New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
crARTERS AND RACERS.
,,,r OBSERVATIONS AT CRAvEsEND
v,uLrouGET BATTLE BETWEEN HORN
PIPE AND DoBBINs

PIN. .os,al glance, but there is probably some IN
70 ' suffering. possibly some malay OF the mino.
'e'".,rsblv some impairment OF the impeFous anu
e'"'o, will which gives starter mastery over
6oni"0, restless and rebellious boys who ride
the In !, car hardly be the lack Of early Eng
face",.h which me Gutenberg starter, James r.
hsh. W., W" 60 copiously supplied that cripples Mr.
Ca- 4, his efforts 10 control the Jockeys.
Row :, ,here is any want Of variety and vigor IN
p" oo,,o's vocabulary. 1t Is easy enough to supply
~ -. sseciency. IN recent years severa! dictionaries
inc o.s,I s,ze have been issued. each containing
o. e0-.. coI,e-.ions OF words running up into the
en0'', =, thousands Zach new lexicon Is larger
que" ~. last Then. too. encyclopaedia after en-
" '..lia Of prodigious proportions. comes tum-
CO. Tron, the press with a portentous array OF
'-"s , and bulky volumes Mr. Rowe ought 10
bs nights In studying the biggest dictionaries
E, .,s hgges, encyclopedias that are puoAshed.
AZ say In time. he may amass a compilation
!. I'D language that will make any jockey ) Jaw
OF n. might try Or. Johnson's celebrated ex-
arop win the hshwife at Blllingsgate Market
..s.,vor 70 stupefy a dlsobedcnt rider by
anu t-o 4 colocyn,h or a parahe.opipedon' IL
eA'"e are 10 TIE worst. Mr.. Rowe might de-
lnn ".. me offending Jockey as pedunculateu phy-
noun s.or,o1s pnytoli;hoogist Nl these words may
s0'.I &, the latest dictionaries. and therefore
Dc o,erlv belong to the English language as
compiled ana ~
ptsrs) ,.,,. por,a ver,ured 10 apply such
% Jockey he might be charged win
,,o, violation of that clause or the Coi"ulu-
:, tho United States which foro'ds the IN
wv 49,. 4, cruel and unusual punishments' but even
h'1"s ..vsv should drop dead when such endearlhg
-is were addressed TO him ia chorus glri III
"~ m,ou,r broadway theatre. conducted by
ur,ons manager. when asked what she
hOs' I, her salary were raised. replied Moth
WIZ sho,,,d simply drop dead). Mr.. Rowe ought
's tho experiment. Even the strong glare OF
" stewards has been tried In vain upon these
~, ~ Rel,al. who ride racehorses at GraVesend'
lP' -, ,arrify them. Even the frowns of the
10 officials who sit upon Olympian and I'M
be heights OF solemn state 40 not lrlght-
an them So Mr. Rowe ought 10 eh'"rse ms
."o.huarv and attempt some measures of appalling
rlgor.
rr1r STARTER HAS lost HIS GRIP
pr, the fault is not by any means win the
,.D~s,s only In all seriousness, 1t must be said
W. ...nns,ress and emphasis, the starter has
,os, his grip. His work at this meeting has been
,s,rc He could not get the little field of
- ,orsss off evenly and fairly in the Hudson
c,.,.. Yesterday The jockeys do not appear TO
nav any attention 10 his orders. Mr.. Rowe ought
"a consult the most renowned physicians ana
,,,rsons Of New-York and Brooklyn. and get them
"a hiring out all their stethoscopes. pedometers'
.,.c,,,c search-lights and other apparatus lie
ought 10 ask them 10 explore him through ana
through and endeavor 10 discover why II is thst
hs has los, his control over the jockeys so dis
.,or.,v and has made 50 many wonderful failures
at this meeting.
pan, Bourget the brilliant French novelist, re-
Gently returned TO Paris. after long stay In this
country during which he had studied the American
nsople with great care In an interview published
I, The New-York Herald" a few days ago. ne
declared that he was deeply impressed by the good
nature OF the American people one OF their most
consn,cuous and Characteristic traits. II Paul Bour-
get had seen the start Of the Brooklyn Handicap ne
would have been more than ever convinced that
Americans are the meekes,. the humblest. the most
patient amable. ntugent doce. submissive ana
long-surering people on earth. Clifford was prob
ably backed for more money in that race than any
other horse backed for in any race In
America. Clifford was left at the post IL SINH
lar catastrophe TO such a pubic IDOL. champion anu
favorte had occurred on a French racecourse' PAU
Bourgeois energetic and vivacous fellow country
men would have torn the buildings TO pieces. after
they had done their best 10 tear the starter and
the Jockey into fragments.
Yes Americans are the wonders OF the world for
good nature. Perhaps. at times. little too good
natured. II they not goo1-nature1 they
would have annexed Canada all British America.
Nova Scotia New Brunswick. Jamaica. the BAHIA
mas, Bermuda and Cuba TO the United States long
ago. They would have told Great Britain that her
Possessions and her ambitions in Asia Africa. Aus
traa and other quarters OF the globe quite suf
fclent TO occupy her time and attention, and that
the United States were quite capable OF looking
after North America themselves without any aid
from their hereditary foes. with whom they had
fought the wars Of l716 and 1872 and who would
have welcomed with Notwithstanding jubilation the
disruption and ruin Of this Republic In the Civil
As for Spain. the present owner OF Cuba she is
TOO puny and pliiable to be worth regarding. But
Cuba legtmately and properly belongs TO this Re
public and not to the decrepit and totierng mon
archy Of Madrid The United States can well AFFORD
for many T1Oa yeaT e s con- oo %ap' bSn
and gueTi.las. and sombreros and cas;anets. and
lation is too amazing an agglomeration of petty
ana puny ana poverty-stricken atoms TO cause the
Yes: Americans are sometimes little too good
hatured. or they never would have forgiven the
start for the Brooklyn Handicap.
DIsAGREEABLE DAY AT THE TRACK
1t was misty. musty. close sultry foggy and
nuggy at the Gravesend track yesterday. In the
betting ring every one swelterng and steam
Ing and swearing. profanity Is honored in the
observance in al! betting rngs) The track was
deep In mud. but 1t not soggy and sticky and
Jar time was made. Many OF the entries were
present
Discussion was still rife in the multitude Of wit
Tsee VI me racing IN regard 10 the thrilling DE
10y crusade and the question whether is
lottery This crusade and this lottery contro-
.slsy nave ramifcatiOns. complications. subways.
os sSers tubular passages and al sorts % quaint
r connections about them. that 1t may be in
s.ssung 10 explore day. The results OF those
Tribune in time
n.ae most stirring contest OF the afternoon was
,a soe,~een Hornpipc and Dobblns for the Carl
Ta stakes Halton was ? slight favorte. with
hs..,nppe second choice. Dobbins's WORK had not
NJ encouraging. and IL reported fhs. neither
~ ~ Sroker nor Michael I. Dwyer put a dollar on
dssS snestnut son Of Thora. who made that brilliant
ssaass neat with Domino In the iGat,n AT Sleeps
Ha nay last September. But Dobbirs most
sns sa superby, in fact lie snorycd plenty OF
80 courage and stubOornne8s all The way. Tara
hss, nnoottnppe In his finest style. d:d Horapipe
kssa DoDolis by head after a hearth saking |
T, rse OF the truly heroic sort. Continued all the
'W up the hone~trctoh
M. Croker may well ne proud q Dobblns Al
H. DVDolns ran many severe ard trying aces
49, ,sdI, ne Ia as noble racer he was n year
- ~ ,ston hearted sturdy. bold. brave and swift
E.in.r" WILL capture many prizes for Mr.. Croker.
raA nc slight savort;e In the Carlton was
asnpipe "'-~ ''' o'''"" ny D"""'"s anu
s IN Alonzo IL difficult delicate whimsical