New-York tribune., 1891-08-31
AFTER OLD WORLD HoNORS
cor.Nr GIDEON MAY TAKE HIS HlGhNhSs
TO ENGLAND.


nsr rrruR1ry WINNER IN HIS sTALL-A GREAf
w.arp--MR. wIrHERs TO SELL OUT
"A pooLRooM BLUNDER
.,.,aor ,hc Great looked for new worlds TO con-
Count Gideon the Great of Chateau dc OoiiVis -, ~
~ ~. sv, ON the Old World. lie believes uia. '''
=. 400 coli can equal II he cannot surpass the So ~
a.. achievements of lroquois and toNnai' "'' -,
ano,t made up his mind to give the Br's"eie ,n
N his quality. In other worus, nc nas ~, year
.,,on ~ taking His Highness 10 England noNU ~ - 80
~ n,st,er has been talked over with Pmhp D"'0-'
~ venv and other sensible and shrewd racing h,ou
"a ,hey have thrown no cold water on uo r"'N'p ~ ,r
The Count and Mr.. Kelly are going " iu ".io, a.
November 10 remain several months. my -. ,n,
sdo. the tight little island ana Will M Pr I,,hnes on
a., ub,Ie In the south of France Ills o nIe'ae' "a
tor's "A,o - .ho copnt a check for $4,000, ana
.s oxnsrscs Of the trip will be paid out Oh " W.
VI" ~ ,,m. the two friends will nave aiohe '"o
S,sero, II Is possible that they may Ia" .rap,s
.a.o and mt the little principahy Oh e0'e
boom. 4, . Thin man with q
haor+ that has won him numerous irie"u' a., s-
DIG ne"i' ~ "', :, srnerabundance of hair the iew
~ - ,oohs that he has are yet black ho p"S psa
- With n towel. His mustache carciou'' - g.
49,, not so well groomed rs the fuVui'S h,,nn ~
,ocher than the hair on the lop VI ,,,ocions
oronce His eve is dark and steaus ""N -, tuIona
ue owns lovely voice ana o'eh sins' -. h,gtorv nc
s,enon ss rag,apetra who viii 90 down l" n'0'' r%o
slsnor t"s 'a n,rnger Of the American tur' Inc
inc ua u g. iigbt tenor and Tags marvellous 'neS.
oou ~ -, an irresistible combination. Inc" ~ '
tones arc 81 corotort IN Tuesday night made fordham
'"Hvea '.|,n nlace 10 live and die IN lheS uio W
-. NOW night ard day at MaiiD''~', M rsatu
go 90 the beauties of the Glmore"n 1.,. ,orsos
"s .os over the relative merits oil 'ie Oo'' 49,
disputes oNe Va .rimated The latest one resolved
arc i.I wager the Count betting Tag poA VI
l1en r~.r,dsd perfectos to package OF cleafetve
10 No. Monarch would beat HIS ishieas, @ % AD-o
as.- crew the baritone persisting 'la' ms ,n.'s
,on win The Count finally eet MN n, SSie " no,Id
% hsndans handkerchief thst heii' ~ ., ,,,a Goo
~ ,rcr Tag remained at the track ,l 'lie ltee
10 'ue .nor hurried TO the Jubilee TO sing he''r'
was 'n, - dedicated respectfully to Johh huner'
saving as he left the sua"u' =, -. ,o.b.s, 81 had Ca
aWseo, have won suit OF cioties' naU -"
morra's tip ,n. ,r,th the Count and Tag
.n~ ,o,- ~ His Hghness at Jerome Park OH Auosu'S
I'D the o044O- 49,. ssed by the august presence
tne ~, ,ttens and lambs and dogs that ever "eie
vi a,Id an ~ Tor opntleness none could compare Wu
1,, ,Iicbness You could pinch, pat caress anu cum
,,r shove him about the box, pick up MS ies'' - -
,t oars null his forehand wrench MS 'a-Sou 0oUiu
,aIo him rs YOU would n muif, stroke nm the r'sh'
ay or stroke him the wrong way, he was ai"aSs u,e
- docue lazy sleepy, Indifferent patiently suo
ss,rs Uvand TO whom all credit for Keeping MN
a, winning form stood by, drinking in win sl"u eyes
ev feature Of the royal pet, every compliment passeu
upon him. - os 80 bo hos
AN can say is that he is good as good as he has
heeu at any time this year." quoth John.
aHe looks a little full in the flank doesn't nc! saiu
ha Count pokng his cane in the youngsters snort Os
aweu yes he's been feeding pretty well' John re-
nIed but I'll take all that out oil nm Det"eeh lo"
and saturday. Pm going to draw him pretty me,
HEN stand the strain longer. lie works to-hofiV"
morning. ,,
notes. -, ,,;
Merry Monarch looked like pony beside HIS
uirhness. but IL was to him that the Count pinned
his faith in the Futurity. lie proved this by belths
$1,000 ON Merry Monarch l-2-3, and not cent Oh
His Highness
The writer remembers conversation with John A.
Morris touching the merits of the oneeyed ST. florlah
and His Highness. occurred after the first success
of the latter
A good colt. Mr. Norris" the remark made as
the number went up.
AYES, he seems to be- said the millionaire.
sUmmy Rowe selected him at the Belmont sale
as the pick of the lot, and would have bid $4,000
for him.
"Yes. Well he got him for much less. We got
the wanted (St Florian) everybody IS salts
fed If we had wanted His Highness, woufi have
bought him.
his Highness SO 3,4oo, st. Florian $4,000. Perhaps
After repeated trials he has been forced to ad
nit that ST. FlOrian is not his equal.
II the authorities seeking evidence aginst the
poorooms, they had the best chance in the world TO
get bundle of 1t on saturday. There betting
Huron at the track, but all the rooms laid against
linn IL became known that he was to start.
The price opened at to /, and at O'Clock had been
cut TO TO 1. When the news reached the city that
he had been barred in the betting at the track the
rooms Immediately declared all bets off, not alone on
Huron. but on all the horses lIs the race By what
right did they declare bets off? No bets were dc
clared of at the track II the rooms were doing
simply commission business. 1t the duty of the
managers to refund the money bet on Huron and let
the other bets go. They not supposed to accept
bets. They say that they acting as agents for
the beors that they send commissions to the track
10 be placed there. In declaring bets of they over
stepped the mark. Their action is prna facje cyi-
dence Of the legallty Of their business What further
proof is wanted!
1t is understood that Mr.. Withers will sell all his
horses In training at the close Of the Brooklyn
Ing The sage of Brookdale has been grevously dis
appointed at the of his horses this year
and is anxious to get rid OF the whole lot.
THE PROGRAMME TO-DAY.