The morning times., 1895-08-04
Many Dead Ones Come to Life
at Alexander Island.
TALENT ALMOST BANKRUPT
Odds-On Fayorites Bowled Over by
Skates-Al. Heienbo1t Started the
Sport--Watch Charm Dumped the
observation-disclosures Was Too Weak
for His Mount.

While three well-played favorites man.
aged to land the money at Alexander Island
yesterday, aud in so doing just saved the
despairing talent from going clean broke,
nevertheless the other three events were
taken in by dark horses who were at 8 and
20 to l.
Never i'll the history of the two tracks have
so many dead ones come To life in such a
short space of time. One after another
have odds on favorites been bowled over by
skates" whose prices ranged any
where from 10 to 80 to l.
AL HelenbolG was tie first one to start
the sport yesterday, and a s good as 90 to
could be had against him at any stage of
the betting. He has straight along shown
lots of speed, but is such an erratjc animal
that he runs all over the track in the course
OF race.
Yesterday he took in his head to run true
and coming up on the outside of the track,
won easily from good field. Trojan was
the next one to come under the wire at
long price, but the most sensational dump
OF the day came in the fifth race, which
Went to Watch Charm.
NIPPED ON THE POST.
This horse has been improving right along
behind and either Won or been n the
money when he appeared to be beaten.
Finnwater was the favorite in yesterdays
race, and, getting three lengths the best
OF tie start, looked to have it in hard
She was fully six lengths in front OF her
rounding the turn into the stretch, and
it looked 90 TO l she'd win in a galIop.
Stansbury had been working hard on
WnI(h Charm bad
ceeded In getting linn to run at this
juncture. The horse came like lightning
and in most exciting finish nipped the
race from Under woods fiily in the last
few jumps.
Little Bender had the mount on Finn
water. and was rot able to do her the
justice that a stronger boy would II a
boy ike Willie Ham had had the mount
there would not have been so many hard
luck stories afloat after the race. While
Bender Is very fair lightweight boy,
he is, nevertheless, not as strong as many
who can ride at the same weight. Under
wood, therefore, has no one 10 blame but
himself because he lost the race.
Owing 10 Ataman's defeat by Frank R.
Harf as good as 1 TO 2 could be had
against him yesterday. For some strange
reason the haudicappers took 1t into their
heads that Mirage would also succeed III
defeating him and played HOllar's horse
from skies down TO fours. Needless to
say, they Were way off, as Duffy took
Ataman TO the front at the fall of the
flag, and, leading all the way, won in
the commOnest or canters.
The six pencilers who were on did a
fairly good days business and quit big
winners. They were severely scorChed
on the last race, however, as Joe Mack,
who was pla yed from threes down to to
8, was never headed from the fall OF the
flag.
CRAZY TWO-YEAR-OLDS.
In the first race fourteen crazy two
year-olds went to the post, with Higbie
the choice at s to 8. He got away WELL
but could never overcome Al HelenboIt's
lead, and finished second. Tyro, 40
10 1 shot, was third, d head IN front OF
Little Ralph.
Ellis beat the bunting with Trojan,
and, rushing him out, landed the money
in easy fashion from the favorlte, Mo-
hawk, who was four lengths before LepO-
relic.
The third event went to q favorite
Harlem was the choice OF the talent,
aud closed at to 8. Ellis adopted the
same tactics with him that he had with
Trojan and with the same results. He
won galloping from Major McNulty, who,
whipped out, was second half length
before Salisbury.
Atamau won the fourth race in a gallop
from Paris, with c. o. d. third. The latter
was very cleverly ridden by Clare and just
lasted long enough to beat Mirage a neck.
In the fifth Finnwater was simply gal
Looping out in front of her field six lengths
away when Stansbury brought Watch
Charm up and beat her scant length.
Frank Il. HaTf opened favorite for the
closing race, but the heavy play that came
in on Joe Mack sent him TO the post sec
oud choice at twos, while Distels horse
had the call at 20 8. He get off in front
aud leading all the way won galloping
from Con Lucy, who was half length
before Traitor.