The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-26
R BERGEN TRACK.
Four Thousand at the Course Despite
the Gloomy Weather.

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the Gloomy Weather.
Wraps aud listers were popular at the
the Gutenberg track yesterday. Despite
the fact thatit was raw and cold over
four thousand people were present. -Four
favorites, two at prohibitive odds and
| two outsiders caught the purses and en-
abled the bookies to about hold their
own.
Gaiety on a fair performance few days
ago WA made favorite for the opening
event, Gamester pressing him very close
~. Neither was in the hunt, Jim Nc
Cormick's brown colt Vocallze winning
very handiIy by a length from Doc. who
| made most of the running. The Elsinore
FLY from Mike Daly's stable delayed the
start q long time, acting more like q CIR
Gus performer than q thoroughbred. she
| got away we'll, however. n finished a
Close third, with the others badly strung
out.
Miss Belle, who far outclassed her field
! In the second event, was made the favor
tie ut odds of z to 10. After allowing
| Mamie B B to make the running into
| the stretch Martin brought the favorite
through and won in q gallop in good
| time. Although only entered to be sold
| for 5000 thers was no bid on the winner.
Mamie B B beat Duke John a head Tor
Seven was an odds on favorite in the
| third race, with Jack Rose second choice
at s to 5. He opened at 2 to |. kad was
well played by his friends. but his jockey
could not help HIM enough at the anish
| and the 'favorite won with something to
| spare by q length. Mattel r. Pomerpy.
| who was in the front rank all the way,
| was third, onlv a head before John
| Wrinkle. This made the secoud odds
on fayorite to win, and IN the
next race the outsiders got their
inning by Macintosh, at 10 to l, winning
nv a head in a hard drive from Anne
| Elizabeth. who was really the better
| horse, u Griffin could not help her
| enough to get in front. Sandowre, who
closed q slight fsvoIite, was not placed.
Woodchopper, h got of very ba liz,
! finishing a close third. With an even
break he would have won, as he closed q
| big gap. While at the post the Ida b.
| around to the judges stand before the
boy, Harrfs, could pull him up. This
| spoiled his hance OF winning.
One, who was another p~rohibit!ve Ia
| vorite, won the two-year-old race all the
way. Caledonia beat Mahommed five
lengths for the place, the others badly
| beaten. Balance. who closed at / to 4 IN
| the betting, won the last race In q gallop
from Bess McDuff. who came from the
| rear and beat Violet S two lengths for
| the place. Adventure was u close fourth.
Athletic Arena.
The Cable A. C. will have its annual
ball on Wednesday, November 9, at
| Woods Hall.
The Beehive A. c. is trying to arrange
q match bet ween Moran of the Beehives
and O'Connell of the Scots.
The Board Of Managers Of the Lorillard
A. C. met last night. A club meeting
The Beehive A. G. had a session Mon
day night but only routine business was
transacted.
The Hub A. C. met last night. It was
the first session In its new quarters.
| Three members were elected.
The football team OF the Lorillard a.
G.. has retired.
The Pamrapo Athletic Club, of Bay
| onne, has elected the following corps of
oficers:-President, Winfield S. Chamber
lin; Vice President, Frank B. Harris;
Recording Secretary, Harold a; Griffith;
Financial Secretary, Phillip p. Allaire;
Treasurer, Charles R. Vogel; Captain,
Frederick E. Chamberlain; Lieutenant
| Clifford G. Schooley; Board OF Trustees,
Frederick e. Chamberlin, Julius
| Schmidt, John G. RYer and A. Richards.
An athletic carnival which is TO super-
cede in extent and quality anything eyer
l tt5lQtG AtbSuApuCd, d OCOS Etyph stiG
| New York Press Club Building aud
! Charity Fund Committee at Madison
| Square Garden December 10. Ihe enter
tainment is to comprise almost every
form OF sport. and will be divided into
| afternoon and evening performances. In
making its plans for the event, The COM
mittea intends to secure the foremost
| specialists in each of the several branches
SO as 10 have a thoroughly representative
gathering Of performers. III the athletic
ieid proper. the best amateur run
ners, hurdlers aud bicycltsts that
can be brought together Will be To-
vited to compete. Special features will be
made of football, lacrosse, equestrian
lism, etc, The afternoon programme is to
be prepared with u special view to please
ladies' and children. and every feature
will Re selected with that enn in view.
For the evening the list of ATTRACTIONS
will be complete and Of such d nature
that ii will appeal to every lover OF sport
from the lawn tennis enthusiast TO the
race track Gevotee. 81
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