New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
RACING SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF A VETERAN
Tr'RFMAN

NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF A VETERAN
THURMAN.
Sombr. sad sorrowful. careworn countenances
that bore every indication Of sleepessneSs. caused
by the frghful slaughter Of the favorites Satur
day. extremely numerous at the Sheepshead
Bay racetrack esterday Not a sound OF merTiment
heard. nor did a single peal Of laughter break
the monotony Of silence that prevailed In the g-and-
stand Many whispered consultations were held by
some Of the layers of odds who amassed fortunes on
SATURDAY when the iconoclasts OF the turf smashed
the idol Of form into smihereens. A dark cloud
laden with Cnens Of evil seemed 10 hover the
heads OF the devotees who burned the midnight oil
/ in unrave.nG the mysteries OF the book of dope
Everybody prayed fervent!v for the dawn Of true
run races. ana many phophesied that the time had
come 10 despon the hordes that gathered in the
place OF sacrifices. ers;vhile known the betting
ring Every prediction Of the sOO,hsayers Of racing
was rudely brushed aside, az the Peep Day landed
them securely fettered into the hands = the high
priests Of The place Of sacrifices. Consequently a
solemn. placid calm. unrufrsd by the slightest
zephyr Of enthusiasm. prevailed throughout the
afternoon.
J.. O. Aprleby has entered ;he yearling by knight
o. Ellerse-Moss Rose brother 10 Henry OF Ma
varre and the Knigh, Of Elerslie-squander colt in
the English Derby and other valuable English
stakes.
There has been less IA k about great
three-ycar-old sweepstakes recently. The Tribune
suggested such a race when 1t might have been
- .!N made Win me best tifet- E'dr-JuS III
training az competitors The race was proposed in
the course Of the brooklyn meeting Il is amos;
impossible to have such a this time. because
Handspring j. afflicted with quarterback ana
cannot be trained up to concert pitch. Prince Lief
is 10 have long rest at Detroit. and j. 10 receive
specia. preparation for the fall in this neigh
borhood when he will be prepared - meet ali
Corners Michael +. Dwyer intends 70 give Ben
Brush chance TO recover his form before ne asks
him 10 do any arduous work Hastings. Re
quital Ben Eder and Margrave might prove an at
-rac-ive drawing card but IL IS not likely that such
race will be given until the fall meeting AT Sleeps
head Bay although much pressure Is being brought
to bear 70 give that is almost certain 10 prove
a gift TO somebody II somebody else does no. Start
an unseasOned horse against that has been cam
paIgnei into sup rlaiive racing condition
August Be mont sails for Europ- today Mr. Bel
mont fas much 10 10 when he arrives. he intends
10 establish an American stable conducted strictly
upon American methods. SO as 10 compare me sys-
tens in vogue in each country. some Americans d"-
clare thai Americans excel the Brit )ns IN al outdoor
proEed tn,c'eme ,. "re, no ,hc IN line John
Hue.rs has won severa with erre i-oIi lara
7Sem En,ch Wisnari has made the rnZ'sh book
m tErrs extremely Try half-dozen times since
his arr.va in Eng and Hardy Clmpbel score sey-
ms farts piainy DEMONSTRATE that American
methods viii 10. even II some u the impor,atohs
from London 10 say tnat American tIA-a a .eSk
,irer NJ riciu Jockeys OF the hlg1er Class cin
~, mir own win BrI'On- but Z IL safe 10 say
average THINKS the snort-sigh edness OF we pro-
,,,,,rr. thrrs. who believe mat sAort-Iisiahte
racing makes nigh-claSS jockeys.
Ut.narI Croker f. the victim II "Xplns-Ve;ie~s OF
-,-ing iIe,s he has English trainer ana a com
cfe Eng sh outfit WOntaGc. yet R'cnafl mas i't
mi rnst RichalI prCce led him on the turf IN r.;
and The DerformnLccs ~ mo croker hoTs.s tiat
~. .,aricd are almost sure 10 cause m, hnsish
hIni.,.1rt,r to give the lie mon, n)r'fS conpiri-
lively light imIoHs . 49, o,,-,,l,.
hiah Standard although the Tidal Stakes gave ne
uutllo chance 10 estimate ne dit"rrh'r pe'"'.I
:, rse, o, class. ieprt ni,d ny hastings ana
vsrgr,yc and selling p itcrs, represented by BchA-
IRE ard Formal Grf fins DESCRIPTION o. the race
va given 10 Trl.n,r Ky. and "a foi cw': . -,
.When the f. * 'cl Formal wa- sAgn, y IN ,.c
l.,f / pc,,nitf.d Margrave 10 gaif0p n'1ng WIN
brn 4, ,h~ erd Of three-eighths j.! tiehc.I Iy'Kn
.rvfo,.s md began 20 move n The sadie SINS. on /
pnnar1rfe came up on the outs De - EdN" MAI I
give his head and ga pod by Formal without any /
he stretch I icoked around and saw Palard on
Hastings In second pace | yelled, Keep MIN
49, p~u,rd" ard we conferred along home
Iv1and boxed al Griffin SIDEWAYS ana H-k'u; !
ma vou know how fas' you ran the nr.t 'hr'@1.
o',ar,erso Griffin lauRhingly repl ~: we ran u
IN seconds that's sure" Hyand gr5Vriy refna,k,",
~ NJ went The three-auarters n i1'is ana 'an'"'e'
p-,s11 then said - PallarI who rode naS,ihts '
vou had ~ purch YOUR horse along 70 Keep 70,
d,dn't ynn7" Rslla-d replied: NO kicked TT,
@ tho heAd Of the stretch. and he resl'onue-l
on onicklv that ne near running OUT iron,
nnder me had not The slightest roupie 10 'h'''
hiyo where YOU asked me q. y -.
sin vy,> extremely lively pefore Inc d nIl"
~ rrsnv "a pers in the paddock He was some