New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-13
nouINO STILL UNBEATEN.
,r,SNER OF THE WRITER'S STAKES.

p Keenes superb colt Domino won the
Jan. stakes at Morris Park yesterday by head
WIZ" ,,,,on McClelland's colt Henry OF Navarro.
from - cookers colt Dobbins ran third. 1t was a
RlcA". -, The air seemed 10 come straight
ho' crater OF Vesuv,us. or Etna. or Mauna Loa.
ho" n.,,axI or Chmborazo. or hi!anea, or Popo-
or ", ar lztaccihuatl, or some other unpleasant
eif extinct or otherwise. with an appalling
v'' How the atmosphere did seethe and bubble
Ssm. while the spectators suffered all the tor
ana - this agoniz!ng Climate of ours Is capa-
ta' :, lnncting Domino Is very popular colt
De 4. an extremely popular jockey. and the
81 co,ors have an army or followers Hence
DE- r,n,ino in the'Withers Stakes added one more
VIZ" VIZ. long list OF his trumphs. the cheers ana
70 w. and screams and stampings and handicap
as were long and loud
pms nifty Il was that Taral could not have been
n.,,a Perchas back in the Casanova Stakes!
~. ,.t brotherly love coriinue
bs' ,erson interested In racing remembers the
49,, series of Dominos victories last year lie
,,.,sd every two-year-old OF any importance Ill
w. u,,n,rv except Senator Grady. who never ran
'~ ~, him He took up heavy weights and ran 50
ST., that no rival could compete with him. lie
W., ,2o rounds success in the Fuiurity and
@ nNA in the Matron Stakes. 1t was a wonder
49, that OF Domino a two-year-old. ana
-. ,o,al amount which he won In stakes Tor James
Wv v..,e and Foxhall Keene was prodigious Dom
Is not in his best form in the Fuiurity or In
- -os,ch with DoDbirS, IN Whlch DOooihs ran d
"e soot with him. lie was then suffering from
''a. temporary ailment which caused his skin TO
YIN" out IN blotches a day or two later. But he
".soIv recovered his speed and form at Morris
Ias, October when. with 12S pounds on his
~ he ran the six furongs OF the Toboggan slide
20 II he had been fully himself in the futuriY
=, the match with Dobbins he would have de-
,..,sa Galiee (who carried only 10 ponnus) ana
ssI,s nv two or three lengths in the Fnturity
pV"S and he would have
away from Doooi"S ''i''"e '''''N'''
Weights 1850 $50, =,
Don,no is the very apple OF the eyes ooth OF
- Keene and Of his son Foxhail. They hope
-. .xnec; that he Will never be beaten, and that
=, c,reer will eliminate as SURPRISING that or any
- American racehorse that ever lived. Luxe
..,hyrn Hindoo Iroquois. Foxha.l. Hanover
'.a.,rest Salvador Firenz. Kingston and others
,oer,ca, racers of high renown But every
=, these named was beaten as a two-year-od.
n,,,o has never been beaten fremont ana
s,..tion were never beaten. But fremont ana
s..,,,on ran only a few times rs two-year-ods ana
.s., hroke down Neither OF them ran after they
- ,ro-vear-olds. So Dominos actual acnieVe-
.,,s m TO date in brilliancy. variety and I'M
D.as .r-nass those ever accomplished by any
r,.., col, and FLY in the same length or time
30 a, "a the hope OF every true-hearted turfman
w. ,nes 10 see a truly noble racehorse enjoy an
-h,,ken existence of success that Domino never
IS, ~ bsaten and that he will follow his dlstinc-
.,. and elories already garnered with oazzhng
..r,v o, honors and laure,s as a three-year-od
"a four-year-o,d. and even longer
us,rv OF Navarro had run so well THIS year 'ha'
80. O strong favorite over Domino in ali the
900 Many heavy SPECTATORS argued that as
n,rno had had racing in 1884, hehry u
v.r,rre a thoroughly seasoned horse IN perieo'
,,odsion completely hardened and prepared TOT '"e
,.,v would be able 10 defeat Domino Ihen' 100,
-,,v newspaper writers. trainers and others hao
,., saving for year that no son OF Hlmyar
no,. nv Hi,ovar out Of Mamie Cray would
., n,,vs 10 be a slayer. In fact. most or these
a... .sssrted that Domino would not be ao.e 10
=, ave-, at mile But Domino did win at a mile
(, N. wirhers and right CALAMITY, 100. many
u.nr writer's many newspapers ana many "ai"
>, and other turfmen have always betrayed
rnrd.r and inexplicable hostility to Domino
,~rs,r easerness and anxiety to pick flaws IN hlnl'
An .asntric impatience to exut over an an''o'
,..s dsssa, Of Domino. But. whatever may nap
n, IN ,hs future Domino was justified OF his enc
mics yesterday.
Strange reports have been circulated OF poor WI
done by Domino this year. Of hating ana hooo'ne
legs Of the development OF Wild ana lh''do'aOe
temper. Of all sorts Of defects and DEFICIENCIES IN
the winner OF the Futurity of 1898. Domino iooKed
and acted Yesterday as II not one OF these reports
was true No bemishes were observed upon him.
and he appeared 10 be in excellent condition ana eA
eellent form He behaved well and showed no DAa
temper William Lakeland his skful trainer SENT
hin TO the post the picture OF health and conniUo"
Henry Of Navarro. with Garrison In the sau"'e
was always the favorte. The betting against DoTn-
no was opened at TO s. but rose quickly 10 20 l.
Dobbns was wel-backed third choice. There were
five starters Nahma and Rubicon had very few
friends
The star. was rather struggling. and Henry OF Ma
vare got of last But the pace for the hrst nan
nile was SLOW so that Garrison had no dincuy
IN choosing his position with Henry. and the faVor-
te therefore. really lost nothing by getting on De-
hind the others. Nahma led on sufrance TO the
ht quartcr-nie. As the horses entered the nome
stretch MAMMA was in front. with Henry OF Ma
varre second Dobbins third. and Domino c'ose
fourth The three colts Henry OF Navarro. Doobns
and Domino, moved under easy pull until they
squared away for the 70 the end Then the tes'
cane. As the speed quckened, Henry OF Navarro
yahma ani DobbIns got Domino in pocket ana d
less alert. vigorous and energetic Jockey than Iara'
would have lost the race then and there. Garrison
boxed back and seemed to think that Domino was
already beaten But Taral took Domino In hand,
checked him slightly worked him out Of the pocket
md shot him after Henry Of Navarro with so SUD-
den and startling a flash OF speed that In rev
strides. and before Garrison fully realized his dan
Ger, Domnos by Henry Of Navarres
shoulder.
Dobbns was disposed OF instantly by Domno's
Tremendous rush. and the race throughout the final
snarIong was a furious grappe between DOMINO ana
Henry Of Navarro. Both Jockeys rode well ana
both colts ran well. But Domino was just trlne
superior 70 Henry Of Navarro at n mile YESTERDAY
even II II was Domino's first race OF the year
While Henry had had plenty OF racing. and amid
a great uproar OF intense excitement on the part
q the spectators. Domino won the Withers by
oead. Dobblns a poor third.
Byron McClelland and his friends backed Henry
@Navarre boldly. This is unlucky colt and an
saacE owner this year in that both have re-
SS.s.eay missed triumphs OF much lmpCrtancJe Dy
narrow margins. Henry OF Navarro was decked out
Eenufuly with ribbons OF the stable colors Even
as tail carried bow-knot. May trainers thought
sat II Garrison had forced the pace holly all the
,,y he might have defeated Domino. But the
'ttct remains that Domino won the race and Henry
~ Navarro did not First money in the Withers
SN ~ '''N ''' ~ w."
When the Morrises offered 10 match Gutta Percha
yAnst Butterflies after Gutta Percha had defeated
Aesnan and Counter Tenor with plenty IN hand
s wn generally supposed that Gutta Percna
IL. u. Oh MI he