New-York tribune., 1891-05-22
ONE FAvoRITE OUT OF SIX.
THE RooKMAKERs GET THEIR REVENGE.
ALL THE FIRST CHOICES DEFEATED EXCEPT
ST. FLoRIAN.

ST. FLOhlAN'
I'm. ont Of six favorites were successful at Graves
ord an Wednesday YESTERDAY ohis one nrs' 0noice
CIV - oA a.. 4r,nt The spectators were numerous and
g0. n0N - Arorts to pick ont winners, and bore
acn'0 - .nrs their repeated failures in that
WA So rae loans which the b0okmalers kindly
49, dov before to the mass Of spectators present
- .,rned with interest, but without thanks
W. araitrary and unwarTanted interference with
e. s.e ,gbts was noted in the warfare against the
p ~o,I rooms The Tribune has always advocated
s.-,eStlv the entire suppression of the gambling
III ,r town and has pointed out great many times
tha innumer.isie evils which caused by the pool
- An. the city 1t is in entire sympathy with
,tmate and proper lsbors the part of the Brook
,vn Jockey Club 10 cripple the booksellers by cutting
of their news from the track but it cannot commend
spv scheme for making prison Of the grounds, or
aBx encroachments upon personal liberty. BY
Us unwarTanted arrests and by Its toohsh
srtempt 70 convert the course into lailyaru tie
elub yesterday laid substantial foundations ior
nnnber OF promising suits for damages. But IL Is as
clear as anything be that the Western Union lei
eSraph Company cannot expect public sympathy or
support in it's schemes and devices to outwt the cnb
simply in order to promote the nefarOus and Illegal
operations OF set Of unscrupulous degraded and dis
reputable gamblers who daily defy the law with un-
bounded iInpudenoe These fellows put theE Tus' III
three OF tie shrewdest and sbest criminal lawyers IL
the country II is not astonishing that, Win neir
services of an ex DstrictAttOrney and those Oh the
most ngenious resouaceful and brilliant lawyer at the
e-ninal bar besides But It has surprised good
many people that an e1 surrogate Of this county ana
An excandidate the highest judicial honors shoud
have turned aside from viii contests in which millions
of dollars are involved lend his aid 10 the perfection
Of a transparent device intended % enable gang OF
audseous rascsls TO violate with impuni the plaln
intent and purpose OF the laws Of this State.
In tie fifth race John A. and Alfred H. Morris sent
10 the post the magnificent colt st Floran, who Is
probably their best two-year-od. He has size shape
substance and speed. one Of the handsomest 81.
BIsises ever sse he If he could outrun and
outstay any two-year-old yet shown He Is oy 81
BIaise out Of Feu Folet ST. Floran was the favorte
in the betting with J. E. McDonald's coli by Fellow
craft-Rhoda second, and they came home In that
order.
only five ran out Of list of fourteen probable start
ers in the Parkway Handicap, at mile and six
teentI. The withdrawal of nine including Tristan,
Banquet, Eon, Castaway and Cousin Jeems. caused
much disappointment. Buddhist made the favorite
of the hve with Clarendon second choice and Sir John
third sir John has improved prodiGously since last
season. and ridden by Hamilton, he won without dlff
Guilty, while Clarendon took second place.
Chesapeake led the betting in the first race. but he
WAS third at the end, Tulla Blackburn winning with
plenty to spare, while Text second. Reporter Is
undoubtedly a member Of the Malta and should be put
10 death after the stately majestic and deliberate
fashion Of NewOrleans justice, highly approved by
Mayor Shakespeare and Governor Nichols. The sulky,
mpertnent and ravening beast should be chased into
corner should be so overwhelmed by superior force
that he can neither bite kick, and should then be
tortured TO death partly by slow shooting partly by
protracted strangulation. And afterward Grand
jury should meet and commend the act one Of the
most honorable and admirable Of this generation.
E,very one has read Of Athelstone the Unready. AL
honorable hOrsemen sympatiZe keenly with Allen the
Unlucky. Mr. NcLewee's trainer, Matthew Allen, is a
gentleman of polish and refinement. Few trainers
are He is patnstaking and conscientious. But Black
Care always sits grinDing on his cIupper. All the
friends of Mr.. McLewee, Mr.. Allen and james Nc
Laughin jockey, believed Rey del Rev invindble
In the second race But Warpath beat him easily,
while Algernon snatched second place from him by
bead What can be the that Mr. Allen gets 50
many seconds and thirds and so few frsts7 Warpsth
was well ridden By Daredevil" Fitzpatrick. IN his
previous races the colt had been sadly messed about
by NJ Bergen and Martin. Mr.. Gebhsrd encouraged
his trainer Frank MoCabe. the other day by giving
sna @ Marp5tn A have Won Perhaps Mr. McLewee viii
ind it advisable 10 give Mr. Allen scar1Pln; hsy
Ssi Rey night nj possibly WIN 'nen' since 'ns 'peH s
The Board Of Control was not present in A fun II force
the difference between the AgeraOn Of yesterday rid
den By his 5srD F 10 snd Hi. HI 4ssnGHH ass E Sf ea
for both chemical analysis and Characterization, in
order that the preciptste may BE made clear ;, Now,
vernon This may encourage Mr.. Scott to stay
's e Value % Of the Clover Stakes to the winner is
so,425.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. $50
EACH 1900 ADDED. ONE MILE.
s. Betting F.
BY Luxe Blackburn-runahOnA 4 yrsy,
HoSoRen iSS Stables cn c. Text l. Ies:;:
A ]. JOyners en- z. Chesapeake Ill: 4 IL II
W. c. DAiy's eh c. Charley Post, lie, ~
G. T. Leachs blk O. Bellevue. 8 go,
W. NJ. BArrieEs DIX. h. Reporter 4, III;
Hanover Stables ch H. Vivid s. 100 1oyss: Gear.
s Loves ch. g. St. John, aged, 1o5 ,oo %
R. McKane's b. (. Martha K ,,ss}:r Ic9 900 7oo
Mutues-Tula Bsckburn straight s26 80 place Sl4 65
Charley POST set lively pace for seven furlonQs with
Chesapeake Martha K. and Bellevue at his heels. Re-
porter would persuaded extend himself and
never near after the fall Of the rag though al
the signal had the lead. Text moved up the turn
third place at the head Of the stretch Then
TuIa blackburn few by and made the field look tired.
literally lost them and romped home the easiest Of
winners by two lengths Text second, three lengths
before Chesapeake who beat Charley Post head
SECOND RACE-SWEEPSTAkES. MAIDEN THREE
YEAR-oLDs. s2o EACH, $1,000 ADDED. ONE
MILE.
s. Rs''inEi f.
r Gebhard's b. c. Warpath, by Warwick or
Ban Fox-Second Hand, 122 r...-.-..-.-.
(Fitzpatrick) Al 4-5
Z Fosters ch c. AIgernoD 122 Foster 15-1 81
r. &. McLewee's b. c. Rey del Rey, l22 .--
(McIAughlnJ 3 TO
(CiarrfsOn) 12-l 70
o: !,,.,. 5s@nq2s e Sss;vas3 ~ !sSiof 81 81
(Hayward) 25-1 81
J. NJ Jercoet's b. g. ClaymOre, l22....-.,.
~. Bergen) D SOL 15-1
W. G. Days b O. Atlantic 122 lslebe) SOO-1 col
Keystone Stables b. c. Masher, 1222--.-.
z J. McE1meel's en- c. Common sense 122
(Kane) 200-1 SOL
Mutuals-warrat straight paid $40 S. place $40 80
AlsernOn place s30 -.
Hannah Only non-starter. The field got away
excellent terms, with Caymore in front setting the
pace He got four lengths away ron Rey del Rev and
wsrpath who had singled sach other out for duel but
thsy caught aim az the nVeeghs post and lost him
wartb came away In tue stretch without hurry or hustle
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