New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
ST FLORIAN'S FINE RACE.
FAST TINE IN THE FORT HAMILTON.
DON ALoSzo cANTEf.s OFF WITH THE FREMONT
STAKES.


STAKES.
Excepting Brooklyn Handicap day, the attendance
at the grounds OF the Brooklyn jockey Club was
larger yesterday than any other day OF this meet
Ing multitude OF spectators. excellent in size ana
excellent IN composition. st. Floran win inc
Fort Hamilton Handicap, and Don Alonzo Walk OH
with the fremont Stakes. Pierre Lorllard WAS
present for the first time this year. In vigorous
health and filed with enthusiasm for the advancement
OF racing Of the best sort. The Morriscs. the puioSs
the Hunters. the Keenes. and many other pillars Oh
the turf Including a strong representation from INC
Coney Island Jockey Club and from the city govern
rncnt OF New York. watched the contests closely Inc
owners aud their friends were Handsomely rVP'c-
sented and II afternoon OF eAcepnohai e"SeV
at this racecourse.
s, Floran won brighter laurcls than he had ever
horne before BY his magnificent race In tpc fort
Hamilton Handicap. 81. florian Lamphehter hnu
Ieonawell were on almost terms III the betting
but st. F1oran carried more money t'an e''"e' y.
fbe Others Lttlcheld was still unable TO rue ana
Fitzpatnck was engaged TO guide the big Oheel'u
son of st. BlaIse. lie never rode liner race III HIS
life colt afflicted by the weakness OF
vision from which st. Floran suffers needs a
rider of great muscular strength to handle him
nroperlv because his imperfect cycslght makes
him prone to bunge and swerve. Fitzpatrick sot on
weu with him, kept him In a wellcIosen position
until the decisive instant came, and then' Sfidins
him on with perfectly timed rush. with one OF those
GREATNESS flights of speed that st. Foran master
Of he won the race 81. F1orinn gaining rie prse ~
half a length Lamplighter second Fhelio third, ana
Leonawel a CLOSE fourth. Fltzpatrcks riding de-
serves warm pr1se, and he had very 9ood oo''
under him. for the time for the mile and firpng was
1 "a To- a remarkable achievement on q circuiar
track for a three yearold in the month of May,
carving 100 pounds After the many turfmen
remarked that IL Fitzpatrick had ridden ST. Flof1un
In all his last year, the big son OF 81 biaso
might have had clean record OF victories. INT he
was sadly overraced In 1901. and sadly unoeiTineo
in the stable II St. FoTinn had been staf'eo Ill
no greater number Of races than His Highness was
started m and had been handled with as much
patence indulgence generosity and care. as was the
ease with His Mghness, he might have made recoru
that would have compared well with Iremohts'
The hackers of Lampligher did not think that
Bergen got all that was possible out OF lna' eo'~
But perhaps they were mistaken. Lamplighter has
certainly improved from last years form, ana ought
to run we'll In the great Metropolitan Handlcap az
Morris Park tomorrow. 1t was sorrOwful news tlat
La Tosca had been stricken ont of the entries lot
that handicap because OF lamencss MI. fussinS
seot the oiciaI notice Of withdrawal yesterday WIKI
rest and La Tosca may recover ana race ''o' "
the season. ,
Leonawell did not quite run up to expectation IN |
the Fort Hamilton Handicap although Garrison rooe
him with skill. Barefoot was left ut the post
But this was not surprising since ne was Hu"e'' ~
poor little Penn. Providence no doubt intended 'na'
the httle ptckaninny should be OF some Se III '''o
word-but not on horses tuck
PA. Ehret wisely decided to start Don Alohzo III
the fremont Stakes although on Friday Mr.. Allen the
trainer thought he would not run him. III "ds "
mere exercise gallop for the massive son OF Lohs
Taw and Round Dance, and did not take an o"hoe o'
of him. In fact 1t did him good lie couio su'ci!
win the Juvenile stakes at Morris Park In cah"r
To- morrow II he started. Every thurman vi eA'
81 aDfh
miraton for Don AlOnzo, and pronouncco NM "en'
class two year-oh one that would win many rch
stakes lie could not have been fit when Sir Waiter
defeated him In the Great American STAKES ana "he
tho two meet again Don Alonzo will be great Ia'oe
John A. Morris started both Minnehaha ana Men
dacity In the fremont, but Minnehaha fouia n''i'
m,le far enough for her. and Mendacity showed no
speed Doggett rode Don Alonzo very we'll walcou
& Campbells colt Miles Standsh, by Longfe'low out
Of Fun, ran second. and appears To be promising
;ee....ccw. - .ros zeal, ssr,ous,r IN
tho ewes Of honorable turfmen ana mas los' eounu
greatly In public respect by its failure 10 ehlo'Vc 10
own rule as to coupling stable entries In the bets
7, will sink very low in public esteem II 1t allows l'SeH
to be defed jeered and iouted by the bookaAere a!
further In this matter. The rule s'ands III 'c bo"u
Of Control records. 1t has not been repealed. II Is
iust proper and popular. Why is II not ehi"ocu'
" G. DAILY ran two horses in the second race, Boero
and Lepanto. No bookmaker coupled them In the
he,t,nc The price against Boero was 10 >; against
Iepanto Il TO /. There was no declaration Na'uf-
ally W. c. DAILY won with Leanto. That Is MS h',c
game No Jockey club and no board OF control ought
10 tolerate such game our Jockey ciuoS nave 'r,eu
tho public patience cartuly in many cases for NeaS
and they have hundreds OF thousands yes mHols
Of dollars by It, VIII they never learn an Sn rn s Is 10 p
n stop to such trickery this pano affair anu oI;
10 regain the public confidence which has been so largely
piablo was at to In the betting on this race but
pa%O led Sob al do% s va" aSt stand T the pace at mile
and quarter w l2o R9uno,s m ne was e os 34
and .I BolerS ,, t5Td 1913 pounds Tns '~e was ~
fawiess the favorte, won the hrSt race Te !" 70
favorite in the fifth race, and he won at his leisure
Maidstone second. ,,,,, ,o..,r
md every one was glad 10 see him win the last race
with his Flavia. who was third choice IN the ocuns
second. That amazing animal Ben kngsbnry was
ridden by Bergen, and had some DachefS ou' no was
Rao' 'o Of % Turf Gu,de the Pockst
oompa1,ion OF every judlci0us turfman. Is out lts
records go mp 70 Thursday, May 90, inclusive
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RACE-A sweepstakes Of 400 EACH for two'yeet'
Odds hat have run and not this meeting with
81 900 added Of which 5000 to second aud 200 to tid'
Weights n below the scale. Five furlongs
& se'''n Fl
,s ssq rs c naTl'.' by 1T Ts9a5 90 p
g. e s R'' g. H. D. c H''s By
1a ro Mid lis Car So -
Pioneer Neutrality-suspicious. % So
t tsS'so d,ssssn 2o-l 81
Nam Richard: seding, lis Gear no ,o on
Time-1 :n3s.
Mutuals-Inwless straight paid SIS 80. place sio S5;
Hiram place s2o So
The Elsino reserved for the third After
delay minutes the flag fell fair start for
oil except the Non Richards ecdIng, who should have
been left OF the post The Bounce FLY was The most
prominent for three furlongs. Tara brought I@w!cs
through in stretch and landed him an easy winner
BY length: Hiram second length before the Bounce
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