New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-24
RACING IN THE RAIN.

! CLOSE OF THE CONEY ISLAND MEETING.
THE TRACK \ SHEET OF WATER AND THE GROUNDS
QUAGMRB BUsHwHACKERs WONDERFUL
STAYING POWER - LITTLE MINcH. BALLAST.
LITTLE FRED, BUsHWHACKER, ELLA WAKEFIELD
AND KITTY CLARK THE WINNERS
If anyone felt grateful yesterday for the de-
cson Of the Coney Island Jockey club the races
OF the last day Of It's September meeting in spite OF the
weather that man did not make himself conspicuous
Everybody at the track seemed unhappy over
IL, and the general opinion that 1t
act Of folly. There talk OF refusal on
the part Of the Manhattan Beach Railroad 70 trains
II the races postponed until week. but It
seemed incredible that the company should refuse
easy an opportunity to make money The attendance
On the closing day TO the four-mie heats OF the
Great Long Island stakes has always been enor-
NOUS the profits both OF tho club and the railroad
have been very large. BY yesterdays decision good
many THOUSAND dollars were thrown away. But the
grounds we're by no means desolate, AL
though the course Ike canal
although everywhere under foot there wos mud and
water and although there no comfort anywhere.
Tie rain down IN foods and the journey 10 and
the place and all the hours at the course were as
gloomy and depressing Wei could be imagined New
or.hol,ss tneIe were nearly two thousand persons
present and wot wretched i-rcmpered lot they were
Very rarely have races been seen with 20 mite
satisfaction. Yet there was one incident OF the
day that gratifying and welcome 10 nearly
whacker in the four-miie heats Mr.. Jennings
made his much disiked by the many tricks
he has played the public with him hat bis defeat vas
received with great pleasure. And Oh Bushwhacher
has been muchy, but is such re7ouie' stubborn,
determined little horse, not fast but ono that
will run all day and viii never give up 90
long he stand, that the success Of no animal Oh
the turf could have been popular. Glenmore was
the ilYodte with Ida sanAope good second choice.
only three Bushwhackcr won tie first heat SO
easily that he became great favoEte and ne deserved
to be- for he won second heat and the just as
easily.
Three fayorrcs won: Little Ninch IN the first race.
Ballast in the second and Little Fred the third Ella
Wartcld defeated BooUack ~ the fifth race, which
caused some surprise The stcrpic, base tan
farce; It fraud that was d!ssraceiu to the
course. Only three ram Kitty Calk, Annette ana
B-ckla. Buckra fell, ana Annette was pulled al the
way. 80 worse swudic has been seen. even in this
swindllng class Of so-called races.
The CONTESTS N DETAIL.
First raoe-iaudic.p sweepstakes FOR two-year-ods
so each. 5000 added. 500 to second; mile seven
start ers-Jolu Henry colt Little NucA NO-, Caldwell;
Ba.dwlu's COLI GrisIner l0-. Harrngtoni Boyd's colt
Khody Prugle (73, Garrison Ryan's fly Adaeisa 80,
/ BsrIeuI; Euerss colt Crca--Ian go, Barnc,l Will
amss lilly Pear Thorn l.3, j. DonOhle; and ouodeAers
/ colt Blue Peter 81, NJ Don0nuei. POos-Atue Mlnch
500 Eh0dy Punsie $50, Gr5mer 90 Pearl Thorn 80,
field $50. Books Little Mincl 20 l, Bhody Prnsle
! l. 4
Circas-lau l. Pearl Thorn to l. Pearl Thorn was
first away in the deluge did h0d the lead Ong
the backstretch Little Minch went TO the front and
remained there TO the end winning easily IN IDA Adj
i.. second and Ciicss.an Lhr the struggling H.
! Mutual pools $40 30
! second racc-Haudicap sweepstakes all ages, go
each. 5000 aided 500 to second; - miles. Five
starters Bo0a ana Irish King being wtAlrIwn. Tie
five we're Clldwrlr- ge.dug Ballast a. -. Caldwell!
Graham Brothers geldiug Brunswick, formerly B'rno7
Lyon C} 3. CuuuIu CHAM; Boylcs colt Springfield a.
loo VI. Don0nuel; j. r. GriAans gediug Haledon %,
o. BarrctU and Harris horse Mn Ter aged, %, Carl
-ou Pools-B4Ilst 95J, Brunswick so, IIaedon So
| springfield e3O Miner $50. BoOAS-BaLa-t 20 /,
! Brunswick . To- l. springfield % l, Haledou 90 l,
Mmtzer to ]. Brunswick led up 20 tAe Last half mile,
when Ballast passed him and had 40 difficulty IN Staying
IN advance. He won by lengths in 2:l5A, spring
field second half myth before Brunswick, H1ledon
dozen lengths back and Matzr lasr, where he had been
| all the journey. tutua pools - %.
Third race-One mile, purse 5000, selling allowances
seven overwhelmingly geding Little Fred g. 80
Ily ior Hefncr's colt Little Phil a. los, McLaugAn)
MclIahon- eedIu- Jim Farrell %. -, j. DOnohue Mu
key, nliv Top.y (l93, Caldwell; Wclsh's Mar
| choness rs. OF, NJ Donohue; Roch's gclding Victim
49, o. Barnes; and W c. sDiegs geding Monk a. 50.
Hlg-crty) Poo-s-Littie Fred 300 Little Phil $50 Jim
Farrell Sl3J, Topsy 500 MarcAioue>- $50, neid $50
ooks-Little Fred 10 D. jim Farrell TO :, Little Phll
9to p Top-y 10 J. Marcliouess 10 l. Victim 10 To l,
! Monk 10 10 l. Little Fred. jim Fairei.
| and Marchioness made a. the first group FOR the
irst quarter. Before the hal-mle post was reached
Little Fred had gone far away from the Others mat
tie race was practically over lie increased ms lead 20
the end winning by twenty lengths ia l:43'i, Little
Pail second dozen lengths before Top-y third JIM Far
r,l fourth Mlrcuiouc-- ntth Victim sixth. and Monk
ast Mutual pools >l5.
fourth rac-or.at Long Island stakes, heats OF four
to second; also the Wood.awn Vase presented 60 tI"
c.lo p} me Nv or ro..ss 10 no va ~ ~