New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-14
VOLUNTEER BEATS TENN T.
AND HrNpoooRAFr DEFEATS ERIC
soME OTHER UNEXPECTED HhSoN-'
suEEpsHEAD BAY.

49,, Grand stand of the Coney Island Joch,' ~
agreeable aud comfortable places IN VIM ho,, Cos
races Yesterday afternoon. Thefo W." cool rootst
or dense mists The air was picSS,s ,o,.on
and caressing, without a shake OF ,,,t,,', a., =,
or a chill in. IT, In fact, II was -. - r.,
DC ou' - -. "a o,vtblnc TO fear from Visit 10
mS'i0 i - v-,no the great september storm
enooP ,,A,v there was IMMIGRATION, refresh
SUN H"so ,.,on IN the nlmblc but gentle mani
s..,oDs ~ its later hours. An! lnan vi "o WV
go opvtbinr unwholesome OF uoio'oi'o"' !" w ~
-, % that sort Of weather IN tho open ali co"u
iO' o,Iv Cor bed In hospital The at'enuanco
- ,.,, and much interest was SHOWN III '"0 i"'
49,. the track deep In mud, bnt the con1cs'S
" rt,ad and in some cases. startling
"eio ~ p.rari Is uncommonly happy when he can
- md and Spider" Anderson rode him well
- ma sTst race wheh he defeated field OF good size
A., permont's FLY Amazon had many friends, Out
.atiod n get place. Senator Hearsts recent pur
chase Miss Belle, was second and ocypete third
Ralpb Bayard carried considerable sums In the being
ring. -.
Every one conceded the Speed Stakes to Tenny as
practical certainty, but although he was ridden by
hamilton the famous hooded colt failed to catch
yoluuteer who led almost from the start and won
easily Perhaps Tenny did not fancy the mud. IL
was bewidering to the colt that Mr. Pulsner eA-
meets to defeat Kingston Brooklyn beaten so easily
by Volunteer after dazzling and remarkable series
Of trumphs as Tenny has achieved in the last TWO
months HIS collapse is difficult to explain, for mud
or no mud, he is believed to ouclass Volunteer al
any distance. Yet his downfall caused far less sur
and excitement than might have been expected. the
odds on him SC prohbitOry that the great majority
OF cautious spectators lost little or nothing on NM
Moreover there has been so prodigOus quantity OF
racing this year. and many unexpected things nave
happened that it would take some such miracle as
for Larchmont or King Thomas 10 win race, really
10 fire the popular breast 10 furnace
heat SO the overthrow of Tenny caused d
lew wondering comments and little moro.
As Salvador gave j. A. Il. nineteen pounds and a
beating in tie september Stakes it little strange
that Captain Browns colt was backed with so much
confidence in the Mayhower Handicap, when he was
conceding weight TO every one OF the thrce ne ran
with j. A. b. found tho weight so heavy that he
came I'm last Tea Tray sluggish and sulkcd,
but Hamilton by heroic doses of whip and spur got
him thoroughly extended IN the homestretch. and he
came away at the end Retrieve led for more than a
mile and a quarter. When Tea Tray passed her, she
was firing and stopping. Anderson, by skilful BIZ
Of riding, brought Marauder up by the rails and
crowded on all sal Retrieve just barely got second
place, as Marauder almost caught her
Sorrento with Hamilton up, the favorte for
tho Bridge Handicap, Eric second choice. while
piablo and Hndooc aft also had many hackers.
the betting Sorrento ran vilely. lie suked all the
way and was hopcessy in the rear for most Of the
Tourney sluceard and Dlablo raced in front for
mile and quarter, Dablo fighting for his head under
a strong pull. Anderson being in the saddle Eric
and Hirdoocraft in close attendance. ETC TOOK
the lead at the head of the homestrctch, but was
passed at the frlong post both by Hindoocraft and
Dabo. Poor Diablo from lack of condition, quit al
the finish as he always does in these days, and Eric
passed him ard got second place but Hndoocraft
easily in > :i3.
HindOocraf ran in the colors of his new owner,
Mr. TOmpkins, and, for the first time in his races al
this track, showed something like form His running,
both on Saturday and Thursday, painful 10 sec
Well as he ran yesterday, he has yet proved him
self the class Of salvador LOngstreet and gonny
Letritia, with her light weight. ran away with the
selling race and the iavOrc, MontrOse, after suher
Ing many defeats and disappointments in the last
Of which had been changed from mile and half 10
mil,
One of the biggest plungers In the ring $4,000
ahead I'm his betting for the day after Tea Trays
success. But he lost so much Eric and Come
mara that when he went home the IS 900 had
vanished, and - 900 more with it, How any reason
able human could put any large amount on Come
mara is quaint puzzle! That eccentric mare has
MOI run good in succession since she was TWO
years old, The very fact that she won Tuesday
should have been enough 10 prevent any one from
on her good behavior Tuesday. Yesterday she sulRcd
and would not try.
Mr. TompknS owner of Hindoocraft, is said to have
put 500 on the colt at to l and to have won
John Kelly to have charge of the betting ring at
Brooklyn. This simply means that the speculative
department at that track will be managed in the best
possible manner in every way