New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-30
ARMAMENT BEATS OGDEN.
r,xr CONTEST AT sHEEPsiEAD BAY
-ur m.rrrirY WINNER vANpvishEp RS THE
PATTERSON COLT.

-, chances and changes amonS tWo-H'af-old
~ ora aln,os, ineNhaustible and nearly mex
Gu .,o In tho Futurity Marcus Days ogden
T, = r. Pattcrsons ornament by several
o'', with a considerable store Of speed and
IT cower apparently in reserve. Tubervile
OGDEN in the Futury and he rode him yes
f'oe In neither contcs; did he exhibit mar
n,s pencralship or wonderful jockcyship. But
., rpturty he rode colt that was trained to
. norr for a race Of exceptional importance and
M, ogden moved sluggishly and slowly in the
s.b He did not show the Quiokness and the
.rner and the fiery force that characterized
.U n.orements in the Fuurity. In fact he crawled
-'s u he had been INDUCED after his Futurity
" nh and had received enough hard work
u'a,s him properly for the seven furlongs of
hs Flstbush journey
TN. Fatbush is the first race of ;he year in
"r ,vo.vcar-olds are required to run seven fur
49, and the eXacting distance provides Il stub
.. ,cst of the staying abilities of the babies Of
- ,urf Among the eminent thoroughbred infants
Nv have won the Flatbush Wanda. In 1884
lime l.sD. King Fox in 1856 d:27a.): Sir Dixon, in
s- II. 90. Salvador in 1855 1870 4-5); Potomac In
80, Il % i5,: Lady Violet. in 1892 O:2s 3-5). and
,ncutal i'm 1895 u:26 That is a noble list Of
r,ous races There were others. but that roll of
iopor contains the names of the Flatbush victors
those ronown is best worth emphasizing Ornd-
In, is not a King Fox a Salvador "A Potomac or
. peouital but he IS better colt than some critics
think he is although he acts badly at the post
rd needs strong. careful. energetic. cool-headed
,ockev TO get OUT his highest speed. His time was
- l-5.
only three ran in the Fabush OF 1896. Ogden. Orna
mon, and The Friar ogden always the favorite
on account Of the imposing fashion in which he out
IAN Ornament in The Fuiurty But Ornament Is so
hoi.hcaded and so heavy-headed a colt that Sloane
could not do him full justice IN the Futurity al
though ne rode Ornament with all the energy and
sku which he possessed and Sloane is little bundle
Of wires Of tempered steel, white hot with zeal and
Nigor and earnestncss Then, too. in the Futurity
ornament had the position by the rail, where the
rack Was heavy. Yesterday Ornament had Clayton
in the saddle and only two opponents ran against
nm il was easier 10 handle him than in the Futurty
lie showed temper at the post, but the three colts
we're sen, away speedily on even terms.
The all right No excuse could be made
,or ogden In regard TO the start. In the Futurty
ogden and Ornament were quickly IN CONSPICUOUS
Y.aces. and the battle between them. in which Og
den seized the laures. begun early in the run
and kept up ne close. Yesterday The Friar shot
OF TO ihe pace, and ne IAN in front at rate
which. fortunately for the hackers of Ornament
,Nac;ly suited the Patterson colt 1t aroused all OF
Draameni's ambition and eagerness and Clayton
difficulty in placing him throughout the
io.i.e In fact. Orn 4mcnt Willingly and kindly
e.. ne FaibUsh. Clayton has improved wonderfully
.a.er James Rowe's careful tuition and training.
Wen be- rode Clifford in the Brooklyn Handicap
C.ay.on rode ike quaklng dervish from Samarcand
ifitlti % 4 bOhadfa Cdi1tt WIN tN4u humps Dul
Rove has ,aughi him how 10 ride. And now Clay
.oa can ride credably.
ruaefvile kept ogden in the rear well behind
ornament. 1t reported that he riding to
stable orders. If h was. those orders I'M
wise. The only chance for defeating Ornament
which ogden had was to stick closely to Ornament
from the start as he stuck in the Futurity. The
Friag has the heart of a tiny mustard seed. and
vA,a the homestretch reached this prayerfu
l.onk Tor monkey WAS looking for cell in which
,o count his beads. He already had enough of
racing In fact The Friar's attitude in the home !
stretch toward the Flatbush Stakes was much like
tat attitude of David Bennett Hill toward Bryan |
and free silver cXpectsnt. waiting, hesitating,
reluctant timorOus. cowardly. shrinking evasive. |
elusive dreading-t o-be- whipped attitude. In this |
,tmpaicn Hn resembles the never-to-be forgotten |
cobb Of Alabama cobb of Alabama, did not know
where ne was al. Hill Of NewYork. doesn't seem
10 Know where he is The Friar in the Flatbush
didn't know where he at.
While the devout but timid Friar was busy with
MS prisons in The homcstrctch and had forgotten
AL about the Flathush both Ornament and Ogden
Rad passed him. Ornament passed The Frar with
lead Of lengths over Ogden, and ogden
could not close the gap. although Tubervile used
the whip freely and rode well as he cou1- But
that very well
This was not the ogden of the Futurity. how
ever + was a far inferior colt. The ogden of
The FLturity defeated Ornament in mastery style
by IL considerable space. The Ogden of the Fiat
hush was defeated by Ornament with ease and
in r1asterlv style and bv a considerable space.
Evidently ogden had been INDUCED, or. any way.
sJme' hing was the matter with MN mdtch
te;Hee Ogden and Ornament at seven furlongs'
for :. 90 side say with the regular stake weight,
~ POUNDS. up and Taral to ride Ogden, while
ter stn. let each colt carry 1870 pounds, and have
Garrison ride Ornament and Taral rae Ogden.
Vile has ridden him. and ogden Was not In such |
condition YESTERDAY that the Fiatbnsh gave
DAILY Is turfman Of the right stamp It Is prob
able that he would he glad 10 make the match. |
lie eager TO make the Tamm my -lamplighter
match, and he won a fortune on Ianmany IN that
likely that he would refuse match. Patterson
ought not to be ayerse to a match. because Orna-
did margin and with Overwhelming ease.
Here's fine chance for the Coney Island Jockey |
traciive and memorable match. 1t is to be hoped !
that they Will not neglect this most tempting oppor-
Ii is true that both Ornament and ogden are in
he Great Eastern Handicap which Is 10 be run at
lightly weighted two-ycar-olds will run in that
race. and they may get IN the way OF ogden ana |
u tie colts. Moreover. the Great Eastern is
10 be over the Futurity course. All races oyer
cause the start cannot be seen. and. in fact the
spectators can only the last quarter-mile OF
bush was most satisfactory race TO watch, be-
cause il was run over the main course and every
stride Of II could be by all the spectators in
The grandstand and it was long enough TO test the
staying power Of the two-year- olds -. ..o
main course At Shcepshead Bay at seven furlongs
mon. toy all means. for Saturday next. That
would be a dazzling star attraction. and would
oIaw magnificent multitude OF spectators If II
should be- arranged Immediately and properly ad
rertised and placarded. and bulletined and put up
on hoardings with vivid pictures by Henry Stull:
lIeies superb chance for the Coney Island
Jockey club 10 make master stroke.
ii Hung Chang not at the races yesterday
10 was much missed II lie club could secure
nm As yellow jacket nd pea cock her at
iac'loi the crowd Of spectators would be stupen-
aous ~ the way. what "a brilliant racctrack stew
ara Ii Hung Ct.ang would make, He asks many
questions that every crooked jockey would quake
before him
Angus ias been most literally lavish Of delightful
weather IN the NEE; which has just been closed The
Konin mas been seemingly anxious 10 make amends
i'r ne eNcruciatng and tormentng heat whicA
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