New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
THE RACETRACK.
SLOAN FIRST IN TWO CON IESlo
BUT THE SPORT WAS NOT OF CONSPICUOUS I'M
PORTANCE.

Tho baa, q, sheepshead Bay yesterday might
have pleased Tor0uemade when he was seruIhs
heretics the stake. In such weather the ar was
a shroud Of fame Sloan was first In TWO races
the hrs, with Anagram and the third. with swift
mas Each was favori;e. But George keene' IN
the second contest. ran poorly alth'ugh 0'oa" was
In the saddle and the betting was TWO 10 o"e
on George Keene has been unlucKy IN seNeia'
races this year when he was at odds-oh. out 10
Just fault could be found with sloans riding on THIS
occasion 50
That second conflict ended in an upset so Gu
the fourth skirmish. that for the ReapeIs HlaheS'
in which Latson took first honors AT an ou'siue
nrice I,atson is a vermicular colt. No Intelligent
person needs any explanation or inc meahlhs VI
that word vermcular. Latson is colt OF 'ha'
kind And the training of Lady Marian. now thal
w c. Day has the flly. and the training Oh hoya'
Stag seem to suggest vermicular thoughts
Swiftmas Is swift Splinter, and. ridden with
Judgment and skin by Sloan. Swiftmas conquered
old rivals In the third tourney ana rewarded 'he
friends OF the topmost speculative choice. Rumois
were current that Firearm Ia S~been working with
amazing agility and a great zeal OF aInbitloh. "a"
sorts Of rumors float through the air at race'racAs
Perhaps Firearm lad been doing wonderfui "orh'
Fast trials are not followed Invariably by last
races But il is certain that Firearm has been
almost always an extremely unlucky fellow lie
was unlucky again yesterday lie got "oluhy
unlucky start. and r. Burns. who rode him. was
desperately unlucky with him. Burns appeared 10
pocket which could be found the journey from
the first stride 10 the last, His riding of Firearm
was a Patty dc Clam rice. Even Esterhazy hiulseH
or General BoisGeifre could not have muodieo
matters my time in his lie tnan burns
muddlod the riding of FlreaTm. clam patty ride'
q spoiled clambake tide could not have been more
sad When Robert Burns wrote his immortal lines
concerning Tam o'Shanter's ride he little thought
that a little boy named T. Burns would ever
cast discredit he name Of Burns by riding
race in ghos.ly and CHASTITY style than the
witches ride of the ever-ustrious Tam. Fire
arm was unplaced in that third race simply be-
cause T. Burns found so many pockets. ana De,
he rode Firearm more foolishy than even a
ring tailed marmoset afflicted with sunstroke could
have ridden MIN And yet htte burns mas r'ouei
Bookaakers nowadays are surrounded by so
large STATS of assistants that II is an arduous TASK
70 endeavor 10 ascertain the current ODDS against
the horses -,
so much about going TO England as he ora rev
weeks ago, although there is decided scarcity OF
lightweight Jockeys on the other side of the Allan
Some Of the raceeoers who failed to bet on The
day Miithful ran Ike a hired mourner at fu-
neral until the turn for home was made Wa ne ne
end he was third to Latson. Mirhful may run a
yp race neX week to make amend5 for w ms
came in second TO Swftmas, and who might posi-,
ey soan w wa the r4 ra horse for srs When
the latter had his trial for The Fntnrity MARINES
over the Saratoga course. The track was lumpy
8 8es indicates that M1rtas may run fairly
hereafter. Martmas carried ll5 pounds in that
r John ap e Madden ID is ' sad because his lilly Helen
Thomas has become roarer. She wheezes like
pss sail although Mr. Madden believed her
to be high-class FLY until she began 10 make
hc1sF Story Curtis should present Royal Stag to the
Handicapped. VINO evidently has an exalted Idea Of
There was a report that George Keene had bled
in his work and was likely to bleed in his race.
The only bleeding George Keene ever did was 10
bleed his hackers and to lose a little blood when
Lehman bit him on the nose in the car In the
course of his journey from Saratoga
fast time Of $40 35 He was entered to be sold
for 500 Edward Purser bid him up to $500. but
his owner refused to let him 20, and bid the nee
George +. Smith intended 70 have Barrett ride
trains Tor him. engaged sloan Smith did not bet
on The Winner. who finished third
at Brighton on next Friday is likely TO furnish
some attractive racing. as the owners or several
well-known stables have promised 10 make entries.
AS Mr.. sass was extremely popular with horse,
owners and trainers the programme IS expecied
10 be good one The regular rates OF adniss1 ~,
will prevail but that will not prevent VISITORS 10
the track from paying something additional II they
so desire 49,. T.,
Europe all summer. prominent spectator az
the Trouville- Deauvile races in France Colonel
superior this year TO the Americans or the same
age. He is referred 10 by french neWspdpeI
a aS iae Of Pe the Fact that he served vaan
the flag OF the Southern Confederacy', and that
his Oldest acquaintances never heard him tell his
adventures in the Mexican war or the neXas Waf
gotten TO tell his friends all about It, but makes
no difference as he has fully recovered his health
and intends to return some time next month";
No racing to-day Races tomorrow
FIRST RAcE-Fo. two-year-old nlcs: sGoo added; SELL
ing Last FIVE furiongs. Futurity Course.