The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-26
RACING AT GUTENBERG.
Honors Evenly Divided Between the First
and Second Choices.

HOnors Evenly Divided the First
and Second Choices.
The attendance yesterday at the track
'son the Hill'' was not as large as usual,
and despite the fact that the racing was
not up to the usual form, yet a very good
days sport was witnessed. Speculation
was tolerably heavy on the six events ran
off, and with large fields contesting the
races, the bookmakers were kept busy dur
ing the day. Therunn1ng OF Chatter was
disappointing to his hackers, and he was
not favored by the start. Can't Tell, in
the second race, ran very game n stayed
long enough to reach the wire in a sharp
race. st. John and Artless were made
great plunges in the third race, but Ii
buron Won after a desperate finish. Con
ISOLATION, the favorite, captured the fifth
event handily. George Angus in the
last event of the day, and running kindly,
won very easily from the favorite, Harry
Brown.
First Race-Was a dash of six and a
half furlongs, for which eight horses
started, with Chatter made O heavy favor
tie. Can't Tell, who was a long shot in
the betting, won after a sharp race by a
head from Saluda, who was second, a
length and half in front of Chatter, third.
Time, 1.27. Mutuels paid $3.50; for a place,
s.; Saluda for a place, $40.
Second Race-One mile and a furlong,
brought out ten starters, with OFellus
made first choice in the books. He o
easily by six lengths, Carrie G finished
second, three lengths in the lead of Suitor,
third. Time 1.59M. Mutuels paid S6.65,
for q place, $3.50; Carrie 6 for a place, 50.
Third Race-At welter weights, selling
allowances, seven furlongs, . with ten
starters. and Artless and st. John ruling
equal fayorites. Tiburon, almost from
the start, made running and won by a
head from St. John, who finished second,
two lengths in front of Julia Miller, third.
Time, 1891. Mutuels paid, 311; for a
place, $.60; st. John for a place, S4.20.
Fourth Race-At three quarters of a
mile; .Enine starters, with Regulus the
favorite. Although he had a bad send off,
he won easily by three lengths, Pat Oak
ley finishing second, a length in front of
Warren Lewis, third. Time, 1:21M. Mu-
fuels paid $3.50; for a place, 1910; Pat
Oakley for a place, S3.65.
Fifth race-At three-quarters of a mile,
for beaten horses; eight starters. Conso-
lation an even money choice. st. John
easily by three-quarters of a length; Nell
lie b. second, three lengths in the lead of
| keystone, third. Time, 1:19. Mutuels
| paid $3.50; for a place, 1886; Nellie B., for
a place, $1,000.
Sixth Race-At six and a half furlongs;
ten starters. Harry Brown was made a
hot favorite, but George Angus, with the
flag, jumped away in the lead and won
easily by three lengths. Harry Brown was
second, three lengths in front of Pat DAILY,
third. Time, 1854. Mutuels paid $10.80
for a place, s.. 10; Harry Brown for a place,
1920.
HORSES WORTH BACKING TOMOR-
ROW5ERSEY CITY NEWS
SELECTIONS.
First Race--W Warren Lewis, Cen
tipede.
Second Race--NeIIie B., Effle
Hardy.
Third Race--Tiburcn, Bass Viol.
Fourth Race---Hot Scotch,
MarSac.
Fifth Race--Top Sawyer, 0s-
borne.
Sixth Race--St. Clair, AIVa.