New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
REOUITAL THE CHAMPION.
RETTER THAN HENRY OF NAVARRO
THE SON OF EoTHEN RAN GREAT RACE IN THE
TWIN CITY HANDICAP.


pnouitars action is so fine. smooth. fric-
.,onless so effective. and his achievements are
"a important that It clear that he and
"a, Henry Of Navarro is the true champion of the
.merlcaA turf. This superb son Of Eothen and
p.,ribu;ion proved his worth splendidly in the
Fpturity and the Flatbush Stakes last year.
co,onel Thompson OF Brookdale. made wise and
,uaicous purchase when he bought Requital last
.u,umn. and his acsfbn in engaging James Rowe
"a his trainer discreet and sagacous Under
Rowe's unceasing Requital has improved
.sy this year. His victory In the Realization
.s table and impressive. And when he took up
60 pounds yesterday and In the deep mud cap
,,rrd the Queen City Handicap at a mile and a
,,rter in 2lol-5 he set the Seal his greats
ness In the Futurity. in the Flatbush Stakes
.,d In the Realization he ran like a Hindoo.
That Is strong praise. because 1t is safe to say
that Hindoo when in perfect health, was one of
che greatest racchorses ever trained in any
o,n,ry Uindoo had his times OF sickness. When
c-,ekrnorc defeated him in two races he was a
sick colt but when he vanquished Eole In the
co,ev Island Cup Hindoo was a mighty con-
oueror easily first among the horses of his time
The sons Of Colonel Thompson have a racer
among racers In Requital In all likelihood he Is
the greatest horse in training in any country at
his time. better probably than ST. Frusquin or
persimmon in England. and better probably than
uenrv ~ Navarro II &, were possible 10 send
paon,,al 70 the post in England In the magnificent
condition that enveloped and encompassed him
round about and pervaded him through and
through Yesterday then in very truth America
would be represented upon British soil by
chanpion colt 1T TO do battle with the best horse
OF any age that could be selected from any Eng
ueh s,ahe II might take many words and much
.nace 70 give all the reasons for the conviction
~. pooui,ai to-day Is better than Henry OF
>,o--o o,o, WAS AZ his best but there many
reasons for this belief
Roth IN the Realization and In the Twin City
ReouitaIs majestic stride was so dominant and
80 res,stIess that the horses which he overcame
1s,s made TO look almost like iguanodons. Re-
or,,oI was so far superior to them that they could
not cause the race 10 be even the remote scih-
blance OF a contest
Renuital the Champion, Bring any horse In the
world 10 beat him at weight for age at a mile, or
mile and a quarter. mile and a half. II you
can In fact, he can probably outrun any horse
in the world at any distance any sort of track
wet or dry, hard or soft, mud or dust The Thomp-
sons now occupy a place of gratifying distinction
on the American turf, because they own the I'M
doubted and invincible Champion.
Showers fell frequently all of the day, and the
track a. Sheepshead Bay a splash and a
splosh The programme offered by the Coney
Island Jockey Club was admirably attractive, and
II Is wellnigh certain that many thousands of peo
PIE would have seen the sport If no rain had been
falling. As il was, the attendance was surprisingly
large for such weather.
Seven races were The original first race on the
card was for maiden two-year-ods five furlongs on
the Futurity Coure Two dozen entries were received
for this and the club generously divided the affair.
making contests each with list Of dozen Prob
able starters. But five OF the dozen were Withdrawn
from the first leaving seven 10 go. f L. Parker
Ross O. was backed down to even money by the
NJ chi .ias no ock Tar was
Ross O. but he got of badly that he practically
LEFT al the post ana all Ross O 5 chances ruined
Does Starter Flynn feel a bitter spite and grudse
AGAINST the popular and successful Jockey Tod
Sloane who set down for five racing days by the
amazing and extraordinary action Of the racetrack
stewards? II is well known TO all racing men that
+. L. Parkers horses trained by David
Sloane who Is a cousin OF Tod" Sloane. and is
the most intimate terms OF friendship and comrade-
shin with Tod" Sloane. David Sloane Is careful
and competent trainer who has worked most credit
able improvement in the condition OF F. i. Parkers
horses.
Few persons doubt that spite and grudge
against Tod Sloane exist In certain official quar-
ters Otherwise this remarkably popular Jockey,
who always rides to win and does the best he can
DO with every mount he gets. would not have been
down FOR five days. Just after he had won
four out Of seven in single afternoon by ex
cellent jockeyship merely because the starter made
a complaint Of dsobedience against the Jockey.
AS The Tribune's racing column has said many
times and now says again with emphasis the
existence Of racing in this State depends upon its
popularity. No racetrack treasurer can continue
10 draw racetrack salary long If racing becomes
unpopular No official Handicapped and no
starter and other paid racetrack Of
fetal draw racetrack salary long
II racing becomes unpopular. Then how hasy and
impulsive and njudicous IL for the paid start
er. who draws racetrack salary. TO make com
plant Of the which made against
popular jockey Tod Sloane and how injudi
cious and unwise II for the stewards TO set
down so popular a Jockey for five days, The
great American people. so far II pays any atten-
ton at all 10 racing believes heartily that jockeys
who always try 20 win should be encouraged and
praised and approved and appauded literally. and
that jockeys who cannot be trusted should be put
under the ban There several Jockeys who
not be trusted at times. and who do rot try their
best 10 win four races out Of seven in a day. The
Jockeys who do not try should be set down-not
those who DO.
Now 1t be possible that the starter.
aspcra,ed by the many severe and biting news
paper criticisms ar the criticisms of turfmen
generally against his peevishness and petulance
In getting Tod Sloane set down for Ave race
days. also irritated against David Sloane.
because David Sloane Is the closest and most
Intimate friend and comrade and associate of
Tod Sloane, and 1t be possible that the starter
therefore gave Ross O.. the horse trained by David
Sloane. bad start in the first race? 1t seems In
credible that any starter would stoop so low and
carry spite so far. and 1t hardly be doubted
that Starter Flynn has lofty and noble and
heroic soul 70 do anything OF the kind But It's
an odd incident. isn't II? 1t is certain that Ross o.
trained by David Sloane, got wretched start. and
that all the money ped upon this heavily
backed favorite was lost by this wretched start.
Strange beings sometimes emerge from the cram
berry boys New Jersey
But Fiynns friends say that Taral in fault
Tor the bad start which Ross O. got that he pulled
up Ross O. just the flag fell, and that he had no
excuse for pulling up Ross o. Taral declares that
the bad start for Ross O. not his fault. AT
Brighton Beach poor Tod Sloane down for
several days because he was not quick enough
with his mount when the puissant. and eminent,
md exalted Flynn dropped this flag AT Sheepshead
Bay poor Sloane was set down for five days be-
cause he too quick with his mounts 10 suit
NE saililY and sanciided and cOnsec raf ed and