New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
POOR R4CING Ar GRAVESEND.


THE DREARIEST DAY OF THE SEASON.
UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER. SMALL ATTENDANCE AND
uNINT&RESTiNG CONTESTS voLUsIA FAIR
COUNT SLY DANCE AND sTRYCHNINE THE WIN
EERs.
The Coney Island Jockey Club decided TO
r'oe yesterday ram shine" hut tie experiment.
o'''" hot DC considered successful There were not
''n present the showers and fog not agreeable
az" tue heaFy riia that fell the people were waiting
ioi the ln' tc return to NewYoi and BROOKLYN sent
une company home in moist and bedragglcd condition
Inc racing wac far from being good enough
10 compensate for these misfortunes The weather
VI something else affected the starter so
thnt he sent tie twoyear-olds off while they
gnS a!ong IN single file, aud LETT Gabriel at
le post In the heat Gabriel carried no small
amount oi money Mr. Sheridan did increase the num-
oer Oh MS admirers G. L. Lorillards colt vousa car
ed the highest weight in the first ce proved able
'oVarFF IL successfully The start bad however,
ta' several of tn oun were not IN the race ot
u"' Inc two-mlles haniicap, which came next lost
most Oh i'S interest when Moutor withdrawn Only
'ifee started and Fair Count hardly Obliged 10 cx-
cru hiseI IN order 20 defeat Greenland and Irish King
monitor ht and woll would have made a fine race with
hh NJ the "oght1. Greenland become worthless as
TO- Tue present The third OF heats
oi mite n' ftrlong each. Sly Dance was the favore
ana succeeded in winning but she peculiarly favored
~ 'nces Gabriel mi gnt have been dan ngcrous
bCt being cit at the post he dstanced Grofe won
Tue hiSt hent easily, but was lame when pulled up
that IT necessary withdraw her With Glrofe and
'hofle ou ~ Dance had very easy task. especially
"a "ldm'or rom whom party enthus expected
much pro'ed 20 be mere without speed courage
The race was ended by Sly Dances victory the second
neat IN the st"epechasc the fayore, Srychnne came
L. brat. n"r good contest with Day Lizzie d.
Joe Il art ocat Srychnne Thursday, but both the
oettnS and running yesterday showed that Joe Hunt
was not intended cndanger anyone's success this
uine. Some OF the steeplechases at Gravesend
nave not added 20 the reputation OF the track.
A few or them nave been thoroughly discreditablc
affairs aud II the club does measures to look
after them sharply the feeling Them which ia
shown already by the DRIFT OF talk the grounds will
extend IN way wrch result injury to tho true
interests of the tnrf Ford, the fellow rode Joe
Hunt expelled from the Brighton Beach grounds for
pulling horse. and it IL simply dsgraceful that the
Coney Island Jockey Club should allow Jockeys to ride
Oh las grounds whom the Brighton Beach managers
have out This OF Ford is only one OF
such looscness.
FIRST raceFor twoy yearolds with selling allowances;
distance, three quarters OF mile starters-G L. Ior
lards colt Volusia Gl0 pounds, ridden by Cosello
Pierre Iorillards lilly Flight t9s, Shauep Bells 6ly
C0pelld t5T. NJ. Donohue) Mulkoy's colt Ranger (gl
UralD Pelham Stables gelding Vampire uo7 Hollo
way Moore's colt Fostorh 49, Leary): and DuGy's
hlly wyanoke 80 Riey). Poos-Volusia 800 Flight
S75, Capella so. Ranger S55, field S65. Boots-
Volus.a 10 2, Flight to l, Capena to L,
Ranger to /, FoSterall to l. Vampire
IL to l, wyanoke Is L. The
start very bad Volusia getting away FIRST Ranger
second, Capeila ,hiri Flight fourth Vampire hfth
takon. although Cnpela and Ranger pressed him
hard for hall n mile Vonsa led by quarter length
alopg the Dsckstrcch, Ranger second, halt length be
fore Cape Ia, sh two lengths before Vampire, wyanoke
nnh At tue hat%ie post vp1si9s lead was only
fourth, "! anoke attn, FoSioraH sixth, and Flight
aul was last from to fnisn In the next quarter
Nousa got quarter length nciofc CapeIla Ranger Ial
ing back 10 ud plGcc, bat Quarter mile from tine end
psia auI 0adly and vampire ran up 80 rapidly as to
Costello
In the las quarter fulong Vampire shortened stride
second three leagtns before Ranger WSanoae fourtn
fosera.I i,a, Clpcla sixth and Flight last NJ Mutua
secon1 Handicap sweepstakes. $50 each, So if
tancc. miles startersG. l.. LOrards colt Green
% amt sT Wy H gsIE Fair iCS C3 Ty ind md
eyAdee e., 10, Blaylockl; aud Bryson's horse Irsh
Fair Codnt 5000, lash King $3.50. BooEs~GreeH,,
and to ., Fair Count 10 ., Irish King
Tor a Inilo and u lnTter. Far Count running second
quarter OF t"e maj nile Grceniand ost ground, but
i.,li 1lie rom tnc end ne was leading nall length.
a.terw1rd Fair Count took the and kept
u 70 tue end Einns IN GSneT fv oI & twS ienSths IN
Grecnlnd, the later urng wrcichcdly III the last quar-
ter lie IL nothing bat ghost OF mis- former sh and
ought rer Tor tno rest of tho Year. Mutual pools,
lnrd race Handicap sweepstakes of $50 each, and
$50 II declared ol with $1,000 added 500 to the
oily oily % Dance a. lo7 s saa G rG
&, loG Donohus, Aprle;ate's horse q snrHI o. los
Lily scidns whimoor C5 I0S, Blay yocS} and Cook's
fssS Dace soS I'c,I roSe 55o Gabriel % Siio Una sio5
uclu SlUO. BuObs-Sy Dance Ia l. Girole > 10 =.
GaDilc to l. Uua . To /, Wdmoor 10 l. Speculation
20 To l. unDiel v1lous as usual ut the start and
nnay the starter. Mr.. Sherian the signal,
Gabriel tAgned tho wrong way. When McLaugh III
got the horse turned arNgud aud moving, tue Others
loss aid was diStauced, Wil,lnoor led ior
sEs SSs' a" @ Sly % Dance moved SOON to
ward, ma III the hOmeslretoh oud,,, laH Taos
confined to 'heTs baes ,w second Groo eng
before Una. ten lengths before WidmoOr,
speculat ftth Gabre distanced. The time was 1903.
GroHe puicI NJ very lame aud II was found that se
had the off oreieg by some other one III the
IL was necessary 10 wthiiaw her and she nped
away TO the stable Girotcs withdrawal anu the ais
tanclng Gnorci maue sly Dance an overwhelming la
vorite. PoolsSly $500. leld 500. Boohs-l 10
against Sly Dance, 10 against Unl 10 against d-
moor, 30 TO against SPECULATION The heat requires no
description. sy Dance led IRON the hrst jump TO the
IA quarter mile the end Sly Dance won the hcaC
and race in 1888, Una "A Dad second and Widmoor
third Mn nai pools $40 20 and 80 CO. Una broke
down after this heat
Fourth race--lIiniicap steepechase the short
course FOR purse OF 5000 loy TO the second ana goo
"a, l47. Wynul Days mare Lizzie d. (ged,
i3l, WalkeT; uatannchs geiding highland Fang
Ford); sutcfes horse Day Star 6l30, Delaney aud
Rciiiys gelding q. ston (5135, Devan). Pools
field $l 40 Books---s,rychnine oven, Highland Fling
TO 1, Lzaie D. TO l, Joe Hunt TO l. Day star TO
ernated in the lead threequlrIers OF the distance
running closely together. q. Washington would
ended nSIooSsly at taat p"nt On the back part Of
the course hicnand Fling displayed some OF his Old
speed ami rushed To the front but soon after Dotted from
the As they entered the track Day Star passed
Lizzie d. aud strycnnine such pace that he seemed
likely to be successful III homesrcch Sty Gimme
Star second tOur lengths before Lizzie d. Joe Hunt lar
back. The rider or Joe Hunt undoubtedly knew what
he tho for evidently IL was not to win IT,
Mutual pools, $40 80. Tie racing VIII be continued