New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
TIJRF NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Mr. BELMONT AND HIS FAvORlTE MAKE
MAGNETISM.
p1Arrs WORN BY THREE GREAT RACERS
.covp.p,sov or rEEr-AXTELL's RETIRE

COMPARISON OF FEET-AXTELLs RETIRE
MEyT-ruE MONMOUTH FIRE.
II ANYTHING could have pleased Mr.. Belmont moro
,h,, IN have Potomac first and Washer second IN
the Futurity il would lave been 10 nave Aa>her
first and Potomac second. lie Is right pro"" ".
Potomac, but his heart IS with Ma'h'r' INC s"' VI
his favorlte mare, Magnetism, ana Oh Ills i'|o,''o
s,.I,ion The IlI.Ised old turfmcn who remember
Magnetism declare that in her prime SHE WIS w"
most lovely creature they ever gazed upon. Mr.
Cclmont treasured her above all his equine posses
slors and looked forward with plca''iiabic ah'ci-
nation to the coming Of her foas, Tor lie cApcc'cu
theI to BE- honor to her and to thcir SIRE "hc"
the American JOcacy Club decided 10 ohcr q 'c"c".
NAL Cup to be raced for In 1876, inc designing oi
the plate. was left TO Tiffany co.. who in'ru'ted
the work to Of their most hhished
artists The result exceedingly IiaWi'
some trophy. Those who have seen IL must rcih'h-
her the exquisite image OF mare WITH Il SUCK
ling foal at her side. but how many know thai the pir
we're carved from life! How many KNOW that thc
artist found his subject at the Nursery stud In A'rac
lion and hc- babv the beautiful Magnetism George
Ior,Ilarl', good horse Tom OchIltiee won the Ten
tcunal cum and his widow, Countess dAgreaa' ha7
the trophy yet. Attraction Is dead ana NaH'ic"'" "
fourteen years old. she has been bred Ten TINES l"
The I'LL scd Her first foal. In lool was Day MY.
In ISL and IsS: she was barren III 1901 SIT SPpc"
twins. a colt ana Il Ili! III iS'" "''N '"' '''
uctzrr in 1856 Magnetic. In 1887 Magnate. ana III
,sss Washer All tho family seem to have been
afflicted with rhcu,rasm. and their tndc:hca''I
owucr has suffered with them aS II the pains were Ills
own.
That ancient myth alont Flying Childcrs running a
mile in +, minute reminds Kirk OF tile goo" ola "a'S
down in Kentucky when trainers nsch 10 ''"e "''''
without watches The method was to SIT on '''''c
and tan the rail with pocket knife at what wdN sup
- onrhsa
you might sec Dozen knives pecking away ana near
d,zan voice. m,n,bllng In uni >on. One-two- three
four-Gyc etc some Of those veterans colld como
pretty close TO minute with their SIXTY pc'h' h'hH
practice had made them so expert Ihcy were srIoo"
more than two seconds ont OF the way either over or
under 40 doubt Flying thildcrs'S wonderful milo
was timed in a similar manner. The accuracy ~ the
fast mic credited 70 the English horse Bris Is doibt
by many tnrfmcn both sides oi the NJ
lantic. 1t Is Interesting 10 know. however 'hi'
Mr. belmont has in his stable '"'
by this same lrag. who Is the property "i
Leopold dc Rothschih.
1t is whispered that GwvrA II. Tompkins Is I" b.
the secretary Of the new .,rcll saratoga RnIne A.
sociaton.
Charles Reeds bav colt F,irvicw has broken down
lie was disappointing yonnsstcr one that II was
neither wise to back nor safe 10 let nun bose lhi~
are too many like him on the turf. i"' Them Al
break down.
The following note. ncccly'd yesterday. explains
itself:
We notice u paragraph in tpday'- i>'tc 81 The Irb
une calling attention to tho rN:"riol pa ia on
tie public by the Long Island News Company. III
charging ~ for the No. ~ edition ~ orr oh' Ai
that IL n., not only been done without our sanction:
bi,i we have notified the News Company thai "" -iall
discontinue supply Ing them Win "t'ildrN uh,r th!
a,y. sold at the rril1r price, cents. IA" public fai!
resent the inpn~ton of the News t0mpory hy r.
f,siuy 10 p,rchasc the Guide at III" price ~ d'
uandcd a. IL can De- had vi All "a" roeIllln" boys
and on The race track al III" puhli'h'1 prize ;,"i''>
Yours trhly, '"'''"'' "''''
The Concy Island Jockey Cuh's attractions I" day
arc given In the brilliant programme which follows
this article Those for the other five days o the week
arc many and bright Tuesday will b. given up (" over.
night purses and sweepstakes. ON "Wednesday there
will bs the sapphire stakes and the Twin tlty ail
Turf hapdirap, on Thursday the FliE,t. E"aPr'' ANA
Average stakes Will lie run for: on Friday ti'. iaF-
tcmIrr stake, aud the OnIiHm Handicap III"
grounds ar, lycrrun with horse ron all paris ~ TIE
country a condition which means biz fields ana cX-
citing contests
There 4, not shred Of truth In the story that IN"
fall meeting Of the N"w Jersey Jockey club. at EHIa
beth viii de, lard of on account OF trouble win
Tie n,xl County law Officers. Their, Will be racing
1T both Elizabeth and Linden In october ana HuVch-
her Tho executive member, ~ both clubs meet the
owner, OF the ilfton and ucnherg track, IN few
I hict.