The sun., 1895-05-18
THE UNBEATEN FLORETTA.
MIR. BBsMONr,s GREAT FILLr WINS
THE AMAZON STAKES.

Carries n Five-pound Penalty. but Romps
Home-Fivo Consecutive victorie.-Tho
Mrssrs. Morri. Win Three Races, In-
ciudinE the May Stakes with Ridicule-
The Law Must Not Be Violated at
Gravesend-Owiet Derents the Hitherto
invincisio The Butternies-w -wernbers.
Brisk, and Sister Mary the Other victors.
There were no violations Of the Percy-Gray
law at Gravesend yesterday. and those who dis
played betting quotations and passed tickets on
Handicap day were told that repetition OF
such conduct would end in the offenders being
put outside the grounds of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club. In fact, half dozen OF the small specu-
lators were asked to leave by the authorities.
and President Dwyer said yesterday that lie
proposed seeing that there were infringe
snents OF the law in future. The very men who
should have helped to protect the sport were
the ones who most openly offered odds on
| Wednesday. when they were more or less pro-
tected owing to the size of the crowd. The
| cdict of the stewards of the Jockey Club was
received with satisfaction by all who want to
see the sport prosper, and every effort will he
| made to give those who would be only too glad
to close every race track in the vicinity Of New
| York no opportunity to find fault.
| There were probably 1900 persons at the
| Gravcsend course Yesterday afternoon, the pro-
grainine not being OF especial merit The cold.
raw atmosphere made an overcoat or a wrap an
absolute necessity, and the grand stand was not
more than one-quarter occupied. 1t was ex-
pccted that Axiom would appear to give August
Belmont's great tilly Floretta argument in the
| race for the Amazon Stakes at half mile. but
President Dwyer concluded that his fly would
| have better chance among the colts to-day
than chasing the daughter of Fiddcsticks, even
| at the advantage OF five pounds in his favor.
| Pierre Lorillard Withdrew Ardath. and John
| Hamlin scratched Bernardine leaving Bloomer.
Bessie Browning. Pendennis, and Fascination
to oppose the flying Floretta. Floretta
| was u pronounced favorte and Tender
| ness was about as warmly supported
| for second money, although Fascination,
| the Oneck Stables representative by Sir Modred
| out of Attraction was well fanced by IA smart
| division. AS usual, Floretta darted away at
| fagfall like shot out OF gun and opened
gap Of four lengths in the opening furlong.
which she ran in lllG seconds. Tenderness and
Fascination gave chase. while Bloomer so
green that she did not get under way until the
others had gone some distance Griffin took a
nice hold of Florettas head and permitted her
to run the first quarter of a mile in % seconds
and the three furlongs in 35SI seconds. u mar
veilous burst of speed for twoyear-old Ally in
May with 120 pounds on her back. Tenderness
was permitted to get to the leaders flank. and
with Floretta hard held the wire was passed in
4Si4 seconds. Tenderness beat Fascination a
length and n half for second money. Mr.. and
Mrs Belmont saw Floretta win. This lovely
FLY Is fulfilling all OF the great things that were
prophesied OF her by those who saw her run in
Virginia She is not very large. but her flight
OF speed Is as great as that OF any colt or iilly
that the talent can recall. How far she will
go nobody knows, but she to be a |
Stayer, 1t Is said that Floretta is beyond
doubt by Fiddiesticks. as t'layia was bred to
tsrtyE
for 50 many years. will be remembered by turf !
historians after all. and it is u pity that he was
his life. Floretta. by the way has not been lame |
or aing nor even sore this spring. although a |
Asaph after the flly beat Applegate and The |
s.tfHfd ,or issSesdays ssaks makes t ye
money winner OF the year.
v.nn Ihe other stake race was the May. for three.
daughter of Althotos that the Messrs. Morris gis
the last pnE made her
legs and regretted that such Speedy tn. thorcauh is
bred should be Handicapped by faulty under. |
wonders with the iilly, and she came out yes YES
terday the mistress OF all her old-time speed, |
was at once installed as favorite BY the public.
There were ten starters, and next to Ridl- |
hall e sister heene 10 Irish Res
Then came Mideiey and Liza. with the others |
comparative 9 outsiders. RidicuIe. hgura,vcly
~ the start, which. by the way, was perfect, |
ana she was never headed. although hard |
on by Liza and Bonn tazette Penn had a double |
wrap on the tilly, and he never turned the rens |
second money. Mldgey, Milcy, and Irish Reel eel |
were the most prominent OF the others at the |
wire; Ridicule. entered to be sold for 81 500, |
was bought in BY her owner at no advance in |
II was q sort Of field day for the scarlet. as the
sT Msisrs NJ Merits began The day by winning with
winning Win BflSk. OwIetS defeat of tlp Flu |
tqrity winner, The Butterflies, was the sensation
been such this spring that conservative horse |
nra," men were ready to play her 10 beat even the
Under she was great favore far r Inn '1c racs or
VT with which the programme opened and when |
she sl, galioped through the stretch turfmen went
wa,x was more Grsn,l in favor, than owiet %th
ter has improved marvellously since fmv last last
esr fd bna sns shown that she can not only run
who rode at two pounds overweight, went TO
the front with owlet and reeed OF the first
seconds, The Butterflies was going hnmdily in
second place. but when Grimm Tried to move up
away the Stretch hPpr E,eed @ @s'S was Looking tnns
oyer his shoulder, and Owlet won. hard held.
lao, and the first mile in i:4@ys. owlet can an
take the measure OF the colts quite as handily as
seasoned and She is a much higher class iiiiy
than the general public realizes.
Merhhers showed what flyer he Is at present
BY winning the second race. u dash at q furlongs
In l:l4; Doggett rode the big brown four year.
OLD, and was in front almost from flag fall. Jack
Of Spades. who showed IA lot of speed In the
first five furongs tired badly in the last hun
ared yards, ana lost second money to Factotum.
weinberg could have shaded a trite had
he been forced to do So Buckrcnc was fancied
by some. but the chestnut was never dangerous
Premier, Brisk Heresy. and three or four
others were fanced for the selling race for two
yehr.ods; Premier led at the start. and had
clear sailing to the stretch: where he was Joined
by Heresy and Brisk. When "A drive began
Premier dropped out of the struggle and the
light at the wire was between Brisk and Heresy,
the former winning by half head. Buccnnecr
was good third, and this grand looking colt
Will win good races for his clever owner j. W.
Jefcott, before the season is much older The |
winner. Brisk, is a full brother to Agile the
colt that John A. Morris thought would sweep
All DeIore nm two years ago. Unfortunately
Agile broke down. Brisk Is a speedy colt on u
good dry track. but in heavy going he is
That good performer Sister Mary won the
last race: at mile and sixteenth, carrying tho