New-York tribune., 1894-06-12
THE RACES AT MORRIS PARK.
ARAB GIVES A STARTLING EXHIBITION OF IN
AND-OUT RUNNING.

ARAB GIVES A STARTLING EXHIBITION OF IN
ANDOUT RUNNING.
swe,tering perspirng crowd OF regular race
goers witnessed the SIX races al Morris Park yes
terday. The betting ring was like an oven. More
water-coo,crs greatly needed in the ring 1t Is
not at all likely that the special race proposed for
next Saturday win take place. Or. Rice Is at
Sheepshead Bay and will be shipped to -. Paul
this week An attempt made TO secure clifford
as starter for the special race bu; Robert Rose
said that he did not think It advisable 20 ship hin
10 Morris Park with the Suburban so c'ose at hand
David Gideon anxious 10 have the race come
off that he said he would waive az his objections
and start Ramapo even weights with the other
contestants or a: any reasonable handicap. Byron
McCleland would star; Henry OF Navarro az any
reasona abe mpost. At time It looked as II the
race would surely take pace az one and one-e!Shth
miles but DR.. G. Lee Knapps sporting blood was
aroused ard he said he would not start Sir waiter
at any distance ,ess than one and one-fourth niles
As Mr. Gideon and others had agreed 20 increase
the distance from mile TO one end oneelghth miles
for the accommodation OF Sir Walter. Dr. knapps
proposition efec,ually settled the prospects OF the
race
I, should be the aim OF the racing associations 10
give attractive cards Saturdays, 50 is generally
regretted that the proposed race is declared of.
4 dash Of nve-eighths Of a mile opened the days
snort Several horses were heavily backed with
Jack Of Spades the bearer OF the largest amount OK
money The race good one. as the fed ran
like a platoon oc cavalry until the eighth poe was
reached when Adde. well ridden by Taral forged
20 the front and IN the hardest kind OF drive Won
the race by a neck from Pr!g Peter the Great was
third
There was much doubt and trepdation among the
bettors on the second race. but Roller was the "a
vorte throughout the betting. 1t was a moderate
affair devoid of interest. w. b. won. adding an
other race TO Tarals score
,bo of,ta ~ no
dav Many thousands OF dollars were bet on his
chances Atropine a.so well backed. St Maxim
won easily as Atropine broke his left hind eg al the
pastern when half way down the hill. August Bel
mont's stable IS IN wretched luck as Atropine was
the only horse that IN anything Ike winning
form Atropine was led OF the track A. J. JOY
ner. Mr. Belmont's trainer, decided that Atrop'ne
should be destroyed. there was no; the slightest
possibility Of his racing again Atropne was shot.
Michael F Dwyer made one OF his old-time punges
on Stonenel in the fourth race. lie flooded the
ring with his money. He must have felt sight
touch OF heart failure at the finish. Roche looked
10 many spectators as the winner. StoneneL how
ever won the race by the slightest possible mar
gin.
Byron McC.e.land brought out another good thing
on the bookmakers IN the hlth race The Slbrina
The Commoner opened at % 20 l. and was backed
down 70 to /. lie won IN drive by hn'i ltnean e
colt third. J. y. Conss Northforl D!iiel "a, a,
the junction OF the main track. ana went '"io"s"
the fence Neither the horse nor his rideT WAS III
jured. .u
surprise awaited the crowd and was sprung on
them IN the sixth race. Tom Skidmore was an cid--
on favorite accoun; of his previous races. "he-
forty-one was considered excellent time ioT a n'e
by the selling p!at"rs The hot weath"r' hD"1l,i '
thawed the Canadians so that they looson"I W.
10 betting ring phrase. and be: tne!r money on
Arab in small amounts a; u 10 /. tence ATdp :
odds quickly rec"ded until . was the Des, 0las
against his chances. To fair start win FuSn'"t
setting the pace Arab remained In gOoI pos ION
until half way down the hil wncn d. Tas Sag ca ~
pleased by a length ana half from Tom Sk.dm'rc
Fusieer was third when the time OF the race. 80,
was hung up. the crowd was dazed al the eHTaot
dlnary reversal Of form IN Arab. A'honsh Ara9 n,3
for winner. How delightful II Is for owners ani
Jockeys that Americans are not as hiSh-teinprTed
as Frenchmen who are raccgOers'
Arab has displayed some startling. stupefyag and
stupendous re1ersals Of form IN previous seasons:
and not Hmalayan IL the Jockey CUB wishes -
spnress scandals on the turf as /; ought to sup
press them and 20 put stop - ugly tax u VII
refuse the entries Of Such horses as iHS i'sgay "a
be a great benefit and gain for the turf lt me entries
Of all horses with outragcousy vicious ienpers ana
in-and-Out runners. were steadily and stcrnly re-
fused The Jockey cub ought 20 requ.rc moder-
atey and reasonably consistent running from horses
or the entries Of those horses ought 10 be refused
Arab Ia an old Offender IN the way ~ in-and-out
chronic. severe eruptive and irrcmediable form
Nothing cure or even mitigate MS disease his
Only Canadian writer could possibly do justice
90 the wildly eccentric career Of such a beast as
Arab Il is charactersticaly Canadian.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE wel;er Weight Handicap. Five furlongs
s. '''"Si r.
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