New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31
and one-slxteenth miles, to be run to-morro" at
Grayesend are as follows:
NOTES FROM A VETERAN THURMAN.

he HAD A COMICAL AFTERNOON IN BhoohhhN'
Memorial Dav in 1870 will be remembered with
gratitude by the shareholders OF the b'o'N'S"
Jockey Club The crowd was huge, ana inc re-
ceints were vast Nevertheless. the purses were
small and the stakes mockery. Horse-o"h-
ers complain in vain There Is no good reason why
the racing clubs should not give liberal purses. On
HOLIDAYS they ought to offer races with s'"" az
least added for each OF two contests III "h'Ch
the best horses on the turf might enter II may w
a fine money abhlng policy to say that On non
DAYS the crowd will to see any old race
and that .'blg stakes will attract gate-money
on off days" but II is not just TO the pubic VINO
should have the privilege Of looking at battles De-
tween meritorous horses.
Flgrane was the best horse that raced yester-
dav lie was ridden by jockey whose methods are
of the period when oxen trod ort me vo'n' Ia M
Crane resembles the great racer true Blue anu NJ
Yin Ijalf Time under extremely adverse circum-
stances proved couclusivcly his right 70 cItinii Il
Oneck Queen won in such a startling mannsr
that tho form-players are rapidly hccOinlns III
the Oneck Siabe Fond Hopes developed much
disappointment in the breasts of the follow Sss
more Ike a gentle widow than aa nros1S
she affair +" the owner of the winner as
il was known to a select few that she could give
Rkk Tiki THN .Tha' CoTn fhs ' with such
name) pounds and beat him several iehgen S ~
I'VE furonss trial MseriG" ni ho cSre who
felt that their patrons needed mercy. asu inc
Sadducees of the ring deserved pity. -, 1000,
Don de orc had exercising trot IN the secon1
. r.A.,hox. ,ras
present and consulted his trainer. a. J. J1yneI
I'm regard 10 starting the colt. They deCiueh "
withdraw him as both felt that IT would ne
great task for the thrce-yoar-old SO cary ~. tIe
season Mr. Belmont Intends 10 sail LOT fuI"pe
I'm the near future. He will not go. 10. NeWpol1
lie expects to return to this country IN SePeIhDeI
William g. whitney II. Payne, Mhltney, I "a ~
p K"cao sydney Paget. J. g. Follansbee, n. n
Vineut and w II. Clark viewed the horses WIN
critical eyes in the paddock ,.,,., ,rosor, found
few Of the Democratic politicians presen r, lo,1
time 10 discuss the outbreak OF John - Snee'h, AZ
in the Pequod reservation or the UNITE uip's o
out Of pnlitics and did not intend 10 he Woidieu
%v the duarreis feuds and chickering's OF ponuclans
patrick keenan, said: John Sheehan is to1 utau
80 eLim and his political carcass Will be thrown
into The corral Of the Mugwumps i'G Ge,ryyu
I WilIie Shecban Jacob Cantor. John F. Carrolls
Philip Britt and several of the lesser ne e., ~
Tammanv were on the clubhouse balcony l., + o. o.
hail p Keenc talked long ana earhes.y ~ T,o v
PADDOCK subsequent TO the running OF the ''o'ei
States. .. ,..,uh. ,ocLev who won
many races i'm California. was al the rack pun,
man viii ride for w Il. Jennings, ana mas o.,,
cncaeed 10 ride of Green IS MoIilS ; cii''N'
i'm The Great American and fremont o,dHTess ha
~ III Lien Appehy was warmly congratulated Pc
cauee Of Knight Of the ThsueS victory III 'iio
craven Stakes at Epson. England. yesterday