St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-01
DOMINO AND DOBBINS.
GREATEST TWO EAR-0LD RfcE or
THE SEASON
DECLARED TO BE DEADHEAT

Largest Crowd at Sheepshead Bay
Since Salvador Beat Tenny-
How Keene's Thunderboit Ran
Neck and Neck With Boss
Crocker's Speedy Gotham
many Braves Out in Force.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY RACE TRACK,
Aug. 31.-A blush autumnal haze par
tally obscured the SUMS rays and made
an Indian summer day; a track that was
perfect, and a race a duel, between the
greatest two-year-oldS of the season,
were the conditions responsible for
jam of humanity that rivaied, if it did
eclipse, the days of Suburban. Brooklyn
handicap and Futurity. Not since the
time of the match between the peerless
Salvador and the matchless Tenny has
such crowd made its pilgrimage to the
track where tapping waves keep time to
the patteriug of hoof beats.
AS the day was one of Indian summer,
so was the audience plentifuily be-
Sprlnkled with the sachems aud braves
of the tribe of Tammany. The smoke
curled no more from the top of the
tepee; the wigwam was deserted. for the
fighting men of the nation had Streaked
their faces with the paint of war, and,
with wampum in their belts, had rallied
by the side of the mighty water to the
honor of their great chief. whose peer
less steed was today to be glorfied or
otherwise.
The charge of the braves upon the
betting ring today fairly resembled in
gallantry and heroism the immortal
charge at Balaklaya OF the self.saeri-
ficing Six Hundred, of whom Tennyson
wrote:
Theirs not to make reply.
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die"
And even if Dobbins did not win to-
day, the Tammany braves will feel tire
consolation of an approving seif-sacri-
flee. Like the
Immortal Six Hundred,
with bookmakers to right of them, book
makers to the left of them, bookmakers
in front of them, bookmakers in rear of
them, to yoiley and thunder, the Tam
many warriors braved their fate with
cheerfulneSs and genial smile.
And bow came these two great horses
to do battle?
Brief1y,it was in this way: After the
talk Tuesdayof match Domino
and DobbinS, the Coney island Jockey
club was naturally eager to bring about
such a contest. MIR. Keene was, of
course. confident that Domino is the
best race horse of his age in this
country as the son of Himyar and Man.
HE Gray, has been victorious in every
battle in which he has taken part. Mr..
keene was not looking TOR matches nor
inviting challenges. 1t was not neces-
sary for Domino to meet Dobbins in a
match in order to set the seal of his
tame. Domino had defeated Dobbins
very easily in the Great American,
Great Eclipse and Great Trial stakes,
and had taken first money in the Futu-
rity while D0bbinS had run third. Dom
inc has many important engagements
ia rich stakes this year and next year,
and he has a record of unbroken
triumphS. But Mr.. Keene is a generous
and chiyalrous turfman. always ready
to promote the highest interests of hon
orable sport. He knew that match be-
tween Domino and DobbinS would
make great stir among racing men;
would stimulate popular interest; would
add celebrity and distinction to the
meeting of the Couey Island Jockey
club, of which lie is one Of the governors
and stewards. and would crafty many
thousands of people. Moreover, ne was
willing to prove to every Que that he
had implicit faith in the
Ability of Domino
| to retain the crown Of supremacy among
American twoyear-oldS which lie had
gained and merited by his magnificent
exploits. So he consented to accept the
bold challenge Of the Dobbins party.
Mr.. Croker, Dobbins' owner, was
| represented by the Dryers, vino made a
match upon the following terms: DOM
inc and Dobbins are matched for $4,000
a side. $500 forfeit. The CoBey Island
Jockey club is to add $2,5D0. The race
| is to be over the Futarity course this
afternoon. and will be run as the fifth
| on the programme, but the condition of
good day and track is added. Each
| colt is to carry l Is pounds. the regular
! stable weight for two-year-oids. Taral
| is TO ride Domino and Simms is TO ride
| Dobbins."
1t is possible that much of the earnest
ness of the Dryers to get on the match
| for MIR. Croker was due to the fact that
| there has been suspicion in the minds
| of many that the keene colt is weak in
the legs. If such was the case, he is
| mistaken in his ideas. for sonnder colt
/ never stood on four feet. Ii is true that
he did not start in the Junior Champion,
FOR he was not fit. and Mr.. Keene will
not let his horses go to the post unless
| they are fit; he is too fair q sportsman
| to do that. LIZ was said at the time of
the declaration that the colt had gone
wrcng in one of his legs. and that he
would not start again this year. That
this was wrong was conclusively shown
by his performance Tuesday. The facts
| in the case are simple.
DobbIns
| was i'm the best of condition today, for
| his trip to Saratoga has freshened him
| up so that he appeared as If he had not
! been raced any more than Domino.
| Thus far this year Domino has started
| six times and has been tlnbeaten. Dob
bins has been at the post eighteen
! time and has been beaten seven times.
His first defeat was in the Great Amer
| lean stakes at Brooklyn. when he ran
| second to Domino, beaten by four
| lengths. hiS next defeat was in the
| Great Eclipse stakes at Morris Park,
| when Domino beat him easily by two
| lengths.
| Thus it will be seen that The colts
| were apparently the best OF the two
year-olds with the possible exception of
| Senator Grady, which caught Dobbins
off his form and and beat him, and
| which has never met Domino.
Although the majority of the specia-
| tors wished the Hon. Richard Croker
the best of luck, there was scarcely a
| h0rsemgn or true lover of the sport of
kings that wanted to see Domino's
| colors lowered.
| The Keenes' ttlunderboit, as he has
been appropriately and lovingly nick
named, Is the idol OF the racing portion
| Of the community: and game, true,
| honest colt as Dobbins has proven him
| selfeo be. outside of his owners and his
| immediate friends he held not reo;er
| in thn immense thronr