New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
THE RACETRACK.
uosr OF THE GRAvEsEND MEETING


For the last day Of It's first meeting IN 10" .'
Rrooklyn Jockey Club had two stakes on lls .a,
ach worth $4,000 In the fremont TOT t"o-s
ODDS at six furlongs, the youngsters were tno,r
40 exhibit their staying power as wen d e,,,os
sneed 1t is wrong compel BABY coi's am, r.
70 -,n three-quarters Of a mile IN June -.
1apd few n any two-year-old struggles at S
distance are decided so early In the year "
France the turf Is managed with sincere ue go
~ the Improvement OF the oreeo oi -,
and the betting-ring Is not allowed u 49, .no
oor,,n, racing in order I'LL the pockets Vi Wy
bookmakers The abominabe excess Vi w 80,
"a oo,,oss IN This state is clear case OF ciue'''
- ouir.ols and John p Hane". the president Vi
the useful society which was iouhoeu W
paroh and which now occupies InaJesuc anu ne
niecent HEADQUARTERS on the north slue VI $780, -,
cn,ore will find that upright citizens VIII h.ip
hiro ~ he Will take legal proceedings 10 protect t
49,, infants which are so brutaDy nlsuSeu,
No races for two-year-olds ought 10 De 'Is
IN any civilized country. COTS anu ili'n o.. a.
not be raced anywhere at such an age
they are raced at ALL they should not DC run nv.
than a half-mile before September l. Inc eNees
,a racing Of two year-olds is one OF the "ors'
evils OF the American turf. and 1t has oecoiie nv,
rernicious in recent years than ever oeiore 49,
enues from bettng-ring gafnDhhs nav Ios,a
chief temptations which have alured the aSSoe
49,. - M, on their programmes 80 man! coh-
-. Cor tho dollhouse babies from the preeul"s
terms Here is work for Mr.. Haines ana 49,
81, interested in the Society for the freVeh'oh
~ Cruelty 10 Animals. Let them sally ior'n iiOln
their superb and stately palace In Maoisoh 0'"e
ana persuade the Legislature next winter " '
- forbidd,ng races for two-year-olds.
Put the result of the fremont Stakes was popu-
lar Tho Fleischmanns are well hKeo anu nav
1arga following Fortune has been harsh 10 '" ".
- many occasions in 1899, and when theH CUT
Naribert won the fremont many persons ~,
iaosad They started two. Maribert ana MIS-
ch,evous and the stable was first cholce III inc o
ting Maher rode Maribert, ana rooe Nh" We"
Maribert took the lead early ana hao pen.'
snare I'm the homestretch Mischievous was iIuNI,i
Inv w Martin and never prominent VI d.
nforriss Modrine ridden by doom, was an duueu
starter Odom handled Modrine ably broinieS
Co.'S Missionary poorly RIDDEN u! a.
This big colt detests that Satanic ana pare.' "
vice Fitzgerald's pet fat-footed parrier' anu g.
off slowly when that diabolical turf-trap Is sp u"
Moreover. Missionary hates the Mario" ran "no
nreotneclx turns at Gravesend. When Misslonar!
runs on the Futurty course at sheepsheau Das,
watch him But Missionary needs STRONG 'ooN'
Of the TSral type to hanGIe nun little
S'Connor cannot ride him properly. ~ 10 e THY
SfTi sn,ss and Sstray when they engaged W. c.
Daiy's darling weaning OConnor II tney no 10 relv
ss qe T and get jockeys With Of brains
TO ride for them when possible SSitb rPittsburg
PhiS at the Rogers & Rose sale hates that do In
oonel GscGsr fys Was %DTs
~iIe has not had fair start since Pm oougnt NOV
turf the PSsssaSs r ias
Sa9rieT which ali Intelligent and trainers
-denounce bttery few mutton heaas 9eIen S a. >
they few Why is the f tSTy a on his merits
and stayed the six furonss 6raye n hut me ht is
not STeSaSe e't that he will the champion two
yeariod He is BY Albert out Of Miss May he
had mounts in four out Of the five fiat r %S41, S Sa
de off
next year But W. H. Clark. for whom Doom 1 hom
rides and syGnsyd fog snb asV later The boy
Ph n G J. Dwyer's geidlng Half Time was the
favorte for the Brooklyn Derby; at mile and q, a
half and Clayton rode him with mn;scIenOn, r RAJ
ne was plainly stale and was badly beaten D, he
was unplaeed. George smith CPt,so9hrg nm haa
caught cold and was coughing put ne , oacSe of
hom with oS4s o aHd Of yg Se ring BY the victory
of Ahonl. In fact. this was one or me Hc oos
makers and the spoiIs were immense H. Martin
took Ahom out in front at the right time IN ne
S eiiinsy began The odds against Ahom liberal
and extensive. but pills commsT Hsnre pTices
We're reduced repeatedly This triumph dealt ait
ri. eOm badRe IKE The Boncer freely
S we're nt Confident Under Mahers vigorous riding
The Bouncer gained Ahom in the last half mile,
stretch made II impossible for him TO catcn nn I'm,
Gengar seemed to be miller and to have no stay,
ing power few weeks ago the anclen, " i nnorn
than $1,000 Now he could hardly get $50" TOT
him Glengar is disappointment ,.,o- aud
trainer was overcome by the volcanic heat but
little rain fell before the sport over, but not
enough TO affect the track. .
That marvel of genius the official Handicapped
IS passonately fond Of putting excessive weight or
horses TO win II Re had them pulled now ana then
as some other owners have their horses pulled, he
81 barrett Meit" CO Co own ST. Clair Ii is folly
back their horses when they are favorites 81 IAN
yves the favorite in the first race, as ne mas peer
before. He ran wretchedy, and was ridden misera'
Survivor was the odds-on fsvorite In the secon(
vfvcr is owned by W p. Norton. and was entered t.
be sold for $500 William c. Whitney's trainer
IIlldreth has been on the warpath since Rhine
lander was claimed out OF a selling race by persons
close 10 W. =. Norton. He bid up Survivor 4
$500. which is about the COLTS value Thel
II. Martin won two races with Ahom and 81,
Gun. Sims. Turner. Maher and Nora won on
All the bears in Wall Street ought to have gon
TO the track TO Cock Robin win the steepe
chase The handicapper had been grotes2ue
make a present Of the race TO him. Only four ran
and Cock Robin was first in canter; He was tn
favorite. The mighty Mara, the Rider Afraid o
His Stirrups. rode Cock Robin.
OF all the silly things which racetracks do tn
Unsatisfactory and absurd jumping affairs
Maribert, the winner Of the fremont Stakes. wa
bought a yearing by Sloan. the jockey Ahom
property for two months. Then he sold Ahon
3: Il. Smith for $500 Several experts said {
turfman who owns colt which was defeated b
Ahom in the Brooklyn Derby said. faeetousll
after the He would look we'll hitched 10
watering cart or harrow
Ahom is not in the Realization.
yesterday were tremendous. and the stinginess
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