New-York tribune., 1880-06-26
RACING AT CONEY ISLAND.
ANOTHER DAY OF GOOD SPORT.

ANOTHER DAY OF GOOD SPORT.
| SIR HUGH, GLENMoRE, sCOTIILA. DERBY AND BAY
! RUM HE WINNERS
gIin the course of tho CODey Island Jockey
Club was the centre Of attraction for multitude
of people yesterday. The heat of the day gave way
to an agreeable temperature long before the racing
was over. Much interest was shown in the sport
and several of the contests were exciting.
G. L. Lorillard took the first purse, which was
| $50, for two-year-olds, with selling allowances
distance five furlOngs He had two in-his gelding
Sir Hugh C93 pOunds) and bis fy Sunbeam l62
pOunds) and his entries led tho betting at $75 with
! TaylOl'5 filly Gossip (S2 pOunds) second at $G5
Pierre Lorlards hy Bliss 90 pounds) brought
$50: Burnham's flly Bride Cake (82 pounds, $40;
and the field consisting of BelmOnfs colt Jack of
Hearts go pounds) and Ackcrman's ly Clara A.
97 pounds, $2O. The start was wTetched, Gossip
and Bride Cake getting tho best of
it. with Sir Hugh third and the
others badly strung out Bride Cake showed the
way to tho last furlOng, with Gossip very close
second. Costello brought Sir Hugh up with rush
at the end and the boy who was riding Bride Cake
handled his fy very i'll. not urnng her in time.
Sir Hugh won by q length in 1:02, with Gossip and
Bride Cako head and head, and the judges declared
it dead heat for second place the rest were strung
| ont. Mutual pool tickets paid B13 TO-
Betting was lively on the second race. 13i miles,
for purse of 5000 Orall ages to carry 100 pounds,
but with SIX allowances and penalties for winners.
| brought 1900 IN the pools, WitherSs gclding Re-
! port Il years l01 pounds $3.50, G. l.. L0rillard's
y feIa yEar " H3ffindS %lGo' 1Gd 1G6
/ pounds 500. FciIda made tho pace and
showed the rest her heels for mile and q quarter:
! Glcnm3re moving steadily and easily in the second
place. Report third and ~. Martin last. As the four
movcd around the Ion curve in the third turlone
before the end. GlenmOre gained stride by stride on
| RoDnrt Il IN ~ = ~
and the three Sprang into the homrstIctch at
"A rattlmg pace and with Their heads
| even. Report got the whip and Ferida was
quickly persuaded in the sSamc urgent fashion, but
| neither could keep pace with GlenmOrc He won
By ns6 % ThS% use of y4p 81 or SPAR
behind. st. Martin had been last all the way. The
time was 3:U4. Mutual pool tickets paid ~ 20
| Tire experts made haste to put their money
heavily on Harold in the third race free handicap
swecpStalps Of f2O each, with 5000 added. the
second TO receive 500, distance | Il miles q. i
for 30 in the pools Prices iilly ScOtlla a. 1922
$40; Wuhrrss mare lyyermore %. 100 $50 and
Go!t13haIks @ horse MomSntnm H., e. LOB $70i
da"hcd GT IN the lead, with Sroiila
second and lnvcrmore aud Momentum far bel I'M.
Scotia caught Harold in the quarter before the
last and entered the homc-sretch IN front. Harold
did nothing to kccpup his old repntatlon and SEQ
| tlla won without any difficulty IN 2:l3l2 Harold
! >crold lnvcrnOrc Il wrctchcd third, and MOmen-
tam "A worse last. Mutual pool ti'kcts paid $l0 40
! each
|
race, free handicap sweepstakes I'D each, with
| platr wcrth 5000 10 the rider and 5000 to the
owner of the winning horse, distance one mile. Mr..
ST James rode Odd Fellow G years, 155 pOnndsl,
! and his mount the favOrIto at S2JO; A. VI.
| Hunter on kngcIaft (3. 1iDl hrlng second choice
! m %I:J5 Robert Center rode Raleigh (agcd, 130
| poaud>l. third choice al 200, Mr.. CHneen-
| Diver being :! rculatiOn o. lG0l at $50, aud
! Dunbar Price on Derby oged. AZ pound'l mt S65.
| Mr.. Hunter scnt klngcrat forward 1T such pace
t'ni hr led by fifteen lengths nj TIE quarter and the
half mile. and II 81 med impossible TO ovcrtakc HIM
Bul m the last quarter Derby and Speculation ran
fast that both passed klngcrat, ana, alter me
! finish. Derby won by neck, Speculation second.
! Knacraft thlrl Odd frlIOW fourth, and Raleigh
last he time was l:I7 -. very good for thu weights
and thr riders. Mutual pool tickets paid S}s 80.
! on the six in the handicap hurdle race oi mile
hrat- tor a purSr of 5000 all but one found admir-
prlccs IN the pools were follows: lrying's colt
! Chimney Sweep s years az poundsl. TlO5; Gait
| hach's naie Jndth TO- l3Nh TioO DAVIS Grldihg
| Ponrroy %, IL; Eng'mails horse Gallagher
! ,1grh ! TO- sos Krrry'S gcldIug Bay Rum lagrd.
| I;O $50; and MnrrSson's colt Cdsckrcpcr Il. lIW.
! $50 Gallagher won the heat by head III l:Jl y,
after very hard and exciting finish with judith.
Chimney Sweep was third. Pomrroy fourth and BAY
| Rum ilth. Chimney sweep tell at the irStbhurdle,
| but neither horse nor rider was seriously hurt.
! Gallagher was q strong faYortc for the scrOnh
heat bur BAY Rum took;t 10y ought lengths in the
second GALLAGHER third. PomcIoy fourth judith
fell a The last hurdle. but WAS not injured nor was
| her Jockey. Bpy Rum won the third heat aud the
| rI,r easily III l:51.
1o-lay the mctug will close with five good races.
The first will hr five fuTungS for twu-yrar Olds, for
puIsr OF 200: tr second, ImilcS fOr thrce-year
olds. for purse oi 800; tmrI. selling race Of
! IIs miles for a puI-o OF $500; fourth, the
| StIrnp Cup free handicap sweepstakes
Of so Zach, with the generous sum Of
| - 800 addrd distance 2ls miles. In this
rarc Monitor II 10 ponndSl. GlrnmOre (ll1). Uncas
! ulI Report u lOl. 81. Martin llOSD. spartan (lOo.
Grogo McCuIlOugh l0Si; Harold li0O tetda
| uOH. lnycrmoro iiOO), I)anlchcf V)Il, ana Jam
| Deck 90 have been entered. Inese are all noted
racers and thr contest should be one OF tho best of
the season. I he day-~port will close with han
| dicap strcplcclI~, for liberal purse of $500.