New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-22
RACING IN A BLAZING sun.

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at sheepshead Bay But there was enough to
interest and excite them in the seven
contests. and they forgot their discomfort though no
such thrilling struggles between famous horses were seen
as that made former days OF this meeting memoir
able. Aranza's runaway victory over Barnes caused
stir than anything else and deserves to De talked
about for a long time. It certainly will be-
| Fortune was unkind to the Dwyer Brothers Their
great stable supplied the fayores in four races hut IN
only were they successful, pretty Miss Woodford
| dainty picking UP the Coney Island stakes
| But when she runs the result, Is always foregone.
| "Plungcr" Walton on the course and made some
quiet visits TO the bookmakers stands but his operations
not on the big scale that marked them before his
visit to England. lie a comfortable sum by backing
the Target colt for place in tho second race, but
lost fair amount on jim Nelson In the fourth
Bourke Cochran, Irving Halls youmnous Demos
themes discussed the Of the Democratic Pre'
Dental nomination with eminent politicians on the lawn
Another great leader. Alderman shells, seemed to be
suffering sadly from fever and aguc At least those near
him thought they detected the presence Of "qunnc" in
| enormous doses
The Judges stand was -raccd for few minutes in the
interval between two races with the presence OF two
fair ladies' escorted by the president Of the cb Leonard
| W. Jerome If the gentle cond take more active
part in the direction and decision of the contests OF the
| turf, racing would make great gain in refinement
| and charm, while II would perhaps become Involved
III more uncertainty than ever. II In place OF the
grim and Crzzlcd veterans who now at Shcepshcdd Bay
alo the fates, the Judges stand contained sympathetic
blonde and yiyacious brunette, atrrd in all the glory
Of Pdri, gowns, the decisions. would De awaited with
even more eageruess chan nowaud received with even
more perplcxity.
SOME FEATURES OF THE SPORT,
In the first race a lot Of Brighton Beach rerrobates
cambIcd for a purse Of $500 II one OF those
wretchcd selling races, the prevalence OF which is blot
| on the American turf. They encourage the
| breeding aud training Of a lot Of sorry hacks
not ~ to draw cabs that scramble and sneak ard stGm
BILE and nuer around the track without trace OF cour-
age or honor about affair Selling are like the
| whrngof the wheel at roulette-Samblng pure and
simple, and OF sort But they please the baser
element among the and the spectators aud so
they A. biz place in the programmes Plunger came
| ont first in this particular faro deal.
| IL the heavy weight handicap M, Pelham showed
rare skill iu hdujug the Target colt, and
mat fine Jockey Feakcs that swift mare
Rca forced to the extremity OF exertion
10 get home quarter enght in advance II it had not
been Of Ecas hos, days she could not have She
is extremely uncertan-one day running superby and an
other day making the most abject Of failures.
But there FLY in the next that is never I'M
certain. She always be depended upon, both for
beauty aud speed Incompatible Miss Woodford There
Is as great such wonder OF symmetry
and grace and the contemplate creatures that saeger
through selling races between the purest OF
diamonds and common clay. Only kingike
and Miss Brewster ran against Mss
Wo0dford the of the other horses entered wisely
keeping them thc stables. Mss Woodford easily,
OF course. Al only she could meet Busybody superba
and queen Adelaide EnSands great three of champion
nuics. what a race they would make!
Mr. wi,hers put up skilled jockey Knglkc in place
OF NcHcnuy and got gconlmoEey. Brighton Beach was
Miss Brewster could outrun K.Hgliko Tor second
place, but wholly wrong. The two not IN the
class. and KInEike. we'd ridden will always outrun
her II is ply that Mr.. Wthcrs should 80 often put
che little lightweight Mckenny on his horses, when
they need the handling OF powerful rr,oiute rider ike
HAYWARD Fcakes or Fitzpatrick lie often loses races in
this way which lie might win.
In the two miles hanlic1p the horses were not Of high
class and The betting oddly a,tray. Hartford WAS
bEfayorte but thu distance too great for him ana
he collapsed completely Jim Nelson's capabilities were
also 3D. for ne even worse than Hartford.
C!nucccr cleyery, running tho best OF his c.
Tra alrar made a rool fight, but he has had much
work late aud all Of George L)rards thoroughbrcds
seem TO De under cloud.
In the mile and quarter hiudicapit was OF the
blind leading the blind, for botn Barnes and Arauza
with hoods 1t known long that Aranza
Of the heetcs animals America with the fliutest heart.
II she is In the humor FOR rmun. and gets good lead
early in the racehorse catch her but II any
rival reaches her head she shvers with fright and will
make no further effort. Yesterday was in fine
form and shauer sent her from the start at
pace that made it hopeless chase
for the field. Barnes with his heavy weight could never
get her The light weighted sandoya well up to
the a, haturon when he exhausted, ANA Barnes
swiftly drew up to him. It seemed to tho ookers-on.
however that Barnes did quite make up the gap and
that Slndoyal got second place by a head But the de-
cision OF the judges making IT a dead heat popular,
rs Barnes great fayOrite.
disgrace for any horse be by swift
mare Ardnzi, but Barnes /, plainly up to the mark
of last year. It will he extremely hard however for
Berry Wall to convince tsrfmen that Wahowcr the
race horse he rates him. Hiscolt could do nothing.
It was extremely foolish betting that made Richmond
with 20 pounds eyenmoney fayorte in the the two
year-od race He Ia fine colt but oould not
civo ]. L. KcIy's Lcrna colt 30 pounds. The
latter was much favored by the start but with an
even start Richmond could not possibly have beaten him
at the weights.
Patrick Nancy, on Charlemague, did some extremely
suspicious riding in the -teepechase Is he ready to re-
tireI lie cannot expect to 20 ON in this way.
PLUNGER MAKES BRIGHTON BEACH HAPPY.
The first race selling affair; distance one mile;
nine starters. These were kcSOs Valley Forge @ years.
80 pounds ridden by Metton. Magenta Stables Charley
Kcmpland o. 1O7, McLauChin), Waldcns CuIckadee o.
o. Green, HOilar's P1ngsr q, 50, Church, Morris *
Patton's lam g. ST. Higgsj, Lamasney's Metropolis
Is, 102, Maynard, Elwards's Shelby Barnes a, no.
Spellman). JorJan's Wandering a. o. Burke G. l..
Lorilar's Glleaway q. sG J. Donohue). Betting: Auc
ton pools-charlry Kcmpland 800. Pnger $3.50,
wandering $50, Valley Forge $50. field $50
Charley Kempand to /, Plunger > t. =, Wan
dcrlng To- ], Valley Forge to l, u to l against Ia
mora Shelby Barnes, ChickadCe Metropolis and Glide
away At the start Gdeaw4y went on with q great leap
second the rest In line. AT the stables, Zan0
took the lead but rounding the turn IN 10 the straight
all the horses were together. Once I'm the straight
Pungcr came through the horses and won by seven
lengths. Metropolis second Cbickadee third, ZamOra
fourth Shelby Barnes nth, Wandering sixth. Inc
favOrits Was last Ilmc lH2li. Mutuas paid S23 %.
Pungcr entered 10 he sold for $500 Tho bidding
ram n hi 10 for
Sl1OJ.
RICAS NARROW ESCAPE.
The second race was a weller handicap sweepstakes,
s25 each with $500 added extra weight for professional
Jockeys. Distance b miles Five startcrsJ. f. Waldens
Cummings g. 1875, Fitzpatrick, Mr. Kesos Roa %, IGO
EnAkas MelInc.r,. Emmn g ~ Mnnr,. Thnnn. nua