New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-26
RACING AT ELIZABETH.
RUPERT AND KEENE WIN PURSES.

ALoNZo-J g. MORRIS HOME AGAIN
7, tho terr,sc storm Of last Thursday failed ~
keep people from the such mid gloom as 'ne'e
was yesterday could not BE- expected to reouce INV
attendance to an apprccsbe eNtcS All 'he F"nN
were crowded and one of them, usual. parted IN
the middle making 1t necessary Tor the nis' "h''
TO 20 back a quarter Of mile. The racing Mas
amusing and. respects. Instructive i"c
track was damp the surface only
In the FIRST race DR. Gideon Knapp snd his partner
made their first appearance this season. S'hu'ns "
the post a common looking brown gelding OF Inc
mama NJ Pirate Chief by Pirate OF Penzance. ont OF
,firnehaha belle The good men OF the turf are
p<Iduav creeping ont OF winter quarters. ana the
good horses Pirate Chief ran better than liz looked
lie was > 10 IN the betting aid came near o'ihs
one Of Or. Knspps Surprises, as ne ran secohu'
The winner turned up in Jacob Ruppert's handsome
brown colt Longdale. BY ;ongfellow, ont Of Mara
ouita II IS seldom that a LongfellOw Is Of much
account at two years. but Longcale may b' very
useful and exceptionally precoci"ls. NJ r. D"N'r y
bay colt Caando, by Eolus. out OF Calash. ran away
twice before the going the first time hall
mile and the second time quarter The
start was delayed thirty-hve minutes. IT, Empire
Stables Billet DouX nly and Il. Boylcs Fleureuc
FLY made most of the running to the last furlonS
post, where Pirate Thief came away so boldly rs I"
look all over a winner. But under a nara drive ny
Thompson Long dale managed to struggle past nm
and win by thrce-quarters Of length PIRATE Chei
second u length before Lento. There were eleven
starters Foxhal Ke,nc's bay colt The General
being the favore. The General was In front when
the flag fell. and finished far back
W. ii. Rollers chestnut FLY Azrael acted haoly
AZ the post before the second race. causing delay
OF half all hour There two horses In this
field aruched In the wind. I. J. Dwyar & sons
black colt Fremont, and J. Wilson's brown colt
O. L.. and 1t dollars 10 douShnuts that neither
could be at his best In the thick weather that pre-
vailed Yet both well backed, Fremont Dclns
an equal favorite with Azrsel. lie succeeded III
getting of last. A7rae got Off In 'front.' ncl"
Sim the sheffield stables most erratic and uncertain
brute got away almost badly as Fremont. but
lac worked his through the field ana won III
n drive by two lengths; Arael second, TWO Iehe'hS
before Dr. Kinks bay geldns Lorim"r. cast OH
from the Rancocas stable, WHO heat Fremont icur
lengths.
"Snappcr'' Garrison. big. fat lusty. looking more
like on alderman than a jockey. was one OF the
visitors 10 the track. lie had Just arrived from
Babylon where he has been at work WIN 'he
Bemton stables horses. OF Lad? Violet he gives
an excellent account. Garrison does not expect 10
ride before the opening OF the Board OF 'oh'roi
MAY Is.
Nomad. Fremont, Onward. Spadi. Paragon anu
Japonica were withdrawn from the third race. ieaN-
ing Strathmad. Dalsyrian. ST. Denis Ho99' ''''
Young Circular Sirocco and Walcott 10 60 As
Wacott had but 100 pounds II was amazing 'ha' 'ne
ring should lay L. TO ! against him at the opening
From this he was backed down TO to .. when
was certainly most liberal price against him oos
gett rode. Wacott galloped the first haf niue III
the rear, his head high in air. then coming urons"
on the rail he hands down by four ehE'ns'
Strathmaid was second. length before Mil iounS
The friends of John A. Morris were Surpriscd ana
delighted 10 sec him at the track. looking. as one
OF them said, younger and handsomer thah ever
Mr. Norris explained this by renarklng that he h'o
been In great luck during his sojourn in inc SCUM
and Southwest Never before In his he had h. iound
h.f,l fhcry q
Florida and Texas He is rinc less stout than
when he left New-York lie returned home on Mon
day.
At decided to 70 TO the track today" be said,
Laughing abecause We bad nothing In any OF 'he
races and nobody could saw brought socd luck OF
had luck 10 the stable" OF his Texas yearlingS ne
said: "IU lust give you waldens opinion Of them.
lie declared to that they were as Dig ana well
developed the LIST Of January as Kentucky yeafhns'
arc ON the LIST OF June. some OF them weighed,
when he saw item. 1850 pounds. ana there was ho'
one that weighed less than $50 pounds. we nave
thrtvfve altogether. eighteen colts and seventeen
6ies Walden went over the farm with me one
morning In January and saw all 'll" iics N"ie
stretched out in the warm sun fast asleep. Just
look Of them he said and think what horses
are doing up in cold Maryland! How could they
he,p being big and healthy: They are running AT
large all tly, time In Il UIousane-aCre field We ar"
more pleased every year with our Texas venture.
am satisfied that IL is The place 10 raise horses
Middleburg Nd. Mr. Morris said ave have been
unfortunate hitherto in having sick colt or TWO
among our horses down there. end have bought me
land TO establish sort OF a ssnifarium SO that tue
patients can be isolated'
Lizzie and BANQUET being Withdrawn from the fourth
race the contest was left TO Blitzcn Badge llamili on
and Fdelio. Bitten was the fav"r''e at 70 l. II"
failed IN 90 the distance-l -16 miesand the winner
turred up i'm NJ JefTcott's chestnut colt Hamilton
who was ridden in mastery style BY McDerfnou
Jencots horses are not Of high class. bnt they are
in prime condition Bitten second. fdeio third
Badge has lost all his speed. II is high time mat
the good little horse was retired He has earned a
pension. a. c,.. ,on t.o five, finn. In IN.
mi view Of re- spectators. he and Mr.; Morris
walked TO tie Letting ring s tssh 6avNs
the cot OF " G. Daily fer ssoGo 1t ns Is ne lei ws
6 nst r%oe G cm dsuo well solo, though not
SOL" owing % H. naval review THURSDAY me races ,,s;s
st Elizabeth viii not begin III ? 30 special Tram
viii leave the Jersey Central station at o'clock
only three ran in the fifth race-Foxha Keenes
Mordoiie and ". {. Days brown mare Lizzie. The
aistancc was TX ons berT iHa ,"oI pa 10" "In
the and Mordolte was going so easily d9aa
seemed as i be could stride over the Re o arpsos as any
Orotte at The last urong post an" Mo Drgn g s,a
steadily. The horses were nearly on even trmS:
about four feet apart. when Mordotc suddenly threw
dashed vcionsly and his shining teeth could be seen
from all parts Of the grand stand as ne auenp'ro 70
savage the pet Of the race-cOurse Before he coma
grasp Tayal however. Bergen brought ID" butt OF MS
whip down his head with telling force. Mordol'c
straightencd hut Il too late" The race was
won by Alonzo. Mordotte second. three lengths Pc
fore Lizzie. Two three hundred very stupid silly
rash hlockheads ran to the judges stand crying
SFoull" OF course. no notice was taken oi them
Fcxhan Keenc'S chestnut colt Sentinel by fOst-
guard ont Lottie ii =. !. DIVER Sons bay colt
Careless by Eolus out Of sanS Souci. and the Glen
island stables chestnut geldnG Fredercks. by Mac
duff out OF Ieatitude In the last race AT I'VE iur-
longs Sentinel the favorite ridden by Taral. won
rrAdericks second. Careless third.
These the summaries:
FIRST RACE-A .weep-takes. For maiden two.ycar-ods
$500 added. TO ll2 pounds Half mile.
Betting
ST. Pl.
Ruppert's br Long Dale. hv Long.
fcow--Naraquits ll2 n. (Thompsol 12-1 o-l
Oneck Stables br G. Pirate chief ll2 .