New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
THE RACETRACK.
w c. WHITNEY IN THE WRITER'S.
BIS COLT. JEAN BERAUD. GAINED A NOTABLE
VICTORY

HIS COLT. JEAN BERAUD. GAINED NOTABLE
VICTORY.
u-Ao, vl,lIam C Whitney decided 10 start
racing stable his purchases were numerous and
generous He bought troops OF colts and iliies. OF
s,auions and mares and he always willing to
nav a liberal price for any thoroughbred runner
h,ch found favor In his eyes. Ill-fortune has
descended upon several OF his turf investments
plaudit has not been conspcuously efficient since
Nr whitney bought him. and is now in poor con-
d,tion. Accidents and Affections Of various KINDS
have ravaged the prospects of groups Of other
horses in the Whitney stable but the success OF
lean Beraud in the Withers Stakes yesterday
AID something toward making amends.
The Wlthers Is famous stake, and any owner
4. nroud 10 win It. jean Beraud was the favorite
IN the betting as he deserved to be- but IL was
always easy 10 get even money or better against
him because It widely known that Rogers q
Roses Isothario had done exceedingly FAST WORK
On his preparation for the Withers. Lothario IS
.,alwart colt by Longstreet. out OF Brunette re
has the appearance OF high class. but MS puoi'c
exploits have yet approached his lofty looks
nor his private feats He expected TO grasp
the treasures OF Golconda last year. but his pupe
performances were at time ilustrious
4 coney and seemly company OF witnesses the
,o,al thereof ascending 10 a high crest among the
thousands came together al Morris PARK DO
many men and women were there 20 gaze upon
the races that the track treasurer gaped with gee
showers fell but gentle showers. May air with
o,,. chill May moisture without fever, Invited the
vorshippers Of nmble colts and agile hllies Meul-
oei masters Of pneumonia. the rulers OF bronchus
I'D the governors of influenza were not busy last
r,ebt with the visitors to Morris Park. Ana the
Usvfarers who painfully climbed the Westminster
orars and peaks and precipices were rewarded
for their tolsome striving when they saw tha' soou
COLI Jean Beraud go 10 the front early in the run
Gov tho Withers and CALAMITY overcome all rivalry
lean Beraud ran bravely. and Clawson rode MN
knottily. that is, toughy that the toughness Vi
an ebony knot is not tougher. This touehness oi
tockevship which Clawson set forth in the sadoie
is Dewey toughness. a toughness which o'her
,o.levs ought 10 emulate. Clawson has now won
che two most important stakes of this Norris Park
meeting I'D 10 date the Metropolitan HANDICAP
with Filigrane and the Withers Stakes with Jean
Beraud.
The winner Of the withers is a symmetrical, we'll
balanced colt by His Highness. OFT OF carrie u
Mr. Whitney bought him for high price from
Gideon & DAILY last year The colt bears the name
~ the weI-known French painter. Jean Beraud
IN his spacious and stately mansion In Twenty
ninth-st. John DAILY has long had valuable paint
FMS. by Jean Beraud representing the great gam
blinr-hau at Monte Carlo. The name or the painter
was given to the noble colt by His Hishness OUT OF
carrie G. 1t is an odd thing that, although legons
~ Frenchmen in New-York could tell the DOCK
makers the proper pronunciation OF Jean De'"uu
inc usual way Of pronouncing this name III Tue
hot,,np-rinr is after this fashion. "Jeene Ber-
rawde" why is I; that our scholarly oooKm"Ne's
will not take a few French lessons!
Tbe bettins-,ing makes wild work OF the name Of
the Morris my Presudigitatrlce. Dutch FREQ
Vs. iEe the real thing and most OF the other
bookmakers twist 1t about in all sorts OF weird
Lsthario was never dangerous in the Withers and
vas unpiaced. Although Jean Beraud Is owned by
N,iliam e. Whitney. he races IN the name ana
CO.'S OF sydney Paget. Filon Dor was second In
i-e Wihers lie is owned by August Belmont; But
Ia e. in the name and colors OF John J. hyland
Incorporation Counsel Carks colt The Bouncer
%ot only the Withers fell 10 the prowess Of the
Whitney Paget colors. but the Whiney-Paget geld
rs Co'sInor Budd took hrst honors IN the s'eePe
he prty i Reene Wns fly virginia Earle by St
5etor in he Fashion Stakes for wo-year-old fes
Id II not been that Spencer rode her with the IN
IN the tip of the nose OF statue of Buddha which
has hidden from view for centuries In the for,
ruth to say that Spencer disgraced himself by
n owing away the Fashion Stakes He should have
inar i me s" Srsv diIv MofJey formerly raced in
William Laksand'sa name and Goiors W .d Martin
fiends because Thursday she won good race
in good style with the same Jockey up. But yester-
O'COnnor has been riding so stupidity, so disobedi-
entity and clumsily since he eft New-Orleans
there until he will obey orders. behave himself and
do his o win Among all the pestfent
nuisances which dscredit the turf at present this
graduate of w. c, Days perncious turf kinder
garten Is Of the worst. OConnor rode Rose
O'Lee. in the first race. and rode her badly. on
Thursday J. J. McCafferty's Belle Of Orleans, with
OConnor up, and with good price against her
Creams with O'Connor up, had many hackers In
the second yesterday. Belle OF Orleans was
unplaced What did the stewards think or that
reversal OF form? II F. Hitchcock and A. Miller
in the stewards stand at the time II Is use
less to ask what they thought. What evidence is
there that as racetrack stewards either one OF them
had thought?
The owners OF Imp were extremely conhdent that
Imp would win the fifth race, and bet their money
fleely Imp would certainly have defeated the IA
vorite Don De Oro II the owners had not foolishly
put that imp O'Connor on the mare. He rode her
In his worst style. and his worst style Is worse
than the worst stye OF almost any one else. IN
the homestretch. when Imp was running well
was carrying 12S pounds TO the lib on Imp.
that impish foo. O'Connor busted himself with
continually looking around and srinning az
the Jockeys behind him It Is not often thst
himself as O'Connor did on Imp. Until in some
manner some OF the impishness apishness ana
rnonkeyish mbecility which this molecule or stupid
folly is now exhibiting can be taken out OF MN,
owners or trainers who engage OConnor 10 roe
their horses are simply sacrificing their own inter
ests and inviting disaster At the weights and as
tances any careful Jockey could have got Imp nome
before Don De ORC. But OConnor was put up. ana
the race thrown away.
The summaries follow: 80.
FIRST RACE-For maidens. 500 added; special "esHts
Eclipse Course
Betting.
W Jennings's br c Glengsr. by Dutch
Roler-Lena 3 yrs. 10 n. (Nevlie) l2-1 Al
H warnke. sr's CHI c. Pirate NJ. 3 no: ~ -,