The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

cap. | trust that he will have bettor
luck in the Suburban and get on wei
and show VIA is in him. \ morse as
gaT.e speedy and enduring as he may
win the need Of victory, but PIN NY
faith TO Lamplighter
II IIon-hearted Sir Walter Is himself,
and is near the leaders throat latcn
on Suburban day, whoever ,hat Isu1et
may be, he will have to hustle harG n lOr
how to quit. His courage stays with MN
to the last He never yields wnlle tI I5i
is a foot Of ground to be traveTsed. HIS
he has often caught rival who would
be fleet of foot, but not stout OF heart.
With Lampighter DR.. Rice and Cliiford,
however. he will have hard game ne
cannot break their hearts. The race Will
be to the animal who is the swiftest as
well as the strongest
| have frankly stated that l believe
tdat one on t the s6Sr f9n pze aE That is
my honest conviction. ! think that the
Suburban will be grand struggle from
the moment the starters nag flashes
on the contestants to. the second they
cross under the wire. In a hghung nnlsh
] expect. condition, position, and other
things, as l said before, being as nearly
win first money, DR.. Rice, second, and
either Clifford or Sir Walter, third.
Like many wiser man, however
may e gfe6psS err p e IN s or any othe
matters, and one or two or possibly three
Of the brilliant field l have left out OF
serious consideration may upset All my
calculations, and capture first, second.
and third prizes. Horses like Lowlander.
Leonawell. Don Alonzo. Pessara, Terri
fer and even old Banquet are exceed
ingly dangerous al any. time in a bunch
ing like that of Handicap or Suburban,
especially If they have a favorable
weight. Banquet, for instance. gave me
a hot race the other day when rode
F4rfA-
was at the Doctors saddle girth at the
finish. He might duplicate or better that
performance in a great contest like the
Suburban. Any OF the rest may do the
same.
Success in any race. great or small.
depends largely upon the Jockey. A good
horse may be beaten by an Indifferent am
imal when the one Is mounted by a
poor or careless rider and the other by
a competent and painstaking rider. In
a great race the slightest error Of judg-
ment on the Jockeys part is apt 10 prove
fatal to a good horses chances of win
ming. He may, for instance, undervalue
the pacemaker Of race and one or two
horses who cling to him, and by laying
back" get inextricably mixed up for a
moment with lot of dead" or beaten
horse and goes after the leader or lead
ers, the jockey finds that he il too far
behind and that he cannot overhaul
them. He has moderated their speed
Or again. he may err by driving his
horse at killing pace in the outset of
the race and have not bottom lett when
the stretch is reached. Then the boy
who has laid back within striking dis
tance and has kept some reserve bower
in his nag. drives TO the front and wins
the victory.
In a race of any lind-and most es-
pecially stellar eveat--a jockey should
not only have fair line on the qualities
OF the other horses in the race, but should
tho rC Cghly know mis- own. By that /
mean his disposition as well as speed
pluck and staying powers. Some horses
must BE- worked" with whip and spur
the moment the starters nag nosnes.
The are lazy and would lag, If permitted.
There are other horses who viii stop ii6ht
still the moment a whip Is put 10 them:
They must be 'jollied' along. a kind
word ana a gentle pat of the hand viii
do ten times more good than whip or
spur. This is noticabiy the case with
two-year-old horses and fiiiies. Even
grown up mares are frequently trouble
some in this way especially in the spring
OF the year.
Some horses want to have their own
way when racing, and nothing can be
done with them IL not accorded this
privilege. Such a horse is Don Aionzo.
'fhe great mares FirenA and La Tosca
were also gated this way, and particu-
larry in the months OF May and June.
You could not pull them. They had TO
be given their heads Other horses
you must cons.A1dy pyil or they would
soon run themselves out
The worst horse to handle is the "sul-
ker" The famous Tenny and his equal
ly famous half sister and brother Tea
Tray and Banquet, are given TO this
habit. as indeed. are almost all the
Rayon Dor breed. They want 10 cut
ont the pace themselves and squirt when
they wish to- Tenny could be humored
with safety, in this way. for the great
swayback possessed such a wonderful
burst OF speed and had such tremendous
powers OF endurance that he could quick
~ oVernaul almost any rival In the
stretch suiky horse IS a bad one
either bet on or bet against. He Will
disappoint you either way when you
vonr money on him, win when you have
stacked up a pile against him. As a
rogue of man is TO be avoided In any
Of the relations Of , lis social rosn business N
Iarse Re left severely ialone by the
sncculator at the race track. Never