New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-04
n,c CROWD AT SHEEPSHEAD
Soak WINS THE FLATBUsH STAKES.
,,n,xG BY SEVERAL JoCKEYs-HEAvY
prrr1NG on THE CoNTEsTs-oTHER
FEATURES OF THE DAY.

,,coR RIDING bf Sh'it''A'
n,rr1SG on THE CoNTEsTs-oTHER
FEATURES OF THE DAY.
-.s,c and ,umultuous holiday multitude was
SUI sSeepshead Bay yesterday Ii was an
see" sneeu.ative host. and the crowding ana
sis ',ng IN the betting ring were tremendous sew
j@ "o hookmakers offered the odds, and the
en-. ~ the club must have been most gratifying.
ps.hrrban Day the cub added large amount TO
W S.h,-b,n on Futurity Day It's gift OF adced
ie - the Fu,ur.;y lavish sca.e. Yes
noa', ,ha receipts must have compared mos; IA
'eruay with those of Suburban or Futurity Day.
we, .,o money given away by the club was not
'" ',",s,v exhausrng. although there were seven
" and q 900 was added 10 the Labor Day Stakes,
a. a. =, ,hN Fatbush Stakes. and $3.50 to the race
.xo miles on the turf To each of the other
,s-folr in a..-the sum added was No~.
a. r,in fell although the sky was lowering all
w 1,ho qroyuGs .ook parched and scorched and
a'! from, the long and perncious drouth. Dust.
w. ovarvwhere outside the gates. IN the betting
unon all the spaces wherever one wandered
- .bs track was IN as good condition as possible
rev so long term OF Sahara soreness. 1t Is
rksi' literally and worked over thoroughly
~ drs. of Dead Sea apples filled the ar where the
- syas gamblers s,rove and struggled and wrest.ed
,h,ily for unho,y gains How men of all ages
- .,,irt and squeeze and elbow and thrus; and
-. % fet~aear a hookmaker. in the hope OF sep
.,,,rr ina; iunfortuNste victim from some OF his
80 Blu, yesterday the amb.lke bookmakers
IA IN 70 their golden fleece with a determined
- In fact. most OF the unassumng. meek.
Unable patient. generous. iowly, humble much-
sr,,,p and long stuff er,ng bookmakers carried off
..ssonne profits as the we,,-earned and thoroughly
s...rvea harvest OF their afternoon OF wofu toll.
y,xy WITHDRAWALS FROM THE LABOR
DAY STAKES.
t.,
labor Day Stakes which Was given out by the
.mn IN Yesterday mornings papers. ,acerated
I'd noanglel 10 an appalling extent by Withdrawals
rho LIST of probable starters printed In yesterdays
,,nsrs contained the names OF Dobbins G.oamins
P,sse,law Hornppe. The Pepper. St Michael, Vic
,,-,,s Strathmeath and Candelabra. no one OF
,cb actually ran. The field Of starters was made
syierabad and Pocahontas. The Western mare. 70
Imbien was always the favor,Se ana Vas SSHeI
ni many supporters at short prices. 70 Iambien
-. -. nIngng to and fro Both before the and in
me race she seemed sour, ill-tempered and out or
. n,ss with great deal in hand Saragossa getting
second place while 70 Tambien was poor third.
Expert ,uTfmen did not wax enhusias t, over me
probably have taken the race with the Western
mare John Cooper won by SO muGn space Of ana rdnS
could have sent Yo Tambien home in first place
ia heavy Western plunger. He ough, to know that
o-isn's riding is not the sor, OF riding plunge
heavily when he ic riding against Eastern jockeys.
HAMILTONS POOR WORK ON GOTHAM
But Hamilton rode Gotham in the Flatbusn
Stakes at seven furlongs. for two-year-olds
as poorly as any race ever ridden by
Jordan. 1t is positively certain that Gotham
Was the best colt in the Flatbush Lissak
and Keenan, carried much more money than Gotham
carried but Gotham had great many earnest and
faithful friends. Keenan, ran dismaly. he was
Iapo in
connosseur who is a very poor colt. greatly
uerrated animal whose victory in the Great ha
Sir Gaiahad. Gu;ta Percha and, IN Iact, an i,le
starters except Lissak; Gotham and Monaco d%
graced themselves by their poor running ana gave
% promise of marked ability as three-year-9ld
Snss. II Tarai had been on Gothara if any
quick alert, vigorous keen. wa,chfu eneT r.
lion. Gotham would surely have defeated 1dssak
Doggett took Lssak to the front promptly ana leo
h. ' iast fssrlons and was Completely exhausted
Il Hamilton had made his run sooner with CONAN;
* s1h@Ss,lon ssasssFsa Sysr w ine db lime
va great speed but Hamilton had waited too long
10 NIKE his run. Never was.a race more clearly
G,.haln is the best twoyear-old in America. But
Rta rode Monaco Without skin or judgment
After Monaco seemed TO be hopeessly beaten tn IRE
ias With Considerable courage and dash I. Blu,
Ref handled him ciumsily, and at pest Monaoo
Hamilton nearly lost the first race on the favor
iie Manchester. by carelessness MANCHESTER wa:
much the best horse in the race at the weights
and distance He winning very easily, Du'
Hamilton pulled him up in the last hundred yards
and the Magnetism colt. coming with a swift rush
almost caught Manchester on the post. ,..
In the third Sir Excess was the favorite
a; olds-on. but gave up the contest IN the nome
stretch in the most currish ana cowardiE way way
imaginable. He appears TO be contemptIoie dos
Of the Counter Tenor ana the canvas class;
Clerlco rode most peculiar race on Gioaming
the sixth race at TWO miles on the turf Gloamine
can stay and carry heavy weight on the turf. he
has proved that repeatedly Clerico mas peer IN
der suspicion al times In the past IL ne i@,t I
which served at Brighton Beach this year, had
been in the stewards stand at Sheepshead Bay
yesterday. they would undoubtedly have put some
ards al Sheepshead Bay afford TO be less watchfu
and energetic than the stewards at Brighton Beacf
Cleaning that il was an afront and an insult |,
the dignity and authority OF the stewards; Ihey
ought to assert their authority and their dignity
and not allow themselves 10 be anronted IN this
way No jockey living ought 10 he al lowed e
riie sucn race as Cierico rode on Cleaning. with
out being compelled 10 answer the closest Keen
Is, and most pertinacous questioning The BoarC
0. Stewards contains able and brilliant cross-ex
aminers Why don't they question clerico: VIZ tH
matter!
DETAILS OF THE RACES
FIRST RAcE-For two-year-olds; penalties and allow
anoes Five furlongs.
g Re'''q F.
Rupert, RS. b. c; Manchester; by sir
Nodred-Parthenia. 100 10 tcar lo4'a,:... ..
P s.menrs b. C. by The n-rsedG Mag; -. =,
n & r : Keent's Oh. T. RonnleiaS.
Iu s AM; .t;r,an
h.rnanita liO............... (Midgeley)o 50-i 70
xaar - ,S SsaI ca1 c' 1o, oesetDo 90 IL
Capt Nick lco.................H Jones) 60 20 20