New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
THE RACETRACK.
SEVERAL sMAsHEs ON THE DUNES.

kcuE BADLY HURT AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL"
That openwork grand stand at Brighton is the
coolest Of turf buildings In the screening neat Vi
New-York Julys. Ocean and air alike were ueau
and still Yesterday and the sea was covered with
The calm Of a crinked mirror. Nothing was stag
nant among the bookmakers. however. Turn the
leaves Of the Old Testament and call to MIND those
stinging words which minge with the laughIer "i
Yools tho cracking Of thorns under pot 4"oi''
were cracking the dunes. and L. H. .ne
Conner Queen looked haggard and worn as me-
faithful eouerry harred the ring In search or tne
,oncest odds What more cruelty divulsiVe strain
can be imagined than the strain OF selec'ihs WIN
ners at Brighton? The Copper Queen slts IN s'a'e
upon a glitterng throne, firmly estapnsheu U! ."s
.unilIions of the Copper Trust, but Amalgamateu
Copper has not yet welded inseperaoy the smeilins
OF the stage in fusble conjunction with Anacohua'
IT is amusing to observe the impetuous zest WIN
which the bookmakers at Brighton look LOT the
latest quotations copper. They nave ooPP.'
exchange OF their own now. and the speculation IN
7. r deferred debertures, j. l.. second preieiie"
.mel,, ,r fourths and spelter eghths now surpasses
in activity the average transactions IN ou'siue sc
,curities on the curb in Broad-st. Aes'eruaY po."
the L. r. and j. L. quotations had oeclhi"s 'e"-
dency throughout the afternoon
William Lakeland is cunning beyond compare,
few davs ago his Decide. with tolerable Jockey
riding was a strong favorite and cantering con-
loueror In big field of mongrels. subway Laheidhu
nut n stable boy named Clark on DECIDE IN the Hi9'
race Yesterday. Had Decide been ridden by a
,onuar Jockey he would have been triple riVetted
water fight commitment favorite. With the stable
hoy Clark in the saddle Decide was, OF course, an
outsider In the betting. Decide was much the
fastest horse I'm the race, but this stable ooy |arh
knows so little about riding that ne smasheu
Decide against other horses. jostling and humping
and fouling them frenzied Malay IN Borneo
Ianight run amuck through group OF peaceiui
coolies. McCue who rode L'Amity. was thrown
and badly hurt. 1t was necessary to send MN 10
Il hospital later. and he was injured seriously
Decide won the easily, and the betting against
him was at long odds. because he was ridden by
This stable boy Clark, q spotch only fit to clean
out a box. Lakeland has been a courageous war
rior ever since the time when Exile was beaten OH
at Brighton and later in the same day was taken
over to Sheepshead Bay where he achieved re-
markabe victory against horses Of note. Lakeland
studies human nature closely. He knows just
when and where and how he can accomplish GER
tain things without friction. The writer OF this
article once listened to ID. D. Withers when he
frankly expressed his opinion OF Lakeland's run
ming Of certain horses at Morinouth Park Mr.
Withers talked freely. Then there's the story OF
Willie L. Mr.. Lakeland has nerve. pluck. grit and
sand to spare But Decide ought to have been dis
n tSat first ri race .' As to Mr. Lakeand, can he be
persuaded to take his horses! and his stable boys
friends will rejoice to welcome him and to keep
him with them indefinitely
of his ankles and was shot. 1t was horrible
WITH With one hoof doubled up and the stump Of one
shatered and mangled leg humping & on the traek
ended pistols were hard to find. This seemed
track. Decide with the stable boy Clark in the
saddle. was responsible for some other upsets and
scrambles at Brighton. with fields so large as to
cause serious danger. ..-,. l., ., .
but he would have been SECOND TO Frelinghuysen
Ere!inRnlXSen. BELIEF
his mount had Kitchener at his :nercy By this bit
his es on ad 54
thereby enabled o, get first honors with Kitchener
was very close third. Possibly in time Wilson
may catch an inklng of common sense, but not
william 6 D2ly wins race at Brighton now
have been first in the third race except that Taral
rode him with tremendous energy and with spend
Tara Could have taken that prize with Merry
rTnfe TaTa has been @ successful in Suburban ban
better than Ami mile and quarter Merry Prince
forget that struggle for many day No mild
methods could have got him home in front, Bangle,
troops OF hackers. The final issue was between
Merry Prince and md Decanter If Tq5ai had been on
would have been victorious But Taral, when he
Noep In sern a sav sarnfs can s drive sggsqTd as
Prince needed merciless driving
the Fleschmanns had him Sir Hubert this year
1S,sn has been % failure in the main He ran in the
change OF ownership transformed him amazingly
@ OF the horses 6hat ran against him could hurry
gain IN speed and form which he had achieved
the p Dunno gonfalon. The change was paralyzing
TO gaze upon Wild reports have filled the air re-
Gently tha: onomastus is a racer Of speed and
lie had the speed OF embamed beef and was - un-
sleepy jockey in most races in these days But
sleepy as Clawson was. onomastus was stin
In the NTH race Clawson drowsed and dreamed
m poor & riding az bs Pd
meeting has invited and deserved unspsrlng CEN
wake? Can any one arouse him from his deathlike
George E; Smith c,Phtsburg Phn2 said after the
Cp the Of fa his & Sf M ON at
with some Of the & riding yestsTdfy b
dals. and general distrust prevails Mr.. Engeman
S s Mt sS %ss b Chy Sns
men. not strong enough to purge Brighton OF the
e Re aS now IN saaEs M S
A claim Of foul was made by Callahan. who rode
ciawson was suspended for three days for break
]nk kkansdsie ms broke down in the fifth race.
buying sir Hubert from the FleisGhmanns SCH am, & he
rIRsr RAcE-selllns; $500 added Five furlOngs.
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