New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT COMFY ISLAND.

BERTHA
The cool breeze which came from the sea
| yesterday afternoon made the Coney Island Jockey
Cub grounds, sheepshrad By, pleasant notwith-
standing the oppressive city The attendance
| was large. all the stands being fnlY occupied; and
among the visitors many fashionably dressed and
handsome women. It estimated thar there were
not less than 10000 persons within the enclosure. The
| Dookmakers did irving business, and auction
pools were sold. apparently without a fear o. the
legal conseq ucnces. Keen interest manifested In
the racing, and although with one exception the favor
ties betting successful. the events well
contested and full OF excitement. eommendabe fea-
turc of the day the promptitude with which the
| first called in fact. IT was OF before many
had ached the grounds The truth Is that the
| public has been educated to having the fret
start half an hour at least after the advertised
hour and Yesterday those who took the thirty minutes
! grace failed to witness an interesting race.
The event OF day the lowering OF the record
for ave urongs by Brambaleta. she covered the
tauce in l:O2l9 thus beating Bonnie Woods record at
Saratoga 1878 BY half a second. Wa!h I'D tie
second with comparative In the third race
interest centred almost enurcly between Splnaway
and Barrett has been entered for the English
Derby, ana SAID that II he won Yesterdays
he would be shipped across the this TALL Ii
close light between the two favoritcs until nearing
uisn. when the y vent to the front and easily.
Luke Blackburn tie fourth race, he
expected 10 DO and when he exhibited in 'front.' Of
the grand stand after the event he enthusiastically
cneered.
The Gfth race was a surprise TO the betting men, who
had calculated Disturbance sure winner. The
Old beed biz reputation. aud DO ted raAkY, not
only at the water jump but OF the hurl es Dandy
stumbled jump threw his rider and lost his
chances when certain victory seemed TO be his. The
track was good condition. aud there accidents
10 mar tie days pleasure.
The meeting opened with n lively scramble Of i've fur
longs FOR all for purse Of $500 with nine start
ers-A. BuIHhams FLY Brauba.e,ra = ycar9 -
pound A Bemonts ily Cariia % years 100 pOundsl
Mr.. 81 James, &c ding SHADOW Dance % years.
LOG pounts Dwycr Brothers cot Ripple
e years. 81 pounds G. L. Loriiards ally
Iopsy = years, - pounis G.. I. Morrls's
mare Fa HESS Mred. III pounds, william
jennings gel:Irg Butcher % years Io6 9ouad ]. J.
B-vnss En- ly + % years 100 pouudll. aud p. H.
Duffy FLY Natalie ,3 years. 100 pOuads r. Llrllarts
fly Bliss was card, made FOR DuGg's
Natalie There were two breakawars before
the sendOf effected, and the flag finally
fl, TO 4 bad start Tie race between Brambaletta
apd Dryer Brothers Ripple the Others being strung
out Ripple was 10 front turning the homestretch,
but Henderson called Bramoaletta IN the last fur
long, and ~ yards from the flish she went 10
the irons and won by a length; Ripple second. three
lengths in front - Emily f., Topsy fourth Butcher fifth.
Fath.ess SIXTH Natalie seventh, Shadow Dance eighth
ana Caritl last Tlmr 1:02l3
French pool cSets paid ST. -. In the pools Bran
baletta sold 500, Topsy $40 Ripple $50, ana the
field SO.
The second event selling race for purse Of
$500 70 be sold al auct ON for $1,000; one
pound allowed each 500 less than That prce down
TO II 800; then TWO pounds allowed Tor 500 down
$500 beaten liable 70 be claimed; distance
one mile and quarter Tho following faced starter
A. Taylor's mare Una 1920 a years. 90 pounds
Dryer Brothers geliing Varied S1.l0O o years,
IO3 pounds; G. L. Lorilards mare Annie Augusta,
81 200 a years 90 pounds; p. II DuGys geldng New
York Weekly Il 900 q years. 1OI pound }; j. G.. Me-
sons colt Laucewood 5000 "a years % pounds and
Babcock & Cos geidlng Plwnee. $1,000 years % |
poundsl The horses got away on the second attempt
Pawuee front, Annie Augusta second, New
YORK Weekly third, and the others close up |
Pawnee led the backstrrtch. but at the three
quarter pole New-YOrk Weekly gained the place OF
honor Il was here that warhed began appreciate
the i'm pOrtance OF doing something. He had
ming nth nearly al the Gradually he increased
his pace, when the home stretch reached. he
was not going fast enough please Mclaughlin his
Jockey and he caught few sharp cuts OF the whip
This inspired him to greater exertion and in feg
strides he in front The run home was tame. and
Warheld by four lengths NewYork Weekly second.
Una third and Pawnee. Annie Augusta and Lancewood
in the order named. Time 2:l2la.
French pool tickets paid 80 20. In the pools Wared
sold for 1920 Una s75, Annie Augusta $50, NewYork
Weekly $50 AID the neld-Pawnee and Lance wOod-S25.
out f,rtyeight nominations for the Bouquet stkes
for twoyear-old colts and FLIES. roals OF 1873 there
were SIX starters The conditions Of the 81 90
entrance half forte and only S2J II declared by July
l. 1850 with 81 900 added the second horse to receive
5000 out Of stakes Dist,nce threequarters Of
mile Those who faced the starter c. L. Lorilard's
nlly spinawav QO7 pou1cs) and the owners
geiding Sir Hugh C07 pOundsl, p. LOUiRrfs colt
BlrTctt QIO poUnd- A. Belmonfs IL Lady Rosebery
t07 pounds E. VI. Yards colt Gouyerneur Q07 pOundsl
ana A. Burnham's colt Banter QIO pounds Tuis
inf
count Of spinaway and Barrett meeting nearly
terms the only difference being the three pounds al
lowed 10 spnaway on account or her sex |
Barrett was slightly the favOritr with the gamblers /
although The pools G.. L. Lorlards pair brought the
same amount Barrett, $500. Lady Rosebery sold |
gao and the field composed OF Gouverncur and Ban
ter brought only s25. Hughes rode spnawdy; Costello,
SIR Hugh Evans Barrett savers, Lady koseDery
The starters temper was vel tired. and IL was not
until after about dozen different attempts that |
The youngsters were sem aWly. nnen ths
flag fell Banter was IN front sPinawaY Eeconi;
Lady Eosebery sixth. These positions were maintained
pa,s NJ the hll mile pole. except that lady Roe
was than last At the lower turn splnawav took
tie lead Barrett having In the meantime
Ing mo tie noniestreteh spnaway was tapped by
Barrett. Ro,eberY was length behind and tIe others
were ali up In tue nome all received the wlp
freely except spnawav. Hughes rode her well IN hand,
and me race practice " settled before be last FUR
long Was reached spinaway she liked by three
lengths, Barrett second mali length IN front OF Lady
last Time. I:I63i.
French pool tckets paid 10 70.
For The great Challenge stakes sweepstaAe for al
ages OF 5000 each half forfeit and only 800 declared
ouf by Juiy l. 1880 with $1,000 added. out or twenty
eight nominations four starters. These were
DIVER irothers' colt Luke Blackburn % years, lob
Dounfl G. L. Lor ,rd's ding Monitor "a years. 10
pounds p LOrards colt Uncas "a years, lis Dounds).
and L. W Jerome's cold One Diane "a yeas, lis pounGsl
II was exp-cted Cucckmate would also start, bur
he was scratched. The was looked upon as
certain Luke Blackburn, the King oi me lurI ana
i'm the p1ols he sold for $500 while Monitor brought
Sl40 and he field, composed or UncHs ard One Dime,
sold for gao. The distance mile and nall
After false starr The our were sent away wei to-
gethcr win Monitor Ia trout. Luke Blackburn second
One Dime third and Uncae fourth Passing The three
quarter pole Blackburn was IN the lead, daylight Ap
gearing between hin and Monitor. Uucas and one
Dlm me were even This early snge Dr1ten on Moni-
tor caught Blackburn before the hpmeslreteh was
Il. Ia liz nd srund LaAl