New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

THE FLOODS FELL AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
SPORT SPOILED BY THE VIOLENT STORM

SPORT SPOILED BY THE VIOLENT STORM
KEENAN, BEATEN IN THE REALIZATION.
It Is certain that If the weather had been me
the June meeting OF the Coney Island Jockey Ciuo
would have had strikngly successful conciu-
sion. The curtain would have gone down with an
applaudng army Of witnesses. Bnt the rain ieii
SO heavily for hours before the first race was run
that thousands upon thousands Of people who
would have gone to the track II the SKY had beeh
clear and II the air had been as pleasant as II
was on Wednesday, remained at home. IL was as
tonishing that many spectators were present
when the clouds poured down such hoods. some
of the officers OF the club said that If the receipts
at the gates had been as large as they surely
would have been II no rain had faiien Inc meeting
would not have shown deficit But the de'use
kept down the attendance TO such an extent '"a'
the club will lose nearly $4,000 on the meeting ~
should not be forgotten. however, that the club
had pledged itself in 1898 TO add $4,000 to the Real
ization Stakes OF 1885, and that II had un1er'aReh
obligations which made 1t necessary 10 give gen
erous sums to the great Trial Stakes guaranteed
at 10000 the Suburban the Double Event ana
other stakes The Coney Island Jockey Club Is not
managed upon a cheap scale. Its expenses are ex-
ceptionally large 1t needs fair weather and I'D
eral public support in order to meet the requisite
outlay for It's meetings. since the voters oi TUG
Empire State have decided by their ballots cast IN
regard TO the Constitutional amendments OF 1874
that no racing organization shall be permitted 10
derive any revenue from betting-rings
But the Federal Weather Bureau was evidently
hostile to the Coney Island Jockey Club President
Cleveland selected Secretary of Agriculture VINO
has the writing itch (cocolthes scrlbendi the Ro-
mans called ID, In the most acute and IN
fammatory form. This sterling Secretary twho Is
stamped with the hallmark of British sympatnies
all over his bullying forehead, is restless ana un-
easy until he las emitted innumerable epistles on
all sorts Of subjects. Secretary j. Sterling Nor
ton is certain that he knows II all. Nobody
es kue a Secretary Morton
on every imaginable theme. No matter what the
topic may be-Mexican cattle. or the gold standard
Arizona irrigation. or the hybridization oil the
Texas mule--sccretary Morton is the encyclopedia
Of universal knowledge on every conceivable DIVA
cation of the human intellect Secretary Morton
recently started an exploring expedition in the
fathom.ess recesses of his own mighty indiVidudl
mind. AS a result of his explorations he decided
that the Weather Bureau needed new head.
Secretary Morton was not satisfied with the sort of
weather which the head OF the Weather Bureau had
dispensed at Gray Gables since President Cleveland
had sought the seciuson of Blzzard's Bay. so
Secretary Morton persuaded President Cleveland
anyway, the Washington dispatches say he did)
to remove the scientific, well-equipped. sane ana
sagacious head Of the Weather Bureau, and TO put
in his place the erratc person who gave New
York and New gland the unreasonable. irrational
unwhoesome and detestable weather OF yesterday
Perhaps Secretary Morton and President cleveland
proud of the weather with which the new ana
unscentifc head of the Weather Bureau afiiicted
New-York and NewEngani yesterday Both the
Secretary and the President always were peculiar
and perverse.
Young Mr. Hobart is student at Harvard Col
lege Harvard is a bad second to Yale in rowing,
baseball and in every form of athletic and muscular
competition. But Harvard frequently surpasses
Yale debate and in other fields of intellectual
effort Yale exce.s in Drawn. Harvard in brains
$50 the Harvard men say. When young d. Hennen
Morris carried off a bride few days ago in The
fashion of young Lochinvar he displayed mentality
$50 the Harvard say) Young Morris is
Harvard student. Young Hobart, youthful Call
fornia millionaire. Is also Harvard student.
few days ago young Hobart (who races under the
name Of the Del Monte Stable) bought the colt
Bright Phoebus al a moderate price. Bright Phoebus
won the Realization Stakes yesterday, and first
money was sSO,l5o This many times what
Young Hobart paid for Bright Phoebus and IT Is
bigger than the amount which Sir Visto won for
the Earl OF Rosebery in the English Derby tbs
year. and bigger than the first money won by Monte
Carlo Blanc's hy Andree. in the French Grand
Prize OF 1924
So you see. Young Hobart. OF Harvard, is doing
well He has sand and he has sense. CAT least
the Harvard men say he has, vi, o.,
Drawn. CAT least, the Harvard men say so2
The Tribune has had much 10 say within the iast
we're race. sort OF Duke of Aiva race lihe Duke
was cruel in the Low Counsrss ImeIume ma,
torture-chamber race. because IT is tremendous s
snd fHF ' fronss Seay ali
racehorses are trained at present 10 scud an fi
Of them are sprInters and not stayers. SO Il is
stretching an American raSehorfe on tine TaGk
furlongs-one furlong more than mile ana
The Realization gives the s;ernest test Of the
survival OF the httest among the American three.
year-od colts Of the period 10 MY mas ever Won S
New Woman. Possibly New Filly may win the
hay WO
Blink Bonny Shotover and one or two other dainty
Nsh turf with long intervals between their sue
So in time 1t may be that hiiy may WIN
However that may be, Harvard student. coli
won the Realization Of 1895 No Yale students colt
ward Dick up crunb Of consolation from the capt
OF the Realization. even If the annual boat race
Mt New London is almost always funeral process
tion for Cambridge, and for her meek and humble
Ind unassumng neh6oT t the u od n The
If perfect wesher sad 6sen Sar Ran
would have been in fautless condition and ore Of
the most gratifying racing programmes eyer ,a ar
been carried through in way that would have
given unbounded pleasure to the public Blu, so much
some resemblance to the Kie Canal although there
was no naval display On dry track keenan, wou1
dispute Keenan, is the champion Of american three
Daily sale on July Is will be lively and resolute and
n the He sees Is m %HIn Of deal and Of
highest weight on his back. he would have secured
first place In the Realization II Griffin his rider.
had been more patient and had waited longer with
him. But Griffin. excellent rider as he Is. had not
mpstent an AND called on keenan, too early
Walcott's Cromwell. with only liz pounds in the
saddle (Keenan by the conditions OF the race car
ried oz pounds set the and led for more than
q mile and quarter. Cromwells performance was
crcdItable and ne showed fair form. Half mile
from the end Griffin, who had been riding the odds
on favorite. Keenan,. in good position by the eide
OF Connosseur, from two TO four lengths behind
Cromwell. sail to overtake Cromwell. Keenan,
him beaten. At the head of the homestretch II APP
peared to be almost certain that Keenan, had the
Realization at his mercy.
But Reif had been riding the second choice. Bright
West AhSt.