New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-03
MJRTHFVL IN THE PARKWAY
DON DE ORC REFUsDD no PERsEvERE.


Mirthful IL a worthy stable-mate OF The Fr'ar'
Every student OF turf lore remembers tne nooly
consistent exploits OF The Friar IN 1885, ana Is
eager TO tell the story Of the blameless career OF
that conscientious creature. which was never oS-
npured nv the slightest deviation from the straight
and narrow pathway Of good deeds A. II. MOTIFS
Is the principal owner Of The Frar and OF Mr'h-
full Before tho second race at the "raVeseh'
Track yesterday Mr.. Morris was walking oy 'ne
erandstand with the easy gait and tho pensVe loon
~ Plato in the grove OF Academic Suddenly
shr veil rent the affrghted air. 1t was the 'oi'e
OF w c. DAILY. the Apollo Belvedere or 'ne '"
track the model Of manly majesty. MY. "o'''
Mr. Morrisu Mr. Morris,.," was the strdent ch''
Mr. Morris paused with the dignity OF He"s
himself descending in grandeur from the heights OF
lofty Olympus ". C. DAILY came down WIN
august air the Connecticut Aristotle approacheo
Mr. Morris extending his hand oenishsf'''S'
c,asp as close and cordial as that or Danioi nu
pythlas marked the meeting Of the two rrlen"s.
soul thrilled to soul and kindred thought respondeo
~ kindred thought a the two turf statesmen gazeo
with admlrng eyes the one upon the other. IL WINS
n touching sight. Before the multitude OF poolI7
gathered IN tho grandstand the two turf leaders
stood hand in hand. Each looked upon the o'neI
with the tender emotion OF loyal ana oeVo'e"
friendship That pathetic contact or Twin p..A,
Of American sport suggested much that was a'iec'-
tnr Men women and children began TO cry. INC
soft plash OF innumerable tears was heard ana
Mr. Brush was about to send for sponges WIN
which TO soak up the moisture which was fapi"'!
becoming excessive when the two turImen pa''eu'
Once moro they clasped hands. once more ,ne,'
faces were sufYused with the glow or unseHls"
and gracious am.ty. The sounds OF weeping "e'o
stilled and the signal summoned the horses Tor
the race
II was a Mirthful afternoon
Now Ief us look at Mrthfurs record this year
Take the Oflcial Turf Guide OF the GOODWIN
BROTHERS the one cooress. impartial, accurate
- At
Republic BY the way No. Of that excellent turf
manual has Just been published 1t covers inc
racing up to and including Monday. May 80
On Nav II. at Morris Park Mrthful won the
Larchmont Stakes at seven furlongs GOODWIN >
Oficial Turf Guide says that the track was soo''
Mrthful was odds-on favor1te' he was rl"u O',
by Liteheld and carried ~ pounds, I me- I Wers
Athamas. Merlin. Joe Anderson and L Lasr o.,
M on M Park d Ng'9ha sly FoF Fox M
SS Sd nsc F saTs SR a Mn 'a the
TO 8; that the track was good again. and that
Mrnu won Gsver v b FOX h was sFe6nd sly Fox
carried lis pounds while Mirhful had llo up.
MT,hf was RIDER By 5'f ,bs rocan.co Hand
car Morris Park on May q Lhe G rr,o6 s0 20
1 pcnn tia'e was s"i the s'f Syors only cots
Ely Fox easily. the Guide says snd M nns
T got ,Sa MT,b '9 was s" as Mont
III pounds George Keene 11S and Mirthful III:
hat asiS sy Fox FS'S won the race lengths hs
Mont second three cnSis before 6r SeSfgRe
behind George Esene The . Sude o says aysns Mont
against Mirthfa to l. But II Is fact. although
the eqa id bees se 9Gt nr
ful boldly and bravely Why vas that o1oSn axe
although he had already won two races AZ Mof ,h
Perhaps Rnt aKd f nan m a
Wjrthfuls next race was victory. This was on
MAY 26 upon heavy track and in violent storm
MTtbfTI carried 12s pounds Ben Ronald had i23
pounds Whisting Con had lS Mansss v , fad
Ben Ronald the fay9ite at to o soco Sg'
T MIR GUIDE say yse ha Mrhf II" EASILY and
that the betting against Mirthfnl was TO T. The
Broadway Stakes at Gravesend at a mile and q
sixteenth He carried II pounds ana ran f hSd
him Sly Fox was the favoIite az TO- ., the Guide
Mrthfu seeonS ch9 S at 10 g. Mon, 9e
Price. The Guide says that Sly Fox the race
u front Of M2n R9 -d Tse as has
RIDDEN 5 in ?, al In ni pa9fTs1 this HGDdcap at mile
and there eona six six ssp weight DS8
The oS sxaed wa the vo n Don orc
is four years Of age Mrthfnl three yeaTs Of age,
carving III pounds ana ridden by If g,S wq 5
june 'e Don De Orc had hs schedule weight exacty
nS Mn ad ss n e G
Stag and fourteen pounds 10 semper Ego. while
xetyH wsr noihns from Kim and concedns nothing
70 him The striking thing about this Parkway
but the stupefying superiority which he eS6i6ts s
t. other IN sae sce FROM Se v IN
which he handled him It might have been Inferred
se he w B h hs roGk a a6 cS
Beraud, We i9unged along behind the hei a. in
the sSS 81 o s H hen % The oo
rushed up as swiftly II he were one Of the very
tered home II was confusing and confoundlng
such binding flight Of speed from colt which
Fox Mont Dor ana George Keene was startling
in the extreme: George Keene was in front OF
on aH es Msa deesd smP
& Hnyf G PoH While RI Gs0Fss ws
Study Mir,hfus record: Study i with pains
worthy stable-mate OF The Frtar?
THE JOCKEYS AND THEIR MOUNTS.
Clouds darkened the sky through the morning
and part Of the afternoon but rain fell and
the Gravesend track was dry and fast The sun
came out before the sport ended. and
found n ut with the weather. In the handsome and
commodious hfty-cent stand ard the spacious and
alluring ffty-cent field the assembly OF entertain
tensive In the two-doar parts OF the grounds the
groups OF enjoyment lovers were neither few nor
great many free-born Americans are better pleased
II they can the races at an outlay Of nfty cents
The masses sagacously ponder over the difference
between fifty cents and two dollars, and in the
Nifty cent division OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club
territory hundreds OF ff dollar suits may be
seen. and the number OF men who bet fifty dollars
on a race. but who are unwilling TO pay two dollars
at the gate is by no means incOnsiderabe. The
bookmakers In the regular betting-ring lament
ing loudly. Several OF those bookmakers whose
business Is suffering severely from the competition
OF the ffty-cent field bookmakers talking Of
going 10 the ffty-centers. Ii Is Interesting
so about among those ffty-centers and 10 note
that. almost without exception they look pros
a
Most OF them could readily spare the two dollars
each for ersndstand tickets but they have n fancy
for using the dollar and half for food nuds
and they declare they have as much genuine fun
in the hfty-cent region as the tWo-doar pluto
Gratis enjoy In the grandstand.
Sloan prince royal OF Jockeys, got second place
with the second choice. Howard s.. IN the first
race. His mount. Ornamental. was The secnnd