New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-01
THE COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

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THE COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES FOR TINE flhsl IN l.
This will be the first day Of the autumn meeting
Of the Concy Island Jockey Club. and lovers OF racing
will flock by thousands the beautiful track at Shccp
head Bay. where many Improvements have ocen
made since the close Of the June meeting Large
fields are the rule rather than the exception at ms
course. and there will be big troops Of starters IN the
various contests II the track Is not muddy
salisbury. II we'll ridden. should win the opening
at five furoncs, with Britannia second Little
Mlnchs recent race al mile and half seems to have
taken the c!Sc from his sprnting speed Tipstah Is
dangerous and will probably come in near the 'front.'
The Dolphin Stakes. at a mile and furlong, VIII
furnish very lively contest between Yum Yum
Judge Murray, Hypocritc and Crusicr but Yum fum
ought to win Judge Murray second.
Those who fancy the chances Of Florcntin Firenzis
brother for the Futurity will have chance TO see
him to-day. he IS to take part in the sapphire
Stakes. But think both Mr. withcrs's Dawdle colt
and Maidstone Will beat him, and expect these two
to run first and second in the order named
The fourth race Is the Twin City Handicap at a
mile and a quarter which will bring out a remarkably
strong field At the weights Terra Gotta. Belviderc,
Eurus, Lclex. Badge and Calfct must all be CON
sdercd. 1t will not do TO overlook any one Of them
But Terra Gotta IS improving, and should win on a
good track, Bclvderc second. If heavy rain falls
and makes the track muddy Euus should win.
The fifth should go TO sam Harper, IT., swift
second.
Tho last on the grass should fall TO Prose
ArciinO second.
Here Is sound sense, well put, the editorial
page OF this weeks spirit Of the Times
We understand there Is pressure being brought
upon the tOucy Island Jockey Club 10 abandon
place muucls at Is coming meeting. If the Concy
Island Club f. the public II viii do nothing Of
the kind. The move against place" mutuels Is only
another evidence Of the audacity OF the ring, which, II
r. had lis way. would wipe mutueiS out altogether
Instead they ought 10 thank their lucky STARS thhr
they not wiped out themselves. They would haNe
been last spring had II not been for class Of owner
whose lust for long odd, makes their claim 10 tho title
Of sport very questionable These fellows have
a public 10 play upon which cannot be made 10
undc~t and that mutucl betting is the only fair system
They may baten and fatien while the money lasts, but
the que. ton IS how long Is this going 10 last NO
good reason exists why there should not De place
betting I'm the muiucS well In the books except
that IL divcTs little money from the maws OF the
c0rmorants who want the earth
II IS understood that there VIII be place betting
in the French pools today ard that while the
giant and lmpudcnt BoomakeIS' Alliance refuses
grant ifs imperial and autocratic sanction TO book
making on this track, with French pool competition
I'm Place betting. yet the bookmakcrs, Independent
individuals. Will occupy their stands and pay the club
$50 per day for each stand. VIII the immense fields
the enormous betting at shecpshcad Bay and The
spacious opportunities for making money there each
stand ought TO be compelled 10 pay al least $500 per
dav
Following are the lists Of probable starters to-day
800.