New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-24
poTOMAC is SEEN AGAIN.
.coo~p no HIS STABLE COMPANION.
,~, .uxrs1s1Ne FAILURE OF vIcToRY-FHox.


rrSAos LENIENT HANDICAP.
"A r,eassus bpeeze was blowing at Sheepshead Bay
.sasrday afesnoou and there was no serious suffer
trono The heat. A good number Of spectators
-. IN hand and found no lack OF interest in the
-.-ous contests In the Coney Island Stakes Potomac
zane out for the first time this year, looking ex-
,,.reiv well Michael +. Dwyer started both Kings
,on and Potomac, and did not declare TO win with
s.rer Kingston won easily with Potomac second,
N, only other starter, Saunterer not being able TO
wen pace with either OF them. Potomac appeared
20 be IN excellent FORM and when he meets strati
meath In the Realization Stakes next Wednesday
ascen b. Morrs's thrce-year-old will have his work
cut out for him
Most Of the horses IN the John A. Morris stable
.ppear b need long rest sadly Neither Ambulance
rsr Reckon was any way near her Gravesend form
IN The Mermaid Stakes at mile and furlong.
Ambulance even money favorite, but came I'D
third, while Reckon failed to get place RECKON
has gone off woully She was beaten before the first
three quarters of mile had been finished. She led in
che hrst part OF the race. and was then passed
nv Fnuity who Is now IN admirable condition and who
won with great deal in hand Flavina getting second
MACE CastaDa ran badly and Mr. Withers can hardy
expect this FLY accomplish any great things in the
future. , 1870.
Ktne Alta who had run fairly well at Buffalo. was
The favorSe in the first race with Mountain Deer second
choioe Both ran miserably. ii. Anderson WHO was
nm King Alta seemed TO be singulary molrcreh' W "o
dISDlayod caScrncoS III part VI iNo'
h,v the colt was beaten solely his merits but many
~ the spectators thought that with compteht anu
..a,ons Jockey he would have been much nearer the
,,ont at the end An extreme outsider the Bnrrldge
Brcthers' Richal easily, with Pierre Lorllaus 81
rocco second and Adventurer third The betting against
Rchal ranged from Is to so to l. French pools paiu
e1se rs for IS straight and $75 90 for 50 for place
The handicappers both at Morris Park and Sleeps
head Raw underrate FTontenac the pride and BOAST
OF the Colored Trust. He had won two good races
this season before yesterday in fast company but ne
rot into the handicap In the third race, at mile ana
three sixteenths with only 1os pounds up sirJohn
was the favorite in the betting with Dabo strong
and confidently backed second choice although A. D.
yalcot of walcot & Campbell Dablo's owners had
not vet returned from his trip TO Chicago Both the
first and second choices unsuccessful in getung
even place Frontenao winning just he liked. while
Dyizzle ran second and Reclare third Sir John mas
gone down hill with the speed Of "douole-rp-
PER- on tOboggan- Slide since he defeated Riley at Nor
rs Park Hamilton rode him well enough but could
not get him home FIRST second or third Taral on
Uablo had bad LUCK and his riding was In this case very
inferior to his usual high form Diablo seemingly
had plenty of speed In him and kept under strong
pull for nearly mile. But on the lower turn. when
tho horse wac stin moving freely and strongly. Tara
who had position the rail- allowed three horses to
pass him without making effort to retain his place
and these three came up the homesrech in front OF
him. lie tried 10 get through. but failed and was
W
amount Of valuable space. Frontenac would probably
have beaten him at even weights yesterday Any
wav Dablo was totally unable 10 get him when
ooncedng eight pounds to him. but with moro
judlcious riding and more persistent clingtng
70 good place in the race when he
had it, Taral could have surely brought
Diabo home to third place at worst. and probably
could have been second.
p J. Dwyer Il Sons colt Fremont. by fremont
out Of Tincture is evidently Of the improving sort
He carried of the fifth race in good STYLE While
the Ermntude colt. who is the property OF two OF
the most popular club men in New-f York, was second
under the whip. Doggett rode the Ermintrude colt
well getting everything out of him that was possible
David Gideon's Mccormick did not cover himself with
glory nor run nearly as well was expected But
he got third place.
william Lakeland is almost universally considered
one OF the best judges Of horses in the country Out
he wac sadly mistaken as to the chances of his colt
Victory the Zephyr Stakes at three-quarters OF
mile. victor's close second to His Hghness in the
first part OF the Double Event the opening day, to
gcther with his previous running, had given most turf
men a high opinion Of him. Lakeland ted all his
friends on Monday and yesterday morning that Victory
IN tile Zephyr Stakes about sure thing a. one
could possibly find in racing 1t certainly looked so
on the basis of his previous performances Tor lie was
ying ten pounds from his most dangerous antagonist
NOmad. But Victory must be regretfully added 10
the ranks of the uncertain and inconsistent performers
He not only was badly In the Zephyr Stakes but
was not even second or third, Nomad winning
without difficulty, while Rex came in second and Air
plant third It is true that Victory was ridden by
Moore and Moore has not yet made his calling and
election sure TO jocheyship. In fact most turfmen
look ON him as all extremely unskilfu rider. If it
lad been a close race VctOrys failure might have
been ascribed TO the lack Of skill on the part OF MS
Jockey. But he beaten badly that no explana-
lion can be conjectured, and the affair must be con-
signed TO the endless list of puzzles and mysteries
Of racing.
Raceland the favorte, won the seventh race, mile
and q quarter on the turf, In . :09, without over
exerting himself while that queer old rogue, lea Tray,
for once kindly and got second place
The Board of Control has not yet reached decision
in regard to the St. Floran accident, in regard to
The merits OF Garrson's riding OF Judge Morrow. But
the slembers are now considering more important
and needed turf reform. That is the suppress
sion of betting by jockeys No sane or reasona-
BILE argument be advanced in support OF
this pernciOus practice, which has been
the prolific Of many scandals and abuses by sn
means tho Board of Control ought 10 stop all betting by
jockeys. 1t is not allowed in England, and no one one
against the existing rule sklful jockeys can MAKE
permitted 10 have wager on horse. 1t is almost
rertain that the Board will announce such rule
II the case OF the ciaim Of Labod Brothers on the
services Of Frederick Tars the Board of Control is Of
The opinion that Wacott d Campbell control the SER
vices of Tarsl according 20 written contract.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-For three-yesrods. Purse $1,000, Of
which $500 TO second. Entrance $50 each be d.
vtded between second and third. The winner sold
at auction for $1,000 Allowances. One mile and
furlong. ~,-..,
st. III.
D'5s sss2I asSafs l 3 e Reh' q Fsa
Stables b. c. Sirocco lO7 (Iaylon e-l 81
BOYLE & Litte1eld's oh. Z. Adventure, 100 y
O' (Weber 6-1 2-l
Mountain Deer, 1O7 (car 1922 ..(Mlller 81 90
Silver Prince. 112 (csr l13) CTh9mpsonl ~ 81
photograph I04--.. 1errson 81 a
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