The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-27
IT WAS BURLTNGTON'S DAY.
THE BLACK COLT WINS THE BROOHLTN
DERBY IN CLRTER STYLE

Gregory Wins at -QueHa Great
Race In the Stretch -ARaceeoer Dies.
There was q mnRllnR OF the grave and the
Ray Yesterday afternoon at tho Gravescnd race
track-Frederick Conkling Of Garfield place and
Seventh avenue. Brooklyn. breathing HIS last
as the shouts OF the exutant hackers OF Greg
DRY. the winner OF the fourth race, rang through
the stand Tho immediate cause OF death was
heart failure.
The attendance was almost the largest OF the
meeting outside OF Handicap Day the atttac-
ton being the Brooklyn Derby for three year
| olds at mile and quarter, with the cream OF
the three-year-old contingent engaged. 1t
proved n Victory for Burlington the handsome
black colt by powhatan out OF imported InVer-
cauld, that HouGh Bros. bought from Barney
! Riley last autumn. with Congressman SCOTS
Torso second. aud Kenwood third. heavier
betting event has rarely been seen. tho Cyclone
colt, Burlington, Kenwood, radishah. and Torso
having very large following. The Cyclone
colt was the strongest kind of a tip among the
| track division. 1t being said that he had
| worked the Derby distance in 20S1i. Burng-
| tons time was 300, and Torso hal covered the
| route in 2:09i,. Torso was picture to look at.
but n trile big for IL hard, bruisng race Mr..
Belmonts friends wore Tor padishah to man.
and Jimmy Rove certainly sent him to the post
a grand-looking colt The Dwyets starred
kingsbridge the brother to X lnGston. but
many were disappointed when Sir John did n OF
also carry the red and blue. as that spanking
big colt. gave romise OF becoming one Of the
crack three year-ods OF the year. 1ourna-
ment was supported by Senator Hearst and his
day IN tho Carlton Stakes that he IL hardly
H. for hard race Just vet. and the pub
splendid start at the third eIot Tofso
at once shot to the front, AMI in the run to the
stand opened a gun OF a length and half.
kenwood second; aud burlington third, the
T Ss Psp GdS. S wh @GpS6 s Al
less they crack up the pace, and make condi-
ton ton tell" was the remark Of clever Judge as
easily that 1t was no race. In the run up the
backstretch the pace improved Just q trine.
the way In Indian file. At the three-furlonG
post the cyclone colt running into sixth place
some ground. Once the half-mile pole was
reached. or when three: quarters OF mile had
the best clip at his command and as the others
set sail in pursuit the pace becoming very fast.
or Buriineton Hnyward en Tonrnamen pa Eess
ger, on kenwood. and Hamilton hustlinK radi-
shah sinh were all In cluster on , the upper
the, Algeria colt, whom Lewis was urging to
his best endenvors slowly but surely Burling
Torso ii, trouble. Tournament aud Padishnh
drawing away endeavored to overhaul Torso.
the race by this time being Burlington's bar
two lengths and although gaining at every
stride. kenwood's nose was only at Torso's
throat latch when tho 0nish WAS reached. The
that there was no pace. fhe others were beaten
P3adiy Inc winner Is a splendid black colt
Inyercauld. He is symmetrcally proporti0ned
and was trained to the hour for yes erday's
was a very hard colt to handle in env company,
especially on heavy track. and Barney Riley;
have won the Junior Champion Stakes had lie
been able 70 secure competent rider. lester-
hest three year.old ont this season so inr;
others TINT he defeated yesterday become
at present HouEE Bros. are to DO congratu-
lated on having tho cock OF the three year
old walk. The Cyclone colt performed indif-
The following is n summary OF tho race:
fGF cs at and Sc %
mouaa Rrohsf: f 6 Burlington by rownaa
S Ss%SS:s$ E%5;S "a :Ti
bridge cyclone colt and Cemtaur also
so,;,SisCi %SSnwSoG 70 aI!.hq6. t,oi; 1oST%s
mon to fI KnxSs ~ GsS 81 G Ito 80
i. Nu,uas paid SD u $751; s:aI55
OF the ta'F o raee Isst Xix and GY Ser
milo, and DAILY refused TO divide the purse. |
Mike Kelly, who trains and rides Geraldine,
everything. 1t was very hard for the hackers
OF Geraldine to lose their money in such
nearly everybody playing Lon and fiath it:I to
win or run I'd. Wilfred, at 100 to /. won
second, and the favoiite third The time.
l:ji&, proves that the race was no flu kc. Mr.
G the e wine q %FeS had SnGqEh On hs
GreEoTy vas his oII seif, il the fourth
It was Nil over, the, gay deceiver winning hands
on and worked Out an extra quarter but pulled
up a bit lame Pave Gideon $ good; looking
Arabs dam SLOWED n brGilrid Of two year-ods
the way home in the i,th. and Ouesal won the
he head o the srcc He Wood ana aSS
had a ding-donE finish Tor the place. the last
named getting the verdict by head
THE FIRST EACE.
Civil Service was favore 'or the opening
dash at half a mile. but Geraldine and Chesa-
reake carried n lot OF money. Geraldine got
o u TS E me- oSers
and Tormentor Inst. Ciy!l Service set sail for
the flying Geraldine. and at the furiong pole
from The wire the colt had the best II it, but
Kelly calling on the mare for an extra effort
have, her head in front. The angle However.
got In its work, and the, judges decided 1t .
and DAILY insisting on such course. got first
money. Tormentor was a fair third.
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nellR 10 tLAmhley), ...,, q
Maltese villa Farms CHI. m Geraldine, O. 40 Kelly. 80
Empire Stables ch c TOrmentur =, ITO (hcDer.
Rosa Osceola, Iago Forest KiuE and Chesapeake
also ran. go.
sDead heat Civil Service walked oyer for the run on
Post Betting Against eva service, money;
Geraldine nto5 CHESAPEAKE 4to !; Tormeutor Is 10
!: Forest King 40 to Rosa 30 TO laRo and Osco-
ola each 80 10 n MutuAs PAID Sll.i5, S7G3 SAUV
THE SECOND RACE
Fon WAS the choice for tho second race at a
mile and furlong. Prathor the second choice
and carrying almost as much money as the
big colt. Tho other starters save Cortez. were
at very long odds. bergen took Eon to the |
front in the openlng furl9ng and, cutting outa
killing pace. he showed the wa way to ihe back Of
and third In The stretch i wa; thought that
tween Eon and Prather but, to the consterna-
tion o. the pl9ngers tue o1tsdiders Wired and
hnmo lila lnNOrite whining. Millrad won