New-York tribune., 1896-08-26

ana also the tclting jaunt Of John GIpin Perhaps 1t
gress the State Legislature and the Board OF Alder
men out TO Keep them Of the saddle when odds-on
DISTINCTION ran well on Saturday Yesterday she
was well backed in the first race, but she stalked
Twoyearold hlles are often capricious but il must
noo oe forgotten that Clayton. who rode Distinction.
il, Leed t I gained high renewn years ago for his
the nickname of. the favorite killer one period.
l-ttiehelds lineage is pure clear American. but he
African descent He rode the oddson ne favofite.
Bonaparte. in the second race but came In second.
stakes. and had all his speed with him. He took
the Lead early in the race. and neither Khodesia
him. clifford seemed TO be i'm Just as fine condition
and AZ FREE n bs ak ftn IN fne in sprng & @ aaG more n & liberal
than he was in the first part Of the Brooklyn
Keene illy Rhodesia was backed heavily by Riley
Grammar. and by many turfmen whose judgment is
usually good The keenes thought she would win.
SO did James Rowe. So did David Gideon. SO did
i; b., q ,Appeoy SO did many other able experts
pace with Clifford al all. In fact Clifford won the
rS9s 9 IN canter under pull in he sioT time OF
bad last. Her trainer. Tom Green. thought that
SIlIlueis, WhiHh slipped In such way as to blind
GreeSs Gsf T9mPle,ey Gee 1t may be So But It was Tom
fastened that they would not slip.
The keenes have remarkable number Of fast
t"o-year-olds including Rhodesa. Water. Trage-
scope and others. Tom Green is a faithful loyal.
with the big stable. But he Is Of African descent.
and African iii luck TO affct every African
trainer ana every African jockey at intervals II
was probably the African i'll luck of the trainer
which caused Rhodesia's blindners TO slip
In recent years j. r.. Seagram's horses have
pedtedly mlsed the Handicapped, who Is prone
underrate the bearers OF the SeaGram colors. The
handlcapper tossed Mr.. Seagrams Halfiing into the
last race with only 9s pounds up and that weight
gave he race 10 Halhing in "A merry romp-al the
way. Taral rode Ferrier like angelic demon. and
by his stark dour doughty work i'm the saddle cot
have got second place with Ferrler in that held,
The Dragon was the favorite in the fifth race, but
Hewitt is far inferior to Sloane Jockey With
Sloane up The Dragon we'll With any other
jockey he runs poorly. With Hewitt up The Dragon
was unpaced.
The fame of the delicious clambakes given at the
Sheepshead Bay track by L. r Clarke and James
Nipigue has spread through the land. As every
body knows. r. +. Clarke is the most popular and
tendent IN America. while James N'ipigue is the
most popular and the abes and most successful
racetrdck caterer in America. Mr. Nillipigue is the
caterer for the National Horse Show AssoCiati ton
the great annual Horse Show in Madison Square
Garden. The celebrity and the fashionable distinc
ton OF the Horse Show are approved and admired
from Maine TO California. and from Minnesota 10
Texas. Mr.. Nillipgue is the caterer for the Coney
Island Jockey Club. anI he wins golden words OF
praise from his patrons On sunday afternoon next
august 3O Mr.. Clarke and Nj. Nillipigue Will give
one OF their unapproachable cambakes back OF the
grandstand the Sheepshead Bay track. and
tickets sale in Mr. Nipigues office,
under the grandstand. The clambake Will be pre-
pared with the. one and only original BabcocE
sauce and no clambake even the best ever given I'm
Rhode Island the very cradle and nursery OF clam
bakes. can surpass ii. The devotees OF clambakes.
and there many wise and sagacious devotees OF
clsmbakes. should attend the afair on sunday next
I'm large numbers.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.