The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27
THE FLYERS TN BALTIMORE.
CLOSING THE MARYLAND JOCKEY
CLyBS ram MEETING.
The Duhe Of Nnxe.ta's Last Victory a .
Three Year-Oid- A four-Mue nea, Hsce
Won by Bush ushwhnckcr-Three Horses
Hrokeu Down.

Hr0keu Down.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 26-The closing day of
the fall meeting Of the Maryland Jockey Club
| wns one of great excitement The principal
events were the last victory OF the Duke Of Ma
genla as a three -ycar-old. his sale on the track
| for the purpose Of being taken to England. the
breaking down Of well known horses in the
most tremendous race ever run In this country.
and n decision that took nearly everybody By
surprise
The racing began with a mile spin by two
year-olds. 5000 for nrst and $50 for second
horse. Puryear's Dan Sparkling Stearus's Sur
prise and Farley. 7. Lorillard's Bourdman.
/ Smiths 1illnn and q. l.. Lorllard's Una
started. Boardman WIS the fnvorite. slthouglI
| he carried AN extra weight of fiyo pounds for
| winning the Central Stakes. Dan Sparkling was
well backed Notwithstanding lie showed lame
| before starting. The youngsters wenuaway on
flying leaps Lillian in front Boerdman second.
and the others in close order. Going around
tho upper turn we'll punched. Dan Sparling's
| lame lex warmed m. and. flying past. he soon
worked to the front rank. Una having also
passed Lillian. ran few rods with Dan Spar
| ling but soon dropped back. Boariman then
tackled Dan. falling. however, to pass him. but
making close race around the lower turn and
| up the stretch. the spectators cheering Justify.
| Sparkling came on. Increasing his lead. and
passing the winning post two lengths In front
OF Boardman. who was three lengths ahead Of
Lillian. Time. :is. French pool dividends.
sllG5.
| Next came the two mile race for the Broken
| ridge Stakes for three-year od-. $500 entrance.
| with 81. 900 added by the club $500 TO second
| horse Out Of forty-,hree nominations only
q. Lorillnrd's Duke Of Magenta. Puryears
Danichcn. and y. Lorlllards Spartan. Horse.
men who wero IN hopes that at least one Of
| the Southwestern cracks would meet and per
haps yanuuish the Duke were sorely disap-
pointed. leaving the Southern stakes 10 be con.
tested for by two New York and one New Jersey
horse The Duke sold for tl2j. TO t25 for the
field Capt COnnor sent the three AWAY on
line start ut the first attempt. The Duko at
once bounded to the lead. but Barrett held him
firmly. allowing Danirhen to take first place.
and To- keep IL to the end Of the first mile 10y
u length or 30. Spartan keeping In the back
| ground several lengths. A. they passed the
Judges stand the luke Rad placed hI- head IN
lie wils two lengths IN the lesd ami at the mile
and half i've lengths IN 'front.', with spartan
six lengths behind Dhnirheif. The gAp- grow
wider rs the horses rourSed arourl max ing
poor rucc and ating lilte oArt.ment among
the spectators. At the finish the Duke was six
lengths in front ot Dani"hrfi. with Spartan
twenty lengths IN IN" rear. The track being
mic being run nj in 10 a, and the two in s,43
The third race was ior a handicap purse Of
1900. for all horses that have run during the
enes Psyn. n.sh Frs, chsn"s S @ fdwln Bels Genet
Murray, Fusilade, and Albert Joined in the run.
Murray s73. and the field sl55. The horses
| rushed away well in line Albert showing rrst
In front but was passed after u few strides by
Florence Payne. who in turn gave. way TO First
capital race with fn-ilade and Genet Murray
at the tail Of the group The Spectators were
reused up little. cheering rs the flyers ran
down The backsireich Al the thres quarter
| t.nl.t Roll h-r iu frau trffb
Florence PAYNE and E'iwin 4. ,runnios head
and head. and Albert good fouiih; They
With Edwin /. forging IN front q FloTsnSce
Payne. ON reaching ia" post Bell. Was =
winner by tWD rnglhs from Edwin A., with
Florence Payne ihiri, 1ine. 2.llt
Ihr m.~,lns wound W with a i-rrinc four
trAnrr with s. upn n,lded ioriirsi horse. ami $50
lor sec0id. ! W. Doswells bnShwhackrr. T.
Lorllari's Garrck. q. l.orillari's Lonlanier
Princeton. ana /, ". Halls Dick Sassc-rstarted
Tor the prizes. Previous 1" the ilr>t heat Gar
nnier sljj: Dick Sas-cer. sloj: Princeton
fs5. and Phillips. s4i. A huln 81 excitement
rolled out Of the grand stand as the horses
started on the long neat I.oulsnier sprung 10
the front after tle flag had DROPPED. ticn. lhil.
nar,s se1ni aTricS ah and pek I sSs.er rreSe 6.
rear; The tough and rough little Nirginan
Bushwhaeker pushed through TO, the front
| Phillips dropping back io fourth. with Garrick
nah. Al the half Bushwhackcr was seven
| f'uEhS III lTbnA ~ IFlhlHUlrI iIlnfriru lIllTn,
Garrick having takrn fourth place. Bush
whacker passed the FIRST mile in :jG'.. Al the
PIN PrSc"i"n "" who @ was @ Sadns LonIanIsr tS ioar
lengths. Garrick Phillips. ana Dick Sass'er
stringing along in the order named There was
no change ia positions to the end OF the second
mile which BnshwhacEer reached in a;4Gs.
They coursed around the third mile with lush
Princeton second. and Lonlonier third. i loI.
lowed 10y Gorrsk, PhilllpS and Pick Sass; Sass
SeH s IN .S"6Tr t6rre nrs T.sns AHEAD s of prm.e yl
ton. ON flew tn" why Hushwharker. keeping
the lead. At the third mile and quarter Dick
Sassccr broke down, Princeton was second
IOulAnier and Garrirk running head and head
IN third position. l.oulnnier soon let ont n link
mile. Garriek soon spurt"d past Loulanier.
hut quickly, dropped brhind again, Bush
rncc up tile stretch. Bushwharler leading by
nrnrly tw" lrmSlS T., tn- p's' nnrrice hird
Dck SasScer was disauccd. BushwiacSer ran
track.
The second heat was disastrous 10 three OF
tho racers, and ended with grehi dissatisfac-
ton. Ioulanirr took the load Tor n short dis
tancc and then was headed by Bushwhacker
Gen; Phillips. Princeton. and uarrlck follow
ing IN the order named. Lonlanier kept the
lead to near the end of the nrsi mile. where
Bushwhacker showed his head III front after a
hot burst up The stretch. the others following in
the order above named. On the run To the half
Bushwhack"r thr"r lengths. Phillips third.
Princeton fourth. and Garrirk last. Al the end
| ~ NV. N''NHh Hllf lalulhulfI lfhi Nhe uDkfu
ahead Of Bushwhacknr'-. The position II the
others wcr" nbOut the sam" ~ NJ tl- mile AMI n
half Al two miles and u quarter Bu-hWhacker
and l.oulaninr were seui,iing heai and head
the others stringing Out without changing their
p9silions. "a lhr next quarter" "f mile Bush
| whackrr onlS gained n head. tho others as be-
| fore. Vt two miles AMI n half Bush hNhAcker
was only short head IN front of lOulanier
with Princeton and Phillips running side
by sde in their rear Garri"k drop
ping away b7hin'i. Al two and thrre-uuartsrs
Dushwhacker had gained only Il hnli length
from Louinnier Princeton having retired 10
fourth plncc; On ending the third mile. Bush
whacker had made gap oI about two lengths
between him and Loulanicr, the others running
in nearly the snmc positions as at the three
quarter pole. ~ the upper turn in the last mile
lnulnnler boltrd, and Garrick broke down.
Princeton took second place. while Phillips be-
gan TO lag. l.onanl"r got 10 work again.
passed Phillips. hut could not overtske Prince
ton. who now went for Bushwhackrr. After a
terrible run along the hnckstretrh around tho
lower turn. and NJ tho homestretch Princeton
Tapping Bushwlacker. the two came in, With
Rusllwhacker neck in front. In the belief Of
nearly all who wor" ching the horses with
intense interest. Loulanier. Phillips, und Gar
rick were dlslanced. all used W, II being re-
ported that oiarrirk AT least was entirely broken
down Tho time of thIs heat WAS 49,
H.