New-York tribune., 1891-09-16
RACING AT GRAVESEND.
GIVING OUT PROGRAMMES IN SECTIONS.
PLAN WHICH cHEcKMArED THE rooIRooMs

, PLAN WHICH CHEcKMATED THE PooLRooMS
COMPLETELY
rhers vas a remarkably lar2e attendance at the
pr,ohlvn Jockey Clubs races yesterday. No doubt
many were attracted by curiosity 10 observe the
prneress of the warfare between the club ana tie
roo rooms while II Is certain that troops OF peo-
ple who usually bet in poolrooms, were compelled to
20 10 the track since the rooms failed entirely to get
enc lists of starters and were Involved In the worst
confusion imaginable IL cannot be denied that Pmllp
, Dxyer and his associates have gained decisive
victory over the keepers of the gambling rooms ID
New-York. The managers Of the rooms VIII certanN
be compelled to give up business during the Gravesenu
Meeting Il the policy Of Withholding entries from puoh-
cation is adhered TO- and they still refuse to yield 70
W DIVERS terms. The track was hefneticaly SealeU
IN their spies yesterday, and information OF any
rslu leaked ont. No carrier pigeons were reeasou'
and no signals were exchanged with the men In tie
hotel tower or with the scout In the tail tree '"e
poolrooms were bafhed completely.
IL is true that the keeping back OF the entrieS un
twenty minutes before each race. when theS "o'e
distributed by messenger boys on printed programme
slips caused much inconvenience and annoyance "
the lovers of racing. Nine-tenths OF tie eino! !o"
of the sport consists IN exchanging views comments w
suggestions with friends In the course OF the oonis
before the races In the forenoon, and In the aeO,
nj the course But when the entries are unknown uV
twenty minutes before a race, there Is scshy uno %
for such pleasant conference. Moreover, all VIM
ever bet desire 10 mark out line of policy Throughout
the six or seven races, 10 scan the hSte VI P0oO1
starters printed In the morning papers anu ~ " So
the programme throughout long ana o~ioi', 80
before tire first race Is run. Racegohe "i'"0"U W W
p..e nrorraumes is highly unsatisfactory experience
ge'' a.. r.o,,a at The track were amused by the
-. - - tha ecbeme and enjoyed the fun Of chasing
orr6 after the messenger boys 10 get the spit SA AH
Of a programme. seven races hao oo0n -. -
Sivdine the nf with its extremely large entry nS' -
two parts but as Kingston had "siAoVor III s,S M
80 S,skes il was only necessary to ols-
tabu,e six programme pieces. Americans arc e"Sii, ~
entertained BY everything novel; ana eVerSoons
oo6natnred But If this policy should be conunue1
- dovs amusement would inevitably give way "
,r-itatior which would be followed py Wrdh' anu u'
mid be succeeded by the desertion OF the track
IT, however there was no general gf''mohhs oVoA "-
u4thholdlg of the entries. the most serious ui's'
soo,Ion prevaled over another mdtter-the st~unE
,..,,,s ,rorl, al this track both Monday and
n.Aav has bcen so bad as to suggest the advsaplhS
:. Icing him leave of absence without paw anu VI
canlnr in James Rowe to hold the starters nag ior INC
80. ~ the meeting. Probably Mr. CaicweE Is uS
,sry worn out. The strain OF starting horseS Ao1
80 civ days in every week from the first day OF
1Duary TO the fifteenth day of September is eA'ene'
- ond this starter ought to take long resi-
So, ~ his starts in the last two dsss would nave
s,-ancd a stabe-boy If this does not improve
;mmedately and most radically, the cuo Will
1c.r grave injury for Pierre Lorillard David Dioeon
1 some other stable are so indisnant over 'le
to-ttne that they talk seriously OF witndraWne un
SD uHH - an etrack Pierre Iorillard. F. c NC
1ae David Gideon and James Galway nave Oeeh
,,a with especial and inexcusable injustice Ill lle
,ast two DAYS and naturally they dohl Iihe j" Inv"
hores have been shamefully maltreated at the posi- IA
a number of Instances, so far as the larhesS VI ''
starting Is concerned .--so,, ond tho racing
+, ,omnarison with Mondays magnificent programme
was uitifl,y trivial. But of course, DO ciuo, even WV"
50 able and ssgaciOus secretary as MI Mclh''ie '
Get the best horses out every day -.
Two ont of the six winners were faVorreS-o"nquU'
in the Speculation stakes, and Azra III Ile sLAon @
raos Beansey led in the betting OF the nrst race
but TaraTs fine riding brought in WORTH th7 se0oi
choice, length before Beansey'
salonoa the victress in the second race was ",'l
hacked hut Zampost the actual favorlte' rluueh us
Barnes, came in absolutely last. Iarars ruhe so'
second place fol- Actor With the average !oOAe' up
Actor would not have been in the first SIX Freo
Lee and scbuyll both carried large sums but boh got
rctched starts so bad that they were prscucaly out
Of the race - ,,
with competent lightweight rider, ST. Charles could
have given BANQUET sharp fight in the speculation
stakes But mysterious are the ways OF W. NJ
parrick At least Inspector Byrnes says so. Bar
rick mt I'D little Z. Harris, who hindered raIher
than helped the colt at the finish, and when eV'
Charles could have won the place at least, IN a
trots as Cecil Clay says, by his bungnnG ne iOst IL
to Ocypete by a nose.
Marmont was first choice in the speculation on the
fifth race, the stable was highly confident oa'
Miller rode the hlly with poor judgment; poor seat
poor hands. and poor steering and she failed 10 s
sensation out of the famous Ferida had run ohE fS
II m PryEGqs TE led T1fG M Se @ way French pools paid Wen
ARA had the easiest Of tasks to win the slxt race
The starter dropped the nag When hr Gnl"aSs ,l 'a
Glencoe was turned the wrong way and the lilly was
left al the post. , e., /.
favorite Tulla Blackburn IN the slow ume OF 44,
Miller was on Tuns Blackburn. That jockey and that
don't always win when they ltoSy are V4e IA 9 light
ness Of the betting Withholding entries reduces bet
Mayor Grant was at the races and not at soratOea
He said that there was no truth in the much-cir
cqlted report that he was going into racing and had had
twelve yearlngs and had hired trainer out the
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-A Sweepstakes u 40 each, for three
yearods and upweid with 81 600 added Of which 500 TO
,econd and 800 to third N'n-wnners since August 2s
lot having won 81, 500 at any time, allowed 10 N Of
'-'''' - D Wv g. Re''ns f.
Lux. BlsekO@57P1Peyono % Barry 4sy5f Tif; SIS
JoS aS7 ETans'. p scr ch he Z Boaa.ey o
Santa Anita stable's b. +. Santa Anna: e. 90
Mepden :. io5. aamItOnj Pol Al
Nutusls-wotth straight paid slo 80. place So 5oi
Beansey place s6 40
Merlden led for half a mile and stopped as she had
ssuek snag Santa Anna then took up the running and
with Beansey at throatatch showed the way into the
stretch. Inside the quarter Worth came 10 the front
and won cleverly by length; Beansey second, Two
lengths before Santa Anna. Merden was beaten oil.
SECOND RACEA sweepstakes Of $40 EACH for two-year
olds that not a stake race overnight sweep
stakes not counting) with $1,000 added Of which 500
TO the second and 500 the third Weights N below
the scale. Maidens allowed 10 NJ Six furlongs.
Betting
St. P.
Santa Anita Stables b. I. Ssloniea. by Grin
: stad-Jennle D.. 10S n.......... (Sims) Al So
waleos Campbeil's b. c. Actor. III
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