New-York tribune., 1891-12-27

IL. D. MCINTYRE
bs found that he was asleep! Now the entries
for this great race have not yet been received.
and tho weights are not 20 he published tll
F.bruary. but the secretary mas aHe"uS
,esae nm n list Of the horses hkey 10
s- eon.tnated. and In his night srobs
rv.tualv arranging his handicap NO
e ,tff sb..s a, H. nor how he s he can s'il
tdicap So B. ass with the Admiral When
;iis wss d'as,ss ,etf near ~ close-in ia't
fcw DAYS before hF VHs stehned ~ W room
b said 20 one OF DO iusmae friends Us
very odd thing. lose nv Ntt uae Fnin4
?, the Turf Club 10 nv houss o. raftfisf
ware. but. he added. with feam ii saN.
& ,tion. II can stll handicap
~. writer could not he made TO believe tha'
NJ MCINTYRE ever fell into such a trap a. this
l,sa Calthorpe said to Admiral Rous oRe day
q, ropoe ~ one Of his recently published handicaps
Now, Admiral. do you think that my morse
j.. sss anv chance for this race 2"
N,nr. whatever" unhesitatingly replied the
a. p,rsl
Then. pray. do you call that handicapplng :;
{ aourht that every horse was at any ra'e sup
10 "A a. e given an equal chance
n una ,Wrrable question. and the Earl OF
se.ok = authority for the statement that 1t
ks Nn 20 give tipe on his handicaps, but
ss or could u be charged against him that he
- winrsr
Isndieappns is an arduous occupation, and but
sso ~ en.inently successful IN pursuit of it.
- h-stknown handicappcrs in this country are
Ng Nfinfyfe. 2 - Lawrence and Walter ;.
v, nursh Hf lewwne', though promoted 70 the
p3e.idenff al 80 Coust Island Jockey Club. con-
Ha - a., la fit tsndirapping for that association,
go ia shars ha7c zen weil-rcwardcd lie en-
err e. a rsn iuisusnt Ia adjusting tie weights
e. 81. hflus ~ Tho Vust large helds and gen
- saffssas iH obtaining a cl0se dnish between
y s'te eco of ttrcs houes Mr. Mciutyres han
%.as haze produced SINE Of the nnest anishFs
sso5 80 a. hss fewer hors's ~ work on than
&r aefrns'. p.fh In tie spring and autumn. but
zgg. fsIk to u ks ne most - his material Ills
nm Bfsekifn 1i.0aicsp Wi n~Ner be forgotten,
o1f tiH tif mfmory ~ 'lc ORIENTAL Handicap of
fss4 s,so pass avaT
Nsshursh 10 ~ handicappcd IN many ways
tbss 10 bas bed bot lltis chlnoc % do himself
Sss' .. isesdes hllins ths ofios of secretary "a
o@ hard oi Control. he dOes the hancicappin.
fsi = New-iofk JOCKEY CLUB and the Monmouth
fZfz Association During the last seasou the
lz;seg sas homeless. and would not have had even
> es9isf boz fyf the generosity OF John A. Aorrs
ssf - ca. .gD0 that secured Jerome Park The
~ - ias lars track drove many owuers 20 Sara
$50 80 go nsait was that Mr. vosburgh was
~ sarfher enough horses 70 make
u fesa r.tierafe size This spoiled the
slafs against the hsndicappeT
&e< ~ hoid responsible for
go 90 c'iH ~ small owners
.is1so.lslf nnf ssucy through
ffe IfIss - the jockey
fafl 81 fsfaed 70 ac-
Isr-s because
80 bottled
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- sa.If.
e. FHf
~ fstfisfis. asff a.t
- 49, rass ts
ss9 4srsisa wifh 81 ea
pc, ifnf q. srfabis o. 49,
zts>s. Hgf8. and wifH sfsf. q. &c..
NH - eniFf fhsif bous sl...s -
D.s' 20 animals 90 D. ~ lsf l8f. .ns i
~ d sn oh ne ooufe 20 mafs coca. 90 .....
efH fsr men
i'nh"u'h IHff yenf $50 So Fss....
- ~ some eSoeilsnt Landicsts aBa sf n i.
- fe hhs dom sone clever wofh
- 40 doubt a difficult thlns 70 make q ..
handicap u u. however. a very easg fbi..
piek one to pieces on paper: bot a ve,, ga,
hoptens that the horses coneesDins sliet "a
prophets aud the critics aver that flev 90,
lose II, are hopelcssly in tie rear o. tAe erh.l
The trainers are the peqpl, who should D. a,..
likely to give a most valuable opinion on a b,,l
cap; nevertheless. many Of them often err va
simply because they have the ineradicaiIs hsi.
Of constantly undertaking their own hofses ,r.
oveF-rating those belonging 20 Others Tho. sn
always able 10 point out where A has ter sf
dozen pounds the better Of B while { ~ eve,
more harshly treated. perhaps chueked in
~ may best suit their argument hsndirsi
never has been constructed that suited ever.
body. and probably one never will be-. IN tis-s
tines the public is quick 10 discern thu weak
poiSls, n there be any. In any important handicap
In judgment is commonly as good - any. as haa
sfisb been demonstrated in the last decade
fiandicapping came into vogue In England about
seventy years ago. but IL not until twenty
sears later that 10 was applied 10 races Of high
elsss The Lincolnshire Handicap was the first
u 4s character. beirz instituted In the "early