New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-03
RAMAPO'S BRAVE BATTLE.
THE WINNER OF THE MILE HANDICAP.
HE STRUGGLED LIKE HERO. ALTHOUGH HE
e1,rrERED SEVERE PAIN-sIR WALTER
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SUFFERED SEVERE PAIN-sIR WALTER
BEATEN by FEW INCHES.
ors NJ the finest afternoons Of racing seen in this
country in 1895 was enjoyed at Sheepshead Bay yes
,ersav The weather was perfect, the attendance
vas az admirable quality and excellent In numbers
nd the sport of unusual merit and interest
Tho most striking feature of the contests was the
.,,srh struggle between Ramapo and Sir Walter in
The Second Long Island Handicap. at mile. Ram
am was suffering from a split hoof and in the race
,h,s crevice in his hoof forced wider, and
dsenenod in such way that the noble horse must
have suffered excrucatng agony. But so lofty was
his courage. heroic his pluck that he exerted all
his speed and the race by a nose-a distance
~ few inches only-with Sir Walter second. Grif-
I'm rode Ramapo with all his art and all MS SKILL
and both the horse and the jockey deserve en-
rbatjc praise. Sir Walter ran calamity also. ana
- Ramapo had not been lucky enough 10 get the
,,ce on tho rail in the drawing for positions and to
oc,re 4 slight advantage at the start, Sir Walter
,,ould surely have defeated Ramapo. Both horses
van nobly. and Ramapo is likely to bring a big
nr,ce at the Gideon & DAILY sale on July To-
1azzarone was slow and sluggish at the start. in
the Second Long Island Handicap, but lie ran well
IN the last half-mile. Peacemaker acted as pace
oter with his light weight. while the wicked
penn on Beldcmere dsobeyed his instructions and
di.putcd the lead with Peacemaker Just when ne
oucht not to have done so. because he received the
e,r,cest and soverest orders to ride waiting race
cases the electric chair seems to be the only suita-
BE application.
peacemaker secured third place by head from
Inzzarone.
The time for this race was fast-l;55-but not
amazingly so. The track was still dead from the
recent rains.
In the Great Trial Stakes of $4,000 for two-year-
ODDS run on Saturday last, John Reagan, So
Galley Jockey. on Philip J. Dryers hly Axiom.
The ny got off badly and appeared to get tangled
IN her stride But If Axiom had been ridden non
est,v earnestly. skfuy and jealousy by John
Reagan she certainly would have been conspicuous
in that race spite of her poor start and the acct
den,s which befel her and she would have been
somewhere near a place al the end she came III
actually last in that $4,000 stake. SO 1t was not
surprising that the betting against her for the
yernal Stakes yesterday was 10 !, TO and even
n TO | But she won the Nerna Stakes In dazzling
stve with 100 pounds up John J. McCanertys
Religion ran second and Colonel William T. Ihomp-
sons queer,y named One-l-Love was third. Inc
favorte was August Belmonts Foretta, whose
name has been changed to Floretta ", because
there have been no less than three Florettas of
earlier date Floretta is very small FLY. dainty
little trife Of FLY, and by the conditions OF the
Vernal Stakes (Which was for two-year-oi files
exclusively she compelled to carry l% POUNDS.
She has had number of severe races TINS year .
and the l22 pounds were too much Tor hcr ulilihu-
Axiom is a big. powerful fly well equipped for
holding weight ard for meeting all rival Miles.
Reagan rode her quecrly in the Great Trial stakes
Reagan has ridden number Of queer races since
he began riding. II Is doubtful If the Jockey CluD
acted judiciOusly In granting a license TO Reagan
Investigated. reasons might probably have been dis
covered why it was no, advisable TO grant MN
license. 90,
The stewards Of the Coney Island Jockey Club
meeting have decided that Overton rode Wernnerg
in one of his races last week queerly that they
have suspended him from riding. and have mace
recommendation to the Jockey Club that his license
a jockey shall be revoked. 1nis was Just
proper and praseworthy decision. ana 1t NH be
heartily commended by all true friends OF the
turf
Now the stewards ought TO take up the case OF
John Reagan. Joseph j. Burke knows that Reagan
has ridden some very queer races in past seasons
and the contrast between AXioms running IN the
Great Trial Stakes and her running yesterday Is
700 serious to be passed over. 1t is certain that
Philip J. Dwyer. owner OF Axiom. and Francis
McCabe. her trainer. want her ridden to win ana
ridden for a place at all times They want
all Jockeys TO do their full duty. Mr.. Dwyer was
not at the track yesterday. His daughter is very
sick II Mr. Dwyer had been the track. pos
sibIy he might have asked for an Investigation OF
ReaGan's riding Of Axiom on saturday. Doggeti
rode Axiom yesterday and rode her well
II Is evident that Reagan's riding OF Axiom on
Saturday last looked as unpleasant as Overton's rid
ing OF Weinberg last week looked. II Reagan had
always been sober. straightforward. conscien-
tious jealous and Woodworking jockey, always
trying do his best. his riding OF Axiom on Satur
day might not have excited so much bitter talk
But he has moi been a Jockey OF that sort.
James Rowe the starter. was all awry yesterday.
Perhaps he i'll. Certainly his starting was far
below his usual standard In some OF the races
start was scattering that several Of he starters
were scattered out of IT entirely. Pitfall and some
of the others almost left at the post. Arab
was practically left at the post in the last race.