New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
THE RACETRACK.
PUPIL IN THE VAN AT MORRIS PARK
HIS ROYAL RICHNESS LOST THE NArioNAl
STALLION STAKES BY POOR RIDING.

he int da
rhester Racing Association was notably animated.
. ,..o,o,den, array of four-in-hand coaches ana
o,her stately things on wheels was assembled "i'h-
IN the grounds In the clubhouse and on 'he law.
Nav gowns and hats were clustered thckv a.
were entertainingy pretty In the grands'anu, 'no
field and the betting ring the masses Oh ies
tmpetuous and hopeful people made up 'o'ai %
,,ary Thousands The air so unseasonapie III
,s damn penetrating chill. that a snowstofh WOMB
not have been amazing. but the CLOUDS KEPT w -
contents and rain hail and snow alike were WIZ" y
held or course the track was fast. IL always Is
at this meeting Prsiseworthy promp'hess ""
seen in the starting. and the starts were .ess -"
.ven ,han IN some other days No words OF oiaie'
however could be too severe In oenounoe w
railway mlsmanagement. by when tne Nis'.o "
Morris Park were hndered so long on 'he" W"s
home that throngs OF wrathful men and women
tao,aaa that they would stay away from church
to-day. They angry against inc a-o Gov
En-, ,,.v we're IN no frame Of mind to prepare io
n,e,v on Sunday. 1t is not likely 'na' ,
viii ever become prevalent in TINS la"-aoe H.,
~ IN. United States. If It should gam Ioo''n 10
,ora az any time a beginning would prooao,! ~
,rada nv n maddened racetrack HuiV'uue' W
victims would be the railroad managers -.
IT, r,ders were hurt in the steeplechase' one VI
them John Horton. who rode Ien'ole, ~ 49,
ooncussion Of the brain and was ,ahe', "
Fordham Hospital In critical cohu'''oi'' ~
oouor-hone was broken. The Tribune mas repeat
coma ei,ehod tho reasons why steepechasng ana
h,,-dlaracng ought to be forbidden by Ia" III "S
state In England and France horses VI ne, ne,
quality and great value are schooieu mus ,1 :.
10 carefully ard thoroughly for jumping san" "
genuine importance. and many such sum- -
$500 Gov in those countries. Those horses are
,aasr lv Intelligent able and skilful men, anu
s,eep,echasing and hurdle-racng IN those a.
are no more obnoxious than running U" wv
In this country few horses OF class anu nne. O.
cited for jumping contests. and some OF 'he ii'.o
eatc
out ~ their saddles at petty jar or Jostle l"e
accident TO Horton was especially sad Ih's pooi
fellow formerly rode on the nat Dut war " 49,
brisk demand jockey lie was o"e VI
hopeless and melancholy msfts VINO try u ear" an
living by toing at a trade 0ockeyshp - 80
ike any other for which they have niue aH,ae r
Increasing weight cut of Horizons sSan'y Az an over
from riding the fiat Then ne tIieH M Hospital
the humps and was taken to the Foreman II g.
writing IN commissions from orendenf upon him.
Wnen such a fan as this occurs in steepIteorn%io
mereigl o6seTveTsa are p seve We're possible
mat an riders of jumpers might riGe VIII Lee who
terful ar art Gei'n S6Tse e Ton to triumph in the
Grand National Steepechase tnen Mn tne or White
G o. owned by MIR Chambet Mr Hooper S od
Boston was the evenmon Nwpers Diversion,
well-known and successful pncnnd choice at
10 l. Veitch rode White Carriers well o oS' ar r,
Hayes rode Trilon better Lr niIflSozen lengths
White Carriers getting second place W. = b Eus somr
Nestown led for considerable par, TT,r,iiion and
ney but he failed 10 stay out WIN l !.t,rS The
White Carriers and came home poor my n, ,onal
was 5000 sum rarely added to jumping r Ss
in America but the total value OF thls snme of
tIonal was not large in comparison WIN eide ~
the prizes for jumping races on the other sue u
they engaged mosquito Drained skeets Martin al
9sF Jockey siat this ,eaa T rne 0ss @
Skeetss emptiness Of skull Their o ias 81 %ette
Was desefvedy the favorite for the 5000 affar,
and only stupidity of pfu s9r cou acc be
ried only liz pounds while ModTne Pupil ana St
Tnpsn 1 whS were each Els Royal Hghnes
not of conspicuously at the start wh a nov go
baPck That the start inteTfered with his chances
The Keene Ally Virginia Earle has a marvellous Gus
flag fell For half-mie she ran so as5 tna' md
grievously discouraged 81 Fnn ma oya rIsbness
and Pupil At the end Of fonr fur9ngs sis nnS
Earle began to tire and His R9ya bng ihe prize
well in hand SO he had but for the ast1unG igh
ress was on The side OF the track nearest to the
grandstand He was running in straight true an ana
saWed him 10 go on in the course which he
pursuing he held the prize safe But the mosquito 10
Hockey pulled the colt to the opposite sl1e OF
The track. with crazy deusion that by SO 8 doing
ness In this he was distractedy and dementedly
wrong His was a straight course and not curved
S Spe anq BY pHng His Royal Hshness from
side OF this extremely broad track 70 the sb in
HV ehastiy manner The dismal sequel was that
Pupil defeated His Royal Hghness by IA neck A
First money in the National Stallion Stakes was
siis2 for the first horse 1900 for the nomnatoI
Second money s7s5 FOR the second horse e and
con 4 DAILY the difference between first money and
second money. and also all they bet on fis hTya
!' skkeetss a mosquito marvel?
Gideon Daily looked upon His Royal Hishn hines:
certain winner and backed him very heavily
10 win The bookmakers were hilarious with JOY
when h the % SS sHd at he
Hghness was me best one n n
s Y s5SSn Out Gde o carrie Z Sister
Jean ' Beraudj as well as His Royal Highness. ant
Eixhness. and skeets Martin had been on Calea
His Royal Highness would have won the Nationa
' contract aS With Gideon DAILY that he could com
pei give n% ne to- d S II he one d d
have such a contract, Gideon DAILY were unwis
Pupil T Will probably prove to be better stage
than His Royal Highness. and at six furlongs, a
Royal Hehness. But at Ave furlongs. the distanc
OF the Grand National and carrying 1T pounds t
doubtedy have been first. In Pupil and Modrin
Green B. Morris is training, pair Of colts whic
and and Generally believed that j. B. Haggin own
Green s q b Morris IS training MI HagSin's profit
from the Anaconda mine have been so big tina
look like mere trihe him. But turfmen Tx
10 get possession OF such mere trihes as often a
they can.
Marcus Days horses have been winning severe
races at Aqueduct and Morris Park. For weeks
has been reported that his ST. Finnan. by Tam
many OF Ayrshire Rose, is the fastest two
year-old that he owns. ST. Finnan was seen fo
the first time In public in the National Stallo
Stakes. but never dangerous. Still he ma
possibly Justify his private reputation later. NJ
drine is generally considered TO be fast colt
Pupil and perhaps he may be faster In the M
rarely rides well. Hence 1t is not surprising tn.
Modrine unplaced. Sydney Paget has bougi
De Lacy from John f. Madden and De Lacy ma
a number OF hackers He did nothing TO comp
Mr.. Madden TO grieve that he had sold him.
In the Ladies Stakes, value 8, 0O0 the ail-scarl,
fly Prestidgitatrice even-money favori'
and an easy winner. The owners OF this creatul
ought 10 be persuaded 70 give her a longer an