New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-10

YORKvILLE BELLE
At two years this nlly won two races out Of ten
in which she started. In the hands Of another
trainer Allen she would probably have started
twenty times and won fifteen races. IL takes
Allen long 10 get ready ]lc is rightly regarded
rs a man slow and unnecessarily cautious. Yet
IN all the criticisms heapcd on him there Will be
found ample recognition 81 the fact that to use The
common phrase, he gets the money. And further
more at the end o. the his horses are gon-
orally fresh and In fine condition.
on her second appearance Yorkville Belle, ridden
by Murphy. "wakcd" away from her horses and won
tho Hollywood Handicap. at Jerome Park In canter
in the Junior Champion She was beaten by Sir Mat
thew Dagonct and Dush'ord. but had strong Held
at her heels Allen then dismissed from his thoughts
everything save the Fuurity. and for that fat and
1ucy affair gave YorlSvie Belle special preparTa-
uon. She went TO TIC post perfectly trained ran II
highly credliabc race. and finished third Ihc winner
was that wonder OF the Ills HiGhness who car
ricd 100 pounds Huron. the bette noir Of the Coney
Island Jockey Club second but was not placed,
the club not regarding him as legitimate starter.
Yorkville Belle thus received second money.
With Doggett up. and carrying lO3 POUNDS, inc
Gy won the Autumn stakes, beating Leonawell, los :
St. Forian 1875, and others. For this race she was
warm favoritc. one Of her best performances was
I'm tile Prospect Stakes AT the Gravesend fall meeting
wherein she beat Lampighter. st. Florian. Dagonct
Leonawell Merry Monarch Huron. Phil Dwycr Aonzo,
stencil and BashfOrd ut level weights. Leonawon
made his reputation in this as after being lett al
tie post lie overlook his horses and finished MIN.
Had the distance been furlongs he would nave
won II was one OF the few times in her career that
Yo-kville Belle has been able to hold her own with
the best OF the colts at level weights That she has
not always done this may account for the dlstrnst
OF her that exists in certain quarters II has en-
couraged a tendency to undcrrate her, and to make
anvidious comparisons. Perhaps one prctends
that she Is the equal OF FIrenA.
Whenever she met the FLIES Yorkvle Belle
"smothered" them, as she did for instance IN the
willow Stakes Gravesend and the Fashion stakes
ut Morris Park. None OF them could race with her.
She easily the champion OF her sex. In the
Nursery Stakes she mot the colts at level weights
and beat them In IA canter. but they were poor
lot. The best OF the year ineligible. For that
she the favorite at odds on. Her l27 pounds
and her Murphy stopped her In the White Plains
Handicap though. Notwithstanding these burdens, she
was made the favOrte In the betting. Her defeat
was in itself victory, as she was conceding 10
Dagonet eleven pounds, TO wah Jim twenty -four, TO
Rex twcnty-six, and to LampIighter twenty-five, and
10 some Of those behind less than forty pounds
Last season YOrkv1le Belle the acknowledged
queen OF the turf. Ont OF fifteen she won
nine. Her first was for the Gazele Stakes was
simply exercise cantcr, and her second. for the
Ladies Stakes, a walk" TamnIany and Patron
beat her in the witlers but n few days aftcrward
she had another cantcrIng vicCry in the Mermaid
Stakes The Oaks. at Monmouth. she won without an
effort, hut two DAYS afcrward suffered defeat by
Tammany The PEPPER. ARA. Mars and Patron In The
Lorlard Stakes. for which she was second favorite.
Allen expected to win that rich prize and Murphy
came in for Il large share of the blame for the loss
of IT, In the Elizabeth Stakes she failed TO give
twenty pounds TO Deriarglla. who beat her lc'gti'
I'm n hard finish and weeks later Montana beat
her In tie Comparative Stakes. The West End Hotel
Stakes she gallOped of with In queenly style linen
came the Omnibus with Garrison in the saddle. The
Ielle conceded to Huron, The Pepper. plckpockct'
Entire, Kilkenny and Hashlord twelve pounds each'
and To Mars two porndS. and Won as she pras'd,
,rhich led Garrison TO remark rs be- diSmOun,"d:
had her in my lap ali tho way. There's no teihG
how fast she go when shes got man Oh her
back" In the Omnibus sh" was quoted at 10 /.
Narya.z rode her in the OceanNiew Stakes anu sue
was nowhere but IN the Clinton Garrison got up again
and she won in ii tro,. The Fall Test Handicap size
took In a "walk" but meeting Iamn'anN III the
Jerome Stakes had to be coient with SECOND p'"cc
Tommanv gave her four pounds She wound up The
season by winning the Hunter stakes, Garrison again
riding.
an November io, Yorkvllle Belle Iassed into the
hands Of Richard Croker. the consideration D,ns
900 600 lie has entered her In most OF me important
haudcaps Of the year In the Metropolitan siie To-
ceived 112 pounds, In the IOD0ggdh Siuc' 10 !" ''
groohlyn llG In the Maturity, llG. and in tn"
Srhur,an III out OF the Brooklyn she has been
declared as Mr.. Croker does not care TO have her
begin the season early May 10. IL Is ihe
opinion Of the shrewdcst judges that She has not
been larshly treated In any OF the handicapS York
Vile Ece Is by Mser ont Of the cclcbintd Thora, ana
was bred by Charles Reed. at Fairview. She is a
light chestnut with silver hairs scattered through
name and tail, and is exceedingly beautiful mare
Secretary CrickmOrc makes Il sncgcs ton TINT ought
10 be agreeable 10 everybody connected with the
turf There is TOO little system and method In the
conduct OF our racctiacks The starter for instance
has not felt il incumbent on lin 10 mention to any
one occurrences at the post which OF OF
binary nature such Us the filming OF u Jockey for
disol,dience, or his suspension for lmpertncucc or
fascaIily Of Kind. Tic mere faci that so and
so Is put down j. reported IN the course Of time,
but the public seldom learns the reason why. Mat
ters al the post which even the secretary and
the Judges know nothing about but concerning which
tLcy should be- informed Immediately. IT Is not the
starters fault tat tlIs j. 30. il Is the fault OF
The system. Tie judges are in The boat as
liz. starter. They often do things as mere matter
OF routine which nobody seems to tHnA worth re-
porting for the cdIGcation Of tie pnllc. Mr. CTick
more thinks that tho people who support fncng are
entitled TO AL tie news If the racctfack, and ie
would arrange matters that they can get 1t. He
believes that The calendar II the English Jockey
C,ub should be followed In this respect. II Jockey
gives offence the starter. and IS hncd or s,is'
pended. the .uM particulars should so on record
There is reason for Keeping such thlnss from
the eye Of the public. OF course no effort Is nsde
10 do that the trouble is the Board Of Control
has not thought IL necessary Interesting 10 publish
such trldes Mr. Crickmore's suggestion is good
one. Everything that happens should be reported