New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
DOMINO HIMSELF AGAIN.
FINE RACING AT SHEEPSHEAD BAL
A SATURDAY AFTERNOON FULL OF ENJoi "D'-''
sPoRT-APPLEcATE AND ANNishIIh-
THE NEW RACING.


u,o,,bor On Suburban Day. and on 1uesday anu
Thursday II the sky and air had been pcr'e.'p
auspicious both on Friday and saturday ''oe
the attendance yesterday would nave run ''' Wy "
the thousands But although Friday atterhoo" w
evening and Saturday morning were cloudy s"o
cry and threatening. the array OF spectators
races Yesterday was plenteous. copous anu e.
couraclng II Is obvious. however that II "o
have hoen very much larger. II the weather Vi w.
dav before and OF the forenoon hau oee' "a ~
sort which enticcs people 10 make p'a''S i'
Inr the races Yet every one VINO iooH'n o'' ~
clubhouse grandstand and all OF inc spaces wv" u.,
and occ,lpcd by the club was filed with '"e o0
v,c,io, that the club had army OF at'ache'
and enthusiastic friends who would stand by "
through thick and thin. , -,
Iut II was not a thin afternoon MOI al an 100
nrincipal props and pillars OF the New f'ao'"s w.,
nrcsen, The students Of English history eSp''"'-'
tho readers Of the books OF John Richard Green "o
f.,,,a .,,, tho annals of the New Learning
,.hio, had en- none,ratlng an influence on f'n6"S"
,,or,,urc and English life. The present system vi
the turf which The Tribune has done 80 '
hiring about may fifty he called the We" nav -,
And the New Racing IL the Re'orm"''o" Va w
Turf n reformation 20 he hearuy "e'o ,,
nrovel and applauded. 1t Will grow anu W.
cain The New Racing IS meant 20 De cream a"-
,,h, anil vholcsome as the New Learning III
,,ocl,,l yos II has no room for things tha' are
unclean or so!ed or stained or SHINY IL u" ,,
and decent Americans. who are io"u W 'r ,hs
Is unspoiied VIII turn In ana WORK ""'u ~ ,u
ent,re eucccss Of the New RACING 'he '"',
bloom and burgeon IKE s''c" '
will not I've a wicked turf 49,, Non,
lanes r. Kecnc dill good th'hs 10, '
,,,r,, ,,hen he ordered his trainer. william Lam
land &c send Domino to the post 10. nv 49,,
Is;onl Handicap yesterday Inc han','"pp r
nut 1870 pounds upon Domino anu '' ,,,,
,,,,or win that tlnorous modest. SHRINKING Sp'''
I'm.
doc,ded to keep Domino in the stable De'a"'' ~
-, ,h,, I,orino was not likely TO win t"c ''N'
,.h 100 mounds in the saddle. But James ~
,,o.,e vas made - sicrncr stun. Nh'h IL so' "
,no rack no told Lakeland that Domino must s''''
And Domino DID start ",
Domino was glad that be ga start % W. 49,.
,,..ro 81 WAS Taral. Domino's rider 80 "''' '"'
,., ,h,,.,,As Of witnesses who 81" yes
,,,,. N, Domino Of 1899. the great po'h'''o' "'
no,,,-o who could take up heavy "eish''' "''
cou. make the pace himself from ''' 49, ,.,
dag. the Domino who could run so '''''
IA. Tan weight on his back that ne i""'e 80
49,. that ran against him look sick anu So''''
..d hts of DAYS in 1898. Almost every
-, has his of DAYS Almost every man mas ms
,r a.v4 Adam had his of days; 50 dh .>o" .d
Even uatienf job had rO'ShrIu M! -, ,i,nes
Whcn N%than toll David that he was me mail nail
thu great hing Of lsrac. wAs "o, rz.ki"l was
Is,'ni 81, 81 training Alexander OF Mac'Iot
MAS oit Of form occasionally Hannha. Wa" s,,i ms
rn.f Vas IN his feed the trainers say on
tn Iics % March or he %o1a ascn n", |assus ani
Hr.tus would stu be rloollc@s NApol'vh r nIt
violent attack II dyspeps" az ;'p, ~, hen impaired
an hos. occa slons Berlin might be To-Day m''"
ana submissive suburb Of Pans ,.,...,a, pu,
Domino NAs not Domino ~ nc H""'''1
Yesterday he was Domino and doHih'S o. ',n,,,o
nesh. TOO j. was pleasing sym ,h no. no. 200 weight
ana take The hear; and nerves ana w. ,o,se. ~
the race 10y ms Tremendous 800 - n.y"nI raytl or
tcr-m..-. He had IN" n"I beaten peN % - go.
biyh.s; weigh; up anl he amused himself .f '"n
,.rlng H. aion. Win - bis broad iai smile upon
bo.nina ouxhi never 20 be riilon under pal
never as long as he lives lie - Tx" Luke h'A.N
g.ssis,s him lie is d free mover. lie should al,
ways b. allowed 10 ran ir"cH u NJ No., ,,.-ni"
domino hereafter no matter me f~se - Va
miles long ara no mater u himself and Vii
please Mr.. Keen" "iii pl.arc AL ne rl.nIs %, "
friends and aimircrs and NIL p"tsc Domino mn
solf. This IS not a hof-" 70 -. nh''i /" 80. -.
IL as free as The free air q heaven -" MN t'''
In front. He likes 20 run in W.ii ~" Zoos -.
like - s.c any horse IN front % him In any part
o. the race He f. o. Napoleon ~ ~ 49, -
polcou ld not Ike % soc Q'opl" IN mont - hin
Nobody pulled Napoleon IN any iari 81 MS ARR
He sci ms Own paoc. he ran his Own s1it D" p" -
a winner several times. even under IN" heaviest
CIV Domino q chance. L., him run In front at
all times. all distances. under aA ""ights ana
all conditions lie NNtlt nav" run 'iHNN i'7i'l
in i.s- II he had been allowed 20 act his own pacc
IN front from The Ars' s'fIc. even Y b" did have
heavy weight on hls bnch
MoTees liner rom hqr-es jus, as much a. men me-.
less they are permitted 70 rush TO ne 'front.' ana
set as pare iT sa kni i"' bon u konlo ha
sfupldiy misusel AMI msridden horse that ever ran
+, vas a DIV that Domino and Ituhicon acre not
son, ont rs probable starters FOR the Coucy Island
Handicap on Friday night. that their names
would appear as probable starters In SATURDAY 3
papers II II had been known IN advanc" that
Domino and Rubcon would start The Attendance
Al Tho races would have been much larger
Jack o. spades was "A strong second choice 70
Domino n the betting on 'he 'on"y island iiandi-
cap but ne ran mseraby and came In last. Wcrn-
berg. 70 the annzerncni 81 m- spectators got
AppleraG rid1en b. hi, subtle ani sg h
STakrs the se.Snd rncc With ali magiaabir eaae
lust as he liked He was IN" fnvorltc. but Mr.
h he9Yt ,cHc ciy serd r cbor MIR Eemonts rlo
rc,ta got second place: Will" his Mcrry Prince was
ha4 Ri. aho T' Of t' MT mt 'r1S " '&
that he preferred to rld" Merry Prime rather than
arror for Forc'a dicn BY Dcsse,p GO, seconI
place. while Merry Prince vas fourth Fiorctta i,
- handle III pounds and she cannot defeat high
class colt or MY when the distance Is nearly six
fnrlongr she can scoot IN lively style. But weight
and distance both stop hcr.
can sprint rapidly II her weigh' IS Light. She was
backed IN the first race with unborndcd confidence
with much In hand The distance was six and
onc-half furongs. ana the time was l:@25 The
extreme outsider Iicrmanin. got second pace AZ
remarkably long odds Agitation was third. and
Gotham the second choice fourth.
Maj Thomas. the breeder Of Domino. was AZ
the track and was greatly pleased AT the noble
performance OF the II lIimyar and Mamie
Gray. lie ought - have been Major Thomns Will
sell his warnings al the Sh"cpshcad Bay raceirack
this week. lie has full brother OF Domino to sell
and this colt should certainly bring noble price.
Pierre Iorll.arl Is an. enthusiastic aimirer ~
Grifns riding. He speaks in the highest and
n t,r.f'iu's iOckeySnp, ana he gets
Grinin 70 ride his horses whenever he can.
Mr. I.orll.ard ia in excellent health and spirits
In these days and his stable Is IN the finest pos
sibc form and condition.
Griffin docs ride nearly all his races superbly
But even Homer sometimes mods. And even
Griffin sometimes blundcrs In few cases he has
ridden Gideon e Days horses this year In fun
bling bungling style and his riding OF Jack Of