New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
THE RACETRACK.
SLOAN FIRST IN TWO CONTESTS.
BUT THE SPORT WAS NOT OF CONSPICUOUS IN
PORTANCE.

PORTANcE.
The heat at Sheepshead Bay yesterday might
have pleased Torquemade when he was sending
heretics 10 the stake In such weather the air was
O shroud OF fame. Sloan was first IN TWO races
the first with Anagram and the mira. WIN s"ii'-
mas Each was favorite But George heene' IN
the second contest ran poorly. although Sloan was
In the saddle and the betting was two TO one
on George Keene has been unlucky In several
races this year when he at odds-on. but no
Just fault could be found with Soans riding on TINS
occasion.
That second conflict ended in an upset. 80 G'u
the fourth skirmish. that for the ReapeTs STAKES
In which I,etson took first honors at an outside
price Latson is a vermicular colt NO intelligent
person needs any explanation Of the meaning OF
that word vermicular Latson is colt OF that
kind. And the training Of Lady Marian no" Una.
w c. Daly has the flly. and the training Oh hOyai
Stag seem TO suggest vormicular thoughts
swictmas IS a 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. kumois
were current that Firearm Ia Sbeen working win
amazing agility and great zeal OF aInntlon. All
sorts Of runors float through the air at raceracks
Perhaps Frearm had been doing wonderful work
Fast trials are not followed invariably by last
races. But il is certain that FireaTm has peeH
almost always extremely unlucky fellow lie
was unlucky again yesterday. He got wofuily
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desperately unlucky with him Burns appeared TO
have the il-fortune to discover every Imaginable
pocket which could be found IN the Journey from
the first stride 20 the last. His riding OF tlrearm
was a Patty dc Clam rice Even Esterhazy hiulseI
or General Boisdeifre could not have muddled
matters worse my time in his life than Burns
muddled the riding of FlreaTm. clam patty rice.
a spoiled clambake tide. could not nave 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 Of Burns by riding a
race in more ghos:ly and CHASTITY style than the
witches ride of the ever-iustrious Tam. Fire
arm was unplaced in that third simply be-
eas he r 6dq r ron U foSSy than even
ring tailed marmoset afflicted with sunstroke could
have ridden MIN And yet little Burns mas riddeh
tolerable races at dimes.
large STATS of assistants that ii is an arduous task
20 endeavor 10 ascertain the current ODDS against
Sloan rod. two credtable races. He does not talk
so much about going 10 England as he Did a rev
lightweight jockeys on the other side OF the Allan
Some of the raceeoers who failed to bet on The
Frar Wednesday plunged on Mirthful yester-
day: Miithfpl ran Ike hired mCurner at f ~
showed a remarkable burst of speed. and at the
end he rSS sd TO SO N amend 9 for run his
lugubrious exhbiton Of yesterd a H , who
bly, have won the race had Lewis been skful
as Sloan. was the trial horse for Martirnas when
enc eass ssf naG h aTV s fSF ire in
ons h s1 TSe good showing made by Harvey
yesterday Indicates that Martmas may run fairly
trial and the six faTlOngs were covered in i17;
5Sns has SadS She beae y ike
pair Of bellows when extended and is now cheap
to be heh,ciass fiiy until she began to make
noise ,,, -
handicarper VINO evidently has an exalted idea of
ROYAL Stas' quality as racer
in his work and was likely to bleed in his
The only bleeding George Keene ever did was. to
Lehman hi, him the nose in the in the
course Of his journey from Saratoga.
s E Of cIx the He Rs en at To- be IN sod
for 500. Edward Purser bid him up, to $1,000. but
deorse F. Smith Intended to have Barrett rlge
trains for him. engaged Sloan. Smith did not bet
o" rhi benefit for the Wdow Of Charles Victor Sass
at Brighton next Friday Is likely TO furnish
wei-known stables have promised to make entries
As Mr.. Sass extremely popular with horse.
owners and trainers the programme 81 Is sXeceG
will prevail. but that will not prevent visitors to
the track from paying something additional II they
Colonel Thomas P. Ochiltree. who has been IN
the TTouville peauviie races in France Colonel
Ochiltree says that the French two-yesr-oIds are
age He is referred to by French newspaper
as the hero of two wars All his friends are
aware OF the fact that he served valianty under
the flag OF the Southern Confederacy and that
he was the hero Of the battle Of Val VERDE ny
his oldest acquaintance never heard him tell his
adventures in the Mexican War or the Texas war
with Mexico He may have served In 1872 and for
gotten TO tell his friends all about It, but II makes
no difference. he has fully recovered his health
and intends to return some time next month.
No racing to-day. Races tomorrow.
FIRST RACE-For two-year-od fl!cs sGoo ADDED sell
Ing Last FIVE furiongs Futurity Course.
Betting.
ST. Pl