The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
GOOD SPORT AT GRAVESEND.
RUDOLPH RUNS 1-10 MILES IN 1sfs,
DRFEh TING A GOOD FIELD.

Prince George, with the Worst OF the
| Handicap, Finished q Creditabie tecond-
Sam Lucas Downs Observation-Disclosures
Wins AE.in-Longst-eet Beaten by Sir
| Matthew Merry Monarch's Tight
Squeeze = Tom Tough Quite y Selling
| PIater-Mr. MscdonouGh TO Sell some OF
His Horses-TopEnIant Changes Hands.
The racing at Gravesend yesterday aftor-
noon was interesting from first to last, Ru-
| doph running milo and sixteenth In LAS.
while the selling platter Tom Tough won the
closing event OF the day at six furlongs In
1:14H. Tho course. q sea OF mud on Satur-
day, under the constant attention OF Superin-
tendent Brush was very fast The weather
was cloudy. but 1000 persons enjoyed the
sport to the utmost
Rudolph was favorite for the opening event
at one mile and sixteenth. the Handicapped
certainly treating the Western gelding very
leniently In view Of the form he displayed in
the Woodlawn Handicap. when he defeated
Banquet and Strathmeath cleverly. Loudon.
Prince George. and Kildeer were played trifie
to lower the eolors Of the half brother to
Evanatus, but when the stretch was reached
there was only one horse in the race. Hume
spoiled couple Of starts, and was finally
whipped away from the post by Mr. Rowe's
assistant He was running whom the flag
fell. but stopped abruptly with the
younger DoGgett, and was left at the
post. Tho Canadian geldlng Victorious with
Penn mp set very hot pace around the lower
turn and up tho baokstretch. and at the end OF
half mile had his field strung out for hun
dred yards. Kildeer and Prince George being
his nearest competitors. On the upper turn
Victorious tired. and Prince George chal-
lenged him. Rudolph and Loudon both PASS
ing kildeer at the head OF the stretch
running '%9H1Sna
the som biance Of an effort. simms. rode
Prince George hard and Penn lit into yictori;
the favorite. Irving winning with him By half
length under pull from Prince George tsIGss
eeu4sd hrd ftHfoss IL rhe
markably good one for the thres-yeariI,oid
Prince George. as the winner was coneeding
Discount was made an overwhelming favor
lite for the scramble at I'VE fprlongs for two
Isneisa q she Sihers While as The post pm
away thsn ah twS es beSre boed
through the gap at NJ r. Dryers stable. and
Vas finally oaDta5sd In small room i, hack EFF St
y Weeks sAot ws y s went xsns ava, from
strascline anu sam Lucas cas- chased MoLauSRiins
Dog. Little Pirate; and Dorian headed the
others. In the straight Sam Lucas overhauled
the aaS bo1sn OS Bin
count. and was fair third at the end. Dorian's
race race YES remarkably good one, as d he car
a.week from next Tuesday, whom Mr.. W. OBJ:
MMacdonough,, Of California, the owner Of
brought East to race this season; Mr.. Mao
donough was at the course yesterday. and an
sho toos the in
eS 5G the ena
haha had a lot OF speed for five furlongs. Gold
Dollar. the other starter; was very sore. and
j., Sir Matthew was 80 heavily played to defeat
LonGstreet and Terriher that he was held at
street II looked we'll bodily. and he ran fair
race until his old legs began to burn. and then
the h ceTs Sn re S in hhsT ea
sprinted home in first place. simms had to
punish Longstreet in order to head Days
HIM baee to the sane his rsens days dS s are
Merry Monarch was plunged on to win the
nth race. 2 handicap at five furlongs The
sRsa sh boy cOnd @St. thu
sop OF surinam run as ,, no is colt colt that re-,
st q to select dvson
the talent. known as the handicappers. played
Irving. on Highland. had the outside Of
the western mare T toward The rail-. Carrying ar ii
Armitage with her. 80 that at the beginning Of
the there was tb frSTd
game Irving paid no attention tothe calls Of
the ether boys end tb Ma
Monarch. At the head OF the stretch Taral got
through with the Monarch. and. riding one Of
post and won by a nose. Highland was beaten
only neck.
ras or se az s
the start until we'll into tho homestretch. when
from the rear. Tom Tough simply galloped
over his opponents and won hands down In
fast fast, ti th,.d Tormentor was second and Chesa-
W. ,. jennings has bought from Matt Storm
By Ii csrs By o%ses pa
Summaries follow:
FIRST RACE
VIII for q: to .na $50 10 sfs
en- %i sss 1ns : s Rudolph e. b,
E,eea,d Srsssi;s Prince ssoie. IL, sinmD
iia3s FitsIo Wcsorioa" VERSATILE AND Barefoot
Post Bettng-Eight TO 3 against Rudolph. to 2 |
to ss pI Fas
SECOND RACE
s$SS sasS
SMsh1aa ii9 adIwsy r,n.t1 i'll
W; OBJ aacdonough's b. C. Dorian, lls loyertonl...3
Discount Lucky bog. Half Nine. Little Pirate Mia.
away at tho post and was drawn
Time. lOlh
Post Beuing-Five 20 ON Discount 4 to against |
Sam Lucas to Weinberg, 10 10 Dorian, 20 to 1 |
Lucky Dog 20 to Mistral. 20 to Half Mine so 10
longshsnks 30 TO Little Pirate. 200 TO She nly 200
to PeHniless.
THIRD RACE.
A sweepstakes OF $40 each with $500 added; SIS
to second and $40 to third for horses ages which
had not won a. the meeting: SIX rurongs
ID; r. Dwyers 6r Kingston. aged. by spendthrift-
O. ". LeIhy sons or c. Pedestrian T. ii4 (Taram 2
l. Whites b. l. Annie Bishop 3, lO3 (HalnSWalti |
hnnehaha and Gold Dollar also
Time, l;lb1.
Post Betting-Fivo to on Kingston. O to against
PedestIian 40 20 Minnehaha, loo to Gold Dollar |
100 TO Annie Bishop.
FOURTH RACE.
Asweepstakes OF 40 each with $3.50 added 800 to
second and $50 to third for and up-
ward which had not OF the value of S 5O
In lSD3: one mile and u sixteenth
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