New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26
SCARLET BROOKLYN DERBY
THE NORRIS RAINBOW SHINES AJAX
non ALONZo BEATEN EAslh

ALSO DEFEATED
chic . fey DAYS ago the colt Rainbow ny "s
feIow out Of Buff and Blue. ran a NH. rh,s
in SO IA In a trial with full STAKE ,s M a,r,v 1,
was a remarkable feat for three'!e"' n ,,o1
the season and the trainers VINO ""N .,,.a II
agreed that John A. Morris an" "'' ', o,, !,
x,orr,s rere tho owners Of an eNoePuo''' ~
" 49,, rm,,,chter defeated Rainbow WITHOUT d"
49,, ,., so,ura,y hut II was ascerti'heu ai'er 'n''
racs tina, Rainbow had caught eo'' WIN" wa"
ycloned and brought u the suri"0' '' - .o
This was the true explanation vi ~ .
mip,ous failure last week i'''' " ,,
49, so. name IN gallant style. lie promptly 'oo"
Ms soo.' ~ I,oohIyn Derby Uhe most important
'". ''', s,okc for threey earolds OF tbs meet
"'u s,ronr pace admirable for It's evenneSS
,a,o.ss and power, never allowed any OF DIS I'|"'
~ 90, +, his head, and won 'he race very e"9"! :"
% sxc,rent zine for a colt OF MS age carrS"s
"a, funds I'm May In this part OF the world Kan
- ro-,.d we'll last year. but rarely raced well
tr victory yesterday was long stride TO the 'front.'
=. =, rims the Fort Hamilton Handicap next Tuesday
Ia no now seems likely TO do, and captures 'he
,r.,ors and Belmont Stakes at Morris Park he VIII
-, ort IN Chicago to run in the American Derby
s,,c. he was not entered In the rich Realization
s,ak,s at sheepshead Bay. Rainbow Is In the for'
uam,,ton Handicap at LOG lbs. and there Is no
rouoItv for Yesterdays success. Don Alonzo Is Ill
chat race at 1874 e. W. johnson at l24 and sir walter
q, 100 As Rainbow defeated Don Alonzo easily III
fine Derby each carrying 100 lbs. he ought 10 VIII
the Fort Hamilton Handicap still more easily AT
these weights.
Michael F. Dwyer backed Don Alonzo freely. but
A. there was no place betting against MIN OF an!
consequence he did not get back any OF the eooooV
which he paid for him at the Ehret sale last Novem
her, Don Aonzo Is TALL st.lted colt OF towering
propor,ions and needs Of jockey ship to Use
his breathess burst OF speed TO the best aoVa'ase
-, 4, ., oorrso M, such n Jockey. with
Rainbow a much more severe race. lneh' TOO Do"
Alonzo NAV not have been entirely tit for an exact
ing struggle. while Rainbow was hard as nni's ana
In perfect condition. But 1t must not be forgotten
,ha, Rainbow had much in reserve at the end.
II was a noteworthy day IN racing. because Lamp
lighter, Longstreet. Don Alonzo. Rainbow Or. hce
and other wellknown horses Of high class showed
their pices. once more the Brooklyn Jockey Ciuo
rajoiced In n lucrative and aDabe ATTENDANCE OF
large dimensions. Nneyolr bookmakerS occupici
stands and will keep them for the last iour oa!'
OF the meeting at 800 per day Tor each s'ii"
The total of the club from the bet'ns Ting
alone during It's fourteen days In May Will be nearly
$4,000 and the average of spectators Is uncom
monty abundant. 1t Is said that the banks no"
sean collateral offered for loans very Sharply anu
throw ont a great deal. What bank would thihk OF
throwing out Jockey club stock now that the pool
rooms have been closed The profits promise 10
be so vas, this year that 1t will be surprising l.
new racecolses TO compete with the existing tracks
are not started In 1904.
Lamplehttr the Maturity Handicap, 1or Iour-
ycar-olds In a manner truly majestic once more
the hackers Of this noble colt CRASHED their TEEN ana
bcwailcd the calamity by which he lost the BIooKyh
Handicap lie would have the Handicap be
yond a doubt but for the wckcdly reckless ana Ill
xc,able riding OF some OF the jockeys In that race
Who often try to ruin tn. chances OF favorite when
they cannot win themselves or do not care 10 Try
Most Of the Jockeys are an unscrupuious uhoru'eu'
evil minded Iy they do all they can TO disgust inc
pnllic with racing and TO damage the reputation OF
tho starter Many Of them ought to be- In the FL
mira Rcformatory the Burnham Industrial Farm
instead of cecng their employers ont OF hundreds OF
dollars per week for doing as much mischiei as pos
sibie slum mission TO reform ana reJu'eha'e hH'f
lean Jockeys Is sadly needed.
II may he remarked In passing that II Sims had
ridden Lampighter the opening day OF the meet
ins In anything like the style In which ne ro n'n
Yesterday he would have cantered home the ehsles.
OF winners, as M did YESTERDAY, ,n. s,u nsrs
his head and pockets him several times Ianian.
never In his lie displayed such form as LahPns'e'
nai onstrset had run last trial this week. yet
Michael F. Dwyer and Richard Croker dia no, MOI i ,
Expected big commission which the bookmskers WALTZ
Tor was not discovered In the ring. Lonss're f t.
i1ial. IIchpoclct the race. with plenty TO
spare and Bitten ou,ran Lonelreei Tor seconI s
rae. on Prince Grorge. The bookmakers Offered ana
0s odds AGAINST s co ed a. s'S ms G tr.e cns
pia,ers. 1t was surprising that the betting was not
paly 4 Gideon have had far more than their
share Of III i,r,nr. m is2 n,d -, ,s L' ,he brill
%"t nrouilse OF their twoy earOld iorn ana yestef-
DAY Dr. Rice the Col, c'eiy rehea upon by the EN-
brooklyn Derby Horses that are sulgcc, to r n.e
dents OF that sort are rarely OF value III STAKE races
over a distance of ground
DETAILS OF THE RACING
INST KACL-Iwo-yeas-Od Niles Special weights
Five ''''''''' Sc s.''i"ffi
q Hisa SSi Fl So'''$S 3 s'
1, NJ 'saso'r' b. f. Glance l iI5 $, -
y EssS. ~ ~ car III ii
f f1nas nvesn ITO (Doggctt0 SOL ID
unn,so0r,no .l rl%sM' % 50. place 81 o.
Lady Kelly was withdrawn. After a delay OF Ten
minutes rather struggling start wa made soprano,
,orA and Mcmac Queen being in front In the s'e''h
Tai o,trode The other Jockeys and Soprano won by Two
lengths. Ellen second. the same distance before "an'
who beat Nshma a length Ellen got OIL last ana maui
up much ground. ..
SECOND RAcE-Hsndicap. One mile and sixteenth
ST. Be''inFsii Fl.
s,endthIlit~piccadilly. yrs. lo5 n, o, II
Sims <-i -
r. Briaieys bi. {. Blitlcn. /. 10 car. -
Richard Cookers br. h. Longstreet aged . IN , IN
122 .....................-.... LamDiey(S % y.
fd'iio T. f;ms Gu L'mo'ey io-i
Mu,usriekpOcket straight s4 rs. place IS 40 Bit
place slO 20.
The Ironmaster, Melba. Leonawel SleIpncr and Rus'
withdrawn. fideIo. of course. made the run
ming Followed by Bitten ne led To the head OF the
stretch Pckpocket third u the hame post, when
he ana passed by Lon2strect In the stretch
he ran kindly passed winning by
three lengths Bitten second length before Longst:cet
who was overhaulng him rapidly. The mile was run In
:,2s.. Longstrcct had mile and quarter oil
Tucsdsy in = O3L.
THIRD RACE-BROOKLYN DERBY. For thrce-ycar-
old. each. 100 ailcd. One mile a