New-York tribune., 1891-09-24
TARAL WINS THREE RACES.
FEATURES OF THE SPORT AT GRAvEsEND.
sAcELAND, LoNGFoRD AND CIVIL SERVICE
AMONG THE YICToRs

cases success was achieved only by the hardest work
combined with the finest skin. If America only
osessed dozen jockeys like Taral I'm honesty. energy,
,ertneSs skill, and grasp of opportunities Americans
would then see the most interesting and welconteSted
racing on the face Of the earth.
The heat and humidity made the air uncomfortable
hut did not cause severe suffering. Only moderate
attendance 1t has been said in defence
of the clubs in Withholding entries and shutting
the gates that the daily attendance has been
better than at any previous meeting. Possibly. But
no previous meeting OF the club ever had so many
clear days in succession with the most favorable
weather. Hero the club has been racing for nine
days without cloud in the sky. At some of its pre-
vious autumn meetings almost every day has been
stormy, or at least lowering Nothing new OF i'm
portance to record occurred in the warfare between
the club and the poolrooms.
Raceand was strong favorite in the betting on the
first race, and won easily at the end. Still he was
inclined to stop at the head OF the
homestretch, and Hamilton had TO rouse him.
If Narvaez had sent the lightly weighted
1nlt Young along at strong pace all the way, Race
lands 1877 pounds would have told the old gelding
and Raoeland might have been defeated. But the
pace slow, Just suited to Raoelands heavy weight
The time 43 ga Mt Young came in second
and Seipner third. Tsral had mount in this race
Taral rode the fsvorte, LongfOrd in his best man.
her in the second and captured 1t, but he was
compelled to ride hard in order defeat COmeto Taw,
who is much improved and who came with a lively
rush in the homestretch. Kdeer was well backed but
poorly.
Pierre Lorillard put money at long odds on his
rolt Dago in the third affair and Dago ran we'll. Taral
rode the oddson favorte HOey, who was giving weight
to all his competitors. He was shut of twice when
he tried to 90 up but he Hoey along the home
stretch with invncble energy and won the when
almost any other jockey would have abandoned all
effort in despair.
Dr. Hasbrouck is so fast that even TaraPs riding
Rarrick colt
taking the fourth easily, but Taral got second
place while less skilfu jockey would have lost 1t
to Inferno, VINO came with great rush in the home
stretch. The distance mile and the time AZ 3d.
full second faster than the Raceland race.
". c. Daly's crippled sprner Civil Service only
few DAYS ago ION September 1s) in race which was
won by Leonawel Trinity second and Sleipner third
The time was l rs Ia great many people backed
Civil Service on his brilliant record a sprinter.
Civil Service led for nearly five furlongs, closely
pressed by IeOnawe. He then fatered and slackened
speed and Leonawell passed him. The boy on Civil
service made effort 10 get place. but pulled mp
when he beaten. Civil Service carried 122 pounds
and Leonswell 110. Taral rode Leonaweu. Yester-
day in the fifth race, handicap Civil Service carried
11s pounds, and Curt Gum, better two-year-od
than Leonawell, carried Ill pounds. In both
ihe handicap was hard the twoyear-Od The
schedule weight for two-year-old in September run
hing six furlongs against older horses is 81 pounds
The schedule weight for horse of Civil services
years is 122-LeOnawen conceded Civil Service there
fore nineteen pounds, and Civil Service unplaced
Curt Gum conceded him twenty four pounds and was
beaten Yet with Taral up, Curt Gum would surely
have won. 1t shows how hgh-claSs twO-yearold
Curt Gum Is that he able, when very poorly
ridden by r. Williams, nearly to Overtake Civil
Service in the very fast time of I'd "a, |
the fastest OF the meeting on this track,
md to defeat Lord Harry, TOrmentor Mary
Stone Tringe Candelabra and others, to whom he
oOnceding from FIVE TO thirty pounds. Mr.. Mcintyre
certainly not lenient to the tweyear-ods in these
handicsps and il is amazing that the owners of Curt
Gum should subject so excellent colt to 50 severe
a task.
Mr.. Caldwell failed to drop his flag to several ap
parenty good starts and finally gave the signal when
Civil Service well I'm front and running at full
speed while the actual favOrite Curt Gum. far |
behind Civil Service and very slow to get into his
stride 1t has often been noticed that Civil Service
almost invariably gets the best Of the start when Mr..
Caldwell holds the flag Civil Service went off at a |
great pace with Candelabra, TormentOr and Trngle
in hot pursuit Williams was slow and clumsy iE get
ting Curt Gum into motion and Curt Gum remained
In seventh eighth place along the backsretch and
in sixth seventh along the lower turn, Williams not
appearing 10 be at all in hurry 10 improve his place.
That the trouble with this boys riding 1t is exactly
like Bergens No matter what horse he may ride, |
Williams doesn't 10 how far he lies out of the
race. He expects TO make up his ground in the home
STRETCH and in the East he almost Invariably fails.
gap to make up CuIt Gum sixth and Civil
Service was far in front, sailing along easily.
Williams went to work with the whip and
Curt Gum showed wonderful gameness, gaining
Iteadily But he could not close up the lost
ground in the time that left ard Civil
Service Won the race, Curt Gum second and Lord
Harry second choice in the betting in third place.
Curt Gum is thoroughly good colt. He is worth
every cent OF $4,000. WalcOtt Campbell ought TO
buy him. Then, with Taral in the saddle, we should
see him properly ridden and many good race would
he win for their oOorS.
Civil Service pulled up very lame and every honest
friend of racing ought rejoice if he is permanently
broken down and W. c. Daily play no more tricks
with him. That race OF his september 49, when he
was unpaoed in 1,16 "A, followed by his magnificent
Performance On september %, only FIVE. days later
OF course, Mr.. Daly's answer to the Board OF Con
troll 4 he were questioned would be that Civil Service
needed tat race Of september Is, and 1t did him good
tt But what right had Mr. DAILY or any other owner
unable 10 to his record IL just that sort OF
IekeIy which Is damagng the turf irretTievaby The
are great many who do practise it need not
be surprised IT, result Of just such evils. abuses
wrath, but which at times gets mad all through, when
1t has been feeced TOO boldly and audaciOusly, the
oct In few years. and they have courses in this
state on which TO their horses. fit or unfit
he was not Curt Gum He rode zampost most most
W sa3 t and energetieaIy in the last race and saved
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expected speed Stalactite was Il close second ard
slf. Mhners's Wyandotte colt close third Zampost
was me favorite because he ridden by Tara who
eoold have won the race on any one Of the first
three horses.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FAHsr RACh~-A sweepstakes Of $40 each for three
yarolds and upward have run and not won at this
meeting, with $1,000 added. Of which 300 to second
1ho 800 to third Weights n above the scale.
horses that have not won $50 in 1891 allowed n
not $1,000 10 n; If not $3.50. 20 N. One mile.
Betting.
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T. H. S6snncSSe sSea' ~ Mit yo6Sda Shsm5o2 as Out
L. L. Lorllards eh. c. Sleipner 4 100
r,.epsroa, - (HaywOodl 81 81 | ,
o. Clayton 81 s. |
Na,ta.ics o. iVl.-.--.-...(W. Midgeley) 12-I Al
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