The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
GENTLEMEN RIDE IN MUD.


The wettest spot in America yesterday. 30
those who we're there say, was the race track
on the fair grounds near Huntington. Long
Island, where the Queens and Suffolk County
Club had six ponv races under tho rules OF the
American Pony Racing Association. The rain
poured necessarily all the afternoon, and the
track looked like canal Gentleman Jockeys
were up in every race. and rode in soaked to
the skin and beplastereG with mud
from head to foot Tho mud was
too deep to run In and not deop
enough to swim in, so, from horseman's point
Of view, the races were not success. AS en-
tertainment, however, for $50 or 200 persons
who had come out from New York on damp
and musty special train and ridden mile in
leaky stages to sit in the cold, raw wind that
blew the driving rain into the grand stand.
tho races did very we'll indeed
1t almost quit raining for ten minutes. and
gave the loyal friends OF the gentlemen Jockeys
an opportunity to swim across from the club
house to tho grand stand Mt 3 i, O'clock when
the bell rang Tor tho first race Mr.. jenkins
Van Setback and party OF ladies led the swim.
They had only arrived from Europe few
hours before, and declared that after seven
days at sea they were not to be scared by lit
lie water; Tho race was half mile, and
. suit that was lovely light blue bororo
Long Island natives who, gathered in ono
corner of tho stand, constituted tho betting
fraternity Of tho OCCASION and reckessly
pony flesh. j. i. Kernocnan carried Tie coors
Sha Van vary seRa Hc{s sm9r TG% o FSes
horses were ridden by tne ,h owners Trn The rice
tho track was the muddlcst, OF the lot. aud
Post Boy. by getting the lead and keeping, It,
cOiors on his rider, but everything bchnd him
was smothorcd. Mr. Underhills face was SO
plnstored that, he ran thu last half OF the race
he could soc the way to the scales.
The Fash Stakes sTseEstAG Se,o of go each SO
sss SsP% :S ?I: sf a
4sSma s H' s eh ' Port Boy s Kornoehan
5lio Van SsGsisf s% smiSf $50 S of
c1re nS'Ta ss5 G Is 'S> SrS. S' and Rsf p.I
eS: vsn'ns; SSGPs ~. s,e5sH ""' "''''Y
1t was raining hard again when the second
race was called. but the fact that Roulette and
luckshot, two nony cracks ridden by kernu- /
chan ana Foxhall keone two geutl emen Jockey
cracks, were to meet In II warmed up the audi |
ence as much as an audience in summer
clothes and late falI ,empe,Fature could expect
third horse Betscy. ridden by Stable boy. |
Even the starter ignored her and gave, him
]
spite of this the stable boy brought the
mare up to within two lengths Of the cracks, |
a fair tart. As It was Kline and kernachan
had 1t neck .pnd; neck, whips, an, SPUR all the .
enN e'oped in halo OF mud and applause. kor- /
lette drawing gradually ahead and winning by .
II length, The ladies particularly were excited /
o% OUT of the grand stand AID across %Si the the
IN hn l....ly..
something that looked very like Il rwer or bit
OF ribbon and that he hurried to thrust into his !
that indicated that all OF his winnings in tho
IA were rot down on the printed programme.
Mr. heene's friends appauded him lGvaliv AS
he rode back. but he seemed distinctly bored.
Three dollars and - cents changed hands in
tho native betting ring on tnis race.
hampton sales .Wteepsiakss OF 80 each $40
IAmaamah stnblcSb g. Roulette - tKemochanJ.
Time .i32a
Wild Cat. ridden by Harry Morris. had It all
his own way, in the next race. and Post Boy
got anpther place coming in second with Mr..
wlsG sssS@G FOR Go s and ont s
properly OF each to be ridden by member of A. T. H.
sm,th,o~n Stars b., s Wild ca. I4s Norris, 49,.
lnnaianah stables n Post roy; l-e CnderllD ,
X. Gracies ch & duncan, i.S u.ouis naiSht also
Time, oh7H,
There wero nino starters in the quarter mile
lash. AM tedious me In Getticg them OIL.
N on Bess with WILD viii wlnd OF mud
sweeping after him. Two stable boys headed
he whlrlwnd, the Judge, decided, and tho
oft JOCKEYS except Mr. Aoeno' were all
Il pp II ~G s1ks :wssF;tSskGs Of SO each
lands. TO carry "a poundss !: mile on The hat
a "A a e ihttFN
'm!lt%wn sable rioriia SSoyp' ....,.,...
n sH %!ST%s Sf a ETGH% .aIrs rndcr 1.
y Jane ,I.lttAler,, j r. Van scHaicks b m fi"rn
EIo.hsg t.. File cSo ?5" ssa t a"a
s sSisRn' Hs'' and Florida were under protest "F
Time 2S's
Stable boys carried Off tho honors in thcnext
acc, also. iqtsey who had so nearly defeatci
!oulettc and BurkShot IN the second race win
ling without difficulty. }uckshot and Roulette
Weighted with ITO pounds and were with
lrawn.
GalSTTay stake; ahanlesp .wsep.aIo Of $50 each
nder fifteen hand.; minimum weight, 40 pounds
mlthtown stables b. m Betsey. 1855 Oboy) .........
0 yam sc 4 i, y l H%i. ~
F. C. Norrysr IN M 41H iS9 teoTh also ran
The last race was over hurdles. and would
ave been exciting Ter favorable conditions,
nut with darkness adding its discomior to tho
old and rain all the int est was gone. and Of
rd jacob on Buster, got a bad start and ran
'ehnd until Tormen'or proved a quittor and
n THAI order the horses toundered along until
be last Of tho SIX hurdles. where Buster
ived into the mud. Fortunately there
'ere no rocks ~ the bottom, and
orse and rider camc TO the surface MI
iGht and ,nuckily swan tho race out.
'ormentor. however. had taken second place
lille buster was diving There was a Chorus
{ feminine shricks when Mr. Jacobs and hiS
orse went down. but a glance at tho track
s7urod the most tlmd that It was as soft as "A
!ather bed to fall Into and the excitement
led out. Mr.. Jacobs WAS not even scratched.
hurricane stake. sw"epstAke OF Sl5 each sion
ided, OF which 81 to serOrd for ponies ia hAndaI
ch, with allowance Tor less heigth, ono and a
larter miles over SIX hur lies feet inches high
, HAborhs CHI. IN. nina LRobYl. ......,',,.
am aamRh stable b x Tormentor Noyl.....,,. 49, ,
ockaway Sthb"'s Hnn. e Buster OacobL .....,.'..
Native sandwiches and cider had been tho
MY sustenanre of the crowd up to this Time
nd II WAS long past the dinner hour Without J
Riting for time to be posted on this race the
ldges ana everyb body else made dash for thS ;
ages and other cOnveyanccs to the station
he rain poured harder than ever there were !
OF stages enough to 70 round tho snrlngs OF I
)me that were on hand brokc down under tho
Dayy loads. II WAS cold and dark and dismal
nd tholc was a slow freight train on the single d
ack ahead OF tho raco track special all the q
ay to Mneola. N {
Fool Sellers hailed. 4