New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
Ed. Boards REALIZATION
PRINCE OF MELBOURNE WAS FIRST.

the world is steaming hot and almost always a
thunderstorm comes pelting down. Yesterday at
Sheepshead the heat seething. and the inev-
table thunderstorm broke not long after O'Clock
Thousands women wearing translucent shirt
waists bewailed their folly in leaving their UNI
brellas home. As the rain fell faster and Iaster
the owner Of Guden became paler and paler. Gull
den is supposed TO be a horse. He ism He's a
equine form and when there is danger Of
wettng his feet he curls up like tabby. Guden got
third place in the Suburban, but that was because
his owner had baked Gulden's paws in a gas stove
Tor fortnight. and had laid sponges when soaked
up the moisture in a narrow path over the Sub
urban course thoroughly that Guden thought
he treadng Sahara sands. What precious
creatures these runners which must have
everything especially prepared for them Ia order
to move more rapidly than the expeditions in the
upper Arctic in their progress toward The Pole!
How il possible that Guden third in the
Suburban? Yesterday he beaten off by several
parasangs in the Realization and at no time did he
snow one-half the speed OF the scarecrows in Long
Island cornheIds. which do stir from seed time
10 harvest
A holiday company OF many thousands of wit
nesses went to Sheepshead and rejoiced the
success Of Mr.. Whltney's Elkhorn in the Double
Event, and the success OF Mr.. Boards Prince OF
Melbourne the Realization. In each case. TAX
ins into account the weights. the distances and
the condition Of the track II plain the best
first That gratifying. 1t is true
Mr Whitney's colors are popular and Mr. Boards
coCrs are unpopular But the big hearted, broad
the victory of the best horse, and the best horse
won the Realization and the Double Event And
the best horse won the steepleChase. There were
three prizes out of six which the best horses
cured. one-haf Of the afternoons list. That would
be fine average, Il maintained the turf
through the year. But Il isn't, and unfortunately
the best horse did get hrst honors in the first,
second or sixth race
In the second part Of the Double Event for two
year-olds Nj Whitney's EIkhorn by Belvidere out
o. Elkhorn Lass, not having won race. was
required to carry weight which comparatively
light The rain and the sloppy state Of the track
delighted him. He away quickly the start
the first money IN his scope the first stride to
the end His weight under the conditions was only
no pounds Turner rode him well, and Elkhorn
The keene colt Tommy Atkins, with the substan-
and his performance was excellent as he was
ccnceding fifteen pounds to Elkhorn The Whit
lead. Water Color the second choice, but he
Of the LittIeheids. and was not even third at the
END; Possibly Water Color has been feebly sup-
ped he Is no masterpiece just now, although he
possesses considerable speed and quality.
he Reaton = Madden d a0 0wned S one oE the m
of MebouTB % ana s19 ne S3Id Two 81 me seven seven FTlac9
n snd FlfTTe E LoTaEd last year Prince OF ielbourne
ana ana ne contest was between them Standing was
vent out and set % the nae nace M6 91Gkg b close
Pn5s44eI; sPeneers riding Of Prince of Melbourne
discreet In The final half nile It was obvious that
@EIinee @ OF Melbourne and ldrim would adjust the
that pair took up The fighting, while Standing and
Prince Of Melbourne was superior % Tdrim and
surpassed him in the concluding combat. KiIogram
M No tE t1Tf ePeFt will nov controvert the opinion
moderate -ot IN comparison with those of other
Tri No better fla orfh H class. Gis Worth 2orl3
bryan Is ec4 P{ BfFhaP B5 yin race fSz after %
81 the 6uburban-what OF him? Worth about II cents
owner viii wear 40 5db III e & &FealZa9n ~ b75 {i mat ms
ran ab,r,+
wen Bryan viii run in November Mr. Madden
ao1 dde coo @ wh h RS; Rava bEg6 PT0u6 6o6e 25 the s9
5en disgraced the Madden coors so faiY Nv 1bi b
GIEe ISTnE fb5s%hRg iaT n the rear IN The Real
him Eqosg, or sell sell him prq}mDtIy
-nnocent. Steeplechases as run in America are
worthy of sockless simpson and the Middle Of tn the
Road Anarchists Of the ST. Louis strike. They
s1 & the re4 sh9Sy y ana Ranfu fsana9ls Of Tues
winnings and the riding of MS jockey shaw both
arst race as if his troev fIS had deFch b IN me
de Deimarch came in fourth With a ride Of the
there was holiday multitude present eager to be
that holiday throng plucked aristicalIv in thar
Iis- Tst race The Regent from the Keene stable.
oheeseTnie Daly On The Regent ot ana Inn bdr mIg
was disgusted that he went off on leave Of ab-
senee. and was unplaced. Some day turf officials
Rowe or any one else TO aron the pubiic Bid bv
ed
Iheir PACKS Simply to MI the pockets Of the book
Regent he should not be @ 00S fe6 f2 6Se The
cancelled postage stamr Called n DAN se6 On or bj q
spinal column thus practically serving notice ubon ,
all the bookmakeTs that they can lay anything
ming And IL II is certain that Gulden is so crazy
cat that ne viii not run yard with damp feet,
him in any race except upon kiln dried bricks.
out of the public In this racing business some day
the public. unless IL is fairly treated will and
Shaw rode Pittsburg Phl's Mayor Giroy in the
se>ond race. and Mayor Giroy was backed pro-
fusely by the unsuspecting public while his pl,ing-
Ing owner did not plunge on him 10 any stupefyng
placed IN the race JUS as the former Mayor, for
many Hall, in civic affairs and in public life gen
The Canadian starter had Canadian scheme on
hand for that sesond race He gave the Canadian
colt Coburg so big an advantage when he dropped
never oversken Mr. Whitneys Montanc s Was Was
second to coburg. Strange Canadian things have
Now. can't Tragedian be dug up IN order show
It is venerable tradition that the last race on
This tradition was sustained sdmira1 yesterd9T
Mitchell was suspected Of uihng with the reverse
winter. Since he came North from Louisiana he
has not always resisted the terpfafion 10 use The
brakes Precursor could have the last race
with several horsepower 10 spare. Mitchell rode
him TO make ne pace for First Whip and Lady
Massey and did not try in dead earnest in the
sion Rad been elective This was clear ~ ita rI
persons " no watched him through lenses which
Ire EIrecnrsor Just at 1ne conclusive instant What is
peal? ''' '''''' % ''A'eeH SPh's 10 one Faro
Several census enumerators were busy at the
track track IN getting information concerning the de-
comparing their lists they reported thai IS er eet
o. the oo3kmakers Were descended from the gen
raoh in ancient Egypt, and that most Of them had
space for remarlts the eensls IN inc plank
the Gentiles don't know good thing when thew