New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-31
. q. HALF MILE
..,, ,,coRp NOW roBrY-sIx SECONDS
,-r, ASHES FAST FnLy CUTS IT DOWN
=, rryyo SECONDS.

,spE,s FAST FIbLf ool' -
NEARLY TWO SECONDS.
asoo,racinc and deplorable feature oil
~ a., The Fast In these days Is the on""N
t''e a. ~ the attendance. some years "so ~
ieA an,,.men witnessed the eohte>'S Va ~ W. "
numhers But the carciul ooso''' ~
.,n',sd every part of the grand stand al the new
so,rs track yesterday who stroieu aoou, '"o
MonS 90 this stately structure, aud VINO waiHea
10 HUN h,,,nc ring with his eyes open, must have
thro"e e. nournfu conclusion that the Sums ana
ooiN' y ,s the dives of the metropolis supplied
inc ..,v and rcvotlnely large element among the
.,os SCORES upon scores hundreus upon nun
=, txoes coad have been counted that ough, 10
aroN' =, the Rogues Gallery, II they
10 rot already there, while scattered ABOUT
s0 ..asock. defling the stretches of green by the
.s. ~ the course and defacing here and there the
80. rows of seats in the immense stand we're beetle
i. r,,n3ans low dodgers, bruisers and swindlers
w, ought TO be on Blackwelrs Island. Unless
omnt and energetic steps are taken TO purify our
80 tracks the sport will soon be without supporters
an,ono respectable people. When every decent man
.ho zoos 10 see the thoroughbreds run has every
.nss attended daily by the filthy and loud tongued
sscas that nfes1 almost every part of the new park
h future of racing in this part of the country can
hard n, looked upon brilliant The great majority
80 these despcable fellows must have got in without
,avne the dollar and half admission fee. some
Of them are the and dirty brues that hang aoout
certain stables, Some of them are the followers ana
lseIers of unscmpulous owners trainers or jockeys
uyho buy beg. borrow steal the tickets that pass
these rascals in. But in whatever way they may
secure entrance, there they in distressing ana ap
mailing numbers and they sickcn and nauseate every
person Of refinement who is compelled 10 look at them
or mass by them In some mysterious way they appear
10 have gathered in unusual numbers at WestcheS'er
They are carion crows that must be kept cut must
be driven away or down goes racing 10 the LOWEST
depths of degradation. If the managers
Of tracks cannot py SUMO
nesns filter the attendance and make it at least
Olcrabe and prevent the lawns of their grounds being
peopled with fellows OF the type that has gwen
Cberryst its evil reputation then they should moi DO
surprised If every person Of sclfespect, IN ime' ""
away from the turf with Joathing ana contempt
The most striking feature Of yesterdays racing was
the easy victory Of Porter Ashes wondenmS Hec'
FLY Geraldine IN Tho first race The big specuia'ote
foolishy made the twoyearOld Daisy f. the favo1te'
as reports were IN circulation that Geraldine was
coughing badly Daisy +. third. Geraldine came
I'm first and VoluDteer second The best previous
record at half mile Olitifas, ia "a seconds al
saratoga Geraldine cut this down 10 46 seconds,
reduction of nearly seconds, and she did IL easily
at that This shows not only what marvellous flyer
Porter Ashes mare is but it also shows that almost
any speed is possible the amazing downshoot al
the now track At half a mile the horses fly if they
were shot from a hundred-tOn gun down precipce.
Badge the second easily, with Buddhist
second. Captain Brown, of Pittsburg, is good man
weighing $50 pounds. lie is very popular on the
turf far more than his trainer Is. Caplan Brown
il undergoing the painful process known as get
ting II in the neck" That is. he is losing heavily on
bis horses Blue Wing Buddhist and Daylight have
cost him nearly $4,000 this week Everybody likes
Brown. and everybody is sorry for his losses.
He has sent on big commissions from Pitisburg on
he three horses. IT reported in the ring that he
had ~ 900 on Daylight. Yet Brandoette beat Day
light with surprising ease, although she carried III
pounds TO Daylights 100
Fairy Queen great favorite in the twoyear-old
race, and she she liked, with Tulla Black
burn second.
Everybody disguised with Oregon after the
fifth race. He was backed down 10 even money, but
quit badly after running threequartels Of mile and
dropped out of the entirely. lie seems utterly
unable to stay mile In decent company. After
0rcgon's retirement the Brighton Beach wonder. CRACKS
took pull on the COLI ana trie., 10 draw gaiefy
great rush at the finish, and
person on the track criticised Conkings idoiic
Won by two lengths. But the fact that Niagara
could win at all. with ia pounds and beat Ore
did, throws flood OF light on The
previous MANAGEMENT of the horse. aud the
kandicaps in which he has run. The betting was
EVERYWHERE from % 10 40 10 against Niagara, and
the French pools paid $l25 50 10 win, aud $40 30
for place.
Another extreme outsider. Young Duke won the
selling race with Supplying ease, ana the French
pools paid $50 20 straight and S2S 20 place. lis
extremely easy victory made some OF Young Dukes
recent defeats look queer queer can be. Miracle
a very strong favOrite bui appeared to be wholly
unable TO extend himself and failed TO get place.
Hamilton had mount in every race except the INST
bur won only race, the fourth. with IIand0ette
Owners and trainers should not forget thai they
can make entries for the Sheepshead Bay al the
new track to-day, IT Secretary Rocks office.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-SWEEPSTAKES $25 EACH. $1,000
ADDED. SPECIAL WEIGHTS. HALF MILE.