New-York tribune., 1896-07-04
CHAMPIONS TO MEET TO-DAY
DON DE ORC AND ORNAMENT TO RACE
IN THE GREAT TRIAL STAKES.

SEVEN RACES TO BE DECTDED-A FINE
PROGRAMME AND GOOD MUSIC.
1,vers OF hish-class racing are likely to gather In
,srre numbers at Sheepshead Bay racetrack this
ar,e-noon There is choice programme OF seven
races. including the Great Trial Stakes More
over the Executive Committee has Needed the ap-
peals Of The Tribune, and Landers Band viii play
sweet music throughout the afternoon. Every in
5ica,on points TO a revival OF the good old days al
me popular track of the Coney Island Jockey Cub
The public has every reason to expect spierdlu
aavs sport With the single exception OF the first
race the fields not unwieldy hence there s1ouid
10 no long delays at the post The Great Trial
Stakes alone Il worth going a long distance TO see
hrteer, entries for the rich stakes are posted as
possible starters. Ornament. the champion Two
year-oh OF the West. is 20 measure srides WIN the
nick OF the Eastern youngsters. Ornament gave
1,os,s-r race,-,ers an exhibition OF his worth
,,csr by defeating a strong field. including August
Bslnom's Octason. in the race TOR the nrst nan OF
~. Douhs Event Stakes. Don De ORC. who Is
,,nceied 20 be the champion OF the Belmont STABLE
nests the Western wonder in the Great Trial
Then there Is the graceful Rhodesis, from the
pea,e stable one OF the nee,est youngsters IN
,rani-s to cause trouble for the colts. The Fr1ar
vvh, runs startling trials In the morning. but VINO
a nroyei faint-hearted in his races Is confldenty
.x-s.r,eri 10 redeem himself in the great race To-
80 Marcus Daly's Scottish Chieftain has been
,sces until he is in perfect condition: besides. he
4v have the benefit Of Taral's skill and energy in
the race
George Kessler raced creditaby at the Gravesend
meeting and certainly deserves consideration when
,he chances Of the contestants are in review. bas
~ - named as a probable starter. James Rowe.
who trains Bas;ion is not likely to start him for the
fIn Of seeing him run N the race; consequently
BaS;lon is NOT likely to be wholly friendless.
Winged Foot Challenger, Panmure, Caldron ana
,,nnock make up the rest of the field, that the
SPECTATORS who prefer long odds will have chance
20 Indulge In 'The improbable
Tan FSder will make his first appearance before an
Eastern gathering The Western three-y year-oo
,,,.e.s q moderate field. hence. racegoers have an
excellent opportunity to estimate his class as a
The programme ends with the independence
s,eep.e echase Handicap in which twelve horses nave
accepted the weights assigned 10 them Inc eN-
ca ,ent card. together with the concert oy Ldhue
Rand and the well-kept lawn. grandstand. paddock
and other equipments should certainly attract one
o. the largest assembages ever present at the
Sheepshead Bay races. Then there are ample op-
t,rt,lnities for luncheon At extremely modera'e
prices the caterer. NJ ViNepigue. having mace
special preparations for the large crowd expec'ed al
the rack to-day.
The stewards of the present meeting OF the Coney
Island Jockey Club and the stewards OF the Jockey
club Itself found great deal of important ana IN
,eresting matter In the turf columns OF most OF
.hA New-York newspapers yesterday in regard 70
tho Inconsistent performances Of Paladin. Ianohe'
T'7gA and some other horses. few OF the news
,a,srs whose turf writers are either too tmlo or
,oo unscrupulous TO tell the truth about the turi
Rad little or nothing however about the IN
a,d-out running Of these horses. and about inc IN
erd-out riding ~ the Jockey Gardner a II" .uil
writer's have more courage than mice anu
seu others are so controlled by certain Influences
thar they either suppress pervert and dstor' op
vio,s facts But the turf articles In the ontspohen
sairn,irded and candid newspapers OF the me'ropo-
lie Yesterday were surely sufficient 70 impress the
edwards of the meeting and the stewards OF the
Jockey Club with the conviction that me oes'
.,as ~ the highest interests Of the turf are thor
oughlv dissatisfied with the seeming leniency ana
apparent easy-going indifference which nave oeeh
60 conspicuous in the stewards stand at Graves
END and at sheepshead Bay this year ihe nes.
friends OF the highest Of the turf declare
smnba,,cauy that a policy of vigilance. Of Keen
ress OF .agacity and Of severity ought 10 oe
,dor.A5 Immediately and adhered unfinchingly
The leading Journals Of this city. both morning
,d evening printed in their turf articles YESTERDAY
,lantv Of material as the n-and-out running OF
rala1in Zanone and Tinge It is earnestly 70 ne
nm 4 that the stewards Of the meeting and the
stewards Of the Jockey Club Will lnVesusa'e the
-,,,,nr o> all these horses and the riding Of the
Jockey Gardner with the closest scrutiny ana Inc
greatest thoroughness
%o Z Of the sixteenth year OF GOODWIN : O1IcidI
r-f Guide which has been adopted and is used oy
81. iockav clubs and racing associations IN the
---s..5 states AND Canada has Just been puolsne1
- covers the racing up and including Satur-
-. Inns u Every turfcan should have copy
--hs publication Office is al No 40 Broadway ana
he price is fifty cents