New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
RACING AT MORRIS PARk.
FAILING OFF IN ATTENDANCE.
THE PROGRAMME NOT AN ATTRACTIVE ONE
FEATURES OF THE DAY.

THE PROGRAMME NOT AN ATTRACTIVE ONE
FEATURES OF THE DAY
Thar. WAS little about the programme at Morris
MI yesterday which could be termed attractive
and the result was marked decrease III inc d.
tendance the falling off being especially ho'ceaoe
IN the clubhouse and grandstand where long 'o"a
y, sn,pty chairs made the decrease percep'io'e e''"
during the running OF the different contests In
,be ring too the small crowd was felt. for the
bookmakers found chance to take breatn oe'"ee"
hets which for the last week they have not Deeh
able to do. so heavy has been their business
The stay-at-homes did not miss much in the way
of sport for the racing was commonplace eve"
the Mount Vernon Stakes and the Bronxdaie nan
,,con furnishing contests which anything but
exciting. .
The bet,ing on the opening was pretty
evenly divided for while Sirocco ruled favorhe ne
WAS little better played than Prince George anu
Little Billy each of whom was carrying S't'''e
commission. All ran in a close bunch LOT 'ne '"s'
quarter with Srocco showing most prominent
He was stIl IN front they came down 'he NH.
Inn, Dorpett was urging him TO hold his place ana
az Tormentor who was running second was sui
under a pull 1t was plain that 'he i"''ei 0ou'"
20 10 the front whenever his rider permi''eu MN
10 At the end of five furlongs Sirocco droppeu
out of frst place and II then looked as II Iorhehtor
would gallon in but Little Bnlys challenge IN
tho last fifty wards proved more forcibe than was
exnected making the finish a driving one win
Tormentor the winner by neck Little Billy Sec
ond half "a length in front OF Sirocco
The second race which for maidens. fur
nished some heavy betting ana a sooo coh'eS''
Illusion was slight favorite but he could not
got nearer than second. Anawanda leading all the
way and winning by length and half illusion
bea. Nelglen a length for the place.
rho third race was the Mount Vernon Stakes
for two-year-ods Sir Excess who was clearly
the best OF those named to run, was Withdrawn
hi. trainer doubling his ability TO give away the
weight which he was asked to give Inc others
seemed to be pretty evenly matched. and each
had a following. with the plunge OF the race on
Rollo who was backed down from 5 TO 10 II 10
This colt runs in the name OF r. "a SwlSert ou'
II is rur1ored that he is owned by weii-Nho"h
hookmaker He was prominent in all the breaks.
runninc nearly three furlongs IN one OF theih'
,,,, in the race was a dangerous element
p,,hicon rushing to the front at the start, anu
after running head and head with Nerhocis ioi
five f,rlonss took clear lead when ne re-
tanned 10 the end where he was an easy winner
nv , good length; Trinculo second two lengths
before Weinberg
rh. fourth race was the Bronxdale Handicap, at
. milo Charade Stonenen and DR.. Hasbrouck
rare the only starters the latter. OF course ule
bottest kind Of a favorte. He was heavily piayeu
BY all the talent and the hnish iouhu mn" '''
winner vet hardly in the way expected as i'''ip
ley had TO ride nm hafu ioi h'oi0 "
in order to win by neck from Charaoe WIN oe''
Stonenel nearly a length. With ht'Ie more
ambition Sims could perhaps. have secured sec
ond place with Stonenel.
The fifth race was another three-cornered AFFAIR
Lizzie Reckon and Henry Young being the ON!
starters Both Of the latter we're heavily pia!eu
hut once a start had been made there was only
one in it, Reckon leading all the way uhue'
mil and at the finish she was eased almost 10
con,er vet won by five lengths from Henry Young
who was a like distance before Lizzie
Now-or-Never was made an odds-on choice io'
the sixth race her owner and his friends counting
II a good thing but the Copyright ana Merv
,sonle we're equally confident there was ever!
prospect of good race. The. result how how, ,h.
proved rather the reverse. for Copyrght heiu ~
rr,ce safe from start finish. and won wen III
hand bv two lengths Nero second. neck bet9 prs
Now-or-Never The winners owner was co COZ p,,
10 nay I'D a lot OF forfeits before he couu slait
his colt. so It is safe to say that somebody won
heavily by his victory