The morning times., 1895-12-14
RODE HIS LAST DEAD 'Uh
Jockey Griffin Given H.s Walking
Papers by Judge Martin.
PULLED OLD PONCE DE LEON
Has Been Doing "A Wholesale "Unde er-
taking Bu~iness-Nine Books That
Went on Simply Slaughtered by the
Talent-Hnllie Gray Romped Home.
Torresdale Nearly Fell.

Another Jockey who has been doing a
regular business with the 'undertakeTs"
WAS ruled Off at the st. Asaph track yester-
day. Griffin was the one to go this time
and IL is not likely that lie will soon have
"a chance to give the public such another
ride was dished out TO them on Ponce de
Leon, in the fourth race.
silva was the favori,e IN the event, be-
ing very heavily backed while no one APP
parently wanted any part OF Old Ponce
1t was whispered all over the ring that he
was on the shelf and every one stcered
clear of him. From the fall of the flag
Griffin adopted the very tactics that were
sure to defeat him.
He went to work with his bat the first
jump that the horse made and never let
up on him until the wire was reached. As
Ponce absolutely refuses TO run under the
whip lie sulked the eutire trip and in con-
sequence finished second.
There was some dissa tisfactiou expressed
at the ruling, but Judge Martin very seldom
makes mistake in matters of this kind
and its dollars TO doughnuts that Griffin
received his just deserts.
There was veritable slaughter of the
nine boukies that did business. The four
favorjtes that Won were every one OF
them hammered at from the time the
betting opened until the starters little r.d
flag fell and they flashed away from the
post.
Velvet Rose. Somage and DR.. Faust were
the ones played in the opening event. AT
the finish Velvet Rose was the only one to
get any part of the money, and she was
bad third TO Juanita and Belvina.
While Pomona Belle was the tip in the
next event Artillery did not suffer for
support, being backed from TO down 10
TO 2. WHshburn rushed him TO the front
at the fail of the flag and wasnever AIDED,
winning pulled up by four lengths from
Picka way, with venusbmg.
Halle Gay and Torresdale went to the
post equal favorites in the third race at
10 L. The latter had his chances settled in
the first turn, where he went TO his knees.
Halle Gay and St. Lawrence raced like a
team to the far turn where the former
drew away and opening up big gap won
in a gailop by four lengths from st. Law
renee, with Touesdale bad third.
wAsHEURN FORCED TO DRIVE.
The wise people would have nothing in
theirs In the fourth race but silva, and
backed him from to . down to 10 3.
This representative of the Diestel stable
did not have the easy time that Halle
Gay did in his race, but nevertheless
mana ged TO cash, which was just as much
good to his hackers us IL he had won by
six city blocks. 1t was a hard fight. and
Washburn only landed silva winner by
head from Ponce de Leon, with Siberia q
neck behind.
The betting In the fifth race looked very
suspicious for time. At one stage of the
game the bookies had S to against Doc
Birch, who should by rights have teen a
/ to chance. THIS price was soon sobbled
up, however, aud he went to the post at Z
to 10. At the finish he Won In 4 common
cauter by a length from Tar.uffe, with
George Hakes poor third.
The closing race was nothing but n gallop
for Tribute. He ruled favoritea at all times,
with Brooklyn next in demand. They fin.
ished iu this order, with Lumberman third.