New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-25
THE RACETRACK.
.wsoN FIRST IN THREE CONTESTS


c~o,or xEENE HAS RECLAIMED HIS SPEED
A., IA Mrs Perry Belmont went to motifs
-. as,.rdsv They were driven TO the sIou".'
a. an omen carriage. aad the coachmah anu NJ
x,.n wore the weli-known Belmont n'ei' ,,,o,s
ye,r,ont is the president OF the ruri an 100.
49, .,,ch occupies the Morris PARK ciup"o"
Siuo' s,a.rt Of Mr. Croker's Democratic
@s,, 4, Fif,h-aye and the suggestion mas -.
-. .or,h nv some OF Mr.. Crokers inenu'
.,nsn Mr. Croker gives UP racing IN Eng ,'.,,,sh
y. a. likely 10 do because his luck on VI. y,rt
emf has been exceedingly infenci'o"s. rorcn
.ra Field Club may become the cou"'.' .,.u,
~ the Democratic Club. with set "a aros re-
a.,o,s,ea and uncommonly sumptuous nnnar.,
s Gov Mr. Croker's use. and with the ee"'
.ar,.n, tina, Mr. Croker shall hoio coui.
So, pary with imposing ceremonial si""a'
,ha state and dignity which ne maintains 9"
n.mocrstic Club when he Is IN to"h' xo.k
a., .,d Mrs Belmont came back 70 Ne" io,"
an tuesday, at the close of their MONEY '"os ra,S
w ,,,,,oLv The members of the TURF ana rieiu
-, 80. eager 10 welcome their president anu "
.ho.er congratulations. But the receh'y .s
nsir were In a coy. shy and retiring hoou oor,s
~ holding a reception In one OF 'ne So .,ors
on the ground floor and receiving oo"e' go.
,h.y souebt seciusion and watched the races iron"
- ,,.dc-, ~ an upstairs apartment remote from
th. rradding crowd. Hence there was no cheering
or other demonstration either from 'he hie"o.
of ,he club or from the assembled popuia0e " ~
~xa,ds,sud Mrs Belmont loked bright ana Deaih-
,ng and beautiful. Mr.. Belmont looked pensNe
srs la. WAS eowned tastefully in light ATTIRE SUIT
on,. for the delightful May afternoon. MI Der
,nor,,s colors we're carried by Lakeland liorineiis
Frohsinn, in the Van Courtlandt Haha SP NM v
nun rae; oonnht from John h. Madden last ad-
tumn, appears 10 need Time ioi hantnd 1,eorxe
ment de came in q poor tnlu O0
Talk about cheering and demohs,iai aHni Wait
motifs oara SToner ievislIs ms kngoom after ms
battles with me British DoOA, ,nn Morris Park
rsces Al the autumn meeting Then will the weiRrh
spit with the noise OF the ssp,anS n,u VIC
fne lakes OF inc sky leak niue tn's month o mn
damp spring this in Ti tracks 90 sS" almost as
hard as prick many horses wouIo oe yan,ne
o0 0 40 moi harm H. ON rev Gays since racing
was begun in this state TINS year nate Yor inc
sntoym.nt OF racesoers, although the farmers MAJ
bewsi their parcning acres IL Is d siia , So inev
might pe expected 10 act IN this DRY season anu a
they usually act IN vet springs me nsnmsd ihan
ts moaning because less liquor Is consumer t Hs
IN other Years McGrath is also moaning, Nc, Nc
TINS of the bookmakers 90 nor wont IN the past
ano losers are not driven TO drink IN hoiues ,n 90
over the habits and spints OF the masses that RISK
their money on colts ana niiles' anu " 0'"7
canning over McGrath's spirits as well -
The ATTENDANCE yesterday was of handsome pro
portions and sport was over at IeS as aYa
nSown man On some other days horses ran
in the Van Courtandt hieh Weight hanoirsp n a,
Contest. That counterfeit rogue pr. Eichberg was
the favorte at hrst but the Trends OF me stIDns
Whsey ns stable he e ssps sS nIS
choice George Kssne hSe ehes Elm promptly into
the lead. and OF the others eouid eaoSh n,
Taras able riding got fnorUnso mice ic was third
TriIlo was well backed, and might have been can Gan
,geroHs had he spoiled his chances by running
Vout Scannel's legs are wofpIYs shaky' ana ne
Dy Eichberg cured up Ike the wreehed cou n-
teet NE S. and he was nexte last Brs ne Tas
ridden ey wrS iha he IS little
ihsn a counterfeit Jockey. Until W; Martin can
ride better than ne Is now rGns on me 70 their little
stable boy Wilson who rode Midsummer 10 VIC,
tory N m. saTORa a, rscs e eaSbs Seny
DR.. Eichberg works well, but races III; Iralhers
blooms in the morning trials and not in the after
noon-races. Or Eichberg Is morning ,glTng ns
when they bought DR. Eichberg. and another when
they engaged W Martin as j Jockey NTH the
recent riding OF Il. Martin. especially in the Ma;
tional Stallion Stakes, that he has engaged ra rSa
papers have not been signed yet, but an under
standing has been reached This is judicous
cRiawson is doing excellent work He rode three
foSef. h ks rSen so poorly on
Bslmonts horses. which are raced In the name and
ayan n' ensaed ca%s o ride
IN In. tiayety Stakes and O'Connor TO ride Lady
Madge in the first race. But OConnor rode a
ehockngly careless and stupid race on Lady Madge,
who was a strong favorite. because she had run
last Saturday. The pace was very slow In that
hrst race; SO slow that the time was lisa, on
seconds slower than the record for the Eclipse
course Nevertheless. O'Connor rode an imbecile
waiting Lady Madge. even at that slow
pace. and blundered with her from start TO finish.
Properly ridden she would have been hrst Ridden
by OConnor she was third. First place was taken
bv Albert Simon's Latch Key, with Ciawson up.
Second place fell TO the flly IT, eennamara, owned
by that warm-hearted Irish gentleman. Frank C..
ORely.
State Senator McCarren's Touraine bolted in the
FIRST and crashed into the fence. Down he
tumbied but. fortunately, neither Touraine nor
the rider, II. Martin was hurt.
Fond Hopes, by ST. Blaise out OF that beautiful
mare Fides, was the favorite for the Society
Stakes for two-year-old hlhes at half-mile and
,ehe would have been at a shorter price but that
Mollie Newman winner Of the Debutante Stakes
at Louisville. had many hackers. Fond Hopes is
a beautiful fly, and very quick to get into her
danced merriy in front all the way. Mollle New
man did not run up TO her Western form and was
unpiaced.
The sc cond race was a selling affair at five fur
longs for two-year-olds. Midsummer and The ANA
;zon at to each for a long time but finally
Midsummer became the favorte, and TO was Of
fered against The Amazon Midsummers success
was easy. Possibly The Amazon had had let-up
since she at Aqueduct. and her speed may
have been dulled She was no match for Mdsum-
mer but she got second place.
Lady Madge the only unsuccessful favorite
and the bookmakers had one Of the worst days OF
their lives when five first choices, every o.
them carrying big sums took first donors
kirkWood made a runaway show OF the fourth