New-York tribune., 1900-05-11
THE RACETRACK.
SPORT OF MINOR QUALITY AT MORRIS
PARNNO HORSES OF MARKED
VALUE IN VIEW

Rough March winds blowing yesterday. the
tenth day OF the usually soft and tender month of
May. The fail IN temperature was 50 violent that
The possibility OF gathering big ice crop and
frustrating the wicked schemes Of the Tammany
Ice Trust was discussed eagerly So sudden and
harmful the horses was the reversal Of weather
form that scores Of colts and hllies began cough
ing and many owners and trainers were in sore
distress. The sage philosopher who handles Imp
u-ss NOT disturbed. however. The track stewards
had talk with him. but Iulp's trainer not dis
mayed. Current gossip AT the course reported
that he talked the stewards into confusion and
slbiecron and thai ne left the conference not only
,IrsbasheG but exultanI. carrying with him 4
clean bill Of health. I was surmised that he now
feels al liberty Go as he likes with Imp Some
racet-ack stewards have minds Of so massive mould
-1at they are intellectual maTveis and miracles,
gen.uses 50 far apart from the average mentality Of
the human race that plain ordinary mon can
hardly realize that these mentors are not celestial
beings sent here with g mission from on high.
Some racetrack stewards are not always on init
mae terms Of easy familiarity with common sense
Ire races Of the afternoon were not 50 important
as 10 demand elaborate description The first was
q SIX furlougs The favortte. Contestor, patiently
anC coolly ridden by Shaw. was successful but
would certainly have been overcome by Magnificent
had not Magnificent been interfered with early in
ne run. Spencer who rode Magnificent was so
frightened when the interference took place that
he let the colt drop far behind the field. Magnificent
shot up with rush il the last turlong, display
ing high speed. but C0ntesIor lasted just long
enough 10 hold first place Dy q few inches
Spencer RODE lae odds-on 1aVoriJe hlnnlklnlc
IL me second contest with his most graceful charm
This time the consciousness tnat MS mount was
q { short price did chill MS zeal First Whip
moved smoothly. and got second place hinnlhln!c
vaIue. 5ut no bio was made
The third exposition was selling skit at five fur
longs for four cheap twOyear-oICs entered at $50
eacn. Why waste time over such ptifuI utilities? =?
No bid on Fresgraye. the winner
working. faithful trainer, may learn the art ot
il the powerful Featherstone stable He has not
spare on Saturday last But Mesnlerist was only
half ready for the Toboggan Hancica 7 Tuesday,
Cb - ii-'av ~ -Sr eV1H,i4 ME- ~
Albert out OF Hoodoo, was the favorite in the
fourth race. q half mile twinkle for twO-yearods.
She is a full sister OF Mesnerst Harlem Lane al
outside price, was first, Cherries was second and
Sweet Lavender third Ashes did not start.
g'Conu0r was laulentably cut OF form On few
ervotc sce ans 1 Ttr9aefye Wa way as as tat Of u yes
tercay- II The first race he was unplaced on Her
Eid2 Gonig In the third only four ran and O'Con-
re fourth he was unplaced on Mintage. the ia
Ecrite- He had no mount in the fifth, but IN the
s.Zth ne was unplace9 on he fsv9rte Asqu,tn ana
ms was the worst OF MS hye Daq rldes oL Nay ~
SELF and Julius Bauer ought 10 select MS mounts
The Goodwin Brothers. whose office is at No.
1r.TI boo 81 b o4ieia1 stake entries for 800 1901
80 rSsS T,;e &c an ZceeIeTpI[ valuable volume
for persons who pay attention 10 turf topics Ihe
Gootwlns devote great deal Of labor and pains
10 this book, and they ought to get an ample re-
a few days ago Mark Cheek was the favorite in a
Morris Park race He had speed then Yester-
cav he was transformed. and fleet enough TO
ourr1n Cfontaou, Nucain and others IN the Crotona
lightweight Handicap. Fulcalr, ridden Dy sbul!-
man, whose face looks Ike the faces OF the sneep
slain by the Philistiues in Gazs when they offered
sacrifices 10 Dagou the favorite. but was un-
placed Those Leigh colts when they are favorites
Sometimes stagger and stumble along as If they
The starter wore MS high heeIed shoes and had
his high heeled temper with him He hned buIl-
man. Taral Clawson and Mcintyre s23 eech ana
suspended james for days Who ia the Great
White Car OF the Jockey Club tracks Ihe pres
pullman IS sometimes muddy and sluggish a
rnuEGler or horseback be found IN q day 5
Journey The last race yesterday, with aple'
earnest loval boys IN the saddle. Woud nave Det.n
between Queen OF Song and Asquith; buIlIlan 5
bIun6er1ng Queen Of Song permitted Mlicheii on
Herbert 70 get first money. while OConnor, on the
.avorire, AsQuith rode far stupidly ana weak
II than the stable boy Oakley when Asquith ran
zecond 10 Magnificent earlier in the week
The Stewards OF the Jockey Club met az Motifs
Park yesterday and granted license 10 the Jockey
Patrick McCue who under suspension for some
months last year because Of wrongdoing: II IS 10
be inferred that McCue has confessed MS sins, is
repeutant and reuorseful. and has promised to be
good. Il remains 10 be seen whether or not Mcoue