New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
RACING NEAR THE SURF.
COMFY ISLANDS FALL MEETING BEGUN.


For three weeks the centre of racing interest
in the country will be at sheepshead Bay. Sara
toca and Monmouth Park no longer re-
found with the hoOf-beats OF the thoroughDreds ana
the fastest of the flyers now enjoying tho sal
breezes OF Coney Island. 1t is relief to have WITHIN 30
easy reach of NewYork. and in place 30 well sun Gu
for the purpose contests worthy OF the name instead Vi
the miserable affairs that degrade the turf at Brighton
Beach-aars whose only origin end and object are III
pOolbOx Many thousands of people went down d!
yesterday to take pleasure IN inc i"'o'
of the opening day OF the Fan meet
ing OF the Coney Island Jockey CIuo Inv.
Jaw nothing wonderful Neither Eole nor Bend Or OF
any other brilliant OF the turf hasheu OH 'Hoi
sight. Honest old Parole and the me !oun WV
Barnes did creditabe WorA WHY"
gave the people hearty satisfaction but
tbe track was cnging and heavy ana the highest speed
WINS not possib,e Indeed the time in every race was
extremely slow But the crowd was so big ana OF SO
generous sort that IT took great comfort IN lis own
presence and the feeling OF enjoyment was Infectious
There were four flat dull, tame races, and only two
really good ones, but bent were the throhg
on being pleased that they showed far more interest ana
even enthusiasm than have been seen on other DAYS
when the sport was Of much finer grain Inc Oone'
Island Jockey Clue in many things shows itse more o
Cardl OF big dividends on the stock Wich soHe Vi '
millionaire members hold than OF the best interest OF
The turf but will not be apt to alter It's pohc9 ~ i'"s
sustained and encouraged and its dividends ex-
handed by such muttudes as that OF yesterday Inc
grand stand grounds not only fu; they were
crowded Brooklyn had sent out its hosts as wei az
New-York and the region round about. No better
patured more easily amused a multitude has been
soon m a race track for years. There were
nrety faces and pretty rocks in plenty ana summer
suns bv shore and mountain had left their touches OF
bronze and rose on rounded cheeks. IL was dehgntW
racing reunion after the scattering TO the four winds
which June and July had seem
Brooklyn was well pleased when the BROOK
ivn stable of the Dwyer Brothers the two races III
which 1t was represented These were the Introductory
scramble of FIVE furlongs won by BooOacS' ana the
Autumn Stakes which fell TO Barnes. AT Sheepsheau
BAY the Dryers have all four feet upon their hauNe
heath ms it were and the bird that catches any worms
when they looking for bait will be obliged TO stay up
nil night Bootjack was followed in by Breeze, Sir
Hugh Hickory Jim. Bonnie Lizzie and iBlackmore
in the order given. Bonnie Llzzi" seemed
to lack her usual CELEBRITY. Barnes was bought recently
by the Dryers from Bowen Co. He Is full brother
of Runnymede and is colt OF fine shape. power ana
action though requiring the whip to get all MS speed
ont Of him. He had very hard Of 1t until the last
half fnrlong when the others gave 1t up Plzarro ala
not start not likely that Barnes can beat MN win
both at their best Empress Bessie lnconstant ba'e
dore Maid Of Athol and Magnate the field that came ID
behind Barnes are not quite OF the CLASS Vi manu- az"
George kenney.
The third race in which Joe Murray, the phenomenon
OF Brighton Beach, was expected TO amaze
the universe, confounded the prophets ms
has been runnlng In Such hIdH"'i
al Mr. Fosters pet little hippOdrOme track that the
bangers-on OF the poorooms began 10 think HIM the
most extraordinary animal America ever produced
Wild stories were aoat about offers OF fabulous sums by
Mr. Kcenes agents for this wonder and The stern reihsa'
NJ the owner 10 set any price the prOdgOus beast
The colt was to be saved for sheepshead Bay, aud
then woe 70 the animal that venured to run
with him! The outcome OF all this sputer was absurd
enough. Joe Murray big favonte In the pools
both auction and French and in the books lie showed
abundance OF spirit and fair speed for mile, bnt when
II came to real racing old Parole babe him good-by and
the Wanted champion OF Brighton Beach came
I'm last! So bitter was the disappointment Of his wor-
shippers that there much talk OF fraud 1t Is 1iS
barely possible that there w:S ground for this Joe
Murray was in pS!abe condition after the race, but
whether th,s Vas due drug or to the pace at
ynch Parole forced him along is not certain Ihe most
unscrupulous Spectator the turf won heavily on
Parole He certainly confident that Joe MUIR
ray could not win He may have had the pest OF rea-
sons for his confidence But the fact that the colt was
beaen surely no proof that he mad been drugged AT
Brighton he defeating lot OF scare crows In
Parole he met the remains OF great racehorse
Marathon won the selling race without be-
ing nushed to the utmost, and Tonavanda III
the fifth race one OF the worst fields ever
got together outside of Brighton. In the seepechase
seven started only three came In Belle OF the North
winning King Dutchman. Bernadine and Joe Hunt
fell and Biloxi broke down. No deaths and NO bones
broken.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
First race-For all ages. five furong7 for purse OF
$500 six startcTs-Dwyer Brothers geding BOotJacR
by Bonnie scotlandsparrowgras a. rs, Mclaughlin;
Preakness Stables fly Bonnie Lizzie, by Hurrah-Bon
ME Kate a. 115. HollowayG 7. Lorlards hly Breeze
by Alarm BlairgOwrie q, 50. OneyG ID. d.
Davis's gcldng Hickory Jim, by Dasher-
dam unknown taged, 115, CROSSE Pelham
Stables geldinc sir Hugh, by wavery-Milie j. "a, 1l5
Barbee); and Bradley's geldng Bacmore,by BaanReel
Orphan Girl "a, 1l5, Watknsl POols-BooUack 500.
Bonnie Lizzie $50 Breeze 500 Hickory Jim 80 hcld
500 BooEs-Bootiack Bonnie Lizzie to 2 Breeze
BIOL Hickory Jim 10 TO J. Sir Hugh 20 TO /, Backmore
90 to After long delay there was good start Black
more up to the hOnestrech, BOnnle LlZze belng
secOnu III NV SaI y P.' VI
Booack left the Others and won easily ny TWO lengsn
1:O6, Breeze second length before sir Hugh Hickory
jim fourth head behind Sir Hugh Bonnie Lizzie nth
and BlackmOre last. Mutual pools - 20
Second race-Selling allowances all ages lOr
beck geldns Marathon by King Ernes-Arnica a. IO5
W Donohue); Carroll LiyngsIOns horse Hospodar; by
coli Camillus. by Ill Used-Calnilla a. 81, Curey;
Dunys mare Baby by straennoIEGnPuG o. yo R r.
volver-SyTen (aged 80, Barnes; and Kockaway sta
IS. J. DonohueJ Poois-MarathOn $3.50, Hospodar
500 Canillus $50. Baby $50, Edwin a. So, Roches-
Edwin to l. Camilus 10 l, Baby to l, Rochester
eto1 Edwin A led for more than hal a mile giving
20 the honestretch could not astand Marathon
in To- nospodar second a length and a half before
Edwin A. third, Baby fourth, Camil1s nth and
thOn was bought In for ~1,1OO.
Tuird racr-Swee Dstake= $50 each, with $1,000 added
$500 to second weight penalties and allowances; dis
tancc ~ miles. Eole and Barrett We're withdrawn,
leaving these five staTters-P Lorilards geding Parole,
by LeaIningtOn-M Maiden aged, 10. Shauep Arkey's
colt Joe Murray. by ReDeMary Anderson g. so, Otho
snecek-r's My Girona, by Leaminston-Katsn
"a, los, ". DODOnuej; Cassidys colt Tom
Plunke.t, by Glenelg-Kate Matuugly %. 49, Blay-
LOCKE and Harris geldmg Mntzer by Glenelg-CrOwnlet
(aged. l05, Fair' Pools-Joe Murray SO Parole
$40, field Sll5. Bookstore Murray even, Parole
ITO J. GirOfa TO l. Tom Plunkett to l, Mintzer
90 /. Joe Murray rushed OF boldly III advance
fhnugl hickey had pull He gained