New-York tribune., 1895-08-25


Handspring had the largest throng o. admlrerd
Wne yn, Who We're 10 carry the G deon dark blue.
Hastings saddled at the stable In the pres pres.
fn the ei paddock by Perkins Just before the ouge
called the horses to the post The Jockey sun
ton made by The Tribune reeting the approval OK
starter Rove arrived at the post. he instructed
his assistants and arranged for placing the horses
ARRIVING AT THE POST.
The first 10 arrive at the starting post were the
McCaferty pair. App.egate and Scoggan Reauitat
Hazlet and the others followed closely. and took
their places as the assistant starter Murray. called
out their positions. Handspring anu AAoh "eis
the last TO arrive ,,., ,,,,oa Hand
ir This made the colt frantic and he refused 70
ion the other horses and did his best to bot ne
fence Sims managed to turn him in time to AVOID
an accident but was not QUICK enough 10 prsv,enss p,ns
the rail and bruising it badly After ms occur, occur,
renee Axiom began to cavort ana Aen r - IN their
places Some OF the jockeys dd not give tners ter,
one position 10 another. Every one Of the twenty
Jockeys appeared anxious TO beat the nag anyw@he.s @
from sn EXCELLENT start was ruined By the sowness OF
Perkins and Ballard in the hrs, breakawayy a yss ,n.
Jockeys eys behaved worse than Several breaks
made when there was not possois SiA lie
for a start Rowes patience was eNnauss,ud gns ~
placed his starting flag H. o" oraer sf evary jockey to
back up to the fence that runs across the traex
The boys talked to In vigorous ia.nSn: nsv:
in letting their horses to stand in array unit! Rove
turned go back to the starter noA' wneh T r,s
on rn Rsqa aeky and shouted One hundred dollars
for you Griffin another 500 sor YOU oyerton ,,c.x
The other Jockeys backed their norses so quicky
that Hastings and King OF Bohemia kicked couple
Panes out 81 biyoud he the marx and that cost
him 800 Overton who eid no. nesu wa vas the next
to be muIcted IN 800. Penn was very anxious ana
he received a 800 reminder 49,. 1vso, ~.
starter reached his box. every horse was in Line
and the flag was within easy reach -. eo,a ,rs,,
almost perfectly aligned across the ,raSS he a
Requital who was nea1 tbe race question os
| speed as every jockey rode his mount az topnost
sPeed a. ~ orae ae rom view before furlong had becn
covered Every horse in the race so' JIsns. ,hs
ptsr; The description of the race will be found
| in another column
AFTER-THE-RACE TALK.
| After the race there were the usuai expressions
| and stories OF being "ialked-off' from betting On
the winner II this had been done or tnat was iefs
undone the result would nave oee' u.'.e.s"' .'
the burden c. the conversation al over the race-
| course Handspring the favorite. was wo.u.y
beaten. .,
| Sims said after the race: Il was beaten all 'he
way" Griffin said: When ! got RequiSal - p,acse p
| in a good position felt that he would WIN easny,
| August belmont accepted the defeat OF Has''nss
David Gideon was warmly congratulated ne
said: "Requal account OF ms sups,u oet,s
dton His trial should have made MN iavV,s.s; ies;
| He won from A good colt, Crescenno @ VIZ ,a.,h =
| second I offered $1,000 for Crescendo last Marcn ~
Somebody asked about the proposa 70 swa to %
uiltal for Hastings and 10 give Dohus oi s'V,o;;
at will do as | said II Hastings Is sVu,a, a,.., Soe
Mr.. Gideon. Il will give Aequi'ai anu '"" "
nIm" --os..,ao ,.A
Colonel J. H. Burke the owner OF Cresoenuo nr,a
every reason TO feel proud OF the colt ptlians
| race His performance surprised many oi sno
trainers his preparation was hurrieu aIn 10
NOT fully recovered from his illness Co.ohri burne
ref,srd an oyer for the colt atter the race
| August Belmont sad 10 some frlenus' hasvnSs
| iilress and a hurried preparation detedteu MIN
| Phip J. Dvyer sorely disappointed al .ne
| ras'"it Of the race Handspring and AXIOM are
r1er a. and thats all there is it," he said Il am
! nleasei that neither OF them was badly injured
ne remarked 10 has friends when the race was over
! Foxha,l Ksene facetious. lie asked lCav'o
! Gideon IL 'he not the man VINO suggested ths
| IIlturity In the first place. Vile the norse-own'
| ars we're talking four horses bound for Giieons
sfables walked up the stretch. The attention Of
! some OF the persons In the cubstand was called &c
| them Three OF the horses were winners and they
! yere following old trotter to the stable. They
| were The BUTTERFLIES. a Futurty winner. with Z
| Requltal a Futurity winner. and Waltzer who won
| the Great Trial Stakes last year. millionaire
| horse-owner who pays high prices for horses
groaned a.oud and dolefuily said: who says there
| " luck In horse racing
| The race is over. and Brookdae proudly upholda
| New-Jersey a breeding State through Requitall
Futurlty. The Kentuckans are sad, because CALI
fornia picked up what New-Jersey left
Bur the spectators had fine time. and the Coney
| Island Jockey Club scored another splendid suo
cess