New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
THE WAYS OF RACEHORSES.
pEcuL1AR111Es OF SOME NOTED ONES.
THE BARD'S FLAG AND FIRENZI's KiNKED TAIL
ST. FIORIAN AND HIS HOLINESS IN 40
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The pecuaritics Of racehorses afford the observer
cor slant amusement and instruction Every hao'"a,
racegoer knew Hanover by his climbing acuoh anu
Dew Drop by her low. long, sweeping stride. inc"on'
loss as air The Bard the greatest favonte OF HIS
day was easily distinguished In race By MS hae'
which he invariably carried higher than IL WIS pos
e,hle 10 hold his head when he was going his BEST.
II was a very odd looking tail. The throwing up Vi
the tall flag, some persons beyond the sea CAL
IT, is generally regarded the equivalent OF throwing
up the sponge In a prize fight but In the case Oh
The Bard the rule never borne out. No sooner
was he settled In his stride than up went his nag anu
the harder the the higher went the banner OF
victory.
The Bard's famous rival Troubadour, wore a long
tail which streamcd In the wind like a ships pennaht'
He never seemed to move his tail In race that Is
he did not with his tall but Just allowed IL 70
take care OF ITSELF 1t was never dockei. Another
peculiarly OF Troubadour his remarkably elastic
hind pascrns. HIS fctlock joints were always sore
from contact with the ground. When he gathered for
a stride he almost sat down.
Judge Morrow resembles TroubadolX in that matter
ard Green Morris sends him to the post booted like
a trotter. Judge Morrow, however is not so great
sthdcr as wa. Troubadour. But he is very know
ing horse, and IS always looking at you out OF the
corner OF his eye. Recently he has become rogul'h
and will not do his best, even for little Major
Coyngton for whom he ran kindly in earlier days
peculiar swing Of the head when he means business
FlrcnzI was a homely mare, aud had very ugly
tall which klnkcd near the end when she was going at
| full speed. That quee, little kink was marked None
could fail to notice 1t. she grand little mare III
| every respect Any Jockey could ride her ana she
| never required urging to do her level best
Castaway H.. winner Of the Brooklyn Handicap car
rics flag like The Bard's. You would know MN the
| world over by it..
Perhaps the most peculiar horse on the turf Is
Arab, George Forbcss selling platter. This little
rascal Will not allow n negro to ride him. NO coiocd
| Jockey won a race with him. lie Is frequently
getting white Jockeys in hot water with the boar OF
Control Is asserted fair authority that Arab Is
In constant communication with the betting ring and
Gun tell whenever his master has on the Customary
500 at favorable odds. lie is commonly believed TO
be fond Of racing In mud but his owner declares TIC
| cannot run at all in soft going.
Longstrcet the greatest horse OF tho year. docs
not like colored jockey. but seems to nave II
fondness for Tanl. He would never run kindly
for Mclaughlin. but will do anything Garrison asks
him Between him and Mclaughlin there seems to
30 no physical sympathy. lie Is one OF the few
horses on the turf that have Roman noses lie
is a superb animal In every way, with one OF tho
| fine heads ever seen.
81, Floran was a horse OF the perpendicular order He
| never seemed to let down when running but was
| always, even when fully extended. erect. he had
IA very ugly, bleached blonde tall. locked long, which
| he seemed unconscious OF. II simply foaed behind
| him when ho lie sociablc fellow, and
lost many races because Lttleheh could not persuade
| him TO leave his horses lie wanted t. race ana
| play with them. not get away from them and beat
them. This pecularlty he early developed, for Rowe
noticed It In the yearng trials ut the Nursery farm
Even then st. Florlan had 10 be driven nom his
| companions with whip and spur.
Ills HighnesS, IN strong contrast with ST. Floran,
Is Of tue horizontal order when extended he seemed
| to b straight a. string, with his belly near
| the ground. lie IS probably the most low running,
lo, running horse IN training with action in which
there IS not a particle Il lost motion. II liyland
can get him once TO the post In perfect physical
condition there are few horses In America that can
beat him. lie Is a remarkably quiet, sensible,
tractlblc colt easily placed and handled by anybody
Locohatchec Is believed by some Judges to BE a
great three year old. and by Others 70 be only on
or, nary, every day stake winner-when the conditions
suit him ono thing Is ccrtain-he doesn't Ike Hamil-
ton Like Tcnny, he is Il surly sulky disposition.
never doing anything kindly. H. when the critical
moment arrives. Hamilton prlchs him with tho spur.
he want, to stop. and wants 20 fight back. There
never horse that more plainly resented punish
meui. But once get him thoroughly famed with
the whip and afraid % IT, and he viii DO his best,
II IS generally very d!ncult Ia induce him 10 leave
the starting post lie stay there and look
James Rowe.
Every race gocr has laughed at RcCkon's peculari-
| ties. Many call her the Iron Mare a. they call
| Banquet the Iron Horse She is the only OF
| tie j. \. q \. II. Norris horses that tho senior
member Of the firm does not "dor tor" IL may bc
| generally known that John A. Morris has II medicine
for every ILL., lie gives Russell and Mars hyosc yamus
| 10 make them ambitions and courageous. lie doses
Correction with bryOuia TO keep her In good temper
| lie has dose Of some Kind for every horse IN the
Stable except Reckon. Why he has lcft her out he
does not himself know, but the fact Is as related
han I-.gf.g - f1,
peacefully takes her place at the starting post without
| a demonstration OF mgh-kckng. the SKIRT dance. ETC.
she Is going TO win the race. but let her
| with tos, Of the head a buckJump two, sudden
stopping to look round, then lively high kick, then
angry, furious switching Of the tail and you viii
| get a Tor your money. These signs never fa.
Ask Colonel simmons what lie knows OF them. II ever
| a mare had Mysteries Reckon has them.
| Mars has but recently distinguished himself and
| The public eye is upon him. He looks Ike Il half
starved rat. and 1t 1, easy Ia count his back teeth
but the thinner he get, the faster and farther he
goes. II took Mar, year and a half 10 become ac
cusomcd to the noise OF the track, especially the
Shouts and plaudits OF the spectators. when he went
upon the track lie broke out IN profIsc Precipitation
and r"mbcd all with fear. Even yet It is pitifu
to him shvcr while being unsaddcd I'm front Of the
stand after race. But he Is improving fast. and Will
soon fear nothing. Mr.. Morris does not doubt FOR Il
moment that Mars 60 four miles in better time than
Was made by Lexington" Not said he that | think
Mars IS a great racc-h horse; oh. no, no. no! Iut De
caua" want you to understand. think almost any
air horse running today, capable Of beating those old
time horses doing anything Next spring. at Morris
tark Il" VIII run Mars against time, four miles. In
Kngsons action Is much like that Of Ills IIlghness
without pcrccptblc effort. lie .carri,s his head
higher than most hoIsc,-i, high. intact, as Firrnn
one of the kinde>t. genIlcst horse In the world.
lammany runs low and holds his head well down
g ed 10 Ia .Nltt