New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
TAMMANY'S SLOW RACE.
ONLY SIR WALTER TO ENCOUNTER.

FARCE INSTEAD OF 4 RACE BOTH JOCKEYS
HAVE WAITING ORDERS.
The attendance at Gravesend yesterday was about
the best of the meeting This seemed surprising,
in view OF the card offered. which was not es-
peclallv attractive with the exception Of the Sec
ond Special i'm which Tammany and Lampghter
were named to rum but not one In a hundred oil
thos. who saw the entries believed that Doth "ouiu
start. 1t was certain to be 4 dodSinS AFFAIR." lin"
the First Special n week before III the track were
muddy Lamolightcr would run and Tammany
would remain in the stable. IL the track were
dry Tamrlany would start and Lamplighter would
be absont Yesterday was Tammany's track, and
all bu; Tammany and Sir Walter were Withdrawn.
Tamnany won the purse. but the race laiieu u
give any line on his true FORM Tor IL was not
truly run contest; the two covering the iIrst nan
mile at a gait little better than canter Garrison
had TO ride Tammany hard for a time in the
stretch but at the end he won handily Inc colt
on and worked out an extra qu"r.,r '1'
time for the mile and three furlongs being 10. IL
is almost needless say that the spectators were
disappointed at the exhibition LOT u So W.
horses canterlng along under choHihB Puiis oi
half = mile then running rapidly the rest OF the
way IS not the kind OF racing they want u oon at
Helen Nichols ran in the East for tie hFst "h'e
this season. in the opening contest, and she was
backed with unbounded confidence. win proper
handling sh, would have won. but McCaHerV save
ore of his mysterious exhibitions, ana Prince
George beat her by more than iehsth' ioi
mentor was third, length further pack'
For the second race Don Alonzo was made
70 chance and he did all that his admirers ex-
pected moving to the front In the last h'' iur
long and winning easily by neck Coquette
second six lengths before by Jove
The third race was the Neptune Stakes for two
year-olds and 1t furnished by far the best con-
test Of the day. Eight ran. and from start 10
finish there were not half a dozen lengths oe
tween the first and last horses At the close heads
divided the FIRST SIX with Frog Dance the winner,
Rl-htmore second and Figaro third. Figaro was
badly crowded at the turn into the stretch Tut Tor
this he would have won.
The Tammany-s;ir Walter affair was next decided
AZ the moment when the flag fell both were
pulled almost to a c9n:er and this caused many
persons on the stand to think 1t was no start
Seeing how farcical the race had already been
made Garrison moved out with Tammany ana 70
TIE clubhouse he held clear lead. Sir Walter then
began 70 move UP. and 10 the end OF hiie Do'h
were asked to do their utmost. Tainmany $1,000
the pressure the better, and at the last he began
TO draw away. winning easily by an open length.
Stoncncn was the choice OF the four that ran
In the nfth .acc but he no better supported
than both Glenmoyne and Slrocco were. With an
even s.art Stonenell would probably have won
liz least two lengths behind the others at
the fan OF the flag but AT once began 10 close
the gap. ana came In II close second. Gl"nmoyne
hcating hin By I, ,~ngth Slrocco WAS tnird, three
lengths furth"r BACK
ne last race stirred up some brisk speculation,
each OF the starters getting snare oi support:
iie.nsry was last for three furongs. then rushed
into tie lead and easily by two lengths.
Michael second. four lengths before TigresS IL -
aisayS a public misfortune wnen a morse with
such an sitrocIous name as Beansey wins Il race.
lils successes encourage owners To exhibit the
most appalling imbec!lity by giving nauS-atins
and III. y.btns names to horses.
.Daiiv America ia. Idnmany journal printed
yesterday some savage sarcasm about the riding OF
Ai!d:,Icy ana the way IN when Mc'aHtrty
i.f...ra his horse. inIs sarcasm was as Diting
ant fostering supnuric acld. IL excited E"n-
crit ai1axcn.cat anu Comlnrlt at GrdNsseni Race
.t.i.s were stuy"ii-I mat tins usually anidpl-.
charitable and lndulScnt paper, WHICH az a RUE,
finds nothing bat what IL lovely admirable ana
perfect in American racing. should be 80 severe
u;nn Miugriry ana McCanrrty. what Is the turf
coming 80 when "paily America tie daliy eulo-
si-t aud annnrcr al jockeys and trainers mas
ANYTHING CRITICS. the performances Of Nudge
L. ana Mcraucrty: II that sort OF thing goes
some paper may yet print something unSyInpa-
the;.c about the exploits OF certain conspicuous
turfuicu. who to think that the Ola maxim
ought to be- modified little and that PoIicy ID
better than Honesty.