Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-15
FAVORITE'S DAY.
They Get the Bulk of the Races at
the Gravesend Track.
RECKON WINS VERY EASILY.
Rain Once Again Stops the Trotting Events
at Homewood Park.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

GRAvEsEND RACE TRACK, Sept. IA
The threatening weather and rather poor
programme of six races kept to-dav's at
tendance down to about $500. Helen
Nichols, an odds on favorite, captured the
Willow Stakes under light whipping pun
ishment, Lustre, 2 to /, being second, and
Japonica, 20 to 1. third. Four favorites
and two well-backed second choices won
and made it another bad day for the book
makers. Joy, 13 to 5, and Reginald, to 5,
made all the running in the first and second
races and won them somewhat easily.
The last named was bid up 50, 900 over his
entered selling price, 81, 500, and bought in
for S4,505 by his owner, who was thus
punished by trainer Jeter Walden for
taking the latter's colt, Extra, out of a
selling race at Sheepshead Bay. Key West
was thought to be a sure winner of the
third race, but the bettors had no con-
fdence in Jockey Koyber's riding ability
and made Helen Rose favorite at to 1,
Key West being next in favor at 4 to l.
The latter led into the home stretch, and,
as usual, stopped, Helen Rose winning
cleverly from Lyceum s to 1, with Key
West third Reckon to 8, led from be-
ginning to the end of the fifth race and won
u to l, taking second place from Kildeer
by a scant length. Hoey, even money
favorite for the last race, was shut out by
Alcalde, to 2, at the end Of the back
stretch and lost four lengths. Alcalde,
whipped out, won by two lengths from
Batsman, to l; Hoey third. Summaries:
First race, one mile-Joy l02 CMidg!eyl. first;
Glamor 1887 Bergen), second; Algoma lO2 tBlakel,
thrd Addle colt Emperor ONO ana AdVen-
turess also ran. Time l:451. Betting: Against
Glamor to 5. Joy Il to 5, Agoma 1 to !, Emperor
/. Mutaais paid s42 IS. S. s.. s. Is.
Second race, for 2-year-olds, five and one-half
i0s lBryant5 Second Tar and Tartar Ic7 DoggetD.
third. Laura Gould colt, Miss Fisher Chrysals,
m etns ksss sanst SO
5 to . Laura Gould colt 3 to l, Tar and Tartar to
70 S to chsa Mss to Forest E0s
paid si7 IS, SO so. 50 20.
Third Third race for al ages heavy handicap, six
Lyceuir lis lsimsl second; Key West lis Korber),
third; nn AdeibeFt Ruth, Ronald Anna Anna B, Brown
hey West TO !. Kuth 8 to j, Ronald to /, L,Eceum
Beauty 20 to Roller 30 to l. Laughing Water 100 to
l. Fobrt1 Mpt1as paid fb ~ IF s e s =
old, six furongs-Helen Nichols lis (McCafferty),
first; Lustre 1e5 CBergenl second; Japonica I07R
Minnehaia and Lady Belmont also ran. Time,
l:l6T. Betting: 10 to on Helen Nichols, against
LuStre 10 LADY belmont 4 TO l. MlnnehahaS . TO
flly so TO l. Mutuals paid 50 10. Sc 45. 81 45.
Fifth race, one and one-siXteenth miles-Receon
lie Uittefeld), frst Joe Carter 95 "a. Cayton),
second: Kldeer lis lSimms), third. Count and Miss
hswkins also ran Time !:i9H: Betting: Against
Reckon ii TO 5. Kideer IL to 3. Count to Q. Joe
Carter u to /, Miss Hawkins 20 to 1. Mutuas paid
Sll s., s. 50, S3S Is.
Sixth race for 3-year-olds. selling six furlongs-
Alcalde lO2 u. Lambley), first; Batsman lU2 (Midg
ley), second; Hoey lN (Hamilton). third. Nor
Gette, Temple and SANDER also ran. Time, 1:l6.
Betting: Even money Hoey; against Acalde to
9 Temple to !, Batsmau 8 to l. Mordette 20 to l,
Slander lC0 to Mutuals paid SO Is, SIS 15 sic g.