New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-16
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
FACING AT sHEEPSHEAD BAY.

RACING AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY
-. coed p,Y FOR THE HACKERS or FAVoRiTEs-
Ripple DAN Sparkling. HARLEoUlN. FERIDA
AND BsLFIELD THE WINNERS
The air was raw and cold at Sheepshead
Eay YESTERDAY, and the races OF tho Coney isia""
Jockey Club less attractive than those OF previous
DAYS The attendance much smaller than on Tues
dav Twas great day Tor the favorites. Contrary 10
genera, expectation. however. Ripple proved hmse'f
better than stable companion. Bliss Dan spai"S
secured his first victory OF the meeting, am Arthur
Hunter skfuIy guided Harlequin to triumph anu
secured the cup for gentlemen riders Fer'oa nuc ~"
inter wreck az Elias Lawrence in the heats o' TWO mics
7, hecomes pa,ner every day that Elias Lawrence Ia
much over-rael colt. The races were run very
promptly and were over early.
The favorl,e stable won the first but not the
favorte horse. Dwyer Brothers started two Bliss ana
Ripple and Bliss had ran so well last Saturday mat
many turfmen fe almost that she would be sue
cessiu and put their freely on her IN he DOCKS
She did not equal expectation hut her stable companion
easily carried IN the prize II ~ one mile for
twoyearods, handicap sweepstakes OF T2o each "''n
$500 added II The FIRST roc this year In The East
OF more than hreeduartcrs OF mile Tor iwoyear'o"s'
and c0nently attracted much attention. Pierre
Jorllard entered four, among them the Meet co DIT
rct hut oid not start any of them Eight ran-Dwyer
BROTHERS hllv Bliss 97 pOunds) and colt Ripple tluZ)
Gazing the betting at 500 q. l.. Lorards geid'hS
Sir Hugh 99) second choice at $780, Sneakers MY Ada
Is2l third choice, at $25 Burnhams MY by-'"e-"a'
(95 next at S2i Chase's colts Gouvcrncur t82) ana
King Nero (so), bringing $50. and GrOyers MY Ser
nadine 1872 $40 Mr. Johnson, after much scoldng aud
many threats m ode the unruly jockeys behave them
selves ard the word given to toerabe start, BY
theWay benc in front, with Ripple and Bliss second and
third, and Sir Hugh fourth The DwyeIs apparently
Intended to win with Bliss If they could. and
along the back-stretch she was sent forward
fast Bernadine led first. aud then gave way to Ada
She WAS pressed nari first by Sir Hugh aud then Ivy
Bliss In the last quarter Bliss was out-paced, ana
dropped back and S,r Hugh took the lead, Dui haH
furlong from the rod Ripple WAS brought up with
rish and easily by three lengths Sir Hugh second.
Gouverneur third, Ada fourth, Bliss ifth, and Blythe
WAY, BsrRaiue. and king Nero following; Tie time was
l:I7 Mutual pool tickets pad IS 10.
Tie second race was also a mile, handicap sweep
stakes Of $40 EACH with $500 added the second TO re-
oeive $780, Loiard again had four entries ana
AGAIN took a out. The eig1t starters with their
weights and the betting, We're Keenc's colt Dan
spar ng q years 1913 pounds, 5000; Dryer Brothers
relding Charley Gorham 6, 100 $l45; g. L. Lorildrds
FLY Togsey g. 10. $50; Stapclrs suanannoe
Cg.d 81. $5j; G. Il. Moris's colt J. II.
Haverly g, SOY. $50; aud Harris horse Redman
Jagged. 90 BabcOcks mare Janet Murray %. go.
aud Tay rs fiily Una a. 92) in he fsld for 800 The
start was good for all except J. H. Havrry. He did not
get away with the rest aud was far behind all the way
Redmau led in fine style for five furlongs with Gorham
second Ar the hlltmile post Sparkling coming for
ward fast and entering the homcstreich lie had
reached Gorham. the latter having passed Rednian
sparng outran the Others in the last quarter aud WAS
nh easy victor by three lengths in 1:454. RedmaD
second Charley Gorham third, having lost ground In
The last iurlons TopSey fourth Janet MURRAY ht9 ana
Una, SuanannOc and IL. HaVerly following. Mutual
pool tickets pad 81 50.
riders so ch. with cup valued AT 800 added, the
se ,Op0 500 distance. mile. TIE Pelham
stables geldng Harlequin q wears 4s poundsl ridden
hy Hunter brought 1900 the pOols TO Sl2O for
MI ST. Jdnes's horse oddieHO" aged I45) rluueh Dv
the owner. and 500 for Cdtnach's horse Spartan %,
1907 Spartan led Tor threequarieTs OF mile. aud was
then passed ny both the others Harlequin won
by two lengths IN 1852, Oidfellow second and
Spartan last. Mutual pool tickets PAID Sc 30.
The fourth of heats of two mcst purse OF
$1,000 for ali ages with special wckn,s' Ohy tntee
bring NJ II $50; Dwyer Brothers cot Elias Ltwrence
TO- 30, 500: and Lyncs colt Clyde Hampton IA. lOSl
Zoo. Lawrence led from SIX to ten lengths duing the
mile and at the end of the opening quarter OF the
faai still four lengths III advance of Ferida
Cyde Hampton 4 bad last But SO easily was Ferda
running NAT already $1,000 10 1900 was offered that
would the heat. Slowly but steadily she closed
the gap, passed Lawrence on The hOmcstrcicn and
Won the by lengths IN 3:302 Lawrence second
and clyde Hampton dstanced.
The betting now $500 on Ferida to $50 on Elias
Lawrence. Fcrida allowed HIM to stay in 'front.' up to
the nomestrctc but II evident all The tune that she
could defeat him when she wished. She galOpcd home
al her leisure winner 10y Two lengths. winch might
have been twenty or more II sue had been allowed to
run Mutual pool tickets bought before the first heat
pald So 65 those bought afteTward paid 80 30.
which j. c. X. LavrcHceS seldng BelDeld III arsl1O
pounds rddcu by Mn Torrance, was the favOre and
very easy WlEae.. Two Others siarttd-the Meadow
Brock Hunts gcling Bomb fSi, taScd, 112 ridden by
Mr. Buzz he, and Catuachs SIlio Iuu (tged, 1922
ridden ny SAT- The professional jockey. the other riders
beng amateurs. A very poor amateur was Mr.. Burke
and BOmbast was most wrecnedly handled. The rider
bunscd tba the LOree stopped al almost every jump
Mutual pool tickets paid IS %.