New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
ORNAMENTS GREAT RACE.
WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
SLOAN WAS FIRST IN FIVE OUT OF SIX RACES.


margin he is tho best OF all the vicors In the his
tory Of the Brooklyn Handicap. The Bard. Tenny
Exe-go the list. and OF them can be
ranked with Ornament. II is safe 10 say with
measured emphasis that this OF order ana
Vctorine Is Of the noblest racers ever seem In
OF his races in 1896 and in 1881 ne was
awkwardly messed about. uncouhy trained wofully
mlsridden and started when ne was unfit His
magnificent triumph yesterday was so Impressive
that the seal OF his turf greatness is now set ana
cannot he changed Upon a track deep in mud ne
played with the horses which ran against him lie
carried l27 pounds the highest weight. and he was
SO impetuous and ambitious Mt the post that Sloan
the prmate of jockeys. had his hands fun in
handling him When the flag was flung ny Fltz
Gerald 1.-TWO separate names. please. MT PRINTER
with the biggest you have. and also the biggest
Co. Ornament flaming with force Ike plaSt
furnace. His eyes were blazing. His blood was
liquii fire. His heart seething like the crater
Of Kiauea. Then he racer OF the type when
scorns time and space. and flashes like beacon.
OF the guns which cast for battle no cannon
OF them all holds more pent-up energy than was
let loose when Ornament shot out as the signal
came for the Brooklyn Handicap of 1895 He was
speed incarnate.
The Bard a Brooklyn Handicap several years
ago. Tenny won another Many horses Of note
have rushed around the little plain. commonplace.
cramped and narrow ellipse Of the Gravesend
course. No OF them such turf champion
race. run by a wonderful colt. who ridden by
wonderful jockey and wonderful cloud Of wit
was at hand Rumors IN the air that
James Rowe who now trains Ornament. said
few days ago that Ornament was the greatest horse
In his charge. Perhaps NJ. Rowe never said
anything OF the Whether he said II or not. Il
may be true. Mr. Rowe trained Luke Blackburn.
Hindoo. fremont. Hanover. Kingston and other Al
most irresistible runners Would It have been pos
sble for any colt nlly horse or mare that
Mr. Rowe trained. except Ornament. 10 do
what Ornament did yesterday? No. Ornament dd
more than any other runner in America over did
II was not only that ne won the Brooklyn Handi-
cap. 1t only that he carried the highest
weight. III pounds 1t was only that the
track was deep in mud The one surpass-
Ing unapDroachabie turf attribute OF this
success that Ornament made every other
horse in the handicap seem slow and cheap and
mean Not one Of them was near him IN worth
He lowered over them John l.. sullivan lowered
above other boxers when Boston held the belt.
Americans think IN a hurry. read tn q hurry 1--we IN
a hurry. and much space and time would 30 required
I'm ORDER TO analyzc every race which Ornament has
run TO present the details OF those races and TO
explain the reasons Why Ornament was vanquished
I'm a number Of encounters IN which ho ought 10
have been at tho fore Columns might De- taken up In
setting forth the entire history OF Ornament who IS
this morning superior 20 any other racchorsc In any
zone. Ransack the Arctics ard tho Auiarctlcs. 80
from cancer Capricorn and hack again. and
vow cannot ind his equal 40 n"' even IN """'e
More or Jeddah or ATS ana traces OF ''"'l""r
or Bow ling Brook or Jean Rcraud. Even II he
should never win another race ~" way J" "'i'h
he ran in IN, BROOKLYN Handicap. and tho fashion
IN which be gained first place IN Tho mud with II
pounds up against that field. prove ihat At this
minute Ornament is Al the top 81 the iHr' ana J'''
without peer sloan !s tho Abiesi OF existent
Jockeys II" stands alone And he FITS "ion" III
Efa sT
the stage does not hamper him when Il" N fe"'y
trying tnkiaf explorers OF som" r''o"""" r.
ca%scs In SCANS early career are inclined - '''"N
that he may haV" l"p@od from Nrtu" IN MS J''N''
ship In few Instances horN and there many years
ngo But his riding was - th~ lo'u"~t standard
tho most polished art and the most ohec'N" d'''
ness yesterday. Six races wer" rin on. sloan roo"
tho winner IN nv" out ~ III" SIX H'ineihp"' S''""'
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