New-York tribune., 1895-08-28
BEN BRUSH WAS A BEETLE.
HIS RUNNING WAS ABsURDLY SLOW.
THE WESTERN WONDER HAD NO sPEED-MARCUs
pALY's FIRST MONEY AND SECOND MONEY
RACING AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.

.orsay the number OF witnesses at the races or
,ho Coney Island Jockey Club would have been
,r~.r But II was a considerable and comfort
ob,e company which visited the pleasant grounds
and saw the disputes Of the thoroughbreds. Many
entries had come In. and In every race a troop
~ gratifying colts and fillies rapidly
,hev could. Their endeavors earnest and
sincere and such as to gain the approval of
,,a observers II is always agreeable to make
record Of all the wholesome and saluiary occur
rences which can be discovered upon the turf. and
II may be said in few short sturdy Anglo-Saxon
words that the horses well. the starter did his
au,v like a man. most of the riders tried hard and
no faults that more than little bits. just tiny
.nots In the sport. could be found. II all the racing
at this meeting of this club Is as fine to the end
ss that which has taken place so far. this meeting
will be one Of the best ever seen upon any race
track.
Everybody was pleased After the early showers
were over the skv was marvel OF beauty, the
a,- was sweet and gentle. the close at hand was
singing a grand. sweet song. and all was peace
and calm Every member and every officer OF the
roney Island Jockey Club a gracious smile.
Not a sulky or suen face could be espied any
where on the grounds. IT would be hard to prove
that any racing afternoon upon the acres of any
,ockev club in any country has diffused so en-
comprising and absorbing happiness and iubiaton
as we're evident within the territory of the Coney
Island Jockey Club in the progress OF the second
dav OF the autumn meeting Nobody could dig up
and spade Not for many day have so many
amable and joyful countenances and so many
hilarious figures passed through the gates or a
racing association a. were noticed departing after
the last race Tuesday August q. 1898
CELEBRATED TURF LEADERS ABSENT.
II Is true that several OF the best known and
most influential turf leaders in the United States
were absent from the scene OF the festivty Some
O, them were still wondering why their horses did
sha Sat- rC
In pulling stocks and cotton in seeking TO regain
their Futurity losses while still others were hard
at work in labors TO secure third term for Pres-
dent Cleveland. 1t is generally acknowledged
among wenformed Americans that President
Cleveland has done more his wall street friends
than any other man who ever crossed the threshold
o. the White House. and IL cannot be denied that
third term for the Lone Fisherman OF Buzzards
Ray would add immensely to the riches already
heaped up by MIR. Cleveland's favorites among the
capitalists OF Americas Lombard Street
REN BRUSH MERELY CRAWlEp.
But the turf chio,ians who d.d not go TO the race
track Yesterday were TO be ptied. They missed
much which was we'll worth seeing. They failed
20 witness the calamltous overthrow of that Wild
and woozy Western wonder Ben Brush In the first
race Eugene Leigh and his friends have been
sprcadinr the mos, cxtravagant myths about Ben
Brush. The slmpletons who paid heed 10 theF
:, ,rahian tales were fooled into believing that Ben
English Eclipsc or FLYING Childcrs. or Ormonde or
Plenirotentary or West Australian or Gladiator
or Lord Lyon or Saint Simon, or kisDer, or hin'-
scr or Ayrshire. Donovan. or lsonomy' or ISM
glass or any other horses whatever that nave peeh
seen in any age or any climate. The senseless
sabble about Ben Brush made him out TO be the
one supreme and unapproachable racehorse OF all
the ages BY the way Ben Brush was FOR sale
You have all heard OF the inextingiishable and
multitudinous laughter OF the ocean Neil' all
the eternal seasevery OF them ana all OF lhe'i
.ogether-never laughed at the idiocy ana I'M
becility Of mankind the men and women at
sheepshead Bay laughed at Eugene Leigh and MS
rrtards Yesterday after the first race. IL Mr.
.,vb and his friends had shown minute frac-
ZION OF discretion and moderation In their 'a'h
shout Ben Brush they would not nave peel
laughed at so ntermnably. But they chat'ered
about Ben Brush " he were swifter than the
electric current even than thought hseIi. 30
4, was really funnier than anything which was
ever published In William j. Arkells Judge
and that is saying great deal. because AT
kel and Gillian and their accomplces 90 IN
very fact emit some stupcndously funny things
when this Western miracle. heir to all the ages
this veritabe Dut uncanny Ben Brush. crawied
and linped and staggered and stumbled and slut
tered around the track far behind Right Royal
and Floretta.
MORE MODESTY NEEDED IN THE WEST.
u any false prophet from the West visits an
tas,ern racetrack hereafter and puts forth sec
ond Ben Brush fable he will be sent 10 join John
Y McKane In Sing Sing. unless all signs fail
But. seriously speaking. Ben Brush has speed.
ana is likely to win fast races against fast horses
when he Is in his bcs, condition. His genuine
merits however, have been comicaly exaggerated.
and he dd not receive careful. skllful and jndl;
been trained for his first run at the Sheepshead
Re dissraced himself and everybody who had any
thing to DO with him by his Dismal swamp col,
no speed and at time In the race could he get
near Right Royal and Fioretta. Right Royal was
way and the with all possible ease.
Floretta was second. and poor. discredited as
Brush a wretched third.
Neveriheless win proper preparati1,n proper per
Brush will DO far better hereafter.
However. 1t delicious fun 10 note the con
s,ernation Of Western busterers and braggarts
when this Western gyascutus. about whom they
al the pace Of a crippled camel ovcrtaken by "A
FURIOUS sand storm IN TIE dryes part Of me desert
and win the hnai drop OF water gone from me ,ne
seven stonachs, hasn't he? slatin Bey VIII please
write.
a !ttle more modesty among Western Munchaus-
ems in regard 10 Western racehorses might be
seemly
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE SPORT
Marcus Days colts Silver II and Hamilton II
first and second in the second race. NJ Byrnes'
Marcus Days trainer. declared 10 win with SILVER
H. who got third place In the Futurity Both colts
ran handsomely and warmly praised. They
earned good words They take the eye and on sew
eral occasions hereafter both of them Will take rat
money. ,,,,. n
Silver II was strong favorite but Hamilton ii
was out-Of-sight outsider. A.. Ao,oo
Silver II was the only successful hrst choce thn,
All the other favoritcs were defeated put .hr,
were beaten 10 TIE accompaniment OF constan,
chorus Of jonty and mirth. IL would De M acrs
70 get together a throng OF watchers OF tavels
who could Jose money with more gaycty anu sr"oe
than were exhibited by the hackers OF iaN9i, 10
yesterday. These losers were as gooo-ha'u'eu '''
known. 80 co,rrdav
Grifrn won hve out OF six races on oa'u raoa1,
includinp ths Futurty Yesterday he had mouit
In every one Of the six races. but %as no o inno 'r
any one OF them. No jockey can nv n.y. ridng was
excellent although he appeared TO iean Js on boiabra
IN The fourth race and Candelabra IN tns ,'' o,,d
Putting ali airy persnage aside the ,h DUN so,i nj