The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
TURF TALK.

Telie Does victory over Cleaner In the fast time
OF l9'h Is great performance, and shows that the
Ivy CITY course when right Is very fast, Mr..
Burchs hly carried lO5 pounds, and the best pre-
Vions performance at the distance Joe Cottons.
VINO made the same time at Sheepshead Bay on
June 80, carrying lOd pounds. With sex allow
ance, therefore, Tee Does performance ia the best
on record.
McLanghlin's riding on Cleaner undoubtedly lost
that horse the race, He laid out his utmost strength
to pull the horse back when he was full OF running
| on the back-stretch. We have no doubt the noble
| animal expended In his contest with his artistic
Jockeys iron muscles az much strength as he would
nave used had he been allowed to set his own pace
The waiting race is doubtless nne thing In it's
place, bnt we confess to have seen dozens OF races
| thrown away by this Kind OF tactlcs, and we have
| never seen race won by them horse can waste
strength lighting his Jockey as well as In any other
way IL Cleaner had been ridden by a weaker
| Jockey we should have seen the record still more
| decslveiy broken. When We saw that tremendous
pun all along the back-stretch we exclaimed SADLY
| "Gleaner won't win."
The rule against smoking among ladies on the
grand stand ought TO be enforced 1t Is very oien-
| slve to many ladies', and gentlemen also, to have
cigar or cigarette smoke pulled In their faces and
those who have not the decency to observe the rule
ought to be compelled to do 30. A little careless.
ness In points like this will drive the better class of
ladies' away from the race meetings.
An open stand north OF the pool lawn upon which
beated betters and the employees of the bookmakers
can run up and see the races Is needed at Ivy
CITY. There Is such stand at Baltimore and 1t
serves the purpose OF saving some OF the crowding
upon the steps OF the grand stand.
When Jim Douglass, who was strong favorite,
got nearly left at the post aud then made q close
race AT the finish with 1ele Doe In the very fast time
OF :liX, good many thought II would have been a
Sinh, had nIha
their action In ruling of this h0rse and his owner
The race had queer look, and 1t was sald that the
Douglass party had considerable money on the win
ming oily.
The great success OF the race meetings here ought
TO arouse the business and social elements in the
community TO the Importance OF strengthening the
Jockey Club, 30 that 1t can get control OF the
property al Ivy City and be able 10 do the various
things which need to he done to render the place
attractive. The grand stand Is greatly In need of
repairs and much besides needs to he done TO keen
up the prestige OF the club.
The extra meeting at Ivy CITY closed yesterday
with i've as well contested races as nave been seen
on any course thls year. Nearly all the races were
run on their merits, and In this respect the ex-
ira meeting proved exceptional. There did not ap-
pear 10 he any "Inade up contests, and we must
frankly confess that the "hog klllngsn we expected
aud predicted did not take place. A better Two
weeks racing than we have had has not been
seen anywhere this season. The mlle and quarter
on Friday was beautiful contest, ana though the
Victory OF BoaZ was surprise 10 many who thought
he was only high-class selling platter, the time,
sOsH, was very good, and there Is doubt that all
the other horses and jockeys doing their level
besl TO win. The race throughout was a splendid
one, ana ihe hnish exciting, Boaz winning by
head from Irish Pat, he only neck before Gonfa-
Ion, and Greenfield ana AIetino close up.
The mile and an eighth race yesterday was
another beautiful one, ana Telle Doe by winning
shows tIat she IA u race mare OF high merit She
carried lOI pounds To Frank Wards 49, Herbert lOg,
and Gonfalon lOI In this race Mclaughlin rode
with rare judgment, waiting close 10 the rails and
coming through on the lower turn next the leaders.
The finish was a desperate drive between four
horses, Telie Doe splenddy ridden, just keeping her
nose IN front OF Frank Ward, and Gonfalon tapping
them out Mclaughlin outrode Garrison and Hamil-
ton In this race, for had not Ward laid back long
he might possibly have won. Herbert was the great
sip" and Dave Johnson backed him heavily, but
Tie company was little too good for the Old horse,
and those who backed him are now going around
wondering why they such fools, for on 'pub!lc
form" the horses finished Just as they should have
done.