New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
THE GREAT WANDA BEATEN.
eRooKwooD WINS THE SWIFT STAKES.
PONTIAC EASILY -ccEssFUL-FINE RACING Al
sHEEPsHEAD BAY.

failed even TO get a place. She was an over
wheming iavorte, and her owner and Ms Hlehus
hacked her freely Her running was Hmaz
tocly bad. 1t was thought that she coulu
Give Tvrant tie hardest OF his life when they shouu
meet even If she did not defeat him. and thousands oi
her admirers could not be convinced that even Iyreh
could outrun her. They looked on her as
second Miss WoOdfOrd and as mynciDle
Hut Rroolwood Grenader and Telie Doe easily ouran
mar Fies are extremely uncertain at this time Of the
wear and Wanda may later her magnificent form
OF last year. She may he like LOuisette who was GER
family the best twO-year Old OF lSs3, Dut WHO ran
wretchedy a the earlier months OF last season 1et III
the autumn she the best threeycarod In the East
The attendance at the races yesterday was not so
large AS on some Saturdays OF last This was que
In part probably the disappointment on Thursday IN
regard to betting, and IN part 10 inc
fact that the card did not promise
so fine sport rs Thursday. Yet tho racing was hNeiy
end proved 10 be OF uncommon interest Tho managers
nj the club had evidently to some mysterious I'M
derstandng with the Coney Island police Tor oooA-
making had fan swing all tho afternoon II
WAS not interered with in any way, but thefe
were no French OF auction pools nor did tho CLUB open
ITS "Raclng Fund" with "divdcnds" and premiums
as announced Relieved all competition from pools
the took an unfair advantage OF the public
by giving unreasonably short odds. They always 90
his when they have pools to compete with.
There was one grievOus cause OF discomfort al 'he
track Dust filed the air and settled deeply on every
body and everything Extensive sprnkltng VIII no H.
dspensaOle to keep up the popularity OF the course
The favorite, that halfcrlppcd California colossus
Jim Renwick. captured the hrst race with Ihackerdv
close second Indeed II Baylock had called On ThacK
cray earlier would probably have been first as Ken
wick is short winded and extremely shaRy.
Pontiac gave Duplex aud Himalaya an unapproachabe
view Of his heels in the second lie far outcassed
them both Pontiac amazingly fast, and could give
even Miss Woodforl all she could do 20 Outrun him. lie
Is the hcetes animal Pierre Loriards great STABLE
Aranza and Drake Carter not excepted
Mr. Cassatts colt BrOOkwOOd was lowest OF al! IN the
hating ON the Swift stakes he was in front all the
way and had Wanda beaten Oney persevereu
with Wanda as long there was any chance b iouh"
that she could not keep pace WITH Grehader ana
Talie Doe BroOkwood is fast up 10 mile, ana Ms
running in the withers much below his true orh
Brighton Beach descended upon the mile and a hall
bandcap like cloud OF lOcust, and backed Americas,
a four-year-Old colt by sa1On-Rebecca' owned Dy H.
MCGOWAN. He is castof from Pierre Loiilatos
stable Americas was skifully ridden by Donohue ana
won somewhat easily with lightly Weighted Caramel
second and the favorite General monroe third Cen
eral Monroe ran below his FORM but lie badly ridden
by stable boy named Harvey,who made too much use
OF him in the early part of the race
The Dryers are IN bad luck Their colt Inspector b.
was the fayOre for the woyear Old race, but he was
,,.ten easily b. pretty Ally from the Ranoocas stable
1e;cd Dew Drop. The Ally is by Falsetio Explosion
and seems TO have great deal OF speed Inspector B.
got third place only Kellys unuamel colt by Geneg-
Peru taking second position In the last stride by short
head
Charlemacne victorious IN the steepechaso with
astonishing ease, Captain Curry second and Abraham
third Bourke Cochran TO be unfit to run. II in
his condition OF last autumn this would have been
gift to him.
Conmoloro Kittson's promising hly Promenade Inc
with fatal accident while at exercise yesterday morn
ing This Is a severe loss to n stable
DETAILS OF TIE CONTESTS.
Tho first race was hrce-Quarters Of mile, fOH purse
Of $780, the winner OF tho first race on tho first day
Cim Rcnwick) to carry five pounds extra. Eight ran
Buchanan's gel0ing jim Renwick Mgcd 12@ pounds,
ridden by DuGy) Appcby Johnson's scldmg N Lam
nonist aged IL Uaywar @. L. Logilards colt Tack
cray a. lis, Baylsck) Kitson's FLY Refrain q, ~
Bendcr); W. T. SCOTS hlly Fauu q, "a, Wilansl :;
Walton's Imported horse sutler (asel, 120, Dui) "
C. Daley's horse King Fan Is, 12O, M'Lau-AAni ana
Babcocks mare Lizzie Mac (5 1l5, Cross.
Bettins-Jim Reuwick to /. Refrain to l. Nam
ponis 10 J. Tlachcray to l. sutler to l. the others
j. 10 l.
The start was excellent jim Ronwick getting or first,
King Fan second and sutler third. Refrain was soon
showing The way with Sutlcr second and jim Rcn"icA
third Faun fourth suor passed Refrain on the lower
turn and his chances looked bright until jim Ee-"ick
went by them both furong from the end and seemed
certain TO win easily Blaylock brought up Thackeay
an the last hundred yards and he gained rapidly on the
California giant Il Blaylock had not waited so long
Thackcray would probably have jim Renwick
1I6l. Thackeray second, length before Lizzie Mac,
who ran well at the end. Suffers head was at Lizzie
Macs neck Mammonist being fifth, the Others pulled
mp
The second race was the Consolation Handicap for
entered ia tho Suburban, pounds penalty
for the winner OF that race; 500 each, haforeit,
$1,000 added, $3.50 TO second Only three ran-Pierre
forards English colt Pontiac 6, 100, Olncy)i With
ers's eeldng Duplex o. 115. shauep, and PTcakness
Stables colt Hmalaya q, 10G, Lewis.
Betting-5 to on Pontiac, TO against Duplex TO
/ against Hinalaya. There show OF o contest.
Pontiac led all the way and he liked. The only
surprising feature the the AFFECT failure OF
IImaaya. In the Empire City Handicap at Jerome
Park last Tuesday lie carried lV'
pounds for the same distance-l4 miles-and
won handsomely with Duplex at ll3 pounds far behind
him Yesterday he could not run with Duplex at ALL
was beaten all the way andcame home six cughs behind
Duplex Yet the time slow-2:l2-the suburban
having been won in 2O0le. Evidently Himalaya lost
anhis form between Tuesday and Saturday Yet he
looked well enough
Tie third race was for the Swift stakes for three
ODDS 500 each half forfeit 81 $50 added, $3.50 10
second; distance seven furongs Five ran-Rancocas
ttables FLY Wanda Ql3 pounds, ridden by Oney
AelsO colt BrOOkwOod as, feakesj S1edekers coz
Grenadier uls, W. Dononuel Lakeland's colt Exile
pls. Blaylock aud Blrch's ally Tee Doe as May
hard The value OF me stakes was Foo01O ~, -, CO.
Bettng-5 10 on Wauda,Exie to /, Iele Doe 0to l,
Inc start was extremely bad for small Held Brook
wood being nrst oil, Wanda second Exile third, Grcna.
ssE iSyn ea any ana aGeed tSp me e1i 80
easily tat the race was never really In doubt
tOa careful observer. Wanda ran miseably. Olney
wa hard at work Aer before She lad s94e lalf m9
Ard on tie lower turn he using the whip freely But
aid no good Tho famous illy not only aid not gain
out sine fell back and GIenadier went away from her
There was strong tip, out on Exile
fut lie was beaten eTrlY in the race.
ProotwOod won easily by two lengths in 1870,
Crcnadier second six lengths before Teie Doc, Wanda
Ana Exile far back pulled up -
The fourth race handicap sweepstakes $50 each,
$3.50 added, $3.50 10 second; y miles. Nine ran
mcElmeels horse General Monroe aged, no. Harvey
" l. SCOTS gcldiug Referee o. lO7, lie wsl Goodwin
horse Free Colo Is, II. Mclaughlin; Excelsior