New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-25
FAVORITES WIN TIE HONORs
ONLY ONE OUTSIDER GETS RACE
A GOOD PAYS SPORT SPOILED BY TOO FREE
sCRATCHING-THE TALENT HAVE
THEIR INNINGS
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Washington oct. 2f-Whoiesale scratching In thf
| fourth and fifth at st. Asaph to-day spoiled
what woi.d have been fair days sport Tor Inc
other races were Of an excellent order, with favor
ties getting the Hons share Of the spois flrt was
the only one Of the six TO meet defeat poor po'
si;on at the start and some Interference at critical
| points in the race brought about her downfall
Twenty books were on lin" and 1t Is safe to say
| that not one Of the lot out OF the fray with
bank rolls intact. for the talent were In line atter
every race Indra who won the F!irt race, failed 10
| help them any. as "Pttsburg Phl' and his friends
| backed him very heavily at 10 to or better
Leonawell captured the opening number on the
card Urana was scratched The betting was con-
fined to Leonawen and Gaiilee. with the frst-named'
OF course the favorte. He got away rather poorly
and on the far turn appeared to be Deateh Out
wide turn by the lenders they came Into the
homestretch enabled Sims to get through on the
rails with him. and good rousing landed him the
winner by two lengths Gali,ee beat lola for place.
Flirt looked many pounds the best OF the haii
dozen that ran in the second race and TO . was
the best offered against her at any time Pulitzer
looked the pick OF the others and was well played
for the place. but when 1t came to racing potn
were beaten, Indra getting away with the iead
and holding it TO the end Flirt was the last to
leave the post and was badly pocketh until the
stretch was reached AS soon az she was clear
the FLY came with great rush. but the EFFORT
too late and lndra won handy.
p. j. Dryers colors scored their second victory
of the day In the third race. Patrician who bore
them was n hot favorite to being the closing
quotations against him. but his race was far from
the good thing the price Indicated 1t would be. as
he had be ridden with both whip ana spur 10
win by a neck from Captain T.. who had been the
pacemaker from the start. Our Jack carried iot
of stable money but failed to become prominent
at any part OF the journey. Griffin rode nm naru'
but he would not extend himself.
NinevAh and The Buffer were the only starters
in the fourth race The last named was made a
l TO chance. and his race proved that his ad-
mirers had not overestimated his ability, as ne
salloped In front from start to finish, winning uh-
Prime George frightened on, all but Warlike and
Tom Skcmore in the nfth race. and tnen ms own
name was added the list Of abseniees. The betting
between the two that dId run was very lively Io ION,
Skdmore looked a l-;o-3 chance. but story that
he not good kept his Price to po to eyss
money. The last-name1 went on at the start as II
he was going to make a runaway OF 1t. but after
with Tom skIdmore ana was recorded the winner
by half length; War.ke pulled up anne. ,ho .,,h
race lis cnances lookei or a most natterns order,
yet 50 srons was the support given the others tina,
rode MIN n good style IL waited with him until
The stretch was reached then cut loose and n; ,he
Wh.zgie ii colt thru. Summaries:
FIRST RACE-rurse 500 six turoas,.
Loonawe ~ sims ......'..'..''''''..'
Gales 100 Penn, ,Si
70 re0e,l, also ran T"'-'''O''
SECOND RACr-scinr: purse 500 SIX fur'ons'
Inira. lo3 oGrTnl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 70
F, 100 sins 10, o, e, TO
o..., r,,,,,.- IT. T% M,im ,lo'. Queen Also ran
THIRD RAcE-Hanaicap. purse 500. Mile and six.
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