New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20
ALMOST A LITTLE RIOT.
EXCITEMENT AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
GIVING SIR WALTER THE RACE-TfIE LATTER
To HAVE MATCH WITH pA,krEr


vain endeavor to cross It's dreary wastes The heat
in the valley ia SO great and the humidity so Intense
that animal life Is scarcely able to exist brighton
Beach track is running Death Valley 4 close race
far the heat * concerned. but IL far and away
In the lead when dead horses are taken into CON
sheraton. The skeletons Of bright hopes and Drill
liant futures are literally about the grounds
over 1900 persons fingered and suffered at
Brighton Beach yesterday afternoon 10 witness SIX
races which with single exception were between
horses that have class whatever, but I'LL 'he
programme and provide a medium for speculation
TO many persons 1t appears that 'lobsteria mas
taken firm hold brighton. and Is likely 10 be-
come epidemic II heroic treatment is not given al
once by the turf physicians to some OF us victims
that have shown pronounced symptoms OF 'he ''ean
disease
The racing yesterday furnished any amount OF ex-
element for the crowd. There dsgracefu
scene after the decision was given In the fourth
race The contestants Sir Walter Herald ana
Sport. The handicap for purse OF
81 600 over "A distance OF n mile and quarter. sir
Water with 10 pounds on his back ana ;. DogHett
as his Jockey. and Herald who carried lVl pounds
with Carter IN the saddle. the entire distance
head and head Herald was on the outside ana Sif
Walter on the rail- When the horses nearei the nm
ish both Jockeys were riding hard The horses were
SO close that first Herald's head would be in front
end In ihe next stride Sir Walters There was IN
tense excitement was one Of the hardest i"uSt
contests Of the year 1t anybolys race foT over
an eighth OF a mile. The partisans OF both horses
were shouting at the top Of their voices
THE JOCKEY LOOKED AROUND.
As they noarei the finish, Carter. on Herald. made
the fatal mistake that many jockeys make IN
close contest lie could resist the temptation To
look M his adversary Il was "A hurried glance ami
fl cost him the race. as Dosgett who WAS rdihs
Ike A demon insde one last effort and landed S'r
Waiter "A winner by short head When Judge
Wheeler held M Sir Walters number a dense crowd
ind ST.
calls Kisses and imprec lions. some OF the persons
who bet on Herald demanded that the decision
should be reversed N course the Judges pa1 u" AZ
! iention 10 the fhr~ats or demands OF the crowd
When the horses returned to the scale It looked for
a few moments az II there would BE- a not. hu'
lanes Glare rnarshaAed the small force OF police
into line 80 as to command all the siraiesical points
and let the crowd exhaust Themselves shouting 'or
Herald.
II would prevent a lot OF dissatisfaction n the
Judges stands at the racetracks were skeleton az
fairs that did not obscure finishes II is absurd To
have such large stands. II the crowd were en-
abled to see the line OF the finish there IL no doupt
but the dissatisfaction over close decisions "ou'i
be materially lessened
Sport Is determined TO do az he chooses Y the
future His antics did much to attract the ait"n-
ton OF the clamorous crowd around the judges
| stand When the start WAS given Sport refused 20
| could give sport points In the game OF sulks but
was overcome. and at the "nd a'knowl'hg'" NJ "
r 1g his Win AT him sport was beaten 3-le
miles In distance and u minutes % seconds J" 'i''
! BANQUET AND SIR WALTER TO RACE.
Ranquers withdrawal from the race lei 10
| match between him and Sir Walter for ~ sIn"'
with 81 90 added By the American Jockey 'lnb Inc
race was arranged after "A discussion between
Mchael F. pvycr and g. Lee Knapp IA regard 10
the RESPECT tive merits OF Sir Walter ana hanlur'
over a certain distance Mr.. 1,"ycT 7hd t',,, N.,i
more than his own with Sir walter IN any KIM OF
race pr Knapp drcrc1 MN a. n" AM KIND of
weights at distances OF over NIL" NJ d
distance the better the chances Of SIT W al'"i %"
no saiI II will race Banquet any distance YOU
| name NJ ten pounds below the scale pt l nh,ir
h@sIfatel a moinen, aud said Il would ne d'ish''i
! 10 make II match bat 10 not des'i" 20 cf'n' d"
! friendly and not disturb our present rr'H,l2nts
viii race sir Walter against Banquet AZ ~, - -
| Won suggest AT the old cup distance. w" ""' q"
tn ~ question in regard to the amount OF IN,
~ wes Considered At first i looked as y IL
would Doe for a large sum OF money. bu, th' ma" me-
h h,- d. nssociation over whose track me rae
! would be run. After a fe" inlnu,"S ri,h cannot
! ,rnrd TO give a large amount but VIII wv 49,
II that is satisfactory. let the stakes De- j" '''
po!'If'9 am willing to do anything agrcca oc wa.
Or Knapps reply; 50 ,t una" STAKES So sidc ana
| The match was made II VIII be run Oh ''' "'''
/ day OF the jerome Park meeu"h
MIR. DIVERS FAITH IN BANQUET
! ~ Dwver was asked why he had such faith
e. Banuuet's staying qualities. He repU''' n""
ouet ia n peculiar horse and l. adj" 10 ''.'''
| horses at 10 pounds each who can smother nv"
when the weights at the scale or above IT,
believe nanaue has great oo Sha snT 10 2a pG
! touyht race from start TO finish 49,,
| Dr. Knapp believes that sir Mm,'r ~ Tara hat
H mr. "a and he has an army OF followers who
viii bet on his horse.
tow THE RACES WERE RIM
Tho racing was dcepoiied OF its attractveness by
numerous Withdrawals. IIoey was made TOP
| heavy favorite IN the second race. but was
eos,ly defeated by Ieonayio who caught him an
eighth Of A mile from the finish and easily dis
no.ed ~ him. winning BY three lengths Hoey was
used up by the long dGay e "a, tns d nSa "
| ,rhe miro race extremely trying TO me sl''
,atSrs as I'M ne .,art The starter was ecoraci win
the headgear Of snake-c naTneT' D", " b nrr .''
! A. last he caught All the horses In motion ~
though they were badly strung out ana cropped inc
nins start with southsdc and went out in n" LEM
Tnee second to him until tney naGe MA
for southsde In Furnishing hlsh i inse fr"n tb
, ~ do southsilc Hamilton dd not know It was a
unit, the race was well under e way wnr n, Of
ground and finished third. 1--WE lengths behind the
| leaders J., ,-,ao Who ,yas
backed ' down from 60 to the opening to % to
at the close of the betting MI Safs was an ol n,
V,r9go and Blue Garter the two light. weighted
borses Disposed OF the favorites. so that the talent
| were badly demorazed by the result W. H. was
| third ,, -. 49,. 49, ,orsas
| Mary stone who plunged on as the horses
! were going 10 the post. won the sixth race "hsi'y
| from Tom Tough. tho favorte. who was second "A
length In front OF Adelbert. third Here are 'he re-
| suits
| Frs, race-siy furongs. Purse $500
johannes by rongneid- Nonage. 100 10 .; tslms,
|
Lizzie McDun. 1l0....... -" ', atm
| Hartford Trouble Van Dyke. Bolivar 1hifd 'VIsln
0liy Best Brand Ericsson Harry Hinkson lhue h'"'o
| also Time-ilG
Second race-six furiongs
| Leonardo by Long Tnw- Hcrmine ioi NJ. .0jrnep !,
Hoey. ii5 ,Te,ior, 2
| Vagebond. Rerwyn. ReIn Maidstone. Vospas'"n "'''
! ran TNme-i:1J