St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-30
A SERIES OF -UPSETS.
That Was the Main Feature at the
Gravesend Races.

1NGtCSS.
Special to the Globe
NEW YORK, May 29.-Despite the fact
that to-day marked the opening of the
American Jockey club spring meeting
the attendance at the Brooklyn track
did not show any perceptible fall
ing off. The same number of book
makers are here who did business last
year and there was sufficient betting
to keep them all busy. The racing was
good, although made up of overweight
events. The first race at six furlOngS
saw the first appearance of Pontiac, the
suburban winner of 1885, since the fall
meeting at Sheepshead in 1886, and
he showed that he still retains his
old powers of speed by capturing the
race in easy style from some speedy
Sprlnters. He was, of course, favorite
and rumor had it that the Dwyers were
on him to a liberal extent. The second
race went to an outsider. 1t was
handicap at mile and a sixteenth for
which BOrdelaise was pronounced
favorite. The winner, however, turned
up in AL Reed, though why
the odds against him should have
been as high as 12 to it
was hard to see. The third race saw
another upset, this time the filly, by
Stone Henge, out of Mary Buckley,
owned by Mr.. Withers, causing it. The
race was for two-year-Olds, and the
Dryers TaviStOn was male favorite,
with Holiday, on the strength of her
good race against French Park and
Oregon last week, a pronounced
second choice. In fact, the
bulk of the money interested
on the race was between these two.
Neither were ever in the hunt and tie
May Buckley filly won easily with Sam
Wood. of j. ID. MOrriSey's stable, sec
Ond, and Harebell third. The next
race was the event of the day. 1t wasa
sweepstakes of $1,000, with $500 added.
There were originally five entries,
but Hanover and Emperor of Nor
folk were scratched, leaving only
Sir Dixon, Favor and Volante
to start. The Dwyer colt was made the
medium of a plunge, and SO heavily
was he backed that he started at to 2
/ in the odds, while to l was obtalnable
against either of the others. The race
furnished what with only three starters
was big upset. Sir Dixon went out to
make the pace and did not make it for
mile, but then Mclaughlin, who was on
Favor. sent the old campaigner up, land it
was all over in flash, ,SirDiXon following
back to last place, behind both Favor
and Volante, who finished first and sec
Ond as named, a length dividing them.
The two last races went to favOrites,
both of who came from one stable, Mr..
Cassatt'S, and both ridden by Hayward.
Now or Never was the first of the two
to score for the tri-color in mile sweep
stakes. He was 6 to 5 in the books, his
closest opponent in the betting being
Fordham at to l. There were only
five starters, and Now or Never won
1vy of fLn aicIa Ic, I1,r,1
next to last. The closing event went to
Banner Bearer. who was at to 5.
Prospect, of the DWyer string, was the
second choice, and finished second in
the race, giving Hayward, on Banner
Bearer. strong fight at the end. King
Mate. who was third, ran much better
race than any one expected of him, and
with a good jockey would have been
dangerous.
ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW.
First race for maiden two-year-olds, six
Misunderstanding, rs; Penman, us;
Carleton 115 Volunteer, no; Darling 10Y.
Second race, handicap. one and one-eighth
miles-Fayor, 130: Bessie June. 1O3; King
Ernest 102; Cyclone colt, I02; Pericles,
100; Royal Arcn, 100; Ban Cloche, 100:
The Bourbon, SO: James A H., SO; Aura, 90;
Juggler. 80.
olds, three -fourths of mile-Enquirer, lis;
Bonnie Meade colt, lis; Lisbon, lis Minnie
Rrown colt, rs; oregon, rs; Gypsy Queen,
112; Lucerne, 112; Harebeil, 112
Fourth race, Fort Hamilton handicap for
three-year-olds, one and one-eighth miles
Tea Tray. I15;. Specially, 112: Now-or-
Never, liz: Salyini, 106; Tristan, 1Q5 Fole.
105; King Ernest; Maxim fly 103.
Fifth race. mile and three-sixteenths-Th
Bard, 122; Favor, 122: Bob Miles, I22:
Emperor OF Norfolk, I02.
Sixth race, one mile and an eighth
Pontiac, 100: volante, 100; Dry Monopoie,
100; Tom Hood. 100; Choctaw, 100; Ban
Cloche, 100: Supervisor, 81.
Seventh race, selling, one mile-Bronzo-
marte, us: orlando. 112; Adrian II2:
Amaigam, JOY: Calera, log; Florence M,
entine, 10S; Fountain. 102; LholuIa. IO2.
Raveller, 100; Nita, 80; Refund, 80; Quib-
Ter, Sc; Mead and Brown colts Browns
fair; Mead colt doubtful.
TIPS. Is
First race, Harrisburg, Darling; second
race, Pericles, Bessie June; third race, Ore
gon, Gypsy Queen; fourth race, Winona.
Salyini; fifth race, Bard, Emperor Norfolk:
sixth race. Favor, Volante; seventh race,
Amalgam. ST. Valentine. q