New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-10
PATRONS BELMONT STAKES.
ONLY SIIELLBARK RAN AGAINST HIM.
ma FRANCIS FIRST IN THE LAKCnMoNT- OTHER
RACES .r MORRIS PARK.

clcs which the Now-York Jockey Club has received
from the American Jockey Club. II tic weather had
been favorable and the track In gocd condition Marcus
Days col. Tamfnany might have run against Ions
Sh,arts colt Patron, and an excellent might have
taken place. But the course deep in mud. and
only Shell hark sent to battle with Patron. she'll
bark Is far inferior in class and performances 10
Patton and could not force the Stuart colt 10 MS
highest p,ed. Patron led all the way and covered he
mile ard quarter In 2 10, excellent WORK lor INN
With his FIJI weight up on such track All tuli7"
who recalled the former glores Of the Belmont STAKES
at jerome Park where many famous horses gained
.cnown BIZ their rlvalrics In that race ana when the
distance was a nIc and half. sighed over the De
r~dcnre Of The turf only two colts one OF them
.i,,ic better than selling platter come out 10 40
battle for the Belmont II Mr.. Eyrnes Il correctly re-
,orcd as saving that Tamnany is the best horse mat
ie ever trained, rot excepting Salvador and FiTenI
hero was fine chance to convince every spectator OF
the ,I.,e merit Of the colt II Tammany could have
iaLcn M 100 pounds to Patrons 1872, and defeated
Purfor ~ mile and q quarter on a muddy track
then Tammany is much better colt than any careful
student OF bis two-y caiod form is yet ready TO admit
Mr. Byrncs wisely chose the better part Of dlscrctoh
end kept Tammany In the stable.
Tie rain fell heavily at times In the course OF the
Afternoon but not with nearly much heaviness a.
tel the hearts Of the hackers Of sallie McClcand In
the second race. A, two-ycarold sallle was mud
lark Of the highest class and defeated horses IN deep
mrd that could outran her on a dry track N'hal'
shc one Of the best youngsters OF her year. won
important stakes, and was beaten by head only by
s,ratnmeatll in the Junior Champion Stakes, III
which Potomac ran third, head behind sale.
Last year she was lame and sck ran
only u few races. and did not add to her huicls
INT on June 4. 1892 she showed plenty OF speeh
setting the pace for q mile in race oil mile ana
sixteenth. and only beaten By Rex at the END IN
~, with Reckon bad third. 1t was generally sup
sbn 10 N
would do even better next time. Terrfcr was with
drawn from the second race. and only Mars, Lizzie
and Cleaning ran against salle. With Salle's we'll
known ability In mud, this race seemed almost
certainty for her. since she carried only 100 pounds
while on June she carried no. Yet she was
beaten on dsTaceful last far behind. Her
Jockey Eyrant allowed her 20 very wide in one
part OF the race but that did not explain her defeat
1t Is we'll known that she has bad ankle. but the
soft track ought TO have suited that ankle. The
betting was ) to Q sanc. Perhaps those odds
were too heavy for that anhle. This FLY exhibited
some startling revcrsals OF form when a twoyear-
old. If shc should come out now in a few DAYS,
and win fast race with handsome odds against
her. everybody will know exactly what TO think.
Mars second choice at 10 1. If Penn had
not been his back, the betting would hardly have
been more than z to against Mars. But Sallle Nc
Clclland, Cleaning and Lizzie all ran wretchedly
that all Penn had to do was 10 cling to the saddle
large open space. Cleaning, at 30 to
straight and 10 ! for place, and
ridden by an unknown stable boy named Gemoets.soi
second place. 1t most amazing race In every
woy. No can understand why Lizzie, with only
Sc pounds in the saddle. did not better. In fact
no could understand anything about this most
stupefyng affair. 1t was the general r1ort that this
was the second race Penn ever won
Hamilton was q slight favorite Key West In
the first race. and had difficulty in winning 1t,
Key West running second
F. A. Ehret's Sir Francis. John A. Morris's Free
mason, and John Hunters Hespems at almost
identical figures in the betting on the Larchmont
Stakes for two-year-olds. Preemason tried to con
cede dozen pounds TO every other colt I'm the race
and could not do it in the mud. lie came In last
The only horse that gave Sir Francis trouble
d. T. Pulsifer's Donovan, who made rush at the
finish which forced Doggett (who is now riding again
to use the whip on Sir Francis but the Ehret colt 60;
home by safe margin, although a narrow one.
Morello promptly took the lead in the fourth race
q half mile. for two yearolds. and Kept it securely
so easily did he win that he went mp with
bound In public estimator. He the favorite,
eth Colonel Ruppert's Ajax heavily
backed second choice. Ajax was third.
while simmons, an outsider, got second place. Mime
haha had some friends, who thought that a halfmie
would suit her better than longer distances But she
ran poorly. did Marcus Days Shelley futile, al
though Garrison was on the latter
There long delay before the start in the last
rac, owing part to the breaking Of Onwars saddle
girth. But nearly all Of Mr.. Rowe's stnrts are ex
tremely prompt, and he has already proved that he
Is competent and successful starter than J. f.
Caldwell. When Mr.. Caldwell deserted the Board Of
Control tracks and went to Guttcnburg he thought
that the whole fabric Of racing must inevitably totcr
to lis fall. But 1t is actually stronger without Mr.
Caldwell than it with him.
Onward was the favonte In the last race. and
Berra Iorii prft nm Hamilton
rode Onward. But the favOnte could not run at all
In The mud. The second choice Great Guns captured
third place. Most Of the betting forgot Dial
syrian's ability to six furlongs in mud, but
Dalsyrian very easily, while W. c. Days other
entry. Acaldc. got second place.
Morcllo the half mile In the fourth IN AZ "a
seconds, good time for such track, while Sir Francis
took l0 IA to the six furlongs In the Larch-
mont Stakes. IL would not DO profitable TO match
Sir Francis against Morelo a muddy track just
Morolo has improved great denl, and to be Of
present one of the best Of the two yearolds straight
e eSSs 'I the Great E sEes s would We havs
given the best OF the starters stubborn struggle.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIEsr RACE-FOr three caro,ds and upward. sweep
stakes each. with 81 900 added Weights "a y
above the scale. Seven furlongs.
s. n'''l1 Fl.
J. NJ. Jercot's CHI, c. HGTilton By Him. .
"A f. MSri KS b. ~ l. Kew 1sWss Ven - 80
l. 1870 ...................... IL tteaeldJ 2 e-5 81
" -~ '"' (Harilton) 3 81 90
FF s e 9s o'Ns covins sF al al 81
Rleineod 4, tiariison)O ID O-l
Time-1 80.
MutuolsHamilton straight paid sl3 80. place SC 40;
Key West place sc so.
Key West. his mouth wide Open took the lead at the
and made the running for six flongs when Ham
ilton up OF the mud and sush and IN u
common eancr by three lengths Key Yves: second the
distance before julie, beat Emperor Ohio
lengths The Of the Sunol Stable promised give
Garrison half Of Rheingold II he should win. Possibly
that the why the Snapper did not try harder
SECOND RACE-Lghtwtight handicap sweepstakes OF
$50 cach with 81, $50 added. One mile and furlong
Betting
st. Pl
l. A, 4 A. III. Morrs's b. c. Mars, by
Rarnes or Pevna-Mnerya. yrs, %
u 81 o-V