The evening world., 1891-11-17
Racing Amid Dampness
and Gloom at the
Hilltop. Track.
MARTINS RACE ON IRREGULAR
Remarkable Improvement In Form
Of the Great Arlon.

Matters were very dull at Guttenburg yen.
terday. The weather was.damp and gloomy,
and It infected horses, horsemen. bookmakers
and public. The horses ran In q spifftless
fashion. the people looked on listiessly and
bookmakers cried aloud their offers full of
despair and lonGing-for the public's dollars.
Altogether It was as dun day as has been
spent at the track this year.
There was Just one little ripple Of excite.
ment after the first race, when Jockey Mar
tin, wearing tie blue and white coiors of
Eugene Leigh, was called up into the stand.
Judge Burke was dissatisfied with Martins
riding Of Irregular, who was the favorite.
The Judge and the jockey argued long and
earnestly, and the boy succeeded In convtnC.
Ing the officials that no tried all he could, but
was unfortunate in being pocketed several
times. This might readily have been, ior the
ield strung out in distressing fashion, ana
horses were interfering with each other
throughout the race.
Circular was shut out ON the turn and Bon
voyage was carried out when the War Paint
colt, who evidently had his fighting colofs on,
made Wild tack to tho outside. Irregular
interfered with her. also Double Cross was
then sailing along seven or eight lengths d
front, and It was hopeless task to attempt
to catch him.
He won handily at the generous odds Of o to
!. Joe Kelly, who finished second, was wsll
played, and he would have finished second
had he secured an even break with Double
Cross. McKeever was third and then came
Irregular.
The second race went to the favoritc.
Alderman Mac, and the talent took heart
once more. The winner should have been the
Issaquena filly, but Blake exercised but little
Judgment on her, running on the outside OF
his field most OF the distance and coming
clear to the outside when turning into tho
stretch.
She came very fast In the last sixteenth,
but Just failed to get up. That cold-blooded
youngster drew hair.curling flnish with
Alderman Mac. Sandstone ran fairly won
and finished third. Onaway, like the cur that
he is, ran well for six rurlongs, and then died
away.
Toano galloped away with the third race IN
such an easy fashion that no comment ts
necessary. Tommy Flynn had the mount on
Gertie D., but he rode her In just the way .
beat her. He took her out in front and sss
the pace.
ams MsT in Sess ne seea us Sns
OF speed In the stretch. Taylor always nursed
her until the last moment. The boy sat down
and rode good finish, however, after she Va.
only neck behind Roquetort. =.
Tho surprise OF the day was the defeat %
SauDterer. Yet to those who have followed
Loantaka's brother. the defeat was NO sur.
good races in succession. Biitzen, with sev.
enty-four pounds up, won easily and in fast
time. He was well played. Gloster ran .
trine short Of work. He will do very soon.
Perlid won the NTH race in easy fashion,
and the hackers OF Dago, IN the sixth Hce
can thank young Dwyer for their fortuneviol
he rode persistent and good race from start
sixteenth. This inish was exciting and 10
part made up for what was otherwise an on.
traordinarily dull day.
The success OF Arion, who trotted In 2.l0A
the friends OF Gov. stanford chance for con
siderable Iun at the expense OF the miniature
track. II seems that before 1t came Arionf
io teow 70 go Senn ed in one eg which made hin
lame and so he was allowed to run Wild anc
untutored. He escaped the schooling on the
miniature track, anu NO httentlOn was polu
to him until seven months ago, when hs
was caught up and broken.
Another story that Is told about Arion y
that party got a price on him last spring
and the value then set on him by the farm
was 81 $500. The trade fell through, as the colt
had an enlarged ankle, the result OF the fnJurJ
mentioned above. 1t may be worth while V
consider the fact that there is no wilkes
blood IN elher t sne yearnhg' tWo-yesc Nvssar
champion, neither In Sunol, champion trottel
OF the world, nor In Direct, fastest PAGER u
the world.
j. b. Ferguson, the Starter Caldwell Of the
West, was visitor in New York yesterday
He was accompanied by Charles Green, OF tns
st. Louis Jockey Club
c. Walker, who is better known as " RAT
Bird" walker, yesterday purchased Now ~
Never from A. B. McStea for $500. t
The ofricers OF the new Saratoga Associa
tion met at the Hotel Kensington In this city
last night. But little business was trans
acted
G. Evans. the midget, Who rode such Z
clever race on Bitten yesterday, Is o son
Jockey Eyans, who rode Tom Ochfltree an(
other three-year-old cracks In their day.
Hickory yfm.-Young Jimmy Lambley rod
English Lady on the day you mention
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