New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
THE RACETRACK.
sAvxocKpuRN CAME HOME THIRD.

,,os ~, cleaning with Jewels Of rare ustre. The
card for to-day Is thickly studded with precious
stones and ~ the sun Is kind dense troops OF VII
resses will gaze Al the antics Of the runners.
Tho starter. whose Alpine brow was green with
$he havs Of fame on Saturday, after the ama2-
,,c,y rror,nt and even start for the Futurity.
was nchenod over with III luck Yesterday
His wits were messy ard moul9y when he thrusf
the signal I'm tho second skirmish. which was
a. a mile Bannockburn was the odds-on favor
ito. rs ne deserved 10 be- u WAS not handicap
and tho conditions put l26 pounds on Bannorkhurn
Tho horse was lame and sore before tho struggle
10 ot,,,e, ai,yave fs Nevertheless he made up so
rnucll ground after hdcous and growsome start
as III rrove that he would have been first had the
,s,arter done his duty. When tho flag was hurled
.Bannockburn was so far in the rear and at such a
DISADVANTAGE. that the rash act of the starter
broucht tho hush ~ shame 20 the faces OF his
mos earr,llovs apolocists T. WAS small field Of
Ave horses and the delay ~ the post had not been
Ions Why was il that the starter. who ola so
well 4, fhe rutnritv was So recrcant. so faith
less 70 the bonds OF equity with SO small feli?
BOX the second choice with Mahcr up got
cumming start n front. and jed AN the way. Iara
rode Peep o. Day forcely. and got second place.
but Pannockhurn closed broad space after his
enrsuipe start and lost second money by bead
onlv Had tho starter been careful and FAIR Ban
,,oclhurn would bava hcen tho victor Not long
.eo Donald Rain was guilty Of speed and promise
Yesterday his performance was far inferior 10 his
best running AT Brighton and Saratoga IIo was
ridden bv McCuc and came i'm last.
The Dolphin Stakes. for three-year-olds. NJ
mile and furlOng. brought ont Macleod or Dare.
HIS rordshin General Mort Gary Fast Black.
-, "a o,,,4 7. Nc ,.zzl,re thai
SuTFNv' VT" Ld'hid4'"' IL WIS po"~''"N
J. JOINER decided 70 start Perry Beinonts Lack
'e"'' - wv .'..,. all .ho o,bors
~ pounds. and 90 concede weight 70 al the o'e'S
II nose 1,c1,.rd is lam
ohance' ana ne came IN lasr ,d rhot
,",lo celorI,v bA nossessea formerly has now van
.na5 sa,a,or ,,crarron.s handsome colt sur
w., ,,',.4 l,,,o on, srrs,t rogue All of
him over his mistake IN buying such gold brick
,,s -''.. ~, ,,.,s ,,sef,,ll,, IN tal,o
"no L"'h''',1 "''7n' We mp, g., oai y,,ne A.
racers they are not delectable
49, o-, - T,,ro ridden Nv AicCro was 2 strong
second choice IN the betting Mecue sent him TO
- ,ro erd Vie ordsbin the fayori.e ridden hv
Spencer ran second
Perry Belmont's symmetrical colt confalon was
in advance all the way in the third contest. which
was over the Futurity Course. with special weigh
conditions. Afaher who rode Gonfalon. drew the
finish close. ana Lieutenant Gibson another colt Of
comey proportions. was at Gonfalons head. Nc
%.sNn got third place . The oe@ .@s ~'s So
fas'-l%s-'hat " is possine mere was so!,t .,S
take Gonfalon carried l22 pounds That marvel
1uturity Course in l0S2-5 many years ago But
o4e Tosc SHV wa Tse fses Fuuy ever known
vas Esoeia s. N ~ o:. 4iie t8t Confion and %
toO = go CT ~ ~ - esrr,.ir TO- rou-ds ran the
- c a. .69 'r~ba~e 60 The nroha-
fiiues appear 70 be against IT, howeyeT ana ~ 10
Yet II is clear hat Gonfalon has improved Sink
angly in the las: few weeks 49,. .. .-.. u.n.-
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