New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-17
RACING IN A MUD PUDDLE.
THE OPENING DAY AT GRAVESEND.
xu4us WINS THE ORIENTAL AND RUSSELL TIL


PROSPECT STAKES.
The rains descended, the Hoods f!i' ana maze OF
fhe track OF the Brooklyn Jockey CUB hlthy pool
They also wrought great injury to the opening OF the
autumn meeting Tie common pubic sentiment is
that this part Of the county ma How s"i'e"t
moisture 10 last II for som" months Tho general
feeling of disgust with General Greedy and the -cre ant
In charge Of the local wccthcr department IN the
EAultable Building for no, putting stop T. tie cA'
cessive and unreasonable storms j. iap'dly sc'"i'
beyond check riot is probable if tn authorities IN
chsrsa Of the weather do not promptly dam The "f'
istang delugc and tins riot might even swell 10 Tue
prsportions of an Instruction. and tic NIB may de-
n,and that General Greedy be superseded If he does
not toyor the neiGhborhood Of Ncw.iJrk with some
smiling Skies clcor air and dry walking.
In blaze Of tile snpcfb field which contested the
Oriental Handicap Of less including Kingston ana
tr>op Of the best handicap horses III America ana
procuring one Of the most stlrrihS and exciting M
ishes ever seen on a the Oriental OF le9"
only brought four horses TO the posi-. three oi
whom Of no great merit While even r''r"'
the victor ran poor against Los Angeles on
eatrdxy that it is difficult to fire the blood Win any
wild zeal Of admiration for this son Of Eoius
with satisfactory weather and track in hne rae
ins shape the Brooklyn Jockey Club would ui-
doobtedly have welcomed great multitude within lis
Gates Even on 50 50 dete>table Il september after
noon the attendance was fair lat sport was 81
Secretary Mcintyre bitterly disappointed Ihey
had expected superb aud memorable contest for the
Oriental Handicap with Kingston. Tenny ana the oes'
Of tho other starters to contend II was sad IAl"s
or In truth, when only Eurus. Eoh' Iast
away and Banquet went 10 'ae posi- io'
~: Dwvers. however, we're judiciouS NO;
a andaneer the future OF the only h:hca>' horse III
fhsir stable by running him IN 50 deep anu uncertain
q mud. pool as the course was Yesterday whle Nr
fnfsfer had > unhappy al experience Will Ic''''
last year on this coue-whcn II was bog from heavy
rains and when Tenny came IN with twistcd pidf''
depirited discouraged and heartbIohen sulRy' s"Fe
stubborn and sucD after having run miserable race
that he decided to keep the planet Of his stable hu'h
Ing oats rather than rolling about and slipping III 's
profound ADVISES OF the track
It was understood that Mr.. SCOTS trainer was ho'
willing that Garrison should ride Enrus, as nahq'c'
WAS in the race Hence Hamilton was on Eur!S but
Ranouet never had any chance and was last all the
yRny and most hopeless and miserable OF last al mat
Eurus was an cven-mOncy favor.tc. ana tue Only
sembancc OF was between EuTl> ana Eo. l' ''c
grt milo But Eurus always held Fol -1ic.
drew away i'll TIE homc>t;rt,h AID Won III
cantor with Eon second. C!>away a poor third a'd
BANQUET far lchind. Not much animation. not ni'i'h
amusement Of keen and stimulating sort about sue"
an affair as this II Is often said Of certain horses
that they are good bread winners for their stables
Eurus has been seadfast and constant baker! '""nc
for John Hu :irs this wear. 1t was comi"'aVe
and agreeable eft which Mr.. Css'att made 10 n
trainer. MIR. Higgins. last au'unn'' WIG"
the Philadelphia millionaire concluded to re
tire. from racing Enrus Was lame then
bat Mr.. Huecins has trained hlm and hai.uIc'
him with mach skill! that his laAec,' has d4s"p
peared and TIE old al now has all tic speed al
tic siay!a5 and Al! the weight CARRYING aUiilN
OF his les: dAy-. H has Won man! -""u race ''
Mr. Hags,., tn> yea. and put many ct!'p 'h"Gsahc
Ia,ia I,is DoCi
horse rrnl c.. near ms; class never able :" WIN
really good lake at weights for age IN tie pcs'
COMPANY. Eurus il ole Of those horses That p'aceu
with skill and managed with care Is sure source VI
hand !iC me {" hi> owner.
In the Pro;.ct stakes for two-y clrods 500 each.
with 500 ,.d,s at three quarters Of mile. Potomac
AID strathN.cAth were withdrawn. II VA not SUI
pr:s!Hg Nh Belmont and his trainer Sh"nld prefer
not 70 start valuable and 80 promising colt -
Potomac such tiTuk. bit Green b. MOTIFS HiSho
well have tired 70 win the Prospect with strain
meath. II St-sthncath wore In GOOD conotioh. y"
Thursday last al SEccpslcad Ray Strathmcath ran
second to Potomac III the flathu>h stakes aud de-
feaicd Salie NcClcand by several lengths In the
easiest possible manHer. On saturday Salilc won the
Great Easter, Hlnd.rap with the heavy weight oi
ia pounds Up. beating Kiidrcr by hcad, ana
X,ldecr was head before Russell. It was raining
h~acy OH SATURDAY and the tr:vck wa, deep In mud
On Saturdays race could mach surcr thing well bc
IMAGINED than Salle M'C!clinds chances III III" fro'
meet Stakes at the distance. with nlhe pN'lo,
les weight while Russell carried exactly the same
rc,obs II. po.nds, as that with which >alie beat HIM
~ two head, on saturday Marvellous indeed. are tie
puszes and my s,crcs of racing With her nine POUNDS
less weight with similar coalition oil tfacR' Win
same Jockey E4I9i"s Sailie McClcland do not rulI
arst second or third in the Prospect stakes. She
vas tho favori,c with odds with Russell the second
ehsice on account of his third place in the Great
Eastern. Russell took the lead after running about
A Quarter Of a mile and kept 1T 10 the end without
the sightest difficulty. winning with plenty I" spare
by four lengths OF space from 6a'c"n ana "!'h p""u
In hand, while Homer four lengths behind Ga con-
defeated salle McCleland by head for third place
So on Saturday, on a muddy track, salhc
McClelsnd with 1914 pounds up defeated
Russell with 11s pounds by two heads.
On Tuosdav with 1lc pounds up Sale McCIeiIaho
was beaten BY Russell BY at least eight lengths Can
Any one explain this Can ANYBODY under Stand tins
sort OF thing 1t was generally asserted Ia the ring
that the owrer Of sallie MoClclltnd was baking her
Certainly the stakes with 5000 added money. was
well worth winning. What arc We 10 think OF the
whole thing, The man tina, explain such
Affairs O. this ought have an easy task Ia solving the
vexod question Of the identity OF tho Man In the Iron
Mask tho authorship Of the Letters of Junius. the lost
o-ts ~ the Ervptans ard few such trifcs those
oascon is not q bad colt. His second place to
Russell crcditaLc. Surplus is vcrv bad cox III
PUBLIC, whatever his private form may be- lie got on
well and kept pace with Russell for quarter oil
mile then steadiy lost ground and was pw!Icc al inc
finish. Mr.. Withers ought 10 wait no longer. u"
m sht properly 20 retire surplus for service the stud
where 81 shor, Lirathcd gutter a, surplus viii ui
doubtedly cover HIN. clt with cor a. Bro KIDD by ADD
Ing who'll troop, VI quttc.s 10 that n'uaIci colc'u ii
OF oIeu.wind-d animal, that Only 20 half mil;
In covd Company which Mr.. wtlero hl' succecd"f
IL breeding Oh his Ncw.Jcfs'y farm. surplus Is
plainly the sort Of Sire tina, be wants.
Eassell sccil, bD b. sc:ttg ach hi May and June
FORM lie the tirc,, Brooklyn, last
May, ard perhaps circular suit him far better
than straight ones.
Mr. Wsbaum, the presiding genius Of tn
Oeecseoc Mountains OF Gutenberg. nursery home
and heaven kissing height Of tho mot upright
and conscientious racing In America ought 10
fate few dxrs 80 from his a,a.4... .-..I