New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
OGDEN IN THE VAN AGAIN.
,,,r ORNAMENT WAS NOT EVEN
PLACED.
ocnrx WAS RIDDEN by TARAL AND oRNA-
VENT HAD SIMS IN THE SADDLE.

OGDEN WAS RIDDEN BY TARAL. AND oRNA-
,u.vr HAD SIMS IN THE SADDLE.
,,, ,occrtain what wo-yearod Is the
II 3D.. wear In this country. Many turfmen
pe' hat the Great Eastern Handicap at Sleeps
p'V, pav Yesterday would settle THIS problem. but
~" matter is IN as much DOUBT "a before. osdeh
'n' ~. Futurity but Ornaments performance in
~ace was assuredly not up 20 the standard of his
thA' .or,n Ornament was unlucky colt in that
hs u the track had been in its finest condition
. sav and if ornament had been riiien ny
,. capab,e Of bringing out his largest possipiiltes
~ a,,;oveuent and Of summonins MS EXTREMIST
u =, the most critical moment. Ornament would
sptah,,. have captured the Futuri;y Of lS" That is
siib.~a,e verdict Of many abe turf experts
-. here , bit Of blunt truth may as well he set
..n charles T. Patterson. owner OF ornament mas
-. made :, clear that ne fully deserved 20 own a
-, - he class which Ornament has disclosed Mr.
,.,e-son has revealed unfortunate weakness OF
.drnent in the management; of his horses. "hen
-, ,,,- Rurlesoue ran a dead hea; with one OF
,n,bael z Dryers FLIES Mr.. Pat;ersons stunoorn
,afnssl % run of the dead heat was by no means
,-.h, u praise. II is 10 be regretted mat man o!
" 80 Judgment should OWN such col; As ofna-
r, This owner failed 70 win the Fuiurty through
49,, o,,r lack Of sagacily He had thc best colt in
-,,s bui he fell out with Garrison and he pui up
lightweight jockey who could not handle Orha-
,.n. as he ought 10 have been handed
vo,hiug can be palmer in turf matters now than
h, ornament properly trained and dttcd for
ce and well ridden is li;tle inferior. If at all, 20
800, aud Tvphoon Every racing man OF long eX
e~,.,ca whose practice II is 20 watch every stride
;, r.-v important race from the start to the finish
h-oprh powerful racing glasses. must know by this
,,rra that Ornament is not far below Ogden ana
r,hoon in speed in capacity TO carry weight and
l., s,av,nr mower Possibly he is superior to them
49,. - Taral had been on Ornament yesterday
,r,e,, would have won the Great Eastern Sims
rode ornament Sims is an uncertain rider. who
r,aas many unsatisfactory races. Ornament had l2S
o,,nds in the saddle. Sims rides at less than no.
g. ornament must have carried at least eighteen
o,rds Of lead That dull. base metal does not
t,, - horse 10 win races and Sims rode ornament
,rn start 10 finish cheap. dull ustrelcss style
The nrorramme set forth by the Coney Island
Jockey club for the closing day OF It's meeting was
so attractive and the seven races or the card
"a race;vAd so many entries Of welknown horses.
49,, ,,e attendance was liberal and much interest
&, the contests was manifest II was field OF genn-
,na distinction that was assembled for the great
Eastern Handicap ogden. winner OF the Futuri'y
Ornament second ir the Futurity. conqueror OF
ccden IN the Flalhush Stakes at seven frrlongs
- ,.,o,o- in several turf battles OF vic renOwn.
vera among the starters. So was Typhoon. who
had outrun Ornament in TWO stakes at s.. Louis.
So were George Rose sunny slope. Voter. The
Friar and other celebrated youngsters II was
,ndisputably strong field Ten went to the post.
and Flynn had his hands more than full. After
long delay OF they shot. most Of them fairly
together but ogden somewha, behind. The keene
colt Voter had a good position near the rail and
he got or we'll
The betting had been remarkably brisk. ogden
was the favor,e simply because Taral. easily and
far away the first and foremost Of American jock
eys was on his back If Tubervill" who rode
ogden in the Futurity and in the Flathush
Stakes had been rdins ogden he would have
been no better than third fourth choice. Riley
ltrr. h.s.s1
making so much money at this meeting by back
Ing Captive TO defea; Requital. and by putting
their bets other horses in Pat DUNES stable
a, Just the right time piled UP their waFer' on
Typhoon with both hands. They plunged on ~
phoon until they forced down the quotations 10
Ito against that colt The betting to
against ogden also. but. taking the whole course
Of the speculation into account. Oscen must De
considered the actual favorite over Typhoon. al
though at the close most Of the layers Of odds
were willing 10 give 10 ! against each Next
came Ornament at ls 10 ;. Sims has been riding IN
poor form in many races OF late. and mis- mounts
rot have an extensive following in these days
Tsral is all the AT present. as he deserves 10
BE- Wath popular and successful Jockey
than Sims in the saddle Ornament. after MS srik-
ing success in the Flatbush Stakes. would have
been decided favor!,c
The public form OF the Keene colt Voter had heen
meriforious in recent weeks. and in private trial
for the Great Eastern he had played uncommon
Voter and Voter would have won the race II Clay
ton had ridden him well Taral said after the race
that Voter ought 10 have been first. and would
have been first II Clayton had stuck 10 the rail with
the colt The Kcene colt took the lead early in the
run and would have held 1t the end II Clayton
had not let him swing out away from the ran, when
he could easily have kept his position II clayton
had kept the rail both ogden and IyphOon would
have been compelled 70 on the outside. ana both
would have been defeated By Voter. i'ut Layton
in his bvnglinr way. let both ogden and Typhoon
get up on the rail. and Ogden. simply ana solely
through Taral's wonderful jOckeysh won the
Great Eastern by head from TyphOon. while otter
at TyphOons shoulders.
Ii must not be fOrcOtteu thai Ornament carried
rs pounds ogden ~ and Typhoon l2i while Voter
had only IL up Tae long delay a. the post :" as
.rksOne 20 the heavy weights. Taking all things
into account. considering weights training. riding
and everyihi else. IL is probable that ornament
properly trained and properly ridden l. Just
shade superior 70 ogden ana 1ythoon' ana that
these three are the best Of the two ear-ods that
have run in the East his year. II - likely thai all
three properly trained and properly ridden, can
now and a; any time hereafter defeat Winged
Foot and Don DE ORC AT even weighs ana al any
distance But the Great Eastern. Ike so many
was ridden poorly By Sims and Voter was ridden
poorly hy clayton George Rose, ne frlaI di'u
sunny slope were fairly beaten on their merits al
salmak ran in the Great Eastern with only iH
nomnds mr. Matt Ryrnes bought Salmak at the
recent Trov,bridge sale for $3.50. Salmak was
ridden by sloane, but he had no speed ana was
never prominent. a racetrack humorlst CecidF'G
that the former owner OF Salmak had Douent pa
the col, from Mr. Byrnes after me 'rcat r-dS1',
sell the colt 10 Mr.. Byrnes once more Inc rePo''