New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-10
AN OLD STYLE RACING DAY.
THE COMFY ISLAND COURSE CROWDED.

No proof was necueu lEiJ TIC I"'o S"i"7
public would nook to good lone-dstance racing
That has been shown many time and Oft But tnever
onpcared more clearly than a Coney Island yesterday,
when the broad grounds and big buildings
OF the Shcepshead Bay course were crowded Inc
number present must have been near $4,000 The
Autumn Cup. three miles. with Eoe Thora Gienmore'
Ida stanhopc. Aclla Compensation. Bushwacker and
Clara to run. and the mile heats race with Ada Glen
wyoming Sweet Home Frankie Is. ana
five others. the attractions that got together
this Multitude 1t IS for the interest OF every Jockey
club to get up ongdistancc OF high class Ihe
great OF the public care little for spins ana osnes
of a mile or less They like to see and Will
20 to cup races, heat races, any sort OF races
that will test the staying power well the speed OF
the best thoroughbreds. Cup days and heat DAYS at
Coney Island and elsewhere always assemble
the greatest crowds. The delays IN the starts
for the short races weary and disgust every
one Yesterday they an abominaton. FOR
some reason Mr.. Sheridan, starter VINO hhu
faults dhe perfect starter is not yet born but VINO III
the main went about his work in a busness-like way
and started the horses promptly and fairly has resigned
his position and j. Wynn has taken LIS place MI wynn
may have merits, but he Is not popular WIN lho
thousands who at the course. Every start
that he could bOtch he did botch and worst OF all nc
wasted nearly two hours altogether in his feeble and
futile dallyng with the jockeys and horses MI nhcrl
dan reported have resigned because he was not sus
tanned properly I'm his sharp discipline OF unruy Jockeys
If this report is true the fact is lnuch 10 Dc
regretted. Jockeys not punished half enough
Severe penalties the only means OF securing prompt
and fair starts and even II rich and influential owners
do object the suspension Of their jockeys the starter
should be sustained the extremity in any just severity
of his.
So great was the thrOng that IL was matter or mrch
time and trouble to get the pool stands. But I'M
petuous spectators insisted on taking the time ana
trouble ana the betting the books and French pools
was extremely actye. while it wac brisk in the auction
pools also The air was damp but not
close With cloudy sky, but no
rain with cool and comfortable atmosphere, with an
overlooking treasury aud good track and witha grand
stand radiant with many OF the fares faces OF New
York and Brook yn the C0ncy Island Jockey club had
rare afternoon.
The track WAS condition for fast time and very fast
time wa, made Not iayoritc IN the five races came
in first Many betting chcwcd the cul Of bitter
fancy as lie mediiac1 over this on his homeward
way Little Fred, formerly Yorkshire, showed
his heels t. a field OF fourteen In the opening race OF
n miIe with selling allowances lie fits like sea-sul
when ne has light weight in short race. OH Hickory
jim ran second. Bancroft the fayorte lacked some
thing 1t may have been speed In the language
of the turf lie was never anywhere. The
heat race brought out excellent field with
Ada Glen and Wyoming ruling the
market Burnham', frankie b. with Baby IIiggs on his
back was little thought OF except by his unconh owner
Old Cheese Box, the Jockeys irreVcrently call him.
who sat in tine reporters with his clothes pastcred
wha layer of DIRT which had also cncrOached ON hrs face
His enormous cowhidc boots concealed by the dust
which had been accumua.iug ali summer. and his COZ
larlcs shirt evidently old companion from which
he was unwilling to BE- parted even for the brcies III
terval. Mr. Burnham bnkcd bcnignanty with
La small rcd eyes at frankie b. and
uttlc Hi.ys lie had good deal Of confidence in the
pair They deserved IT, ana frankie b. after wreched
start won the heat Bat as Ada Glen had not been run
out the feeling widespread that tine Buinhan per
wouId not get the race. This feeling became
overwhelming when Ada Glen won tie second
heat handsomely. The betting now five 10 one on
the mare But suddenly there came change. The
Plnngcr" began backing Fnnk'e D., and Frankie T.
won The difference Ada Glen's running In the second
heat and the third aud the change in the betting excited
"A suspicion that the mare Lad been gwen pan or
water though there may not have been the least ground
for this MIR. Walton largely on the Burnham geld
ing and gave Hegs liberal present. the Monmouth
Park rule about lls to jockeys not bcns III force at
COncy Island apparently.
For the Autumn Cup Thora was first In
the betting though stories were ahoat that she had
some stomach troubc She certainly was no nj al the
Thora Of last June and could only reach third place
Eoe ran gallant race perhaps the best Of his life
The time was excellent 5;2G2 within second and ahali
of the last on record which made with much less
weight Liza Stanhope also ran wegInng second place.
but the formidable GlcnmOrc was an alJct failure
lie could time get the front. Eole IL good
enough to 20 to England to run for the cups ANA
other lung-distanco races there. His owner merits
praise for his plIck IN paiting his colt
IN hard races with the top weight. lie
i, not always hunting about lOr "aOft things" As 80
many other owners are. lie always strikes nigh, de-
serves snccc-s, ana gets H.
The two-year-od selling race furnished surprise. the
unnamed Fan Fan cot recently bought from
Mr. WiheIs by ". c. Daley being first in.
Mutual pools paid l3l 60 for % THIS colt while Mr.
Wihors owned him could win nothing. but The fault
was plainly In the cement of tie stable and not In
the Annette won tie secplrchasc after good ran
DETAILS OF TIE RUNNING.
First racial ages, selling allowances, one mile.
Fourteen starters. Williams seldng bancroft a. los.
Hughes; Dryer Brothers goilng Blenheim %, 100,
McIaIi-lnj; IObiuson's geldng Little Fred %. -. j
Dononuc d. u. Dav-s eelding Hickory Jim aged, %,
Cross; Davis IL Halls mare Little Butterchp o. 81.
Lc.ryl Weish's mare Marchionrss g. 49, NJ. DOn0luc;
PreakDc.s stables colt Baccanocl )j g. heyG Living
slons morse Hospodlr d. 1Oi, UraJ; Morris PattOns
geldiug Morgan spy g. 81, FoXG ". G. Dalcy'a geldng
Monk a. So Carlson; McFadgeu's ding Hostage g,
81, Onley), Mulkys gcding Ranger %, ~, Ray forD;
Pelham Stables horse Biloxi o. 100. Barbce and
Iovcs hiy Godya g. -. Iiig5sl Pools Bancroft $40
Blcnhcim 800 Little Fred 80, Hosp0dar 80, Marcho
ness 80 Bucc incer 80 Little Buttcrcup 32O field So
Books-Bancroit TO l, BoAlcin to /, Lltte Fred
to l. Marchlones, to l. Hickory Jim 10 10 ]. Little
Butcrcup 10 10 and from l. to % to against any
other The start was very bad Little Fred getting away
far in front with Hickory jim second and the iayore IL
thclnsi group so a. did Little Fred and Hickory jim
that before tn mile WIS nan run inc ma Slch
lead taa the others not In the race at all. Little
Fred won Dy tTo lengths Hickory jim second ten
eu. before Buccauecr third he a neck before Monk
fourth March, 1fth. Bancroft sixth, NospOdnr
seventh. Morgan spy eighth, the rcht struggling H. |
iIne 1913. Mutual pools 9lH.
sccol racc-iiau icap sweepstakes, $50 each, with |
$500 added 500 to ILd; mile heats. Nine sttr
t.. LorIIald's gcGing wyoming, b. War Dancr-Op |
roncIt g. 100, SiaucD; BOyc's mare Ada Glen by |
atina t6. 100, Blayioek); 5UnerNilcr hly
sweet lloiur by Knight OF st. Iatuck-Blitcrn q, 30
lsileyj: Buruhams eclding Frankie b. by MOnai chst-