New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-25
PATRONS TRUE CLASS.
p1,NNING OFF WITH THE BROOKLYN DERBY.


BUT PATRON HAS HAYWARD AND NOT PICKER
ING on HIS BACK THIS TINE.
After the Brooklyn Derby yesterday 1t is not likely
that any one will venture to claim that Pickering can
r1de Patron 70 advantage. No more foolish business
has ever been INDUCED in upon the American 'nft
than the importation Of English Jockeys OF no speciai
celebrity ard of no remarkable record 70 rfde AIMEE
lean thoroughbrods 1t is impossible TO induce one
best English jockeys to come to this country. Ihey
make too much money the other side OF the At
luntc and are too we'll satisfied at home IL Is worse
than idle-iDdeod 10 Is mos serousmstake-to get All
inferior rider to the ocean In order 10 lose races
on this side of the water. There will never he any
difficulty I'm obtaining sufficient supply of absolutely
incompetent jockeys in the United states Without
going to the expense of paying for the ocean passage
of riders from Great Britain who do not understand
tho primary elements of horsemansmp. 1t would
he difficult to cite a more pitful exhibition OF
unskilfutneSs than this boy Pickering made
In the Carlton Stakes at the Brooklyn track few
DAYS ago. He had the best horse In the race, but
he was utterly unable to hold his head up. He
let Patrons head drop twice In the backstretch and
the colt nearly tumbled down. He was racehorse
who BY his record as twoyearold WAS understood
to be at least seven pound better than Charade or
Mars and yet owing 10 this boys unftness to ride,
his absolute lack of knowledge Of the requirements
OF toekeyshp Patron failed TO get even third place
Yesterday Mr. Stuart, Patrons owner was induced
by his friends to put up Hayward instead Of Picker
ing. and the result was that Patron made Charade
and Mars look Hike common selling platers. Hayward
sent him along at good pace, hahlne Ill
the way, and Garrison, on Chaade, and Ntlefch, on
Mars were unable in any part Of the journey to
get anywhere near Patron II Pickering had ridden
Patron the betting against the colt undoubtedly have
been or to /. Win Hayward In the saddle fatron
was the favonte from the beginning to the end OF
the speculation. This colts success was clear
vindcaton Of his twO-year-old form. 1t, moreover.
was the most convincing illustration OF the enormous
difference between good riding and bad riding. Hay
ward rode with fine Judgment OF pace. and the result
of the Brooklyn Derby never for the fraction
Of q second In doubt When Admiral Rous made the
idiouc remark that there was not five pounds OF
difference between the best and the worst jockey In
England, he had never seen Pickering ride. The
difference between HaywaEd's riding OF Patron and
Pfckering's cannot be less than thirty pounds.
Garrison supposed that Charade would win the
Brooklyn Derby without much trouble, but be under
estimated Patron. II is TO be hoped after the ex-
hibon which Charade made Of himself In the Brooklyn
Derby that have heard the last OF the silly talR
about the stupendos improvement that this colt was
supposed to have made his form OF last year. and
Of the sensational reports that one Of the Dwyer
brothers had offered S15 900 for him. After the man.
ner in which Patron ran away from him yesterday, II
Charsde were worth s15 900 Patron would be easily
worth $4,000.
AL Charads's races last year and this year
show that he Is colt OF moderate
GLASS and some speed, but that he Is lar
from having any serou claim on really important
stakes. He the Carlton stakes solely because OF
chickering's bungling and fumblng on Patron. ohless
Patron is attacked by general paralysis. or unless
Pickering is put on his back. at some future time,
Charade can by no possibility defeat him. The time
was Q 40 I4-excelent for SO heavy track Mars
could not be compelled to run up to his private
form He runs wonderful trials In private, but he
Is not Of remarkable Importance In pubic.
The attendance at the Brooklyn Jockey Club races
vas so large Yesterday that the officers OF the club
we're greatly gratifed. The sport was lively anu
ercitine and there were some startling results WHICH
will AFFORD occasion for talk for some tune 10 come IL
was generally supposed that the Clover stakes' o'
yearold FLIES must inevitably 90 10 the 1onh n,
Morris nlly Mnnehaha, for which he pald SlZ'VVo
some months ago. Minnelaha's trials were exceneht
and she looks like high-cass FLY. one that ought
In win MANY important stakes. The betng against ncr
onsnad at : 10 g. but almost everybody was 50
TO back her that at the close the best pce put
nm against her was TO 10. r. A. Ehre'
started two FLIES, Josephine and Propriety' am ae
card TO win with josephine so Josephine was SECOND
cho,ca with the Brookwood stable fy Randrop with
raral M, third In favor Mnnohaha was extremely
nervous and excited the post and in two breaks she
ran a
spoiled what would have otherwise been an almost per
feet start When the flag fell al were In MOTION ana
reasonably well together but Proprety stopped almost
instantly and lost great deal OF grouIa before Oos
gett could get her in motion again. Vn 'ie io"~
urn Taral sent Raindrop 70 the front, but WIN oil
amazing Hash Of speed Mlpnehaha dnrted by Raihorop
as n the latter were hobbled, and at that moment
.eened veil nigh q certainty that the Az scarlet "oua
utn the race Minnehaha led into the homestretch'
In, vb1n still In the lead refused absolutely to ex
t.nd berset and fell back With as amazing rap'''S
as the speed with which she had gone TO tile 'front.'
The result was that Raindrop WIN easily whie rro
rriety ran second with Minnehaha third Propriety
nm remarkable race after stopping In the nrst ION
strides Josephine. with whom the Fhret stables mao
declared TO win came in poor fourth IL Is po"'oie
that Propriety is better FLY than Josephine but
h.s h.r car,s,n fur some time that Doggett can be
,,s,.6 IN yde more energetic and brilliant race at
five or six frrlongs than Murphy can Murphy Is TOO
tmid IN short races. II The jockeys hau oeo"
chsged It Is probable that Josephine would nave been
second. and Pruprtety fourth. The time was s'o"
only .Oo while the selling plate two yeolds In inc
erst rare ran the same distance i've furiongs III
1o3l-2 SO slow time as this made the wi'eaores
.h,se their heads but these young FLIES were all
green and awkward and will undoubtedly run faster
the next time they come cut.
The bookmakers again amused themselves by langh-
ing al the Board Of Control rule about coupling stable
entries in the betting. They are eenng and houting
apd swearing at the Board Of Control every day, and
~ the members OF that honorable body heard the
d,spsra8ng remarks that current about them in
khe betting-ring, their ears wOuh tinge. Out OF
eighty seven booKmakeTs, not half dozen paid the
slightest respect TO the Board Of Control rule about
coupling entries. F. A. Ehret started two flles in
the Clover Stakes, but the bookmakers look upon
Board OF Control edcts so lightly that they make a
fest OF them. The Board Of Control ought to make
It's authority respected, or 1t ought 10 commit har-
kori immediately. When the respectable native OF
Japan Is insulted he avenges his wounded honor by
promptly making outlet for his soul TO escape from
his abdomen. He uses a dagger or sword to open
the outlet But the members of the Board Of Control
are at liberty TO an adze, razor on