New-York tribune., 1900-05-31
IMP PLEASES THE PUBLIC.
SHE WAS THE ONLY coNoUERING FAvoRITE
OUT OF SIX

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pf t. and she is a popular idol the turf in spite
of the perverse scbenies that have carried
with her several occasions. The who have
her and hold her do deserve their good fortune
To them she is a golden goose which they will
ing TO kin that they get the golden eggs
What staid, demure. quiet old matron she isl To
her the betting ring is naught. and the turmoil
OF the poolrooms is empty and void. She thinks
OF nothing else than doing her duty in a modest
1lnassuming way From early in the spring until
skating begins her merciless bang
about necessarily They show sympathy for
her, unseIish affection. To them she is like
slot machine. and they drop their pennies in and
look for dollars. Pitifu ii is that this faithful
docile creature has fallen the hands of those
who do not her she should be used.
The turf boom Is at its height and the public
support of racing is lavish At the Gravesend track
the holiday most numerous that
could doubt the popularity of racing The news
that the Prince OF Wales mad the Derby with
diamond Jubilee talked about all the
sgrounds. An American colt, James r. Keene's
Disguise II. third Turfmen the
were pleased that eminent and honored a sports
the Prince had been successful again in the
famous race at EPSON, and had
rwined the blue ribbon with the jewels of his
idavorite order of the Garter. The heir to the
British Empire. including johannesburg, the Mod
der River Spion Kop. Witwatersrand, Pretoria
thereafter and the railroad from the Cape Cairo
IS admired American tracks because his career
a racing has been along the mountain tops
and not among the valleys. Were the American
turf 10 be favored with the presence and active
operation of a large company OF owners with views
and methods as broad and generous those of the
Prince of Wales. the sport in this country would
rise above its present standards. The fact that
Mr. Keene's colt was third was a topic of lively
debate at the track Several years ago, when Mr.
Keene's Domino doing wonderful things. the
Keene colors had notable following. Those were
1alcyon. hyperion hours for the keene stable Since
then Mr.. Keene has repeatedly led campaigns in
Wall Street to lower values. Since then he has
chosen his familiar associates in Tammany Hall.
Since then he has employed the bear jockey
Spencer Hence il may be admitted frankly that
Mr. keene is not SO widely popular pop on on the turf as
cars that Disguise II should capture the Derby was
not G intense @ as Il m35 @ have S been and
the fourth debenture scrip Of the McGrath
the rsf race yesterday The club ADDED only 500
To the second it added $50, To the third the
the fifth 7s and sixth only 500 each Philip DTyer
Jackey Club. He is already one of the foremost
millionaires in the Gravesend district of Kings
DAYS like Yesterday win encourage him negotiate
Sf the Carried National p Bank and aso Of the
Whskey and Ice Trusts. McGrath's bar profits are
roll insist upon cash adVance of fe millions dnd
1t was the finest OF holiday weather on Long ISL
and. and the biggest and best natured of holiday
crowds went TO the track But the railroad ser
vice was early Egyptian 1t took time to build the
re essan 'ff babit 70 b bee ~ ana rom
on Long Island hsye-that of choking up their
1rains TO and from the track creep behind the
Tesbectn snail e 9 of ged Gope any
AIraculous railroad management in Kings County,
the days OF old Rameses. were you a Brooklyn
aRoiG kings COUNTY # yon are fg n hurry n0 then
That obsolescent and innocuous old dame Imp did
Know she had no 0s elear mo-
non OF what she was doing in the Parkway liand-
last and oonhoT wisely let her s seep soe In 70 fac
o'Connor rode her coolly and quietly. and did not
wake her When she wakes up she stops running.
a @e 6ne sMt sbs aha her S9y eeen a ae s M
runs best in front O'Connor rode her better than
1er sleep but he let any other horse take the
raj from her With sn9Ie 3 which shook the the
a little in front Of the field. O'Connor crooned a
John A Morris in the snoring chamber. which he
built for for his nthy oratori9s in his country house
NOR gently rocked the cradle and cro0ned and
vas nor fxceIed b The 11ie eic bsrds INN
dreamed and slept and snored from end TO end. and
was first, still sleeping soundy. And then the
Impressive feature Of the day. Few runners ever
seen in this country are as much liked by tho
The time was fast. but time in public races is
That has been proved a thousand times and more,
The greatest racers DO not break records unless
they are especially sent against time, as Salvador
Just here and now let it be recorded coldly and
icily that, good mare as Imp is, she is not
tie greatest racer the greatest mare ever foaed
dozen greatest mares foaled in America, but
i11 inp 'e meets Eihelber and jean Beraud both will
,outrun her good day and good track, good
and good riding. Don't lose your heads Imp,
my merry gentlemen, good mare as she is
Every faYorite except Imp was defeated. That
man was persistently useful the bookmakers
His riding was of the Turkish type with touch
of abdominal introspection- In the second race he
rode Intrusive Silenus rode the goat In the
Parkway Handicap he rode Senator McCarren's
Survivor as Coogan rode the creased pig at the
favorite Schoolmaster. the clown rides the trick
mule in the circus. the last he rode Trum-
net with il0gr emf or "a
omebf 10 have gIven him an a enforced Vacation for
a time. His Jockeyshp was indefensible. He can
riding transferred many thousands of dollars from
the pockets of the holiday throng the bank
accounts of the booknakers VIII Bullman go
Why doesn't Judge publish q cartoon of Bull
al ad intellectual counenance his face looks like
"a a., composite grouping OF the features of goat.
Tl.rner often rides brilliantly for certain owners
SGasS GassS riding or John E Madden's Luerana in the
an ldorlle r Turner M generally rides with smartness
W. Whitney has been most liberal to him He
"a fldeen some or the Leigh horses in the right
favorite in the second race, was not worthy Of
him. He could have ridden Wait Not far more
efhciently II ne had cared 10 do so. That was
The Trbunes racing column yesterday warneo
holiday crowds. Fortunately Spencer had oniY one
monbe, wa at nnace9 MAS on R9n6et in the last
aceident he was in front al the start. Beware Of
J. w. Colt freely backed his horse Lackiand ove
the hurdles IN me frst race, but II Lacklands
jumps and between the jumps He cams 6 oyer the
Dr Eichberg was first and Mazo second :" i'ui' In
sIey as Billy Barrick Gossip whispers "fGat0n that at
one time Nj Barrick could under which shell
could conjecture which corner Of a card Vas
ssemsineiy ssi, hent by the astute shufer But Mr..
the front line or turf pungers. A runor was