New-York tribune., 1901-10-09
THE RACETRACK.
HENO DEFEATS YANKEE IN THE MATRON
STAKES-OPENING OF NORRIS
PARK MEETING.

brought last July from John Z. Madden for price
announced at the time, but which IT said yes
terday SS2.5oo, won the rich Matron Stakes at
Morris Park in clever style from field of sixteen two
yearolds Of quality, including William c. Whitney
Hanover colt Yankee, the winner of the Futurity;
King Hanover. Yankees half brother; Whisky
King. Lux Casta, Rockwater. Barron and Pente-
cost. Not only did Heno win, but he with
something left if easily and Yankee under
of Turner's iercest drives all through the last
furlong, and nobody drive with more vigor
than that same Turner when occasion requires 1T.
Yankee and King Hanover. his stable mate. were
the favorites. but there be no excuses for the
Futurity winner He had clear sailing all the way,
and once was bit in the lead. Mr. Madden, who
was once his part owner, said after the race that
owing his weak ankles the colt does not like to
downhill he had TO do yesterday. But the
colt that will not run downhin is not great colt
The truly great colt is the that is superior TO
any and all conditions of weight, track, company
and fortune Such was Hanover. and such
one Hamburg his son. Such one. ap-
parently, is Yankee.
Yesterdays running of the Matron Stakes ADDS
new lustre TO the already sufficiently bright fame
OF ]. w. Schorr's grand fly Endurance by Right
who has lost but race since she, like young
I.ochinvar of Fourth Reader fame. came out of the
West Through all the wide border her fame
the best, and if her equal exists among the
two-year-olds of 1901 he has yet been disclosed
On September Is, at Gravesend, this superb flly
beat Heno a length at even weights, and
broke the track record the Snorl SIX luIioiiSs
sn doing it. Nasturtium may be her equal, but he
has yet prove it.
Probably eighteen thousand persons availed
themselves of yesterdays ideally clear and bracing
fall weather to visit the picturesque and spacious
track of the Westchester Racing Association for
the opening of the autumn meeting, and it is not
recorded that any Of them complained that he did
get his moneys worth. OF course, the third
running Of the Matron Stakes was the main at
traction, and ii is pleasant to be able to say that
it was true from barrier to wire. The
start a model, there was no foul riding of con-
sequence, each horse well handled and the best
horse
When the numbers had gone up after the second
race there was a rush for the paddock TO inspect
the costly youngsters that were 10 battle for the
Natron Stakes. There were only two scratches
from the original entries Mr.. Whitney withdrawing
Gold Seeker who seemed bit outclassed, and
David Gideon declining the issue for Clonmel. who
was in the same predcament. Their places were
filled. however, by the addition Of the Albemarle
Stables speedy FLY LUX Casta and j. B. Hagglns
Champagne, who had no business in such company.
From the opening of the betting the Whitney
stable was high in demand. At time TO
could be had against both this entry and Heno'
but the moments few by the Judgment or the
public inclined toward the Futurity winner and his
stable companion and their price fell to something
like to at the close. Heno's quotation rose cor
respondingly until IL reached to !. 1t was gen
orally conceded that the race lay between these
two entries. and for once the public was right
A rule pubic Is rlght DIG races, iof really
high class colts are comparatively consistent put
TOO often accident the stupidity or obliquity OF
oockeys rob good judgment of its just re-
ward. Fortunately nothing Of this sort occurred
yesterday. II is worthy Of remark that neither
Spencer nor Shaw had a mount either of the
entries most fancied by the public. 1t will be
,11embered that Spencers ride Commando, the
favorite last years Matron. resulted in the de-
of the favorite and IN Spencers suspension for
the rest Of the
he had fte
rest of the contenders being the final third
choice sevens the strength of his third in the
ahead of him in that race held fifteens,
= Tas = thsf n s hdo gene Eceenee S bp
Kantaka.s get. being the representatives could De
only entry, was held hfteens-
The mo recall system Of starting was EN- en-
and IT worked admirably There was ten ,.,r minute ute
& at ah hs 6 e areq ey o e ong bos
down. for two days. few moments after the
eaugha he in ne and they ali went off tosether
In good shape For The first fIrons they G ran IKE
rail- and Heno. near the middle OF the field, began
chute the Hanover colt appeared to be slightly in
advance, but odom let out a wrap on his mount
was never headed again
after after the flying leader. Turner had i taken Mr
him from the outside to the inside ran. but he
made up for this by the energy of his fin finish The
energy almost oernonaca- but it was of avail
He conceding seven pounds to Heno, and it
too much The latter crossed the line. eased
up, clever winner by bit more than two lengths.
Whisky King only half a length behind
Yankee. and rar exceptionally good race. The
time, III is, not fast
The purse was worth si7747 80 to the winner
"a 24s 50 to Mr. Whitney and s. 4se Colonel Pepper
j. j. Douglas, who nominated Heno, will receive
81 500; the Morrises, nomnators of Yankee will get
M we nanr fss sky wi" as ssf op n te nsoe
When the Jockeys were weighing in Mr.. Madden,
who sold Heno TO Mr.. Mackay, and once owned a
part OF Yankee said that circular course or a
level straightaway Yankee could give Heno seven
pounds and beating. Mr. Madden ought to know
He has had uneaualled opportunity for comparing
the two, but the horse that best contend with
unfavorable conditions is the best horse Heno has
always before been carded by Henry Young
as Falsetto or Henry Young From what has re-