New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
DOMINO'S DEAD HEAT.
HENRY OF NAVARRO WAS AT HIS
HEAD.
THE JUDGES WERE UNABLE TO SEPARATE
THEM-NEw BLOOD NEEDED AMONG

There is occasion Tor any lrdHNlS anu WIN
enthusiasm in regard to the racing at HraVesehu
,os,.-a,v II was not OF a nature 10 send the ad-
mrers OF sport OF the highest Class into the "desl
ecstaces OF enthusiasm. The judges dec'ded ha'
Domino and Henry Of Navarro made dead hedt
In the special Of one mile and lur'ols -
a prize of 5000 These judges have succeedeu II"
discoverng n most amazing and extraordinary
number Of dead heats this year. IL - queS"o
whether in any country earth so many deau hea'
have ever been disclosed in single season dS NV,
Jockey Club judges have managed 10 u'B guy :"
1894 play produced in Palmer i",,''
last evening which called New Blood ~
.nnsars ~ no exactly what is needed In the Judges
stands Of our Eastern racetracks. The little co'eie
OF Judges on our Jockey Cub race'racHs Is f'e,
sided over by Colonel Simmons. one OF the mo-
amiabe and agreeable gentlemen VINO ever o'"si -
numbeXs put up on any racecourse !" -
or I'm heathendom, either. But Co.oneI H"h"'o'' "
No, az Young as he was once. No one Is ever
young twice Everybody likes. esteems ana aulh'lv'
Co:onel Simmons. The rock-rbbed hesh' Vi vi,
bra,ar is not more mpregnable In its integrity IMAM
Colonel Simmons IS. He reminds all observers Vi
Mont Blanc or Mount Everest. or any one Oh u'ose
venerable and estimable mountains when an i's"t
minded peop,e revere Colonel simmons deserves
one of the most generous pensions ever srah'eu "
any person for merit. The grand cross OF .ne
Legion OF Honor would not be too much TOT hi'i'
YOUNG MEN FOR ACTION.
young men for action. Graybeards are all very wen
in their way bu; this is rushing mpeuous' youth
full smashing and dashing age. Victor smith oush'
10 be made the presiding judge OF the Jockey C'uo
racetracks as Major Joseph j. Burke dechheo an
offer Of the position last winter Napoleon was young
at Marengo Lodi, Jena and Austerlitz. Inc years
were creeping on when he made the fa'ai pu''lei
OF the Russian campaign. when he was unsuccessful
at Leipsic and was routed al Waterloo The "orid
IL for the young. Shakespeare could PUCK no gray
hairs from his head when he wrote Othe'IO' mann
let and king Lear" Byron died at thiriy-sx
Keats was still younger when he passed away ana
,ef, behind him that Incompatible epitaph' MS
name was wri, in water" Shelley too was young
when he died. We need young Napoieons young
Shakespeares young Byrons, young keatses' young
sbe;Isys in the stewards stand and the judges stand
upon our racetracks. Reverence 10 the ased 10 al
the aged stewards and judges alike But young men
are the men 10 decide races and TO settle Gains OF
foul Look AZ our pigeon-shots. J. Seaver Page Is
not gray-headed. Edgar Murphy retains his ruddy
face and his rudy hair. Frederick Hoey Is very
rudy too 30 man who shoots pigeons Wei can
keep his skill Tor many years. DR.. g. l.. Knapp was
wonderful pigeon-shot few years ago. "here -
he now as a pigeon hitter? Laid away among the
mummies
The MACE of a steward or a Judge on a race
course Is similar in many things to that of
pigeon-slayer. racing steward and racing
Judge need the quickest OF eyes. They must DC
the surest Of snapshots. Old men are out OF pace
as racing stewards racing judges The swift
agile nimble glance Of youth Is needed, the daSh
and snap and grip of years less than half century
are imperatvely required. Are Jockeys OF hl'y
years In demand anywhere on earth? By no
means. And all racing stewards. all racing Judges
all patrol judges. all slcing clerks starters ana
officials of all sorts ought 10 be under forty years
of age pace aux jeunes." Room for the young
Put the fossils one side on the turf. Give us
the spirit, the exuberance the fire. the vigor, the
energy the qulckness the swiftness Of youth every
time.
NOT AN IMMENSE CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
The special race between Domino anu Henry OF
Navarro at the Gravesend track Of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club yesterday attracted large NUMBER oil
spectators but not nearly so large a NUMBER as
would have been assembled II the contest nad
taken Mace at Sheepsaead .ay There just two
racecourses in America which are thoroughly pop
ular and only two-the Sheepshead Bay track OF
the Coney and Jockey Club and the course OF the
Washington Park Club at Chicago But the array
OF observers yesterday was OF comfortable pro-
portions although many thousands more of people
Of the brooklyn Jockey Club without crowding
half past 4 II was announced that 1t would take
place 'O' ,...,
If on any "a eing day Of the year ne speculation
been so impatient and ardent few days ago hi.ey
ceiling himself badly bent. If not broken in his
attempts to transfer the riches OF the Atlantic
no ring 20 ves,ersyverY much an it. He had come
back to the neigborhood Of the rcnes; city Of the
S Anew mG ,bs s w.k Of Domino When Domino
defeated Clifford at Sheepshead Bay Grannon backed
Domino with dauntless confidence, making bets or
5000 at time, If they were wasers OF " cents
each Grannon won many b OF goaTs
day he seemed 70 have made up his mind ina tnst
Domino had no chance at all and ne backed Henry
which amazing. Some people say tina, Gran
h haa S sen defeated Bur this is world Of the
most fantastic exaggeraton, and betting rings are
S ranS q. be at sas, on Henry Of Navarro
AN INTERESTING QUESTION SUGGESTED
Why did Riley Grannon come on from Kentucky
to bet $4,000 on Henry of Navarro, after he had
bet heavily and heavily on Domino against
Clifford a few days before?
Well. Grannon is friend OF Byron McCleand
the owner OF Henry of Navarro. and in many races
this year he has put large sums on Byron Nc
Clelland's horses. Henry Of Navarro had run re-
markabe trial in about 1855 in preparation for this
race with l2a pounds in the saddle. But was that
t.s e $4,000 on Henry Of Savarre3 '
That is a very interesting and YER, curious
questions. Grannon was ruled off the turf once
in Caiforna Why? - ., n,o,. c..n
Domino was always the favorite at odds on. Dur
ing most OF the speculation IN the ring the bet,
the books. But Grammar and some others exhib-
tied such unlimited confidence 50 lrrepressible
holiness in laying against Domino. that some of
the tookmakers persisted In offering to against
Domino at all times. although he was the pet, the
pride and favorite of the general public. and
was backed steadily and layishly
IL is certain that the Keenes always run their
horses TO win. No dsres to dispute that. No
one ever has disputed that. No one ever will The
Keene horses are invariably run honestly, honor
ably and uprighty. That Is clear the sunlight.
Every racing man Is familiar with that obvious
fact The Keenes always tell their trainer and
their Jockey to do their utmost TO win races This
stable il managed at all times in a manner that
ought not to be criticised and that cannot justly
be criticised. William Lakeland In training for the
Keenes always trains TO win. and Taral always
rides to win. - =.
Henry Of Navarro would capture the race? That
is one Of the mysteries of racing, and racing is
full OF mysteries.
DOMINO AND TARAL WARMLY WELCOMED.
When Taral came out Domino the applause and