The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25

u clcvor rider ms. Willie Martin select him when
colt SS nG Gibr mi q S"p foiI to Tho lot ppS Of scheTroT, and
Clawscn was put up on L'Alouettc. Gibraltar,
brighton last week in the mud, was considered
by many TO have n chance second to none for tho
SON s"'o OF Old sione y . which made the Thompson
entry iGyorito at post time. Trainer. Rowe ran;
Sicd h,AlouCtIe; and would .5 not hear ,h,1 St
was limited a: by Low Thompson early
81, The day. Marcus DAILY pinned his
good looking sons OF that good horse TammanS,
with Hennessy, and Taral up, while James X.
UriCi and Cock Robin. Tod Sloan rode tho for.
mcr and ssoets Martin was up on the chestnut
@!yri nsH T MciSsihin a; 10 Mdi'i pomnds w on more ts no ~ lSaF sSG
pilot Of PlGudlt, and the colored contingent
Hooked around the paddock waiting FOR inc post.
money on Brown Dicks good thing. Previous;
whose record Ut Brighton was so poor. was said
ut Gravcscnd on sunday, and Sims was ready to
don tho culors and try for fortune with tho son
ur Mcddler. John f. Mcdonald did not, decide
until tine last moment TO start Central Trust,
and sent Hewitt to tho scales to weigh. ,Dema.
pogue was to have been ridden by Penn, but the
Coiorcd jockey came under tho ban for a bad
ride Mt Brighton Beach, and an effort was made
, no rSCnr" Wh rgrH FrSh man w WINS srrotche dp'TF There
was q dispute, however. Mr.. Madden claiming
,HS, iiom had = yerfR rnbS %SSn,r GEd n wits s,o Isop wSbt to
s aSss'@ hat N Mr. Mn%dSn would i hold Kim he
yielded gracefully and weighed out for How.
land. THIS made Hnyman { Frank hustle and
they selected the Western boy, Beauchamp, as
appeared as lis pounds. but Mr.. Crickmore, tho
guides and found that the dam Decoy had
thrown a winner N England and that Dsm9-
lowance, and no was accordingly scheduled to
John Ms61der,y worked long and nd f 6aI, nhl,
Day, and; shaving Off his mustache. confldcd to
his friends that he thought the son of ltayon
I.onny clayton was ready for Handsel. Jack
Renncts maiden. and Doggett reduced to. 1O7
Lewis was taken i'll in the morning while reduc-
ing, to ride NJ, Minden,s Ruby Lips. and Mnckey
Gaiway's Lydian, and White on John +. Mad
The Thompson trio were always favorites in
was second choice at > to l. Uriel and Cock
Robin. coupled, were in demand at to J..
and Previous had a host of supporters at 3 to l.
Rowland and Benares. coupled. sold at to lOtol,
with II to | on otfcr against Am9zonian and
against the others ranged from 20 to Dema.
Rogue to 100 to Arqueops and Ruby Lips.
quiry for every horse on the list. In the
drawing for, positions at the post Arquebns drew
with a muddy track, tho footing being heavier
next the inner fence than anywhere. else.
Previous had the extreme outside, which is
gradually To the elbow, as Barnes did the year
he won with Proctor Knott, and next to the
pwycr representative came the kecnc pair.
Uriel and Cork Robin. Amazonian was nj
teenth. The Hugmonot fourteenth, Rowland
eleventh. Then, in tho order named, Dema-
goguc. Handsel. Gibraltar, Gala Day. Lydian,
The preliminary gaIiops Of the youngsters
over, and everybody having speculated to the
extent OF his ,pockctbook, there was a great
rustling ana hustiing for advantageous posi-
lions from which to see the race. The parade to
the post was extremely pretty and interesting.
Uha On lti foe ,N.Arn VNnrahn1lnA in M h-
the track in The order OF the programme, the
peacocky and SNOWY than hi; full brother,
Henry of Navarro. but lacking the length
% colt Mr. 6ro selm0nt a $ H m@rmaP of fh0 nd GSfatltal
from the crowd. He looked extremely well. and
HI. .dD oh Gibr.It sG%t w iIaSb he'd head head the IN a rq SosS Of w ,hs
plain in comparison; but not, so LAlouette,
whose every line was grace itself. From the tip
pf her pointed, trembling ear TO her dainty hoofs
combined. She was small in comparison with
such giants as G ibraltar and Anazonian, the last
named having all of the statuesque beauty which
characterized his dam. the we'll named Amazon.
in the colors of the elder August Belmont. Grand
Sachem followed Amazonian and attracted con-
S FHs pieE Of Sf'sMi MARCUS Il D al Eai big rsf String a OF H GiEh:
priced thorough5reds nov , in Mat Byrnssss,s
former is Ia quiet, sedste fellow with racehorse
written ali over him, and he took the demonstra'
tons of the crowd quite as a matter OF fact. He
Auu oSOi tiSAo Wv oia hhA1 "bal . uii 20
Not SO Cock Robin. That colt. which has the
powerful buttocks and peculiar conformation
and wanted n sr1 to bound % rd't out tH Of line. p Pla "id i Is
plain, but is a race horse. and the same is true
about the head. and this popularity is height
ened rather than lessened by the blinkers the
many with his length and general racing make
up. He has a bit too much leg to suit some. ant
good i / SSsr T. but seT GSlp BBS sy IS a t Is nna
Of regal proportions and quite captured every
SssIsi hEansb%s i p;osi,! \ aiyfhi oGSse 1jcP but He Rub 5:
Lydian is a Game.lookins gclding OF grea
length, but Benares would not take n prize in
didates made a brave showing. The majorit.
of the silken Jackets were fresh from the tailor
highly vanished boots and trappings.
The veteran sportsman and breeder Q
Pettingill TO the starting post. and the crow,
looked forward to n fairly long delay. as tn
field was very large. They were doomed to b
had tho grand stand buzzed with tho hum 9
conversation with which waits for starts ar
was heard. At the solicitation OF some owner
who do not like the barrier rs q starting adjunct
fetal appliance. They were lined M back OF tn
pole, and after a short skirmish all save Pre-
NJ, ne" dss s0 To- H oSssu SS the SP vi i Of f'a those i in the wa va
per tiers of tho grand stand and those VIII
watched The horses saw n solid line OF colo
break away and come laundering over tn
half.soddcn earth. Grand Snchem, Amaz,
nian, Criel. Cock Robin. L'Alouottc. Gipral
tar. and plnIdit we're the most conspicuou
when the flag fell. ArIuebus bringin
up the renr and Previous standing still
There was a mighty. rush for the centre Of til
course, which was dricst, and in the battle fl
supremacy Henncssy on Ammonium interfere
with several horses. The beautiful Cock Rob-
drew out OF the bunch in the first sixteenth of
mile. Martin looking neither TO tho right NJ
left. Close at his heels followed Gibralta
Rowland, who rushed through from II
rear ranks; Gala Day, Uriel. and Lydia
Passing the gap in the wood tho fe
scattering the loose top soil Of the track
the rnck wore quickly heGrimcd and ride
bowed their head. TO shield their eyes from Il
deluge Of sand. Tho duh roll OF the hoOf bea
Of the flying cayalcade sounded like thunder.
distant skies. II was a magnificent pictur
ever changing and constantly presenting ne
beauties.
Rising the dip from the neck in the woods
the elbow where the Futuritv chute and Il
main course are joined. Cock Robin still he
sway. the white with blue spots looking We
fetching with tho background OF reds and blu
and green's and puppies. md those who h;
pinned their faith TO the Kccne pair began
cheer. So closely were the contestants bunche