The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07
COLD NOT HEAD NAVARRO.
The Pace Too Hot for Domino
and Clifford.
. $1,000 PERSONS SAW rnE GREAT RACE.

Hul ana Droppea Htu nt ths tnchne-
Ewes The- ne HsA speed E-o-eh
TO Ru. Hair . Mile N Al IL
s.eord. sna Shake OF CliFOrd
Do-i.o's Pser showirs . Great
s-rprise - Aaitstor wins The essyooe
n.tro- st.he. for the Nes-r.. Reese,
with H.,s-pur Second, ana Salvation
Third-str Excess Disposes ofsir Walter
n the Ns,hstt.. H..diesp-Reis Sue
pe.ses for che Rest or che Year.
Henry Of Navarro can go into retirement for
the season Of 1894 with the proud bearing Of q
champion, the superb chestnut havingvanquished
Clifford and Domino In the widely advertised
and much-discussed special race for q purse OF
Is. 200, at one mile and . furlong, over the
Metropolitan course of the New York Jockey
club at Morris Park. yesterday afternoon.
Twenty-Five thousand persons oheered the victor
- he swept past the magic line ct the
finish. q length before Clifford, and with
the cheers for the conqueror came an inquiry
for the conquered. Clifford had put up
. strong battle, but Domino, the hitherto In
vincible and indomitable son of Himyar, the
favorite In the betting, had suffered = most
iQnominious defeat, and was far In the wake of
his antagonists 1t the end. His race was too
bad TO be true. and his showing was . great
blow to the Messrs. Keene, their trainer. Will
liam bAkelRnus JnelT lOCHoy, EEcu ihThA, AHu
the innumerable friends OF the black
vhirlwind and his owners. Flushed with
Agltator's success in the Matron Stakes.
which was worth s31,420 to the winner,
the entire Kecne connection were In the best Of
spirits when the horses went to the post. The
finish Of the race found them well nigh dumb
with surprise. As James r. Kecne put It: Its
all beyond my understanding" Trainer Lake
land advised his friends to bet on Domino.
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of soreness after the contest. He was not short
of work. yet Tsral says that he stopped to moth
ing under him coming down the hill.
The ~partisans Of Henry Of Navarro say that
the terrific pace the chestnut colt set from the
end Of the very first furlong was too much for
the black fellow, but the public had seen
the great colts run head and head for
half Q mile at Gravesend and finish on
even terms in marvellously fast time.
Others attributed Domino's poor showing to the
hill: that he could not run down the incline as
well as Henry of Navarro. his shoulders being
straighter. These and half a dozen other the
cries were advanced. but the fact remains that
Henry of Navarro beat both Clifford and
Domino at ono mile and q furlong in
1:5?A. of which tho last half mile
was run In AN seconds. He beat one horse at
one end OF the race and the other at the finish,
and all hats must come of to the matches son
OF hulEnt Oh ElltTblte. Let US thNe n glance at
Henry OF Navarre's record for 1894 and COM
pare It with those Of his competitors in yester-
days race. Bred at tho Silver Brook Farm of
Lucien V. Appleby, Shrewsbury, n. j., and sold
to his present owner. Byron McClelland OF Ken
lucky, the colt was not regarded as having suf-
fcient merit TO be nominated in all Of the clas-
sic events for two and three year olds. Knight
of Ellerslie. his sire, and Moss Rose. his
place their names high upon the role Of fame,
and McClellsnd was content to get into a few OF
old. Henry Of Navarro was not considered IN the
CLASS Is Domino, Dobbins and senator Grady,
public. who always gave him their h%esrtiest
support wheneverhe was not meeting the great
pered about that he was for sale, and
that SEQ. 900 would induce McCleiland to part
and the colt spent the winter in the Blue GGras:
State and was nominated for the chief handi-
s sfeesp 81 sa' B KssF; eoa aass ap' ,ha he c ss%s t. fsl. sSi
Jockey Club; and Byron McCielland, who is al;
things he has In pickle for the ring. made no Sc
cret Of the belief that Navarro was about the
that +. OF would sRy BE- s9 worth a sSoa bet te iir f ,Ss Bro sSa
Ign. Metropolitan. and Suburban hAndicaps.
The 1sssra pa sIns. f tS.n. the ,i Gglt'' nrI %rryeI lem
older competitors and with each succeeding
gruelling the handsome colt seemed to be bet
ter. He earned the encomiums Of ever fair
minded sportsman in the land, OF every turf.
Aheh hote "a n1Aig " NahiC pOlut
tween him and Domino. Alter long spsrrins
world knows, was one Of the most magnificent
flights Of speed. ono of the most superb races
Zine out Of TEN Critics crit said that Henry assu Of Ma:
varre should have won the race.
placed IN camphor and lavender, but with his
sides still scored where the rowels had ploughed
70 try conclusions with Banquet, an iron horse,
one OF his own stripe. which he laid low in a race
he INDUCED them M0' Not 6e; but atIihiEu IKE the war MSs
that ceases nghtIng only when death closes his
fsye sc sad CAUSES e; The sword to drop from his gTssP
Bramble afterward for the second Special Stakes
In bruising contest Clifford was first by a
Of anything but a three-cornered hight between
Sliford Henry OF Navarro, and Domino, ara a
Club. This was formally accepted a week ago
and the public has been on the tiptOe OF expecta-
movements OF the great trio has been faithfully
dsSd by the great public interested u in the sport
some few days ago Byron cClelland reported
henry OF Navarro as not being quite TO his
;ars sitsT ! bis s" Ta SsV with 'G cfin sGs co Ms Sfs Sis6S
hah him shod with bar plates. and brought him
over spI the sss JEROME M 'f PARK itsrS SSSEse oh Ms f Ss.asS s sRa
sIierward said that If the royal colt did not do
bags track he would not start him. This MAS
bad news; but when the colt breezed a mile over
tsS I I o56 ,b rA ySu stretch; on Friday n better
EeAa NA@N Ao
would run him anyway, and the racing public
nrtw a long breath OF relief. Domino and Cliff
ford had both been going great guns in their
work, and on tho eve OF the race many thou
SANDS OF dollars had been wagered on the result.
GREAT DAY ron THE CLUE.
Yesterday " as probably the biggest day I'm the
history OF the New York Jockey Club. as on no
previous occasion had Il offered such a feast In
the way Of racing. The glories OF the early
autumn were on the foliage and the magnificent
place was In perfect order for the race OF ths
year. There Is something about Morris PARK 10
appeal to the eye and the heart. To the con.
nnisseuT II Is the model race course, with its
magnificent club house, It's LOFTY and spacious
grand stand, It's many tracks and splendid SUR
IouudiIgs. As a whole II makes every spectator
believe that lie or she Is about TO see some
rtat sInTi, come genuine racing. All the wealth
snd fashion, all the youth and beauty of Vest
Chester county crowded the boxes, and the first
yer o. N" grand stand Was a perfect garden OF
Ma"y Of the social leaders from Long Island
SSh'e over with their drags. and the English
tAshl'h 81 visiting the paddock was greatly ia
LaN"t, May OF the bettOrs visited the lOung-
lhS llaNe ~ the thOroughbTads and talked more
OF lENn Knowingly nLDpF the ana ,ln - -.