New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-24
I'm THE MUD AT IVY CITY.
FIRST DAY OF THE FALL MEETING.

, 0onal
friction of any kind The attendance was small De-
csusc Of tho incessant rain Twenty zone bookmskers
laid odds which were taken none 100 freely by the
limited number OF spectators, but In the genera
round up after the last race It became known that the
pubI,c had got the better of the ring 'nasmncn As
Three fayori,es won-thc Bertha 3. colt, Eufus ana
Clenmound-whilc Reporter the second choice IN the
.t rare carried more money than Badge, the favor
ne.
The steepIechase gave rise to the only unpleasant
susnc,ons of the day Major Pickett was an even
money favorite Notwithstanding the fact that be was
vary lightly backed Brac-a- Ban was strong Sec
<nd choice The others not wanted at any
pr,ce until few moments before the start, when
terrac plunge was made Hercules, which drove
him AZ a lump from TO down TO to i. several
bookmalers taking alarm and wiping his name from
their states. This plunge was followed by paddock
;ruor that all the riders OF the other horses were
hacking Hercules to win which made him as certain
n certainty As certaintics go in racing OF course
nobodv believed the report Steeplechasc Jockeys are
entirely above suspicion. But Hercules won away
or while Pickett last over tho line lhcro was
no hint of fraud. The chase was exciting ana pic'
Urssque. and without accident OF any KIND. INC
horses started on top of a hill nearly mile from
The grand stand and gradually wound their way home
Brsc-aB Ban carried less weight than his opponents
but was anchored by the public money that no re-
fused 70 pack"
Tho baltimore and Ohio Railroad furnished OK
ceilent facilities reaching the course which is ony
three miles from the Capitol Tho return after the
races was necessarily slow, In order fnat Tue con
ductor might have sufficient time for collecting oil
tho tickets The track was strip Of mud OUT tine
going was easy. Tho first race. SIX 1uriohss' was
run in 16-surprisingly fast time Badge maze q
strong bid for purse, but Reporter held MN sae
all the way Spider Anderson rode Reporter ana
Two other winners This little imp of darkness Is
riding in excellent form just now and the pubic arc
beginnng to follow him as they followed Barnes al
Saratoga. The spider never knows when nc Is
beaten and seldom gives up. The Bertha Il. co' o"'
classcd his maiden opponents in the second race an"
caJlcped home the easiest OF winners Eurus. VINO
auuears invinciblc in mud took the Autumnal Hanoi
can without difficulty. Bookmakers were exfraor
dinary liberal I'm laying to against him. raNor
was the only opponent who pretended 10 race win
him. and the sour son of Pat Malloy had all ne
wanted before the hOmestretch was reacheo "ion
mound calopcd of with the fourth race, pulling An
larson ont of the saddle at every stride flrst Az
ten,pt who revels I'm sloppy going, was w''hora~n
The starting and In fact every feature OF the man
acemcnt was quite up to the standard oil inc efes'
ysce-courses Of the Fast. Like every enterprise "n
which H. d. Mcintyre IS connected, the Nanoha
nochcv Club has sufficient push and 60 about 1t 10
give it's patrons entire satisfaction the pe'tihg 10
con,ro,l.d by the Turf Alliance of Ncw-York. which
NAYS T., ZOO a day for the privilege Details 1ono"
FIRST RACE-pURsE $780, SIX FCRLoNGs !
E. S Browns b. Reporter, yrs 30 n (cass w,
Meccllana Roche. b. l Badge g. lis. ..asla,
n Walkers CHI G. cOr 1@n@a 1 ssed Ill., 'A0''"'
Pos. odl. To vlnbssss Rs sgS5S,e 70 T.; 70
volta 1, Commander 60 TO l. fisco-hepO'''' -
Saagv hC' ocosB,dge $40 Reporter $50 field sio
Mutusis paid s13 So. .
Nh, ,,as Gr,. on but Commander passed him IN
law strides and made running to the turn WIN bsoee
econd and Reporter third Turning INTO inc s'i'. -
nander stuck fast in the mud Reporter ana baus 1.u
IN animated dispute up to the last strife crossing va. nv
hat
rnper Reporter got verdict by nose thirty iene''s
,etwccn second and third ,,o ,r.r
srroXD EACI;-pUEsE $500 MAIDEN wo-fEAKs
oLDS. FIVE FURLONGs.
G. H. Kernaghsns Bertha B. colt rs 'A6Pe sl%er}
y S s saii,sr e. is ,HsS GnIa
B. %ecleisad,s Ws6sat9elhs us tM GeSSss g
Wb. 6 Paid sGd r 81 esr's' May 1i2 MARTINI
POST odds To win Ts b Colt wshs.,eA
rssspSyt to F RSa1G to 20 L. carssa 20
sof fs s Bertha COT e
Mutuals paid siS 60.
Nav W was in front at the start. but the Bertha B.
Colt dow out OH the turn, and not being headed, won
with ease b. three lengths Passport stole second place
from Igavo by neck.
THIRD EACE-AUTUAlNAL HANDICAP $50 EACH
II 600 ADDED. IA MILES
L. J. cassstts b. h. Eurus yrs III tHsy y,v1r !
nS;s .5ss'y T,rd So$ ITO a FsiSs'
bsssF b,a a>T & ss?s.s ~ fsS@ssS
I TS'' 'q % II Ti sRN MaTa 70 spss.
saGSas ~ 90 a Bessie June sio o.
Muuals paid Ella 25.
They wen, away ike line Of cavalry and came down
he homestretch only apart Ksloolah leading by
me stand a head before Frank Ward Eurus third ana
Favor fourth On the turn Favor took uD the running.
rurus followed hard upon him. and the race soon resolved
hes two.
he bomestretch Eurus closed with his opponent ana
assed him at furlong and easily by three lengths
tavor a dozen lengths before Frank Ward VINO beat
special'y head.
FOURTH RACE-PURSE $500. sELLlN"' fo
r. j. Jennngs's b. 6. Glenmound. yrs, nl 100 ,
R. ]. waldens b. f. Satisfaction. 9: 1o1 Rihe,hinsl
s. 4. Hons's b :. waho9, 1oS ,T 4IsIaD
.n,b MITES coz s' e. h rea i bns i0s 4ss
Gib;ons CHI TnIiss r. d l sssa los SpsImer
xlns Ide to 9 Ten boy 10 to Others is L. Place
sicnniound to g. Satisfaction tol: 81. ,p..oo s,s
Muuas paid sH 20
Thriess Satisfaction and wshoo were slightly In front
the start but they had not gone furions before Glen
mound took track hard held BY Anderson who could
lot persuade go slow enough to make even the
tendance OF a with his opponents. He won with
ridiculous ease by length and half wahoo and Salts
aeton hard fight second place which the lilly
ron by eight lengths wahoo giving up furong from the
INC. fr-
FIFTH RACE-McKIBBIN STEEPLECHASE $50
EACH, $500 ADDED. FULL COURSE.
T. H. McCormicks ch. h. Hercules 5, 141 (ChsndleD I
es Ms1s"e es 0i aRsn ~ R s
!. Posts CHI. z. VIII Davis aged 14S Gosp 9
T. McR,ide's CHI. q. Major Picket aged 1o2 tMarS
Time-3
Post odds-To win Major Pickett even Brse- Ban s
n ?, l. Elphin 70 l. VIII Davis 10 TO L.
nsce-Hercuics to 3. Elphin to J.
Mutuals paid sos so.
Elphin made the running and reached the nat eight
before Hercules who had been second ell the
with the favorte close third. In the final brush Her.
.ules easily Elphin and q walk by six
eng.hs
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY AT IVY CITY.