The morning times., 1895-12-19

There was rumor circulated on Monda V
when Poke Owens won tue first race that
the horse was ringer. The story ran that
the animal was Dungarven, who is very
falr sort of an animal, and IL the breeding
was stated correctly is a full brother tc
Poke Owens. Western stable of The
name of Butler 4 Boss entered the horse
and according TO reports played IL very
heavily in the out-of-tOwn pool rooms.
Yesterday the same stable had an entry
IN the two -year-old race at Iialr amile, which
was the second event on the card. 1t was
entered In the name OF Collision, by Long
Boy-Lyda u. The youugester ran the half
mi'e in O:sO and won pulled up. Fletcher
had him under ali kinds of wraps until he
turned him loose from the bunch. when he
went away from them as II they were all
tied.
As the alleged Poke Owens was taken
from the track Monday night and has not
bet,l seen since. there Is a chance that
coiltlsion may disappear in the same
mysterious manner in the course of the
next twenty-four hours.
WAS NOT ALONE.
Collision was not the only long shot
to reach the wire in the van. Pomona Belle
ana ana Salisbury als9 winning mt long odds.
The talent generally had Il very bad day.
as only two favorltes succeeded in cashing
These two came in The last two races. aud
az by This time the bank, rolls of the gentle
III.
they quit way behind the game.
The finishes We're very tame. not one
OF the events Resulting in an exciting con-
test. Probably the five red-hot driving
finishes that marked the days sport on
Monday. used up all the stock in that line.
and accounted for the tame sport yesterday.
= Cody was the choice In he opening race.
better class than the rest Of the field. he
was certainly no 8 TO 10 chance. Jewsharp
beat the nag. and opening up a big gap,
T.
fifteen lengths from Cody, with Ballin-
asloe third.
ALL OF THEM TIPPED.
There was many a hot tin In the next
stantial support. Austina went to the
'front.' shortly after the start and made
all the running until opposite the paddock
gate, where Coliusion broke from the
bunch and won pulled up by three lengths
from Milton. who was In front OF Oak.
Gov. Fifer was the biggest kind OF q tip
IN the third race. being backed from threes
down to four 10 five. That he was false
ravorite was shown by the running of the
race. He was never in the hunt. finishing
way back in the bunch. with Salisbury the
winner by five lengths from Lucille. with
Zamacraw third.
The handicappers figured Ponce de Leon
a good thing in the fourth race and sent
him to the posta top heavy fayorite at three
to five. Ponce broke in front but soon gave
way to Staffa who made the running into
the stretch. where Pononla Belle. who had
gradually been working her way through
the field. got TO the front and at the end
won easily by u length and half from Ponce
with Staffd a lengtha way.
ECLIPSE STOPPED TO A WALK.
The first favorite TO score was Deceit
full Two to five was the best obta Unable
against him when the flag fell. Eclipse.
Jr.. made the running to The stretch. where
the favorite came away and won easily
by length and half from Briscoe. who
beat Eclipse. Jr., two lengths for third
money.
The closing race went to Seatucket, who
was PLAYED from two to one down TO SIX
TO five. Leigh broke in front. but Seatucket
soon took up the job of pace maker and.
leading Ill the way. won pulled uD bya length
rrcm Lakota. who was three lengths before
Van Dyke. third.