New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-28
CHAMPAGNE FOR THE FRIAR
THE MORRIS COLT SUCCESSFUL AGAIN.


FIVE FAvORITEs DEFEATED.
The westches,er Racing Association had an Indian
summer afternoon of the finest October weather,
generous attendance and much spirited sport yester-
day Morris Park. Riley Grannans lawyers had
obtained a temporary Injunction from Judge Dykman
which restrained the turf officials from excluding
Grammar from the track until the merits of tho case
argued. The arguments will he submitted TO
Judge Dykman White Plains Saturday. Gran
a: the course. but he did not pay the part
OF a plunger. His bets If he made any. modest
The chestnut colt The Friar. of Frars Balsam
and Lizzie Bake: and bearer of the allscaret. may
have repented of HIS former evil ways. lie followed
up his victory OF last Thursday in the Rancocas
Stakes by meritorious success in the Champagne
Stakes at seven furlongs. The Keene fly Rh1desia
second TO him last Thursday. and she was second
him again The Friar. up this Morris Park
meeting, one Of the most inconsistent in-and-
cutters any II he will run true to
public form hereafter he will become popular colt.
although he does carry the Babylonan and Tiberian
alscare,, the classical purple Of Nineveh. of Tyre
and Siion and OF the city Of the Caesars which was
not really purple al ALL but color Of the gorgeous
hue OF the Roman Of Sua. the merciless dicta-
,or. II The Friar will abandon every eccentricity
and prove himself sterling. upright. respectable
racehorse in the future. he can grant himself absolu-
ton for all the scarlet sins Of the past.
Rhodcsia had Il big store OF speed and she stayed
well II little Hewitt. who is painfully puny and
pifully feeble could have done full justice to her
in the homestretch Rhodesia might have put the
Champagne Stakes. worth 1920 to the winner. to
the credit OF the koenes. But poor little Hewitt Is
a frail atOmy and weak apology for a jockey. He
could not Hold Rhodesia together when The Friar
challenged her furlong from the end. and he
could not prevent her from swcrving wildly But
Rhodesia came again on her own courage without
any aid from the sapIess and hapless Hewitt, and
dred yards. The race had been lost. however ana
The frar had II. Rhodesia took the lead early In
long, wnen IN" triar rushed at her. III was an
especially inter" sting contest. because IL for
longs OF the Wiihers Mill Typhoon II was the
fav9re, but h. got OFF slowly and clumsily, and j.
Hill rode him mud turtle might ride a gazelle
A. already said the contests yesterday at Morris
Park were spirited. and they were watched with
Much was seen which vas entertaining and graft
Tying. But several OF the Jockeys appeared TO he
al askew ana awry IN theii riding. ana d!sgraced
themselves 10y bungling which was almost insurer
able This was especially true OF Hi and Hewitt
HIS riding of Tragedian IN the second'race was so
singular mat sharp-eyed stewards who understand
racing affairs through and through. and who can
see when Jockey is dawdnng with Il favoritc
lions Of the most searching and sharpcst sort
could not stay mile. But ne did He ran second 10
Lady Mitchell. VINO WAS well backed al good prices
everything IN the race except Lady Mitchell ana
he could nave defeated her II ne had been ridden 10
ms own speed ana courage, "iihon; any help from
Ill., he quickly took good place When the young
TrqEedian then ;hiri; well up fgii Of running Ing!
az ig Lead D" NV al fAsedah fa back just mere
back At the noln: furthosi from the stewards? 1t
was an unsatisfactory piece OF riding MoTeoyer.
iii rode BRANDY wine with little energy SKI! in
the first race His riding Of the tav9r..e IyphoGgn
and uncntcrprisns. III. is by no means a pillar Of
the turf ne could well be spared and tie Eastern
in which he rode Rack Massie in a certain peculiar
some weeks aeo. and ~ quaint mr.ta r'ams
Gravesend this year indicate that iNl ougnt 10 20
West to 2.n rysn rcrhnPs nr f rom ' ,bS W.T.
To he West lei him hasten back ana y" can se'
the prairie grass Of NsasHa wsyins %a me And
he oueh, to take Hewitt with him. Hewitt can De
That big Splinter Gotham carried on the nrsi
race with agility and celebrity. Tn faVofit'' Ia
iadv AZ the post and got away poorly M9rco'.t.
CLAYTON vas not extremely nimblc with him 50
GUS The remote outsider. Trilleiic' RIDDEN ny w"
obscure Mutt. rnh close srcona . s1 m""h
"Slsnu no wa. slow TO star, in the Champagne
Stakes but ran fair race when he got III mo
Ion Taral rode lin. a..
Jefferson and Or Grimes ran zach other into
thu ground IN tho fourth race and after thy wcIe
exhausted Argentina. ridden by TOO S'o"h"' S'''-
III Taral and not IIlll rad been on ryphoon IN
the Champagne Stakes Typhoon would nave n''n
o 51'''' Saiurdny last Tho Swain. ridden ,by
on rsry dlsrlayed gricvOus lack or sW'cu. i'
US veu backed. Yesterday. with bhliMth ~ w
s.ldle h, won the fourth race easily Inc SMAh
,y,s formerly In the same stahl" win j. ~ itl,.
Now that The Friar has r"iorin"d sui'l'htN -
v,i, ~, races In succession. The swain Sh"',h
% .rJ do Tx. wise. The faVofiic IN Inc swan
rae. was Patrol who was ii"h,H ~ ''.i., ~
vos a sorry disappointment, SHOWING h"' W
lnosi trace Of speed In any Iari OF u'r I''r,
sloan. on tle well hck"d sir blNub; va
49,, il, watching Patrol. whom h. conSld't'i tHt
only dangerous horse. and lay back 80 I'' ~"
long vith Sir Dixon on Patrols account 'hH, Nv
throw away by sheer cai'I'SS"VH' ia" ''~
he could hay" won , -, ~ -, r,,c
tJny.itf's ridlre Of Merry Prince ~ IN" ii,, 49,
49, -. ,,,,i,iro This colt does not Ike WelNht tiil
i, 10 n,,,nds M he did not run well tg tinot t.r
Winner md Ramiro last Thursday. but u" ny" pl,f
~ a., bfs hack Yesterday. and ne coulh ID, w.
io4i the prize hui for iewitts iun'pt,ln~ H.
l. ,l,no.t alwAys dlstressingly SLOW NJ tt rt'
..,d sims are Two OF th" siowcst lO'k'y1 u, a.,
cnnntrv at the start this year. ne so' Oh 49,,
,,h N.,r, Prince. and handled him witnpul JUL
,,n, or SKIN. but in spit" Of Hewitts bui'd'ir II
COLI had 30 much speed that ne amos. ~ ,...',
oIia-on flvorite Tom cromwell Mt b''i t,rin.
et,Il. f. ON erw hclnied with bdd hck ~ H.. m,t
o. - he,tcr coli than Tom Cromwell. ana Al ne m,
been well ridden tIi'i' ''"'"
on rI one favorte out OF six-Tom 'rom"''--"o''
yesterday. ,-...n, AT the Track were
nnot ,oImonr perry Belmont. FoXhdli kreI' ~, a,
=. Si,'or is.llu Mr. Isc.n had ms fhHVuS III
dc,, wi,h him Riley Grammar WIS Oh ''.u ~, hts
~ i,tunction Thomas Shells was .i''t a., si..,.r
M i''J' H., hat and "A good thing up NJ - 40
Arthur White gazed wistiuliy ~ noin TO- morrow
~ 'rn"rettcd that the colt n,ust De sou r, as
n l's 4, cr,ith was as calm. cool ana SiI -,
w. icsbcrg He hitted here ana th'Io w ,hout
~, odds and smilingly answered hnI sal
RnIicon's condition. Willhlh, hnsvv reart be-
~ ~, look that bciokened a netNy -, a., tr.os-
far-a"'S ''. oomuolled 20 pay 800 INTO '"' ''"'