New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
MR. BELMONTS BELMONT
HASTINGS DEFEATED HANDSPRING.
GUT HANDSPRING WAS RIDDEN UN"iSH
JrD1cIoUs STABLE oRDERs-cLoslNa
nav At MORRIS PARK.
DAY AT MORRIS PAR

JrDICIOUs STABLE ORDERs-CLoSi>"
DAY AT MORRIS PARK
lanes Russell Lowell. in his early Gays DIS
poet paid a musical and melodious TRIBUTE III W ~
10 the charms and delights Of day IN June. III
oil Mr. Iowelrs l.fe he never knew a rarer 'u!'o
dav than that which beamed upon the close OF 'ie
meeting OF the Westchester Racing Assoc'a"o" u.
Morris Park Nothing Is TO be gained os "eape
edtectiyes upon the weather IL is enough W o..
that no June. since day and night were ms
apart could have favored this poor iauis' nns"a
ora suffering town OF New-York with chooeF
cbrvsote Of an afternoon than was that OF .ne
second day of June. 1886. 1t was III ana app nv
more words needed to hit 1t on ,
Friends OF the turf went TO Morris PARK oy uoHe"'
and scores and hundreds and thousands anu IA
.ho mai, they were geeful. Most OF them hau
r,essant minutes at the track from 10 OF '"e'
about But they had reason for hhdlhs iau'' Wv"
some things Starter Flynn was dimiy' oepiess'"e
Iv doomfuliy darkly. d.smally. doefuly uepIoia
bly slow Wherefore this geld geial.hous w.,
w and eloomful slowness. Starter Flynn? Inns
VII no, do at all. Starters are not ehsaseu anu
maid to CONCEAL and petrfy ard mummy ~
selves These are days OF SWIFT acuo"' ''
FLYNN Your delays in several instances were III
ah, Isu, an electric battery to-day. Starter
p,v,n and shock yourself, You are starting TOT
energetic Americans for people who are IN hu'i''
not for trlobtes sunk In geologic strata "'' W.
derground ages ago. Racing IS by no means '
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things in this day and generation ana III o'"e'
aos ord generations are infinitely more important
Americans don't want become ossihed anu III
capable OF acton because starter can mani ~
his mind 70 hustle Jockeys This IS f'eS''e''
wear Starter Flynn. and there are srea. man.
things going on. Starter Flynn. II you can s'ai'
tho horses quickly the Jockey Ciuo must SCI
sudden starter right away. What's the use Oh
wasting time ut a racetrack while a iot Of soa,'e
bra;ned boys make jumpng-jack OF s,a''e'
7, q starter cannot control the Jockeys ne j. use
less lie, him go. ard get another. Time Is worm
so,,e,b.n- inst now This is a Presidential year
a IN. e,a ~ the century is only four years on
And who and what are most Of these jockeys 'ha'
thew should keep busy Americans waiting so long
II the readers Of these lines VIII study the mes %
tho Tribune they will find out what most Oh thesc
Jockeys amount TO. Ciphers. some OF them runs
Of wind some OF them hascais anu '"'0'' ~
of thcm-mores the pity.
,TWOIrID HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT
d., ,hara.s ono American Jockey 10 stick to-
Fredar,ck Taral He'll try for YOU and try hard. II
Taral had ridden Handspring In the Belmont anu
had been unhampered by orders, and allowed 10 rue
as he thought best Handspring would nave won '.e
belmont The man who thinks that Hastings Is the
equal of Handspring at mile and three lurlonss al
even weights when one colt is as well ridden as the
other colt Is ridden, may be pubic-spirited TAX
payer ne may even he honest enough 10 pay MS
personal taxes in New-York instead OF fleeing this
CITY by paying them in New Jersey; he may ne ii
eood husband and a good father: he may be a men,
her Of 4 me7itorious club, he may he gen'ai COM
nanion a sociable and clubable man; he may nave
many commendabe qualities. but he is short OF
horse
John ] Hyland is the ablest trainer In America
Every turfman Of common sense knows that JohN
Hyland trains Hastings for August be'moh''
Francis McCabe is not the abest trainer In America.
Every turfman Of common sense knows that frahcis
McCabe trains Handspring for Philip }. D"ye'
Frederick Taral Is the aO!est Jockey IN America"
Every turfman OF common sense knows that Will
fam Sims IS not the ablest Jockey in America Every
4urfnan Of common sense knows that Once more let
This be said II Taral had been on Handspring WITH
out instructions orders free 10 ride the colt as ne
thought he ought be ridden TO the best advantage
Handspring have outrun Hastings IN the
Belmont by an ample margin And one who disputes
this sold, frozen truth simply is not. a competent
Judge of the form Of racehorses or OF the abilities o.
Thoroughbred racing begun in England The
English are an Intelligent people. shaKsspe spear
Darwin Cromwell. Burke. Gladstone and few
other men Of brains were Ensshme3 the ron ron
of Great Britain have been known at times to as
an in a ffe'ah ahSS
have existed and many Englishmen know somethin
oqsa When a Sims rod or
DIVER and Coks IN Eng nea all Voices ne T n
united pen declared that Sims while he might De =
ncx soW o aRd @
style They laughed at his riding. Now. Y IN
spring in the Belmont they would have declare
with still more emphasis that Sims did not know
Engishmen ought 10 know something about Jockey
ship They have seen Archer Fqrdham Tsoms
most skilful the world ever knew. ride great man!
na # IS thu de Ka @ Opinion of the writer
this article formed after quarter century Of studi
with the best Jockeys Of Englald-the Archers am
Of Eug land
Mclaughlin and Frederick Taral.
SLOW AND CLUMSY.
Starter Flynn in his poorest form yesterday
His work was far below his highest standard l
was slow and clumsy. and bungling in amos
every race Starter Flynn ought TO consult
medical expert promptly. Phosphorus is an effect
I've brain stimulan; when used in the right doses
So is arsenic when properly applied. And quinn
and black coffee and antique brandy or the DAY
sdvantage in certain cases Now, Mr. Flynn. pra
go and doctor, and get a prescription for
combination Of phosphorus and arsenic and quinn
and black coffee and medieval brandy and brac
up American racegoers want much quicker start
ing than they got yesterday. and they want
much more satisfactory start than you gave In IN
II is true that the Belmont was long race at
mile and three furlongs and the start made D
clumsy. bunging start. The horses strasglin
along at intervals. and not one Of the four Jockey
We're all pulling up their colts when you droppe
the flag. and while Handspring was several length
IN 'front.' NHell tie siSHdi Nd'nc' o'"iS Vi'
eprng was far in advance. and he went on and sc
the pace with a double pull on Handspring, and
an absurdly slow gait, while Griffin took secon
place with Hastings. but with a broad space OF day
light between Handspring and Hastings. and IN
Marcus DAILY pair. Hamilton II and Del Paso il
todded along meekly behind Hastings .
By-the-way, II is lucky for the millionaire March,
DAILY that the Anaconda copper mine is one OF III
richest copper mines in the solar system; or elst
where and that Marcus Days annual incom
from the Anaconda is prodigious for Marcus DAILY
stable must cost Marcus DAILY mine of none
and a mint OF money in these times. with meagr
returns
MISTAKEN ORDERS TO SIMS.
Philip j. Dwyer, owner Of Handspring. told every
had, AZ he that be had made q sad mi: