New-York tribune., 1890-06-06
RACING IN SUMMER HEAT.
FEATURES OF MORRIS PARK CONTESTS.
AMBULANCE IN THE CASANOVA AND GIOAMING
IN THE ELMS STAKES.

IN THE ELMS STAKES.
'une's unkind Of heat kept down the at
tehdahcc al Morris Park yesterday, but those who
biaVed the slow torture Of sitting air good
racing Yet they could not fail TO long for the
COOL salt airs of shcepshead Bay and to regret that
/ upon such an afternoon they far away from
the ocean TO take plunge in the surf when the sport
was over as they will be able to do on and after
SUBURBAN Day. such weather that of the last two
days makes racegoers look upon Morris Park, an In
sd course, as much better fitted for May and october
racing than for turf contests In flaming June deuge
| (wave Is not nearly strong enough word. No lv-
lhg creature but salamandcr a camel could really
enjoy crossing the bridges over the Harlem River when
the mercury In the full blaze of the Is above
! par, and when the melting and m0pping traveller
reaches the railway trains, he is blIstered
by the binding glare from the unshaded plat
forms, which almost scorched into tlnder
by the direct rays Of the merciless Then the
ears run through many cuts and depressions that
even tiny puns Of air are sparse and feeble. The
passengers get out in excavation which gathers all
ue neat rs In burning glass. but shuts out all the
gentle zephyrs. Upon the broad walk st the summit
OF the Alpine range Of the mountainous grand stand
the Strolcrs get the benefit OF any wandering airs
mat may be styng about the Westchcster hills but
II they 90 down on the lawn hot afternoon they
are in burning valley where little relief in cooling
airs i likely TO 1t Is that the betting ring
Is the most spacious and convenient in the country
oul even there yesterday you could almost cook eggs
without fire. Perhaps the worst experience of all.
however is when the returning host packs the trains
that are waiting in the big cut outside the grounds.
B"th tho motOnc4s earth and the pcntup
air have been baking all the afternoon in
that nvinc and any wcbrcd thermometer
that might be put in there would explode
with fury. Waiting In a crammcd and jammed car In
such prison house for the train start Is simply
mAddenng torment In order to preserve the popu-
ianty Of his cycopean racc-course Mr.. Morris will
he compelled 10 secure comfortable transportO-
uon IN some way. Very few people be induced
{" kc the tedious, fiery and dusty drive out from the
city on such blazing afternoon that OF yesterday.
The result i that will Of anguish goes up every
hand that the ,ulcrings OF lovers Of racing who
bent seeing their doilcd sport at Morris Park in
torrid day, mtolerabc.
Nevertheless. At the track there creature
comforts. In hot dsys The starins Drompt and
generally excellent Mr.. Caldwell has been in
c'p c'sly fgc form I'm the la, two DAYS. The manage
mcnt is ale. diligent and efficient in the main. ani
% might De- mentioned that Nr. Morris and Mr.. Nelson
have introduced important reform, in the rcfrcshnent
department. Don't think the topic too trivial When
the tired. heated and thirsty wayfarcr tic
races wants gla>, Of bcor zip OF lcn0n'
ldc cup Of cold water tugcd with some
coioir- matter he want, the desired liquid of good
quality and at the right temperature. Moreover. he
prefer, 10 have , sandwiches and his salad, other
food 81 luncheon of TINS day and generation. and not
-tal". fiigucd and rusty remnant, Of earlier age
There have been race tracks IN the remote past at
which hc food and the nndS that were served were
wic'hci stuf. III prepared and III handled nau>eatng
taste and .old cNurbltant IIccs but Mr.
Morris and Mr.. Nelson have changed all that. ard
race cocr, are grateful them. II j. really no small
thing at such place 70 bc able to get food cigars.
beer and other matter, Of riieslmcut * good city
quality and reasonable city prices. That is what
f..a
mcn,c crowd, at Mou- Park. I'ut = feather IN his
zap. II rctnc, genuine ability 10 carry through
a big task of that kind ,uccc,,fully
The victories Of six fayoriie, Wednesday
followed by the II three in the rst three
race, yc5tirday while heavily backed second choice
Won the fourth. II that sort ~ thing does not stop
suddenly not a few Of the bookmaker, Viii BE- GRIP
pied and VIII be forced to step down. Rarely. in
decd has the general public that backs f~vontcs
Jared we'll 1t UIi- meeting at Morris Park
In the Gr,t race eight two year olds. none Of which
had been In public before came 10 the post The
result proved anew the great strength Of the John a.
Moril, stable In two ycarolds. for the favorte. Dr.
Hasbrouck carried the all scarlet and won easily
but hc defeated poor lot and I, by no means one oi
the best Of the many Morris youngsters
Sc1i came q delightful novelty in This day Of short
races of which there have b>en far too many at our
great tracks Eight horses ran mile and hNe eghtn''
and fe wcro Il enough together all the way to keep
interest keenly alert II stirring finish for -
lons a race the iavore Tarason, All out under the
whip winning II by a head while the lightly weighted
Elcvc barely struggled home IN advance oi haIr''"F
This wss the Eancocss Handicap at so each' 9l''oo
added A caric-t lIlcnd> o sterling sport yea1 t"r
ror- of these Ion. races the place OF the ince>,ant
short scramble. II - true that the class Of h'r''r
that ran in the Rauco,a> not high. but II there
were mor Of such the best horses would be pre-
ua red for them Taragon hi, rst race for III new
oSuc,. &. T.. TompkIns.
The assnrd merit ~ the John \. Morris fly Nm /
bulurc cnt down the field In the Casanova stake for
two y,nr old hlles to seven. u which two. Ambulance
and Reckon carritd the all ,carIc Garrison T''e Nj"
bulancc and Llttlcncld on Reckon Ambulance
Wa the fiyorite ~ odd, on and Won very ca''N Ih
1 M Ia To,ca second ana ~alc Nc' Iceland thlid'
Ambulance !, a superb brown MY "i maghln'c"'
quality She /, by Onondaga ont Of Black Maria
She may be IN truth another NPih""',' '"' '" -
tho spnaway style.
\uhourh Mr. Ecmoni's Amazot was sore ana 'uIh>
in her last race she was made The ia'orite Tor u'e
Flu,s Stokes, for three year old hllic~. AT mile a"
furong with senator learsts "loamihs ''ro's
ccond choice The Hearst stable also started Golden
amazon behaved adly NJ the post ana sho"cu wa,
the bad start which she received on IucSdAN wac nHs
4 ''re.rou, In thc ace which was Won with much |"
pnre by cleaning, Druidc'' setuhs ,e'oi'u r, rair
liear,, first triumph this year and one oi tie very
few races his costly stable has ever won E Ever ",c
senator get a take AT last. Mr Hearst Wa no, 4,
~. track IIe na, witnessed many dcltttH uat
II would be- felicity indeed for him Ia look upon d
victory. II ho had been present the hcarticst CD,,
gratulntiOn, from hosts oI filends "ouW H'Nc '"''N
him with garment . ,,,. "a, c,,h
rorchlighi al 90 10 !. cantcrcd OH WIN tHr mn mn
race, t0 he uubonnded delight of a very sinaI ana
,cl,ct diyi'lon OF fortunate tackcr>. ,,
J. f. McI'onald the well known hO)kmdkcr, sUPFru
mi, rrthrr of me ring Of rich of golden hV'
Iu the last rucc DAISY Woodruff. hlN cohuohcu
by him. ha, been dong very fast work III Il Puct
ia shion al Shce pshead Bay. She VA entered III uo
last race In the name OF the shephciisbnSh fHu
stable 4 stable that no one ever heaiu 0i p'to,.
Mcdonald hacked her all the ring at long odus
and must have Won at least 1000 on IN" race HlI
probably much more. She won In common 'hite.. 'rn
: he waS hacked down from 30 10 | 10 = To l. rms
was one Of the shrcwdest and Smartest stiOhes IN e
tory Of American racing. Daisy Woodrnn Is
very fast ny and she fairly flew away from tho
6cIf Of selling patcrs she carried only NINETY seven