New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-02
FORDHAM BEATEN AT LAST.
TIPSTAFF CAUSES A BIG UPSET AT ELIZA
BETH.
BERGEN GAINS APPLAUSE BY TAKING DEsPER
ATE CHANCES on KING IDLE.


ATE CHANCES on KING IDLE.
There was deep woe at Elizabeth yesterday when
Tip,tan heat the hitherto invincibe Fordham. Inc
latter was an overwhelming favorite, as he had per
feet right to be- having won every race III WHICH nc
started this year. Upstairs price was w. Q an" ~
to /, few persons suppOsing Tor a moment ,h'' "'
rlnkest Of Inland cutters had the enlotcst chahce Vi
beating the Dryer cast-of. Many did indeed back
him, but for only place, and they were I''''h'" III
doing So As the remarkably liberal price OF evens ana
q 10 was very tempting. The ring must nave oeeh
crazy to offer such extraordinary Inducements u III
vcstors Why, fair price about lP'l'l ioF Pi"'o
would have been , to .. In his preliminary c'htet
the colt moved with dash ana nceuo" '"'' "",
have caused the hackers Of FoT1hdh hu'h un''sf
n"~-. At the post he behaved in the most seh''c
manly manner. while Fordham wore hlnisen on. le"'
ing plunging and curv.,tng, with W. LaN'ahu
swinging to one side Of hi, bride and Jim Sclplo All
to tine other. Hamilton broke from inc l, W"
failed 10 reach the lead before the nag I'm Wv
service and Tip,taG being too quick ior n'i'' ''D
though he rode the horse all the way ne coI' NJ
get WITHIN striking distance of the "lhher' Nv
can be found with his riding, for there j. no ~
that he got out of Fordham every ounce 'here rh"
him. Fordham's bleeding sides proved ''"'
horse simply was not himself. H.
Blue Rock had but little difficulty III WHINE
first race salisbury, who is a .contempuDlc oo""''
ouittinc a. soon a. challenged In the stretch'
Urhland Lass showed consistent form DS c'P'"i"e
the second race in a canter, Young Grace hn'S"'"s
ccond Favora has some speed, but was not III CON
dition for race. - ero
terrific battle in the stretch between hNo
horos brought the spectators to their ieet III t"o '
. rcr,cn ON the f,vore, King Idle, was tNc
- % fine hour There seemed l. Dc
,,tennt ON the part of four jockeys 10 uel1,'n
all hy rs
Of hor,cmanship as has been seen Oh "0 a,...,.,os
Ten wears 40 Jockey ever In ere"Vc' VIM ,.,
none ever took more desperate Chances
and cut OIL time alter time, henmed III asaii'. "''
rail- with horses dying" in front o. MN anu sue
Cling beside him. whose riders refused 10 pun 1uo' LIS
suddlc Firth broken and his martlneaIe u"ieH
no,ition appeared utterly hopeless. twenty st.uo
from the most ROYAL Garter dropped out bergen .s
ihrouCh the zap and King Idle won in the m't 800
Inv a nose The second. third and iourth iors -
finished heads apart The cheers that sPht t ", tha
yrr, long and loud as the winner returned 10 '"o
scales. c,-.o,rov II the
.hotoycr took the fifth race and Castaway IL nln
sixth Taragoa', chances in the latter were Ihdli e.,
lax the rain which made the track softer lh'I Nv
lll,cs Ia have it, lie II in fine fcttle now, anu may
he depended on when the track Is last. . n
The charming May weather drew huhdrcus vi IL
son. TO the course who hal not been afa'InG tnI'
,,.on They and several thousand other turn lovers
cnioyod a tine days sport. The attendance WIS tio
largest OF the meeting.