The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-15
WAR ON A RACE TRACK.
DWYER TRIRs TO SHUT OUT The
BOOKMAK ERS.

| The Western Union Company Hires q
Hotel Opposite the Grounds and
Rslilds Tower on It TO Get the News.
A Carrier Pigeon Service Also Ussd.
Summaries of the Races.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The weather aud
track was all that could be desired to-day,
and an enormous crowd visited Gravesend
TO witness the beginning of the fall meets
ing Of the Coney Island Jockey Club. A
good portion of the attendance to-day was
composed of curiosity seekers, who came ia
see how the war between the track officials
and the city pool rooms wculd
turn out. In accordance with his statemenh
made at the Coney Island Jockey Club
grounds during the late meeting there;
President Dwyer had large fence built on
top of the track fences at points where Il
was thought that the allies of the pool
rooms might be able to get or see anything
of the races.
WESTERN UNION HIRES A HOTEL.
| To counterRct this the Western Union pesa
| pie leased an old hotel directly opposite the
| main entrance to the track and began To
| erect a tower something after the plan Of
| the one at Coney Island. Mr.. Dwyer, see-
| lug luis, OTuefbu bndt no more DISTINCTIONS
| be built on the fences, but he will retalinte
by refusing to send out the entries In the
future. He also refused to permit the names
| OF the jockeys TO be put on the bulletin
boards but they could be had in
the ring. The Western Union company did
not coptine themselves TO the tower by any
means. They had a number of employees
inside the grounds. and also a number of
| telegraph operators up in the trees which
overlooked the track fences. The people
| inside the track devised a code Of signals
whereby their confederates could get a
good description Of the races, which thew
| did.
CARRIER PIGEONS USED.
Another scheme was the carrier-pigeou
idea Shortly after the third race one of
these pigeons was seen to fly from the grand
stand, and they continued to do 80 until
after the sixth race had been decided-
Pinkerton men spotted one man who acted
suspiciously, and elected him from the
grounds. The racing was good, and pro-
ductive OF somelbrisk. betting. Ow ing ia
the fact that the fifth race had twenty-six
entries, it was divided, making seven races
In all. The events were as follows;
FIRST RAcE-sweepstakes for all ages, five
furlongs Dr. Hasbrouck won, with Trinity
second and Chesapeake third. Time i:014.
SECOND RACE-Sweepstakes for 3-year-olds. a
mile Bellevue won, with India Rubber second
and Terriner third Time 1:44
| THIRD RAcR-Prospect stakes for 2-year -olds
SIX furlonRs YorSve Belle won easily by
| two lengths from Lampighter, who under
| the whip all the way and beat 81. Florian q nose
| for the place. Time l6,
FoURrH RAoE-oriental handicap, mile and
| aquarter. English Lady won easily by three
lengths from Raceland who came fast In the
last sixteenth and beat Demuth out for third
| place. Time 1908.
FIFTH RAoE-Selling. sweepstakes forR.year-
olds. half mile Tringle won with Natalie
| second and Tom Harding third. Time 04015
SIXTH RAcE-Seling for 2year-olds. $1,000
added, four furongs. Air Plant won, with
Kirsoh second and Billet Doux colt third. Time
0:50
SEVENTH RAoE-Selling. for 3-yearolds and
upward, $1,000 added, ONE and one.sixteenth
miles. Virgie won, with Celia second and Bal
lyhoo third. Time 1:49N.
GOOD SPORT AT LAToNIA.
/ CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 14-The track at
Latonia to-day was at its best for good
time. and the weather was delightful.
| Favorites lost In all the races except the
sixth and seventh, while in the fifth race a
thirty to one nag took the prize. Following
| Is summary:
FIRST RAcE.-Selling. for year-olds and up,
ward, one mile Joe Walton won, with Cap,
tain Jack second and John g. third. Time
| t43M.
SECOND cE.-selling, for 2.year-olds, five
| furlongs. Orville won. with Judge Jewell sec
ond and The Queen third. Time 1903.
THIRD RACE.-Selling. for 3-year- -olds and up
ward, a mile aud twenty yards. Royal Garter
won, with Little Scissors second and Ruby Pane
third. Time 1:4416.
FOURTH RAcE.-Purse for 3-year-olds and
upward, "a mile and sixteenth Heller Skel-
tor showed up crazy In the start and was taken
out. Rorka won, with Faithful second and
Lillian Lindsay third. Time l49.
FIFTH RAcE.-Handicap sweepstakes for q
yaar-olds eleven slxteenths Of a mile. Readina
won with Frank Kinney second and Dore third.
Time 1.0sA.
Sixth RAoE-Same conditions as the second
race; five furlongs. Ollie Glenn won, with
Hindoogam second and Ragner third. Time
l:02LS.
SEVENTH RAcE-Same conditions as the fourth
race; mile and one sixteenth Happiness won.
with Little Annie second and Quotation third.
Time l;49A.