New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-28
THE RACETRACK.
ETHELBERT BEFORE KINGDOM
JAMES aALwAYs COLT SUCCESSFUL.


June days are often delectable. And June was
gentle at Sheepshead Bay yesterday 1t was an
afternoon Of peace and Joy, OF sweetness and iight
IN sun air and sky But not in the betting ring.
Wrath was raging there because the favorites were
Weylered The hackers OF favorites do not like TO
them Weyleret
Tho thirteenth running OF the Spring Stakes (by
no means a Great Trial. but one OF the minor
stakes for two year -olds at this meeting had only
q pair OF starters Michael F. Dryers kingdon
and James Galway's Ejhelbert. More than sew
enty Youngsters originally entered IN the
Spring Stakes snG only about thirty OF these had
been declared out by May 10 1898 the appointed
date FOR declarations. Nevertheless only the two
mentioned ran-so numerous and serious are the
troubles OF owners and trainers in handling Two
year-old colts and FLIES. Kingdom was pre-
cipitous favorite at towering odds on. but the
conditions OF the required him TO carry 10
pounds. while Ethelber, had only lib pounds
in the saddle Sims rode Kingdom. Sloan
rode Ethelbert. The Sporting Page of The Trio-
une has hosts of loyal and thoughtful readers
Those readers 10 man hold steadfastly that
Sloan is by weighty pounds jockey above Sims
Therefore this affair what the Franklin Statue
newsboys, In coarse Park Row slang. call sort
snap Sims has his chums. Some OF them fell
10 weeping when they saw Sloan riding Ethelbert
with the icy indifference TO Sims on Kingdom. with
which that amazing atom so often freezes inc
hearts blood OF the champion jockey OF Georgia
et II be kept In mind that Sims is the prize melon
Of Georgia. and has been for years Sims IN
Georgia is a bigger man than Hoke SMITH The
bare truth Of II that Sims on Kingdom. with
l25 pounds on Kingdoms spinal column. was lost
IN rtdir against that artful imp Sloan. Ethel
bert with only l13 pounds. Early IN the trip Ethel
bert had Kingdom disconnected and discounted
Sims was not jovial. He had ridden Lady Marian
in the first race and had come in third. He had
ridden Previous in the second race and had been
unplaced And now Sloan had him at his mercy
once more. as in irksome list Of other races.
II was well for Sloan then that Sims had no Knife
IN either boot and no brick In his sleeve Sims at
Long Branch several years ago used knife IN
quarrel and dozen afidavits are on file TO prove
g. Later he cast a brick at Coney Island waiter
who was too slow to please him. Several afhdavits
are on file to prove that also. Sims does not ike
Sloan. How could Sims be expected 10 like jockey
who has outridden him many times and 30 ma
rrantlv? Sloan has cottage at Sheepshead Bay
Sims lives not far away. When Sloan Is passinC.a
dark corner II would do him harm II he looked
over his shoulder for lurking knives or bricks.
James Galway, owner Of Etheloert was sitting
IL a box with General Jackson and General Jack
sons son Later all three Of them met Major
Thomas and when those three-Mr. Galway. Cen
eral Jackson and Major Thomas-were together
the feld-marshals Of the Old Guard OF the Ameri-
can turf were richly represented. All three ap-
proved Ethelberts exploit. All three commended
Fjmore's training which had sent Ethebert to the
Spring Stakes in robust and stawart trim. Az
fIee breeding by imported Eathen out Of
Imported Maori and all three remarked that. while
Ethelbert promising colt and likely 10 be
a. the front in later stakes. American colts Of the
~ American ~ lean mare we're not to be despised
1t was comfortable cluster OF the friends OF
HaeRsrs ~ Of fsTorites We're siisn by the moas
of betting ring In the Spring Stakes The Odds
@ h9wsys 3h Rs5 '9op bSsel 46eS 9t
e. OF Of Hanover Hand6an has been ridden in sew
sa races the year by D2gse o SsSs
scrutnized Doggett's riding are familiar with his
known 10 certain racetrack officials. who never
concern themselves in the least with the records
91n Te.serabIy in number this year Per-
hp Inng has not Sesn H: FL. by saS re-
eral years ago trained Frederick Gebhards horses
ttakes in eKuberant abundance a. all events so
much Is clear: Handbal and Miller nave hccn
Mbo9 r,dden by Doegett have been pale and thin
in several instances Mr. Dyer was rGt pleased fai
Stakes He said 80 canddly YESTERDAY; he had
Win several races which Doggett has ridden
Handban and Miller but Nj DIVER II cam
r reasons ard lots Of them for displeasure with
sims los, season and Sims does not ride for phnp
turf cares to look into these th!ngs. and none OF
s sets Tides on P0T Hand6a Nor vim Hand6an rd
Den by sloan ran poorly on the grass ca@ 1di or
The grass s Goes not well SqT on the grass often run ii
on The dir, That IS an absolute verify. Recall
,dl grass %d9~ s d@s
WHINE Of renown on the drt she was snail
Even with Sloan riding him Handhall was Ray,
inr feeble diiatcry teast the grass. The Tldal
is an important and valuable race fOr threeyca
clds al a mile on the regular track fanuDall hhu
yum so weakly again and again with Dogscu up th,t
though his owner had en- fa8ed Ci iniains .. s ~
him instead OF Doggett. With Nillams as 1se
Jockey Handbau the Tidal WIN long ounS
against him Sanders ridden by sloan was SEC
or6 and Row Orator ridden by Sims. was third
Sanders was the favorite and Marcus Day my
Eitefoo was second choice Huge MS weIe mn'
hut nor much more unless she runs faster al ii
mile hereafter than she ran YESTERDAY ,,,
r. Il not time to investigate al DOGGY r5r rls
this year ard put various persons on 0atn IhHI
victory OF HandbaU in the Tidal - Williams up
was dust-storm for Doggeit ,,, oro =, tho
All turfmen know that Marcus ,1aly lis "n Iito 20
see his so 900 colt Hamburg WIN ~ MonSav nIlv
ization Stakes al Sheepshead Bay Monoty' Ju,E
4 Would It be a mistake on MT. pa par, -
came Fest nov without days delay ana 700"
charge himself Of The final preparation OK liam nam
burg for the Realization, and gnye his o"I Ii In
as to the trah ing, handling an5 rain tb o. Rimon
was run Hamburgs performers ~ tra an is a
unhealthy as an aneurlsm falmou.,s rs 40
colt with sense OF duty Under nis comneed
ne might. perhaps, feel conscienrousy oon.P' lfr
20 train abb and race ably Pray COM W
DAILY The Anaconda take care or lstH ipd a
few days Can Hamburg? Neat oin Pro Nei, in ~
The start In the frst race abysnai MAJ
starter with his frecracker barrier GoaId ,o ms
ing delay, al the post preceded other CONFESS.
Since the Spring Stakes had only two starters tne
Club divided the NTH affair, rnce ~ II, r -, rae
for two-yenr-od Files which had rcVer won " a.,
S-,iffnas &c swift sprinter. ard seems 10 ge
gaining In speed steadily Lookouta 10 ra a
outrar Ceophns and the resi- IN tne ~ 81 Van Ant
werp and rode him with skill. but van az, Ah'~ WIZ
had not the speed TO chance IN so ias ce was