New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
ENDING IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
FINE RACING AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
orvrpAL REGRET THAT THE SUCCESSFUL MEET
ING MUST CI.OsE-FEATURES OF
YESTERDAYS SPORT

ING MUST CLosE-FEATUREs OF
YESTERDAYS SPORT.
The attendance at sheepshead Bay yesterday wa.
.rrnris,ngly good considering that the card was
,ode I'D entirely of overnight contests. Yet this
shoud not excite wondering comment as the meet
90, has been such a continuous series OF good
racing that its close is the cause Of general re-
ar.t and the friends OF the club stick to the old
maxim OF making hay while the shines
Those who made the trip yesterday were amply
renad for their palms, the sport furnished was OF
a kind that could not fail TO please. the finishes
being in every stubbornly contested with the
result in doubt to the very last stride. The weather
was in keeping with the sport. making the day
az a whole a fitting prelude to the collection of
snendid races which will grace the close OF the
meeting this afternoon.
The first a selling at seven fur
longs for which to the post. The
betting was heavy, all but Lou Rhett and Ray
mond seeming to have a chance and so evenly
divided were the talent In their opinions that there
was a good price against each Of them, Rosa H..
who ruled favorite. closing at 2i2 to l. The win
ner was Speculation, who seemed to take kindly
10 the going. for he won good race well in hand.
The second easy victory for Don
Alonzo. II his first in several weeks,
and many refused to back him on that account
This made his price a liberal one. good as to
10 always being obtainable, while those early in
the ring got as high as to g. He did not look
anv too well going TO the post. seeming stif and
sore but in the race he showed all his old time
speed, and under pull. Lady Violet and
Hugh Penny. who looked on as his most
likely competitors were outpaced from the start
Factotum, one of W. c. Days long shots, won
the third race in good style. He made all the
running and seemed to stay better than when last
he ran His owner told his friends that it
good thing and they profted accordingly. getting
as high as 10 to
Ana If
sf the meeting There only five starters and
when they came to the finish four Of the hve were
SO nearly aligned that no matter which of them
had been recorded the winner. the crowd would
have been satisfied with the verdict. 1t a
battle royal in every sense of the word. and added
one more to the long list of good finishes that have
marked the present meeting.
The fifth race brought the surprise or the day.
Stonenell, Roslyn and Queen Bess were the only
starters, yet as the two first named were heavily
played with stable money, there was every pros
pect for good between them Few thought
that Queen Bess had chance, yet when 1t came
TO racing she held her own in fine style and. prov
ing the better slayer in the final strides. won rather
handily.
The turf race was won by Void who was a
strong second choice in the betting He was
favored by the start and this enabled him to win,
but he had to be ridden out to win by a neck from
Aloha and Marshall, both of whom got away
poorly
Sims will ride next season and the rest OF TINS
year as well for NJ. F. Dwyer.
Mr. Belmont has sold Economist TO j. A. Ben
nett and Patrcian to p. J. Dwyer & Son.
The Executive Committee of the Coney lslanc
Jockey Club ne in the afternoon and adopted
the following resolution showing that the resigna
ton from the Board of Control of their repre-
sentative, j. G. X. Lawrence. meets the approvs
of the whole committee and that the action in th'
matter is final:
Whereas The Corey Island Jockey Club has Win
drawn from the Board OF Control;
Resolved That the RULES OF Racing Of The ds'e
Nav l. 1891, with the subsequent amendments theie''
he -eadoptcd a. rules Of racing Of this association
iule l. OF the regulations Of the course, a. smeded
/. as follows During their term OF once the IAev'
live Committee the entire management o. The la
ine and OF the course and the appointment oil the oh
~ the course acts they have power TO rcgu'a
and revise shall have power TO requisite ana cor
troll the conduct all oceis ard OF ell trainers Joke
and attendants on horses and 10 punish al thrF a.
cr.ton by fines, suspension, expulsion or ruIhs on u
course apy person any conduct they may consul
>,nproper in itself detrimental TO the welfare OF u
turf But such ruling OF shall not b. binding Oh olh
associations unless made on account oil hau Of hr i'
ton OF the Rules OF Racing