New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
A BELLE AND A SCOUT.
SOME RECENT FACTS ABOUT ST. FLoRIAN.
CHANCE FOR GREAT MATcH-oNE OF LILLIAN
RUssELL'S TIPS.

CHANCE FOR A GREAT MATCH-oNE OF LILLIAN
RUssELL'S TIPS.
Yorkvlle Bellies success in the Nursery Stakes was
no surprise Every judge Of racing form thoasht sle
would win, IL conceded many weeks ago t"''
she was pounds better than any fiy Of her age
while slrevd Judges rated her the peer OF the
best colts. The best colts are but ree-iis isn'
ness ST. Florian and yictory-and neither was IN inc
Nursery Mr. McIewee and al the friends o. NC
stable expressed the wish that His llgneSs were DO"
In training as they would like to match the nay
against him. Count Gideon will probably regard TINS
AS braggadocio. What would he think of p'opo1"'
10 match st. Florian against His Hichness1 For inc
first time In his life it is believed that ST. floria"
is himself that is, in perfect condition John A.
Morris saws that the Onc-eyed colt is many poI""S
better than at any previous time In MS isscls os,
Hennen Morris is OF the same opinion "S"on''
Walden is more conservative but there Is no oouo' vi
his opinion of the colts condition just now. Not uli
within the last two weeks did ST. FOrian snow tu"V
he had entirely recovered from the ehec'S Oh INC
accident at shecpshead Bay, in which ne ateehPlei
10 abandon the contest with His Hishness' -NoA"'
and Victory by lesping the raj. Or. Hasorouch was
in constant attendance upon him lot mary "ccNs'
II will be remembered that his nose was broken py
the fall. In addition thereto he was afflicted WIN
an liberated tooth, which long time III curing.
Piece by piece the broken bone In his nose worked
out and finally the liberated tooth got WE'LL Inc last
riece of bone was removed about a fortnight ago.
and within forty eight hours St. Foflan showed Wodcr
full Improvement 1t seemed cruelty in Mr.. Walden
Ia work and even to race him before tile WOUNDS
healed but the trainers excuse Is that ne thousn'
the cot wei his troubles.
why" said he a day or two ago, " he never missed
a meal and l naturally regarded his injuries as less
serious than they lie has wonderful consutu-
ton. / never his equal. While his nose was
healing he must have suffered great pain, for nave
seen him day after day take mouthful of oats from
the feed-box and hold his head down TO the ground
while he ate them If that position relieved mm'
Still he left oat and when horse can eat ne
can work. day two after the last piece OF bone
worked out and the wound was entirely healed ST.
FIoran began 20 froic and play he did early in the
spring. He was always very playful colt, but after
tho accident he moped around. Now he Is himself
once more. After the race for the Mount Vernon
Stakes he back TO the stable prancing and playing
like boy out bf school. 1t only canter for
him. He did not show the least fatigue
ST. Floian's nose is slightly misshapen and will re-
main so as long as he lives His blind eye, however
Is getting better all the time 1t noticed that in
the Mount Vernon Stakes he did not hug the distant
outer rail- which John A. Morris contends is the short
est way home, and which ST. Forian tried twice to his
discontinue but with his horses the other side
of the track Possibly Mr.. Morris will yet be per
suaded that the longest way home Is not the shortest
way. Thas angle of twenty-five degrees at the finish
ing post Will of these days rise up before him like
a vision and impress itself upon his acute senses in
nevcr-to be forgotten way. Then he will take dose OF
hyoscy anus and have it made right angle.
P s-The writer at Mr.. MOrriss request, has tried
hyoscyamus and is now willing to approve and guaran
tee it,
st. FlorIan,s defeat in the Champagne Stakes was
not to his discredit as the latter performances OF
Dacoaet and ARA must COnclusvely show. The
rice was the fastest but over the old
saddle-bags track said Mr.. Morris hour after 1t
was
1t looked like very hard for st. Florian and
I went to the paddock expecting to find him pretty
well exhausted but he was fresh If he had only
been walking around in his box. 1 never knew
horse to come round quickly. In a very few
seconds BY the watch lie fresh and ready for
another race. You know the old English way OF
testing horses condition is by the number OF seconds
Ia takes him to come round,' they call IT, that Is
10 reach that long sigh of satisfaction which Is com
mon to man as Well horse, after recovering fuily
from some great exetlon. The quicker horse comes
rouud, the better his condition. ST. Floran Is In
perfect condition"
Neither John A. Morris nor Hennen Morris nor
Wyndham Walden has said word about it, but from
certain hints dropped it is apparent that they ali are
exceedingly sorIy that Count Gideon retired HIS
uiebness while ST Floran was under the weather.
A great three-cornered match might be arranged for
Thursday II the winner of the Futurlty were in train
Ing-HiS Hlghness, st. Forian apd lorkvlne EeIle'
And His Higncss would not be TO shot either
The Count has always been distinguished lot shre"u
ness. lie maintained his high reputation by getting
HIS Highness into winter quarters before St. Fiorlan
md Yorkvlllc Belle reached their best estate.
INT why not match between the one-eyed colt
and the queen of the r. Y. c. Make it $4,000
a side six furlongs, and let it be run on Thursday
over 10000 people would to Morris Park TO see it,
There is but one trouble-thc White Plains Handicap
the guaranteed value of which is $4,000 Both the
Morrises and McLewee want 10 try for that
winner of the Hickory stakes saturday, drank
glass oiswine with McLewee after the race. This
was the feast Here's to the union of Poet Scout
and Yorlovne Belle and to their progeny y
Mr. Eason, the Quietest and most unaffected Of men,
bore his success meekly McLewee was like
schOolbOy
"Where did Poet Scout get his name ~ Mr.. Easton
asked.
General Custer once had in his employ said he.
ga scout who was distinguished not only for his
skill on the TRAIL but for his learning. He was
clever poet, and became known far and wide as the
poet scout Ny partner Mr.. Larrabee, who lives in
Goer Lodge Montana his intimate friend. ana
whom we bought this. colt we named him III ne
eotten his name our oihcs colt High Tariff, who
was full brother. except one cross 70 boet 9couI,
fell dead, you Will remember in the American DerDS
Vt Chicago" .,o s.o,,t,,
eve thought he was better"
Were you surprised at the scouts success TO-DAY !!
NO lie had been eSeaY Mone ss ana WAS very
4 little But you know we are not betting men,
II is said that Lillian Russell has only to name
borse for that horse to Possibly the great world
does not know that the Queen of Comic Opera sends
her com mission into the ring whenever she fancies
starter in any OF the big of the season She had
nice little bet on Belle of Orange the other day. and
the Belle must have known it, as she cantercd home
the easiest of winners In some mysterious way II
became known all over the track that Miss Russell
fanced the mare, and Immediately there was great
nnnge She was backed down from TO 10 to /. |
The pungors are anxiously Ooking for another tip,
but Miss Russell is very busy with " La Cigalc" and
Is devoting more time 10 song than 10 horses
At IEPONF PARK TODAY