The evening world., 1893-10-31
bOSSIP OF The TURF.
Hockey Grifin's Win on Roche
Yesterdays Racing Feature
Both Reginald and King Grab
Are Offered for Sale.
Trainer Billy Walters Denies the
Charge of Theft.

roolev Grifin's handling OF lsoche IN
the handicap at elizabeth yesterday WIN
lang no remembered by the turll'eS WHO
.,u,a.s.d At. Roche's win was due to
-. clever n trick as a jockey ever per-
.a,.,,ad Roche was an s to | chance.
naoo,.nd with Willie Sims in the sad
AZ eos an odds-on favorite, and 1t
looked the surest of sure thing" Tor
cold Bones to win. In the stretch II
,ooked as though the sure thing would
certainly capture the purse. Raceland
was going well within himself. ana Crit
fin was apparently driving Roche for all
he was worth.
The clever Gutenberg lightweight
was only playing possum, however. In
the last sixteenth Sims, thinking II was
III over, eased his Mount and sat down
reparatory to pulling up. This was
What Griffin had been waiting for.
lick as a fash he had Roche at Race
DIS head. Sim realized his danger
d went to work hard on the farorite,
If Roche was going strong and won
a good neck. Sims was much cha
ned. but he can console himself with
thought that the same Trims might
re happened to any Jockey.
is n pity that Grimm Is not stronger.
is a very light boy welshlhG 't Ss
1eth TO get all there Is out of "a
=. His trick was cleverly played.
yer. and he deserves the warihest
train service was vastly improved
rday. A railroad official said TO
Evening World reporter thai the
Dad company, dumpeu inc raGre rae
omfort of the passengers mar any
the hour when race-goers return"
he, "the station Is crowded win
lie boarding outgoing trains ana the
; ia crowded. BY running the Spe-
outside the depot we, give both
u clear passage and DO not nave
ep trains waiting while empty
are hauled away. If the race
would only take a sensible view
e matter they will readily see that
are far more comfortable under
present system than they would be
hey had to elbow their way through
crowds in the depot
ut for the slip Up on Racaland,
S would have ridden i've winners
nltage, Addie, Prince George and
r Jonathan.
esapeake's poor race was not un-
God until he returned to the STAND.
4 it was seen that he was yer!
,rge Wheelock won a barrel OF
y over Bolero's victory, lie
aged on the DAILY horse and backcd
price down from 5 to l TO ! 10 l.
,olero just got home by a neck.
. special between Clifford, 70 Tam
and Lamplighter was a grand
The race was a procession. Git-
Won by ten lengths and lo Iainpieh
econd by twenty lengths.
White again backed Chiswick
=. Chiswick has only one win to
credit. and that was over a TRICK
o In mud. When he strikes heavy
lg at Elizabeth he may win his oWnNr
e money.
,ginald has been retired for the sea-
lie is now at the West End stables,
hue. Mr.. Strauss is anxious TO sell
) and thus sever the last link that
,ects hin with the turf. The price
ID is 5000, and this seems cheap
n Reginald's form at Linden this Fall
onsidered.
lg Crab is for sale. At present the
,ampaigner is owned by Mrs. c: H.
Ter, of 307 Madison street, Hoboken,
? is a sister of w. c. Winters, the
liar young turfman who died early
Spring. Mrs. Bender wants $1,000
King Crab.
Nv Walters, the trainer. who was
sted for the alleged stealing of
drop and Sarcasm from II. X. Vim
intends bringing action against
for false arrest, and will sue him
i,avy damages. He says he bought
the fllies from Vingut. paying him
the other payment to be made
he was able. lie says there were
'mber of people present when the
vas made, and they Will swear to
act. congressman DAILY is Wal
a counsel. Walters Is out on bail.
= r Jonathan scored his first win for
Charlie Dwyer yesterday.
4 .C-ynne rompkins, owner of Mar
'gherita n other ~well-known perform
ters, who was stricken with paralysis
! Chicago a few days ago, has been
taken TO his mothers home in Washing
ton
Johnny Reagan is not in very good
form., considering his riding of Co.
Inanche.
I'm. F. Dwyer took a lot Of money out
~ he ring on Armitage, Prince George,
|0of Jonathan and hddie.
GLOUCESTER ENTRIES.