New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
DOMINO AND HANDSPRING.
TWO FINE RACERS WERE SUCCESSFUL.

The Coney Island Jockey Club 10 so ehco"'aseu -
the gratifying features OF the sport al ,he "".f
head Bay course during the week just e"'eu We"
1t has decided to give races on Wednesday july !"
as well as on Monday, July ]; iuesoay' jury
and Thursday July l. This meeting has peeh 80
we'll managed and has been characterized 'S ~
many agreeable and satisfactory FEATURES anu '
dents that the club has every reason TOT pe"e'"
that the admirers OF fine sport. who are as'e"'o'"
from all parts OF the country with the uesre anu
intention Of making the New Racing memorable
and conspicuous success, will do everything th"'
they can to bring about generous at'ehoa"oc anu
an enthusiastic patronage OF the oattes Vi Wv
tboroughbreds which Will be fought out on Inc
nrst four DAYS of July. All breeders OF racchorses
oil owners OF racing stables all trainers anu All
Jockeys are intimately concerned In applying their
energies with zeal and enthusiasm 10 r"'''"s
every element among reputable racing men u III.
promotion OF the success OF the remaining Gays Vi
this meeting. -,
Fog and mist and drizzle dampened all the Wis
itors TO the course yesterday. but the moisture
IN the air did not saturate their enthusiasm 10
such an extent as to extnguish It's warmth. Inc
truth was that when visitors to the races couu ste
James r. Keencs princey Domino run as ne ran
Yesterday and could gloat over the speed and dash
OF that dukely son OF Hanover Handspring as ne
plaved with the fifteen thousand dollars OF mrs.
money in the Great Trial Stakes mist and fog ana
damn and drixzle and even downpour did not dis
tress them.
Ii ana merry congregation VA NV" '.'N
vomen who went to Shespshcad Bay yesterday
afternoon Clouds covered the sky on Friday night
and Saturday morning. But certain Americans hho
10 see brave horses run bravely even II 'ne
heavens do lower and the air Is go wet that hooos
NAV fall at any moment And the Americans. To-
Rether with the corners from foreign countries VINO
Jared forth 10 look upon the racing festival wncn
the Coney Island Jockey Club had set in array
were glad that they journeyed TO the pleasant 40
main of this club They saw seI-respectihs' NIGH
minded, sound-princpled. upright and CONSCIENTIOUS
horse son OF Himyar and Mamie Gray DO MS
mil autv pallantly Domino means we'll There Is
nothing furtve indirect or unwhoiesome ABOUT
Domino. He is a manly horse. The frozen tru'h
about Domino is that he Is not MADE up OF cheap
stun or OF common clay lie is Ike Luxe BiacKourn'
He knows that he has talent and ancestry ana pedi-
gree and sureness and sraightforwardness' IL us
peases him, 1t annoys him. 1t disgusts him and IN
furiates him If any Jockey tries 10 ride nm undcr
a pull His naughty head is held high He is sure
that he IL OF the blood royal. He'is angry wheh ne
is kept back He is impatient to show the way lie
insists that he has proved his CAIN 10 leadership
He fights furiously against restraint lie has maze
up his mind that his proper pace everyWneFe ana
at all times and in all circumstances Is In the lead
Luke Blackburn was like Domino. No jockey
could keep back Luke Blackburn. Luke Knew
that he was one of the elect. one OF the true
lineage He would not let any Jockey Keep him IN
the leash. He struggled aud bolted for first place
all the way In every race in whicn ne ran ne
would not tarry with nneaner animals. he "ouiu
not wait. He was bent on taking the front III
every charge No lingering, no lettering, no de-
lay no dila tory plan for him.
Luke Blackburn's thoughts were Doi''no
thoughts. EACH claimed his own
When Fortune spills a great racehorse In the
lap of a lucky owner. he should thank fortune
and take courage And he ought 10 give the
horse chance. Homers Dantes ana snake
speares should not be kept at heel Nor Alex
and
are Shakespeare and Napoleons among horses
Throw down the barriers. Give them free course!
Certain cold, calm. shrewd men now surmise
that Domino might possibly have won the Amer
lean Derby OF 1894 and the Suburban OF 1875 II ne
had been permitted to have his own way In ooth
races, and had not been kept under restraint until
his gorge and he became so angry that ne
would not at all.
These cold. calm, shrewd men may De mis'aNe"
Smart men often mistaken LORD SALISBURY ONCE
said that the men who never make MISTAKES "e'.,
make anything The Earl Of Rosebery never said
anything as straight ana srong anu ceai-eu' a.
that.
Domino has made mistakes at times. 30 nave
other horses But give Domino chance neverthe-
less.
The American turf needs more Dominos and more
Handspr;ngs And il needs more owners OF the
type of James r. Keene. And II needs more zeal
Gus and earnest supporters who will value and ad-
mre and acclaim the achievements OF our DomiAos
and our Handsprings at their true worth, ana VIII
persuade all their friends TO 90 10 the races when
our Dominos and Handsprngs do commendaDle ana
noteworthy things. and will generously expend their
time and their effort to sustain the Coney Island
Jockey Club and all turf associations OF the type
and class Of the Coney Island Jockey Club IN their
plans to give Americans sport Of the choicest ana
most praiseworthy sort.
New-Yorkers and the friends OF excellent thor
oughbred- racing from all parts Of the country VIII
have tempting occasion for helping representative
and influential turfmen TO beneht the American turi
BY Ockns great numbers to the SssepsSsao sn
Thursday Of this week and encouragns me cS s
Leland sk h cS VIII ipc have ef
hereafter than II has had in previous year,
S.i ss. was way ydne1 which inf he
declared that he should always be ridden: TARA "a.
to the 'front.' from the fa Of che das and D2mine
led all the way in the sheepshead say hand'G Tb.
distance was a mile Domino is no mere sprintcr
run %s; hs best Of 70
hour and II he Is sent 10 the front al the st s
:,S. k sSs. ~ rs 'nS rods 'ss Sng
races as in 1893 and that Is the the, )Ial
sisus w s9s the race
Ons at a. six ms snd a al two miles or
V Certain fast horse. appear on the turf at time,
thai must run In front or be beaten. A great man,
thoroushbreds run best when their jockeys rae
with them But III Domino aY yas, eUa Si
won with mastery. imperial. autocratc and j. p, ~,
IRENE ease in the fast time OF 1al 10. The tract
was not in a favorable condition for the heetes
running apd the most notable time. Inis was oe
Dorian ran second to Domino but he got secont
Mace from Sir Walter by short head only Dom
mo was the favorite in the speculation. and Dorian
was second choice -
Philip j. Dryers colt Handspring. BY Hanover
out Of My Favorite captured 81, the Grea' -. IrS
clean and clear 10 the winner in the handsom
est possible style. He Is handsome colt ne rs 0:
= handsome sire. and his victory was handsome
Handsprings victory surprisingly facie Al
the good things which have been written OF Mn
in The Tribune are abundantly justified. The tim
WAS fne and fast-il0 40 and Handspring will
carry along In comedy style the honors secures
by his father, Hanover ,, -,
Mccaertys substantial and sterling s So
;sspounds on his back. while Handspring had on
liz The Morris colt Formal Is by no means Sow
He took third place. The betting against Forma