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

tIat thlnk the best race last year, that /.
TO say. the hardest and the most calamity
Won in fast time was that Won by Tea TRAY
on the day OF the Brighton Beach meeting
Aug. %.
Tea Tray had come back from Monmouth
Park, where he had beaten Hrenzi and al
the other cracks. aud Mr.. Lakeland had
put him in what he considered would be an
easy race for him. Unfortunately for hin
Balston was entered for the same contest
and his owner. W. c. DAILY, thought he had
a real crack in him. Balston was good
horse, undoubtedly, and when on tho day
that Tenny tried TO beat Ten Brock,
famous record Of mile in :S9Si, at Brieh,
ton Beach, but failed, and Balston ran the
mile in the same time that Tsnny did, l 400
DAILY thought that he had a first elias,
race horse So on that 10Th OF Angus,
Father Billn DAILY came to the secretary.
and with bis persuasive blarney remarked
Father, I've got good haarse to-day, but
I've got to run agin some hRarses. The
track is in better shape than it has been
this summer, and so TO win / may have e
what | want to know is. will it be worth
anything to me if my little hasrss knocks
the chip of Father Times shoulderln
The other owners Of horses Ia the race
were promptly notified that there was S5UO
extra II the winner Of the race beat ths
record, and all were satisfied There wss a
long delay at the post, lea Tray, true to his
custom, breaking up start after start.
Finally Tea Tray broke With his horses and
down ,went the star ter's flag. Before, how
ever, he had gone fifty yards, be stopped
Meanwhile the Others went on. Moore. the
boy who rode him, applied the lash, and
finally, when the field had reached the first
turn from the judges stana-a little
moro than a sixteen tn mile away Tea Tray
was got agoing His chance tssn seemed
hopeless. and groau went up from those
who had backed him. Moore, however,
handled him very carefully. be did not
hustle him, but let him rate along. Thus
the horse gradually began to get into his
The secretary, yho had carte blanche
from the Messrs. Ergeman as TO the ex,
penditure OF money for producipg any nov
city in the way OF legitimate racing.
promptly told him that 1t would be worth
$500 in addition to the purse if he beat the
record. 49, ...,..
'.All right, father remarked Mr. DAILY,
and stumped of. - a.s .t-...s--
Meanwhile Balston. accompanied by
Monita Harley, was racing in front for dear
life. The first half mile had beea covered.
and, though Tea Tray had been gradually
gaining ground, he was still furlong be-
hind his field, Then. however, he began to
extend himself in way that no horse was
ever seen to do before. Inch by ioch and
stride by stride he began to cut down the
daylight that separated him from his field.
quarter Of mile from home he was only
two or three lengths hehind his field, and
then the cry went up, Look at Tea Tray"
Nearing the turn for home the riders on
Balston and Hardly found that their horses
were in trouble and began 10 draw their
whips Tea Tray then was within striking
distance. Down tho stretch the leaders
came under whip aud spur. but Tea Tray
followed them like Nemesis. At the dis
tauce he joined them, and after brief
challenge disposed of them, and won by a
length. The time of the race was 1:4l&,
but it was the unanimous opinion Of the
trainers and critics that from the way he
got OFT and ran the first part Of his race he
must have run the mile In :39
Tea Tray is now in grand shape was
speaking to his owner only to-day, and he
said that he never was better, or acted more
kindly in his life. As 2-year-old. Tea
Tray must have been very much abused
for, while not mean horse naturally, he
acts the rogue at times in a manner to
make men be guilty Of profanity of the
worst kind
Up to three weeks ago he, was acting SO
gently and so willingly that Mr.. Lakeland
SAOhEhS lA4ab a LA EAkTA&aAAAdotlLl .nAl
been overcome, but the first time that he
asked him to do real genuine gRllop, he
cut up at frightful rate. He refused to
break away from the post, to trot, TO even
canter Then Mr.. Lakeland came to the
conclusion that the time for kindness had
ended, and coach whips were brought into
play. But Mr.. Lakeland aud his foreman
wore out two Of them before
Tea Tray gave in: Then like a sul dued
elephant he submitted, and now for two
weeks he has never showed any signs of re-
bellion, Now, in the handicap Tea Tray
has by all odds the best of the weights as
compared with Burlington. The gentle
man in black" is asked to concede him two
years and four pounds, and do not think
thar he is capable Of doing it, II Tea Tray
keeps on doing the way he has been doing !
shall not look beyond him for the winner of
the Brooklyn handicap.
TEUToNf AND RILEY 7eaofr
The two promihent western candidates
are Teuton ard Riley. The former, q
5-year-old that is exceedingly well bandi-
capped, has boon doing extraordinarily
god work at Louisville, but am afraid
that he has not had quite work enough
preparatory to doing Il miles in 2.lO Be
fore these lines reach the reader he will be
at the Gravesend track at Coney Island,
DuU, even IL this premature fast move does
not upset him, l am afraid that the change
Of climate and water will upset him just as
much as nearly every other prominent
western candidate for big event was un-
strung. .s.,-r. -.s- 4o7F
Mr. Corrigan. the owner OF Riley. says
that his colt will not come east till the fall,
but to offset this number OF the book
makers report that a commissioner has been
at work trying to place large commission,
but could not get more than 800 at Is 20 /.
But even II he were to start, Riley at 100
pounds Is no more the equal OF burlington
than crow Is Of pigeon. .ea
OTHER HORSES.
The Monmouth Park contingent are
swearing by Carroll, but although this horse
has been working in marvelously fast time.
he is not high class enough. Cassins and
Castaway are handicapped out at liz
pounds and Cousin Jeems win find the
distance too great psmuth is a good second
class horse, but is never able TO give Tea
Tray two pounds. Banquet Ens done some
brilliant work Of late, and must be ,conSid-
cred dangerous, but Tea Tray and Burling-
ton should hold him safe q. 8. -.
Chaos. Judge Morrow, Kenwood and Eon
are certainly checknated by Burlington
and Kenwood's recent performances at Gut
tenberg are not good enough to entitle him
to serious considerations.
Potomac. | fancy, will not be quite ready
till midsummer. He is not an early horse
Soantaka Is a shade outclassed and Senorit a
will never do in large field. Uncle Bob is
only a moderate horse, and Russell, ! am