New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-22
RACING AT GRAVESEND.
, ,NRu1Y JOCKEYS AND LONG DELAYS.
ssosr OF THE FAvoMTEs succEssFUL-EouITY's
EASY VICTORY.

EASY VICTORY.
Most of the jockeys at Gravesend yesterday behaved
a. n they were imps from the lower world. They
suh not obey the starter and they acted in The most
tnsolent and disorderly manner Long delays re
sulted and the racing became tedious Now Workers
s,d not get back to town until after daTk-almost .
o'clock There were races, the first, selling
affair for two-yearOlds, having received many en-
tries that it divided. But the track is so narrow
that IL is almost impossible to secure satisfactory
start in these pestent short scrambles. II Is true
that these five furlong dashes must please many
owners and trainers. because the entries are very
numerous. And they hardly fail to please the
bookmakers, many horses are backed in them
eo, nc bookmakers have much the best of the betting
On them But to stuff racing programmes 50 full oil
these short races degrades racing and renders II a
wholly illegmate and injurious sport How the heldS
do string in long professions in these short races
on that narrow Brooklyn track and around the sharp
tuinsi Ridiculous stretches OF stragglers they MAKE
The club made vigorous resistance to the ehorts
OF the pooroom spies TO obtain information, and the
men who were perched upon the platforms at the TOP
OF the towering maSts at each end OF the gfou'uS'
watched YEARLY all the afternoon. No new screens
we're set up Pnkeron's men appeared to relax their
vigilance but the gates still shut as exits 1lon
Q O'Clock, and the programmes were SIN scat'ereu
sbout in slps each oAe-seventh Of the total card.
Wah jim, the favorite had difficulty in defeating
the other selingplae olds in the hIst race
but an extreme outsider. Peruvian, won the second
race with another outsider. Furnish, second Both
were In the field in the French pools, but all sorts Oh
fancy prices were offered against each OF them In the
books AT least one bet OF 80 TO against PERUVIAN
was recorded and it possible to set nearly as ex
travagant odds against Furnish. Ihe start IN inc
second race was delayed so long ana there were 50
many breaks that the patience OF the spectators Was
entirely exhausted. A.,
Maidstone the favorite had easy victory in the
third race while Senorta got second place by head
from King Crab Madrid the lightly weighted winner
of the fourth race, also the favonte
phiBp J. Dwyer believed that PortoheSter could not
lose the fifth race but Portchester failed 10 ges even
n place. although he among the hrst at the START
Fouity won as she liked, santa Anna second and Trim
Hy third. IT.,
Rer0ep threw away a number Of races on Hoodlum'
,,b,cb he ought 20 have change Of jockey had
q wonderful effect on this colt. Tara won with MN
handsomely When Bergen applies for license next
ear many OF his races will be brought mp against
In p Williams rode Palestine with pitfulE U"u
JUDGMENT He lay so far hack until he reacheo tic
t,oaetrecb that Palestine beaten by Lazy fuisi-
t.r q head for second place. Properly riddeh' f"9'
tine would have been sure second at eds'' anu
might have given HoOdlUm tremendous VuS'No'
vTrieyns has ridden some very exaSperaiNe r"ooe
g., ,Lo Fast He may do for the West, but he mas 700
rpit.d intelligence rival the best Eastern JocheSS
p,c,re ran fast in the last race, much faster thih
~ b,s last Drevious appearance but the odds OH tie
favorite Picknicker just caught him IN 'he fasV
and won the race by a head Only three ran luna
pIactburn was beaten off. Time, 40 IL. RACINE
was very lame when he pulled up, and may never
race again. A.,
Most of the fields yesterday were 100 big ior tne
Dorrow track The attendance large, but all the
speetators were disguised with the delays
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST EACE-A selling sweepstakes of $50 each Tor |
80. ro,,olss with 81 900 added Of which 500 to |
second and 800 to third. Winner OF any race ct Urls
meeting to carry 7 n extra. Five furlongs
"e Betting. 1
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