New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-06
A MASSACRE OF FAVORITES.
ALL SIX SLAUGHTERED ONCE MORE
TWO DAYS AT sHEEPsHEAD WITHOUT FIRST
CHOICE WINNING.

CHOICE WlNNlNc.
All ak fevorites we're beaten at Shcepshead Bay
on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday Twelve races
In .,cccss,on have therefore been lost at this track
bv the horses which wore backed by the great majority
Of betting men. How race goers can stay OUT "o
season al tn rate is puzzle. and wnerc 'ne mo"cS
IS coming from for the betting during the maj SIN
weeks :. 4 mystery The effect of heavy and CON
,ro ,osscs was annareni in the comparatively small
attendance Yesterday The bookmakers are getting
the better Of the public so fast that they VIII soon
leave the public nothing TO bet WITH
Tho frs, race went to a outsider, Leo II. with
c,ser second and Belle dor third Belle dor was
ridden with bad Judgment Then. too. her speed 'as
be.n inpsred BY running here at a mile and five
n,rlonrs at Saratoga last week distance far beyond
her powers
Next came the Autumn Stakes Turfmen had eN-
rected splendid struggle between Mr.. Withers's
Faverdale colt, Mr. Haggn's Fresno and the Castle
Stables Dablo; and great and general was The dis
snpointment when Mr.. withers withdrew the Faver-
dale colt This was due to the action of the EA
ecutive Committee In running the Autumn Stakes over
the Futurity Mr. Withers does not ike ths
cour.s, and would not his colt ever IT. lie sa'o
that he withdrew his entry as matter OF prihc'pe
He hat entered bis two-yearcid in this stake with inc
understanding that II would be nun, az IN previous
years tho regular course Inc eiuo oo'ai"o"
the consent Of the other owners to run over 'he
Futurity but its right TO take from MI Winners
the privilege of running entry over the course ior
II the club reserved itself the right to change mo
course on which tho hreeouarers races should be r"
why ID II Insert in the Official DOCKS OF the mecr
Ing IN the conditions Of the speed STAKES ana
the Campaign STAKES we'll as the Futuri'y stakes
the statement that stakes would he run over tho
Futurfty counsel Ths, Of course left every one 10
understand that all other stakes would be run over
tho regular course There IS not court In the conn
try that would the club in insisting upon run
ming the Autumn Stakes over the Futurity course
against the protest OF Mr. Withcrs, when 1t had ex-
plIcply stated in its official book that certain stakes
would be run tho Futurity course. and had not
officially reserved to itself, in any form of publicee
fion the right to change the course on which the
regular stakes should be The Futurty course is
d,slked BY the public who want TO the whole Of
Diablo. having seven pounds advantage in the
weights Fresno, and being ridden by Mclaughlin,
the fsvorte, with Fresno second choice The
start was perfect and the in good con-
dtion that the time made is. two fifth. Of
second faster than the Futunty Stakes, although the
winner Fresno, carried 122 pounds 10 Proctor Knots
l12. and salvator's los pounds Mclaughlin kept
Dablo well up from the fall OF the flag. and took the
lead with him before the field entered the old track
lie was closely attended by Garrison with Fresno.
Garrison did not repeat his astounding blunde in the
Cartcret Handicap at Monmouth. where he took tho
lead with Fresno in the first quarter
and then pulled him back last of all
colt in the final hundred yards-a most groicsquo
piece Of riding Yesterday he rode Fresno as he
ought TO have ridden him at Monmouth. keeping him
close 10 the leader Diablo without undue hurry,
hustle worry Diablo well, and was well
ridden by Mclaughlin, who got out Of him every
ounce there in the colt, but Fresno was better,
and although Garrison had ride him out, Fresno's
victory was somewhat easy He won by a neck
Blue Rock third.
One Of the funniest paddock rlmors that ever
shook the startled air Of was the report
that Beck was a winner Of the Autumn Stakes.
This poor beast has even decently In
hgh-class company, and to suppose that he had the
least chance with such horses as Fresno and Dabo
simply to suppose the impossible Beck &C.
cupied a modest and unassuming position near the
last all the way. And yet a great deal OF money
lost him by men who In other races have
shown themselves good judges.
Many turfmen, after the Autumn Stakes. expressed
the opinion that Fresno was even better colt than
Salvador Fresno carried IA pounds moro than Salvador
carried and finished with more speed. freshness force
power In a faster than tho tutur1ty
Whichever Of the two is the better they are certainly
fine pair of colts and It is much TO be regretted that
the Faverdalo colt did not meet Fresno yesterday In
settle beyond question the relative merits OF
the withers and the Haggin cracks.
That ncorrgibe old rogue. Eurus, was strong
favoritc for the Omnium Handicap His trainer and
oil The stable connections were confident Badse
was 1rst away led every stride was never caught
and Won easily by length with Badge second and tho
al the furons post and looked dangerous, when he
swcrved in behind the leaders and sulkcd Murphy
little stale now and he was mover dangerous.
For the fourth race selling a n1T 400 sTsdo
Is expected to break down any day. one of his foreegs
was the fayorlte bu; was beaten easily by Grenadier
at the finish Laredo Is faster sprnter than Greha
The biggest upset Of the day in the fifth
with Champagne Charley, Lady Pulsifer, Miss
Coy s and S0Rs others 'a WRess cop Rdsds
seem to be sadly OF now. The Dawdle colt ran well
last Saturday, but his perfoi nance Yesterday was
shocking lie was OutpaCed all tho way, and could
iy fonrf He'll t,aaica got of FIRST ard was never
the French pools were small as lie was in The field
second and the Chicago Stables colt He on third
Forest King ran better than In the Futmiiy, but
10 sec his colt run. and appeared TO be in excellent
Proctor Knott were erroneous. He told his friends
that 1t was the height of absurdlty suppose that
he could ever be guilty Of such folly as to offer $4,000
for any twoyearold geldmg that ever lived. The
reports concerning the matter had ANNOYED him some
fictitious value TO horse by rumors that he had
u was eS to- TO carry the hopes o, the
and nes 3 ali Ss s hs that wa. ss
The start and logged the suhy brute so severely that
bTanc Il. lowest horse IN he betting tin
short head, Ballston second Long Branch Is out
cast from the Dwyer stable He has been nun In
sumo : Blgh on, Ia which his Jockey must have
Lad prodlgous development Of the bceps muscle. lie
beaten off at Brighton by some OF the worst
scarccrows that infested that so-caled race
track, while yesterday he beat such fast horses al
their own distance Banner Bearer, Ballston and
Lucy H. The moral Is obvious.
FIRST RACE - SWEEPSTAKES THREE-YEAR
OLDS. s25 EACH. $1,000 ADDED. SPECIAL
WEIGHTS SEVEN FURLoNGs.
D. A. Honig's br. f. Leo H., by Rupture Carrie Wa.
ysS mas w Brothers' b. c. Cruiser i'll Gwiiiiams
Odcn Bosfe's ca. T. Belle dOr. los (WinchcD
Stables Or. Macbeth II, us (McLaugulin
w. GRATIS CHI. 9. Pocatello 101 (Martin) o
az. " Nolan's b. (. Clay Stockton. 101 (OsSler o
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