New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
TWO WONDERFUL FILL1Es.
IA ToscA AND YoRKvILLE BELLE.
,,crnAND DEFEATED by LA rosCA IN ;soa

cr,ASp DEFEATED ny LA ToSCA IN :3oia- |
YoIKvILLE BELLIES NURSERY. l
the Nursery and Hickory stakes drew a multitude
:, spectators TO Morris Park Yesterday gathering |
srnsant in numbers and overlooking with enthusiasm
I'm, the asscmblage would certainly have been much |
larger If the morning had been bright clear and warm
nth no chill in the air and no lowering clouds Some |
,.msrkabe racing was enjoyed by all who were |
,1thln the gates. La Tosoa proved that she bad |
sped in speed rather than deteriorated since Pierre
iorlard bought her for $4,000. She defeated Race
land. with plenty in hand, and ran the mile III
, 40 L. the same time which made by Ra
.ne at Washington Park. Chicago, last year.
and time which has never been surpassed
.s record in this country, except upon a
straightaway track 1t Is true that Clarendon IN inc
Metropolitan Handicap the first mile on TINS rack
in about 90, but that is not official record, be
canse IL was not the full distance of the race when
clarendon ran the track much faster than 1t was
Yesterday as the recent rain had taken ont its elas
ticity and made it dull and dead. La Toscas exploit
was certainly marvel not so much from the un'c
test since that IS after ALL welnight worthless (some
~ the poorest racehorses known have been able
TO move with amazing speed when their only opponent
was stopwatch) but because she was not competed
10 exert herself to overcome Raceland, who Is row In
his finest FORM and carrying weight us pounds
which Is not at all heavy burden to him.
Pierre Lorllard was congratulated most heartily on
all sides upon his purchase of so magnificent My
La Tosca next year. If she trains on as she Is prc
,ical,v certain 10 do. She singularly cheap
FLY at $4,000 In England such flly would nave
brought a. least $4,000. Mr.. Loriard did hot odoN
her as he feared that she was hardly ready iOr -
hard race as Raceland expected to give he,
She was thin and gaunt when she passeu "r
Mr. Iorillard,s hands and John liuggins, MI DOili
,ard,s trainer devoted himself first TO putting so'"
flesh on her. She e" of her feed' ana "ouu
eat out of the feed box. So Mr. Hueghis 81 o.,s
sheet before her dainty nose, and scat'eicu M ct
upon IT, and the fly was tempted IN th"' S ro
Nd a little food here and there un'il her 'Pp o,c1
turned and she gained flesh. When sn1 nsos savs
a mile she ran it in AZ H. Mr.. hussn1 -
Other trainers made 1t AZ But tiii' oaso y.
deceptive work may sometimes DC IL 4onnndons
such a FLY as La Tosea. There was " "a ocir, =
adherence between working mile In '4' anu 80 e
nre In I 80 L. Michael F. Dwyer put -
,o,o1 and felt sure Of success. Ills Ue'uls' "iiu
A. norts that got abroad about La 1osc" 'io"
work sent her from even money 10 : " " CIV a
O "a 4 in the betting ring, whllc hi0eiai" We"
hacked from even money TO 10 oh' n". ~
Ia rosca beat Raceland just as she llked Iarai
was on RaceIand and rode him we'll lie sent nm
romnilv m the front and tried 10 get as far away
from La Tosca as possible. but no matter how fast
Raceland ran she chung to him like his shadow, uhu
Iittlefeld moved up with her, and passed Raceand
without urging her at ALL
Another superb FLY that evoked the intense en-
Every competent Judge OF racing form conceded the
$1,000 Nursery Stakes to her. was
never possible to get better than even money against
her. and at the close Of the betting she was at lo 10
and 5 to on She was not obliged TO race al all
leaving her field far behind. From the fall OF the nag
she had the race safely in hand and she sailed Id
alone long way in advance OF Dagonet, who was the
second choice IN the betting apd got second money IN
the race Dagonet had some backing, even to defcat
the queen of the twoy earods but the odds were long
against any one of the other starters.
F. C. McLewee displayed remarkable Judgment and
sagacty when he bought Yorkville Belle she ooulo
have run away from His Highness yesterday in COM
mon canter and is one of the very best FLIES ever
seen in Enkland America or anywhere else. All the
owners trainers and spectators expressed the mosl
glowing admiration of her after the Nursery.
The Morris Park track is wonderfully fast this sea
son. Its splendid condition is due to improvements
devised and carried out by Alfred II. Motifs.
Among the most interested observers of the brilliant
snort of the afternoon were twenty-five Connecticut
editors who had been brought TO the track IN specia
train over the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad They in charge Of Isaac Bromley, lr,
who took care that every one of them should have
every desire of his heart fulfilled. Mr.. Bromley
knows all about Connecticut editors and how to take
care OF them SO also DO John A. Morris and Alfred Hen
men Morris. The visiting editors were handsomely ell
tertaned the clubhouse sitting down to of Adolf
hat their oaEney home E9sIand I sdi'oGi
expressed earnest nope That the WnOlo StdI5 VI
Connectlcut might be moved into the village Of West
chester without delay. Mr.. Bromley says that the
two miles an hour in one part Of the trip, but the
probability is that he confused Its speed with the
trains move from the track to the Harlem River
after the races . . , - ooo ,,,
Stakes with Rey del Rey close second choice. Rey
del Rey would not try after the first mile, and Poet
in the homestretch Strathmeath was second and the
miraculously improved Equity was third Poet Scout
&c nv InngfellOW OF GypSy, and Is colt of real
merit, Of great speed and rare staying power II he
the fulton Stakes at Gravesend, he would not have
been at long odds In the Hickory. II was thought
daace with H the colts Of her own age But in the
Hickory she defeated Rey del Rey. Russell and Mon
tana as well Reckon and Killdeer, without any ad
Pierre Lorillard backed his colt Johnny Heckscher
freely in the first and had the pleasure of seeing
him win it, although Johnny did Dot have much TO
spare. -
Charles did not get place, which surely looked
very odd.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-welter weight handicap sweepstakes, Of
sec each, with s1 900 added, OF which 800 second
' s. Betting Fl.
Rancocas Stables ch c. Johnny Heckscher,
by Faustus-Can Dance, yrs, rs n;
walcOtt & campOells b. c. Bengal, q Ii5 m, a,
6. W. Streets CHI. Knapsack, .. To-; -,
B BGRsH"s b SSsSss3 81 II
sser'Ie D. = H. Miller IL al
81 John, aged, 124 Hayward I1-I VI
lOlmuel colt -(Slhs) Y 81
E0quefort 4 l-O..--- CClaytOhlO 81
S!0s, 3, 109-..-. e WebeI( y 10 ~
SSeio. lO5' 10; - lIAtuesneel 10
iseOs, = III (car. 112l2)..--. tflynI) y III
surplus g. no.." Timelg SO SovinstO" ID u
MuqslsJOhnny Heckscher straight paid GA 81, place
W ~; Bengal place s22 25.
AuOnt and Sir George were withdrawn. The flag fell
on en- excellent start after delay Of fifteen minutes at the
post Johnny Heckscher, who is quick on his Feet
Immediately up running and the was his oil
me way He by neck; Bengal, hard ridden by
Assl second length before Knapsack. Bellevue was
seeoAa fof half mile but died away at the finish.