New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

eyed observer saw Martins scheme Clifford that
day and understood it thoroughly. ,
Handwork, second choice in the Juvenile He ,S was
but Handwork was unpiaced The colt, however,
n ae 'hs u wf the st
favorie Competitor was not encouMra M ging h II rs Is
part Of the run did he appear to be the equal OF
the winner. the Keene colt; Tommy Atkins, son
contests some Of the youngsters behind Tommy
ArhT run Tommv ia ATKINS was plainly the best of the
lot t'i yesterday James Rowe had trained him to the
nngton's Belaro got second place because his
running at Aqueduct had seasoned nm ana ,sbfv hsbG
promising colt, but he has been developed early
A FEW WORDS ABOUT JOCKEYS.
o'Connor was in his choicest form and
rode better in his life. He handled the favorite
Heliobas the deftly and took first hon
ors with him. He rode the favorte Hesper to sue
neatly and ably in the second race He was
unplaced lebanon in the Juvenile. but no jockey
could have got place with lebanon. whose speed
had been accidentally mislaid In the Metropolitan
OConnor rode Box judiciously and srenuously and
got second place with him. In doing that he did
well. for no jockey ever born could have overcome
Ethelbert with Box yesterday. In the fifth affair
O'Connor put the favorite Black Fox at the head
of the column. Altogether, O'Connor began the
racing of 1900 on the important tracks of the En-
pire State with battery of glitterfng rockets
three hrsts and one second out of tve nat races.
not yet ride in steeplechases
MaherS riding OF EfhelDert merlted praise. lie
was cool. collected and masterfu. He knew that
he was on the back of a stake colt, not merely a
ried Maher to triumph as Sheridans charger car
ried Sheridan from Winchester Colt and rider at
valley in the sixties knew each ether and were OF
Ethelbert is a worthy creature. a pleasant beast
TO look at and TO ride. and to gioat over, when
this kind hearted son of Eothen and Maori Is not
ridden by Spencer Do you remember when Ethel
bert crossed the ne behind Imp ]a at Brgh9n last
autumn? On both Of those occasions he was ridden
Ma@edon broke m The bunking Bronco BucephaIus
Ethelhnit. a good natured, well meaning,
what nmbIe animal, could have run rings around
whimsical and caprcious Spencer did not will it so.
Ethelbert in his time has had far more than m his
As "a two-year-od he was owned by W. j. Arkell
stakes in 1ssS wnich he Should have won Wien
he did not run first that season his overthrows
ana a. Emore trained an Ehebpt foT Ny Arke and
his He ehershed he'd Elm nnG toed for him u5 in
dispersed A. J. Joyner who knows a thing or two
concerning horses, advised Perry Belmont to buy
him for sieood Ethelbert won the Realization and
was 3orth at sas WRen l M Belmont
bought him for si6O6o He is worth at least $4,000
he was Withdrawn from the Metropolitan Handi-
& Sa ns "ek ago Had Jean IN v his
terday Jean Beraud would have been compelled to
to the aina5ie. polished and courteous Etheibert:
M was "a & strange ran S affair." bg Most Of
sehooled over the jumps. Most Of them feII or
hurt. Y. {, Whitney's euela was disqualified, for
her at all the jumps After she had been dis
and Maa{T Ford third When the
were told that Master Ford had not gone over the
that that no % Td hgg5e @ was s da the
Phidore was badly hurt. and will probably be de-
stroyed.
George E, Smith, otherwise known as Pittsburg
n sd @ ne on air ss nos Smith M sU@e
eFn d had B the he be asS s5d in his
his afternoon was fairly profitable to him.
THE SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE 5000 added; penalties and allowances
five and a half furlongs of withers Mile.
s4. betting; FL
IL eEsTss e. aIs b Hsoan srs sg D Farsn
o'ConnoD s-5 3-5
w G whitney's b. g. Montanic B. ii6:.
RSk RidEfnf g. i2a 6iaWaon} tei7io} Fl -
His Royal Hishness, & r22 .os gMitchelD II al
Start very bad. Won very easily by lengths;
lengths between second and third
SECOND RACE-seling: $3.50
longs of the wthers Mile.
T. Hishnsss R ssyans Aiada Rr yrs esRsF iSi b by HIS
c. w Muller's br g Bufoon' G. 11l; 1v.5.r, g.. :,
J. L. Hollands b. f. Her Ladyshig, iO5..;
PFsearsoT FsG jclawsos} -
E2Sf F2ns Haste s os 2 !c4 ionaae sais IL 81
FIsaa4s Fes b6S%Gs J. ia Z ios ita6s3 HS5"ff, III i
-''''1s-'' . %
Start fair. by a length; two lengths
between second and third.
THIRD RACE-THE JUVENILE; for two-year-ods:
$4,000 added Last five furlongs Of Eclipse Course