New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
ONE.EYED ST. FLORIAN.
THE COLT WINS THE BEDFORD STAKES
SOME FEATURES OF THE RACING AT GRAVES
ENp-HELIGATE's VICTORY.

END-HELL.GATE's VICTORY.
Yne municipal government Of New-York was well
nepresented AT Gravesend yesterday afternoon. Mayor
Grant Controller Myers, Corporation Counsel Ciarh
and many other prominent city officials were proses
Their guardian and keeper dictator autocrat anu lo
the one and only imperial and unapproachaole hohsI
Croker was also seeking recreation at the races anu
occasionally unbent from his awful dignity ana con
descended even to cast smile now and then upon '"o
humble servitors crouching at his feet f.csiuen'
Dwyer and Robert Pinkerton acted as prison AocPe,o
after the fashion of previous days, ana ooseu ~S
gates Of the pententiary upon the uii'i ' A..
mates. These gates we're kept oarreu u'ins .as -.
greater part Of the afternoon MI oroaer Wv .. -.
attempt to get out until after the races WEI" o'e.'
th.t lannon's old philosophical problem might have been
s,neidsted then and there" What would happen II an
i,rsstihe force should encounter an immovaee oooS
What would have happened II the irresis"oie O'oAs
had encountered the immovabe Dwyer' .,.,
AS so many of the most Important ana , innuensa
peoule Of the metropolis on the grounds genera
.s - a~nrasseS that Recorder smyth and District
Attcrr.v NicoIl were absent This would have been
.hIs arena for the settlement of their differences
ss "a the MANAGEMENT Of the criminal courts anu u'
District Attorneys ONCE. co.or
Among the spectators who saw the fun was senator
wolcott. OF Colorado, who generously reheVeo 'no
temporary financial strngency OF iew t1''a.
but not by means Of the unlimited coinage OF sVer
The heavy shipments OF gold to England must nave
afected the quotations for Starter Caldwell. ne was
much below par, on a falling market ms S.h :"
greatly delighted the bears, who were noe oonseu "
hasten 10 cover their shorts" "bul' market ZOE
Mr. Caldwell is expected on MONDAY, "neh dbl ''i'
provement in starts may be looked for
The wolcott and Campbell party stnned oho mar
ket NJ call loans on in the third race ana was
reported to have carried 81 $4,000 out Of the ring.
Tn. unnamed colt by Fslsetto out Of Patrimony
was so heavily backed by the friends OF L. STUART tae
ne was an money favorfte. But the start was
struggling and the Patrimony colt is very slow ana
clumsy In getting away while the Edmnuude coit was
20 far back as practically to be left at the post F. u
MoIewee and Trainer Matt' Allen secured their hrst
snccess this wear with their colt Helgate, who had
been beaten twice previously. Doggett RODE helsa'e
we'll but the colt was lucky to win IL splnalong nao
not been interfered with at the head OF the nome
stretch she would probably have been the winner.
The betting AGAINST Hengate was 30, 20 and over on
10 l. and French pools paid S173 30 straight for So
and S1Os e5 for place. The Patrmony colt ran ias'
in the last ouartermile, and was Gloss Shird.
Eon is an odd beast. Last in the Brooklyn Handi-
cap he was the favorite yesterday against Banquet
Text and Lavinia Belle and an easy winner
Dr. Hasbrouck and Rey del Rey led the betting on
the third race but neither got place although te
Dr. was ridden by Garrison and the King OF Kings by
Barnes Rey del Rey's name should be changed In
stantly 10 the Rogue Of Rogues or the sneak OF
sneaks He is handsome fellow, noble in appearance
and a great performer in private But IN puoilc ie
has not the heart of mouse He was an unspeaHaole
failure in this Pessara was backed all over e
r,ne at good odds by the WolcOtt and Campbell IN
yestors who profted largely. 1t wes reported 'ha'
40 800 was mt on Pcknicker to win and S2,5OO for
psce Pessara is fast colt that won some fair races
last year. but also suffered some astounding oeleacS
by selling paters before T. Key SOLD hm 10 ne pros
snt owners He won with something to spare IN tile
fast time for this track ut was dead and SLOW yesOei
hanoi hpn
sbort head for second money. Bermuda and Dr. Has
brouck ran very poorly. AS to Rey del Rey-language
falls ..,, -
Iohn A Morris's Georgia is still kept bottled up
for the Great American Stakes on TUESDAY, anu tio
oneeyed colt ST. Floran represented the staoie III "e
Bedford Stakes. Nomad, an outsider, by "huule ou'
OF Amelia, belonging to l.. J. Rose, ana naoen os
Garrson got much the best of scattering star'' anu
Garrison sent the colt along at great pace. e''
Florian moved easily, with stride remarkably hhe una'
OF Potomac the greatest Of the St. Blaises put ms
iockey was compelled to ride him hard In the last
furlong To overtake Nomad, who Is a last coit anu
was we'll ridden ST. Florian, who was the favone al
q .o and even money won the race By head Nomad
Second and Victory poor third Lakeland Is now uouoF
ful whether he has world-beater aiter al III 'ioo9'
the son of Brag w. L. Seos trainer ana friehuS were
deeply disappointed in the poor race run by Moun"
Vernon Fred. lee, from the McLeweeS s'aoie, w"'
ridden by Mclaughlin, but ran more Inc "e' wv '
than like a Helgate.
That venerable bumboat of beast, King Thomas
had his vretched fanks and sides savagey and brutay
beaten by his cruel jockey IN the ST. James ho'ei
Stakes The boy Midgey ought to have been arresleu
by the society which is supposed to protect dumb pru
from torture. What earthly chance could such an
inert heap OF worthless horsefesh have against hhg
e,onq II White Hat" Mccarthy actually paid S4,Coo
tor King Thomas out of his pocket, it was the
daftest act of cranky life OF course Kingston had
mere exercise gallop.
Taral got Admiral home first by excellent riding in
the sixth raea
In the last race eight of the poorest twoyear olds
aver seen on any track waddled six furlongs in the
.a,cr,ous time of ;16 81, and the Merry Monarch
,rmbled IN before the Others. Francis Wilson will
ween scadipg tears of anguish when he learns that
so sow An animal has been named after his most
popular part
The attendance was large but would have been much
larger IL there had been gatcshuttng folly at any
time
gergen,s license was in doubt till Mr. Caldwell con-
s.rted N renstate him and give him another chance
n was believed that the old quarrel between the jockey
and the starter would subside under the new con-
d,tions but yesterday 1t broke out afresh, and Mr.
caldwell made a complaint to President Dwyer. In
stead Of helping him at the post by good behavior and
good example, Bergen Mr. Caldwell SAID acted Ia a.
nns trouble Mr.. Dwyer called the yonnf
slv msh vR With % him Bergen protested that he hat
done wrong but the evidence nee w was So,,d s51mt no
9de sSain until the Board Of Control shall have hat
an opportunity To consider his case bergen Is unoe
Contract 10 ride for David Gideon at $4,000 for th
season If the Board of Control puts him permanently
on the ground. Mr.. Gideon will be without Jockey
Tbera ;s p widespread belief that Mr.. CaldwelFs wal
on Bergen is the result Of prejudice. but this belle
NAV be erroneous. Bergen Is OF quarrelsome dS
nnsition and speaks his mind freely.
PosTrSe vsIre ~ the Bedford Stakes 10 the winner Il
5000 and Of the st. James Hotel Stakes S22lo
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
yEARoLDs $40 EACH. $1,000 ADDED
BELow THE SCALE. SIX FURLoNGs.
Betting
st. Pl
q r MeIewees h. c. Hellgate. by For . -
- ester-BOnnie Wood. Ill NJ. ..( .(DoggetO 3O-1 10
J. A & 4. H. Morris's br. Spinahlong,
1Os patrL
L. nous ssHs's III TAYLOR il 2
Mccormick 81 "a
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