The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-16
BOOKIES' DAY.
The Talent Followed Wrong
Tips Most Of the Day.
Van Dyke, a Long Shot, Surprised
Every One in Fourth Race.

Because to great extent the people who
observe the gala days OF Brown Uni
versity are the same who attend th2 races
ofthe Country Club, the attendance at Mar
ragansctt Park yesterday was someth hing
less than the average on account OF Class
DAY exercises. Still the falling of for a
single afternoon was such as to make any
section OF the grand stand look deserted
or to make business dull In the pool room.
probably pool selling has on no day been
Drisker than 1t was yesterday and the
talent got hold Of the wrong end of 1t.
ravorites were played to win ~ usual and
clock work regularity with which they
nad scooped things earlier In the meet.
The First Race.
For instance in the first event Lorimer.
who at the opening Of the pools had sold
as first favorite and received lots of back
Ing, was left at the post when
the starter sent the other IL horses of on
the 5-furlongs race and Oxford Z he second
choice, took the lead from the start and
won in l :O2, breaking the record of the
track by half second. Nsedmore, who
had sold at 2 to 1 for place, won the
.'two.times" for his hackers, and Bolivar.
the 100 TO 1 shot OF Thursday, finished
third, beating such good horses as Fan
King, DIR. Chambers, King Haxan and
lone Home. There was half hours de-
makers put up the list at the usual time
with IL horses scratched and betting was
lively, but there had been q mistake. In
was found that the scratched horses were
eligible to run, all bets were declared off
and new book made with larger field.
Bookies Made Happy.
The bookies did lose In the next two
races. Wheeler on odds on fsvorite to
the tune OF to 4 at the last quotations
3-4 with the long shc., CutalonR, winning
the place three lengths in advance OF
Mirage, and Mary s., with Griffin up
selling at to won the third event, beat
ing Tom Rogers, who had led for three
quarters of mile, by length ali the way
down the quarter stretch.
next three races, especiallv SO
in in the fourth when Van Dyke,
4o to i shot, won the mile and |
q sixteenth In 1:52. 1t was I ycry
pleasing thing for the half dozen or SO |
reckless ones who had ventured to play |
against big odds and 1t was good thing |
as the excitement Of the unexpected finish |
was concerned. The favorites in the bet
ting We're Belwood with McDermott |
up, and Harry Alonzo ridden
by Ballard. They were selling at 4 to5
ana even money. Mcintyre was the second
49,, sn soiu al 10 10 ana van
Dyke moved up and down every few min
lfes between 70 and 40 to I. Ninety nine
people out OF hundred In the pool room
made their bets OH the two favorftcs.
Belwood and Harry Alonzo got
'n nrst and the race was all
heirs for the first three hths
till led at the half and ran away from
he rest, but Mcintyre had gone ahead
u Alonzo, thus disposing of ono favor
to. Every pair OF field glasses was fixed
lpon Belwood and no one thought of
he horse that was to win until
ne quarter stretch was reached
where in the rear placed his nose along
ide that OF the favorito and ran with
Inn neck and neck until within two
engthe OF the wire when Belwoor had to
rop the pace and the 10 to horse won
y quarter length. 1t was magnificent
now OF speed at the point where speed
1as needed and the crowd was more than
Enfield Won.
The favorite In the next race served the
aient In the same way. II was George
'ixon. Ho was slow in getting on and
IN lengths behind at the start.
he crowd, composed largely of
ixon hackers, hissed, but dissafis faction
bon changed TO admiration as the favor
e ran the first quarter as II he was shot
ut OF gun and caught up with tho field
ke hound chasing tortoise. He went
,rough the bunch and ran oven with the
lird horse, but the spurt had been too
uch Tor endurance and the plucky Dixon
II back TO fourth place leaving Enfield
win, Foxglove for the place and Tom [
inley third. Enfleld's time was l:41. IL |
as the second time during the meet that
le Madison stallion horse had done the
inning trick. On last Wednesday, En-
I'D, in the capacity of a to shot. won
le six furlongs race, beating Kazsn and I
Only Two Entries. :
There were but two entries for tho sixth
ent, three quarters Of q mile match
ce for private sweepstakes. The horses
ere Little SFriend, ridden by Lew.
I'd Snooks ridden by Grace. The
rmer sold at even money and
looks was favorite at to 10.
1T Snooks didn't win. He led however
three open lengths all the way until | Y
e quarter stretch was reached when the
lend, little In fact as well as in name.
'sed up the gap and easily passed the
ger horse. 1t was q bad showing for .
Fayorites came to the front once moro
: the last run, q mile and q quarter.
ce, five hurdles. There were i've en-,
%. Fellowship and Jim McLauehIin G
re both sold at to 8, with NO choice.
d odds Of 2k were given on
oodford. Silver Queen and Harry
were long shots. FeIlowship N
N In 2:22, Woodford and McI.au9hIin
ia hed aacnud and fbfrA ,r;xl