New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
RACING All GRAVESEND.
BERMUDA ALMOST DEFEATS LA TosCA.
HAMILTON RIDING IN HIS WORST FoRM-DALsY-
RIAN's RUNAWAY VICTORY.

HAMILTON RIDING IN HIS WORST FoRM-DALsY-
RIAN's RUNAWAY VICTORY.
II was dull and llstess gathering Of spectators
at the Brooklyn Jockey Gibbs races yesterday. All
through the month Of September there has been racing
every day except Sundays and the continuous strain
tells I'm destroying enthusiasm and making raceGoerS
apathetc. Then the Withholding Of the entries pro
vokes more and moro dissatisfaction as the meeting
goes on and 1t robs the sport of nearly all the pleasure
! in It. Another cause Of widespread unhappness is
The astounding loss Of form the part Of the jockey
Hamilton, who was riding so we'll few weeks ago.
but who at this meeting has been Hiding like an mex
pericnced and frightened stablcboy. Ills deporabe
work in the saddle has cost his employer, Michael F.
Dwyer a great deal Of money. Mr.. Dwyer had $4,000
on Banquet in the last yesterday, and Banquet
was the favoritc at to on Hamilton rode him so
badly that Re in asst After the race both Phi and
Michael Dwyer talked with the lad with so much
sympathy ard kindness, but with such earnestness,
that Hamilton shed tears. But he ought to shed
something besides tears Instantly He ought bo shed
the slothful, Iethar1c, turgd stupidity, which has
caused his riding at this meeting, and has been the
cause of so much unkind comment.
The Banquet not the only one whlcn
Hamilton rode poorly. In the first G. W. Cook
backed SO heavily that he was made the avonte
at to g. with Chesapeake second choice at o to D.
But G. W. Cook took no part in the race Hamilton
made effort to move up with him until he reached
the homestetch, keeping him In tho uck. When
he did call him 1t was too late, and G.. w. Cook
did not get place, to the bitter grief OF many
very heavy spectators. Murphy did not ride Chcsa-
poske with much spirit cnorgy, and Santa Anna
won the race easily, Chesapeake second and God
Dollar third Taral bad no mount in this race.
IL he had been on either Chesapeake G.. W. Cook
other horse could have won
Willie L. is singularly easy colt 10 ride, and
Hamilton had no difficulty in winning the second
.,kafAa rnf md
place Just as easily. Willie L. ths favCrite.
Lepanto got home third. Both Mountain Deer and
Richa ran below their usual form, bad as that is
In the oceanvlew Stakes, for tw0-year-ods, at a
mile and furlong, only three ran, La Tosca Ber-
nfuda and, Purtchest1r and they met on even
terms, the colts carrying us pounds ann
tho FLY 1I2 Bellevue was named as
starter, and betting won't until after the bugo
was blown calling the horses to tho post. Then IL was
discovered that Bellevue not at the track. All
bets were declared off, and twenty minutes were given
for new book. This was n most annoying delay ana
the g1umblng loud and long. La Tosca looked
thin gnunt, hnggard and dry, and is surely becoming
stale. She has had great deal Of racing this month
Tho betting was to La Tosca, 10 against
Bermuda and 12 to 1 against Portclester. Bermuda
went ont to make the pace and made 1t slow until ne
approached the final half mile Then Hayward sent
Bermuda along a lively gait Portchester instantly
dropped out OF tho race, but La Tosca steadily but
slowly gained on Bermuda At the furlohg post IN
the homestrech her pretty head and neck were before
Bermuda's. But Haywards of the whip on Ber-
mudn was effective and Bermuda's head drew up By
La Tnsca's. The fy was faltering, secause she had
had too much racing OF late. Then THra went to work
and by his unequaled jockeyshp he got the lilly nome
first by a safe head. The time slow-1 57.
F. C. McLewee's Fred Leo the favorite in the
fourth race at five furlongs for twoyearold but he
got of badly, as he almost invariably does, and ran
ohppv IIacks
betting Taral could have with Fred Leo easily
enough but every one knows that Murphy Is not
enough of driving daredevil Of Jockey to have
much success at five furlongs unless he is riding
horse that Is fully ten pounds better than anything
else in the field Pierre Lorillard handsomely on
Johnny Heokscher Barnes did not appear to take any
interest IN the race with Alc2lde.
All Tarars skill could not get the favonte, Lady
Pulsser, home in front in the fifth race. she ran
second but she giving the lightly burdened ocypete
too much weight to win. The form OF Savlni Folsom
and Carroll was too bad to be true.
Michael Dwyer's money made Banquet the favorite
in the last race but he came In last. ". c. Days
Dalsynan promptly took the lead, made runaway
race Of IL along the backsretch and on the lower
turn and finally came in first by two lengths. Tula
Blackburn, very badly ridden by Doggett was beaten
head by Maserlode for second place. French pool
tickets on Dalsyran 500 40 straight.
Although Michael Dwyer lost Banquet, he won
come thousands Of dollars (more than three) on La
Tnsca. even IL he did have TO bot to on 1t was
one of his old-timo plungeS But he must have SHY
cred when La Tosca fatered and bermuda so nearly
defeated her. =,
Race goers were still talking yesterday about the
outrage perpetrated on Wednesday when W. {. DAILY
Civil Servlce received present Of race at the start
while the most inexcusabe injustice was pract1scd
against the game and gallant Western colt Cunt Gum.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-A sweepstakes OF $40 each, for all ages
with 81 900 added which $500 second and 800 10
third. Special weights. Six furlongs.
Betting
St. ri.
Santa Anita Stables b. T. Santa Anna, By