New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-19
RACING AT GRAVESFND.
rARAL Is FIRST IN THREE CONTESTS,
AN AFTERNOON OF ExoRLIENT SPORT AND

nm lofty screen OF Doardlng. the agcnS OF the Cles
pcolrooms had raised another twering mast north
AZ te grounds and opposite the head OF the home
stretch From this position they were able to get
great deal OF valuable information, and no screer
,vas set up YESTERDAY to shut off their view. Doubt
Iess one will be in place to-day. There were nc
especially enlvening or exciting incidents In the war
between the club and the poeIrooms and the after
noon was placid end serene in comparison with the
day before The number OF spectators was sufholent
IN large to crafty the management but there were
many evidences that the discomfort and even disgust
with the system of Withholding the entries were grow
ing stronger. IL ought TO be abandoned without de-
ley.
In the racing there plenty of animation anu
attraction Tar rode three winners in faultess STYLE
La Tosca In the second race Senorta in the third anu
Ieonaweu in the fifth. But he was strangely III
different or careless upon Mr.. Witherss WyanooUte
colt in the fourth race He got off badly, and appeared
in no hurry TO improve his condition. He rode tne
colt with some vigOr in the hOmestrech and came Ill
fourth, but If he had displayed the same eerl"ess'
adrotness and energy which he showed with se'lonVa
and Leonawen he would have been second at least al
the end Perhaps he underestimate the colt thought
he had no chance, and that effort with him would
ne labor thrown away. and found too late that ms
mount could have been second and possibly hrst' Il
he had been less stess with him in the first half mile
The first race fell 10 the favorite Pierre Loriisfos
oddly misnamed gelding Lillian, who had an easy
came in fourth. Mr.. Lakeland had ridieulously
exaggerated notion Of the merits OF May Wynne,
ana desired to match her against Lillian without
DELAY. This the widest nonsense because LII
Han had defeated her with absolute ease ana by
considerable distance, distance so great mat the
start could not account for it, The match was maze
promptly 81 900 side. same weights and distance
As at first. ana It was run of after the sixth race
This was the clearest case Of certainty that Pierre
Lorierd ever had in match Lillian simply walked
away from May Wynne and everybody was surprised
that Lakeland could be foolish as to make such
match Lillian has improved greatly. He ran the
first race ia ~, and the match in 16 L.
OF course La Tosca overwhelming favorite
in the second race and she won in caner, although
she looked gaunt, thin and dry and did not sweat
drop while all the other starters were drenched with
perspration. santa Anna ran second and Come-to
raw third Clarendon had worked mile in :48
mt he needs race or two to get him ready. He
showed some speed. but stopped 70 nothing in the
homestretch Moreover, DOggett rode him very badly
His owner F. c. McLewee was not at the track
La Tosca's time az.
Bermuda led In the betting on the fourth race, with
senorta second choice and Longford third choice Hay
ward on Bermuda and Covington Strathmeath in1u-
eclously chased Sir John all the way from the start
although il was certain that Sir John would die away
In the homestTetch. Hayward made far too much use
of his mount in the first six furlongs, since Bermuda
was con6edng weight every other horse In the race
while ,the old mans finish was not nearly SO strong
as it would have been twenty ago. If Taral had
been on Bermuda the favorte Would have won He
rode senorta with splendid force and skill, and sue
ceeded in slipping through by the rail in the home
stretch. If Hayward and Covington had Rugged the
rail, as they ought TO have done, Taral would have
forced to go to the outside with Senorita and
would have lost the Senorta won with little 10
spare while CovngtOn OutrOde Hayward at the finish
got the place for Strathmeath from Bermuda by
head
The Burridge Brothers have just changed trainers.
Ed. Brown, of Flushing, who had charge Of their
horses has retired. He a former handler Of
trottng stock. clearinghouse trainers rarely sue
cessul with thoroughbreds although there have been
brilliant exceptions To this ruR. But look at Mr.
Witherss stable.
Tie colt Coxswan, belonging to the Burridge Broth
ers won the fourth race very handsomely, with odds
Of 20 TO against him. 1t was strange that he was
SO overlooked he had well for five furlongs re
peatedly and he had only 103 pounds up The favoite
Pierre LOrilard's Johnny HecGscher, came in third.
Tom Harding the second choice but he was un-
placed Coxswain tickets paid $1e9 SO straight in the
French pools and $64 IS for a place. Madrid ran
second.
Civil Service s wreck and ought not to have been
started in the fifth He was second choice, but
collapsed completely before he reached the last rong
Tho third choice, Leonawell, under Taral's trong
drive won the race, while tho favonte Trinity, ridden
by Hamilton, second.
In few races ever was there so much bad riding
in o small field as in the sixth Lambley rode the
favorite Celia, without Judgment Of pace, discretion
Bergen handled him poorly. R. Wlbamss riding on
Palestine the third choice was so bad that he narrowly
escaped losing it to Richal Palestine took the
lead easily at the fong post in the homestrech, and
then Williams stupidity pulled him back TO the other
horses AS result Of this FOLLY he barely won by
50 close the finish tha the spectators were in doubt
Richal as soon Williams pulled Up Palestine, Rlchal
would have won BY length at least; Tarsl was on
did not have the gleam Of a chance. Ray rode
There was talk Of a match between David Gideon's
Holmdel colt and the HaTtford stables illy Natalie S.
a. ns S % for %e f0 1 the o mitch Se ss to be rim
fallen through because Natalie S. ran wretchedy in the
fourth race Ids was Pp SgS Nafs S e 1de colt
are fast tw6yeerods half mile, but the Holmdel
colt would surely win such match if it took place.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-A sweepstakes Of $40 each for maidens
three years old and upward; with $1,000 added, Of
which goo to second and 800 to third Three-year
ods carry los n; fOuryear-Olds and upward 112 m
81 Betting gi
Rancocas Stables b. O.. Lillian, by Gle2elg-
Busi aasS' BrS ~ b. ; t. haywood i65 -
Bashtord sp,aor's b. f. Cantatriee,. Io5
May wynss, g. los. a. CoSngtSn}0 81 IS
s a1Sss Be 9Sa gar 5.l as5S 81 81
Verona 8 liz e3liay 20-1 81
II@uet % lyl lols( %
TlmeA1:17
Mutpls-IAlll9n straight paid SIS 40 place 50 40
MOywOOd place $50 10.
May Wynne COS OF last to fair start and was soon
outrun Lillian took the track made the whole
Of the running and pulling up length haywood
second three lengths before Cantatrice. May wynne
came up fast at the finish capture fourth place,
only head behind Canatrice
SECOND EACE-A sweepstakes Of $50 each, for three
yearods and upward, with 81 900 added, Of which
SEQ 10 second and 500 to third Winners Of a single
race at this meeting TO carry n extra Of two races.
n NOn-winners OF s. 900 at any time not having
won five this year, allowed n Of S., OOO 10
~ Of 5000, 10 n Of $1,000, 20 n. One mile
Betting.
st. Pr
eehuylkil Stables en-. la Tosca, BIZ Sc.
Blaise-Ioueques, 3 yrs, 100 n (car
Santa Anita Stables b. T. santa Anna 3, 81
"a. Covlngon) 10-1 %
S. Brysnfs b. g. come-to-Taw, 5, 100