The evening world., 1893-10-19
GOSSIP OF The TURF.
Linden Park Continues to Put
Up First-C Class Sport
Three. Cornered Race at Chicago
Postponed a Week.
a Double Event to BE Kun at
Elizabeth's Meeting.

Linden IL certainly having a success
ful meeting. Pleasant weather has IA
vored the opening days, the ring has
been nlled with bookmakers and the at
tendance has been all that could he
desired. The racing. too. has been cN-
cellent. Horses have run true to form.
and the boolkies are extremely generous
In their prices. Yesterdays sport was
first-class In every respect. and II the
management keep at the same notch
they will have no fear that the public
will not lend It's support. The red-hot
finish between Banquet and Harry Alon-
10 In the last race sent the crowd home
in good humor.
As predicted in this column. the race
between Clifford. Yo Tambien and Lamp
lighter, which was to have taken place
1 week. s'q hampli nhH pI reached Chicago yes.
terday in good shape. but Trainer Morris
desires to rest him up a bit before
sendlng him for the race. Owner is, VIZ" fnr
Chicago yesterday.
Fatality carried a lot Of money IN
the first race; The long delay at the
responsible for her defeat. McCafferty
bet 5000 on her.
Some surprise has been occasioned by
Tony Hamilton's absence from the sad
die. He has been confined to his house
with a slight attack of pneumonia.
Tho third race at Linden on Monday
next. has been changed to read as fol-
For maiden two-year-oLds. purse $500,
Of which 800 to the second: the winner
TO be sold at auction for 5000; u for
down to 1920: then three pounds al
lowed for each 500 down to $500; four
and one hulf furlongs.
The Horse Show exhibition has ex-
tended the time for receiving entries, to
Monday, Oct. %.
Major Joe sulked badly in the last
fresh he is a good horse. He will be re-
membered by racegoers as King. Alta.
formerly owned by Charley sattler.
Jack Bachelor bet 500 on Shelly Tut
tie yesterday. This shrewd old turfman
rarely bets on a loser and his tip was
followed by the Morris Park regulars.
who didn't fancy Minnehaha and sS were
futile was. The latter won In a canter,
running a very fast race.
J. Samuels went to Ed Corrigan at
Hawthorne Park. yesterday, and showed
him a winning ticket which the bookies
refused to cash. C~orrigan decla red the
ticket was a forgery. and when Samuels
sized his end Of the argument by strik-
Ing samuels in the face and kicking him
as he left the stand: Corrigan was ar
rested later and lined s. n costs. .'
The Duke brothers. millionaire tobnc-
conists. have followed the example OF
and ventured on the turf. They scored
their first victory with the two-year-
old fllv Florence, purchased from Nc
Cafferty.
Rein could not do justice to Beansey.
He could not keep him together when
1t came to a drive through the stretch
Bergen rode soundm?re very differ
emily yesterday. On Monday Sound
more was taken out In front and was a
good third to Banquet and Sir Matthew.
Yesterday Bergen waited and Sound
more was never heard Of
1t is said that the judges have their
eyes on one or two lightweight jockeys
who have not been riding out for third
place. This was because of the actions
to ''lay up against horses ridden by
these boys.
d; T. Pulsifer bet heavily or Reynard.
Had the colt won there would have some
loud howls in the ring.
Penn RODE an excellent race on Corrnc-
ton. His work on Shelly futile was
also very good. Penn Is developing into
q good boy, and he is very cool In a
finish.
Fred Taral has been engaged to ride
Lamplighter in the three-cornered race
At Hawthorne Park:
Token worked six ~furlongs in LIS on
Monday. This made Tom Healey. her
trainer. very confident that she would
win. and his friends got aboard at long
odds She won rather handily.
A double event will be run at the
Elizabeth meeting. In zach race 81, OOC
will be added by the Association, and II
n horse should win both events, he
captures the celebrated Woodlawn Vase,
The first race will be at n mile and a
sixteenth and the second half a furlong
further.
A draft Of horses from the Madison
and Chesapeake stables and from the
string OF Albert Cooper will be sold a,
auction very soon.
T. W. Coulter has shipped Seabright
and Gertie ID. to Eugene Leigh's farm.
C. R.-Whltc Wings was rot a starter.
PRIVATE BOYD RELEASED.