New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-06

THE OPENING DAY EXTREMELY DIS
APPOINTING.
..SY HORSES SCRATCHED AND NO EXCITING

Many HORSES SCRATCHED AND NO EXCITING
CoNrEsTs-REsULTs OF THE RACES
n saw that yesterdays opening at the Brighton
,.ach track was disappointing one is expressing
= mildly Ii without exception the poorest
rernoon's racing in this part OF the country
,nce the days when Gutenberg. Clifton and
n,oucestcr held forth. the entire programme being
~ on without furnishing a single redeeming feat
Tho weather was OF course OF the kind that
,u,d seriously mar the spor, at any track. but
"A one looked for the perfect deluge OF scratches
nat were posted. the total number OF starters IN
~. six races being twentythree. One race. the
erh was reduced 20 walk-over, wnlie se'eIai
rore we're little better.
The attendance was surprisingly good and the
ss,,,ng brisk the light fields and the condition OF
,he track being taken into consideration
The opening contest. judge from the betting,
law between Factotum and Ridicule but the run
ming failed to bear out these calculations as both
40 ont ot 1t from the start. Drum Major and
", having things all their way after the
s-,, quarter had been There was considerable
,,umbling at PENIS handling of Rdicule. and 1t
vas well deserved -
Tho second race brought another surprise. Iender-
,..s TO 5 favorite another OF Master Penns
~oun,s finishing behind Emotional. the second
choice .,x
I'm. third on the list. They finished neck and
.ck both so tired that their riders had all they
'Galn nd eS made runaway Of the fourth affair
us was under a stf pull the entire distance;
H " a.i gsI"f in me going and beaten of
'nslv America and Paladn were scratched IN Inc me
an rase is ,he 1 Of So Shields but
mon that certain Iaa S owns The stewards
mould look into this matter at once nro,,an and Sir
eharade won the c,osing affair. AureHan anu o."
vtancis we're the pubc's choices.
= :, C..- r,,,se $500. selling allowances Five fur
longs ~,
T. Pulsiter. Oh; Drum Major by Puns'er 5,s,
}'n pass b. Fac Fac,ctu@ No. Keefe'
s,t,,. ,os ccar. ioeo Penn, and Lord Hawks,one.
ceD q Ksafsn D. also sn5 T's to s. Ina ~ to
nd : 10 /: Factoum q to : and out
Won by a length and a half neck between second and
wcoNp RAcE-For two-year-oiis; purse $500; selling
Five turlonss.
c Days ch T. Emotional. by sensationI1iKn,y
XIX b H. Morriss Tenderness lo' car
ci %S Stable: b. Pcrser,s as ....CoLcary)
roersu and skakaho los (car io4's CA. Brown. also
:, ans oa1; PePsel,s. to and
Won by three parts a length; eight lengths between
second and third
THIRD RAcE-For maiden three-year-oids' purse $500
One mile.
" Jennnss's br. c Pnfal. by False.to.Marmone,
A H. & D. H. Morris's br. The Swain llS penn, Z
A Clason's CHI e. Escape. 1l2 .'MiogeeH'
,,.,,xp,,,.u : N 10 and out: The Swain. and
out: Escape. il to 1 and , to /.
Won by neck nf,y lengths between second and third
FOURTH RACE-sweeps,ake; special weights; purse
$1,000 One and one-sixteen;h miles
Mcs,ea Cla-kes h. Sandowne by Spendthrnt-
" G Dalv's CHI h. Captain T. D. lOi thse'e)
Marcus Day's tr. Matt Byrnes. T. lvS tear La,
Time-1:54s.
Betting: Sandowne 3 to and out Captain l. ~ 70
and Byrnes 10 = and out
Won BY a length and a half: ten lengths between sec
ond and third
FIFTH RACE-Purse $500. selling allowances One mile
and a furlong.
J. Shields b. c. Prig. by Gaore-Prude. yrs. lo4
10 .tIrl'lD
SIXTH RACE-Prrse 500: allowances. one mile.
w r. Joness h. Cqiarade. by Charaxus-Ada Belle
III .''oEb-tV
Marcus Days CHI. C. Francis s. 1N........ Craral
Adele Stables Aurelian. T. tMdgeley)
Tfme-1.4SL.
Golden Gate l02 HeefeJ and Harry Aonzo. III PENN
also
Be,tins-Charade 20 and to 8: Sir Francis. TO
and 2; Aurelan TO and TO 2
Won by length; length between second and
third