New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-22
ONE FAVORTrE FIRST.
AMAzIyI RESULTS AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY
r1DELo WON TIE VOLUNTEER HANDICAP

The extreme heat and the deadly rivalry OF the per
/ nciOus city poorcoms which are protected by Tam
| many Hail. the New York Pohe Department and the
District Attorneys Office. made the attendance small
at Shecpshcad Bay yesterday. although the card was
exceptionally attractive. >ll the favorites were de-
feacd eXccp, the la, one. Warpath aud some strange
results occurred. Don Aonzo wns added In the first
race and was 80 we'll backed that he went 10 the post
at 10 l on. But he Outrun BY August Bel
mont, fleet FLY LADY Violet, brilliantly ridden BY
Garrison. II would crafty urfmcn generally II
Garrison, Fitzpatrick or Iar1l could ride Don Alonzo
in sCme Of his races. Both Murphy ana Docg,tt
have had poor a rule In getting all his
speed ont If him. But Lady Violet l. exceptionally
swift fy. She ran wonderfully fat trial last
week, and would have won the second race on sat
urday II she had not been knocked into the fence In
| a jos;e and almost thrown to the ground She Is
lay nlly BY the IIsed out of Lady Rosebery, and
ought 20 win many stakes.
Garrison's success on Lady Violet prompted a clo
lent plunge his mount In the second race August
Bclmont's ny Bellcgarde BIZ Blai,c ont of Bella,
Eut Bccgardc Is far below Lady Niole's class, and
wa, badly beaten. Frederick Gcbhard's colt by Duke
CT Montro,c cut Of Esno capturing the race in
canter IA slow time Both the first and second races
we're for two year oli,, both ut FIVE nrong,. and III
both the starters carried the regular weights. The
second wa, not a waiting race several Of the
youngsters were urged from the fall of the flag. And
vet the first race in / :02 and the second in
:0j. This gives hint Of the quality of the two
wear olis I'm the second behind the ElSno colt
since he won af1r of.
Most betting men ave been cXtravagantlv ovcrTat
Ing the abilities Of Hckpochct this year In 1e'l y,
was little better than a selling platter and any god
three year old such -. Floran or Locohatclee II
properly ridden, can give him many pounds today
SO can Tnmmany. Patron. Yorkville Belle Lampigter
and Others. But, rs Lampighcr was withdrawn rom
tho fourth race. the Volunteer Handicap for three
wear olds at a mile and quarter, the weights LOT
which were allotted on February l. Iickpocket was
f,ollShly made an odds-on nvortc over the field lie
came In poor NH. Why, even that ,lovenv snail
Barefoot, ridden BY Penn mot William. got home DC
fore Ifckpockct. " G. Day's colt Fldeli) with only
90 pounds and rcdcn by little J. Lambley led all the
way. and won with much to spare. strong boy anu
a skful rider could have the race with Shellhark'
who had far the best II IN" weights only few DAYS
ago at Morri, Park sholbar barely beat Charade NJ
even weights, WHO doubt that Char'de, even II
carving 10 pounds II in as fine condition n at MOTIFS
lark. could have the Volunteer Handicap ana
shcnbarl carried only 40 pounds. But niue
W. Milgey could rot get the colt fairy 10
extend himself. and therefore ehelbark got second
place instead Of first. Although The favorte was
beaeu mos, Of the bookmakers lost money on thls
race because the betting against Fidclo was 10 TO
for IA tmc. and IL was generally reported III the TVS
that william X. Vanderbilt. Pierre LJHlarl, fIed'
crck Gcbhnri and other men OF modest means
were tempted by the long odds and put on wneers'
II Is true that their wagers very small for them
But whcD a millionaire bets only The petty sum OF
200 on a horse ut IL to tie Lookmakcr aigh'
a. he pays ont ~ 800 to the mil'ionaire' betting
agent Au1 some Of these pccunous gentlemen put
up more than 500 each. Most Of ldclo's run
Ming both this and last year has beer extremely shy
Michael f. Dwycr ha, ~ respect for public opinion.
or be would no, start horse that l. too fat - have
ans chauce as was the case with Nonad. All the
experts ,aw that Nomad could not Set place with
- much flesh upon him, but many men who help
20 support race are not experts. and they
ought To De protected nom such practices By the
jockey clubs The Board u Control ought To pvt u
stop IN, running Of horses that aFc plainly In
such a condi,n that they have no chance Of place.
This Is serious evil and serious menace to the
prosperity % the turf. II clubs and do not
pay proper respect 70 public opulon they will lose
the Ives POOL Act some day. and then they will be
IN a pliifIl plight. Nomnd has develops! into
big powerful colt. with dashng style OF going.
and he ought TO be FIRST many times when his ia,
Is traiucd of.
Tournament has at Inst made some return for the
and pains expended upon him BY Foxhal Kecnc.
Banquet first choice In the betting the Sleeps
head BAY lnndcap ut a mile and a furlong but both
Maidstone aud Tournament literally supported.
Tournament well ridden by Lamhcv who obcyed
order strictly this time. and did no such Wild work IN
the saddle he guilty Of In the suburban Keeping
the bore under steady but not strang CLING pull lie
waited In front, Keeping n lead ~ little than n
length until he reached the head VI the home stretch
when lie called on the Zig horse. and Tournament
sprsng away and rapidly none Of the Others
could get him. although Garrison tried hard with
Maidstone and Iarnl with banquet. 1t a populir
victory Every glad 10 sec Foxhi Keenc
win a race Of some Importance nni with bcrsc I'm
regnri 10 which he had shown marked patience ana
frbcarance. Tournaments performance was IN no
wise remarkable. since he carried only 10 pounds and
the tine Slow 81. Lat It Wa, an earnest Of
better thing.. Now that he has begun wlunlng lie IS
likely to q Success Is often sflmuia Ing.
The remark general ar,I the Tournament race
that If Lambley had ridden Major Dono that style
In re suburban the Major would have won
Mr. Rove save sIHs. on Contribution. dlNocuragng
start IN the nth race, start 80 bad IN fact, that It
cost IoniriLu'i1n the race Ent this was 10
Jockey. onward Won the race. Contribution second
II strange that onward. who has shown much
speed In nearly all his race, thi, year. should have
been NJ such price - - IT, the boots, In the
French pools inward ,,i1sht IcLet' pad $50 - for
deyorce Of the turf. held qnc Of these.
In the *sond race French tickets on the Elsino
Fortune. after iroyyning for long i'm, upon |
frederick Gcbhards turf ventures Is nov smiling. lie
two races with the Ei,.no colt and Warparh aud
IA number oi bets.
The action OF the Board of Control. in taking away
the trainer, license Of \. f. Van Nc,s rniner Of India
Rubber, generally commended. The ,nse asain,i
Van, Ness was very BLACK, and The effort Of the
pected man To cast blame upon 1ara rccollcL upon |
himself This same man cot into trouble over |
tIotng horse years ago. lie can train no more |
on Board Of Control trnckS. some pnbc- spirited ana
high minded tuifman ought to buy Morclio Immediately
IN order that he remain where he belongs. among |
hlgh-c racers.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS
FIRST RACE.-FOAM SrAKfs-s5o each, for two.ycar |
olds; 81 300 added. Five furonss.
Betinc.
FL |
Elemton St1Llcs b. I. Lady Violet. by The
llits.d-iady Ro>cbcry. 10 n Gear.
1882 .ft,arlisOnI l3-5 Il
r. y. Ehrcts b. c. Don AlonLo rs
(Docgctti II out |
FoNhail Kcene's b.. G. -, by Mr. PpK.
wck-Alk,e Rruce. lls.~... Hamilton 20 81 |