The morning times., 1895-08-06
Winners at St. Asaph Did Not
Come the Spectators Way.
AN EXCITING DAYS SPORT
George Hakes and Eclipse, jr., Spread
eagled Their Fields-Judges Sus-
Investigation That Cleared the
Owner-Mfss Bowser Failed Again.

Despite the rest OF Sunday the talent
were in no better form than they have
been for the past week, and only sue
ceeded in putting two winners over the
plate at st. Aseph yesterday. There was
an exciting days sport served out 70
those who visited the track, as it was well
worth the money to see George Hakes
and Eclipse Jr. spread-eagle their fields
The formers transition from lobster
OF the worst description to frst-class
race horse, that picks up good chunk OF
weight and makes fair field of horses
look like q lot OF dogs was so sudden
that the judges became possessed OF the
idea that he was a ringer and ordered aA
investigation. The ow ner OF the animal
furnished such su bstantial proof that
George was himself again aud had only
taken a sudden freak to run that he and
the horse were allowed to depart on their
way rejoicing.
The other horse to run a great race wes
the newcomer at this meeting, Eclipse
Jr He had all he could very well man
age TO carry, but be ran rings around
such O good sprinter as Fagin and left
Jack Lowell and West Park so far in
the rear that he was unsaddled and half
way TO the paddock when they finished.
That he did not run unbacked by his stable
as well as the public was testified to by
the joyful shout that went up TO the
heavens from the paddock when he went by
that portion of the track three lengths
| out in front OF the Pleasant Valley stables
| representative, and only gaUoping at that.
DUTCH GIRL DEFEATS
The handiCappers were SO certain that the
race that Dutch-Girl ran last week when she
beat Miss Bowser was not OF the level that
they again played the latter. She was
hotfavorite, e,butshowedthatLH HOmmedieus'
filly Is too fast for her, as she could not
do any better than she did before.
! AS far as the first, second and third
| horses are concerned, the race was an ex-
| act repetition OF the last one in which these
! two fjllies met. Halle Gay, the West
/ ern two-year-old was third then, and she
/ ran into that position yesterday.
Four were drawn from the opening event,
! leaving only eight starters. Ofthese LUm-
/ herman opened the favorite and was a red
| hot choice from first to last. Philadelphia,
| sixty 10 one chance, tried TO do the
! trick, but his name was evidently against
! him, and he dropped back and finished in
| the ruck. The fayonte took the lead,
| when he gave it up, and won in gallop
| by three lengths.
! Halle Gay, Miss Bowser and Dutch Girl
! all took a turn at setting the pace in the
| two-year old race, but the last proved the
! best stayer, and coming in the stretch after
| being apparently beaten, won clever
race in hard drive from Bowser, with Hal
lie Gay third.
SECOND SAVER FOR THE TALENT.
The second favorite to win was Annie t,
against whom nothing better than to 5
could be had when the horses went TO the
post Congdon rushed her 70 the front at
the drop OF the flag and, never giving the
| others a chance to get within striking dis
| tance, won in easy fashion from Unlucky,
| with Leporello third
There can be no denying DOW that old
Ponce de Leon is in good form. He carried
the Western horse silva, Selah, jim Nc
Laughlin and other good ones off thell
feet at the start aud going out in front
STAYED there to the eud and won gslloping
Zeller rode him with his usual good tudg
ment and successfully kept him from
sulktng.
BY the time Eclipse, !r.. had flushed
with Fagiu the latter looked as II he had
been drawn through knot hole and ther
pushed back again. He could have faner
down and then gotten up and beaten hE
field. The double wrap that Grove had OF
him the entire journey had no effect or
stopping him whatever. Fagin as easil!
disposed OF Jack Lowell.
The closing race went to George Hakes anC
the less said about the disgraceful mauDe
in which lie beat his field the better for tn
latter's reputation as race horses SUI
ficieut II is that he won galloping will
Velvet Rose third.