The Washington critic., 1886-06-11
OUT DOOR SPORTS.
TIE sunuRnAN RICE.

ully ~U,VJu people WllncSSeG inc
great race at Coney Island yesterday
the suburban handicap. The grand.
stand had filed an hour before the
racing began, and in nd lition to the
overflow into the balcony the lawn was
sea of heads In front of the bal
cony Gilmore's band dlscoursed popu-
lar airs, which was an innovation at
race meetings in that section, buc 1t
served to enliven the proceedings.
Notwithstanding all rumors to the con.
trary, betting was in full blast from the
start. There were fifty bOokmakers'
stands in the ring, and before the Sub
urban the push and crush of the mob
fighting their way to lay their money,
mingled with the hoarse voices Of the
ring laying odds, rendered the scene a
mild suggestion Of pandemonium.
Lizzie Dwyer was the universal
favoritc, the odds against her being 4 to
/, while the odds against Troubadour,
who won the race, were to2. Joe Cot
ton commanded odds of to 1, Favor
odds of to 1, and Ban Fox odds of 8
TO l. The rest commanded odds rang.
ing between 10 to 1 and so to T. The
gossip on the track was that Ed. Cor
rigan backed Lizzie Dwyer to the
amount of $50, 600; that J. 4. Williams
staked $40, 1000 on Joe Cotton; that j.
b. Haggin, the California horseman,
backed Ban Fox heavily and Green
Morris is supposed to have stakcd
largely on Favor. S. S. Brown, who
backed his own hore, Troubadour, must
haua ISn mn 10 Gfnn "a,
success, as he obtained big odds.
For the first time during the day
there was something like stiffness when
the horses were at the post. There
were six breakaways. At the seventh
attempt the flag fell and the familiar
cry They're off, rang out. Trouba-
dour shot out like an arrow and took
the lead, Barnum, Himalaya, Lizzie
Dwyer and Springfield being in the
next lot. AT the turn Springfield was
carromed against and threw his jockey,
Littlefeld. AS they entered the
backstretch, completing half the
distance, Troubadour still led,
with Savannac and Lizzie Dwyer
fighting him for every inch of ground. The
three had by this time stolen so much
ground that the others were practically out
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ground. Joe Cotton, who carried so much
money, was nowhere, and neither was Ban
Fox.
As the horses reached the turn by the
Dwyer stables, n half mile from home, there
was shout Of "Lizzie Dwyer's beat" aud
Murphy's green jacket dropped back amid
a wild roar Of applause from the hackers of
the other horses. 1t was plainly Trouba-
dour's day, for he came on despite Savan-
napfa strong finish mud hy tvn nrrih ho
In the last furlong Richmond came very
fast and beat Savannac for second place,
Himalaya being fourth.
The time Of the race, 2:l2l, was a very
slow Suburban, but the track was very
holding. To be sure, Maumee got away
badly; so did Joe Cotton, but no excuse
can be made for Lizzie Dwyer, who started
well, but could not stand the pace. There
is no doubt the best horse won, as he was
never headed and won In hand. The people
seemed to think so, for they gave him q
splendid reception when he was brought
back to scale and Fitzpatrick was almost
torn to pieces by his friends. Troubadour
had made trial in 2:079 the day previous,
but instead Of making friends for him,
many were afraid he would be stale
from it,
BASEBALL.
The Nationals played q good game at
Philadelphia, making only two errors aud
eight base-hits, to three errors and seven
base-hits for the home nine. They thus out
played the PHllies in the field and at the
bat, but the latter were lucky in their hits
which won them the game by a score Of 4
to3.
Hines and Knowles made wo-basers.
Start is not showing up remarkably we'll
this season.
Barr struck out six and played without
an error.
"Gilly" made another wild throw.
Umpire York exasperated the crowd. His
life will soon be miserable.
Gladmon has braced. lie made hit and
two assists yesterday, and no errors.
Crane did not play. Good thing.
Boston "got away" with New York by 9
too. VIII wonders never ceaseP
It's going to be tight scramble for fifth
place soon between st. Louis, Boston,
Kansas City and the Nationals.
Kansas City and st. Louis are booked
for defeats to-day at Chicago and Detroit,
respectively.