New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-10
THE GREAT ECLIPSE STAKES TO-DAY.
, REMARKABLE PROGRAMME OFFERED By THE
NETWORK JOCKEY CLUB.

The field for the Great Eclipse Stakes at Morris Park
to-day. with the guaranteed value OF 10000 of which
81 900 will first horse $1,000 to the second and
~ GOO TO the third will not DC 50 large as In some fomcf
years. but IL will have plenty Of quality and elias in IT,
Domino Dobbins AMI Declare have proved then+elve'
Youngsters o. great merit Each the has
important in gallant style displaying remark ible
sped. william Lakeland who trains Domino for James
X. Kcene and hi. FOxha Keene that Domino Is
the racer that he trained and he l. inclined TO
rank him with fremont, that black wonder and whirlwind
OF owo.yesr.ods. In DObbns and Declare Domino will
colts OF splendid mcitle, courage and dash He
both at ,iravc-end but Domino has not yet
raced the hill a; Morris Park. while both Dobbins
and Declare excellent races down that hill. SO,
with all the marvellous speed which Domino undoubtedly
possess the result Of the Great Eclipse must be con.
si1ered doubtful until the last stride is Fitzpatrick
vii, lde Domino who Will probably to the pot the
fayorte. John Ismbey will be on Dobbns aud Sims VIII
be on Declare.
may be. however that the contest the end will
not be confined t. the three D's-Domino Doobns ana
Declare. Hurlingham has exhibited striking improve
mcnt since he left Gravesend, aud Hamilton i The
equal any of the jockeys in riding two-ycar-od
down the toborean slide. 1t will not d. Tor Llmbley
on Dobbns Sims OH Declare even Fitzpatrick on
Domino b make the slightest slip Hamilton will
defcas them with lIurngham. This colt has scored
very eacj and impressive success on this course anu
he is not be lightly passed by. Marcus Days sam
has not yet shown in public any approach 10 his
private FORM and the same thing Is true oil Charles
Flelschmsnn's ST. Julien Perhaps one Of these colts
NAV do something SUPP Using to-dIy
wolco,t and Campbers FLY Dolly Warden IS an
nounced probable startc: In the Great Ecll ana
course If she TO the post Taral VIII iidc her
But it is likely that any OF the hies ontred-DoY
Warden MAMMA and Meodywl have any chance AGAINST
the colts II Taia could ride Domino that colt would
he much stronger favorite than he will be with
Fitzpatrick in the saddle.
All in ALL the Great Eclipse may be looked for with
intense eactrness by all racing men who ENJOY seeing
the fastest colts OF the best strains coendng together
for tempting prize T. that field Of noble two
yeai.ods come flashing down the hi! in the full glory
Of June afternoon will VAIN the coolest to1d ana
set the most sluggish heart 70 beating swiftly
In the first race weights were put at "a pounds
above the scale with various allowances Raceland
will take up las pounds and try to concede heavy burdens
to Roller Iddeseieh, Fort Worth and others Tor
mentors impost almost substantial as that Of Race
land.
In the second race fourteen two.year.ods that have
never won 81 900 will scramble half nile. Almost
everything in that affair will depend upon the start ana
the riding. Tsral Black Hawk. Hamilton oh Lazy
Rocnary and Sins on Ouda VIII Try haH u ou'ac"V'a
each other.
In the STANDARD Stakes of value OF $1,000 distance
a mile and a quarter. Banquet. Mars and Reckon VIII
carry their regular stake weight while The
Pepper By the conditions the stakes gets In with the
very light burden Of los pounds If The Pepper i worm
even 81 600 let alone the $1,000 which Marcus DaS
ad for him. here + the chance fol- him TO prove IL :"
W. Johnson is in this race TO- pounds If O. W.
70 Chicago TO for the AHercan Derby. but ne dos
poorly his will be soely discouraged concerning
his Chicago chances
In the famous, old days at jerome PARK the Belmont
stake, were at mile half But i'll deieI'hce 10 Inc
craze among owners and trainers for short races inc as
lance has been down until 1t now only mile ana
urone Each starter pays 300 and the added money Is
- 300 In the Belmont Don AOnzO Will try TO cohccdr
8 bounds to Dr.. Rice 10 Rainbow ST. Lcohaids anu
Prince George. Locohatchee. and 1870 81 Dohiheo
St. Leonsris been rumored 10 be even better than
Chorser. H. he ought to win the Belmont at the
wei g and ought have tine chance in the American
Derby II Dr. does not bleed Che did not bleed In the
Whe., he will give the whole Held merry dance. The
Belmont is full Of Interesting possibilities.
The sixth Iaee selling affair az six furionss There
will be seven races to-day instead Of the usual SIX the club
having added an extra race.
The seventh will be FOR mares exclusively. and Reckon
Yorkvle Belle Ambulance. Kidecr Lizzie and Marie X
will trip # Chilly The hill
Altogether todays programme by far thu best that
the New.York Jockey Club has offered this year. Here
are the entries in full: