New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03
INCIDENTS OF THE MATCH.
SOME OF THE MOODS AND LENSES OF TENNy
1oNesraEErs 1Nou1mNe M1ND-rHE BETTING

ON THE RACE-TURF NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The match between Longstreet and Tenny revealed
an active though not bitter partisaushp. 1t extended
through all the qualifications Of the betting ring and
put keen edge on the enthusiasm of the spectators
eve got tired Of taking the public's money! said
Henry Stedeher supporter of Longstreet. "Tcnny S
hackers Kept coming at US with tstfuls OF fives
tens and twentes forcing us to take them
Michael Dwycr said that his commission of $4,000
was not a drop in the bucket. II was swaiiowcu
up and lost in the general TO back the swaybsck
without affecting the odds Ia the slightest degree
Orlando Jones and George Lowell stood side by side
at their respective states, one making Longsueet
book, the other holding ont for Tenny. Each made
$4,000 book. Jones, representing Mr. Dwyer, stood
to lose $4,000 on Longstreet or to win $4,000 Lowell
representing Mr.. Pulsifer stood to lose $4,000 on
Tenny or to win So 500 Every bookmaker was
partisan. Each had his favorite and none tried TO
make a round book. At the average closing prices
to 10 Tenny, TO Longstreet-the ring was making
D 4 Ia per cent book and the public were betung
100000 with the possibility Of getting back only
B95,7OO. great game this for the pencillerS who
confined themselves to their legitimate business But
few did. The partissns of Longstreet laid against
Tenny the partisans of Tenny laid against Longstree
1t is difficult TO estimate amount bet the match
Veterans of the ring assert that Tenny was the best
backed horse that ever went to the post.
1t may be asked with all due respect to the valiant
son of Rayon dor II IL not time for the faithful army
of his followers TO desert his standard? There must
DO a powerful magnetism about the horse that can
disapp0nt so often and still be a wenworshipped looi
of large dimensions The writer begins to believe that
as regards the swayback the public guided too
strongly by the Imagination. How many times mas
me thrown them down. TO use the common phrase OF
the track. When little is expected Of him ne Goes
wundcrs exciting the admiration and renewing the
fealty of thousands of would be deScrter who hock
hack to his camp anxious fight for HIN TO their last
dollar When much is Looked for he goes bravely
forth to meet the enemy. and almost without
struggle IS theirs Tenny wrongly named.
He should have been called Phoenix. he
.risoa so ceten nom his ashes. If he should
most Love rect next Saturday in single combat, and
Nhoun ind himself neglected and deserted, nothing
Aoud be less surprising than to see him vanquish his
victor IN handsome STYLE He Is horse OF surprises
with him it is the unexpected that always happens
There accounting for his various moods and lenses
One day brave lion, powerful in action as triple
expansion engine the next, tickle. ntheartcd sui
len, sulky and weak lie is swift as the waters.
Dominion and fear with him. His heart is as firm
as stone. in his neck remaineth STRENGTH and sorrow
IS turned into Joy before him. Then he upsets every
calculation and turns JOY into sorrow rejoicing into
mourning
Tcnny has the wisdom of owl. He has no
liking for tight finishes, and generally knows when
he il up against il, they say in the ring When he
wins ne "win a block" as,J. E. Mcdonald would put
It, that is he wins with superlatve case with rdicu-
l0us ease, in walk, in trOt,, In hand gailop, in
romp, in the easiest possible manner, In impressive
style, something OF that Sort When 1t down
20 a matter Of noses heads or necks at finish he
is niue times out Of ten beaten That is his record.
lie either makes monkey of his field of himself.
A queer brute is Tenny. We shall never his like
again.
Longstr3,ts preliminary gaop the most
comical exhibition given by racehorse. With
much "foSs talk" and frequent rib-punchngs Hamii-
ton got him from the paddock gate to the backstretch
There he cast anchor to consider the situation He
looked this way and that way. paying more atten-
ton to Hamilton than If the Jockey had been in
Jericho. Mr.. Dwyer, in the timing stand, watched
him uneasily. and finally started Circular Joe" on a
trot across the field to drive him along. A crowd
of sabeboys tried to shoe" him away II he wcro
an old hen. Others pelted him with clods, and finally
he consented to canter up the hill. Reaching
the summit of the Matterhorn, fine point
for observation he paused TO view the surrounding
country. To the right he looked upon the scene Of
Bab's famous clambakc, and far down the valley, at
tho foot Of the toboggan Slide Gazed upon the restless
army encamped within the shadow of the mighty grand
stand. Deliberately he reflected upon the dangers Of
that awful descent Before him lay the placid waters
of the Sound and 1t occurred to him that il the brakes
should slip he might find himself swimming for Long
Island. With this hdeOus thought he turned back and
encountered two immense harrOws with clouds of dust
following. Then clod caught him in the wind,
other burst upon his quarter, third passed between
his ears, and with the vaor of discretion turned the
corner and stood with his fOrefeet on the toboggan
slide. Casting longing lingering look behind The
was determined to see who threw those cOds). he
plunged and slid down past the troubled face of Bab"
who had just seen from his little window the irregular
form Of Tenny Shoot by the wings of the wind.
Longstreet left a vacuum behind him as he flew, and
q Dab" sent neat little commission into the ring
which also left vacuum and the old gentleman is
encouraged to and raise muskneons under glass.
Matt Byrnes intends starting Firenz in the Freehold
Stakes on Thursday and If the mare Is well and fit
and acquits herself TO his satisfaction he may enter
ber in the sweepstakes with LOngsreet and Tenny on
katurday. The Freehold is at mile and a half and
will be at Jerome Park. The temperance of the
Queen Of the Turf will be hailed with delight by all
the admirers Of everything that is stanch, honest and
true in racehorse.
The next seeplechase will be run at Jerome Park on
Wednesday.
On Friday August T. races will be given at Jerome
Park by the NewYork Jockey Club and thereafter on
August II. H. 10. 81 and 90.
The Junior Champion aud the Champion Stakes
hitherto have been the same day. This year
Tuesday. August IL at Morris Park tue latter for
Se rsce o o e on 81 T be un at Morris Park
on Tuesday, August 49,
Many Of the Monmouth Park Associations most
valuable stakes for the meetings Of 1892 and 1893
close on August IL. Owners and trainers should not
forget TO send in their entries.
The stakes Of the COney Island jockey Club cl1ss
August 49, week from saturday. They include
those for the autumn meeting
The statement that Milton Young bought Her High
ress for 5000 is incorrect. Charles Reed & Son
were the purchasers. The mare Is at the Fair.
view Stud, where she will be bred next year TO 10
Exile.
The sold Times" coach Of Percy & Nelson arrived
at Morris Park on Saturday with full cargo. The
trip was made in hour aud thirty five minutes
Hereafter the odd TimesS will start from the Victoria
Hotel at II 80 a. m, stopping at the Windsor and
Plaza hotels and changing horses at Judge Smiths
The match between Kingston. 1915 pounds. and
Tua blackburn, IL pounds. mile and furlOng takes
place today at Brighton Beach. The will be
run about . D. The track be reached by all
routes TO COney Island.