New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
THE COLLAPSE OF FIREARM
A GREAT UPSET AT sHEEPsHEAp BAY.
Mp. Br,.MoNrs COLT AN OVERWHELMING PUB
Lie rAvoRITE IN THE GREAT

TR!A-. STAKES.
William L. Scott brought Rayon DOr 70 Ane''
"a He didn't mean 10 hurt the American .u'.
when ne d.d H. hut he little knew 'he "ouo'e'
which would follow. Mr.. Scotts early years "e.e
spent as a page in the United states oe Sen.
a mage he was quick and keen ana shfe"u CO.
,arr Tho sugar Trust had not been iouhoeu
,ben II II had been well under way whiie !ouNe
Scott was Senate page the boy "ou,u nav 1891
, millionaire before he left the capitol as TIC
ant in taking advantage OF al opPo' 'u -.
es The scya. Trus, was not then IN eA'sle" .''
-, eoo,,3 a,5 not become millionaire uh'ii
after he had gone froln" washington -
h. shook the dust OF the Senate Chah,oei IN ~
hts b,sls he delved into mines and rallroaos an"
Wall Street specua:ions until ne had piieu VIZ NV
millions of dollars one upon announcer ~ ~,
When his wealth counted by m'ihois W.
Got. whose home was in Erie, Penn, Haue many
,,sus ~ New-York and spent much un,e nVl0'
re lived In the Fifth Avenue Hotel wheh Al ~
and ne had liking FOR long ,aiHs VIZ" had
Mccormick quaint Old turf Dloee"e', W 80
"a great deal OF experience in racing anu VIZ -,
. ,ar,arn ont AT all times while he was pusS ''
,ba seatch for an honest Midas VINO "ou'u s'
a racing stable and would be eu'ue" w
armed by McCormick's counsel in all ms tui
nr,ses The antique Diogenes mot AcOo'
Ms looking for an honest man just as 'he 'i'ouul
D,ogeoes (McCormiclO was looking lo' o''e %
-.,,.ua Dtopeucs knew nothing about RACINE '""
there were no millionares in his DAY iiis No.
Dioaenes knew lot about racing uooh az '-S
pIoits of Peep Day.. and there were huIuieUS -
m:,iona!res In his day just as there are NV" ,,S
ANTIQUE D!ogones lived Ia a tuo aio - -,
a. ;o,.st nan he was looking for. Inc mouei"
I,,oveoes cid rot live IN tub ana ne 'oN' ''''
honest millionaire 30 start a great s'Sp'e
7, The American people should ever rise UP as
ora ro,, ard demand tnat the compete hls'oiS
T.. NNis,c Z. SCOTS fur enterprises anu va
,,e-3s..ss should be written. the present WIZ,
~. ,,as watched turf matters for many years anu
knows vastly moro about the ins-anc-ou's Vi '"C
ing tts. some Of the unweaned racetracN s'e""r'
OF this senc:a;ion, might be prevailed upon 10 p"
FISH the complete history But not INV.
enough TO say at this moment that Wl!Han' 49,
Scott had ruined his health in oVer"o'h III
.naesinc his great fortune, and suffered such
hangs from indigestion that he often sald "ouu
gladly give a million dollars II hau SUM
stomach and could enjoy hearty oihher' MI
Sco,, had been so splendidly successful IN heaphS
M riches in mines and railroads ana III wan
street that he thought he could easily pecoine ''o
leading ,urfroan of America, in breeding, IN rae
ing and In all turf affairs When his morse C'l'o
was left at the post in a certain Suouip pan INV
ever after he had backed the horse heaVly ioi
months Mr. Scott learned that at that period Il
49, ,a,srersahe 10 own the starter in order 10
bocora the leading turfman OF America ne
harmed many things on the turf afterward But
10 died 100 soon to learn how much he dd 10
harm the American turf when he imported haEon
nor to serve as a sire in this country.
Don De ORC is a Rayon Dor. Octagon IS ra!on
,,nr t,ro,rro &c n Rayon Dor. How many con-
.s.c,- rood-tempered high-class, trustworthy eN-
cellent colts and FLIES that brought genuine i"s'ie
10 the American turf did Rayon DOr ever pese',
Rannuet was a good racer. but banquet was @"NN
70 the list in infancy. and the operation TOOK ava"
his freakshness and did him world OF goou'
povon Dor sired many fast colts ana hiies' pu'
has II not been true of nearly all OF them h'' '"e!
were thoroughly untrustworthy, even II 'neE wy
fas, and that nearly all of them were s&u i"-''iu
cutters? ce,.-. 40 ave,
,,oDal,v for his innumerabe sins in eternal TOT
ment No chance Of purgatory Tor hihn' D"ii'v
deepest dungeon in the Inferno a uuhseo,. s
ing with incessant flame is just inc pi'N' -
Rayou Dor. and he ought TO ne Kept ''''0 ~
ever and ever. 49,, ,e.or
p,iroarm e. by Rayon Dor out of Fides. Al'er
ste ,r,u,nnh IN the Juvenile Stakes at Morris PARK
and his success at Sheepshead Bay Iasl "eVf'' or
patrotic American admirers OF the tuIi nop
and expected that Firearm would prove 10 Oe
+uo-vcar-old Of noble quality, OF hgh speeu an" Va
sturdy capacity for carrying weight III lact e,'is
49, wants 10 see a really great two-year-oio III
,h,s country II Firearm had won the wv" vi ed'
Trial Stakes at Sheepshead Bay yesterday the en-.
.hus,asm would have been oVerwheihlns'
EYrearno although he ridden by Ioral' cu'
Aa,o business like a common cur, 1t was
h,,er disappontment TO his owner, August Del
mont and II also bitter o'sdppoiii |
avery person in the magnificent company Vi aP
Gators who saw the race. Firearm was an eN
creme public favorte. His victory wouid nave oeei
Immensely popular If he could have won the "ie'.
r-,aI r,nt he was never conspicuous in any Parl
NJ the race The unpleasant truth IS that 'e '"-
,ke n cheap seling-plater. although MS FORM -
the Juvenile and in his race last "eeN va" ~
mirable. .s,.o~.,ro thu. tho
-, more viu not DO in the long run. They nave
non thoroughly tried for years in America ana
.,av have been found wanting lh'y caiiHo' "0
aane,aed on In great emergencies. Ihey are ndshy
80 ,,rcertain Rsyon Dor had plenty OF hign-
80 mares He had every cnance. HIS daugh-
80. :, many cases have been excellent brood
aras hut his sons as rule, have been depiofaoie
:n-andouters -. 49,, o.. ,r.,o, &, tho most
49,, and impressive style. and far-oT Michael
:, r,,,or.s Previous winner OF the Great American
stakes at the Brooklyn track was poo, sec
- previous was ridden by Sloane. George keene
nas third II Sloane had been on George heene'
that colt would have got second pace H. MAJ -,
rode George Keene, and among the ui'iuck'es' anu
49,, hungling Jockeys OF the country a. Martin
holds high rank - l., 81,
course OF that delay Firearm acted very badly ana
showed a true RayOn Dor temper. he was new,
oonsncuous or dangerous in any part OF 'he actuai
race and he came in near the extreme rear, ~
was a shocking and lamentable collapse and caam-
t,y and catastrophe on the part OF Firearm The
great holiday multitude which visited the race,
course went wild about Firearm, ara the "oiui
exhibition which he made eausea me kee IN ul
hardness 20 thousands upon thousands OF people
in al parts of the country; 1t was niost unlVi
iucatA hloW to racing. If FiTearm could nave Won
H. Great Trial the positive benent ana auyShtage
TO the turf In every region OF america iEe hu
nan being can dispute obvious truth IT Is no,
.cesssrv 10 argue about H. The fact Is evident -
,tis crea. public :avOrite. owned by August bel-
ycnt trained by John :. Hy!and and ridden ny
tr.Se-i.k Te-si cOIii Rave Won the Great Irial'
~ ivrf everywhere IL the Ne~ World would have
,+.s.,cd a stimulus ard Impulse that would nave
,-,,cs, about mos, gratifying consequences But
shes re ran so mi ,erabif 50 wTetchedly. so dole
.,.lly q was a grave misteE.une. - -
'TLe air was rot, bg. no. 50 not as 10 cdLse *,
Irene suffering. Tn; tendonce Was Supero;; an, an
-, rrogts ~ the Consy Island Jockey cub al thls
.sse;ing VII be unprecedented and prodigi0us Put
- rrS'fs of the s,ts were not al all popular
~ ,aost cases and much Of the starting ana much
--a.-4..l H. u u