New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-24
THE DIVERS BEATEN,
ATLAsT THEY LOSE BIG RACE.
BURTON DEFEArED AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY-PARoLh
SHOWING HIS OLD SPEED.


steadily successful that Brooklyn racegoers have come
70 think them invncble aud to look upon all the Dig
stakes al belonging of right to them. Consequently
when their colt Burton In the Great TWO fearO
Post stake at sheepshead Bay yesterday, every broo
lyn man on the ground was eager to bet on nm. II
| few minutes cloud about the SIZE OF n sl,,
| and that man Walton, the "Fiuhser'
covered Rrooklyn and most OF tue
| current funds which the jewellers on the heignts
or on the Hill or in the valley the Long lsanu suo
the East River had transported 10 the uaeA i"" So
! over to the adversary. 1t was great uas i' ~,
Walton end the tribe OF Ephraim " oneueAol. -,
winner o the race and the conqueror OF Burton was inc
auv Dnohees by Kingfsher-Lady Bessngton. she
never ran before snedeker in whose stable sne "
trained and in whose she was entered uiu noV
| sound her praises on the housetops. inao 10 "oV
Ephraim's way. In spite of his ualne' Ephran 10 NOV
an Israelte and perhaps for that reason ne
guile But what snedeker knows Walton knows IL
NAV be a case of mind.reading. Anyway, walton
hacked Duchess in the books and in the pools, both
French and auction and II there had been any other
means OF backing her would have tried that His gains
went well toward making up his heavy losses on the
English turf
great humber of people were present The popularity
of racing Judging by the crowds present at the tracks
this year has increased immensely The success oil TINS
meeting at sheepshead Bay is overwhelming 80 FAR as
attendance and money results are concerned AS 10
management there is another tale to tell Ihe ouo per
ssts employing starter who Is either corrupt Vi
homeless bungler The which he the five two
year-ods for the Post Stake should have secured his
dismissal in disgrace When the spectators saw the DC
csye advantage which Duchess got over all the Others
except Burton-the being settled at the
start for all except those twO-and thought
of the sums which Mr. Walton had
on Duchess they could not help feeling tnat the matter
had an ugly look
The Coney Island Jockey Club needs new starter i'm
mediately 1t also needs wider track. The present
track is wholly unsuted for the big fields that gather
therein This been shown again and again IL was
sadly evident yesterday when Constantine and Maggie
c. came in collision and Maggie c. was killed The first
race fell TO Charley Kemplana, formerly jim Farrell
very fast but very uncertain horse He sold in the field
In the centlemens race Belmont Purdy outrode C. d.
Holmes Then Duchess made Mr. Walton happy. The
fourth race handicap of two miles, was won hand
somely by Ex-Governor Bowie's Compensation The sue
cess of this stable is always popular for Its owner is one
OF the pillars of the turf and nothing that not honor
able and straightforward known in connection
with it. Governor Bowie never deceives or tricks the
pub1e as SO many always eager to do and
none OF the underhand scheing and plotting Of pung-
ers is ever eountenanced by him. Monitor ran good
second 10 Compensation.
In the fifth Roa the fav0rite but Parole felt
like running and in excellent time and with all she
ease OF his best days wonderful old horse that His
victory was greeted with the heartiest enthusiasm
DETAILS OF THE CONTEST.
First Race-Purse $500. all ages selling allowances
one mile Thirteen starters-Hefner's eeldiug Dau H.
aged I07 pounds, j. Mclaughlin Burch's geldinG
Colonel spra que &c. los, Holloway Cahrs mare Mag
gle C. co. 49, Carlson Walkers geldng ItaSkA "a, 1Ol
Cross F. Lorillards lilly IncOnstant %. 81 Oney);
PettiBglll's mare Constantine %, 81 NJ Donohue)
Ka,sos illy Heel andTOe g. 49, ]. Donohuel Rosebud
Stables mare Matte Rapture %. 80, W. Donohue W.
C. Days geldug London %, 81, Conkling) r. NJ DAYS
yelding Punger q, IS. Camp; Robin
-.
Magenta Stables gelding Charley Kenpland,
formerly Jim Farre4 105, T. McLaughlin), and Somer
Vile stables colt Heck, q. 81, Riley. Poos-Dan n
$50 Colonel Sprague $50, Iiaska $50 Maggie . $50,
6eld s1OO Books-igah K TO 1, Itaska, Maggie c. In
constant and Heel-andToe TO each, Constantine and
Matte Rapture 10 / eae;i. and - 10 20 10 against
any other. Maggie e., Piunger and Charley kenplaDd
the lead ana femained IN front 20 the las quarter
nne IA the hOn estrech Charley kempand easIy out.
ran the RESI- by three lengths In the last time OF
1I2si Plnnger second, length aud u n'tiI before
laska third, aalne ltaptqre % i9iio"o ~ incon
stant, Colonel Sprague, Heealdi oe, Dan n .ih iitu
mint. in the order named. Maggie G. aud Constantine
came IN collision IN the crowd three furl0ngs IRON the
finish ana fell with great force. AagSs Us neck Ms
broken but Constantine was not seriously hhrf, Whhe
the Jockeys escaped win bruises Dan X was never
cous.Icuols showing no speed. In the French pools
Charley Kempland was In the Held. ana tickets were
worth $5l 55.
second Race-GcntelDcn riders. handicap sweepstakes
$25 each 5000 added: SIS 10 second one mile Three
RIDDEN ~ o%neIG a sclso Sbt % %
M WaIdi Bay and Torchght raced together in front
t t r 20 de tGai Fiower OF Meath clipped IN by The
rails and won unaer pull by ueek in 1:l9 Bnlly
oud Two lengths before Flower OF Meath. ar homes
rode Sadly lie never should have allowed Mr PnrJy TO
cut iuside at the turn home. Mr. Purdg handled his
horse wiz much skin. Mutual pools 80 %.
SPOILED BY wRETCHED START.
Third Race-Great Two-YeIr.Oll Post stake. closed
January l. 1885, TO post; the subscriber need
not own the horse he names; $500 each $1,000 added
% mile Five sarersDwyer Brothers colt Burton by
BHlet-DisraetiOn Q10 pOunds) named By x. u. Me
flelland and ridden by Jimmie " Mclaughlin T. w.
waldea's FLY TOlu, by Ton Broeck-rccplc1 u07
pounds) FAMED by ~ ". Kiltson and ridden by Hoo.
way; g. L. Lorlllard's colt Reveler, by Pat Malloy
scbotsche al pounds) named by Pierre Loriard ana
ridden by Brennan Snedekers FLY Duchess, by King
fsher-Lady Blessington (l07 pounds named 10y snede
kcr and ridden by W. Donohue Al Cassatfs FLY Water
lily By King AliDnsOAOiLe Wood GO7 pounds, named
by sif Cass.Ct uHder ms racing name OF Keso aud
Ji6dcn b, Ieary. POols-Burton 500, Duchess, $50,
'rolu $50 Reveier $40 Water LILY $50 BOoks-Bur-
IT, toH /. ReyeIlcr to /. Water LILY 10
70 l. DncEess was scaniily Supported bus the
Punger went ab9ut with nls little book aud speedily
forced TIE odds from TO Yglinat her TO to l.
the worst starts OF The year Burton got running
rest OF them we're sadly or Water LILY being thru
lengths behind Duchess Keyeler Iouith three eugths
Mclaughlin seuI Burton of at his best pace aud tgc
Dwyer colt iirst Tor a furloDg with Ouch
D1chess run the faster and at the hafInile she hui
a neck the advantage. Burton second. Tou bad tmri
~ he tbrec.quarters posi- half length BolOre
Burton, the others well back As they swung around
INTO Tic homestretch Burton and Duchess fOilcd Opin
ions otter az 20 whether the foul injured Bnrion's
cbances Duchess got the whip in the UEestreich ana
won the gy length IN the slow time Of Ei7
Ijiy third. Reyellcr fourth, Tolu pulled up last
Toia could never recover from the effects Of
the start Mclaughlin immediately entered claim Of
on against Don0huc but the judges after LONG delb
GRAFTON and after bearing DonOhue's statement decided
not TO take the away nom Duchess. Mutual pools
$50 65 - - -
Fourth Race-Handicap sweepstakes, $50 each, 81 900
oGded $500 TO second; two miles. Seven sarters-
OdeD BOwie's geldng Compensation, by Catesby-Aus
iraila Is, IO4 r. MeLaughin); Peitpglls geding Duks
OF Moutai0au by King ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %, 1O7, W.
DouOnieJ q. H. LOrllnrGs 2ed1ng McnitOr, by Glencg
Mink aged l20 CooIelo Llttetslds colt Free Colo,
b. BuiiJD-Kituc Free "A, LOG. Fisher; NJ J. Days