New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-23
THE WATERLOO CUP.
FULLERTON ACHIEVES HIS THIRD CON
sECUTIvE VICTORY

MONMOUTH PARK AND COMFY ISLAND DATES
AMICABLY ARRANGED-TURF GOSSIP.
Nearly a month ago the writer Of this column fore
Swallowed In these words the result Oh the CoheSC io'
the Waterloo Cub:
"Fnllerton has now won the Waterloo Cup twice,
and II Is believed, will win 1t again this year. lie is
a noble specimen Of tho greyhound. Last year 10000
persons saw his victory, larger throng than saw sal
vator win tho Suburban. Millions OF dollars changed
hands on the contest. The winner was bought as
saplng for OOo and would not be sold today for his
weight in gold which Is about sixty-fOur pounds"
The match at Atcar closed on Saturday and Fullerton
won. This makes him triple winner. In the lrSt
run of the heat he defeated T. BaXers dog Butoh
Park, by Jester out of BramptOn In the second run,
g. F. Fawceus bitch Faster and Faster late Prlue Oh
Oakfeld by Northern Express out of Pride of Belmont
beat Bovril This left Fullerton and Faster and Faster
10 run the deciding heat. Fullerton the favorte
In the betting starting In the final heat at oddS OF 10
9 on him. lie proved all easy winner oelea'!he dSer
and Faster by two lengths
Coursng in this state and in many others is frowned
down. il not actually forbidden by law and there seems
but scant hope Of It's development nto popular spur
New-york has among her residents many men OF Eng
Nsh birth who would rather see a race Tor tle
Waterloo Cup than a race for the Derby. Ihey leH
Won that coursng is the grandest sport on eat Inc
hare mention of Master McCirath makes Their Dood
Jingle 1t almost sets an 1risEman crazy MASTER
Lord Lurgan to his position in the community, anu
,, ont of the Establishments pockets over S5O0OOOO,
most Of which went TO Ireland He was ozark
horse and went out of the slips at 1000 to o. Inc
same odds were offered and taken the second uhe Hc
started il being held that no dog could win inc cup
twice Three years elapsed before he scored Ills tru
victory. and again the odds 1000 to g, no man
in England believing it possible FOR so OH uos "
win the coveted trophy. Again Master Mc"rati
romnad in A few DAYS afterward some one poisoned
him. So, 49,, :,
What the Derby is to racing the Waterloo Cup Is
IN coursing 1t was made a 64dog contest III 100
and as the hounds in pairs the first neat ieuu'e
the contestants to 80, the second 10 TO- tio 'iiu
8 and 50 on down TO 4, and finally "a clear case Vi
,bo e,rvivaI of the best. For dog TO win even
,u-ico under such conditions, let alone three 'lmes-
taking the accidents of training ana racing II'o .U
sderaton-stamps him as uncOmmohly si"i" nv
first triple winner Master McGrath, whoSo VIZ
tories were achieved in 1667, 1ooo anu A0'i
,ras beaten in 1870 Fullerton besides BENG 'IlPo
,inror has the additional honor Of gaining MS VIC
,os In three consecutive years. 1t Is true that ne
divided with Troughend in 1880, but II was BECAUSE
colonel North owned both dogs. in l9oo fulieiton
heat Downpour, as he did Faster ana faS'er SeS''
day. o.,.o, Month thu
Nitrate King" il by Greentick, who was only JUS
beaten nv Mineral Water In 1854, and is out Oh biV
~ Ia shion who divided the blors for the cup III l'
with Miss Glendyne. OF Fullerton "lhe fle!u saw saw,
last year: "DovnpOur's extreme ceVerhoSs o'"I'I ,
nothing against the fine speed and smarhesS Oh oo
Nortb,s representative indeed, seldom has De''e'
trial been seen for the deciding course OF te "iloS
Cun. and the trial between Duke MacPherson anu
p,rno,v two wears since was wildly calHd " VIC
minds Of those present who had witnessed IT, INC
only difference was that On that OCCASION '"e
NJ Duke Macpherson Colonel North hau u pun "P
with second honors, whilst to-day Fullerton Iopo" '
his victory Of twelvemOnth since III s"'"n, 49,,
and his performances stamp him as one Oh 'io o.7
e,.hounds Of modern times Fulertons weak Poin'
Is his inability to kill his hare quickly puV He =
nosscssed Of almost every other attribute oi So
GREYHOUND as, in addition to his uhuo"p'eU 1oS -
is wonderfully clever, and, as far as Can "
not wanting in stamina, either
,,,. o,sod N no a pretty quarrel over dates
,.roop the Coney Island and Monmouth fAih 'i"o
bos been turned into love feast Bo'h sucS now
concessions, ard the natural consequence Is ,..S
sweet harmony. Monmouth wanted 'Iic las. '''I ,
in August 70 round its season OF INVENT! No u''''
hut conev Island claimed it, and dagseTs "eEe u"""
Mr. Withers said he would give up on ohe ooiui''0.'
,,.,v that the Coney Island club shouio Coh'o10
him ono day OF its spring meeting. ms was uolio'
and r. is now announced that the spring Hcc'n7 :"
sbeensbead Bay is TO end Wednesday, july l. lhsISu
Oh hhu'S N% wHers 10 begin operations at Monmouth
PARK on Friday, July 3, for WHICH ddy oeeIet ,t -
mo "a
II is NOT The hrst time in its history tha' ,he SoI,
month Park Association has started aAedu VI Vho
Glorious Fourth.
An artesan well has been sunk back of the grand
etand al Monmouth and abundant supply oil OK
ceent water reached, which Will be carried throush
1pes to all the bars and drinking fountains M.on5r
vel is 10 be driven near the hedd Oh inc slrdIen'"
course, and reservoir on me mSn brOa t 'o'' "
will suppy all the stables with running water
A correspondent wants to know how mGch money
tbc trainer of a large racing stable earns IN year
lie onrht 10 ask Us something hard All traiEcis DIl'
a statement which implies much. ASIDE rom INC
money they get out of the ring IN various ways Is
not difficult 10 arrive at the extent OF thcir earning
Tbe writer will take the case OF one Trainer; Hc
manages a stable of fifty horses, half Of whlch arc
in training during the season. HIS employer ailo"s
him 40 pcr cent or one half of all the STAKES won.
Last wear this percentage amounted 10 o,1VOG Lol
every horse I'm training he receives % aday uuIihS
ecos1n of 30 DAYS from which source alone MS IN,
Come Is over $1,000. For horses not N training ha
rcceiveS - a day which brings In $1,000 more, max
ing his entire income over SJ0,OOO
Little IS heard of the proposed Pool phi IN New