New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
LAMPLIGHTER'S TRUE FORM.
SEVEN BRISK RACES AT GRAvEsEND.
HALroN's SUCCESS UNDER THE WHIP IN THE
HUDSON STAKES.

Many thousands OF the friends OF the hroohiy"'o
Club gathered at Gr,vesend yesterday. lhey W.T.,
tracted BY n programme of seven races "hio"
promised lively contests and they were not u'S-
apponted A slight chill I'm the air was s''m'a.'"e
to energy Of movement and activity OF spe"'"
All the bookmakers were busy. ana from Tue 'N.
throng in the betting ring a novice III sue" "'"
might have supposed he gazing upon urNe
9, tho cbr-aro wheat pit when the most extensive
operators were hurting bids ms N they were 's'o''
and fortunes won and lost In 'he ire".s y.
few minutes Unruiy jockeys delayed '"e ,' ~
the third race long that the mu''i''iue u'u "v
get away so early oil the previous u"'S vi WY
meeting These dsordly rascas deserve 'he Sc
,or.st pupisbment which the starter can Impose
upon them. They aIront and anger the puoic, anu
they damage the true interests OF racing i"eie
were eighty four bOOkmakcrs In the rlhg u ueoicaSc
NJ more than twenty since the opening d"S' p"'
from eighty -four bookmakers the club derives
daily revenue OF So 400. The Brooklyn Jockey Clno
viii receive from the betting ring alone clear profit
NJ more than $4,000 during this meeting OF louf
toen DAYS And the receipts from tickets, pro-
crammes and privileges will be extremely large as
Tho average attendance Is far greater than that OF
my former meeting. Who, then. would not Dc
holder OF jocky club stock this year!
Only the thrce-year-old colt Rainbow ran against
the famous Lampghter in the fourth race. Johh ~
Morris and his Alfred ii. Morris had no "a
pcctation OF defeating the champion racer Oh .he
country hut they like to test the exact merit vi "
they are somewhat doubtful. Bnt for their manly
and praiseworthy action. Lampliehter would nave hau
q walkover and the spectators were grateful 10
the M0rrises for giving them the opportunity vi S'"s
the foremost OF American horses IN training P"ia"e
his adversary him down. vanqush ana crsnh'n'
and come in at his During part OF 'he r""
on the ackstretch and in the last quarter mile Du' one
Pierre Lorllard's superb colt was moving Ut msh
speed In order TO overtake and overcome RAINBOW
and the people who looked upon this magnihceh'
racing machine in full motion were gratlhed ana oe
lighted Nearly all OF them had been NJ 'he Ha'A
on Monday, and the comment was general. "'''' It
pity that so noble q colt did not win the BrookNh
Handicap which he so thoroughly deserved 10 VIII
Ii was not the colts fault that lie faued.
After his two exhibitions Of fine form at this
,neetiur Iialton would have been an Overwhelming
favortc In the Hudson Stakes II he had been ridoeh
by a popular jockey. But hundreds OF SPECTATORS
who had high opinion OF the colt 'eared Una.
sloan might not be able TO do him justice anu
might not get a good start. So August Belmont
dashipv colt Nottingham backed for large sums
IN outr1,n IIalton. After an exasperatng delay Mr.
Rowe dropped the flag to poor start. hai'oh
got off badly, and Chateau. on account OF Lamoies
carelessness. almost left at the post sloan usco
the whip freely at intervals on lialton In almost
every furlong OF the five. The colt answered TINS
severe urging with exceeding courage and spirit anu
won a highly creditablc victory. Hurnsham WIS
second and Declare came home third. All 'hree vi
these colts are certain to win their share OF the
stakes for twOyearolds. .
Richard Croher's celebrated fly Yorkville Belle.
who brought PA 900 the EhIet sale last Noveni-
nr Il a., feeble FORM She has not well at any
time this year. Perhaps Mr. Croker might MAKE
more money out of her in the long run IL he shouia
not race her again for three months IL Is 100 eaf.
I'm the season for her TO approach her hgheS spec"
AID quality, and her race yesterday was lar ihciioi ~
that of Thursday. when she was third 10 Lo"iahdcr
and Hamilton She has gone nom bad 10 worse'
II was thought that the condition OF the track might
snt her better yesterday than on Thursday anu e was
the favorte In the betting In the NTH race noush
Judge Morrow and Russell pressed her close Ill 'ne
quotations Of the ring. She ran easily up 10 inc '"S'
furlong, and moved forward so smoothly anu e''oe
fully 10 ioIn the leaders the head OF the hohe
stretch that she seemed likely TO win the race at
that point. But she collapsed compie'eiS i" ''e
finish and was no letter than MIN ID pasSno Va"
iudces Russell has regained some OF the Veor Vi
his voutb AID took the FIST money. Or. hhapp
$4,000 colt 6. W. Johnson, got second money. f,us,,'
was third and Judge Morrow was fourth horhVnl'
Belle was ceding weight by the s:heunie ~
every horse In the race except Il. W. 'o"nsoH'
but she wa: very far sssw he M @s lSr PARK last
year. She is difficult hliy to ual ana , Ears' nS
who had more success WITH ner IN d Inc mare
ride She needs the most cautious ana delicate, pu.
on on i hsr T Saek does mot Keep her thoroughly hand
she goes to pieces g1 Dc w wDr' he NE mex,
ride ss Ss ssSss f S1;S is to cari'o"
DR.. Knapp's colt & ". Johnson, was not com
pleteiy wound up for ssvere race. Ills performance
turimsn now expect G. W. Johnson to 20 almost to
the head Of the list of threeyearolds before the sea-
seemingly. Judge Morrow is just now in the sere
and yellow leaf. but possibly be may grow frisV
Colonel Ruppsrts $50 900 colt, st. Pominso s can
sSdy S BE- onse s ss n to a vdl p
advsn,ass Of fifteen pounds vnrs the s w'g he
in the FIRST race. But ST Michael needed the race,
and Win *. Tn ssss "ss TAM the surplus in selling
goes to the owner Of the second horse ana i
sp to in The lbs pocket T m h w. D1S f' D
0y running 81 1 S a ss w Of ae d % o
sseos. '0 Mr. DAYS GOD Dollar ran Second ~
An injustice was done TO Colonel Thomas r. ocRil-
TREE IN on 'h ss S Back lspG horse Sir
Frederick Roberts. He that he advised them al
"a win races Colonel oehil'r rec opinion Of LAMP
racing and Of the American turf generally. Colonel
a"s ds HAT Ss %as an The
horse In the race but he believes that Diabo won
honest race In an honest way He praises Taral's
admirable riding with much enthusiasm
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-For thrce.year.ods. Special weights
One mile and a sixteenth.
s. Rs'''1 F.
]. Rupert. jr.'s, en- c. st. Domingo, by
St Raise-Lady Primrose l07 n.
Gideon Dsly's b. c. St. Michael, 'G 5s:,;
Woodland Stables en- c. s'o"a M b. loot Go,,; Isl
Mctuchen, 112...............(Ia Dbley) 81 Sd
Long Dock (Sins) o 90 81
Uncle Jim. 1O4.....::;-...:., lMldgeley) col I'll
1ime-l J03,.
Mutuas-St Domingo straight sl5 90; place SC 40
st. Michael place 90 Is.
Mctuehen led for nearly six furl0gs, and passed
by ST. Domingo and ST. Michael The $50 600 colt stood
drive home and rather easily by nearly length
st. Michael second. lengths before Stowaway who
almost knocked down
SECOND RACE-Seliing. Six furl,ngs
Getting.
st. ri.
i. d. Weir's CHI. Z. Harlem, by Spcndtbrlf,-
Maid OF Atho yrs, lV4 n. H. Jones' II C-5
w. &. Days ch. s. Gold Dollar s. IOG
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j. loves b. g. Beiwood, aged l0G
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