New-York tribune., 1893-10-22
LONG DELAYS AT THE POST
JOCKEYS BEHAVE BADLY At LINDEN.
THE LAST RACE CALLED HASTILY IN TIE DEEP
FNING DUSK.

THE LAST RACE CALLED HASTILY IN THE DEEP
ENING DUSK.
Autumn's ripe October mcllowed the air yester-
day afternoon and thousands OF people took advan-
tage Of the welcome weather and OF the short and
easy trip to Linden. and crowded the Pennsylvania
Railroads trains to the track. Fortune was htiu
with most OF the travellers. Three Of the first
choices in the six races were defeated. ana three
were successful. Hence both the bookmakers and
their natural adversaries- general public-had
their times of rejoicing and their moments Of
lamentation. Some pleasant sport was looked upon
but the spectators would have spent their leisure
more agreeably II the jockeys had behaved In a
more becoming manner But the Jockeys were re-
bcllious. and the starter was sadly out OF form
Long delays and struggling send-ons tried the pa
tence of the observers SOrely. and the last race
was called hurriedly and decided amid encircling
gloom. Some of the jockeyshp which was scanned
by the witnesses Of "A nature to soften the
hintiest heart with pity and compassion for the
little boys. who had been thrust into saddles with
scarcely the capacity to retain their seats and with
out the rudiments Of an idea how to control horses
properly and TO get the speed out of them in an
effective way
Griffin seems to be in great demand at Linden.
He had n mount in every Why owners and
trainers should after him is a perpexing ques-
ton. He is lightweight and If he possesses
supendous skill. strength and sagacity in the sad
die he keeps his possessions well concealed. lie
rode the favorite Sprinkle in the first race. and
got her home safely in fourth place Much money
had been bet Sprinkle and the bookmakers
kept il all. Griffin. on the second choice Beansey.
defeated the favorte. the efete and chen- covered
Banquet the hero Of "old. unhappy. far-off thinI
and battles long ago. in the second Grfiin's
mount In the third race was the heavily backed
Rico. animal that carried "A great deal Of money
for second place well as for first. Griffin kept
Rico carefully out Of all danger and got him home
securely without damage in fourth place. The
bookmakcrs kept all the Rico money. and there
much Of it, In the fourth race Griffin was
Wheeler. who did not have big throng OF
hackers, and he rode Wheeler into third position.
This jockey bestrode the Rebecca Rowett filly
in the fifth race, and she unplacei. Griffin
rode Riot in the last race. most
tremendous tip Riot carefully and In
dustriously circulated all over New-York Brook
lyn, Jersey City. Hoboken. Newark. Paterson.
Trenton Elizabeth. Railway. New Brunswick and
Philadelphia yesterday. Inc eager devourers OF this
tip rushed into the ring to back Riot with much
energy and much money that he was soon
made the favorite. although slepner hsd been & the
f bn on the IN shelf fef so long h he M nd
scant of breath. like Hamlet. and even Tara could
unsparing visor, but seIpner. with lz6 pounds in
The saddle could not kesg pace win & the % others
cradle travesty OF a tip. got home a poor fourth
soundmore, we'll ridden by Doggett. won the race
Bergen is the most patient waiter known to the
turf If he had not waited So long in the first
race; he could have been much closer up with
Hndoomere
Copyright would have captured the second race
II he had been ridden BY an up-to-date. in-de-
fered "A choice display Of old-fashioned jDckeyshp
on Copyright. but the riding OF the antique Enoch's
day is suitable for the close Of the nineteenth
century. and the year Of the Chicago Fair
The long delay at the post In the first race was
followed by a miserable start three or four Of
the lot being far behind and almost left at the post
Longbrook. Harrington and blossom had the race
between them throughout. Longbrook won by
head. Blossom second. and Harrington third. short
heads apart The favorlte Sprinkle was fourth,
Tapped out on Harrington.
Banquet has had many hard races this year and
He the favOritc. but Beansey won the
race by length. Banquet was second. six lengths
before Herald.
Rico and Copyright were boldly backed for the
third race. but Dalsyrian quickly took tho lead
and first into the homestretch. Speculation
then Joined him and won the race by length
daisy rian beat Copyright by Il head for the place
Barbee bringing Copyrght up WIN rush when
Shelley Tutte made an odis-on favorite for
the fourth The start was one OF Mr. Nowes
worst failures. When half the journey had been
he came with fine rush In the homestretch, ana
took the race by nearly length. Uncle Jess sec
There was delay OF thirty minutes at me pos,
for the NTH race. during which Miss Galop threw
her rider and ran away she was was witndrsTn ~,
two lengths Drum Major second. a neck before
Little Pirate.
IL was almost dark when the last was run.
and II with difficulty that the colors could be
made out. Kildeer led FOR three furongs' then
gave way TO the Clio colt. who made his hackers
more Joined him. and In whipping finish beat him
by a length. Kildeer third, length away
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RAcE-For two.year'olds Special weights. Six
furlong-
Betting.