New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-18
LYNE'S Merry RIDE.
Took a Long Chance scith Pegasus
in Junior Cham MON.

Lucien Lyne's ride on Pegasus in the Junior
Champion, on Saturday led to more discussion
among horsenen than any other ride has pro
voked in long time. After racing head and
head with Voorhees, through the backstretch and
around the far turn Pegasus suddenly dropped
back as if he had faltered or had been run OF
his feet.
Ninety-nine in every one hundred who saw
Pegasus stop would have bet dollars TO dough-
nuts that he was hopelessIy beaten. In the
stretch. however. Lyme sent his mount along
again. and. when he won by a whisker the
post, the consensus of opinion was that Peg
asus had given a wonderful exhibition Of the
courage that enables a thoroughbred to come
on again" when seemingly beaten and win his
race.
As matter Of fact the bay colt did not drop
back of his own accord. but was momentarily
eased up by his jockey. The first thing Lyme
asked after he returned to the paddock was how
fast the first quarter had been run. and. when
some one told him that Voorhees, was timed IN
p As seconds. he smiled with satisfaction
Il knew we were going so fast" he said. that
my horse couldn't possibly last, and so took
chance and gave him a second TO Get his breath
again. It's the only way l could have Won
Had the field for the Junior Champion been
larger IL is doubtful whether this manRuvre
would have succeeded. and as it was LYME had
to surrender his position on the rail 70 voorhees,
and go TO the outside. 1t was taking a chance
as he admitted but it succeeded, and incident
ally it showed his judgment Of pace and KNOW
edge Of the horse he had under him.
The experiment OF running Proper in blinkeTs
in the Oriental Handicap was almost as ex-
perrsve to the public as the same expert
ment with Irish Lad in the Suburban Handicap
a year ago. In both instances the wearers OF
the rogue's badge refused to run yard
In the case of the CaRdlenas horse the Dirk
erS used in the hope that they would keep
him from running out. and with Proper IN tne
hope that he would break with his company IN
both instances the experiment was suCceSsI9A
so far as its primary purpose was concerned.
but each resulted in defeating the horse tnaI
wore them.
The notion which was advanced by the pik1nS
element that the public had been cheated ana
robbed because Proper raced in blinkeFs, anu
that Mr.. Jennings ought to be held dnanclaiiT1
IL not acknowledgements for the defeat y
he saw fit and he made known his intention o.
doing so by having the fact posted on the oui-
letin boards, according to the custom recenty
adopted here in the East. If those who bet on
the horse did without knowing that ne Wa
TO wear blinkers they must blame themselves.
In the last week there has been genera,
exodus of Steeplechase stables from Graveseli5
and Sheepshead to Belmont Park Owners anu
trainers realize that schooling horses over tne
low jumps at Gravesend and Sheepshead IS tHo
most disastrous sort OF preparation FOR sIaASSS
to be over the stiff course at Belmont FA 1l
and a consequence they have moved 70 ln0
scene OF the coming campaign
There are said to be more promising tnree-
year-old jumpers out this year than there h&''
been In many seasons.