The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-17


A week has elapsed since Domino and
Henry Of Navarro measured strides for
the second tim during their three-yedf-
old careers. In TINS progressive age Il
week is a lifetime, and under ordinary
circumstances any event seven days Ola
is buried beyond remembrance or IecoS-
milton. The struggle OF the colts. how
ever, was Of such an intensely peSI rate
characteT-it was so fdr beyond the Iedl4-
cation Of turfmcu-thdt IL needs no duO!-
ogy for referring to 10. For the second
time since Domino first felt the sting
Of The whip and the prick OF the spur ne
has crossed the line locked with an OPP
pOnent. And for the second time since he
bore the familiar colors OF his owners
mis- wonderful grit and iudOmtuble pluck
have been reflected hy his rival
\ game thoroughbred, an animal who,
under the seyerest strain, struggles on
unsweryngly and uu!iinchlnsIy mu,t
ind q responsive chord in the heart or
lovers of the sport Ills memory ever
ling To. i'm spite Of years and new IA
vOrtes, and SO IL must be with Domino
md Henry of N1yarre-tWo Of the most
liOn-hearted Offspriugs Of a proud line
Last Saturday the least hesitation, the
slightest inclination TO way =, II only Tor
the fraction OF n second would nave
meant defeat. But all the time the l5-
sue hung In the balance, all the time mat
,h- vast crowd at Cirayesenl Wds held
- .llbound by he intensity OF the strug-
gle. neither contestant asked quarter
from the other. So long as nothing IN
the mechanism snapped, so long n TWO
rivals Struyc to gain the mastery. Neither
ilincheI, spent though they were. and
il was a hitting tribute that nature paid
them when they flashed past the post
INSOFAR BILE
As regards the commonplace details Of
the struggle, there Caa Dee no question
that Henry Of Navarro was the better
Although he himself made no mistake,
although his one sole object was To gam
IN" supremacy over his more iehoWht
rival. his jockey certainly hldnderea ana
hunsled a lad with the very best IHteu-
TORS, always anxious. often oF'r-aANiouS
TO land his mount winner boEsetI
is so constituted that be- cannot helo
lose his head In an emergency. ii any
thing outside the expected happens his
Confusion IL such that he cannot master
it, Hence his display on Henry or Ma
varrc, hence his utter inaputuie 70 par
l'iUJte IN a match.
The first hall OF the nine furlongs com
passed by the two cracks was run az
such a pace that had Doeeett bern
master OF the art like Murphy ana other
Inc horsrmen, he would never nave per
mltted Taral on Domino 10 DUST MN our
Of the inside berth. There was no btedh
neck pace. therefore there was no heces-
sity 10 let his opponent head MN ~
the rate they we're travelling ne coulH
nave waited in front quit as wen as
have adopted the same tactics ueAllit'
This was mistake number Oue-d mis-
take In which the present tashlonaple
Jockey is continually INDUCING anu uliy
oil which no genuine horsemah "oulu
ever be guilty.
After this. and after Domino had open
ed a blS streak Of daylight without any
unusual eNertion or exhibition Of par
ucular spe d, Henry OF Navarro Closet
on him again-on the outside, az mat
ter OF course. Swinging into the suetcHi
the pair were practically abreast ana
soon afterward McFlelland's colt BEGAN 10
ptFcepubly draw away. Then II was ihtl
IaTal reused Domino, and then IL was
that the downfall OF the keene chan-
plon seemed inevitable. The latter, now
ever, responded with amazing G3mentss;
ana IS the last furong pole was ltdcHSl
ne sun hung like a BULLDOG ty the siue
OF his rival. The situation. coHih1hcu
with the unusual Issue at stake. was 700
great lead for Doggett's brain capdclty
and he reverted TO the whip-Jhe 9iliy
resource OF a jockey IN a quancaF\. no
proved fatal for the mOmentary nesItd,
ton he displayed in drawing II alloNei
Domino 10 creep up again, ana, lh5uSH
Henry OF Navarro eXerted every muscle
10 gain a victory. the best he couid %
was 10 prevent his opponent from heau-
ing him
The exhibition OF both was so supefbly
honest that when the judges indicator
through the board their inability 90 seFa-
rate them their action was received VITA
iOng-drawn sigh Of relief.
Except that the result afforded further
PROOF, If any were needed. OF Domino
Samentss. tt cannot he said to have
enhanced his reputation. whereas Henry
Of Navarro, by holding him as he did az
a distance which was decidedly to Dom
mos advantage, has materially added 10
his laurels.-The Rider and Driver.