New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
rHE FIRST WEEKS RACING.
,o,-p PROMISING TwOYEARoLDs AMONG
THE GENERAL RESULTS
,rvrJcHT on RAcIxG-A jockeys RE"AhI
THE MEETING AT LINDEN ram
TOMORROW

I'm, -, ,he season has shown four
.,onIs,ng two-ycar-olds senneth war" D ,,,
rreunse BY Kirle Day-Blow j. ~ ~ - ~ ~,
~ coli Terrier. by Aarm-bohhe"a, - ~ -"
cormcks bsv FLY Early Blossom oy i,1'''o ., -"
~ ,o,,so,,s hay fIly Priscilla, by HNuer All
anu !" ,, 81 time Priscilla is several seconds
IT. a.. ,,a o.,ers named. but unfortunately un'c
:, no, always a SIRE test Of merit III rui''ne "o's0
I, NAV d, very well with tro'ters' p"' WIN
,cds there are too many other ec"en'9 " ~ NO
,dared Ten Brock was the MAKER "a many ,,,
-, .,o,nst time but when asked 10 40 HIS DcSt
VI U'dis "-""' o,dom responded satisfactorily.
- - . Priscilla took up y" ID anu
n,,e IN a. "a seconds. beating ECLIPSE WHO
,oa no n The fly does not seem 10 i'''N
ch. In the race for the jersey 'ei''ai o"'n0' vi
rNa,x in addition to her allotment oi 10 No. S"o
,s ,he money Of select co,ere OF heavy pet'or''
,o sodon 20 wrong when there l. any sooo '"ns
VIM - hamilton was put up. and there seemed
~ - cocoon for the highest confidence IN tne
su ,rbose vorl, had been OF very uhu'u'i u'S''p
lion The main body Of the punh' p''Nc" T'"pse' y"
ccop,t of his consistent public performances ierri
Co. ms br no means neglected Pflscila got OH
,ovrv and cInmsiN for quick beginner put s""h
80 . monument place in the front flight and was
A.. contendng horse throughout the race faltcring
o,,v IN the last few strides when Eclipse, ierrher
and GRAY Rock got up and beat hef on the post
Martha Washington her stable companion Is sad ID
D., At least two second faster than Priscilla on satur
dsy Priscilla was d-an unfortunate oN"- wv wv
the post Hamilton in the saddle. she VIII nave an
other trial today in the Pamrapo stakes.
Farlv Blossom has four times this year. ana
has been beaten but once her defeat having been a'
counted for by coughing" too convenient malaoN Z"
the modern racehor,e She carries weight with ease
and appears to know how to stay is quick be
ginner free gocr and generous feeder she ran
in bandares on saturday-onc Of McCormlcks peculiar
fsds.
Terrlaer rallopcd of from Pcstlcnce. Lord Harry
Best BOY and Others Wednesday In sNe 'n"'
Gained him host Of admirers. 1t was chat race
which gained him strong following IN inc race i'I
the Jersey Central stakes. in which he finished second
20 Eclpse lie increased his following by his per
fo,mance in the Jersey Central but Eclipse. who haa
no SORT Of advantage I'm the race. appeared 10 hon
him perfectly safe at every point.
Eclipse is bis. rangy fellow. with superb quar-
Tors and as easy action has been seen since French
Park elided over the 7. Y {. The colt reminds one
~ Paceland In his two old form. though he looks
much more genicel than the owner OF last years
suburban ever did. Weight is nothing TO him. ana ne
has the appearance Of stayer. Much interest ~
tends the race for the Pamrapo stakes to day a IN il
TclpSe l. asked 10 conccde three pounds to each u
his opponents among whom Tcriiher and PRS
ella The manner Of his victory IN the jersey Ten
trail stakes was 50 impressive that he will 60 70 the
nost this afternoon warm favorte over the hed.
And IL he should viii. there ne'n ue
M hesitation in prcnoncn- him the best two year-o"
O, the season. lie will wear the championship belt
ill new champion is brought into the rlng u WrcSt
II from him
For the first time since lie opening of the season
the press stand presented natural aspect on SATURDAY
nrx~ was there How glad they all were to see
him how much good cheer he carried down the line.
He wasn't out for work. There was no sign Of that
vellv-orn grip in which he was accustomed to carry
the tools of his trade before he got out Of the traces
somebody else occupied his favorite corner and he was
Obliged 10 sit behind the boys instead of on line win
them As a spectator he did perfectly happy.
The recollecons of twenty years OF active work IN
the press stand rose up before him and his fingers
itched 70 grasp the pencil once more. The Younger
generation Of reporters have on whom they can
rely now that Kirk has retired. They used 10 run
TO him twcrty times day for information on this and
that subject all regarded him "a an encyclopedia
and YOU know all encyclopedia is common property
II would he impossible to speak Of Kirk without
thinking Of Monmouth Park. and thought Of Mon
mouth Park Just recalls TO mind an incident that
NAV be called a side light Racing" not many
hundred miles from Monmouth there is a beautiful dale.
and in that dale there is complaining brook which
irrigates meadows both fiat and fat. wherein Craze
thorouglbcds both lean and fat. The master Of this
ranch great in the councils Of the turf, was IN need
OF Jockey 70 ride his horses. and there came to him
a youth from the pnrc atmosphere o. Hudson County,
~ j. The youth was employed forthwith and the
news was noscd abroad through the land Rnmors
concerning his past in the pure atmosphere OF Hudson
County reached the of the master and caused him
TO lay awake no less than three nights. On the after
noon Of the fourth day when he could stand the loss
Of sleep no longer. he went around behind one Of his
magnificent stables taking the youth from the pu<e
atmosphere OF Hudson County viii him. Assuring
himself that he and the boy entirely alone, he
sharpened his -laces at the yOuneer till the latter
grew pale that none could have guessed for Ger
tsinty whether he descendant Of Ham or Japhct
sfxp m wit eve q
said
Boy speak the truth. and only the truth Did
you ever pull horse ?"
The youth from the pure atmosphere Of Hudson
County could not tell lie. lie bowed his head,
pushed quarter Of pound Of earth aside with his
little toe and spake in low voice.
Il ain never pulled fur nobody but de owner
he murmured.
And the master removing his glance. with sigh
Of intense relief went back TO his in the big
house and that night Ills sleep the sleep Of a
Just man made perfect
The handsome and accomplished Josh Jones. who
VA rightly regarded as Of the winter cracks, -
isapprenticcd to Il. Bradley for whom he has ridden
these two wears. When Josh docs unusually
brilliant piece Of riding Mr.. Bradley ordinarily
fr1gd heart haws he hufries 10 the vendcr III the
betting ring purchases nccls worth Of peanuts and
presents them pod and all. TO the faithful jockey II
is asserted that on one occasion the good old man
IN an outDuI~l OF S'HtIo0if 'h'" d" = 0t'N VI
candy for good measure. And whenever Josh smiles
nowadays some cynical acquaintance remarks: " Jcs
look a dat Niger a GRIMM. Ain got iroo tlnkin
'bou' dat stick o caimdy Wit
favorite diversion for jockeys at Elizabeth is a
bath on the roof Of the paddock pavilion. dozen Of
Them may be counted there at almost time. some
IN SIX. some In ordinary dress, lying fiat their
faces. the sun beating down their backs.
The meeting at Linden Park begins tomorrow and
continues six days. Elizabeth IcsuHline again
Arfn 20. A. Linden is the main line Of the
pennsylvania Railroad the train service may be
expected 10 be perfect. No TacccOursc ever was
better served by railroad than Elizabeth ha, been
1l The jersey Central The public could ask nothing
better for Linden than that the Pennsylvania be ~
accommodating as It's rival. The meeting Al Linden
iarh last fall the dIcariest in the history OF thc