New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-03
THE SPRING HANDICAPS.
WEIGHTS TO BE CARRIED IN THE BIG
RACES OF THE SEASON
EINGSroN'S PRowESS GAINS HIM HIGH DIS
TINCTIoN - TENNY AND SALVADOR
HARSHLY TREATED.

Tho snrine races OF chief interest the Suburban.
the Brooklyn Jockey Club Handicap and the Volunteer
Handicap. The Toboggan Slide Handicap, Tor winch
the public is indebted TO Secretary Kock OF the New
York Jockey Club has received nearly twice as many
entries as the suburban. but being short race only
six frongs il is doubtful II ii ever becomes as Inn
porant fixture the estimation Of the betting com
munity as the three great handicaps mentioned The
Toboggan Slide is for sprinters and scores of horses
of high aud low degree that might have fighting
chance In il would have whatever in either OF
the other races In the list of nominations there are
+. many platers that could not win 500 purse at
Guttenbcrg but the owners OF the brutes have prob
ably entered them in the hope that tangle at the
post a scramble and a long lead may give them the
prize This is one Of the principal objections TO
sprint races. They overcrowd course with useless
cattle
The racing community agreed long ago that Kings
ton would receive top weight in all the handlcaps
Tor which the Dryers might nominate him. AS CHAM
pon Of 1889 he is entitled TO the DISTINCTION III may
be said that lie did not suffer defeat once last year
in the fifteen he was asked to run. In the
Coney Island Stakes he finished second TO Hanover,
his stable companion, whom he could have beaten IN
a canter II the Dryers had not wanted 10 save MIN
from penalty. His nearest approach TO deieat
was when he attempted to give Craftsman siA'eeh
pounds and a beating, the result being dead heat'
which, however but for Murphy's overconfdence
would undoubtedly have been victory for Kingston.
There is a popular belief that Kingston Is not an
early horse Last season he did not appear in public
till June 25, but this was owing TO the shfcwdnesS
of the DIVERS who kept him back till he mad gained
allowances which put many races at MS mercy mus
the public greeted to the spectacle OF the greatest
horse of the year winning rich sweepstakes WIN
only 1O6 pounds his back, and, more lauehabe
still romping home in the duel with FirenZ for the
Average stakes Willie carrying the feathereelght OF
Io2 pounds. 1t must be confessed that critical
stndv of Kingstons record for 1889 reveals a good
deal OF very thin veneerlng Most OF his victories
were easily won from horses far beneath him IT
quality still, when he did meet the cracks
Raceland Firenzi Los Angeles, Exile and otho-s-he
heat them in impressive style. horse can do no
more than win whether his opponents be cracks" or
platers.
IL the DIVERS want Kingston to represent them In
the BROOKLYN Jockey Club Handicap, Kingston will
be ready lie is not the delicate three year-od OF
1887 that Silent Eph' Snedeker fed with spoon
and kept in porous plasters and mush poultces.
The Dryers have a method of their own for harden
ing and toughening horse. and it has operated well
on Kingston.
Mr.. Mcintyre is extremely kind to Kingston. In
giving him only 1913 pounds in the Brooklyn Handi-
cap he would send him to the post a screaming
favorite. Raceand at l24 pounds would be second
choice. Tenny-alas, poor Tennyl At 1913 pounds
the sage Mr.. Pulsfcr, will probably swear and de-
clare out Mr.. Mcintyre must have changed his
opinion of Longstreet. Evidently the mighty has
fallen as he gets only lis pOunds-quitc enough
however, the public will say. Senorita is rather
harshly treated, good ly though she be- while Gorge
is ballooned. With only 40 pounds to carry this
little foreigner is almost certain to get place. II
is not easy to understand why Buddhist is asked to
concede Reporter two pounds and Cortez six. But
let the weights speak for themselves. Here they
are
BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP-1h MILES.