New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-07
RACING AT GRAVESEND.
MKEES GREAT CHANGE OF FORM.
Jefferson TAKES THE BLEMToN STAKES AND
DECLARE THE ONECK

PLEASANT weather and heavy track at Graves
- Yesterday gave the spectators splendid
shance TO exercise their judgment In selecting the
sinners At least $500 persons were present, and
.h. LAYERS of odds were kept busy attending to the
.'.,,s Of the takers Betting under the new
n.,hods is rapidly rounding into shape so that re-
or,s about welchng are likely to be few and far
tetween AS rule the leading layers OF odds
have an understanding with one another IN respect
to men who are in arrears or are at all nhahc'~hy
.usnicous. In fact the bettors are cassiied on
,,s principle Of a banking or commercial agency
~ course there are a large number OF grasping
envious layers. of the city pooroom stripe VINO
cent wagers from those who are wholly dis
credited by the men who have been lannhar 10
racegoers for years. Nearly every condemnation
~ tho new methods comes from that class. An
.xccntion to the usual order OF men VINO oVerpiay
themselves causes some of the Oldest and wiscst
~ the layers 10 mourn. Canadian VINO pos
~osses a high reputation in his own country bet 10
.ho limit on last Saturday. and departed for the
,o,d Of surethings and ringers 10 the intense sor
row of his creditors
or tho whole. the new methods a success
peter times are coming for the better class OF pro-
fossional racetrack bettors. Some test cases nave
ho.r made that are likely to be pushed to de-
c,son as soon as possible. with the chances greatly
IN favor of high-class racing and of betting without
the evil accessories that made racing dissraceiui IN
the past. , 1890.
ore who has visited that quaint old town
a. srrra Some deluded persons in Baltimore
,ava accused the Jockey Club of bad faith in
permitting the Brooklyn Jockey Club to race this
week as the Batimoreans expected that all racing
IN tho country would be stopped during the Balti-
moro meeting To be sure their ideas were per
factlv prooer according 10 the Baltimore standard.
&C The natives of that city invariably expect visitors
fron, other cities TO pay the freight while all
,rus Ralt,moreans enter the racetrack free OF
charge As sample of the liberality of the av-
eraee baltimore sportsman, the gate receipts on
"wednesday amounted to the princely sum OF
,ss 20 although the attendance was estimated at up
cards Of 1000 There is only one regular attendan,
o. the races from Baltimore. and his presence
may be accounted for by the fact that he receives
q liberal salary for extremely light services. More
over the Batimoreans DO not understand the Naine
of advertising in the daily papers of their wealthy
bu, penurious city The Baltimore daies are the
only things up to date in the city. but the managers
of the Pimlico meeting have not discovered the
fact or they would not have depended on 1e"
haf-sheet posters on the doad-walls and dilapi-
dated band wagon and street band to INFORM the
public that there racing at Pimico
AT the meeting OF the Jockey Club at the track
Yesterday afternoon the much-moo;ed question OF
racing dates was satisfactorily arranged Aqueduct
receives seventeen OF the midsummer days ana
Brighton Beach twenty-sx. Racing begins al
Brighton Beach July ;. and continues until the
18th. The AQueGuct track Will open It's eutes "'
July Is and will alternate each week with BriSh-
ton Beach until August g. The fall meeting OF
the Coney Island Jockey Club will begin on August
"a and will be followed by the fall meetings 1T
Morris Park and the Gravesend tracks Extra
meetings will be given at Brighton Beach and Aque-
duct late in the fall. Everybody APPEARED pleased
al the arrangement.
James NJ. Crosby, who represents the Narragan-
sett Association. engaged W. J. Fitzpatrick as
starter for the meeting which begins on June ~
and continues thirty days. M. Crosby INTENDS 10
offer special prizes so as 10 attract the pest
horses In training 10 the Narragansett meeting
The Tribune has suggested that Joseph }. Burke
be appointed chief steward at the principal meet
ngs that are run under the auspices OF the Jockey
Club. The suggestion was adopted. ana race-soers
rejoice accordingly, because in Joseph j. BURKE
the Jockey Club will be represented by a man who
thoroughly understands racing. is sharp-sgh'ed'
keen witted and wholly fearless He IS emnently
Just and trustworthy. besides possessing the con-
fdence OF all honest racing men.
William G. Brien is anxousy awaiting the ar
rival OF Z. j. Baldwin. as he has been ioroidceh
20 enter the stable by Mr.. Baldwn's manager
W g. Sink and Trainer Samuel HAdreth Nhch
the Californian arrives he may hear something
drop. and learn a bit to the changes that nave
taken place in the management OF racing III '"e
East.
Much interest was manifested at Gravesend yes
,.rdav about Banquet's chances for the Manchester
Cun The general opinion OF the trainers was that
an Tar as the turns are concerned Sims could ho'd
his own with the best riders in England ana '"a'
turning TO the right made no diheIence ~ pd"q"',
The racing yesterday vas better IMAM 'Ne a.,
indicated Mckee caused many persons ~ ~"
solemn when his last race was considered Inc
lac, ,n,e Mckee was out everybody on the track
CO, q Tin tina, the race gift for the son OF
fremont and Sequence. All resemblance ~ 90.
black whrlw!nd was obterated by Haiistohe' II.
Yesterdays race the public saw the nature %
NcKees makeup. for after a long delay a' '"c
,os, Mckee romped home in front OF the 10. seS
"a, had beaten him so badly in his last previous
race OF course. the usual saddle siippeu eN0
was made but the records OF poth races SUI" 80
themselves such a rapid change OF form mas i'o'
been witnessed this year
In the first race Owlet and Patrcah met a.
mile The betting nuctua,ed so that some s"'e"u
one-a,ors sca,nod the layers of odds by betting on
both contestants. At one time Owlet was quo'eu
6 10 against by some layers OF oads' WING o. -,
laid II to 10 against Patrican Inc latter wa 81,
post favorite at TO on his chances. o"ie' 'e'
from nagfau TO finish. and won easily ~ wv
lengths loud
There was a long delay at the post In the seco"1
race caused by the perverseness OF the Jo0N''
The delay caused the bettors to hedge anu NJ i<ee
Maidstone Manchester and Cromwel were III pd the
Mckee was freey quoted at vas 70 backed down 10
10 As good as 20 tortv minutes in winch
set he horses in line for the start WINE tne Doc
evs were having fun with him he illed aie'i a. 20
GET, Grfen rragan a~ey ,b Keg iock 0 i cG6
and sheedy so eacn. netting ioi rhe Jockeys richly
deserved their At ,ha last au shs At 70
far start Win ss niSdh by Manchester, Milton
r led for hall mile when M d San ran
eyer kent o;riffen busy with hands ana mn nv a
retain the lead with Mckee Inc ias I've ,sngths in
front of Hamilton who finished third r the pcm,on
s"Sss Ave furlong dash. at 70 asaliIs. ,a,'
chances The Native graHfd ao@ O. ponners
T.nsnn farm opened at to !. but the rush o a..
NATIVES from the wilderness OF tn the was aaoted at
- 70 IN the betting. Jefferson was quietly pIaSs 20
BY followers the book Of dope at 10 nui in
The lead but was displaced BY The Tn rn for
who io-cd along like a cup horse On 'he tui LII
~ Eerrv Prince who had been carried w'ur :,
around the turn challenged him a1d s ns gree It
looked as II the race all over FOR merry rIm.'
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