The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-04
To-Day Easily Defeats Black
Hawk and Flirt in the
Opening Event
GETAWAY DAY At JEROME PARK.
Possibility that Henry Of Navarro
will Net Start in the Great
Special Race.


RACE TRACK, JEROME PARK. Oct.
4.-This was getaway day at Jerome
Park. and one Of the poorest meetings
ever held In this vicinity was approprI-
ately ushered out. The weather prophet.
IN order to be In line with the meeting,
decided upon a dreary, threatening dav
Tor the w'nd-up. The track. - deep with
soft,stcky mud and the Jockeys were
sight to behold after each race.
The attendance was light. The card
was not d brilliant one. The second
division OF the American Jockey Club
Handicap was the feature. The Pepper
was scratched early in the day, leaving
Banquet and Sir Excess as the only CON-
| testants
Inc opening event produced a startling
reversal OF form. 1t had three starters. Of
winch flirt was to 10 favorite. shs
ran beautiful and consistent last. Hal
ION, ridden by Reiff few DAYS ago wa.
sasiiy beaten, while to-day he won easily
yea. oea.ihg Black Hawk three lengths. Doc.
gett rode Halton. I've
At present the appearancas $780,.
P,ue Tor the big special race between
Dornlno, clifford and Henry OF Navarrs
saturday. The latter is not at his heat
aecpruing to Byron McClelland, and was
track to-day. "' this
,h me going was so bad, however, that
me expected trials could not be had.
colt recavars says hys that unless his great
10 determine this the colt will have to
80 80 IriaI. and this cannot be done until
Domino and Clifford may race witbout
henry OF Navarro, but under these Cir
cumstances much OF the interest will be
taken from the event.
ent second race resulted In a pretty
nnish. Kennel was withdrawn. LEAVING
-FOUR TO go. All but Phoebus were heav.
ny backed. Doe colt made ali the run
ming, and lasted long enough to beat the
fayorite, Nanki Poo, a head,
The last half of the handicap nroved
70 De rafting contest, and the Wood
lawn Vase came within a few inches
Of passing out of the Dryers hands.
leading by, length and a half to the
turn into the stretch.
Taral then set sail with Sir Excess.
the leader. Doggett then went to the
Excess wins" Banquet held on like a
bulldog under the gruelling. and pass
andwon.
FIRST RACE.
Sweepstakes Of 10 each. with $500 added. for
'hses yearolds; Titan course, about 400 yards:
Halton,, lis tDoEsetp. .......iiss rs
s rI,., Hswks llS'a CTarsD, .l6-S 3-5 iva.
Black Hawk raced in front to the
stretch. with Halton second. When they
were Strengthened out for the run home
Halton moved up. and passing the leader
won easily by three lengths from Black
l nawk' who was four lengths before Flirt
Mutuels paid; Straight. a43; place,
VIC, Black Hawk paid $40, place
SECOND RACE.
Sweepstakes OF $40 each with $500 added. for
T Starter. six furons'' p.,,,,r o. III, III.
Doe colt Ils 1osgstp. les IS ~ il
I;,HSi Poe , rs ,Grtnn'..",7-s 2s g
Phoebus, ll3 PennJ..........2O-l 81 4
Doe colt shot to the front in the first
furlong and acted as pacemaker. In the
could not quite get up. The OnecR sta.
ble's colt lasted long enough to win by
A head. Havoc was third, three lengths
away. Time-l.7 l-2.
Mutuels paid: Straight $40; place.
:. 40 Nanki Poo paid T.75 place.
THIRD RACE.
The American Jockey Club Handicap; double
vent sweepstakes OF s2S each. with 81. 500 added;
ne mile and quarter
banquet 100 Dcsgstu......,.. 20 i imslS
r Excess, It's TaraD......... So 2
Banquet led all the way and won in
| hard drive by a head. Time-2l5 "a
Mutuels paid; Straight $40.
FOURTH RACE
Sweepstakes Of $40 each. with $500 added for
maiden two-year-ods; selling: four furlongs.
Starters, RettinE - mr. Fla.
ienefactor. i0i IL. TribeJ... 81 81 Il lh
Iufus. 100 lteirl. .,........ Al SIS q "a
ouch c. los dAamiltCn)... 81 even 50 81
amaritan lOJ tLamlyl,.,.., 2I2 even 6
iohawk, los lDogEeto'"." 81 -
'tnevah 100 Grimm. ...,...l0-l Al 9
reetop. lOips lBergenl......S SOL 2O-l
ountess. 81 lShaSl.....,..,.lOO-l SOL s
chiever, l0l Carterl....... SOL ST. s
Benefactor took the lead soon after the
tart, and was never caught winning in
drive by head from Rufus, who
vas second throughout. Pouch colt was
bird, tire lengths away. Time-050.