New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-16
RACING AT GRAVESEND.
ABAD DAY FOR FAvORITES.


FIELD IRISH KING. GABRIEL AND INGoMAk THE
WINNERS.
The wind was too strong and cold at UraVes-
end yesterday for comfort, but several Thousand poop
seemed enjoy the In spite or IT, Inc EAecu'o
Committee of the Coney Island Jockey oino reel 80 %
over the criticisms the decision Tuesday by wmcn
Sweet Home was given second place instead OF oden
that against the writer OF an unraVor"oe
report. The remains however, that oden came IN
seeond an not Home and that the judges made
tust seh blunder made at Saratoga when Olivia
was given second place instead OF Turco All the expui-
sions the committee order Will not alter the fact
which was plain to everyone the track No sup
poses there touch of raud in the matter but
it was plainly blunder and bad one.
G.. L. Lorillard's colt Vousa captured the first
with Flight second. That extremely uncertain horse
wareld carrying only 30 pounds, easy victor in
the selling These results surprises, but
the defeat of Sly Dance in the third amazed nearly
all. She had run well this meeting that she
backed heavily with much confidence. She good
but had too much weghtto and had to yield
Irish King This upset. That vicious old beast
Gabriel third choice in the betting the heat race
but captured in straight heats Parole the
vorite hut did not like himself The steeplechase
won by Ingomar
First race-For twoyearolds with selling allowances,
distance three-Quarters of "a mile for purse of $500.
Five starters-Pierre Loriuard's FLY Flight (S7
pounds Onley); G.. L. Lorilard's colt Volusia
Q10, Costello); Clabaugh's tlly Chickadee QlO
j. DonohueG Bnrnham's FLY Bonheur al.
Leary); and Belmont's FLY Clara (S7, Brennan).
Flight first away to start, Bonheur second
and Voiusa third. Flight led into the homestretch,
where Volusa caught her and after sharp finish won
by half length in 117l4, Flight second length before
Chckadee Clara fourth and onheur last Mutual pools,
ST. Is. The betting follows: Poos-Flight 800,
Volusia $780, Chckadee $50, Clara $50, Bonheur 500.
Books-Flight to 5, Vousia to 2, Chckadee to l.,
Bonheur to /, Clara IL to l.
Second race-For all ages, selling allowances, and
quarter miles. for purse of 800 Six starters-Pet
tengps geldng Fair Count % years. 100 pounds, Blay
lock-; Dwyer Brothers geldng warteld taged, 90 F..
McLaughliu); Mukey's tilly Rosalie a, 90, Learyl;
Somerve's imported FLY Sweet Home e, 70, j. Dono-
hue) L. Lorillards geding Sir Hugh e, SO, Conner
and Pryor's colt Enniskilen g, 7s, Onley). Pools
Fair Count $780, Waried $160, Rosale 800,
Sir Hugh 800, Sweet Home $40. and Ennis
kllen $40. Books-Fair Count to 5, War
field to 5, Rosalie to 1, Sir Hugh to q Sweet
Home to 1, Enniskillen to l. Rosale led for three
quarters of mile, Sir Hugh running second and War
field third Then Rosalie gave up and Sir Hugh took
her place. closely followed by WarAeld In the home
stretch Warheld with his advantage in the weights
easily the Others winning by four lengths in the
fast time of 210s Sir Hugh second, quarter length be
fore Fair Count, Ennsken fourth lengths back of
Fair Count, Rosae fifth and Sweet Home last. Mutual
pools, $22 TO-
Third Race-Handicap sweepstakes, $50 each with
800 added, the second receive $780, distance IL
miles Six sarers-P. Lorillards FLY Sly q, 49,
Feakes) Wnters's FLY Bounce q. 105 Costello; Bry
sons horse Irish King g, 107 j. McLaughin); Dwyer
Brothers colt Elias Lawrence a. 100, f. McLaughlin
T. B. Dayis's FLY Ella warfeld "a, 90, MoOre); and
Bevinss geding Vagrant taged s5, Leary). Poos-sly
Dance $780, Bounce S255. Elias Lawrence $685. Irish King
$?o Ella Waried $50, and Vagrant $55. Bounce made
the in her usual style, and first by length
more for threequarters of a mile. Ella Warfeld
ran second for half mile and Vagrant third
After passing the stand Vagrant took sec
Ond place, and Ella Warfeld fell back. Sly
quarter before the last Half mile from the end Irish
King went up TO the second position and running
hOmeatretch dropped
Dance and Irish King The difference in weight was too
three lengths before sly papSe Bounce third BY three
renee last all the way. He seemed to be- an utter
ruin and could not run at ali Mutual pools, $40 %.
$1,000 added, 800 to the second heats Of mile and
Iaged us pounds, FeakesI Burch's geiding Colonel
PrsgseN lo5 CO.tO APP r horse GaDF d
Conner) and BaecoGks cot yentriloq4ist a. 92 Hender
Gabriel $50 aed $s5 BooSS"paT6ps sS7' to 10 10
Colonel spragqe 3 70 2 Gabriel 5 toll Mary And E
tiG NV quick and sCSd Ga6Ts o getting
and passed the stand Quarter length before Mary Xn
derson Colonel s f T close Pd Parole fourth
SaC Sny s9%e r her to get ~, Lead 3ns tn
stride to the end, making very exciting contest
Pa made rush as they swung around int
But Costello brought Colonel spragEc up and the resal
Eprague, Parole tWth three lengths back Of colonC
Gabriel was now the iavorite. Pools Gabriel SIZE
GaSre to 2 Colonel spagas to H. Parole to
Mary Anderson To l. Ventloquist 20 to l. The starte
the heat and there was tedious ne deay whe
II they got off finally Mary Anderson rushed to the
ing the last half mile Gabriel got far that it
PLAN he could lose. He took the and the
In 1851 coming in length and half before Mary Al
dersOn Colonel Sprague third two lengths behind Mar
Anderson and twelve lengths before Ventrioqust Pa
role last, pulled up Mutual pools. $26 o5 and $l2 As
Tor purse OF 800 Starters--Daley's geding Ingoma
Murphy's geldng Tout o. l22, Morris and Beardslee
pair 1926, Joe Hunt s16O. Tout $40 Andy woodcoc
$40 Books-Ingomar2 to 3, Joe Hunt TO 2, Lizzie
Andy WoOdcocR ran and Jumped with conspicuou
eagerncss and ambition He LETT the Others toilng
joe Hunt fourth while the disco 4z -Four
looking as AL his friends had been bqrie'
OF the whip serving To remind him that gon
on On these unhappy occasions he would look up,
tance, and settle down doggedly to his misery. And
Woo9c9ck went floating along with the graz
the tip " had been confdentialy given that he woul
win eOnvulsyey cutched the boOkmakers' cards whic
Already they were counting their gains. Andy ceare
the last jump safely, and turned his homeward Tt
faces Of ms hackers were beaming |
was ShanseS to Sorrow eye The Sse un eIfans
In the track Ingomar gained him several feet
stride Easily passing him IngOmar came in first at h
him. Joe Hunt far back the second horse Lizzie
bad fourth Tout Came in az some time in the
The meeting will end to-morrcw, when the four-mil
heats, for the Great Long Island Stakes will be
between Iiindoo and Criekmore, Hindoo carry II
pounds and CrickmOre 105 pounds Crickmore is now
better raeehorse than ever before, and marveol
speed will be shown.
THE DISCOURAGED BOOKSELLERS.
PnSiE i'm fha Rar lav-c f e.