Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-18
SUMMARIES.
GOOD RACING AT GRAvEsEND.
Kingston Defeats Los Angeles, Badge and
Cortez bv n Head.


GRAvEsEND, L. l., September 1.-THE first
day of the fall meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club dawned with cloudy sky. The wind,
the occasional moments of sunshine and the
frequent use of harrows went far toward dry.
ing out the track, and at o'clock the round
was considered very good. The meeting lust
beginning bids fair to eclipse all other meet
ings of the year. The Dwyer Brothers have
gone away down in their money bags, and have
offered purses worth S92 0C0. With one or two
exceptions, the noted flyers of the season are
quartered here. At l:S0 rain began to come
down and continued at intervals throughout
the afternoon. With El Rio Rey out of the
Prospect stakes, it was nothing but a canter
for Reclare, and the packers of favorites were
iubilant. There was great deal of disap-
pointment manifested when it was seen that
El Rio Rey had been withdrawn. Mr.. Winters
will not allow him to face the starter until the
conditions are more favorable.
First race, five furlongs-Starters Britannia,
Volunteer, Fordham, Maidstone. Volunteer won
in i:O9k. FoIdham second, Maidstone third.
Second race, one and one-eighth miles-Starters:
Strideaway. Hlndoocraft, Joe Lee, Come to Taw.
j. A. b., Panama Rupert; Strideaway won in
1851, j. A. b. second, Joe Lee third:
Third race, three quarters of mile-Starters:
Magnate, Caldwell. Tournament Torso, Reclare.
Recare won in l:l64, Magnate second. Tourna-
Fourth race, Oriental handicap. one and one
E%e. SSfen Los Angeles, Baoge. CracksmSn, Tara,
eon, orifiamme. Joe Courtney. Cortez. Race
land Kingston and Exile received applause. The
were but two in it. Raeeland opened at ~ 10 /
ana closed Q to 5. Kingston's price remained at 2
to / throughout At the third attempt of they
went with Cracksman, 0rifamme, Kingston and
Badge in front. They punched beautifully in the
run 70 the stand but Badge led by scant length
Badge was still leading a length at the half mile
post, with Los Angeles and Craftsman
Raeesnd was h and that Was as SeoPe nS1g
the front as he could get throughout the race
At the end of three-quarters Craftsman had
worked himself to the front, but Badge and Joe
Courtney were at his quarters. Taragon headed
Cortez, Exile. Kingston and Joe Courtney. Orl-
post Badge and Los Angeles were on even terms
Kingston and CorteZ were close up. From the
head of the stretch to the wire it was pretty
ran almost Tapped all under a drive. The great
crowd scarcely breated for moment. Then as
the colored Archer (Murphy) slowly but surely
the wire in that position, mighty cheer rent the
air, for the Dwyer Brothers. great horse had won
the Oriental handicap of 1889. The finish was al
most an exact counterpart of the Brooklyn handi-
cap, heads only separating the first four. The
official finish was: Kingston first by head.
Los Angeles second, a head before Badge, who
was head in front of Cortez, who ran remark
ably good race. Taragon was next. Cracksman
Joe Courtney, Raceland and orifamme followed
Fifth race, hve-eighths of a mile.-starters.
Windsor, Ballet colt .Lisimony, Warsaw, CorI
land Hocksy, Nonlad, Zor, Cornelia, Carbine.
Lisimony, won in 1:u4, Ballet colt second, Cort;
Sixth race, eleven-sixteenths of miIe-Golden
Reel, Hubs, Vivid, Lctretia, Bridgellght, Pei
SSS 5ISny1 King 5ss,d Idle
place IN l:S2A Golden Reel next. On the run off
Vivid won in 1853.
Following are the entries for the BROOKLYN
Jockey Club races tomorrow:
First race, one mile-Vermont Cartoon, Slug
Rard. TaVistaQ. D0unde each.