New-York tribune., 1891-08-30
HIS HIGHNESS FIRST.
THE ruruRIrY WON WITH HEAVY WEIGHT.
DAVID GIDEox's NOBLE COLT CARRIES OFF THE
GREAT PRIZE.

DAVID GIDEoN's NOBLE COLT CARRIES OFF THE
GREAT PRIZE.
The Coney Island Jockey Club had one Of the most
effective and satisfactory days in its history az ue
opening of It's autumn meeting. The Futury ousn'
TO draw more people than the Suburban, since IL IL
much the more interesting and important race VI .
two But il does not. There is no Sceo"''i"s 'o
popular whlIns. but ii is clear that, 10 'he h'".s ~
the people who visit racecourse only once VI ~ w,
year the suburban exerts much more i"s ~
than does the great contest Of the reo-yeai.ou.. ~
perhaps the newspapers that give pages OF oeseripV
matter broad stretches of illustrations, hysterca anu
voclferous headlines, and q starths uiSp,~s - ,.
orally 10 the Suburban, and dismiss te fu0ui,"
with a few lines Of undecorated narrauVe' in's "
right Yet the Futurity Is magnihceht "e. Va .no
coming champion of the American tuFi' Whhe 'ho
suhprSan ,s mero,v> an exhibition OF Mr. Lawrence's
skill I'm attempting to eauaize the chances oil certain
well-,xnown horses at mile and a quarter by an
adrot adjustment of weights Moie thah io'oo
people saw :he Futurity Yesterday Mere than -oooo
saw the Suburban last June. The charming eioanas
RratiGed the eyes of the visitors exceedingly many
improvements have been made since the June meehe
and the pIace is model Of convenience and COMFORT
Tha entrances have been broadened In most generous
STYLE and thero was jostng or jammins ao tno
gates Turnstles TO record the exact numoer aa-
rnted were used for the first time. 1t was pleasant
Kay and amabe company that gathered 70 sec '''0
sport. and excellent racing was Witnessed
Edward Corrgan discovered early in the afternoon
that he had made the worst mistake of his life III ap
peang TO the courts 70 interfere In question "he"
was wholly In tie province OF the Jockey cluo 10 seo
The executive committee Of the club decideu Vn' /"
obedience 10 the court order Mr.. COrgans colt huron
might be allowed to run over the course WIN le o'i'i
two-year-olds in the Futurity, bat that no NUMBER
would be put up for him, betting on him would DC
permitted, and he would be entirely disregarueu 10
matter in what place he might come In. IN the ns'
of starters that is hoisted between the poss Oh 'no
far side OF the track Huron represented Dy d
cipfer Moreover, the Board OF Conrol meV at
the course and decided that as Corrsan nau
refused 10 submit to the decision of the proper rce
authorities as 70 the declaration OF Huron, 10 enIes
should be received from him hereafter by any ohe vi
the four clubs that acting under the SUPERVISION "
The Board Of Control Mr.. Corigan has lnVoNeu hii-
self in q hopeless fight. The odds against nun aio
overwhelming. Huron second to HIS hlgihess in
the Futurty but Coigsn will never get cent OF the
second money The club will not give 1t to hln ana
no court will award ii TO him, because the declaration
of Huron was properly and legally, ana the con-
had no right to start in the race The mandamusng
of horse into race at the last moment by the most
extraordinary misuse Of the powers Of court Is one
of the most amazing pieces of procedure ever known
anywhere.
His Hchness won the Futurity by dint Of stubborn
courage resolution and gameness. lie was not tAe
fastest animal In the race bft he the bravest the
most gallant, the most determined lie was rddch ID
beIauQhlins manifest and most muscular style, COM
bnne the sharpest Judgment the most thorough grasp
of the emergency, the swiftest command OF Oppor
tunty and the most irresistible energy 1t was not an
easy by any means II was accomplished by such
.drivngs as Mclaughlin knows best how to apply
It was victory, fairly, honoably and nobly won' IN
good time and with heavy weight But, men and
brethren do not be deceived. Ills Ilghness Is not
fremont not.a Sensation, not Luke Blackburn not
Hindoo not Salvator. He has to work too hard 10
obtain his urels and the other horses get too near
him every time to permit any COOL unpre1 udiced turf
fman 10 rank him as really great racehOrse OF the
type of those already mentioned. 1t s after ALL not
So extraordinary that he should win with 100 pounds
1t Is an old turf maxim that woyear-ods can
give each other great zeal OF weighV'
But it is surely indsQutable now that
lie is the best. American twoyear-old OF 1871.
His Highness is popular colt for his courage and
pluck, and Mclaughlin is a popular jockey. so the
success OF the Of Ill Used greeted with the
heart.eSt OF cheering and with general satisfaction
Mr. Gideon has every to be satisfied with this
purchase OF his at the Belmont sale To WIN ue
Futurity alone is glory enough for any American
horse and for any American but to win 1t with
I30 pounds and with strong field defeated-these
things fill Mr.. Gideons cup Of happiness TO overfowlng
But magnificent this accomplishment Is, His High
n-ss had previously the Great Trial Stakes and
other valuable prizes for his His Hglness
was well backed by the visitors to the track, the
odds against INN being to 1, while against tne
Gideon stable they were to 1.
a. Against the unlucly DagOnet, who has got place
In every race in which he has run, but has never
been first, the betting to 1. Dagonet came I'm
fourth but gets third money. John Hunter had hoped
to have Taral ride Dagonet, but the John A. Morris
sable has second call Taral and that stable would
not surrender tho CALL both Mars and Anna B. were
to carry the scarlet although neither Of them had the
faintest moonbeam glmmer Of chance even OF third
place Then Mr. Waleot since he could not lend Taral to
Iric hn n
rarals services himself osric had to carry 1870
pounds was at 100 to 1 In the betting, and had no
chance either, but Tara did not ride in the Morris
coors
Huron ran fine race, although Overton who was
on his back exhibited horsemanship which was any
thing but brilliant, and in second. Isaac Murphy
got off well with that flying fly Yorkville Belle, kept
her In good place all the way, rode her with vgor,
used the whip lavishly and was close third. York
Vile Belle is beyond all question the best twoyear
old FLY Of the year, His Hness is the best colt.
Merry Monarch not far back but he not
classed by the four that finished In front of him. Sims
rode Dagonet, and did fairly well with him.
Perhaps no jockey could have got the colt
any nearer the front at the end than Sims did.
And yet ON paper 1t certainty
that Dagonet would defeat His Hlghness. In the
great Trial Stakes Dagonet, carrying 115 pounds,
beaten only by neck by His Highness carrying 11S
ponnds. In the Futurity Mr. GideOn's colt was giving
Mr Hunters colt twenty two pounds. Was il not then
certainty "on paper" that Dagonet would ourun His
Hfghness? Nevertheless ne couldn't.
Twenty two ran In the Futurty. The start
excellent and no can be made for any Of the
beaten onos. They were vanQuished their merits.
II was sound and sterling Futurity, well handled.
weIl-tarted welkridden wellrun, and weldecided.
Hail 10 His IIighnessi And doesn't David Gideon feel
happyq some s67 900 richer than he sat-
trday morning. little thing like first money in the
Iaturlty did not count for much to Millionaire Bel
mont when Potomac won, or TO Millionaire scott when
Chaos won. But Gideon hugs II TO his bosom like a
ewelamb. Why shouldn't hel lie won ii fairly aud
no deserves it.
A. no betting Huron permitted, OF course
all the hackers OF Yorkve Belle for second place. won
their bets although she was actually third over the