New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
nR KNAPPS SIR WALTER.
y,yvER OF THE OMNIUM RACE
rxcrrIENr SPORT AT THE SHEFPSHEAD
BAY TRACK

,,xr-, WEEK o. HIGHLY INTERE STlNi
ooyrrsrs-ErFEcTs OF TIE GrE,T
uvTcu-Tnr CovTrs"s yE TEfnW.
v,srre J.orllard has decided to retire from the
49,, for time His horses which are In train
,~ will be sold the course of the Conev Isl
"a Jockey club on Thursday next. including the
s,uh,able Lamplightcr Turfmen generally are
,,c,ssnr with eager interest the price whicn
,onghtcr will bring. Mr.. l.oril,ard paid $So'VVV
81 him In August. 1892 end he was a cheap morse
:, that price He has won more money IMAM 'ha'
~ AFR Iorillard In stakes and purses, BESIDES
~ bots which his owner has gained by backing
~, Although Lamplishter was defeated In the
,,uorlyn suburban and -Four tn Of july handicaps
II !, the Ocean Stakes. in every one OF when
o was the favorite no Intelligent turiinah uo"p'S
,ha, he is a racehorse of remarkable speed anu
,oy.ing power. and Of exceptional ability 10 carr!
.siybt Iampehter is likely TO win many more
.nor,ant races before he is retired to the stud
lie pedlgree size. conformation. lines, symmetry
,o,onment and triumphs ought to make MN
80 ~ the most successful stations ever KNOW"
a, America Moreover. he Is so sound anu s"oiS'
Nd nossessed of so fine set OF legs without
o.u, upon them that he may be expected " '"'e
Gov civ or seven years longer before his new owner
decides to take him away hoih '"e
stakes and purses.
A., , orllard has no other horse in training that
- oor,nare In reputation achievements with
,annlishter But he Will sell on lhursoa! NeS''-
b.. Derfargilla Yemen. Julien. Kilkenny anu
mars which have won creditable races, ana also
p,,icon Roma, Venusberg, Flirt and other we'll
49,, ,wo-vear-olds Mr. Lorlard has had num-
,r ~ severe disappointments in racing TINS year.
o,s them the breaking down OF La Tosca the
r.yorite in the Metropolitan Handicap ana the
dea,b by accident of his fast two-year-od cat
rac, But he would not probably sell out his
stable were IL not that his health has been uhcer-
tain for some time. and he desires 10 lay aS''e
,ha cares and anxietes attendant upon the own
orsA,n and management of a great racing es'dp'
lishment.
NJ Iorillards retirement from the turf VIII
80 most serious and important vacancy. when
a, ,,,u he impossible to make good. Among all
,oval supporters of honorable sport the desire VIII
no general and earnest that he will return III very
short time to the racing arena, IN whch lie nag
haen so conspicuous influential ana hohoreu
figure and that in future years his handsome coio
will be borne to victories which Will recah ''ie
,rouaast davs of Rancocas, and of the successes
=, tho only Anne lean owner whose colt ever won
the English Derby.
The stations. mares and other STOCK Oh ha"oo
cas- will be sold later. The breaking up OF ''ie
world-renowned Rancocas Stable Will bring pacN
10 the mind of every one who is interested IN
tboroughbreds the famous Rancocas sales OF many
wears AGO when MIR. Lorillard sent to the hammer
of the auctioneer, Mortemer lroquois ana other
stations and the wonderful collection OF oroou-
mares which he had brought together at an I'M
mense expenditure of money, and or SKILL sasac!'
Judgment and labor. 1t will also set every one 10
thinking once again of that marvellous disposai at
auction of Dew Drop Pontiac and many other
racahorses of high reputation and approved merit,
when Mr. I.orillard decided TO give up racing LOT
an interval The Dwyer Brothers were the heaviest
BUYERS at that sale. Dew Drop brought szsVoV'
n nrodisious price for FLY. and Pontiac brought
sl7cOo The Dryers bought them both. what VIII
Lamplighter bring. and who will buy him.
The Coney Island Jockey Club has favored the
Ahelica public with seven days Of attractive
varied and stimulating sport. Yesterday was the
seventh day of the autumn meeting. The CLUB mas
had some Door weather contend with. 1t has
lad such feeble competition as Clfton ana Hut'eh-
burg could furnish to meet IL mas peeh io'
humber of days compelled to encounter the riVar!
If Fleetwood Park. where an energetic ana enter
prsing revival of trotting contests IN Ne"-horh
civ has been carried on For many years nc
frotting races of moment have taken place In OF
neal this city. People who admire trottins horses
md like to see them unnk their toes and heels are
also as a rule Jealous fanatics in their deVouoh u
the runners OF lofty strain SO II was inevitable tha'
a considerable number of people who would nave
gone to Sheepshead Bay If there had peen III
trotting at Fleetwood. should stay away from 'he
daily combats OF the descendants or DERBY WI"
ners in order that they might gaze upon the &C
tivt,es of such whrlers of the swft-revovng sulKs
wheel as Nancy Hanks.
But the most formidable enemy which the Cohes
Island Jockey Club forced to fight was Cen
eral Financial Strlngency. with his army Oh oied''
seekers unfortunate bankrupts and UNEMPLOYED
hroL.rs behind him Nevertheless the club mas
ha,tled yaliantly and its campaign has Deeh
crowned with laurels. 1t has given seven oa!s
of meritorious exhiarating and exciting oNei'
sion Its racing has been of rare value. ANIMATION
and worth The Futurity was one OF the most ''
,ressiye absorbing and pulse-sirrng contests ever
zen In any country. Domino ana Doppii's
yreathed their stately brows with bays that were
VOL worth wearing In the Futurity. That was an
,mperial race a warfare of the Titans, an Oiym
man struggle If General Lew Wallace had seen
that Futurity he would have written new MS
torical romance. with Donjno. Dobbins ana uai'
lee for heroes and the description oi 'n'
chariot race in ben Hur" would quickly
800 hean forgotten But old Homer should
have risen from the antique dust of ages
nd In his long, resounding lines should
have celebrated for future centuries the meeting
NJ Domno and Dobbns in that stupendous match
Even Pindar could not have reached the starr!
heights of song which that subject fairly claimed
This s the dusk of the poets. The great SINGER
ore silent Their urns are no longer empty Thei
s,.s are white and still. But Domino and Dobbn'
desarve the melodius tributes OF Parnassus ruii.
az much as did Achilles and Hector. Agamemnoi
and Ulysses Ajax and Mcnelaus The careful stu
dent of the ancient Grecians. who has also mao
himself familiar with the patient virtues the s'ou
hearts the heroic courage. the STURDY resolution
the tremendous energy and the KheIy qua'i''es o
Domino and Dobbins will not doubt that thes
sunerb colts are In many ways more worthy o
admiration than were the most reno"''eu Vi III
bo,.beaded bloody-handed. cruel and ferociou
warriors, who found delight OF Da'''e u" '"e '
Of windy Troy.
yards M
The officers governors ana ste"a'uS ~ u"
Coney Island Jockey Cl;ib have mahase" e m
ing with dignity. discretion ana api'! '"e' "
been most liberal to the public In a." inc"
rangements. and they have proved tha' ]" 10 %"
possible in this day and generation 10 conuue'
racing meeting which is thoroughly worthy Vi u"
loyal support and generous patronage Oh 'au'e
and gentlemen. In parts OF New-Jerscy Una