New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-13
AT THE RACETRACK.
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
EFFECT OF HEAT ON THE HoRsEs-THE WORK
OF ORNAMENT.

EFFECT OF HEAT ON THE HoRsEs-THE WORK
OF ORNAMENT.
Tho heat Yesterday gave the trainers an Idea
OF what campaigning in Cuba is like 1t was so
not In the morning that many of the horses sur
fered severely and the trainers were content ~
give them slow work. Jean Beraud showed no
rad effects from his fas. race on Saturday and
was lively cricket
Peter WINNER Is well satisfied with the work OF
his Suburban candidate. Ben Holiday. who is IN
perfect condition and s generally considered as one
of the contenders by the racing experts.
Ornament has improved wonderfully In James
Rowe's hands and is certainly magnificent cam
paigner. He does not show to any appfecidoie
extent the scars and marks Incidental 10 horses
that have raced under all sorts OF conditions and
almost invariably under heavy weights. Nearly
every intelligent turfman who witnessed Orna-
ments during his two-year-old career pro-
nounced him hgh-class. and in many instances
rated him as the best OF his year. To be sure. ne
was defeated by Ogden In the Futurity. but that
race did not influence the opinions OF the racing
experts as 10 his high quality racer. HIS
three-year-od career stamped him real "cinker."
although the official Handicapped did not think
he within nine pounds as good as Voter; out
ne found out his mistake after they had met IN
q six-furlong race at Sheepshead Bay. Ornament
was defeated by Salvable at Memphis in hand-
cap at a mile this year. but he was not In so good
condition then as he is at the present time. Orna-
rnents brilliant victory in the Brooklyn Handicap
stamped him great racer II he never wins another
He is In superb condition. and Is TO be
ridden by James T Sloan In the Suburban on Sat-
Urday. II all goes we'll with him. Lovers Of horses
who desire to witness high-class specimen OF the
thoroughbred put TO severe test should not fail
to visit the Sheepshead Bay racecource on Satur-
day 10 Ornaments struggle for the rich prize
Tillo who is considered the best son OF Leonatus
xwho died at Runnymede on Saturday.. is horse
- Arnir
of the beautiful in the thoroughbred. Tillo Is
thoroughly At and ready for the great race on
Saturday. Royal Stag Is In the same stable with
Tillo. Both horses are trained by J. ". Rogers.
Royal Stag has raced In England. where he won
as a two-ye old and In South Africa. where he
won honors and rich prizes at Johannesburg He
IS beauty to look at but his performances UP
TO date indicate that he is miller and that the
weights he was asked to carry In his recent races
were a trif1e over his limit.
Peep O. Day who is cast-off from James r.
Keene's stable. performed we'll last week that
ne is looked upon as having a reasonable chance
TO be first past the post by some Of his admirers
His owner reported to have said Peep can
outrun Hamburg. and can go four miles without
worrying him particle
On Deck, who is difficult horse TO train, Is UP
70 race. but his pasterns looked upon with
suspicion and affect him that he hinches at the
end OF mile at speed. He will be ridden by Taral
Tacegoers who admire honest and skilful riding 10
take flyer the Bromley horse.
OF course. Don De orc must be considered. in
spite of his sylky irritable disposition as ne pos
ssiny be il he were an honest TG senefous
thoroughbred There is no question about his be-
;ns H snd ready for the race as ne is trained BY
Ogden may be classed with the naughty Don If
his races whole are considered. II he were to
be ridden by a jockey such as Sloan. who has the
puns A Him " he might give the crowd on satur
s n as a sOhh s ehenses 10
come q the jockeys who Sloan says lack intei-
It is the earnest wish of men who have the best
Interests of the turf at heart that sydney Paget
IN S Sa STABLE Se IL do So + he a~oa
the fakirs Of the turf and deals with men who are
In every %sS ss saS' es
s h na Is no Tho DO 9r ON ON the
races aces viii find that their occupation is unless
II Is ali right to give credit deserving turfmen
a a credit DIT sales IN ho &
likely to be so high as the average OF the man .
who boldly announces that his sale is strictly Tor
There are many breeders who are broken in in
pocket and IN split owing to doing business on the
The starting last week was not anything near
fwo-year-ol cause unlimited trouble to the starter
h ns a SO to the S and 1T
there Is no for sr 5a he fat. start f Se
spectators are willing to wait few minutes. espe-
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crowd on the lawn can witness the man9uvrss OF
the horses and the tricks and subteriuges OF the
David Gideon and John Kelly were at Sleeps
head Bay yesterday where they attempted 10
enjoy breexes from the ocean that failed TO blow.
J. T. Sloan had many callers q bis cottage Rob
ert Rose and ]. w Rogers talked about the races
at the Brooklyn track. Mr.. Rogers has arrived at
the conclusion that a horse cannot concede so
much weight to his opponents at the brooklyn
track he others -
A large number Of trainers and jockeys had
luncheon at the Manhattan Beach Hotel.
George E. Smith and Edward Gaines intend Gdn,r 10
Park 10 ocean breezes. Shelly futile spent the day
in Central Park in victoria Several horse-own.
ers and trainers who have no fear or intense neat
Visited the American Horse Exchange and IN
epected the Elersl.e yearlings. ,
man driving PAGER in the PARK atracten
much attention as he had the name and record or
the PAGER emblazoned on his runa6out wagon. AN
unsophisticated park policeman asked II the man
was advertising a new brand OF soap He WAS
greatly surprised 10 hear that the PAGER was hop-