New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-29
DOBBINS WON THE TIDAL.
HOW THE HORSES RAN AT sHEEPsHEAD.
SOME RESULTS WHICH WERE NOT LOOKED FOR
SIR W,ITER AT TIE FRONT


head Bay, Alpine airs were in motion, and the
philosophical sages who sat quietly in their seats
and watched the heated horses and the uneasy
Jockeys suffer from the immoderate temperature
on the track. while they contente1 Themselves with
observation and rcfraincd from excited action. en-
joyed an agreeable afternoon. The owners and
trainers. as The Tribune said yesterday, have
walked up at last. They have opened their eyes
to the obvious truth that just now. In this merry
month Of June, Is their harvest time. The fields
are white for the harvest for racing men at this
moment. and the reapers are Hooking together at
last Look at the entries for the day. They
overwhelming in number and satisfactory In quail
ity. The Tribune has been trying for weeks to
persuade owners and trainers that they cannot
AFFORD 10 delay if they desire pay for the oats
which they feed to their horses. Now Is the
cepted time. Procrastinaton is the thief Of turf
prizes These the days in which horses can
win stakes and purses No be sure of the
morrow. In fact, no man can tell what day VIII
bring forth
But it is certain that THURSDAY June Is. 1894.
brought 10 the bookmskers and pleasure to the
hackers OF Kentigerna. Cesaron. DObbins. Sir Wal
ter. Copyright and IngOt. OF the six winners Of
the afternoon. Cesarion Dobhins and Sir Walter
were backed by many spectators. who were pos
sessed OF fat experience ana thick pocetbooks and
the supporters Of those three horses made their
squirmlng. sieamng. sweltcriug victims. the book
makers. wrthe IN anguish Mr.. Gilbert pitied the lot
OF the unhappy policeman in London. You all re-
member these pat;er lines OF hts about the humble
and unassumng copper Of Park Lane and Piccadilly.
II Mr.. Gilbert had been fortunate enough 10 attend
the sessions OF the Lexow Committee in the County
Courthouse. he would have come to the conclusion
that while the policeman's lot in London may not
De happy one. the Tammany wearer Of the blue
and brass IN the chief city Of America enjoys a
fairly agreeable exisenc-wl.h free drink free food
and free backman But the bookmakers the
racetracks to be pitel They have neither the
lnclinatons the opportunities Of the members
OF the Police Department on Manhattan Island
The Coney Island Jockey Club is having of
the most lucrative and pantata meetings in its
history. 1t is giving remarkably fine races. and
the people gather in numbers on Its grounds.
They pay for their grandstand tickets without
murmur Why should they murmur? They
have right to murmur. They rae
ng every afternoon worth great deal more
han 81 80 TO look They make the most ener
yetic attacks the betting ring Most Of these
attacks are repulsed with frightful loss. AS
-uie, these assaults are as ill-advised ard as
oalamitous in their way General Grants
nexphcable and disastrous onset against the Con-
federate inirenchments at Cold Harbor. But. once
n a while, the assailing party brings back some
,ooty
The people who thought that Garrison on Wern-
berg and Sims on Bandit ana Taral on Peter the
Great would carry OF the spells In the first race
yesterday wildly IN error, and they ell left
their baggage trains and supplies in the Gibraltar
nectve students OF last years racing. who remem-
bered that the Madison stables Hy Kentgerna
could give weight 10 Weinberg and Bandit ana
Peter the Great. when she was Ia her best estate,
expected Kentigerna to return 10 her highest two
year-od form at some time this year. AMI those OF
these students who bet the races risked little
money on Kentgerna IN the first race at hand
some odds and amply rewarded :or their
audacity.
II was quaint thing about that first race that
all three Of the placed horses were X long prices
in the betting. while the first ana second choices
were nowhere near third place at the end. kenii-
gerna easily. having regainea her iwo-year-
old form at last. Willie Fact0tum Wds second and
Trevelyln third.
1t was a big fed. but tn fields to-day will be
bigger Mr.. Rowe. the starter. will have a most
difficult task 10 senl off Tn maiden two-year-olds
in the fifth race to-day. More than thirty Of them
have been entered and the distance is only haf
a mile. This race ought to be divided - man
who ever lived could Gve fair and even start -
so many maiden two-year-olds at half a mile.
The Coney Island Jockey club is having a memo
raby successful meeting. with most liberal attend
ance and races far above the average of past
meetings in attractive and exciting characteristics
All the people present are gratiiied By the music
Of the band. bu, the musicians are becoming
poorer every day because they have fallen into
the habit Of betting the races. and. OF course
they lose all the tine II would be more pron'ahe
for them personally u play every afternoon ia a
cage with Hagenbecks Wild animals playing about
them. The lions and tigers might devour their
bodies. but least they would leave their pocket
books for their heirs The booSmah'rs generally
don't believe in leaving anything for anybody
heirs. ,.,., H.. e. .ho r,ces
yesterday and Il uncommonly line racing "hIc3
was seen. The Tidal Stakes is one Of TIE rirn anu
important stake 81 the yedi Tor thf'r-N -ViS.
The distance IS mile AMI tie irst money - nSary
$500 Marcus Days colts. senator crazy anu MAJ.
Byrnes, were entered IN ~. race u'a d. me-.
Grady had not been ssnt 10 chicago Ia VAN 4ut9i
that colt could prooab.y have captured ~: Tidal
But Senator Grady va ~ NHcafo, gag piH D r,
Tor me 4lda! 1y"Dmd d SI ~, aifr,itv in carrv-
ing off the prize. Ills owner, Richard Croker was
ianiins while Dobb'ns was Winning the Tidal 1t
would have cured Nj. Croker, malaria If ~ could
have seen the colt OF which ne II 50 iona running
SO triumphan'ly ana 50 brilliantly in ihs rae. -
Maxim ridden by Garrison. was backed for second
place, il he could nos possibly lose II; 1ut Sr tx
than at any previous time ths year ana snatcned
second place from -. Maxim by mead In The last
Six went 20 the pos, FOR the Long Island Handi-
sscO Sir Walter backed 10y Inc friends ana
followers Of the Oneck Stable with c)niid~nce ana
o6siruci. Sir Walter pleased every one who looked
aim over before the raee liS aPirarince vs. c lt
Was a strong favo-itc il he letting Speculation
was lncessant and pon lerous on this race. Money
hurled AZ the bookmakers ID heaps. Don |
Aionzo wa next = 81 Waiter IN the favor Of the |
the betting ring. Whle Sir Walter always held a !
strong lead the b1okmakcrs D ackbOards Don |
Alonzo ana Roche pressed each other holly FOR |
second pace In public preference. putting his |
head before the other moment. and then Civ |
ing way a trlne TO his rival There were six star
IN the Sir Water Roche Don AlpnZO. 81. |
Michael. Fred Douglas ana LOwlander. but OF |
course. person at the track paid any atten-
ton to ST. Aichlc Fred Douglas ana Iow.anior. |
They the chat. Sir Walter. Roche and Don |
a ONO were the wheat
Sir Walter. superbly ridden 10y DoGget;. tho |
In tremendous drive by nose from the I'M |
lucky Roche, who has been unfortunate enough 10 |
lose several races by the meatre margin Of q few |
inches Don AlOnzO was proud and hlughty |
third. more than length behind Roche. and oaly |
q narrow nose before tho Gespiscd and condemned |
St Michael Sims rode Don AlOnZo Tx the modest |
OF Castilians Readers Of CerVHntcs cannot forget
the significant traits OF the high Old Spanish blood
azure The genuine Casfiar h!dalgo o: the Don |
Alonzo type always held his head loftily IN air and
disdained eli the common people Sims held Don |