The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-06
TIE WORLD OF SPORT.
GREAT SURPRISE IN RACING CIR
Giles.

NEW YORK. October o. Special Col
respoudence. The greatest surprise {
Y the week was the special race betwee
e Gregory and Rsclare, two of the crac
@ two ycars-Olds. on Monday. The rae
y drew one of the biggest crowds tina
ever went inside the gates Of the Grave
send track. The race was sensations
from the start to the finish. Gregor,
taking the lead with a jump. and neve
being headed until after he had passed
under the wire a clean winner. III
finished two lengths ahead OF the Re
clare in 1874. the fastest time eve
made on circular track by two-year
old.
There was more lost on Rcciare than
has ever been lost on a horse on any
track within the past half dozen sea
sons. Reclare was a hot fayOrite al
odds of two to one on while eight Go
five was gwen against Gregory. Re.
clare was thought to be dead open
and shut winner, and almost everv
man who puts his good stuT up on a
race thought that by putting a lot of
money Oh Reclare he could make q
winning that would make wine floa
ike water. But when the race was run
visions Of pure water aud plain beer
with the accompanying free lunch solo,
rose before their long faces. Bat the
men who backed Gregory what Of
them :
jimmy Shields. who trains Gregory:
Mr.. Sattler. who owns the colt in con
junction with his sister. Mr.. lI8nrahan.
widow OF Tom Hanrahan, who trained
for Wiihers. the breeder Of Gregory.
and no sold hIm for a song. together
with their friends. were the only back
crs Of the colt that won. So confident
was Shields that the horse would win
that be offered 20 bet 5000 o. 81 600 that
Gregory would never be headed from
the fall of the flag He caught two
takers. aud his smile was large, lumi-
nous and expansive.
The horses looked well at their pre-.
Iimiuary gallop. Gregory going along
in that glnRefly style that y 80 deep |
i've 10 bakers and followers OF the /
tracks. lie looked as though he we're /
4fIaid tOpul his feet haId on lhegroupG !
and more than one man smiled as he |
thought of hat colt running fist. r.
Dldit " cut ~ iht pboi liirl. Dul WIS Iol /
kept waiting very long. They got away
az the fall of the flag, Gregory leading
by short head. Before one hundred
Yards had b-en covered. the chestnut :
neck showed, and at the quarter it was
a length. IL was at this point that
the fun began. Heretofore the race
had been run in the Stiffness Of
a graveyard. but now the chestnut s
parlisans could contain themselves no
longer. and they began to shout and
yell. ReCiare's hackers smiled They
thought that BARNES. who was riding
heir horse. would be able 10 close the
gap up at will. Taylor, who wore the
lew cOiOfs Of Gregory white, black
sleeves ana red cap-looktd over bis
and looked at ReCiare. Then
De easad up on Gregory AMI Reclare s
'0il0wers began to get frightened 10
earnest. They saw that it was n easy d
natter TO close up Oh horse that was =
length ahead, gong like the wind J
nd carrying five pounds less weight. .
At the upper turn Gregory was full d
w0 lengths ahead. and 10 was seen that '
he race was as good as won for Greg
ny.
Roclaro. notwithstanding her defeat. .
) a gfand filly. but was unequal to the
ask Of giving such colt as Gregory =.
We pounds.
The winner is a very handsome dark .
hestnut colt. 1913 high. He IL very II
1eedy. and carries his weight IN good e
Jrm. d
A VERY PRETTY SPORTING SCENE.
Forty or more New York and West. Il
hester county sports. who dropped into =,
wtll-knOwn resort up the TIver the >,
thcr night. saw "a fight that was well :.
'orth the time and trouble If going TO ~
&c. Il was one OF the prettl, 80. and at r
ic same time one of the most evenly /.
infested scraps thar has taken place !,
enc in a good many mOons. The ~
.raprers were Joe Pnilips. a iccat =
sht weight, Who fought his first Glove y,
.ht Oh this occasion. aud & Orgc =
'Illiams. well known IN Jersey Guy q,
clever boy with the gloves. Both D.
aled rs pounds in their lights. 10
The tine keeper s watch showed thai 81
w,e .ilsi O'Clock when the referee 3.
aned forward. and M gentle aud SUB
IeI tones remarked. Time
TIE very first blow tnat was struck
fact. II was the first lead-was a To-
can known down for Phillips. lie an
ndcd his right on Williams meek sn
mn "a smash. The blow and It's sue mi
rs was surprise for Philips. for he IN
rgOf his guard. and the result was la
Il black csc and punch in the sii
lmach that made HIM breath hard for IN
little while. Ia the second round the
- were rather cautious. and there We
is not much good hghling. as z Oh TN
hung goes nova days. la the thiId Gu
md. however. Williams knocked ga
ilhps down. but got a zap under the on
e that opened up the skin and BROUGHT me
l,tle thin line Of red down on the VIC
eek. First blood was claimed for sci
illips. and was allowed.
n the next round they went az il
T. Old timers. Feints. ducks, ana 81
yer stops were the oFder of the
ht. and some of the piettiest bust
; that ever came out ln a ring was
D. Toe generalshlp was worthy of -
X Dempsey.
9 was anyb0dy's fight yet. and there ""'
S good deal Of betting at even
ney. Each one had a closed eye, a
oked nose. and both displayed cut r
eks. In the ninth round Phillips Pet
in knocked Wilkins clean of his An
/. II looked as though the fight had AtC
ed for Williams showed a great deal t..
trouble in getupg 10 his feet. He Can
sted himself over and over al IN Chl
time prescribed. and. finally. when C..
lid get 70 his feet, he made a rush Del
Phillips with both hands out. aud Err
led hard right square Oh the point Jer
lhe w. Phillips went 10 the floor Lab
heap, and lay there several seconds l.
r the time allowed. ami the fight Lea
given 10 the Jersey City boy. Lou
nillips Will some day be a great Mar
t-weight fighter. provided be KEEPS Ms
Il aud keeps his eyes open for sur y
es. such Us he got the other night in Y.
little out of the way place up the Nor
isOn river. y.
LUCKY JAKE. y.
axe Kilfain and Charley Carol Or
e in he city this week. Trey went Rea
he races and enjoyed themselves K
orally. Jake was pretty lucky, and Roc
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