New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
SAVED FROM THE TANNER1.
'TyPHOON HAS TAKEN A RACE AT LAST


ard shoes Disou,eting talk is current to the ef-
fec. that some OF Uncle Sans soldiers are SNORT
of footgear Typhoon's skin is thick enough 10
protect the feet of any man who goes 10 CuOa- II
J'yphoon had not tolerably AT GTavesehn yes'ei
day the tannery might. perchance, have peeh Ms
cemetery and his skin might have been converter
into betting or gearing packing or sole lea'ne
for the troops who will soon leave i"inl'~ -
phoon foresaw his peril. In order that ne Hns",
not be tanned he let out a link or TWO OF '''e SP
which he has been keeping back ever since nioi'i
ley & Co. bought him. and he ensnareu INC ''''
race at the Brooklyn track
l; was a handicap that first contest anu Hno
eeen horses sent out as proDaDie s'"I 'eiS'
Seven Of these were Withdrawn. ana JUS. uO%o4'
vent 10 the post Octagon was the faVorite' as ne
deserved 10 be on his Morris Park FORM anu
carried his 40 pounds ably. Sims. who rooe 80 90,
eon is often slow at the barrier IN sPi,',' 1l
Taral is usually prompt Oc'ason "oo'. ,u.o
have outpaced TyphooD provided 'hA' . a.
had Jumped away on even terms ""o' ~,
ZEN Typhoon has heart OF desicca'eo o'"",
h., ha can 90 of ike gun-cotton al Inc $40"
x,hen he is In the right mood. he was IuOh' "a -
place which he drew, and Tarh "lseS '' a.,
into the lead az swiftly as he could III INC -,
furlopg Typhoon seized such a lead that no lFa'
could reach him In any stride OF inc '
was before the rest - ..,,sa
Octagon ran the best race OF the oo@'n' "
he took second place after moving SLOWLY -"
tho barrier with 40 pounds on MS OaCh'
circumstances
supnle Iago Of the turf was successlul Ju'' "'
800 Oc,apon was the high-ninded. open-heer'e"'
unslspicious Othello Of this race-,r7oA 49,
Cthello Octagon truly merNorous i%eV
sTNvphoon was unGeservng. The good o'heiio w
,agon was overpowered by the wicked laeo
rvphoon So It often is on the turf. 'oou hoi BOO
>raouentlv fail while wicked horses flourish Hho
green bay trees And yet the issue OF inns pa
1icular conflict might have been changed II pa4e
face Taral had been on Octagon ana me s""'
= had hAAn on
Taral has now touched the inmost fibre OF
srvnhoon's individuality 1ago was venetian
Othello was African. TaralS complexion Is not
Moorish The features Of Sims resemble IN color
those OF the Imaum Of Fee. Suppose that the
.ockevs had transposed mounts Then Octason
would have laid hold on nTst honoTs' anu iyPno0'
would srn he running.
Sloan, type Of American Jockeys. mad no mount
IN that Typhoon- Octagon affair In the secohu
race he was on Previous. who in his hands
was as docile as Tammany is in the hands or
Richard Croker Sloan possesses Rosicrucian
mower OF enchantment over Previous. That colt
IS Sloan's submissive slave. He is always
jealous TO do anything which Sloan would Ike 10
have him do For Sloan he will race better than
for any other Jockey Therefore that So ond race
was a practical walkover for Previous with Sloan
up and OF course. Previous was the favorite at
overwhelming odds on 1t was wholesome exercise
for Previous, and in his he will convince
every witness that this exercise was beneht TO
him.
In the May Stakes sloans mount. George Keene,
was a sky-smashing favorite at odds on. with
Previous Sloan went out in from, and did not leave
a chance for doubt at any instant. With George
Keene he played bit Of comedy waiting with the
colt three frlongs from the end in such way 70
startle his hackers with thrill OF alarm. He
rode George Keene with a sublety resembling that
OF his riding OF Geisha in her last race at Nor
ris Park. In each case he dashed up from behind
10 the van in the homesretch with a rush which
was resstless George Keene trhed with the
May Stakes. II was a sambol.
ARMAMENTs woFUL LACK OF SPEED.
After sloans frollc on Previous and George
Keene, which called out loud peas OF Joy from his
worshippers the speculation the Oneck Stables
colt Armament became brisk Sloan rode Arma-
ment. Nevertheless James Galway's consistent
colt Ethelbert. by Eothen. out Of Maori. had run
so well both Morris Park and Gravesend. hav
ting second place 10 Kingdom in his fast race mat
Ethelbert was always the favorite in the betting.
in spite OF the drawback of Songer sitting I'm Ethel
berts saddle. Before the Juvenile decided
capninr tbe wonderfl work of Arnarenf This
colt is by fremont, out Of Armiel Trainers and
regard TO the trials Of the Oneck Stables Arma-
1nent and Philip }. Dryers colt Miller. The latter
Mackaye's play OF Hazel kirke. who was so
Teas 81 PossS name aS Miller
have won race or two if they had been born
While they may be ghosts in private hey are giles
in public Neither Of them has yet done anything
and far now they out
81 Place In the EmPe STATE At Ga6ey OF on the
chance. in Canada. they may hereafter earn their
have accomplished nothing to entitie them to rank
5nuch above TIE mperaiors and or John1ies Of the
Il Is possible (but not probable they may rise to
SseT hps Y WPa9onr 6a first
purse may. not Armament and Miller be seen IN
No sane observer, however. can cast hopeful horo
Scope lop Arisl1en, a. ms 1,ine, hhalaa.i VINO
West Thirtyfourth-st. diligently preparing pink
year n vain 0 to the or S to ds a
planetary conjunction for Armament. as the signs
spcious FOR Armament this week. Sloan can
es can eeq eo off 2 we w d 1gr whq and
cajoled him into the lead in the first three furongs
In the homestretch Armament backed up" as II
he had been stricken with paralysis and failed 70
Would a match between Armament and Miller
in the nth race IT was generally expected that
afternoon. He rode Lehman. who was backed
heartily at odds on as Previous and George Keene
never saw lehman, who should have had a place
shark. Lehman is evidently the slithiest Of all the
sithy toves sloan rode nm with genuine sloan
to Ben Ronald and Sloan, therefore, rode only TWO
wnnsrs our OF -four Tn9 S Lara T2a one o w
rode one CEthelberD and Maher rode one. Makers
In Ethelbert Mr. Galway has colt Of sound
promise.
ATTRACTIONS OF THE NEW FIELD STAND.
June gentle and gracious yesterday. The
weather perfect and the track fast and in
hne condition 1t was not astonishing that the
tendance moderate in comparison with the
big mult.tudes Of Brooklyn Handicap Day (which
a Saturday lf-holiday) and Memorial Day.
The new field stand is extremely popular. however.
and II pleases the boroushs of Brooklyn and
Queens few attractions in connection with out
door sports have pleased those boroughs II
is a handsome stand. a co<cenient and comfortable
stand. and IL has been built and arranged with
markabe ingenuity, taste and skill. with the feat