The morning times., 1895-08-21
HAM LOST TWO EVENTS
Dart Was Stubborn and Jersey
Had no Speed.
SWEPT FOUR RACES
Favored the Spectators.
Diestel ExOnerated by the Executive
Bidding Up of Eclipse, jr.-Odd
Socks Showed His True Form.

When the talent at the across-the-river
tracks do get into shape, they make things
hum They had the bookmakers on the run
all day yesterday at the Island, starting in
on them in the first race, and before the
day was over landing not less than four
hot favorites.
On paper, the Winter stable looked as if
it had three of the events as good as won,
but they fell down on two of them.
Atanlan won but Dart again showed his
dog and finished second, while Jersey was
outsprinted by Eclipse, Jr., and Finnwater
in the closing event.
Willie Ham had the mount on all three
of the stables entries, and rode with his
usual vim, but could not get Dart to make
a fight when he was challenged by Billy
Boy, nor make jersey run any faster than
he did
DARTS probably one Of the hardest horses
at the track TO ride. II any attempt is
made at all TO finish on him he quits worse
than he does if his jockey sits perfectly
still and holds his head up.
The executive committee of the Island
track held a meeting and decided to eXoner-
ate Johnny Diestel from any blame in
connection with the bad showing made by
silva in his race on Saturday. How they
could have possibly reached any other con-
clusion it would be hard to say.
BIDDING Up ECLIPSE.
Any fair-minded person could see that
the horse could not untrack himself in
the sticky going. He never has run race
when it was at all sticky or wet that he
has been anywhere near his true form
and that Diestel should have suffered forthe
horses bad showing was wrong and foolish.
There was some little excitement caused
after the last race by the bidding up of
Eclipse, Jr The owner of Melinda was
the man to do the boosting, and he simply
did it to satisfy spite that he had against
the owner of Eclipse, Jr.
Odd Socks showed that he certainly
was the worst kind of lobster the last
time he started by running second to Alta
| man. He ran the gamest kind of a race and
gave Bronston, who was trying for all he
was worth, the worst kind Of beating
| This race showed up his true form, and
| he will be hard nut to crack from this
| time on.
''Old Man" Stansbury landed the OPEN
ing event with Windgale. On his last
race the old man was made pronounced
favorite, closing at even money, with Clara
| Belle second choice at twOs. Windgale got
away badly, but ran all around his field
and won easily from Duke of Fife, with
| Bolivar third.
The two-year-old event brought field
of nine to the post, with Affinity the choice
at to 8. He got off in front and was
never headed. Murray challenged him
| strongly at the finish, but could not quite
| do the trick, and had to be content with
second money. Rapids was third only a
head away.
DART QUIT BADLY.
Brooklyn was the only one who received
much support to beat Dart in the thirt
event. He closed at 1 to while Ham:
horse was a 6 TO favorite. Dart wen
out in front and looked a winner hal
way up the stretch but quit badly wheI
Billy Boy challenged him and finished
an Indifferent second.
AtamaD showed in front the moment tn,
flag fell in the fourth race and il was {
case of sally bar the door" He mad
the pace from flag fall to finish and wol