The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-11

TENNY.
Tenny Is top weight for the handicap and
has been the all winter favorite. When
books were first opened about the BROOKLYN
he was quoted at ) to | and even now when
his chance Of starting is almost hopeless he
Is quoted al to !. Ga his performances
last year Tenny undoubtedly deserves this
favor, for, barring Salvador, no was I'M
doubleday the greatest race horse of the
sensational seas On of 1890.
Ore of the leading English sporting pa =
pers some few years ago gathered the opin-
ion of the leading horse owners, trainers
and jockeys of the United Isle as to which
was the greatest race horse in England for
the decade. The ma jOrity favored Ormorde.
Now Ormonde never was the horse that
Isonomy was, and yet Parole, the American,
defeated him handily. Parole was not
within fifteen pounds of Iroquois, the first
American winner of the Derby In England.
Yet Eole beat Iroquois handily on his re-
turn from England. and HindCo, the great
est OF 3-year-olds, prior to 1890, always had
Eole at his mercy.
| have seen all of the performances Of the
great 3-year-olds of this country from Ken
lucky down, and he it remembered that
John Hunter still insists that KeL tuoky
never had @ superior on the turf at any
distance. ! was one Of the many who wor-
shipped at the shrine Of Luke Blackburn,
who was beaten but twice-once when he
fell in race at Monmouth Park, and again
on that fatal day at Sheepshe2d Bay, when
he broke down in the race for the Coney
Island cup. But after Hiudoo came out
in his glorious 3-year-old career, l was
ready, with number of others, to take an
idol off the shrine and to substitute the
mighty, patient. gentle giant in his stead.
Since that time George Kinney, Barnes,
The Bard, Miss Woodford, Dewdrop and
others have been offered us as objects of our
alteration, but they could not stand COM
parlson with their predecessors. 1t was not
till Salvador came, saw, conquered, con-
quered again ard still again, and again,
that we found an animal worthy of our
highest admiration and now there is hardly
doubt that Salvador was the greatest race
horse that we ever produced In this country
But what has this to do with Tennyl
Only this, that Tommy was so good race
horse that Salvador could not give him five
pounds Of a distance Of ground, and a beat
Ing. From half mile to O mile | think
Tenny could always beat Salvador for
speed, but beyond that Salvador could al
ways maintain his high rate Of speed a
shade longer and force Tenny to what was
called "sulk," but sulking in his case meant
that he was asked TO do the impossible, and
the horse stopped for the moment and then
tried again.
But Tenny will hardly be factor in the
Brooklyn handicap this year. He pulled up
lame in his work three weeks ago. The
lameness was not sufficient to enforce his
retirement, but it was enough to stop the
strong gallops that were needed to
thoroughly prepare q horse of his proper
tions for race like the Brooklyn He is
doing nothing but trotting and cantering
now, and it will be surprising indeed If he
sees the post b-fOre midsummer
The wiseacres say that he will start in the
Metropolitan at Morris park. Others have
it that he is being got ready for the Subur-
ban, which occurs a fortnight la:er-June
16-at Sheepshead bay. From what have
seen of the horse 1 doubt whether, even il
all things go we'll. be will be seen at the
post before the Monmouth park nesting
Under the circumstances Jenny would
hardly be safe horse to have q wager on
for the Brooklyn handicap
BURLINGTON.
The horse that has been receiving the
most consistent support throughout the
winter for the Brooklyn is Burlington
"the gentleman in black, D." as he is generally
known among the cognoscenti on the turf
So well has he been supported In the
future" books that he is now quoted 'fulln
in two of the books open on the race. That
be was high class 3-year- old racer goes
without saying. He won the Belmont
stakes last year, with 1875 pounds, In a
canter, beating such cracks as Devotee,
Padishat, Chaos the Futurity winner Of
the previous year. Tournament the Real
IL ton winner, Torso, King Thomas and
Kings Own in a canter winning the mile
and quarter in 2:07$.
He next took up 1877 pounds and beat that
sterling good colt. Judge Morrow, on a
heavy track for the trial stakes. Judge
Morrow was in receipt of FIVE pounds. He
also won the Tidal stakes at Sheepshead
Bay, beating Chesapeake, Banquet, Choas,
Tournament, King Eric, Sir John. Ken
wood and DR.. Helmult on bad track Ia
AS. Then be went amiss, and although
started q couple OF times in the fall was
never himself He was wiutered splendidly,
though, and the rest of seven or eight
months has made new horse Of him. He
has not yet been really pressed y as train
ers put II, but be has been reeling OFF miles
IN lax In such A manner that IL he we're
asked 20 60 a mile in l:4l on any morning
he could do so without any par
tlcular distress. That no can stay the extra
quarter, goes without saying, Tor staying
las always been his forte. lie Is in the
hands Of iirst-oiass people. who race for the
sport n the thing as much A. for the pro-
spectiyo gains, aud people who fancy good
horse, ia good shape, owned by a good
stable, need have no hesitation IN backing
burlington on the day q the race-Frldsy
May -.
TIA TRAY.
But while Burlington u good, think
there Ia b be' LeT one tRhn be M he Face, and