New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
RECLARE BADLY BEATEN
so BADLY THAT ALL ARE AMAZED,
GREGORY RUNS AWAY FROM HER IN FAST

Club races yesterday but 1t is doubtful II the socaed
match between Reclare and Gregory attracted one
hundred spectators who would not otherwise have been
present And all the spectabors-except some negro
sahleboys in the inner field, who yelled Justify and
threw up their moss-grown hsts-were so DISCUS ted
with the affair that racing associations will not be
coursged to offer money for such enterprises here
AFTER This meeting Of Recare and Gregory had a
most disagreeahle and unwholesome smell. The
Brooklyn Jockey Club had been liberal in the matter
and had offered 80 800 added money, $500 10 the
second. Barnes up on Recare, and apparently he
did all he could do TO win. But there was something
wrong somewhere. for Reclare showed none OF her
remarkable speed and could not, In any part OF me
six furongs at the pace which Gregory set IL
IL true the time was fasthe fastest at the distance
ever made on the Brooklyn rack-1 ;13 IL. III
GREGORY bad beaten Reclare by head neck
or even length in that time in wellfought finish,
all might have looked right But when Gregory ran
away from Reclare In the first quarter mlle IN
creased his lead in the second, and won at his own
gait in his own time, without being urged for
foot Of the way, something looked wrong, and very
wrong. II any racing will take up the oficlal
Gulds and study carefully and thoroughly all OF
Reolarss performances, comparing them in judicial
calmness and elaboration with those OF Gregory
he must come to the inevitable conclusion that win
Reolare at her BEST Gregory is certainly not superior
10 her. Well, the five pounds she gave him yesteuay
could never have made any such appalling difference
AS
ANY man who will study Che subject win pans
and ZEAL and will then assert in the face OF common
sense, reason and intelligence, tnd' LIS
exhibition was true test OF
the genuine merits of Gregory and Reclare IS not nj
TO be at large He ought TO be put in charge oil
guardian promptly.
Not merely that Gregory beat Reclare Oh, no But
that he beat her with such hdeouS that he MADE
such contemplate show of her. that under the whip
md Barnes's hard riding she could not get anywhere
near him; that she could not even hurry him ior a
yard This was not the Reclare we have seem
This was repusive and revolving carcature
" her. CHASTITY travesty of that meet
sIlv. The betting about Reclare opened
AT two TO- one on but at the close some Of the
shrewdest and most cunning bookmakofs were WILING
10 bet 5000 to 81 900, and even 500 to Slooo na'
Reclare would not win And this In face or inc
insurmountabe fact that previous public form the
victory of Reclare was absolute certany-idst as
sure thing as was the success of Kingston In the
fifth race The general public, to a man, woman and
child backed Reclare Certain ultra shrewd fellows OF
peculiar type backed Gregory. Tho SICK
ening collapse OF Reclae disguised the spectators co
n,ctelv. II was indeed a nauseating spectacle,
and It is 10 be hoped that no Jockey CLUB VIII De
unwise enough hereafter to act racegoeis with such
wild and whirling farces matches" of this sort
b.v offer irresistible temptations trickery Of all
kinds. and there should be no more of them 1t IS
edfying 70 recall ali the matches" that have been
run in this country in tho last dozen years, ana 10
remember that the majority of them were tainted with
suspicion and were by the worse horse of the two
There is one comfort to the ongsufering and much
enduring racegoer after seeing such match" as thls
that neither Reclare Gregory is likely to bother
him much next year, matter what vision-searfng
time they may record in 1859, for neither OF them
has the breeding to train into highclasS race
horse good carry weight to run last and 10 stay
distance.
Longstrees cantered off with the first The
betting was ten and twelve to on him. There are
one or two excellent and admirable gentlemen-not |
more-who believe that Come o-Taw would have won
this just as easily al Longstreets weight But
excellent and admirable gentleman cherish strange and
fantastic delusions at times One or two still have
faith In the Kelley motor, and think that
= swinder, who bss been expelled from the turf for
fraud, becomes an honest and honorable man II he
snesks and sinks back through the contenptuous pity
of men who ought TO know better than ever 10 take
back a person ruled of for dishonesty.
LADY Reel the favorite, the second race after
she had got much the best of a very bad start. in
which Equality was 80 far behind as 10 be practically
left at the post: Etrqris was second u,,., ma,
by the careless riding possible The FLY ran |
well, aud was winning easily, when Pal
Garrison coming with furious rush on the favOrje
Judge Morrow, got the on the post by a short
head. Gramercy was poor third 1t is time to
give Prodigal Son TO t1e carron crows III was
carton race, indeed that he ran Williams, VINO rode
the way from start to finish
Alter tie mess of slush called the Recare Gregory
" match" over Kingston cantered home the win
Der OF the fifth race, Belle Or second. Carroll, the
only other starter, beaten OIL.
The fsvorlte, Huntrcss, won the sixth race
easily.
LATTE, a very strong second choice, won the
last race Perclcs second, and the favOritc Oregon
third. Poor Oregon cannot win a selling race
now. But in the spring Of loe5 he was two,yedr-
Old of fully high class as Gregory now, and won !
big stakes against all corners, which Gregory has
dOle.
Garrison added to his reputation by his successes
on Judge Morrow and Lahtie. so extensive S his
following that of thousands of dollars were put
on these horses simply because he rode them.
Tomorrow the october meeting at jerome Park
will be opened with brilliant and highly attractive
programme. There will be racing anywhere in
the East to-day.
DETAILS OF THE RACING
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