New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18
THE OMNIBUS STAKES.
rHREE-YEAR-OLDS TO RACE FOR $4,000
TOMORROW
erIRRING STRUGGLES FOR THE RICH PRIZE IN
PREVIOUS YEARS-TURF NOTES
AND COMMENTS.

STIRRING STRUGGLES FOR THE RICH PRIZE IN
PREVIOUS YEARs-TURF NOTES
AND COMMENTS
Five DAYS more of Monmoutl's vast distances hve
days Of straight tracks and wide stretches hVe uy
Of upscts, then for william X. FanderDits pune
edition Of q racecourse at Sheepslead BaN-ahu nv
upsets Since July horses have been running iIo"
left To right At Shcepshead they turn back inc oei
way the good old way that we all are uSeu W. 80
rotary Lawrence promises a brilliant he0'e -
atoga runs out Its programme next week. anu ms
of its best horses will go to sheepsheao i"o N'iD
down Their. will be large and the class ihsh'
rbs race for the Monmouth Omnibus is to be run
Tomorrow by as disappointing lot OF tileeS c'i Cu
a, ever graoed disgraced the tuff' lhs US PiI1
,o,ned NJ 900 OOO has brought about some Oh Viio
s, stirrnp struggles that heated the enthusiasm
., American race goers. Its history dates PACK !"
1880 when Harry Gilmore captured it from Wyonilns
and three other opponents In llNey hhs" 49,.
Donohue rode Harry. lie had not 'ieu -
b,1ised and broken to any serious extent ""N
hustled his mounts along without fear or treihoii"e
NOT h"a "o =. nov, possesses. His
livelihood depended his daily labor which hop' H'
In practice and in winning form. Doiohue =,
man today and rides only for amusement, ms wv
amusement Of course, not the amusement VI '"o p'
liz The publc's respect and admiration Tor hi"i 70
-, or,orced when he stands down and leaves
sh. saddle 10 Younger and lustier men, one Vi Ii'
delights these days TO ride Vardee ana se'
yardee is likely to win the first time nc Ee'S "nNo
Jockey ponohue rode another OMNIBUS VIM
,soA That il will be remembered was Mlhaoos
xear Drake Carter with spellman up, was 'le SUI
ss.t,, contestant in 1es~End in 1885 Mclaughlin
Inflated Richmond 10 victory In lhe OIiu'o
1856 was formed that famous combination oi i'' ""N
and The Bard, which continued allconquer'"s a'1 IA
y1ncibe for the remainder OF the season, al" 49,.
nearly everything except Frenzi before 1t III .0 ,e
succeeding years II was the Omnibus OF looo ,'i''
$50 The pard in the front rank of American thor
.ncn,reds Then for the first time he tOwcrca o'0i
,bs 6ving Dew Drop. who lad previously Helu "o!
own against him on all tracks, IN all Wea'"o ga" a.
all weights and distances. IL was ia! wan w
mount on The Bard. Mr.. CaSsalts nie' a,r
A. Iongfelow and Bradamautc hal been Sa"s
u..sed anout for months, losing and WiHhihs
=, most uncertain and unexpected way WIN
rYsher in the saddle. Hayward was then APPc"' y
Eohnson,s Jockey and was at least t"eNc w.
vonnger than lie is now. Inc oiu !V'"'' T,
East since Ths Bard's enforced retirement IN
hreaknr of the combination that had fought ana WIZ
6. many battles broke his luck, if IT dld not orea ~"
heart and he is now little more thah lic'io's ~
Ri ,arroer greatness Mclaughlin and Dew Drop "cl0
more than a match for Fisher and The BaIu' uu' Nt
Dvver pair dropped out of sight wheh I'D! ""u ,,
Fishers place. The beating that The balu e"No 80,
Drop in the Omnibus sent the little hIiy 10 d a.
rrrQyP
which she had only the cart hoISe D'" "
Nd on September IL died
The Omnibus of 1887 will linger long in tne mem
ores Of all who had the good fortune to see t' eA'
swelling soumoving struggle between Lageari' frehn
and Hanover There were in all five starters UuO
two of them Kingston and Esquirau, had no DuSino9
at the post, Kingston because the track was ieuo
deep in mud. EsQuimau because he was hopc0Ssi' '-
classed Hayward rode Laggard, Garrison was VII
Firenzi and Mclaughlin had the mount on iia''
over The weights we're: Laggayd lis pouiu''
t,renz 100. Hanover 12j Firenzi waited vi
~. othcrs who raced head ana hca"
for over mile III the stretch she moved up Ill ~
own graceful, insiluating way and lOiheu uei"
q dry track Lagcad would have been done 'icH any
there but mud being his hold he kept on ana iau0
the earnest fight ever fought by scion al brOoAalo'
IT, 100 xacds the noses of the three were only ncI@S
anar The horses the best trecy ouS Ia
training and the foremost jockeys OF inc uaS VIZ
IN their saddles. No wonder the spcc'aclc "'o'0 M
rrandStand 10 unwonted demonstrations ~ N''"'
tho heavens shook with the great outburst oil iaI3
and daphracmatic artillery. Through the vo'o
hood DIV yras heard the cry: "Firenzi WINS IL
va even So The post but ten strides away, a'
the fly's brown muzzle was four lhchcs III H'''
Garrison was astride Of her neck Win HIS H"u "'"0'
her chin lifting her along. Laggafn spur'ca W."
ing the four inches he had lost ana iahoNer W.
,ie tbrcatl,tch The supreme moment mad arrNeu
: oar,ison felt FrenH falling under him. ana raised
III chin for one sharp cut But the blow leH not
The whip dropped 10 the ground ana flrehA loS'
a. u.oo bv an evelash HanOver's breath was III hcr
nos,rie az she crossed the line. 1t was MI WIN
49, erst Omnibus Garrison had an ugly boneicloh
ON his thumb tina, day and it was the pam Oh IL ta'
caused him 10 drop his whip.
HAYWARD rode his third Omnibus winner III 1872
raracon being the victor that year. In 1000 ""'ti
son won the prize with the eccentric Lohs'ucc'
gauoned away from Proctor Knott ana SalNdoi' ~.
for wears will turfmcn recover from inc suIPS0 "''N
shock Of that amazing exhibition
,1ov,rard NAV ride his fourth Omnibus winner To-
morrow in Tournament If the coit !, Will t i
nopnds of his best form he will walk In as i@r IN
tnnt ~ his horses AS he %as in the Realization lie
has nothing TO beat but Sir John, and sir Johh Is
no Ormonde. secretary CIlchIioi0
as the probable starters; ~ ,,sd
pwyvr Brothers b. c. Sir john by sr BcreCn)
oe6 Mar aear.t's b. c. Tournament by Sir MGGeI6
W scotts en- C. Torso by Agerne-Sana lucia
12S sco,,s b. g. Banquet BY ayon d'oT.fIla'
W t. Ecott's en- g. Chaos, by Rayon d'or-LhiS W.,
rs Iv,,6cr;,s b. C. -, by Kingllke-Fan E9n ne
n D. withess's Dr. Chefain. by UncaS- hsm%3
Th,s is an sbomnable field. The public can S''n'
yrrn.nen and sir John, but the others are a. 'oi''
lot Of dogs as got together % race iof N'i
ah,e stahe. If Burlington were only up 10 race
1T on casv task he would haze! But ne VIII ho' u
= .,arer Mr. Houeh informed the writer on Slrurua.
o.. .No - Gentleman in black had improved no Hun
since his pilgrimage saratoga but Is sun Tar peio'
IIa ,oirht he good enough to WIN VI!