The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-31
DON DE ORC A G~REATCOLT
mn. BELMoNT,s CHAMPION WINS
ECLIPSE STAKES.

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The $4,000 spectators at Morris Park yester.
day saw the Blemton Stables great colt Don do
Orc win the Eclipse stakes in such hollow style,
defeating n field OF well-bred and highly tried
youngsters. that he must be classed as one OF
the very best colts seen out In years. Hastings
won the Toboggan Handicap after a hard race. so
that IL was quite a day for tho Blemton colors.
Their third representative, keenan,, In the
Memorial Handicap met a mightier race
horse In Clifford, and suffered defeat
In ono OF the most remarkable races
seen In years, the victor running the last half
mile In AN seconds, and passing tho finishing
line with his head nodding under Clayton's pull.
Don do Orc may or may not prove to he the
champion OF his ase this year, but there arc many
good judges who rate him as being fully ten
pounds superior to ANYTHING out so far this sea-
son. Mr.. Belmont was greatly pleased with tho
colts performance. as the youngster is q home
bred. being by Rayon d'Or. out of imported
Bella Donna, by Hermit. As for Clifford.
there Is only ono opinion concerning him,
and that is that no horse on the
turf at the present moment has any chance to
beat him. For months the public has looked
forward 20 u great struggle for the Brooklyn
Handicap Mt Gravesend on Thursday next,
Henry OF Navarro and Clifford. the top weights.
being the bright particular stars. with the for
mer favorite In the betting. Henry of Navarro
received his work for the Brooklyn yesterday
morning. and it was Of such a character that
Mr.. Belmont decided to withdraw him from
Thursdays great race.
Mr.. Belmont said during tho course Of the
afternoon that he regretted exceedingly the
necessity OF doing so. as 1t would detract from
the drawing quality of the Gravesend pro-
gramme. but that he did not feel justified In
starting the horse when he wasn't at his best,
knowing that the public would support him.
and In all probability lose their money. The
heavy rains of the past week interfered with
the plans of Trainer Hyland, and the horse did
not get the amount of work he would have
received had the weather been fine. II
was for this reason. and for this reason only,
that Henry OF Navarro was declared out of the
Brooklyn. DR.. Rice. the winner Of the race
two years ago. was also withdrawn yesterday.
and the Preakness Stables good four-year-old
Belmar will also be an absentee. the gray colt
having contracted the disease which appears to
be epidemic during the past few days at Morris
Park. Mr.. Galway felt badly yesterday, as he
had looked forward to having Simms on the
colt Thursday next.
Every fair minded man must approve Of Mr..
Beltnont's action in withdrawing such a horse
as Henry Of Navarro from such an event as the
Brooklyn. Fully threo-ouarters OF those who
go to race tracks upon such occasions have little
knowledge of the horses. and invariably back
the popular turf idol. which Henry of Navarro
undoubtedly has been for the past two years.
While his absence will no doubt have n mate
rial effect on the attendance. Clifford. st.
Maxim. and other good performers still re-
main. and the race will not be devoid of interest
by any means.
Early last autumn, after the yearlings had
been broken and tried, nearly everybody con-
sidered David Gideon's chestnut colt by Iro-
quois, out of Carlotta, since named Eakins. as
the most sensational baby thoroughbred In the
country, and there was no secret made of the
fact that he had beaten Walter a trial at three
furlongs In IS seconds. People remarked upon
David Gideon's luck and said, Hell win the
Futurity again; see IL he DOESN'T and it
was even rumorcd that Mr.. Gideon was will
ing to wager at respectable odds that he would
win the great race for the fourth time. Shortly
before the election 1t was whispered around
Delmonico's that Mr.. Belmont had a phenomenal
colt by Rayon d'O down at Babylon. John
TO regarding the fast work at the Nursery Farm,
and nothing more was thought of IL until IL
was again rum9red that the crack Of the
Rayon dor out of the Hermit mare Bella
donna, ana that he had been named Don de Orc.
Eakins did not do AS well as his admirers hoped
and up to date has not appeared in public. and
when race after race WAS run and Don de ORC
did not appear; those who had heard OF the
promise given by these colts last autumn re-
marked: "Other good things gone wrong" But
for Morris PARK on Thursday last con.
tanned the name OF Don de Orc. and the
The talent remembered the tip OF last autumn,
and %hungrily placed their money at odds on.
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the track. with speed written in, every
line. they returned to the fray. and there
who sit up nights thinking OF good things and
how TO get ABOARD. The readers of THE SrN
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field on Thursday. Well. he repeated the dose
in the Eclipse Stakes yesterday, and In saying
this the story OF the race Is told.
The colt was favorlte at odds on. although he
was meeting tho winners Haphazard, Horo-
tr,ed 'salvaao. Dr. "Sn and d"9 co she nnSniy
lie showed as much or more quality than any OF
the others, but did not approsch DR.. sheppard.
colt being a leviathan OF the Ludwig type, but
possessing moro length than the Darebin horse.
Marcus paly; Chalienger' the Sstockwell sta
and Domitor. Charles Head Smith of Chicago.
William Aston Chanler's Calldron and Augustus
Clason's Fortune were withdrawn.
Don de orc received nm ovation on his way to
ne post and was such z pronounced fayorite
quoted against him. Cockernony was the out
There was some delay at the post before the
flag fell. Horoscope. n very speedy colt for half
q mile, rushed away in the van, followed by
Salvado and Don de orc: Simms was on Horo-
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his shoulder at the flying bunch at his heels.
Three lengths separated HOROSCOPE and his
along under n pull AS though out for q morning
breeze, and there was no glory in hurry
whose restless feet were playing the
Kind OF n tune before him. Salvado
was ut Don de Oro's thrOatlatch. and leading the
were Challenger and Cockernony head
and head II length and II half away. ilaphazard.
u sluggish beginner, was last. In the dip. Don
de Oro's mighty strides we're irresistible, and
although Griffin still had the COLTS head high
In the air he marched mp TO Horoscope. said
adieu TO him. and was winning in IA common
gallop almostb before the public could realize ii.
Cheer after cheer rcsounded through the big
grand stand and upon the lawn as Don de Orc
home with Griffin pulling up. Nc
Catferty's candidate, Dr. Sheppard, coming very
fast in the last hundred yards, passed Chal-
lenger in the final strides and secured second
money. Salyado was fourth and Haphazard.
who also finished strong, was NTH.
Never was n race won in easier fashion, and
doubts as To the class In which the victor
belongs are diSpelled. He must be classed
among tho great colts Of the past few years.
The colt is n high-strunR fellow, and after the
race he did not want to come back to the stand.