, 1881-09-11
THE TURF,
How Hindoo Met His First Defeat
Of the Season Last Wednes-
day.
4 Little Girl Who Was Not Afraid OF
uorscs-Track Talk aud
Gossip.

The defeat OF the famous :j-ycar-uid colt Hin
doo by CricknlUve at Coney Island last Wcdnes-
day was an event IF such Importance that tho
following description Of tho race. written by
read with interest:
This hented weather OF Wednesday brought
good attendance: TO the track. Five races were
On tue cird among them the September stakes,
promises we'll us Il tirst-class handicap for j.
ycar-olds, has the effect Of placing tho crack OF
the year r. htS ettc % nha the a
and will, no tonb:, be fixture at future fall
meetings. Hladoo was meeting Crtcklnora at
nine pounds disadvantage, and to Aella he was
cnnceutng as much US fifteen pounds. still the
fame OF the big bag colt outweighcd nll these
considerations. Nineteen times had he faced
the starter and not once haa ne known tei14t; IT,
pools sold before the race ha was left Out while
tho book knmkers had the ,courhge TO otler only
s tha tie had of Who bet asust S
viction, Sat, rather = bazara ahieh is
some fortunate chain IF circumstances opcr-
utiug'in their favor. 1t WAS not Z question Or
Hindoo winning, hut how fur would the weight
Tell In shortening ]ljndOoY lend M the finish that
people asked themselves, A1lu took thelr ScAts i'll
the stand without the expectation OF seeing
anything but the usual verdict Of Hindoo first,
and tile rest nowhere.
Hughes had tho mount of Crickmoro. Costello
OF Aella, ana. us stsua Mclaughlin of the crack.
.ild slt,trp gallup. tricktnoro walked leisureiy
to the post without Il ganp hut when the hug
fell he started out to make the running People
smiled TT what they presumed 70 call ''Huehgs
folly" and when they passed the stand Crick-
more WAS leading ut such I'LL easy pace with
Hughes holding him that fcw Of the older headS
stpOk ouubttngfy. especially when It was noted
that liinlOo's action was labured- Around inc
turn Crickmore seemed to hy on wtng5, Acl!;l
was racing now, aEd Hindoo was mak'ns II de-
ternucd effort. One mile had been covered,
aud lii1,doo WAS two lengths behind. He'll
come plenty Soon enough said 'n1lt' ut my
elbow, who voiced the popular sentiment:
long swinging ioue I'LL wire aud energy. Hndoo
had bis ears piuucd hack, racing desperately:
wita AZ Aea ciinsng to to, hn I'm fS Ifna saoo% ~ o
There Is shude OF anxiety in the fnccs present,
hut it finishes as Iiindoo dashes up towarh tho
passes hin. In all instant the stand fairly rose,
d hushed e1.lamauou Of surprise run through
the grounds, and ~,ts followed py death-hke
Then tho cry 'Htndoos beaten" rang out upon
the air A hoarsc roar went up from the
'tte AS as tue the soGSss aas h9 iu5a
Kentucky negroes taking up the cry. It
grew rs the horses catne nearer until
the ,foaaS were n55 ys ,9 nn heere tna
must have been heard ut the City Hall in New
York rent the air, and the sky was black with
ner, with Aeitn SECOND. ind tho de1hr0ned King,
faint and pa.ting, cantcrcd In lust. The cheer
lug continued lung uttc. the horses hud passed.
md when they returned IL the paddock twas
continued, and effort wis made 10 t:srry
Hughes III triumph on the shoulders oi me
Eclains bnfksrs The silenEis IT,. Of i,; the he hn
fore the coli, who they detlned tnbeaten, was
Eaiied With such remarks as Take t theE. TN T!t},
Isird, Crickmore's veteran trainer, trcnbed
like in aspen az he unsaddlea his chnrgc. Hin
dco seemed TO feel the Journey oadiy, and Crick-
more was not fresh horse. Aol'a seemed to
mind il fHfA !nlsf OF aDF.
Meeting Huenes after the race, askod him If
he mounted with the expectation OF winning:
was some chance. You sec, my horse hasn't
l,cen himself ali summer. flc's been on his
feed, and tts only since nc come nn @ hefs ir2l:
"Eut:" asfct: "do yon think i'nuoo WIS
No be replied, "did yon noticc him the
know did. and could set the crack bad no
life in him. II j, had been u horse that could
stay, he would have beaten hin thea
'.When did you find yon bAd him beaten:"
"Un the backstrctch. I've tried there before.
and he cputd always leave INC. Toiny Tucked
be be- USED M to run best, SO said 10 myself, Il vot
feeling M " ea;y. @ THO crack is out of condition,
my horse when the 'ersaea beat him.
That Hnduu Is very far below III bis form, l
have mol met The MN who doubts: lis appsar. pear
of horse in high cutsll1l>sl, and, though ht: wis
utterly unable, to extend himself as was hls
won't, he run like MI aroused lion, and q more
honest horse never looked through bride:
Cricktnore is making rapid improvement and
returning to bis early fnrm. Tint he will he i
he is the equal OF Hndoo do not believe for Il
1IIouIcnt The big colt needs rest. u1a, IL he
does not get Il he VII soon ne SnrolI9n 3n the
legs. A$ yet his arc sound as heI-Mctal.. lie is,
however, stale, and needs letting up.