New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-30
This Coming Toner in
Need of a Conductor

for the "colyum," but for the present any
resemblance ends there. The Peristyle
OF Pragmatisrp is far more dignifed and
runs much truer to form. The horse
may have become panicky at the thought
OF upholding the high estate of his name
sake. but in any case he did what no
respectable race horse is expected 10 do.
He bolted and ran the shortest way TO
the stable without the Formally Of win
ming a purse for his owner and the
wagers OF those who, from sentiment or
knowledge, OF his fast work in the early
hours of the morning, backed him wher-
ever price was quoted. from to 10
favorltism at to >. Surely he needed
conductor and, alas. T. i. A. was play
ing lawn tennis, or Kelly pool.
John T.. Madden owns Coming Tower
and Herbert Swope named him. Mr..
Swope has much to answer for. In the
paddock Coming Tower looked like
worthy son OF the great Yankee and
Okitan. At the post he was as we'll be-
hayed and sober as an old campaigner,
attending strictly TO business and paying
no heed TO the plunges and restlessness
OF his opponents. But he was brooding
and the devil in him broke loose as the
barrier flashed up.
Brooking no restraint from tusGing
bride, Coming Tower jumped off in
front boted across his field, crashed
through the outside rail. dumped Turner.
his jockey. in gasping heap. and gal
loped with unquestioned speed straight
for the stable. SO this "colyum" horse
made his racing bow.
Now comes the reason for it all-the
strangest part Of the story. Blood will
ter and the blood OF Okitan cropped
out in the crazy within which spoiled
racing coup. Frederick Johnson bought
Okitan as n two-year-old from John L.
Madden and sent her TO the post one
dav at Belmont Park to run race over
the same course. She did exactly the
same thing as Coming Tower did yes
terday. and almost killed her jockey.
whereupon Mr.. Johnson turned her back
to- the Master of Hamburg Place Gong
back still further, the grand-dam or this
"colyum" horse made much the same
wild dash with Arthur Redfern at Sara
toga Springs, so after all Coming
Tower was only following hereditary
example bad as that example may be.
Turner, the jockey. by the way, was
not seriously injured. but found himself
so badly shaken up that he cancelled his
other engagement for the day and Ford
was substituted on Mr.. Madden's Joe
Resented in the fourth race.
When Coming Tower left so uncere-
moniously Il. T. wilson's Athena raced
TO easy victory. while Lydia \. proved
that those two races on the same day
at Pimlico on May 2. with only one race
intervening. had not utterly ruined her
disposition by beating Texas star mead
for the place In a hard drive.
II. X. Knapp once again enjoyed the
satisfaction OF seeing his colors carried
10 victory in two races. Distant Shore
outfooted Angus; Belmonts Fenrock IN
the first. while Sprite repeated his good
race OF Wednesday by running SIX fufc
longs in the second I'm the fast tlme OF
1:Igl-5
- y Tleischmann's Astute has amaZ-
inu speed for a Jumper. and needs IL. as
he covers a lot Of unnecessary grounu
bY swerVing 10 the outside AT pfacucallE
every lump lie won the chase NesleI
dav in spite of this handicap. as he had
August Belmont's Top Hat beaten even
hefore the latter bolted at the last jump,
Mr.. Fleischmsnn. by the way, assured
me that Coreopsis was not lame when he
went 10 the post IN me siHtn race Oh
Thursdas and this is mentioned mere 10
correct what possibly might have been
misleading statement in The Tribune o.
Friday. as he had the appearance or be-
" = Whitney started a choicely bred
hIlv in the fourth race for maidens
named Paint Brush. She Is by Broom
stick-Artful and looks much like her
Industrious dam, only bigger She did
not show particularly wen, out may I'M