New-York tribune., 1890-04-19
THE DIVERS FIRST TRICK.
KINGsBRIDGE LEAVES THE RANKS OF MAID
ENHo0DG.
CYCLONE IN THE BETTING RING-FoUR FAVOR
TIES WIN AT ELIZABETH.

H. had been whispered over and under the turI'
"The Dryers won't win any purses or stakes at Eiiz
abeth they found out last fall that Winning OIL ''oi,
own track wasn't popular they'll Just chucK III ono vi
their cheap and then to fill up the eus anu
help the general excitement If you are pe''i'I man
6on,t mind the red and blue 1t won't hurt you 10 let
II run loose every time
few paid no attention to the rumor: thousands
vwaowed ii WHOLE and the Dwyer horses went 10 .lo
most with long prices against them in the ring In his
two previous efforts Kingsbrdge had manifested 'he
,hl,tv 10 Law low an ordinary field. lie had hniShcd
third in both races one having been run on Tuesday,
the other on Thursday vet yesterday when asked 10
carry but ninety six pounds In Held OF common craps
his opening price was 4 to 1. PreposerOus' L'o
Christv opened strong favorite at evens While Mlnues
.r.s ouoted AT II to 5. Those sandworms Sam Love,
Dublin Trojan and Long Time-ye gods what s"eeo
nosegay were thrown in your face al any price
Won cared to give. Five minutes before the nag
fell the Dwyers sent commission into 'he rihs.
II was as if the Louisville cyclone had been sncTaohcu
into the seethng pit. The barometer OF the pe''hs
market was suddenly turned topsyturvy Lee CirisN'
the "real old lead pipe" sheered on point ny po'
two points at time. then three, thcn iour' P@iio
followed; men tore up their tickets Ill despair ocioio
the horses started their journey. ChrlsN icn
away to to / and 5 to l. Kinssbrdge ughteheo 'ho
market at every slate, rushing furiously down 20
= IN K In conservative books. Dryers money" was
followed nv the pubcs money till bctors had their
fill Then the flag fell. Kingsbridge lea throughout
winning under gentle pull. Mlnuet was game !"
the tip of her tail, but could never get UP al'er
dropping behind the maiden brother OF the redouooo
Kineston-a maiden no longer, however. lie ci'd'h
MON would probably be ashamed OF the victory pus
as he is generous horse he is likely to say "i'h Ve
public "The youngstcr could do no more lhai VIII
The Dryers said to have taken enough OUT oi
The ring to build new race track Moser did ho'
ride Kingsbridge. The mighty FRENCH hao 1'o "'o"
You all know French.
Fordham continued his unbrokcn succession oil
victories this by galloping of with the hrs'
race Betting, to 5-buyng money, but getting ~
all the same This is Fordhams ninth victory III looo
Eric at to s. shuffed home in front In the second
n sluggish brute requiring a mans hand on the rein
sS looked asn %s Rs fs n as ne fast
The third race proved an excellent prize for Golden
Reel, who heavily backed by her people AT >, -
and to l. when oh, when, Will Tie BOURBON oioo"
lima B. is wonderfully fast these days, and
is racing consistently Her victory in the fourth race
was literally walkover There was nothing enS eg ~ ~
to i'e could s be bel had by energetic hnsIng belinda
j. M S M xs Aof y Prl nfG for the
odds TO 1. 1lma's time is the fastest maoc 'i'iS
Golden Rod 12 to shot, took the fifth race after
. scramble Can't Tell. the favorite finishing second
clear bracng and healthful The excellent sport was
enjoyed by some $500 people.
FIRST RACE-PUKsE $500 SIX FURLoN9S'
Emerys Dr. b. Fordham. by FaiseO-semPeI yiye
E,sa 12t e. B. st. John aged !anl !1;aTr.on !
e. 't B. Morris. fs g. e ts$oas. iiOWaISSIIsx 3
S.ys, % S 9slSs SSs.is is si' M,p
h,:'%o@S h,'Ss Z e to l. sf wila% % to l. Extra Dry
hssqs for s" none s hxs 5SAD Dry T. r.
Carnot Village Maid and Casteway ii retired before
the confessed superiority Foroharn. and the others
themselves much unnecessary ex'rtion
had they likewlsc From the fall Of the nag there
was no living with him. Hamilton placed him well at
took him in ham al ne
back place while Extra Dry, with dynamic |
Apurt, lead OF two lengths and made the running
for half nile. John moved up the rail at the
and led into tho homestetch neck before
Fordharn, coming strong. Extra Dry collapsed like
punctured balloon. In the stretch Fordham easily walked
st. John who. however, hung on with desperation
till the last gasp Fordham by threequArters OF
length; St. second. lengths before Lisimony
who beat Sir William dozen lengths -
SECOND RACE-FREE HANDICAP. PURSE. $500 /
lie MILES
G. B. Morris's b. Eric. by Duke of Maens'a-sec !
oSd %1S p"os. SSrsS 1iG is.Slcs s FcnnT}
D. A. Honiss b. 9. jim Mccormick :, "a (SaI 50
ssS: Ten Soassa nSss sss sssd j @
CormcK 30 to L. Ten Booker to 2. BONANZA 50 e l.,
coIm nsns t" tSF Booker f%ss to
salvin and Refund did not start. The others were ,
promptly dispatched Eric leading on the rail- Hamlet
second Mccormick third. Ten Booker and Bonanza
early showed an inclination view the from the
distant rear, and this they not disappointed |
Erie with down and glued to the back OF his
neck along in front. good lengths before
Hamlet, for nve furlongs. This brought him 70 the
beginning OF the turn. Here Hamlet began his run |
With brilliant burst Of speed he took the lead and
showed way into the stretch. Jim Mccormick came
up side by side with Eric, and desperate struggle
took place stretch In point Of speed the three
were evenly matched but Erc dorgcd persistence proved
too for the others. He wore them down, drawing
out in the last furong and winning clevery by two
I'm
Ten Booker got dust in his eyes and sulked BONANZA
ditto.
THIRD RAcE-PURsE 500. SELLING. Jig
MILES.
Excelsior Stables b Golden Feel by spsndthrits-
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kessSne poSaes S1sGr b. b. AGmh nansd arxS
" d BlooEss SRS'iS blk 'a h. blasRRofn iia is
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Time-1 .52a..
-, Betting to wn,Gcdcn Reel to l. .o:,ga Lotion to
ys"dfs.s r. g to 1a"s s.das ID to
Betting 70. plaee-Godsn Reel to 8 LosiSo to 10
BlacSthorn was favored with the lead after brief
delay at the post. a close second.
SpadlDg third, Golden Reel fourth Lotion. the favorte.
last. Passing judges time spaldng forged
10 the front, but The Bourbon, who in buck
jumping humor dspossesed him at the furionR and made
the running the haf-mle post spaldine holding to
second place. while Lotion. who good.
gradually worked through his horses and took third
place Golden Reel moved up with Lotion, closely
attended by Vandergrft. and at the end Of uronrs
the resolved Itself into triangular contest with
these three the principals. Vandoprft led into the
stretch halfs length before Lotion. In the final quarter
Golden Reel passed her opponents and won good
BY O length; Lotion second length and half before
Vandergrift, third. The Bourbon went all 20 pieces
the stretch and finished next To- last Spsdng
occupying honored position No bid for the winner
FOURTH RACE-MEADOwS STAKES FILLIEs or
ALL ACES. $40 EACH. $1,000 ADDED. SPECIAL
WEIGHTS. SIX FURLONGS
Union Stables b. T. lima b.. by John Harper-Little
Criss. yrs. ~ -. (Berg'nl
j. H. McCormick's b. n. belinda. s. ll3..lrlynn
0akwood Stables br T. Meriden. 4. 10 (Mo~er)
j. A. & A.. n. Norris ch I. Homeopathy s. 10
r. C. Livingstons ch: m. Puzzle. 1l5, .CMidgG) o