New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-18
COL. RUPPERTS COLT AJAX.
HE Is LIKELY TO WIN MANY RACES.
MERRY MARCH BADLY BEATEN AT GRAVES

MERRY MONARCH BADLY BEATEN AT SkAVhe-
END-soME UNEXPECTED RESULTS
There was plenty Of room In which to move ABOUT
q, the BROOKLYN Jockey Clubs track yeNe'NH9' "'"
the contrast between 30 general peace anh 'ranq"nN
and the uproor and excitement OF the great most vi
spectators on Brooklyn Handicap day was extremely
vivid And vet the attendance was d! no "'e""'
scanty 1t was exceptionally large FOR me oaN ",'
80 popular an afnir as the first GrNN rate VI ~
season Nav was lavish Of her smiles ana ''he "e""'
was delightful There was no JACK oi SI"V,' "
s,,r o,.ss md tho contests uncomIlonly I'o!
Three favorites We're successful and three were W.
fea,ed. Starter Rowe did comincndabie WORN "no
got the horses of with more pronp'ness '""n vi
Monday =, ,a
All friends and supporters Of raSng Will DE- s"o
H. rro,v that IN, report which got into pant tbnt not
I'm The Trbune) Yesterday that Longsreet hao o'"he'i
down was untrue. LoDg'treet was not in'"'eu :" "'0
urnoklyn Handicap and did not show any iA'"7''
after the race. Michael F. Dwyer Salo seTeru"' "'"
nrrstreet will surely start the Brookdae hsio'cap
TODAY. The track viii be dry and ias a'o i'''s
street will have ar excellent chance 10 resA' 'V"'0
~ his reputaton Judge Morrow WIS entered IN inc
Urookdale and il Is regretted that Green Is, "o-'-
declined to give LoDCstreet an opportunity " r,e
Am, he could easily outrun the BroOh!n "'"'f
winner on a perfectly dry track. But u''"e "N ~
,or,.rS .nouqb In the Brokdale to insure nhe r"oe
colonel Jacob RUPERT, jr., mas al 49, M,
v,,nps,er In Ajax the two-yearoh colt by D'""'o W."
mont ont OF Moonlight He bought this cot HUN ms
trsincr "Con" Leighton, for $500. inele wa ,u
misunderstanding about the sale ana 1''.
bou.ht Ajax for $4,000 for Frank A. Ehr''' D". u.
Ebret and Mr.. Allen generously cohseh'SN
Give ND the colt to Colonel RUPERT "Ho
ros very anxious to get him back. ine'e
Is reason to believe that Ajax is worm h"''i my
than $4,000 lie won the frstrace yes'eros III y" y.
racehorse fashion. Ajax had been co'us oA'
work In private and should have been inc i"'oii"
enot n
Tho Empire stables Comanche, ridden oy uairso''
WIS n well backed second choice. and got second pace
with Foxball Keenes lily Procida q close thro. AJAX
VIA ridden by Bergen
Merry Monarch rso in tho second race. ard at inc
opeu;Dc OF the speculation marked favorte at
r. "a , and 10 s. But wellinforlned turfmen knew
that he was backward and not yet fl for severe
rnce So Merry Monarch sank TO 10 against
him. while large sums were put on Wilne L., VINO
went TO the post carrying more money than merry
Monarch Tra rode Osric at III pounds. five pounds
overwclshtl. and Osr,c freely supported Merry
Nanarch was never near the front. Tho finish was
close between Willie L, Osric and Bean Brummel ana
only Hamltons skill In the saddle and his hard worK
got Willie l.. homo first Osrfc would nave won
the race II Taral, in his impetuous haste, near t'e
head OF The homestretch had not run Osric into
the wyandotte colt. and thus lost ground Beau
BrurIneI had a sore mouth and an ugly temper LAST
year. and made great trouble at the post Now ne
runs smoothly and kindly. He is an unusually hand
some animal with good action, and ought 10 gain
credit for himself mis- year
As William Lakeland had won rare with WIil1e
L. the betting men made his fy Crochet. bought
by him at the Wthers sale. tho tvorte In thel
third contest but she unworthy Of the honor and
was Mt no conspicuous. Gold Dollar, an out
s.der in the betting. won the race easily, with|
Onward, another outsider, second and Doncaser, also
m on slider third Mclaughlin rode his own horse
Walcott who was second choice In the ring. But
walcott's weight OF 124 rs. was too much for him,
and he fourth at the end.
Diablo had been working so well and SEEMED
10 outcass the other horses In the fourth race
so far that a big plunec was made on him, and he
started at even money IN a field of eleven. Diabo
won without any trouble, While Lowander was second,
after running good race. Tea Tray was scoond
choice in the betting, but not even Hamilton could
get any speed out Of the old rogue. This was a
selling race, and DablO was entered TO 10 500 i~
s24OO At one time. Jonas Langfe.d. bis former
owner would not have sold Diablo for less Than
$4,000. Times change ard so do horses
Tarars fine riding got the iavorite PckpocEet,
homo first in the fifth the Falcon stakes, selling
affair but Barefoot disputed the finish hotly with
him Each was entered to be sold for FLOW
Orlando Jones rau tlat poor creature DR.. Wilcox IN
I'm. Falcon DR.. Wilcox entered to be sold Tor
81 800. One u the best judges OF racing III inc
world said before the start that lie would not give
cents for the beast. and ne repeated his parsmohious
refusal after the race. DR.. Wilcox did run as II D
bu Orlando Jones can get moro than that for him.
Dr. Wilcox would be useful for stnffing mattresses.
H. wain,e, former owner OF Reclare ahd ex'
railroad brakeman. bought the unnamed colt W e'o'e
henge out Of Nell at the Witlers sale. Mr. "arnke
seems 10 inow how 10 train one horso at time
with succes The Nell colt won the first race. WHICH
was for horses that had won race with plenty
10 spare You could get and to against ths
Nell colt. The fsvorite Ironmaser, was second
frederick Gebhard is to be plticd for owning two
such WORTHLESS ILmals as Canvas and Walpath Can
ya< ran r. the last race, and Warpath In
the third Neither In the front ranks,
and neither got third place at the
finish What a precious pair. Aud Canvas
cost s21 800. Boleo. Canvass warpath and Dr.. VII
cox were bought from their early owners for o"tu
Of nearly $4,000. II the four were put up at
auction ,omorrow The man who bad $500 for the
lot looked upon 10y slne and reasonable turf
men as guilty Of wild and reckless prodigaty.
John Kelly makes n sensible suggestion which
ought 10 he adopted Immediately by al the )ock'y
eanos. That is that the Jockey on the third hoir
be put up well as the jockeys on the first two
This would causc additional Labor Of any account
md wOuld please the publc.
The Brooklyn Jockey Club ought 10 enforce the
Board OF Control rule which requires bookmahers L
display ODDS against stable When any owner ha
starter THIS rule Is Osr,d aud statutory. Nearly
all The boohmakers ignored it entirely last Monday
The Board Of Control cannot afford TO allow It's rule,
TO lie tsmpeh upon. This rule l. absolutely necessary
for the protection Of the pablo and IT should b,
obcyed Just such rule Is enforced Vigorously j.
the West, and II Is extremely popular. Michael +
lpwycr Will both Lonestreet Rarcland In t'
Brookdac Handicap to-day; Now let II thu
bookmakers Will couple them In the betting.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST ACE-A sweepstskcs Of e20 each for maiden
yesrods with 81 900 added Of which 500 to secont
and sloo 10 third. Colts carry lis n and nle
LIP II. Half a mile
Betting.
s.. ri
]. Rupert rs b. c. Ajax, by Daadie Din
nont-Noonlight. 10 d.. - Bergen So A.
Empire stables IN. c. Comanche, Ito,
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foshal Keenc', b. {. ProcidA. ii2.(NayoeD3 81 3
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