New-York tribune., 1883-06-20
RACING IN FOG AND RAIN.
BARNES WINS THE CoNEY ISLAND DERBY.
SURPRISES AT sHEEPsHEAD-FBEYcH POOLS PAY
ING S4O3 O5 FOR 50,

It was Derby day at Coney Island yesterday
and the attendance large. The transportation
arrangements have ut last been perfected ana "oAe"
without hitch OF jar. All the Long Island and Man
haitian Beach and trains were on time ana tnere
was no cause for complaint at Bay Ridge or eAewnere
II Is promised that there shall be no furtner
delays or defects. But though the thousands
Of spectators carried to and fro prompep
and well their comfort seriously inerered win py
the thick fog which came up from the sea about
o'clock covering the with snch mantle OF mss
that horses and riders looked like ghosts and was Inn
possible to distinguish them the far fide OF tne "cA'
The fog gave place TO rain and the sixth race was
run in thunderstorm But both fog and rain were oFer
when the steepleohase was run
Mrs. Langtry was again present In conspicuous DoA
with Mr. Gebbard, and was again the object OF much
attention. She cream-colorod lawn gown
simply made, and little straw yacnunghaI
trimmed with light blue. She looking pale ana the
fatigues Of the past season appear TO nave haa te
effect upon her, for she seemed much more slender
than when she first came to New-York. She did not
show so much interest the when Mr. Gebhards
Eeoe the Coney Island Cup on Saturday ana eI1
the course soon after her Irish friend, Captain Homes
was beaten IN the race for gentlemen rders she was
driven 70 her rooms in the oriental Hotel
The racing very good though the track was heavy
from the rains OF the previous night George L. Lori-
ard's ly Swift and Pierre LOrlards lilly Breeze Wonthe
rst two easily enough and 10 general satlsiaoton
The public likes 10 the Lorilard stables get the
fair share of hOnors Belmont Purdy rode Flower OF
Meath 20 victory p the gentlcmen's race and his sh
was much appauded Pierre L0rillar1 concluded not 10
start either Pzarro GOnalOD for the Coney Island
Derby probably because be thought neither would nave
any chance with Barnes. The Dwyer colt was great
fayorte and had difficulty in winning though from
bone did Lot let him i0ter. Barnes Is oOt o great
power and speed His temper makes necessary TO run
him with hood. but this he IL doclle enough
G. L. Loriards yolusia toppled big fayorite IN
L.. than NaA
vorite Tou captured the purse for twO-year-ods In
the steepechase all the best horses fell or otherwise
got into trouble Only three out OF eight finished the
course and the winner turned up In hedinsers Joe
Lewis. This was tremendous surprise that only
fourteen French pool tickets out OF lSS weresod on MN
and each Of them worth the comfortable som OF
s4O3 o. And this Is only OF the many illustrations
a, tie extreme unfarnes. of the book makers odds In
the French pools tho above figures show, the odds
against Joe LOWS 80 to l. The bookmakers were
giving only 3 TO 1.
First Race-Purse $500. all agcs. selling allowances
y mile Nine starters -Jetor Walden's colt Antrim g
years 97 pounds Riley; Robnson's y Clara b. g. 92
Rayfor); G. /. Lorlards nlly Swift @, 81, Brcnnan)
r. Lorllards colt Huron q, 20, Hysopl; r. Fl. Dufy's
eeldng Perplex 49, Walker; Cahiis Maggie C.
o. 07, Haggertyl; Philip Dunys geling Tonawanda
a. 81, Wiilackj; KelsO's my Heetand-Toe %. 102
LearyG and MedinGer's lilly Bonnie Kate a. e5, Ander-
e0nl. Pools-Antrim 800. Clara B. Ss5, Swift $50
Maggie G. S20 field $50. BOoks-Autrim 10 l. Clara
b. 3 to swift 10 /, Huron TO 1, PerpleK TO l. Mag
de c. 7 TO 1, Heel and.Toe TO i, Tonawanda TO j.
Bonnie Kate 20 to /. fair start obtained, with
Maggie c. Swift and PerpeX in the first rank Swift In
few strides went TO the front and remained In tho ea1
20 the end winning by three lengths Maggie c. second.
half n length before Clara b.. third; Antrim fourth,
three lengths behrd Clara b. and half length before
Perplox; TOpawanda sixth. Heeland-roe SEVENTH
Bonnie Kate eighth and Huron last Tho time was
I.IGio MutuAt poOl tickets $40 80.
Second Raoe-Purse SG5. special weight conditions
Ia miles Parole, Ricoo andLitte MInoh were with
drawn leaving but six starter. ". C. Days colt
King Fan q years. % pounds, ridden by
bto1 o@.a eoa S zoe fESSdS s sc ss
brother 20 tic famous Luke Blackburn %, SO. Wackl;
taged iO2 " Donobuel McCleaus gedlug Long knight
i3. s5 Rayioril Kng Fan and woodiord's seldng
so, Joe sasSban ~ S55, neid S25 BoOhsBfeczs to J.
Joe Bsck9gn TO MseT 70 Long hesh, dgs !" me
fence vScn na sSe e P'oEs he Would aS 'ir
altogether worthless animal as the bros hers
OF great racehorses generally His Jockey could do
nothDg with him lie bolted all track stopped
repeatedly aud finally came In fully haf mile behind
the Others The brother the great spondthrf did not
do much better He showed no speed and last OF
the Ave horses thai at all King Fan led for fur
longs closely followed by Breeze. The latter was far
tho swfest In the LOT the mud and led without urging
all tho last reequarers OF mile, winning without
lengths before King Fan third. Barnum bad fourth and
Miger ar
how comploteyperre LoriIard threw away themp9rant
selling sweopstakes Saturday by putting ths ridcu-
ols ltie ao hysop OF bsSS@c s1uu @ vi & Vn,cI'ns % '
10 be sold At decent price thus ehaDnS Oney O5ae
Never was race more plainly io5t py 9nd sidins
fers 10 ose races rather than win them that Is his affair
Third Rncc-Gcntemen riders, S2j eaoh play OF pay,
tons q mile Five estnrteIs-Lakoands Ccding Arsenic
IS years. l57 pounds. ridden by {. ID holmefG Jeter
belmont Purdyl Donohne's gelting HarpoOner %, IA
Mr. stonel clyde Stables geldlns Ietchlsht o. i97
cas @, ii7, ridden ~ The owner under , the
eGFefcd G She M Course T5s start was a sgn roPSS
light and larPooner getting the best Of H. Arsenis ran
turn he could not keep pace the homesroch, aud
MIR Purdy Flower OF Meath, scored an easy success
Flower Of Meath Arsenic was q bad third HarPooner
fourth and spartacus Mutual pool tckets. sl7 35
500 eSeh baf forfeit 81 300 added 500 to second
ia miles. Pierre Lorard's colts Pizarro ana Goniaon
starters withdravn leaving only ve 10 run out OF
10 the proves OF barnes ana tne ste OF INC taoA Inc
five starters Dwyer Brothers colt Barnes. oy Billet
Jacobus, by ~ Ufed-SelHe James uio;, bh'DDeeli
Preakuess Stables colt Trombone. b Great Tom-Duot
scotiand-Majera Qls w. DOnohuc) aad Lltteieids
colt fOnd du Lac, BY Glengarry-Hop UlS DdIl' Pools
Books-Barnes to g. Jacobus 9 to L. Trombone to 1,
Boccaccio 10 to l. Fond du Lac 10 10 /. ,...
The start bod Trombone having the best or II with
Barnes second Barnes instantly dashed 20 the front,
while Trombone was checked Tor waiting race Barnes
never his lead aud none OF the othera ever reduced
his advantage below length JBeObus ran second under
strong pull for half the Journey The pace during most
OF the bali mile slow and 10 did not become
really strong until ne last quarter OF the FIRST half mile was
reached. AZ that point Trombsne ran mp with
so much dash and resolution that the DncSer5 or
Barnea trembled they the Prelkness colt cut
down the Dwyer colts lead from three lengths To one
But Mclaughlin had been easing Barnes little. He
now called him and the colt responded gaIantly All
TrOmbOnes desperate eOrts-and he ran well-were OF
no eject in reducing Baness advantage further end IN
the home stretch Barnes superior endurance was con
spiouOus Barnes easily by i've lengths in 24O4,
Trombone second gths before JacODus. lac dozen
lengths before Boccacco, nd-du-Lac last Mutual
pools SO S5 The total value Of stakes and added money
was $4,000 The time OF tho hrst half mile was 93
seconds that OF the second half mile exactly the
same making the time for the mile l:46. The next
quarter was very fast. but the concluding quarter
was slow, the colts trDg in the heavy track IL was
good Time for such day Trombone mas some sound