'
We thought we had found another spna"ay "heh
Ambulance first appeared, but alas, we were sduiS
mistaken She has run excellent races but
spinaway would never have gone TO pieces 80 soon
and been beaten by such twOyearolds as >trath-
meath and Fairy at difference Of only seven pounds
Mr.. Belmont not present but his hlly La loSoa
did not run at all up to the anucpatons ol her
trainer. She was poor fourth. ". L. scott and
his trainer had expected no small things OF Miss
Ransom but she came in last OF all
Bergen rode the first two winners, Bella 3. and
strathmeath.
In the third race Taylor Reclare, and that
fsst fly was made tie favOrlte at even money and
8 TO agans, the field. The race was the swift
special weight conditions. hr. BelmOnts Chesapeake
Vas strong second choice, but hs running
appeared 10 indicate that his special ability
hes In mud His second in the Tidal stakes
last saturday must have been entirely due to
the muddy condition Of the track, for yesterday, al
though Reclare giving him twelve pound by tho
schedule pounds actual weight he could not
get near her AT the end and the Dwycr Brothers
er John, who was cOnceding him five POUNDS, al,o
Outrdn him at the finish. some turfmen would hdvo
backed the Hough Brothers' Granite who wt.e rc
Gently bought by them from Jacob Pincus. Granite
did not badly. and might perhaps have got q
place If he had had skilled jockey in the saddle.
But his owners pIctised the peculiar policy Of putting
a stable boy Oh his back in an important stake and
the boy war unable TO do much with him.
In the nith race a handicap at a mile and a
quarter. LOugstrect withdrawn. leaving only
SeDonta and -t01kt0n 10 start ,enoriia Was tbe
fayorte az 4, > and 70 / on. and had "a pleasant
exercise galiOp fur in front OF STOCKTON, who could
never get within sound Of her heels. SenOrta has
speed and quality-penty OF both.
Ioor Sn DIXON itaa sunk almost 10 the level Of a
sslnhe- paer lie Was made the favOTiie at Odds On
~ ule last race lightweight handicap AT mile and
tnree furl0nes Oh the turf but cOld get ONLY third
gdCe Philosophy winning easily with ST. Luke second.
rhiosophy Is now useful horse 70 his owner j. T..
Mcdonald. At the opening Of the Brooklyn meeting
ne had never Won race. although he four vcars
Oh S!nce theI he has Won "A number. and seems
singulary az home on the grass ranking now a. one
% the jest hOres at Shccpshead Bay in turf races
The downfall Of sir Dixon is melancholy indeed.
TO horse tat the B~lmOut.