The morning times., 1895-11-14
TALENT DUPED BY MASHER
Upset Their Calculations by De-
feating a 3 to 5 Shot.
IKE S. WENT OVER THE FENCE
Was Running a Winning Race When
He Struck That had Turn Out of
the Back Stretch-Dispute Over
Colt Caused Delay In the Booking.
Entries and Selections for Today.

The improvement In the sport at the
across-the-Tiver tracks is already some
what in evidence. The quality of the
racing has not only been better than IL
was during the summer, but the betting
is daily increasing. The st. Asaph track
was the first one TO show any marked I'M
provcment. Yesterday there were seven
books on ut that place and they all dld
a big business This is the first time since
early in the spring that there have been
more than six states up at one timc.
The attcndau yesterday was very
good. THIS was partly due To the beauti-
ful racing weather. The track was soine-
what slow and the finishes were nothing
out of the ordinary, but as the talent had
little the best OF the days speculation,
they went home in 4 happy frame or mind
The biggest upset ana best finish OF the
day was ia the third event, which went TO
Masher, an 5 to chance, with C3rnalite,
who was quoted at the same price, second,
and Dorcas l., who was at 10 to i, third
Dillon ] the 3 tu 1avorite, was close
fourth. The finish was pretty onc, not
more than a couple of lengths separating
the four horses.
FIRST BLOOD FOR THE TALENT.
The first fayorite tu score was KaZan.
He looked to be so much better than the
bdliHtt Oh lut iltiu ttliA y ~ ~ Voc tHs
best price obtainab.e against him. To Il
poor start, with Pantata left at the post.
kazan went out in front and never being
headed won galinping from Blnndey's VIC
tim, with Tubal Cain, jr., third.
After the betting in tie second race
had been going on for some minutes Torres
dale was scratched aud twenty minutes
allowed for new book TO be made. Both
{. :. Blake, in whose name the colt was
entered and S II. ColkiD claimed him, and
they each wanted to put up a different
boy. II seemed that Colsin had bought the
colt, but no agreement had been reached as
to the ownership in yesterdays race. The
ma tier was finally compromised by scratch-
lug him.
IL the new book Treanna was msde the
choice at TO ., and she justified the
betting by winning somewhat easily from
Earn, with MullaghInore third.
The handicappers received u dump in
the third race, which was won by Masher.
an TO / shot. Dillon j. carried all
the wise money, but could not raise
a decent gallop, and finished fourth.
IKE s. RUNS OUT.
Surprise and ST. Lawrence We're very
| near equal favorites in the next event.
/ The latter was at q slightly shorter
! figure, being quoted at 10 z. While
/ Surprise was 3 TO / chance. Ike
! :. cssayed the task of pacemaker to the
/ turn for home, where he ran out and
| went over the fence. Surprise then TOOK
up the running, and at the finish won
/ In gallUp by SIX lengths from st. Law
! renee.
| The bookies posted two 10 five against
/ Tancred in the fifth race, but this was
/ snatched up so quickly that one to four was
! the best in sight when the horses Went
! 10 the post. Ellis had him under all kinds
| OF wraps during the entire journey, and
he was pulled TO a walk at the finish, a
/ length before Airplant who beat Electro
{ by two.
/ Llmberman furnished another odds-on
| ravorlte in the closing race, and he won
1 rs he pleased by five lengths, from Red
| Cross, with Luke Richards third.