The morning times., 1895-07-17
AIexanderIsIand' S Latest Scheme
to Pluck the Pigeons.
DELAYS THAT ARE COSTLY
Delehanty's Rides Savored of the
Criminal Sort-Bookies Only Had
Two Favorltes Against Them.
Watch Charm is Showing His True
Form-Eclipse Defeats Bronston.

All kinds OF legitimate and illegitimate
means have been adopted by the AlexaR-
der Island management TO coax the dol
lars from the pockets OF their patrons, but
their latest dodge takes precedence for IN
paralleled nerve and audacity. The last
returns at the foreign book are often not
received until after Z O'Clock, and only a
handful OF people are left to play the
last couple of ia ces if the local events are
run off in good time.
The officials know that the longer the
local events are delayed the more suckers
they will catch ON the last races at the
foreign book. To accomplish this they
resort 10 ali kinds OF cheap aud petty
schemes to keep their patrons at the track.
AS Starter Cassidy cannot be ''coaxed'
to purposely delay the starts the assO-
citation allows nearly twice as long be
tween races as they should. Yesterday in
spite OF the hour and five minutes delay
at the post in the second race and long
waits in the other races, forty minutes were
given between the fifth and sixth races.
Consequently when the special deposited
its passengers a the Sixth street depot II
was after O'Clock.
ANOTHER MEANS OF FRAUD.
The foreign book received much larger
play owing to the delay. and the association
had thereby Swclled its Golfers, but the
discontinue Of their patrons did not
AFFECT them in the least. Their motto, let
the public take care of itself" is very
apropos just at this point
Master Delehanty distinguished himself
| by 4 couple Of rides which, if they We're
not absolutely criminal, We're certainly
very slovenly. The first was on Freder-
iCks in the third race. Dciehanty tried
! hard enough with this mount but his
riding was so incompetent that he should
have been set down and given q chance TO
learn TO ride With Marguerite he showed
the same tack Of headwOrk. There may be
some excuse for him, but that does not
help the talent when good mons ~ : burned
| on poorly ridden favOrites.
The bOOkics had good day of il, as only
two favorites-Sir William and Eclipse
succeeded in land ing the money. The
| Eclipse race was a beauty up 10 the turn
| for home. The old racer and BrOnston
| went like one horse from the moment the
| flag fell until they struck the end or the
| back stretch, where the three-y year-oId
| commenced to fall back, and finished a
| couple of lengths behind the winner.
HARD FIELD TO MANAGE
Cassidy had a field of fifteen to handle
in the opening race. and managed to get
| Tolosa, who was all but left. Memo had
no place to run out, and. having the speed
won at the end from Meteor.
Now that Watch Charm has been ShOwnup
| he is running according 10 his true form
He won the second event from a good
| field aud did it easily at that. Son
MaIheur got second with Can't Tell third.
They got away to a good start in the
| third event and Pulitzer went right to
| the front y. FrederiCES made q bold bid on
| the bacEstretch but was not properly
| ridden and Hugley's horse won.
| Sir William mad nothing TO beat him in
the fourth race and won in a gailop from
| TOrello, with Rapids third.
| Eclipse and BrouStoD put up a pretty
| race to the far turn, where the latter
| dropped out, and Eclipse won galloping.
| Bronstou was second, pulled up fifteen
lengths in front of Young Magenta.
The closing race was captured by Oporto,
| against whom as good as 10 TO l could
| be had at the close.