New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-10

KING DARLNGToN's DEATH EXPECTED.
PRACTICALLY THERE WE'RE NO HOPES OF
HIS RECOVERY LAST N1GHr-TAKEN
SICK AFTER THE RACE LAST
FRIDAY

FRIDAY.
A. B. Darlings good game horse King Darling
ton taken sick soon after the finish OF his hard
fought race against Cocoon and Carbon at Fleet
wood last Friday and his death was expected at
any moment last night. The stallion Is suffering
from attack OF Inflammation OF the kidneys, COM
pcated with pneumonia In both lungs, and Or.
Dodn. the veterinary surgeon In attendance. said
yesterday that the fine young horses chances OF
recovery only about In a hundred King
Darlington was raised by Mr.. Darling. who Is said
to have refused offer OF 5000 for him recently.
Trainer George H. Martin. who has had him in his
stable at Fleetwood since the beginning OF the sea-
SON. saws 5000 would not have bought the son Of
King Wilkes and Marguerite Martin drove him
mile In 2l2s. at Hartford two weeks ago. and was
confident Of giving him record Of 2l0 or better
before the end OF the season. The horse had come
90 hts speed rapidly. having opened the season with
a record OF 2:22A. His best record was 2l6. made
In the sixth heat OF his race at Fleetwood last
Friday when he out-trotted Major s. T. Dcklnson's
game mare Cocoon In one OF the finest finishes OF
the Grand Circuit meeting. The stallion was en-
gagged In stakes aggregating $4,000 to e trotted
for this season. and had valuable engagements at
Boston, Philadelphia Providence Meadville. Chilli
Gothic and other important meetings Martin says
he confident Of winning them all before his
horse was FRUSTRATED. as the King was improving
every week and rapidly coming TO be for
midabe rival for the best horses on the turf.
In the first heat OF his At Fleetwood last
week Cocoon and King Darlington came into col
sion. throwing Trainer Martin from the sulky
and injuring him that he could not drive the
race out. John Shlllinglaw took Martins pace
behind King Darlington but having never driven
him before was n disadvantage. Martin and
his friends are confident that If the accident had
not occurred King Darlington could have won the
race As T. was with a strange hand on the rein,
the horse was In the finish ~ the last four heats
winning the sixth in PIG and forcing Cocoon out to
n nose In the final round.
Tho work Of the Judges who ofiiciated during the
Fleetwood meeting last week has aroused much
criticism The ruling by which the first heat OF the
222 class rae, declared no heat on FRIDAY
was considered masterpiece OF lnconpetehcy ui
III Yesterday when an occurrence cam" 20 light
which SURPRISES 1t. II appears that Henry Hughes
one OF the responsible for the no neat de-
cison permitted Monroe Salisbury to withdraw
Expression from the postponed 2l6 race. which Is
10 be trotted at o'clock this afternoon, and snip
the flly along with the other horses OF the sails
bury Stable to Terre Haute last Saturday night
EXPRESSION was OF the two heaviest backed
horses I'm the race and large sum OF money de-
pended upon her performance today. Up 10 5
O'clock on Saturday Mr.. Salisbury himself ana
those connected with the stable said the n'ly was
good and that she ought TO give a line account or
herself to-day But Salisbury wished TO draw TX
preston inasmuch as she is engaged this week AT
'rcrre Iiautc and after 1t had been decided that
the postponed contest at Fleetwood must De car
ried over Sunday. Salisbury got Hughes To give
him permission TO withdraw and ship TO Ierre
IIoute As the pools on the race stand just as u
The mare were here to start. the men who backed
her 10 win, betting 500 against $50 Tor the held
will have 10 lose their money without race, oW-
Ing 10 this extraordinary action OF the officials