The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-02
RACING IN JERSEY.
A Bad Day for Favorites at Clifton and
Gutenberg.

A Bad Day for Favorites at Clifton and
Gutenberg.
The racing programme offered at Cliff
ton yesterday was very attractive one
and drew together very large holiday
crowd, who apparently were not only on
pleasure, but on speculation bent, as the
fourteen bookmakers present were kept
busy during the day recording bets. The
fields, although not larger than the
average, appeared to bother the starter
and the delays were long and
race, was voted good thing by
the talent on the strength of
Garrison being in the saddle, but the long
delay at the post and innumerable breaks
away completely upset the colt, STRIPPING
making a fast pace from the start and up
setting all calculations.
In the two-year-old race Sir William
proved himself both smart and speedy, as
he won his race very handily over fast
track The bookmakers were somewhat
recompensed for their losses of the pre-
yious day as but two fayorites were seen
in the lead at the close of the days
racing.
The opening event of the day was a mile
dash for three-year-olds and upwards,
with selling allowances, with eight start
ers and Pegasus first choice in the betting.
Clearwood won easily by three lengths,
Pegasus second, half a length in front of
Raveller third. Time LAS. Mutuels paid
S11. 10; for a place, $4. 65; Pegasus for a
place, 49, 10.
Second Race-Five furlongs for all
ages; selling allowances. Nine horses
went to the starting post, with Long Jack
an even money choice favor1te. Bat
tersby won after a good race by neck
from America, who was length in the
lead of Long Jack, third. Time, 1:o31
Mutuels paid S24. 30; for place, S12. 10;
America paid 1915.
The third race was also at five furlongs
for three-year olds and upwards. Seven
horses started, with Young Duke, on
whom Garrison had the mount, strong
favorite. Stripping easily outran the field
and won by a length and half, Young
Duke second, ten lengths in front of Aura.
Time. 1.02&. Foster was left at the post.
Mutuels paid $40; for place, S5.05; Young
Duke paid So.
This was followed by half-mile selling
race for two year olds, with four starters.
Sir William, with Taylor in the saddle,
first favorite. He won very easily by
three lengths; Woodranee second, four
lengths in the lead Of Jenevous, third.
Time, 5O15 seconds. Mutuels paid 81 80;
place, So 40; Woodranee, for place, $3.50.
The last event on the card was the Nc
Intyre Handicap, at one mile. and a fur
long. Six fair class racers sported silk
for the purse. BallStOn ana supervisor
ruled equal choices in the books Balls
ton, Supervisor and Golden Reel alter
mated in the lead from the start until the
lower turn was reached, where Ballston
was sent to the front, and staying there to
the finish, won handily by length, Lam
caster, after strong drive, defeating Ten
Booker by head for second place. Time,
1861. Mutuels paid s5.95; place, $3.50.
Lancaster, for place, $40. 10.
AT GUTENBERG.
At the track son the hill" as it is more
familiarly known among race goers, the
six races set down for decision attracted a
large crowd of the regulars, together with
large number of holiday folks. The
fields were fully up to the usual standard,
and ample opportunity was afforded for
speculation in the books and mutuels.
Backers of fayorites began the day
badly, as they failed to score in the
first and second events ran off, Jim Bradt
in the latter surprising his few hackers by
paying S43.70 in the mutuels for S2 in
investment. In the fourth race Stonewal
was made the medium of considerable
plunging, but boiling in running hS
could get no nearer than third, after d
sharp race In the stretch. Altogether it
was n disastrous day for favorites, as but
two of them scored winning brackets in
the six races ran Off
First Race-Five furlongs for beaten
horses, brought out the large field OF
eleven horses, with Marty B made q strong
| first choice. Nellie B, who got wen away