New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
THE BELMONT AND ECLIPSE
DEFEAT OF THE BEST HORSES IN BOTH.
MISSIONARY AND HANDwoRK WE'RE BEATEN
BY POOR RIDING


She sky was overcast from sunrise to sunset. The
Attendance in the closing afternoon of the meet
ing was extensive but il did not approach In num-
bers or quality the big assemblage OF Metropolitan
Handicap day. a petty and trivial card was Of
Tered with the exception OF the Belmont and
Eclipse Stakes. Three of the six contests We're
cheap selling affairs, and the sixth number on the
programme handicap with only five starters
of little value. Both in the Belmont and Eclipse
the best horse was overcome by poor riding. Mr.
iFeatherstone's Missionary by several pounds
the superior Of the others in the Belmont. but
tiny headed. feather Drained O'Connor threw the
prize away by a ptiful lack of judgment and
Mr. Featherstone both Mesmerist and Mis-
-eionary strive for Belmont laurels and
plate. Maher was put on Mesmerist and
ordered to make the pace for Missionary.
Afaher did his duty earnestly and vigorously. No
fault could be found with his handling of Mes
imerist. and the colt accomplished all that he
expected required TO accomplish. His task
fulfilled the end of the first mile but when the
instant for O'Connor to the emergency
and guide Missionary to the goal he fumbled and
bungled and blundered Missionary had the speed.
the courage and the endurance to conquer his ad
wersaries. # not that in his saddle were about
ewenty-six pounds of lead and a lad without
gacity. discretion balance perched on top of the
lead. Some time Mr.. Featherstoue and his trainer,
Mr. Bauer, will learn that they overrate absurdly
the riding capacity of the stupid urchin who
half wftted pupil in William c Days kindergarten
for Jockeys only few seasons ago. He gets a
T1diculously excessive salary for his work for the
Featherstone stable and in the Belmont he
the weakest of weeds to lean upon Had OConnor
been put Mesmerist set the pace and Maher
been detailed to make the decisive run with
Missionary, Mr. Featherstone would the
elaborate Belmont tray. and not Eugene Leigh,
who will probably use it as convenient receptacle
DID ever more undeserying owner than Eugene
Leigh win the Belmont? Conslder ms Gu,1ehbas m b
won it had the unfortunate Missionary been ridden
prea % ae OF Of eme S fdoshness viii be Written
a ID Il
Ought be forgotten possible, because
Petrnchios PEI second place brought glory the
driIn and by Petruchio by two short heads. Ridden
by master jockey he would have loped IN by at
70 and never returned with far less reason for
this Belmont was fast but time is no sound test
of the genuine merits Of horses No greater horse
ormonde ever break? None. The greatest runners a1
vator they are especially matched against time.
up much Pase & a 1s Of m ksensa
operations in wall Street have brought storms of
be that he realizes What queer tricks have been
second position in the Belmont Study Petruchios
previous running sou,, u.zso.. ,,- ,,o,,o. -o,,
in Impressive style and gave r. reason to believe
en5o Psa colt
ow9sTs is is beokmakeT and nnfoTtgnasely he
IS trained by G. b Morris and runs in the name
and solOEs Of Green cen p p Morris; was the fayorite
unplaced Mr., Whitney's handsome colt Prince
Charles also moved slowly and poorly.
Neither the Belmont the Eclipse truly
or truly ridden race as later developments will
The Louisiana Lottery Stables hlly Hardly won
nae ds 6een an Ia P
was the favorte. but he had no speed. His ex
shocking seen at Morris Park yesferday este day:
esR % @ 6eavS for wae the IN
ran nile and quarter In less than 2oS Turf
over II and predicted Ethebert's triumph to-mor-
h has approaohe9 en5 ea Of
bert Is now strong, favorite for the Brooklyn
rack ne T 9S one at the
The summaries follow:
fyIRsr RAcE-seilng: 5000 added; special weights.
81 Betting F.
zfEmsa EssnE. sh, ,o Dan @ RiSs
r T Wilson. tT's. ch. c Bangor; 4 no
Enc: ssr' oliver Mac issssi:| -,
1yTshena .;a ae1aws0n'o lo-' 4-5
Won easily by lengths: a length and half between
second and third.
SECOND RACE-selling; 5000 added. Five and half
furlongs Eclipse Course.
by Domino--I8elIe Rose. yrs, 50 ~;
W. Keyes's b. The Amazon 5. ss...,
A. Whites ch c. The cOrinthan 3. 100
ronsdiee SSs5 3 100 20 o9Gas} connor} 81
3, IL =
GGsRidy. Gs4sIes 5nfmag Dslg} IL IL 81
S55 Rs$s%s MssoP 5so s's: q
Rec Mitchell l. 100 Ccar 1888 Cwison} eo-i 2o-i
Dye '2 o a2iacSey) 60 2o-l
Won neatly by length between
THIRD RAcE-EcI.IPsE STAKES: for two-year-olds;
$4,000 added. Five and one-haf furlonss. Eclipse
C FIeischrnann's Sons. oh = Irritable
by Iroquois-Toribera l22 NJ. .Gdaherj 1a-5 4-5
G T. Patterson's b. c. All Green I22....;
Roger Roses br. Handwork I22.-.-;
Prince Charles l22.............. turner 81 So
he'ecA' d3ullman) s5 1-2
Won handsomely by a length: head between second
third.
FOURTH RAcE-seliing; for maiden two-year-olds 5000
added Five furiongs Eclipse Course
i; A Tipton's blk (. OF Night
oy Prince Of Monaco-Gondola, SO NJ.
J. E. Madden. b. c. p.lmarob gsauseh' 2, IL ou,
p S. P RandOiph's g. water Plant. s8 =
Balloon 80 4in.-i oc,. csvaas0 a -
Won easily by two lengths length and a half be
third
FIFTH RAcE-THE BELMONT; for three ve,ro,as.
5000 added. One t.ree-eighths miles over The
il rl5bI1 E teiff's e i5s sT S ndrana by Ki=4gston =
). r F. P. Eesnes Peirrshio StHT5 rs 81 a-'
a Feathers:0ne's b. Mssionary.- i2e',
asTnrnock sIf i2e f,,.nn gPa9m, II "a
Aesmerist. l2S (Nsher) 10 ou,
coupled in betting.
Start good. Won driving by a short head; same dis
tsnce between third
SIXTH RAcE-Esndicap; $1,000 added One and one.