The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-19
HOW THE DAP PASSED IN THE ROCKS.
6ome Information That Was Correct. and
Much Moro That Wasn't.

6ome Information That Was Correct. and
Much More That Wasn't.
The pool room men kept brave front yester-
day and made show at doing business on the
Gravessnd races. Early In the day. several
hours before the racing began. they posted ale
legged entries for the first third. and flftb races.
and took bets Later they posted entries for
the other races, and read the running story OF
each race TO the crowd Just as II they had wire
connections with the track. They gave out
that they were getting the returns for each
quarter OF the last three races rs 1t was made
on the course. and good many Appeared to
believe them. They got a number Of bets on
these races and the pool rooms took on some
thing like their appearance before the merry
war began.
Whom lists purporting to be those Of the
horses entered for the first. third. and fifth
races were posted upon De Lacy's blackboard
shortly after noon, there was some stir among
the crowd Of men and boys who were already
studying the cards for Gloucester and La
tonia. Many were the questions asked OF the
men OF rcd and white chalk who wrote up tho
names. But those men wore non-communi-
oa!iye. ~,
Are those entries straight 2" asked a norid
man with an earnest manner and a summer
They. are supposed to be correct" was the
answer. in positive tons Of voice;
sss s so sn. fRr.
they :. are Well take any money you want to
It was noticeable that no odds we're an
nounced. Post Odds was the legend written
below the list for the III race. one BOY. who
sousy anxious to. bet on sOmsthins u asked
how they expected him tc. bet Without odds
.n dek gu! your horse" said tho man With
serve aecord.ng to the track odds as printed in
race. it Is certain he got them straigh,.
Names and weights were identical with the list
With wff alttrward printed IN the evening
Ioses Banquet Madstone and Rover. ' q one Of
who came in second. The weights were evil
IDENTITY guessed at. aud. with TWO or three ex-
rsce included Chssapsake. Void Apollo. and and
Tso mot in tho and hd
There was no betting on the first race. but
few we're eP tSil to lay small sums ON the
the afternoon while tho races were actually IN
progress mat anything ,St, Ike interest was
covered around the GraVesend d. cosrd iw and laiI
Their entries for the second race included
Crncksman and Rover.
About the time the third race was run tho
pOoI SoL y Iohl up On IT'S entries nnu
hastily corrected their slate. 1t was q straight
tip. too except that 1t made them include
Banquet: who did not run. They then offered
4 to against LonRford and Senorits Q to /
against Banquet and Bermuda, IL TO / against
Sir John and to against Strathmeath. But
sdo the partition read of what purported to
DO running history Of tho race. naming the
walked the crowd up A good many asked II
telegraphic communications with the track lad
answers
The entries for tho fourth raoe were hastily
posted Ipsi about the time the race was being
run on the track. They were made to include
Beau Brummel and Premium. who did not
race. Otherwise they wsro correct. except as
to weights. Tho pool sellers did OF post odds.
70 place money. Then the rec was sung out
IN detail. as before. C"Aswain. Madrid, and
Tom Harding were made the winners. Twenty
sher for Tom Harding In third place.
inc sixth race was tho only other upon
which the pool sellers ventursd to make odds
Shortly before O'Clock they wrote down the
correct entries. bnt gave Hoodlum and Cola
wrong weights. They offered TO i against
Hood ium. Palestine. and Celia, to / against
SNOWFALL: 10 10 l against Richal. and 10 i
against Mountain Deer. They called the race
AZ minutes 10 o'clock. and had the Official
placing at sharp.