New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
DOMINO STILL UNBEATEN.
HE WINS THEGREATF UTCRI1 Y
THE RICHEST TURF PRIZE IN THE WORLD
GOES TO THE KEENE COLT.


LING SUCCESS OF MINNEHAiA
THE OTHER CONTESTS
THE AFTERNOON.
American racing in 1898 reached It's capl'ai
point its crown and climax AT ShecpShedd DAY
YESTERDAY The keenc colt Domino the property
of James II. Keene and his son, FoXhall T. heche'
proved clearly that he is the champion ra@ehors'
of the country and possibly of the world. lie has
never been defeated, and he has won series OF
richer and more impressive victories than any
other animal of his age ever won upon the turf OIL
any country. Ormonde, in England, was never
vanquished, but the sum of his winnings dS d
two-year-old was very small in comparison with
that which Domino has captured, and lie ran IN
only few stakes. fremont and Sensation in this
country never failed TO rout their opponents, but
the fields were small which they Overcame, ana
their triumphs lacked the distinction, the pro-
portions and the celebrity which attach TO those
of Domino This twO-ycar-6ld marvel has carried
off the Great American Stakes. the Great Eclipse,
the Great Trial, the Produce Stakes, and, richest
of ALL the Futurity, and never once have his colors
been second to those of any antagonist In the
DAYS of Sensation and fremont the number of eX-
tremely valuable and illustrious prizes for two
year-olds was small, and the total of their win
nings was not at all startling. Bat Domino, who
cost the Keenes only $4,000, has won for them
already more than $4,000. With the aid Of
their other horses they have made larger gains on
the turf than were ever aInassed by any other
American owners, and the season Is not yet at
an end
But the money WOE, although it has been fairly
and honorably obtained, is not the chief cause
of qualification for James r. Kcene. lie can take
a just and legitimate pride in the fact that the
best racehorse in the New World carries his coors
to victory after victory 1t is reported that Mr..
Croker is inclined to look upon his colt Dohbins
as now fully the equal of Domino. 1t is true
that Dobbns most praiseworthy race in the
Futunty. He carried 1870 ponds the SEINE
weight as that borne by Domino, ard he was
ridden by McDermott, while Domino was ridden
by 1aral. NcDcrmott has no small skill IN the
saddle and he rode Dobbins well. Bat, of course,
he is not of Taral's class as Jockey; and some
OF Mr. Cookers friends expressed the opinion
after the Futurty that if Taral had been on Dob
bins and McDermOtt had been on DoninO, the
futurity would have gone to the RIIdl Ralagan
of Tammany Hall. Possibly. But probably not.
TALKING OF A DOMINO -DoBBINs MATCH.
Some chatting and banterng about match
between Domino and Dobbins INDUCED in
by the devotees of the Keene and the Croker
stables Such a match would stir up as much
excitement as did the cver-memorabe match be-
tween Salvador and Tenny, and every true turf
man will ardently hope that it may be brought
about. But Mr.. Croker is thoughtful turfman,
and if he takes long think, several things
will occur to him. 1t is clear that there could be
no difficulty about raising the funds 70 back Don
bins in such match Wiskinskic Donegdn and
Collector Scannell would move around among ID"
ranks of the faithful i'll the 1enderloin Pre-
cinct. and amid the intervals between the shut
fling Of the cards of the faro-deas ana the WITT,
ings of the roulette wheels could easily Obtain
the required amount. But Mr.. Croker could rot
fail to recall that Dobbins has tried
to oqtru1 Domino in several races ragrf' b anq
in mind also that while Dobbns was not inter
fered with in the Futurty, the accident 10 llyder-
abad just before the turn into the n homestreG Men
Caferty's FLY, Fatality: came into collision win
Hyderabad, and Hyderabad fell. Fortunately his
Oie1n %aS n GT nr[ can D crowd
ing and swerving, from which Domino suffered.
Taral said after the race that the accident 10
Hyderabad and the jostling cost Domino length
and half of space, and he was compelled 70
make up the ground by using the whip freely
and riding with all his might for every stride of
the way through the homestretch.
Domho's task was difficult enough in any
case. He carried 100 pounds, and WAS CON
ceding from five TO twenty-five pounds to every every
was bcad-heavy and holding from the storm OF
the previous night. Every jockey in the race
knew that Domino was the public favorite, the
hitherto unbcatcn colt, the animal III the
Futurity that he must do his best to overcome by
every legitimate means if his own mount
10 have any chance of success. SO. naturally,
Domino. above all others. was the centre of at
tack from every 81 le. He must be dlspo>ei OF
before any other horse could succeed. AMI he
was tn, chief object Of attention from every
Jockey.
When Mr.. Croker considers I'll these things,
anl reflects that ii is much easier 20 pick out
mayors and judges and commissioners and officials
TO govern the city of New-YGrS as his agents.
than it is to get hold Of racehorses capable Of
defeating champion racer of the Domino type ne
will probably not match Dobbins against Domino,
although Dobbins did derive a great deal of bcne-
st from his trip 10 Saratoga, and is now better
colt than ever before.
DOMINo's TRIUMPH EAGERLY WELCOMED
OF all the Futurity triumphs that of Domino
was by far the most popular. Tie first Futurity
was won by Proctor Snott. al amazingly fast
gelding owned by Samuel Bryant. an lliterate,
boorish Western dot of peculiar nOtOiety. Biy-
ant had been ruled off the turf or charges Of
practisrg fraud with horse called Big Medicine,
but was afterward restored. The second Futurity
resulted in fluke." 1t was captured by ". l..
SCOTS gelding Chaos, lucky animal of poor
class, who slipped in before August Belmonts colt
st. Carlo, who was the popular favorte. but
who was ridden with poor Judgment by Garrison.
In 1890 August BemOnt's fine colt Potomac won
by many lengths in the easiest possible style.
He was the public favorite, but II was not re-
mark BILE achievement, because Potomac, not
having won u stake of great value before he
started in the Futurity, carried only II pounds.
In 1891 His HighnesS was succ 's>iul carrying
100 pounds and this highly crcditabe eN
pot. But His IIighness had not had an I'M
broken series Of victories "a Domino has had,
and he was not nearly popular a colt a. Dom
inc is Moreover the colOrs which he carried
We're not nearly so high. in public favor as are
Those borne by Domino. Last var MoreIio wa,
frst in thr Futuritv but he had only | l. pounds
on his back, ana one of his owners, +. Van Ness,
was in disgrace having been ruled OIL the turf
on charges of fraud
Futnrity. better than Morco or His ili.hncss.
and probably Of the best ever seen in any Iand
under the sun He Is n turf beauty, "a wei az
n tnrf hero a delight to The eye anil q flame 10
the zeal of the ardent admrer OF great horses
He has now proved beyond cavil his indo,1tabe
can now DENY his ability to carry heavy weight