New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-29
c1y FAvORI1'ES IN FRONT
,,oNnERFUL DAY AT GRAvEsEND.


'"" Two coNTEsrs-BRILLIANT TRI-
.,,,,, Of THE NEW SYSTEM.
m, condition was satisfactory to the
A'h' ,,a,ous racegoer at the Gravescnd track
mus ,.rdav The skies were cio"oiess anu ,"e az
yes'e WAS clear and crisp, with heht preezes
mosphere ~'nrvhody was cool. comfortable and in
po humor The battalion Oh spectators e"Io'''
good nun . thoroughly. The flags at half-mast re-
the spo'' oceeoers that John A. Morris. one
caIied ,ost racing men and breeders in this
OF the "a nassed the finishing post in the race
coun"" The al-scarlet was not worm but Penn
OF h me- tor the Morris stable. was IN the saduie
the Joo"" .ces II is seldom that so prosperous SO
IN io. .,ouslv attred and so ORDERLY ga'her''s
~. .,,ended the races at ''ra'ese"u Ses'e,"n:
as Az racetrack. That the new order OF aifairs
seen d. f ,s appreciated by the respectable ee-
on s"e ,,doubted A single glance at the occu-
mem :, the grandstand is convincing proof to the
pans ,,cal II there had been band OF hsh-
most .I,c,ans present Gravesend would have re-
eas "a the finest and most admiraoie OF race
SEMI. 70 be observed anywhere
m.w reIl-known racing men were al the course
MN. po,ront walked about the paddock chat
A"s" ocard IN the racing outlook and the fair
'"e r.ouzed for yearlings at the Kentucky safes.
pr belmont who had offered $3.50 for APPRECIATE
TO DAYS ago. was not aware OF inc iac' ma an
-. ~ s5Ooo had been made for the McNaher!
oi1c X.
W. closely and appeared to enjoy himself I'M
ho's oiboueh his colors not carried by
"e O. Bonner gazed with critical eye
ror;ous candidates for the honors OF 'he
..nooo F c. O'Reilly, of Orange, talked Win en-
s...,o- NcCarrer of Brooklyn. and tod MN 'ha'
ubo could not pick the winners OF at
- eve races on the card should be ruied OH ''e
.v forever Frederick Gerhard stroileo mere anu
49,. mon the grounds. and remarked to MS irienos
me s,,c had improved immensely under the new
.has John Kelly made everybody win whoin
80 in contact happy by agreeing with them
-, their selections. and wishing them me p's'
:. I'LL David Gideon and John Daiy iooheo WIN
" .,hus,asm upon the marvellous beauty OF 'ne"
"'",ass mare The Butterflies. DR.. Gideon Lee
yn.nn expected that California wouid WI" '"e
r. ,a,ia Stakes, but was disappointed.
'" o. o,ou, the day there not single IN
49,, 20 mar the pleasure of the spectators unless
=. .,ss the perceptibe lameness OF Inc hut'e'".''
-, che was pulled up after winning the ua@'".
s..t.s As she limped back to the Judges s'a"'
uurmur OF sympathy arose from the opSe'
.s,ch showed plainly what favorite the fu'uri'y
-s,rer is with all classes OF racegoers
W. ,r,rc,nal feature on the card was the Great
:. rsr,car Stakes The chances of every contestant
-.re carefully considered. and each morse was
.,oss,v scru,inzed by critical crowds IN the pau
docx Strange to say Handspring had an army
- admirers who argued persistently that he "ouio
cat
o,,,red a race to put him in condition More
o,e- some Of Handspring's admirers said' Nc
Canerty intends TO rice Appiegate' ana inns VIII
greatly lessen Applegate's chances. bu' 'a'.'
amley had the mount on Handspring. McOaner,s
=, No, star artist in the saddle. but one thins Is
possesses brains and brains count io'
.,o,h,,g in a race As for the Lamley brotherS
nth Of them together in their present 10TH
could NOT furnish enough gray matter 10 prouu0e "
single paretic symptom. Hazlet with or'''h 10
n,,ot him was the choice OF many shre"u spe'u
lators and their followers. The ruling ouus were
, % IN Zach case against Hazet and Appegate'
, n against Handspring. and from ~ 10 ~ 10
,r.,rs, the others At the post the ten candidates
-ara remarkably well behaved. The Jockeys now
pver were extremely anxious TO get OH III iio"''
and the starter reproved them severely LOT "oi's
ng their mounts. thereby njuring their chan0e''
lanes Lamley and Hamilton were "i'eu Wv
,sobedience and the other jockeys were threatehea
With a $50 penalty II they disobeyed orders. y
mod start was effected. with all the horses In Inc
went Jefferson who got away last owing to Rein
,t,empt at jockeying to favor Apologize
cold, Crest and Alarum foundered on the back
,retch and were beaten In the first eighth OF
mile. Handspring the first to appear cioseS
ALLOWED by Applegate and Hazlet. On the turn
raced Applegate alongside OF Handspring
md rated along with vim until the turn LOT nome
was reached when he made play LOT '"e 'e"'
rhe mace was so hot that Handspring din not 'as'
. eiy q a mile
..d three-sixteenths Of a mile from the nnsh' anu
anr,,o h.ndv by three lengths from Hazet, VINO
crested the place honors from Handspring by Il
.rs,b after n brief struggle in the stretch refugee
ras fourth. a length away. and the REMAINDER Oh
The field struggled home
Anplegate's victory was received WIN cnee'S
The race demonstrated the class OF the three paceu
horses to the satisfaction OF the experts w"o w
,lared that Applegatc was high-cass tWo-yea'
"a rha t,rne-1 02-was fast for the condition OF
The track. ,,,,o
In the first race Ramapo was an over"he''ni"s
,dds-on favorite as his opponents win 'he ~
hon Of Connosseur. had not the slightest
10 class with him. Ramapo had an eAei'''' -.
Tor the entire distance. and won the race d. ~
pleased Connotsseur. hard riooeh an '''e -,
second and Ingoldsby was third Tnge was oea.."
IN and this thoroughly disposed OF all runorS '"''
he was pulled in his last previous race
Merry Prince gave his hackers an agreeaoe %
Prise in the second race. lie was paoic a'0..'s
and as ne carried the Belmont coiofs' "e
heavily supported In the betting at 10 "ea'."'
him Iorrania. from the oneck stable was n n%s
Ssnsd Nth a handsome commission for her owh''S
who rot 3 to for their money Anna Ly ie, a.
70 =. w mas ridden nv McGin who McGinty-nke
carrled the fond hopes and the pocke'ooonso him
ess, sr9 SSS Bottom o ~ hs Of the Of odds
He was one OF the choice tips OF lne nso because
Merry Prince Vas the last leave the posi-, , ,T
rania Carib and Teko were ,he n ON Merry
Ihe run for home was made. Grimm Oh " Yen
Prince had closed with the field. ana as an no
ng was made when the hometurn was u Ind his
.nnt Merry Prince through on the ran, ''n no "a.
mount displayed wonderful burst OF 1uh epy vas
Merry Prince passed I.orrania ana aenp oos, and
hypnotzed by McG,nn) at the sixteenth Dos or" or
won the race easily by three lcnS'h Io''' ~
rama who beat Teko "A neck for the paSe. rho
The fourth race was for the Gazeie Saah, ~, an
Butterflies was an odds-on favorite al ~ W vi, ~
hsr chances she waited on her field untii
iurlong from home. when Griffin caiih n, Oh length
She took first place with amazing ease " d ene or
from California, who beat Roundeiay ny "oO"
for the place In a driving finish; <. ..o hv n
length from Chiswck. who was four iehg.m s, ~
front OF Adelbert. Derfargilla was the laVo,iar
the betting. at TO . against hei
chances. 1000, da zed
because ve favorites had already secured ylctofies
Consequently many spectators made SAVING p ,s
on Kennel Faulty. Sandowne and Captain T. SIS
ter Mary was to favorite at the close OF the rhe
betting and carried some large commissions me
race was never In doubt. as Sister Mary racch
under pull until half way down the homestrea.ad
home two lengths In front of Aurelian. the our,