New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-04
FIRENZI WINS AT LINDEN.
DEMUTH GIVES HER A CLOSE FINISH
OTHER wELIrFouGHT RAoEs-THE DEFEAT OF
CLARENDON.

OTHER WELI-FOUGH HI D'@N A"~ VI
CLARENDON.
nh. arst mart of the autumn meeting Of the Linden
srN blood Horse Association was closed yesterday ana
.ne officers and stockholders OF the club may ialry
.ousratulate themselves on well managed profitable
md even brilliant series Of racing days. To-Day
acaecers will return to the Elizabeth track OF the
yewJersey Jockey Club. and as Election Day Is
.,n,vorSa holiday il is certain that the attendance
Ill, he enormous, unless heavy rains should fall.
,r, oorS Is attractive and many horses OF reputation
.,a. t.nd high In public favor will take part in the
various contests. ...,,, Tic
,ss All assemblage that any one Of the associations
srh,cb race between May 10 and oc'o0or
15 might we'll be proud Of Although INC '''uA'
,.re threatening in the morning the afternoon was
as agreeable one as November is likely to furnish
"a 40 extensive was the rush to the O'Clock trai te
tvone train Of all visitors to Linden, that four thes
the number Of palace cars provided by the re'ne'i
,ana Railroad would have been occupied IL they III"
teen attached 10 the train and many traVeneis WIZ
unable TO obtain during the short journey 10 te
track But the trip made so swiftiN' ana ooNu
MED so short time. that this was not serious hafu
chin Every one who witnessed the sport
~ the afternoon found for pleasure Inc s'o"A
h,,oeas exued over the excellent attendance a'u e
plump gate receipts The judges "e'e Piv"'u , ',"'
they were not vexed with any remarkably oin'u'' N0
cisions although they might we'll have kept 'e' o'0'
open and asked the jockey OF Ella L. WHY no was
rnl,,ng tina, 6llv with SO much force in the homo
rc,ch in the fourth race. Most of the bookinakefs
Rad no serious reason for sorrow, because po~i 'ie
FIST and second choice were defeated III tic Hs' raoe
The avorte third only in the second ana an OUT
alder won the sixth race. Inc pa0hefs vi
n,hle form were jubilant because Clarendon.
who ought to have captured the first race got secohu
rlsce because Firenzi, the most popular mare ths'
over ran in America mot even excepting MISS woo
to-d, took the third race, although IT was close
finish and Garrison was compelled to do everything
in his power and because the avores won the touth
race and the fifth The track was In exceeht con-
stion. The buildings and grounds were looking eXcep
tona,y attractive and agreeable to the eye and the
amusement OF the afternoon WAS cariieu ."o's" WIN
On. hitch or jar.
A handsome share of the gate receipts was devoten
n Elizabeth charities. 1.-The Evening sun" says tlat
tbe amount was 81 $40, divided as follows 10 ue
Public Library, $40; for the Orphan Asylum Sou
nr the New Orphan Asylum $500, and for the Eliza
beth Hospital, 1920
one gratifying feature of the day the return o.
those sklf,i Jockeys Taral and Taylor from Washing
Ton They were able TO give the little cathsh that
had been webbing around the backs OF some OF inc
horses since the Washington meeting began some
valuable lessons in the art Of riding. IL Is pi9
int either Taral Taylor was not on Clarendon Id
tne first race. Clarendon on public form ought TO
In csnter He probably would have done so with
either Taral or Taylor up, he only had lie pounds
10 carry But Thompson bunged badly al the
start and got off next to last with Clarendon
An along the backstretch and the lower urn
n. took him 70 the extreme outside OF the field, thus
if,c crcat deal of ground Nevertheless Clarendon S
d was so much superior to that Of the other horses
flat he WAS in the lead the head OF the homesretch
and had clear lead at the forlong post. Then
Thompson. like nearly all the jockeys that are riding
i these days al the NewJeTsey tracks concluded that
II was tempting opportunity 10 take nap so he
went 10 Sleep and while I've was buried in the pro
foundest sulnbcr-a drowsiness which The seven
Sleepeis of EpheSus could never have apprenticeship
came little Major CovingtOn with the wo-year-oid
Michael carrying only eighty seven pounds, and be-
fore the alternating Thompson had recovered from MS
winte. letiargy Michael had won the race
by neck. with Clarendon second ard For
est King third only a neck before Kitty Nah'
VINO had gotten of well at the front and had
led for five furlongs. Fitzjames did not ap
pear 10 take much interest in this race lie took
more interest in the SIXTH although he did NOT WIN H.
. Equity is a rather neat looking chestnut MY 10y
lend Or out Of EQup0ise. In August, SepoenDor
and early october she displayed some approach 10
form and speed but she appears to have lost all the
merit she ever possessed. and taking her breeding,
Ter lack of courage her moderate celebrity and her gen
eral deficiency in high form into account II Is likely
that Equity will drop into the fourth class Of sshg
platers in 1901 She the favorlte in the second
race for two year0lds, at five and half hriongs,
and conspicuous for five fuaongs. nav
inr a slight lead during most of that
space xut when Early blossom and Lepant0
Challenged nef in the final yaus. equity nsd
M speed bravery form 10 compete with them and
She got third place only, while Early Blossom won
easily enough with Lepanto second Bhthe was fourth
Lord Harry well, but If his performance yes
terday supplies standard Of his real qualities ne
forh his
The third race the substantial aud merftorious
affair of the day. 1t was a handicap at mile ana IA
quarter and again that splendid mare Nrenzi
filed the eyes of all spectators with admiration. the
tookmakers would hardly have ventured to bet any
more thaa / TO against her II she had not
been retired from the turf for month or more.
Horses that have been absent from actual
racing for several weeks are always looked upon
with certain amount Of suspicion Hence the
betting against Frenz opened at to 5, and even
when the horses 10 the post It was easy enough
TO get even money against her. Cassius was second
choice and probably Demuth carried more money than
Stockton. Reporter or ElytOn. There wore only Six
starters The last two Of Demuth had been OF
genuine benefit to that good three year old Demuth
II no wonder and twenty five years from now his name
will never be mentioned in the annals OF the American
tIrf But he is far from being OF the worst
three year-olds ever seen, and as he was In TINS
handicap at los pounds only, he gave the
famous Frenz Of her hardest races this year. IL
is an axiom in this racing column that twoyearo lds
and three yearolds have an immense advantage In the
schedule Of weights comfared with older horses IN
the autumn months. Foxhall won the CAmbrdgesiiire
with 1873 pounds and Peasanterie the Cambridge
Shire with 124 pounds. Good tMeeyear-olds are con
SANITY winning the autumn handicaps III Eng
land and America. But handcappers as
q rule continue 10 underrate both Two
yoar-ods and threeyear-Olds. Casslus ana
Elyton made the pace in front for almost mile, with
Demuth running third and Frcnzi fourth. Reporter
and stockton were never in the race for single yard
At the head of the homestrech Demuth took the lead
and came on with 50 much speed and ease that II
was then clear tlet Garrison would be compelled 70
Hde Firenzi and 10 get out her extreme speed IN
srder TO carry off the prize But harrison