New-York tribune., 1885-09-18
ALTA AMAzEs TURFMEN.
WINNING THE SPECIAL SWEEPSTAKES.
COME HIGHLY p1vERr1Sa SPORT AT sHEEPsHEAD
BAY

oo,,r manly pIyERTIyG SPORT AT sHEEPsHEAD
BAY.
There Is an immense amount of humor In
turf contests tho public win only try to get at IT. no"
coud there possibly be anything more hilarious than
tho runnng OF Morris Pattons colt Favor this year
I IA "a funny rs are the antics Of Ko-Ko In The Mika
do II Green Morris were under the sway Oh the pni
rantbropc potentae whom Mr. Gilbert has put upon the
stage he wosld speedily become running river
Of innocent Japanese mernment, and tho Lord High
Executioner might safely put him down on MS Dst
Owners OF such eccentric animals as Favor AFFORD tho
nublic endless amusement, but 1t is OF a peculiarly
costly sort Favors exploits before his victory
Of Yesterday were below contempt Yesterday, ridden
by Mclaughlin, he won tho second race In csnter
Every one must sympathize with Mr Lawrence In his
arduous Of handcappng such horses that one day
run last in q wretohcd field and the next
day ontrun easily lot Of fast horses. Perhaps the
best plan would be to handicap them out altogether
This would pain the bookmakers and hurt Mr.. Morrfss
susceptible feelings but would be boon to the public
The East was not represented in the special sweep
stakes for threeyearods three Of the starters having
been born and bred In California; and tho fourth coming
from kentucky. There is not high-class Eastern
three yearold in fit condition to run. Mr.. Badwn's
colt Volante ridden by tho colored champion, Isaac
Murphy was great favorite with Bersan second choice
and Hidago third. II. A. Ashes colt Alta, by Norfolk
Bainette. was extreme outsider. tho betting being
I5 TO against him. but he took the lead almost instantly
and kept 1t easily the end, Of tho others being
able 10 get near him Murphy, Mclaughlin ana Duffy,
the riders OF Voante. Bersan and Hidago all bundered
In letting Alta far from h0m In the early
part of the They could never CLOSE the gap But
II probable nevertheless that Alta is the best colt OF
the for he seemed able TO outrun them In every part
of tho race, and won with the greatest case.
Mr.. Clark was incompetent usual. most OF his
starts being lamentaby unfair In the Bouquet stakes
favored Little Mnch In the same way IN the Great FaI
Selling Stakes while some OF the best horses In the rst
third and sixth races were left without any chance when
The finish was extremely close in the Hrst race and
fla hat
time before the number OF the horse that they
decided had won vas put up. They gave the race to
gomaster and Royal Arch. The betting was 20 to
against Corsar and French pools paid Sl74 80 for 50
THE CONTESTS IN DETAIL
The first race was a welter handicap at 3-l6 miles,
$40 each, $500 added. Abba, Taoyrand and Puritan
we're withdrawn leaving twelve TO run--Carters horse
Aretno o. l30, Murphyl Gonley's colt Judge Griffith
a. l30. MoLaughlnl; Hampstead Stables gelding
Obermcyer Is, $780, Haywardl; McCurdys horse Captain
Warren %. 100. Fitzpatrick; Askey's geding Santa
Claus 90, $780, Fordl Lakeiands colt Burgomaster Is,
125 Lakelaudl; Yerkss any Three Cheers q. 127,
Cross). Flinns Lizzie Finn %, 120 GarrisonG
Bryson's geldng Corsair aged 100 Blayoeki Summit
Marie o. 10 fesfos ;Iid and n Daieys scds Tiiiord
(5 l25. CowaD. - -
sl5 Bursoma.Ier 10 Royal Arch 30, Captaia Warren
SO Marie $40, field S35. Books-ArctuO to ., Judge
f,rnith /. Three Cheers to /, O,ermcyer TO /.
Royal Arch TO l. 10 to % TO against the Others.
Tue start was delayed for long time aud was OK
for many yards Aretlno far behind. Captain Warren
led for half milo, giving way To BnrgoDasler. who led
up 10 fow Strides Then Corsnr aud Royal Arch
almost caught him aud the three went over ths line to-
gether Tue Judges seemed puzzled aud tho numbers
were put up until after much sultaOn. The race
given to Corsair and Burgom ister and Royal Arch
decided to have made dead heat Tor second place
santa Claus came In fourth and Arctiuo nfth. Time
2Osit French pools $l7A 80. Betting In the books
Tho Second race WAS handicap. $50 each. $3.50
added 4 miles Eight ran-W c, DAlcy's horse King
Fan q. %. Church Canpbcis ecldlng John sullivan
tOgiugtUul.
iiOL. ga over. MoLaughlnli Mnlkeys mare
NGSase g. 90 Williams; Kery. mare Bella Is. %. RAT
ieriyl; Patcs gcdlng Boalnan %. 100 CadwelDi and
Rowe's horse War Elgc Is. 92. Bralgl
rvols.iayoT go Boat imam 80 War Ease so Iopsy
war Eagle . = Boa TO l. Topsy to !, John suli-
van rs to l. NoaaEe % To l.
q .nile closely pursu'd BY lie. Then they retired
and Mclaughlin brought up las no won with amaz'
a length before War Eagle Sonnsc fourth. Topsy
Hnh. Bella sixth aud knE Pan se,r "a, while Boatman
The third rice wrs Tor lho Boqqu,t Stakes Tor two
arolds nandcnp. $50 each l2oo added, seven FUR
y 70 wltulravn but ,ir Hasdu sent Ban FOX TO the
sut r. den by DufTj Dwyor Brother's coli Inspec-
10. Vs. =. MriAushni ke.s0s COLI The DIrd lOs.
fiO5 3vin toni and the Oily Pure Rye OF, GarsOn);
NrngHu.'R 'v Saaia D1. haylordl X w. NhldeWs
MY ls!r, ssY w. y. Jegnns's , s ny Ur'nllne
uoi Rivera, I'd y Florence toa.o tlO3, Wil!l M,
! Asbes colt Kus ( = folk Ql2 keiIY Chiua Nor
glu's my Flora l. -, rnoidl, and Cooks oQ.s huto
'Poos-Ba6 Fox 500 ru.i -tor n. sT5 N, bourne
pair 500. the scott pair %. u 800 Book lnsp,c.
- !. Mnio TO ], 10 20 ~ 10 asa 20 the oliets.
There again much delay az .he s 70 'nl The hg
fell 10 wretched buugle. The Bar 7G much tho
Others siiun1 for long space. kingo No ok lott
/ passing him and opening npof three lengths. WI %
closed by saluda vino rushed ~ aud tooA th.
| fell back and was moving slugdshly that Meaon
piled The whlp freely Mclaughlin got Inspector b. TO
Ngs. pf fln louuf
Itbonf tint he got ND 10 Inspector b. The Bard out
lasted Inspector u. ana the race by length In
1881 u Inspector second. two lengths before Foronce
Fonso Pure Rye was poor fourth, Pseemoke nfth and
the others straggied IN French pools SIS 3d.
Then came tho .pocal sTeepstaaes Tor throe,year-
miles Four iau all colts, carrying lls pounds each
IT, J. Baldwin's Volane by Grnsteai-Si-ter Anne lid'
fS RroecR % " IL tMciaashlar h A Hassns Hidalgo.
by Joe Daniels Electra tDuny aud H. r. Ashes Alta by
|Voiante si0o, Bersaa $40. Hldalgo $40 Alta
$50 Books-Voiaato even, Bersan to l. HidaSo . 10
FitSparlck sent Alta nlong round mace from the
had Increased 10 eight al tie end OF the first i've fur
longs Borsan running second. FzpatIlck took pun
tayen second place get within two lengths lengths
were appalled, Murphy use tho whip on Nolante
WHILE In spite OF the lash, the colt steadily ost ground
in compal,on with Alta; who lea easily 70 hs eba:
Bersan second head before Noante, who was lebgh
Ds%,e % es nee was bandlcap AZ 4 mes $50 each
$3.50 added. Three ran-Preakness stables geldnS
Euclid o. IOs CadwelD G. L. Lorilards ny LouIsctte
"a, No. Hughesj; aud Kittsons lilly Abba "a, 0S,
| Grecn).
Pools Euclid s1OO Louisette $40, Abba sos. Books
-Fuclid even, Abba 20 1. LOusette IL 10 D.
Louisetto and Abba together closely, in front Of
Eucl for n mile but Euclld took the cad as he liked
on thcSlower turn and IN a canter by two lepghs
in 257 Abba second forty lengths IN iroht OF Lou'ett
wnO sulkcd badly and would not run in the last hat
mile Mutual pools Sll 10. - .-o
The last race was for the Great Fall Sci ling Stakes $50
each 81 900 added solling allowances, lis miles King
Fan Cleaner and ropsy were withdrawn and twelve
ran-Hohm's horse Little Mlnch %, %, Churcn spell
mans horse strathspry (ag"d, 93 CaldwelD j. Media
hons marc Swift Is, o. HOuston Rancoeas stabeshy
Threat g. 80, RaneIty) W. b. Jenningss geliing Car
dinal McCloskey IS. g. wuamsi Mulkeys colt Joqnlta
a. 90 CovngtOnj McdingePs geldng Bother a, oJ'
Andersonl Kernsghan's gelding Burch 20 lO2 Olneyl