New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
THE RACETRACK.
END OF THE SHEEPsHEAD MEETING.


o"' .as tho breaking down Of Mirthful in the
VI -. Gun at two miles. Mrthfurs running this
. has been OF the alternating current Kiho' ana
q welcome incident when an alternating.
a. oharnber colt of that sort becomes so lame
ce" is not likely to alternate in public again for
U And Mrthful was ridden by Sims, who Is
I'M irr an alternator that neither Edison
70 - over conceived ms equal. Had Sims
w. aovn hopelessy when Mirthful broke down
o,aral glee might have been even hVciier
Wv wv, Tho Friar broken down also the rejoicing
ma hove been almost boisterous. Had the
Els" and the trainer and the jockeys of The
o"h.d Nlrthfu and the whole stable broken
JIla' ,a,rievahly that there would be no dan
COW" ~ seeing any one Of them at racetrack
ger % h., it would be proper for the American
ts"', - aDpont day of jubilee. That stable and
PeoP0 go IN II and every person who has a tie
ever .'nss him 20 1t have climbed TO dizzy
~hWh 80 rrnopuarty and dislike, upon which
feigh' ,ore They have rivals in their AL
they pe' They are on the mountain tops Of
pine iSO''e and unaffection. There let them
turf aversio"
yoost. srave n the close OF the second
SER ~ the Conoy Island Jockey Club In 1873
r'ee""e 80 autumn afternoon delectable with
u w nd mellnous delights Of air and sky that
men" a. breathe was pleasure And when, in
,,.,.r ~ breathing. the admirers OF alluring en-
irerts could the Jockey Club starter
,,io,e the attitudes and gestures and oratory of
.T,,,r, + Bryan. the gladness Of the merry com
~ y, amusement seekers was weUnigh bound
So The club had been generous In setting aslde
" ma Cor the Autumn Cup. but owners and trainers
sd no, respond manfully to this liberalty In 1897
ors,derable field Of high-ciass racers met Tor the
.u,prnn Cup and Ben Holiday proved himself TO
:, a noble slayer and a stoGt-hearied coli by get
49, arst place in 800 % Behind him were Orna-
eo. Sunny slope Rensselaer, and several others
x-sh, ran for this cup in 1891 -Four ran yesterday
"a two Of the four bore the Morris scarlet The
,our were The Frar len by Litueheidi Mirtn-
sul ridden by that lovely pale lily OF pefiecuol'
.weet William Sims. W. Lakelands George Boyu
,aden By tiny Tod the sloan whom English ear's
sra eager 10 honor and sydney Pagets Sir Nassar'
=. burdle-iumper who and then goes a-cloWn-
,,e on the fiat Sir Nassar was ridden by CIa"soh'
che Jockey with the clutching claws
Nav wasn't thar a dainty cup 10 set before the
enthusiastic advocates of long-distance races me
Coney Island Jockey Club nad zone az s."S ~
could DO 10 bring about an INDUSTRIOUS ana
long distance contest II had been cAVevuI'ie 80
open-hanced, ana even LAVISH IN dHe ,kiDg me
his cup and the prize which is sci up tah"s s'4e
circumstances into account, was PttmvT rrso The
snswer OF mos; of them Was swinish grnn' ana "a
determination to keep their horses IN their stables:
Why Is it that owners and trainers are 5u . ,
and swineherds. when 500 Is pro1tIeu loI d luii
S-ainers nrefer TO yrovel in the dust rather than
20 stand erect bear themselves a. Iics "i
citizens? Why is II that they stoop ana DIha NV NV
oafs rather than meet fate Ike men! In ihls NaII
ION are millions Of Americans whose courage .
Tut how many Of them have been seen on me
courses Of the Empire State This year! How mlsnG
Struggle in thoroughbred battles OF the stamp oi
tnat Tor the autumn TnR@ Sr ct as If ,heir
ideal Of racing IS 10 run horses foT nan "'Ne
only and never greater distance 49, o
-Four horses were seen in the Autumn Cup one
Jockey had a mount. Sloan Is vain ana eis' asv,.'
Ee has many faults and they are not trivial fauts
But In comparison with most Of the nanikins ihAt
sit in saddles on the Eastern tracks S.o@h IS .
Jockey among iackasses. IN the autumn up 4;
iittlcAeld rode The Friar. In big department.
shop T. LittleNeld perkAy popping w, ce''"a &c, a
counter selling a spool Of cotton thread 10 gig
ghng schoolgirl, rapping on the counter VIII d
Whipped pencil and yelling "a "a "a IN a
shr falsetto voice. would meet me requirSInchts
OF the eternal fitness Of the laws OF the universe.
But + Lttlehed in the saddle! DO yon remember
Row Cowper must regret that he did not I'VE long
enough to see r. Ltte;ed nae Inc ria w. first
81 a recognizable percentage Of the races IN when
been be- 'G chiey blank results His record or ihe
last few weeks has afforded fascinating heIo LOT
die-jumper. Sir Vass,r Had Sloan been on The
Frar that celebrated colt would have captured the
cup with speed and staying power in reserve But
what did Lttlehe!d ever KNOW ABOUT pace anu
The owners Of The Frlar and MlrthfgI made
declaration to win the Autumn Cup with The friar
Thai Morris stable has a foolish fancy for 'decar-
ing is gained by these declarations Ihey are SHY
Wins nothing more. IAtteneld took The The Fra lar
70 the front promptly and set the pace That Is the
only way TO ride The Friar He runs pest IN aio..
Cup In 1887 Sims kept Mirthtul IN strong restraint
IN second place The Frar and Mlrthiul opened
gap Of several lengths in NE first g 9nd B 9mf
soan's judgment OF pace was better than theirs
Five furlongs from the end ne moved up with
George Boyd, and soon had Mrthfu! In trouble. Al;
ter his last previous race Mirthtul was ISInh anu
sore and when Sims called him he broke down
completely he stopped ana hah-niie IRON !ns
lmping and hardly able even 20 hooole was taken
The Frlar kept his lead up 70 the final furong.
but II plain three furlones from me cose nm nm
and defeat him II was sloan against Alt.e1 U,,d
Jockey against cipher. Moreover, IeCrBe boyu
ried l8 The Ffiar is a year older than George
Boyd but by the Jockey club sched1Ie OF
sSe 10 M an H 16an 10 older The
Frisr was concedine not only t"eniy,ohe pouius
cedlng seven pounds by the schedule. Yet the one
thing which after an settled me race was I Tt
Friar. Sloan is about thirty pounds an ADLER ana ma
more effective Jockey than LiiueheId. ana an IN
George Boyd passed The Friar in the homestretch
sne captured the Autumn up Ihal 34st ed
srainst George BOYD and Tire Frar. but he got the
sloin's victory on George Boyd was extremely
q The Friar and Mirihful are probably the most
unpopular owners. trainer ana Jockeys VINO are TOW
prominent on the American turf NOBODY has for-
gotten the in-and-oui running and the in-and-out
riding which have called out so much severe coih-
sloan rode the victor in each o Of he two inn
Black Venus the fayorl;e and the successful run
ner in the s 900 Great Eastern Handicap for two
year-olds over the Futuriy Course. Sloan VIII 20
10 England this week Wonderful Jockey as he
is-and when he is riding in his choicest
form he ls certainly wonder Of Jockey
his absence will be benefit 10 the Amer-
can turf. He is the yainest little peacock
that ever held the rens on an American track.
He IL the most ungrateful Of Jockeys 10 those who
have been most generous TO him. and he breaks his
word freely any AnaniHs who ever existed
James Galway is q steward OF The Jockey club
As he holds that place IT might be supposed hat
even pufed-up Sloan would show some respect 10
him and would keep promise which ne made 10
steward of the Jockey Club. Mr. Galway said
yesterday that within few days Sloan had made
clear distinct and positive promise 10 him 10 rae
tthelbert In the Great Eastern Handicap unless
sydney Paget should require him TO ride Mr. cay
al. PaEnl chnd (aN hui SlOAn broke MS