New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-09
GOLDEN DREAMS AMAZON
REFUGEE CAPTURES THE MAY STAKES
AUGUST BELMONTs HORSES IN fohN-A'
AND CHUGNUT WIN AT LONG oDpSA
r1ciIr ATTENDANCE.


,o,,rs ut the Gravesend track YESTERDAY 'Ne So
ta'''9 ~ ,eaera when compared with the mum
- nresen, on THURSDAY and SATURDAY VI 60
-, Gam. comment was ahoat about 'he 'er ,,
that O. J. Decker the trainer OF hai"' 49, the
satisfied with Grifin's riding on iia Mr.
pa,chogue Stakes on Saturday a,'aa any
nooLor denied most emphatcaly that ne i""uo 49,.
urac, or indirect accusations, either Pu -. r,ho
-. ..a,os, Griffin Some doubt eXisteu "o
wo. ~ ride HanweI before the rae W arrr,+
son. owner Of the horse. had ASK" "a ais ..yas II
cr,Nsn 70 ride Hanwell, and HPlaho SUI ,,d h.
=. &c no, engaged" To make sure 'i''' " Nr
.o,a 70 have a Jockey to ride MS mar 49,,
Decker engaged Taral When the r70o ~ roca
- = ~ co.,rs and weighed out io' NV a.,
80, ,r,,hdr4w his claim TO roe o"'',e ,oo,,est
.,or anraecrnent The race was one "a -, ,,,o and
,a.t,nc contests of the year. 'ro''" ,ba nrce
puckrcne were backed 50 laVlshs 80 a.. oa,nst the
-. 11apwel heightened as the odus 'e ,u
-, shortened so that at post ' ,,.a.ed
o''''. .ho fovorite Some rumors that OTIS '
was NV. .alk =, the paddock formed the iouiu"''
,or reports which resulted IN caus."s s until some
oyarvdav occurrence 10 De eN"se' ~ story Of
sons made the mistake of acceP""e +, 1Le,v
ass,n,ors Of the paddock as true ~ - NJ
the eos''pf 49,, ,rl he asked for by grimm M
ina 60 oxions 10 make an eXplaha'loi' a.
oore IN create a scandal or ih'ui IT,
Sav.s feelings. He engaged Dr'l.iii 80 assured
S,,a I IN the fifth race yesteTuaS' o resnon-
st., that he DECKER was not III any ,,s NV hest
nv ~ tor ,hs r,,mors. Griffin said: l u'u 49,. nor.
- ,Yo,r,el and the reports are luso IA
ticu'ar. "a, Wondering Wtllies OF
.hs be,ting fraternity to induce fhi,p ~ members
Give them the same privileges "'' ,. IN obtaining
% ,,e Metropolitan Turf Cluo rc0eN ~, ,avers-of-
- nrocAs In the Enclosure wneIe 'ho ~ -, tho
eood pat,n Mr. Dwyer quoted the Id" u-
49,, -, hating and informed '"' 1900
W-roogles, committee that he wo uu ~, He
,ge letter of the law In any s,,sh.d n
.aersd however that chairs shou'N " ,. ,n,sb,
the Dusty Rhoades coh''i'se'
rest their weary hiios' .,or;o,,s snort called
,, oc,ng were at the track 10 "i'I ,,
establishment of hurdle racing d" - act as
.rock Two OF them were seiec'eu s,or,i,v
..rss and the third member OF inc '' tt
,t5 IN a secluded nook where ne Gun" No. o.bar
az = -, f,re-n,t without intrusion 1"o o'"
nctotors were regular racesoers' an" ,r,sah.o,
them, possessed what IS known do -, - the
zee" caused by too much conce".'O ,riTg
h-ain upon the mysteries OF iorhora was
rrs. ,reather was clear. but the atihosi"
-, .snec,auv IN the Enclosure. whero may
o.'' =. dollars stuck 10 tho fingers oil '''o
layers-of-odcs - ,, net so heavily
The solemn visaGed plungers WIZ ~ -. r,ara
an Sir Walter in the Brooklyn f'a"p t
norose and sulen They coulu NO. NO., aa,sed them
.h. taleldoscopic changes Of form winch e"u'eu
- 80 +be,~ money in the hands or the Iayoi
eqrl
la. II Is indeed singular that piu''s'' s
COMPLAIN as loudly anybody else "ne ,,'ars
-oca unsets his calculations. Some OF u'e ,
s.. a, q nlan that is TO replace inc pi'''
s,ar-er with 9 man who gave great sans
go, roon when he held the flag. Many o.i'e'
.a,. ru,nors were afloat In the course Oh INC S
7, ,s Main 70 everybody that racing ca.N01 go
unless immediate measures are taAen ~ -
.ba confidence gained at Morris PARK by ra'oe -.
=, r,,gb. nerhaps De a beneficial plan 10 PIE al ~
IN
- ,h.ro Give the starter absolute controi OF inv
tockevs and support with the utmost nr''es' no
dac.ions ard possibly the starting quesuon may ~
erectually solved Anora.,nc
Tho racing Yesterday was not or the eXhlld'a'iiis
IT. orv5sr In the first race six horses faced the
.,ar Ar,tator was one Of them. He kicked an"
cavoried all the way from the SheelSsneau Day -,
IN the saddng paddock at the brooHiyh 80 90,
Glenmoyne the favorite' with 10 ~ -
onoted by the extravagant members OF the VI l. -
,r,ga r,led al about the ratio. Agita'or was
STEADY at to J. while various odds were quo'oi -
rhe "come-ons," who were searchers ior lohe ou''
against short horses H., a
was perfect Hamilton. on Gennloyhe' ihdue P''
A. tho Lead at the fall Of the flag closely iollo"e'
by zanone with Agitator third. the others tral's
At the turn for home Hamilton c@ned upon anone
hogan 10 labor when the straight w9 i S,rlona
Tara Agitator passed nm eaSy c5iator Who
responded Handsomely and in rev epdesTored
even terms with Glenmoyne hai ~, ond 70 his
to rouse the latter, but ne iaea 70 ~ ~ chance,
Urgent calls Taral. on Ag1ator took no Innn,,
With MS T no Three enghs from Glenmoyne, who
peat Zanone who was third four lengths io @'
paSSe s result Of the race startled the hard noney
Rsis,ns began ON he second race. the hard money
men followed by the public plh Si rom TO- on
efs 10 on was the best odds offered in the
Sue Kite next Of n cd 5pypJ at
cd 10 against him. Chugnut who was 9naDe 70
run down the nh sO at his sS owner at to reality
II Was no contest; Chugnut got on IN me iGau en m
IaGe an in IN, the FAST time Of iSa with Sue Klte
third. three lengths away Nnngtu. S wv Cbugnuts
There were only four contestants for tie May
e,akes selling affair for threeyear-ods Refugee
From The Blemton Stable. Installed as the "a,
1oIeht ROYAL was the medium of heavy plunge by
some OF the heavy bettors who gadiy acGep'eq Emo o.
tona Forum quoted a, = to anr2 2aetd
each sseke amer sp '0 Gn gave Refuse ana
nos and won the race in the possible man
her by length from Emotional who was hVe
lengths in front of Forum Right Royal was Oea'e"
Ten starters faced the flag in the Amazon Stakes stab.
FOOT Lyae,a and Lady L9uN sC were also ws
nS6ed by few daring 9s S who s sc sn9
su 10 ssas as the ed was strung sixteenth
Of a mile Golden Dream had two lengths the best
Of FTynn's nightmare and led all the way. and. al
though stopping every stride, at tho finish man
aged TO last long enough 10 win by a length from
ISyaletta who beat Lady Louise who was third
BY neck for the place Euphemia L. won tht
maiden two-year-old race. thanks TO Grit
fn's aler.ness at the post and Hills inertness as
Jockey Euphema L. was backed al 70 by sew
erai wise men, who seldom smile and constantly
wear a look Of intense gloom. J. J. McCafcry's
Gray Bird vas also considered to be rich succu
OF the '.hard-money' element. Arthur White bet
on Gee Gee 10 !. with enough on In the third
place betting leave margin the right side o
6i. betting book. Full Speed. with Sheedy up. haC
a following at yi1 10 J, and Matte Stanhope was
good enough for few Phiadelphians OF sporting
proclivitles who bet the proceeds Of the sprins
chicken crop her chances ct 10 70 ]. Griffin OF
Euphemia J.. rushed his mount TO the front soor