The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-10
THE TALENT IN LUCK.
Four Favorites aud Second Choice Win
Purses mt Clifton.

Purses mt Clifton.
There was fair attendance and some inter-
esting racing at Clifton yesterday 1t was q
great day for favorites. Four rewarded the
talent by winning. while another purse was
won by a second choice horse.
J. II. McCormacks old campaigner Firefy
was fancied in tho first race. and went to the
post at the short price Of to 5. Bob Suther-
land was in front at fagiall. but was passed by
Sea Bird inside Of half furlong. Sea Bird led
to the upper turn. whore FREELY got on even
terms. and as they turned into the home stretch
they were having a warm argument. Firefy
getting the best OF it In the last furlong and
winning by half a length from Sea Bird. who
got the place length in front OF st. Hubert.
The second race brought out eight two-year-
Odds, OF which Saliva was favorte. AS they
got away Saliva jumped to the from. and lead
the entire route. winning by length. George
Dixon second. three lengths before Romeo
In the third race Double Cross was the
shortest priced favorite OF the day. at to 2
against. Kiowah made the running for the
first furlonG. when Miss ACgie showed the
way to the upper end OF the backstretch.
where Double Cross went to the front and gal
loped home an easy winner by six lengths.
Kerry Cow beating Miss Aggie head for Sec
ond money
noon and resulted in a grand struggle bo-
tween Ecli pse. the favorite. and the renstated
Msr% Ss s ka HS Eps , had
well backed at 3 to 5. second choice Larghetta
made the running for the first half mile. when
upper turn as though harnessed together and
down the stretch on even terms: McAuley
home and snatched the purse by nose. from
LaEghetta. Airplant finished bad third.
The talent o received their first reverse Of tho
gents Laurel doing the trick. yaRabond.
heavily backed to win at = to 3. was first away.
phine making the running to the last sixteenth
pole. whore Laurel went to the front and won
handy by engt in drSs
An erratlc field OF maidenns struggled for
the the dag lag White squal Geiding refused to
getting tur away fairly we'll bunched With Hay
Fay In front. He was never headed and
romped home a length in , front Of Upstart.
Summaries follow:
FIRST RACE.
Purse $500: selling; seven furlonga
t e. e FSe " Bonanae5' asee ., in' M
s;ns b. g. Sea Sc Ha e e G4s
Goa'sish and Bob spshsri;n% also ran, 'A''''''
Post Rs,spFrys ffsy against Bob
SECOND RACE.
Purse $500 for two-year-o ds i've furonga
b. Ss% DaoP 10 ~ q
F.orinia. Alice G., Arab Pas6a War Lord. and Mary
"'nn'n'a . s''''ns III iim nan. 1:os4
pxo er TO e sAy o%sc
soto War Lord. Toto Mary winnifred Eeding aS
THIRD RACE.
Purse $500: six and a half furlonea
Nellie Met reery. 10 kl IrIiir)
NnIPny' 81; k..5y COW IL 8 iis MsAueyj:
Ktow"h and Home R% ,,, also FRA. ran.
Kio~ah ito Mis-. Asse. 10 to i Kerry COW. gCroi
FOURTH RACE
Purse 500; handicap; one mile.
ys5% sP;,sF s'. SS1.5i iot
Laura =. also rau.
Pos. Betting Even money agans. Eclipse 8 to 8
Airplnnt. to Largetia. 80 to LaurAs.
FIFTH RACE
Purse 5000: selling: hree.qusrters of mile.
}. P Dawes b N. Laurel. b, by King Ernest-Iaura
Pu sandsrss T. Josephine. o. III
Eass B ~. t ssns al and Ls h also
Ell ssS %.,s Josephine 10 'Lisss
SIXTH RACE.
J. Deerng'sh c, Hay Tay. 8. by Dry Monopoe-The
%%iss So ssAS:;
Reply hly, Lawrence. Adjust Oaklawn. White squall
re ding. Constant. and Hazel also ran.
Time. | :O5.
Post Betting-Three To / against Oaklawn, 4 to I
Reply nlly +to Hay Tay. o 10 Lawrence. sto Up
start, h To Hazel. K To Willie McAuune. Is TO
Adjust 80 TO Constant. 40 to Nhite sluAll geding
The entries for to-day's races are:
First kace-fiveeighths OF n mile settling Hardy
FoT Elmstone; no each; Vera. lo2; klowah, Frank
T.. ENpress, lol each: Avery MONDAY. 10. Mamie u.
H.. 80: Virginia H.. %; Mrs Aggie. ,,3
Second Rhce-Fre'eiRhthEo OF u mile. selling Retreat,
l0S: George DITon 100; kapnwhs, Hazel; Napoleon,
100; Mamie IL. 100 Chamunka. ~ Lady Love. ~,
Third Race-Threetourths 9r mIle, Broo1 dale, loS
Clcnent, lu7; Sir Richard. Heads or Tails lOi each;
Marcelus ON: upstart. ~,
Fourth Race-Fiye eIghths of a mile; selling Char
ley wilson. 10; BenIamin hon Voyage. o. y Eolo.
honopolst LOT each Bob sutherland, Usric. lOl each
After mAth. OS. Tom Karl, 40
mn RaCo-One mile: selling. King Crab. l0S
onyx 81 '''' '''' Laurel '''' De'' "''"'' -"
sixth kncs-six and a half furongs Home Run. Jay
gu ~. ADJOURN. Frank C.. l22 each: Entire. llv:
Tommy Dixon, ~.
Gossip From tho Horse World.
PORTLAND. Me. Aug. 0-The trotting stallion Nelson
did some fast work yesterday NJ Rugby Park. lie
Dis audi ham half n 4