New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
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THE RACETRACK.
JEAN BERAUD'S GREAT TRIAL
THE TRIUMPH OF A SPLENDID COLT

THE TRIUMPH OF A SPLENDID COLT
HOW THE HORSES RAN AT sHEEPsHEAp bAi l.
lean Bsraud champion Of the two-year-ods OF
Anar,ca won the $4,000 Great Trial Stakes at
eheepshead Bay yesterday with 30 much to spare
and with 80 impressive dash and force that he
nrov.d himself TO be a marvellous racer He was
40 superor 70 the others IN the contest that sydney
Psget and William c. Whitney. who own thus son
OF His Highness and Carrie c.. cannot fall 10 Do
pleased with their purchase OF this almost uhcoh-
ouerable youngs,er from Gideon DAILY. A eau
t,ou, man who tries 10 class runners should keep
himself we'll IN hand and not lose his head Inc
temptation to accept each newcomer VINO can
cover ground with conspicuous celebrity az the FORE
most OF two-year-olds Is troublesome 70 resist,
Perhaps In some stable between the Atlantic ana
che Pacific q colt OF the kind that Jean Berauo
cannot oope with may be held IN reserve Az THIS
moment however that colt IL a myth and phan-
tom Jean Beraud lowerr his crest to no hyer OF
hts are Send out scouts and searchers BRING
better than Jean Beraud into view. and he WI! be
acclaimed promptly as invincble Who can dis
cover the racer born IN 1895 that can take the
measure OF this of His HiEhness! Whero Is
that colt that FLY? Nowhere
sydney Paxet and William c. Whitney noted with
eaxer gaze the running Of Jean Beraud at MOTIFS
Park ana Gravesend. They studied every stride
OF this skinner Of the cream Of the two-year-old
dsirtss They concluded that he was a colt OF rare
quality and capacity. They bought HIM IL was
sagacdous investment. Although the cheek "hich
Mr.. Whitney signed when he purchased 'ea1
Beraud had several figures on its face. every cent
v1s we'll spent Jean Beraud was bargain. Don't
tho Great Trial settle that' Mr.. whitney mas
now convinced the most stubborn OF scepuos
when he sat by the side OF Sidney Paget and saw
what Jean Beraud did at Morris Park ano AT
Gravesend ne took strong liking TO the son vi
the sire that the Futurity some years ako
with $50 pounds on his back. Mr.. Paset ana MT
Whitney added a great deal OF thought ana re-
search to their fancy for Jean Beraud This pur-
cbas. was no buying a pig in poke The two
were not hasty or impulsive II Is now evident
that Jean Beraud a cheap colt at tho price
which paid for him
Sum ~ I'D in a sentence: In June. 1898. MT
Paeet and Mr. Whitney own the one two-year-old
runner In Uncle Sans territory that Is worth
more than $4,000. He towers above the rest Match
him. II you can. among the racers Of his age from
Aoueduct TO Ingleside from Detroit TO San Diego
You can't No one can
lean Beraud was well born and well brought up
And he was well bought also Moreover, he has
been we'll trained and well ridden Sloan Is his
regular rider As rider OF two-year-olds Sloan
.xcels other Jockeys as Jean Beraud excels other
+uo.vear-olds from Alaska 20 Key West. Match
Sloan as rider OF two-year II you can. You
can't.
Only four ran against Jean Beraud in the $4,000
Great Trial Stakes. The four were Michael f.
DIVERS Kingdom. ridden b. Williams; Wilham
Walkers Mr. Phinizy ian added starter, RIDDEN
nv Hamilton Philip j. Dryers Miller. ridden oy
rosse.t and John r. Madden's Glenheim. ridden
hv sims lean Beraud surpassed those four as an
American soldier surpasses Spanish soldier. None
a, them had any chance with him The mere
breath Of his nostrs made chan OF them IN
connarison with Jean Beraud they were thistle
down to a regal oak. lean Beraud strode over
them a. Cornell rowed over Yale and Harvard at
~ o,don Could any one ask for more strik-
inc evidence OF Jean Beraud's supremacy? just
ms Cornell took the heart out Of Harvard and iale
on the Thames. Jean Beraud took the heaTt ou'
q, Kingdom Mr.. Phinizy. Miller and Gienheim
Who doubts now that Sydney Paget ana Nl'!iam
e Whitney recognize a great racer when they
studv him as they studied Jean Beraud? Inch by
,rch foot by foot yard by yard rod by rod rood
nv rood furIong by furlong. Jean Beraud made
snort OF kingdom. Mr. Phnizy, Miller and Glen
helm And Sloan was on jean Beraud There was
O. Jockey and there was colt The two are twin
like At the top Of his age the coli. Al we Top
Of the turf era the Jockey
The air seethed with furnace heat In town. and
4, WAS not cool at the Sheepshead Bay course ex-
cent in spots where the strong sweep OF the west
ern breeze was felt In certain parts OF the bet
,,re-rine the temperature was craterke. and the
a.wor. ~ the pit who tempted sodden victims to
their ana entangleO tntin III tNeH udl'e "'l'
glowing like the burning mari over which John
Milton was fond OF sending Satan. That betting
ring fumed and fared until It had the appearance
OF Sodom and Gomorrah when the storm OF orrn-
stone fell Is Il certain after ali. that Lot ana MS
daurhters were the only fugitives who escaped
from the valley which now holds the Dead Sea
in its cup? saunter through the oettns-ring and
,.sr at the features OF the bookmakers. Were not
acme OF them In Lots age loud-voiced denzens OF
the accused Cities OF the Plain! LOOK INTO the'r
eyes Could some OF them have come from any
where else than the region In which the DEAD sea
apes chartered and In which tho apples OF eonon
were garnered? There's the friend OF Vine L.
for instance? Does any one DOUBT where lie o""''
from? c,.,A hod o,a ~ .hs
most successful days IN its annals In attendance
and receipts II was source o, snsa'ds,acfory
In the extreme. But the mighty multitude OF the
tSst he coney Island Jockey club is in no way re-
sponsble for the starting because IS no, ni!o" Sa
club TO accept a starter whom 1t does MOI choose
This starter ruined the sport OF SUBURBAN ~!
and espernlly the Suburban itself. by MS pittu
incapacty On Monday. Tuesday, "Wednesday ara
Thursday his starting was much smoother tna ma
his old rut II is mournfu that he cannot start
the horses toerably on the chief race Gays. Su-
mirers Of racing flock together in populous array
In The presence of few his starts are endurable
a mess and a muddle. His delays were tiresome
yesterday and his work was inky The fact that
largely due 10 the starters mss-shots This
Snanish war has brought out few poems with tho
martial ring when infames recruits. This starter
was Intended by nature TO be a poet. Starters
IKE noets are born, not made. Kind friends
should lose no time in taking the fag gently and
fenderlv from this starters hands. In buying him
tyrewri,ing machine and In presenting TO him f
dictionary Of rhymes. Start him OF by telling him
10 fnd a rhyme for Cervera and another for Guam
tonamo That will keep him busy for few days
and any stable boy send the horses off as well
a. he sen; Them on Suburban Day and yesterday
violent tempest OF wind. dust and rain swept
over the grounds while the Sheepshead Bay Handi-
cap was In progress. This was the fifth race. The
storm was so furious that could see the
horses and Jockeys in the third quarter mile OF the
mile run When the riders and their mounts came
into view IN the last quarter-rnio 4 magical revo.
iution had occurred AS the whirlwnd OF dust
closed in upon the riders Tragedian ridden by
Sims seemed 10 have the safely in hand Rut
TTagedan was third AT the end. 1t is generally