New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-22
FIRST WEEK OF RACING.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD AT GRAvESEND.
The GREAT SPEED OF DOBBINs-sLoAN's Pc
CULIAR BEHAvIoR-GENERAL TURF NEWS


CULIAR BEHAvIoR-GENERAL TURF NEWS
The lessons OF the week are many The closing OF
he poorooms has insured the OF the Brooklyn
meeting. For four days the weather was extremely
disagreeable. yet the attendance at the races mas
bsen most satisfactory. The Brooklyn liahoicap
furnished food for gossip. but all has no" Deeh
gested, and the investigation by the BOARD OF 'oh
rol on Tuesday will end the matter. IL Is hopeo
that that Investigation will be thorough III there
WIS fraud, or an attempt at fraud, 1t Shold nc cx-
,osed II there was neither the public are entitled
IN n full explanation The members OF the board are
determined to satisfy Themselves ana the patrons OF
racing 1t seems that only two horses In mat race
escaped the general interference, and they were
Leonawell and Dablo. All the Others suffered more
NJ less No one seems to know who was Responsible
or the trouble. Conflicting opinions prevail No
fun men describe the race alike, consequently II Us
impossible to tell precisely what happened Even
the Jockeys have been unable 10 say what took place
There were charges and examinations and recrimna-
TONS but after the tempers OF the principal sufferers
had cooled there were changes of opinion. Perhaps
4 IS too late TO get at all the bottom facts
Men say things when they are heated that they
deny when they are cool. IL Is most unror,"h'1s u
hurts racing.
Last year Mr.. Dwyer gave tc his clever betting
com missioner. Joseph Nendlg authority to purchase
all the colts and FLIES Of Charaxus at certain sale.
and Mr. vendig succeeded in securing all but one
The cheapest Of the lot was Chateau who proved MINI
self the best few days ago Chateau and Doboins
were tried together. Lambley rode Dobbins and
stable boy had the mount OH Chateau. Dobhns won
By a length and a half. On the following day they
we're tried again. and Lumtley this time RODE Chateau
who beat Dobhins. Mr.. Croker said 10 the Jockey
Garrison the other day that he was willing 70 bet
large amount that Dobbins could run quarter OF
mile in twenty-five seconds. He IS no donp'
wonderfully fast colt. James Rowe. whose great eA'
pericnce entities him to hearing at oil times on
matters pertaining 10 tho turf says that lie never
saw horse run quarter In twenty-five secohu''
The fastest horse be he said was Luke BLACK
burn and even he could not do H. 1t has been re-
ported that Matthew Byrnes said Flrenzl ceuio 10 IT,
but the statement has never been c1lrrmeu,
Rowe declares that Raceand was 1hster noTse ~
do DDS it, pest ''''' '"''-' a''N "
On Saturday the second race the occasion Of
uuch talk W. c. DAY. who times every race that
is run saws that 1t was the fastest for the first
alf.mile he The quarter was run III
woythr seconds The threeeiehths In thTty-tVc anu
the half In orty-eight ". B. JeHninsss chestnut
FLY Beautiful Bells, by Onondago out OF foh"1'cn'
made the running. Due allowance must be maze. n
strong wind was blowing up the backstretch at the
time and 1t helped horses along at great pac.'
So fast time could not he maze uhoer Hu'nA t ,h
cums.snces In tie homes're'ch' against 'i'e "h'' "
time was much slower
The Jockey Sloan has a good face and seems 10
be intelligent. He under SUSPENSION ana Ms
name was posted at the scales in plain view Oh az
vet he had the temerity TO accept the mount on ai
ton in the Hudson Stakes 1lalton won. Rowe was
angry. and not without cause. 1t was case with
OFT a parallel Sloan tried TO explain II by saying
that Bovle a. uttlcAcld had second call on him. pul
the starter knew better Tie firm had simply ell
Gagged Sloan to ride at the Brooklyn meeuhs IL. 81
much q mount HI is not under CONTRACT 10 'ha'
stable and receives salary from H. IL was re-
ported that Rowe fined Sloan 81. COO but he did not
He simply suspended him for another week WITH
was leneDt treatment Sloan will b. In The saaGie
arain inst In time for the Great American o'ahes
next Saturday In Halton he rode one OF We p's.
colts of the year. colt that many believe WI NAM
nolbns stretch his neck when next IN" t"o Heee'
Rainhow disappointtd his owners g.ievorsly In his
race with Lamplighter. II one OF The poorest
races Of the meeting. Better things were eAPec'c"
OF the good looking son OF Longfelow ana Dnn anu
Blue The Messrs. Morris were greatly pleased over
the easy success Of Russell and greatly DISAPPOINTED
over the failure Of Midnight. But Midnight IS as
big as a barn. Melody also was cia appointment
hut She Will do better by and by All the Morris
hfrses seem little backward ms season.. Naiuti
was accustomed TO wining AL the e..iN 1., wait
stakes but he. is not doing II THIS year. just "''"
G. W. johnson the costly purchase Of Dr. Knapp
WAS said BY many Western trainers and owners 10 De
a .cufTerH but he beed that reputation on eatuf
dov Never did a colt run with more gamthesa anu
courage under the whip. And he showed speeu o :"
high order He was not quite wound UP. " men ~
10 best condition he Will show himself 'hoioue"
raceaorse
1or,,,n. Pole is 50 far this season a failure she
see,ns unable TO hold her with the good horses
ever a distance OF ground.
L4cicn Arpleby, n conservative man, beneves lha'
hgaf
,n.oe b. I.lngass at a mile ard quarter over 'ne
Newmarket course. liz hopes 10 see them try IL a
Monmouth Park this summer over the straight couiS
which he declares is better than ever before. bS 'n
va there have been numerous changes al Moh"'ou''
Tie inner circular course las oeen uesroseu, % e.
,a zns creIi nprOv Inent IN the two srctches as IL
f-Ir9yes the grades which intercrcd 80 much WIN III"
u uia.iiy OF the track last year
There * no GOOD reason why selling races should
oue. en- ,nuch III feeling yet n man cannot bid on II
h,r.e entered for onc-tcnh OF his value without pelhg
abused Tbs /, all wrong Under the rules OF RAJ
Ing every one interested in the race IL enileu !"
I'D and when a person starts 9looo' no'. ~
q, 200 he mist expect bid. II Is wonaer u'''
trere Is 50 little bidding. 0utsl1er, Ca" Tn The mr.,
winner hut canno, claim a beaten nor" Inv ''
vould be- h aIthier II there were more bidoihe'
The bay fly Crctis Of the Messrs. keene' is u
tvpical English thoroughbred. Her hech am ~
ere entirely different from the heau anu nv" ~.
American horse. They are lighter ana hhrI "'
,ons I'm n horse DO not amount 10 much i"'Ie -
lone Roach for instance. the handsomeSt colt OH 'h'
mr., and the most worthless perhaps. OrchiS IS no"
we eocd n,y. Her was second 'aS''r .',a "
was that OF Ilalton yet II must not be iorgo''er r
She carried only 100 pounds. while ne n'u r wcisht
g. no telling what she will do when she ha> he' "o
up.
Among the popnlar horses that VIII probamS W
, % ,he INST this week are His Ilshnes, ana Do'
h,orzo 10Th are in the finest possible conui,'o '
His Hghness is entered in two races ,o-oay ,rn
,be His IIighness Of 1879, lie could eaSlN VI"
moth. In Dr. Hasbrouch lie has powcri" ca
,co,,s and II Is possible that DAILY Ulusoh H H;
,na chestnut sprinter. The beautlh MY
In Tcsca IS also entered today
several well known joc"eys seem posseSseu u w.,