New-York tribune., 1890-06-28
JONGSTREET AT THE FRONT.
FIVE OF THE FAvoRTEs SUCCESSFUL.
INCIDENTS OF THE SPORT At sHEErShh>'

The bookmahers did not lay up any .e,'ri ,nc s,y
- o. themselves Yesterday. Five oht oi '"'
,ayor,,es cot home first. and all "' "'''" -, =,
,.cSea while the sixth victor carrieu a N'''' 80
money lie was a silfu pencller al" "'' a.. ono
% h,s brethren in the ring who proucu oN "'' ~,
q, The races and 20 do that ne mus "",' r.a,
- omo horses as the racing phrase e'cS i"''
~ l.. ms, have practically put his own money
" 49, ,,or,e Tho Concy Island Jockey 'nlo mas
- favored in the weather IN ths' "c "''''
,r,mrbant lucrative and saii>ia't"rf nee"'t 'nN II
has ever held only one das s-I'Nt H''"'"''
,o.,ycly rcpulsve with is scowlins SKIES anu nv
- Yesterday once more the weather was 'he b','
,ho, lime could give in its kindcSt mood ihe a,enu
~ - ,areo for a FRIDAY. and as nearly all the
xt,,ers were popular horses that carried 'he puon'
- 81. miles of satisfaction at the close OF the
nm were broad and general
captain Brown Of Pittsbure. was IN New ior"' o",
hc,ch, his colt Reporter had no chance III t'e "rs'
rsoe. and did not ~ 20 the course o'N - ~
eeM ~ A dozen reduced the number of starters
-, orehar The betting against Lonesircct
1904 a, 10 s. but the Dwyers felt 80 sure oi Ms
,nccess and embodied their faith in 80 bulky parRaeo'
f legal tender. that he started the hvortc AZ ouuS o
Esrren felt as certain Of winning with nm aN "' EV'
eng his breakfast the next morning. lie isS iar "'
hind The field for the first half mile but When ne gave
tongstre his head and called upon him. this capricous
and uncertain colt shot through his field and won as
no liked with strldcaway second and Eac third ke'
por,er Is not ready yet lie will do much better later
I, was an unwlcdy field of two-yearoIds OF poor
class that ran In the selling race over the fu."lN
course l. j. Rose. az California. looking. with MS
.moo,lv sbayen face and his locks tossed IN poetic
disorder somewhat like Edwin Booth. and for all the
world like a tragcdlan OF the deepest ana dar"''
dye got back on Conrad snail part OF the r'hcS
which he had generously loaned 20 the Eastern DOOR
mailer, since he came TO the Atlantic coast 10 carry
on his .urf campaigning. lie and his friends were
...t,ltl tlctr, an
him the iavoritc and Conrad without ovcrcNertins
himself Mr. belmont and his trainer had 80 poor an
opinion u the colt Lcpanto by Kineh>hcr out "f
Lcighona that they put him In TO be sold for Sl'ooo
and did not look upon his chances as az all r"'''A
Nevertheless Iepanto got second place. while another
outsider Tourist. was third. In many Of the boohS
the betting 80 to straight and 30 to for place
against Lepanto but the French pools paid Ar peter
for place a - ticket L'pauio bringing na'h
sie3 90 How the people VINO generally BACK u''
Belmont colors and failed to put dollar on Lep"h'
for a place mourncd thcm oversight! hl'ho ran ~
II his selling price Of $1,000 were cNrav'san'N nigh
Tavlor's right arm was well nigh paiaiyfcd by m,
violent exertons in whipping that dcplrable bcaSt
sir Rae from the start % the finish bh'
v-hlp as he might hc could set no speed ont "i
the creaurc. Cha;l's Ec d. Peter was losue" anu
fell III, rider Drake. wa, stunned bnt not se''o"'F
injured. -,
The Belmont stable furnished The h,ortc IN th'
thra race. a haiidoap fr three year od' at mile
and hirong i'm padi,iah while the second choice
was Folsom and the third Adamant. Padi'haN's
victory wa. not attended with extreme toll Ad'mant
got second llacc and Folsom third
IN, fourth race wa. selling affair al mile ana
q quarter and Little Jim. at even money carried on
the przc.
Mr. Belmont was not present. or he might have
cxprc.,od some ds,at faction with the impaucnce Of
h, Jockey Hamilton on his hly Her h'ehhesS'
which cost the Belmont stable the hf,h race
only four ran, Her llighnc~s, Prathcr stockton ana
Niagara. Vt dr.t Her llighness was the fvorte at
even money but the bookmakers concluded after
some rejection. that three year old hy could not
carry llO pounds at q mile and three frlongs against
Irsihcr a hvo-ycar old horse. with lOS pounds. and
stockton. a six-year Old horse. with 1o1 pounds
Many Of the hcave,t spccuiaofs took the same view"
and the betting against Her ilghness went from even
UP TO II &, >. while Prather became the favo'itr'
with stockton second choice. And yet the boobmakr'
and tine hoayy spectators wrong. II Her High
ness had boon ridden by Bergen. with that jockeys
conspicuous patience coone,> and shll, a. daily eX
emplned thi, month. she would have won the race.
Hamilton lot IL through hot headcdness, haste and
impetuousnes None Of The four horses cared 70 make
strong pace. and all four under pull ~ low
rate for than a mile Her llchnes- undoubtedly
possessed by far the -wiitest fight Of Pced of The
four. A, she wa conceding two years. her ,cA ~
lowanca, and actual weight beside q Irathcr and
stockton. surely the plancst dictates of prudence,
the very rudlmcnt, Of lookeyship all the pTu.
,ipe- 81 riding horse, n races, should have induced
Hamilton 10 wait with her until tho last furonr. and
end That !, eNactly tho way in which bergen would
have ridden her and tint is cta"ty the wat IN which
she coud have Won. but iainIlt"h. SIoWIu2 m
patient. and not willing 20 Wait for the finish took
The hlly 10 the front al he heed oi he Sre'tl
cpn, around IN" others, thus losing erpInd Wh'h u,
waiting until near The end he could have got through
by tie inner rail- and saved de- 've amount Of I,oc
Nhcn H"r llghncN, look the h1H' ils ai"uOu ule i
field. Bergen Prathcr aud Young Hayward pn stock
ton b. an Hins hard Ihelf aaVaniagc al me NtlthG
was % great that both got on almost even lcrm, WitH
Her Hghnc,s 100 ards from tho end Then Hhmll
ton l~came Hurried. Instead II holding the ms
together riding her with DIS hand, ana Wt'
hls body. rc,cryns her cnerse, FOR the final
not display his usual hill and force I'm finishing
iicnc, -hc WA bca'ca snort head hy >tpcktpn Mr
noi iD fey to ind m faat and he id not sec The finish
himself. But he might vel b" excused II he were
b, lack Of Judgment Iiamton's form is not up to
poreens present n fsct. on the riding Of the last
In the last race for ihe Sprins rirf >tses one mile
or the graS, seven ran with Maidstone the favorite a.
odds on. But admiral the second choice. clung tD
onIv Sy the cycpcic of Al, 1 pc-c, % nv Sbo ,sc of
every art u iorkcyshp Of which ho is master. by
striking exhibition Of finishing in its best form that
Bergen got Maidstone home the winner by short head
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST SWEEPSTAKES. 49, EACH, $1,000
ADDED SPECIAL WEIGHT CONDITIONS ONE
Dry,r Sci, nroscl. ,5 rcss,,r'e' lon by ronstclleg
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SsrI, Ssi5's en- Go,, i, 1d5 5' tts@b@2 ts1bs2}
5. brown. br r.. Reporter L. Io- lCorineton q
G. Reed sons th Niolinta. 1 40 .. fTaraI O
Tue-i a a.
Eft'lhg - win f<ugs'f"et ffavorte
2 70 E.g 80 % T. Reporter u L. Glory $50 !
Betting for place Tonestrest 70 3 S.rdcawav 10 !.
Irc u D. Reporter % 10 Glory ~ n l. Violsntc
Mutgals-iongstrcet straight ts 80 p,A sc 05 stride
piaro - f "
They oa promptly out Of the chute viol,ntc
In front In the th quarter post Vioanto Opened
tsp OF iouf lengths Will Lonrstreet apparently unable
{" R"' ~ moon vas behind his horses A. 10
h Hop'i'>-i tH'i"n But BERGEN rode with wcnd erfu
patence cloue zap 90 gradually tia, he ,a,, 90,
scSr'y perrentne Nolsnio enough before rounding
h' uppf TOM and stridesvay led into the hon,stret1h
~'shF 'N Over winner but nov Lourstroct was com.
ms with all an set and n tn maj furlonc n. strobe
over strideaway with the rrltes, ~ ,asc winning bv
length srd'Nwsy second. Two cn 9Th. before rrie who