The morning times., 1895-08-08
MARRIED By The STARTER
Flynn Dropped the Flag Upon
Widely Separated Fields.
LONG SHOTS WERE SCARCE
Asa Consequence. the Talent Departed
i'll IA Happier Frame of Mind Than
They Have Possessed for Some
Time-Manola' Commanding style.
First Race Looked Suspicious.

The racing at st. Asaph yesterday while
fairly good in some respects was marred
by the very poor work that Starter FLYNN
put up with the flag
FLYNN has not been In as good shape this
year as he was last aud he has had more
off days than the public ike to see. On
the other hand he has done some starting
that has been simply perfect.
Yesterday, however, he was bad aud not
possibly made any excuse for the bung-
lugmannerin in which he dispatched his fields.
In one or two cases lie let one horse off
anywhere from two to five lengths in
front OF the field.
The delays were not as long and tedious
as they have been, but while there is lots
OF kicking over the length OF time that
some of the fields are kept at the post the
public would rather wait aud have them
sent away so they VIII not be hopelessly
beaten before they have gone ten yards.
For the first time in days there were not
three or four long shots TO land the money
aud tue talent went home in a somewhat
happier frame of mind than they have OF
late.
BEYOND THEIR POCKETS.
They did not score much OF a victory,
however, as only three favorites won, and
one OF them was four to one chance and
was therefore beyond the pocket Of the aver
age puuter. The attendance was very
good for an off day, and the betting
was much brisker than ithas been during the
past two weeks.
The Western mare, Manola, which is
entered under the name OF the Illinois
stables, scored her fourth consecutive vic
tory aud did it in the commanding fashion
that has marked her other victories.
True, she got at least five lengths the
start, but she did not need it, as Murphy
had a thousand different kinds OF wraps
on her when he passed under the wire.
Out of her last seven starts she has won
six of them and can come very near giving
the fastest sprinter5 at the outlaw tracks
q race.
Paymaster was the hottest kind OF q
good thing in the opening event. He opened
at fodrS, and was so heavily played that
even money was the best obtainable at the
close Clair W. beat the flag, but was
evidently not meant and rounding the
fer turn fell back, and the favorite coming
on won, after q little shaking up, at the
end from Kenneth, who was a neck IN
front of Tanglefoot.
The betting in the first looked so sus-
picious that many were scared off. At
one time as good as 3 10 5-cOuld be had
against Wistful to show. When the race
came Off she did not appear any too
anxious, as Murphy ran her all over tue
tracl; and went very wide on the turn.
Cadiz, the favorite, won, with Lady
Watson, the second choice, second, and
WiStful, the third choice, third.
WAS A GOOD THING.
Tenacious opened the choice in the third
event. but the handicappers nearly ate
the bookies up in their efforts to get down
on Lotion. He was backed from his open
ing price of skies down to fours.
Washburn carried him TO the front on
the far turn and drawing away in the
stretch won handily from Hippona, with
Sir Rae third.
The fourth race went to Renaissance, who
led from flag fall to finish and easily de-
feated the 10 to 1 chance, Redowac, who,
in turn, beat Ninety by three lengths
for the second M oney.
From the start there was nothing in the
third race but Manola. She was in front
all the way and won under the hardest
kind of pull from Marie Lowell Lii
Iipute, 60 to 1 chance, was third
The closing event was taken in tow by
Leporello, who was a strongly played
second choice. The favorite, Duke of
Gloucester. was second two lengths before
Pomona Raue