New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-28
OPENING DAY AT ELIZABETH
RACES OF THE NEw.JERSEY JOCKEY CLUE
LONG DELAYS on TIE TRAINs-DoN ALoNHo

LONG DELAYS on TIE TRAINs-DoN ALoNzo
DEFEATED BY PICKpoCKEr
The New-Jersey Jockey Club opened its fall meet
ing yesterday with a programme that PROMISED anu
furpished sonne excellent sport but whatever en-
iovment the racing furnished was more than on
set by the tedious delays in travelling 10 anu rom
the track Those who went out on the ia'e Spe0'"'
trains arrived after the first race had pee" rum
while on the way homeward the trip was even
longer nearly an hour and half peihe spent III
making the journey. The wholesale way III VIM"
the fsyortes had been beaten did not help matters
as the crowd was in anything but good hufhof' anu
II the club would retain its patronage II S"o"N
use some means to secure better transportation.
The last race of the day divided ana run IN
two parts the second section being decideu "nhe
It was so dark that the crowd could not disthsus"
the colors.
The sport began with upset OF expert car
culations the two-year-old Discount beaths such
sprinters as Correction. Prince George ana Defiai
gilla easily. Correction made the running lor i've
furlongs and then died away in her usual lasHloi'
while Griffin brought Discount up with rush .h"'
landed him first a. the finish by a length frlhce
George second, two lengths before CORRECTION.
Armitase was made / to favorite for the sec
ond race but he failed to run up to expectations
He was nterfered with soon after the start, Du'
not enough to beat him were he now the col, ~, ne
WAS when In the stable Of his former owner Inc
,,,nner was Rama an to l chance. He came with
q fine burst of speed in the last furong ana AT 'he
end was a head in front of Micmac queen WHO
beat Armi. age by a scant length for the place
The third race went 10 Copyright, VINO was the
only fayorite 10 win. He got away well, after de-
LAYING the start for fifteen minutes. ana was pm, IN
the front rank throughout. Bergen had 10 rue mn
hard 10 capture the race by head from rom Hhu-
more who was two lengths in front OF RESTRAINT,
The fourth race the contest OF the gay. ~
was the Woodlawn Vase Handicap, AT a inIe anu
a sixteenth. and some well-known ana hleh-ciaafss
horses came to the post. DIT. Hasbrouck was me
avorite i'm the early betting, but his price showed
a steady decline and Don AonZo soon SulpIanIcu
him as first choice. In an exciting race po' W.
heaten AS they were rounding INTO the hOle-
stretch r. looked as II Don AonZo would saliop
IN hut that rogue Pickpocket, VINO hau Deeh Idsl,
took IL into his head to run rapiuly, anu ii
as If dropped from the skies. he reached tne iiie
ths winner by a length; Don AlonZo second, !.
length and hal1 before leiiiN''' '
The downfall of good things" was conthruesu IN
.ha ann race the favorite falling before La Msere
a 10 10 chance, who in q not urlVe won ny a
head: Golden Valley second. only hSau , pvio ~
Charley T. With competent riuer |'ai'' -
The sixth race proved the surprise or the DAY
MARGUERITE a three year-old sister 10 besisJ sly
winning by a length from Captain WaSe1myyI, viz
heat Lorimer two lengths for the place me WA w,
ner wasr entered TO be sold for slVD anu was pi
nm TO 81 COS at which she was bought IN. odinue'
Sfedeker did the bidding ip .,. e.. .ho
Little Fred was considered certalh.y ioi c; M
eirs hnt the finish found him second. Tartarlan
ieadins All the way and winning by -FOUR leilsl
Little Fred beat Babriggan as far 1or Inc place.