The morning times., 1895-07-09

Despite the fact that the card which was
run OFF at st Asaphs yesterday was one
of the hardest from which 10 pick winner
yet dished out, the attendance was much
better than it had been during the past
week As was expected a couple of long
shots came under the wire. BIondy's Vic
tim, in the third race, who was quoted
at 80 To l, being the biggest surprise Of
the day
Many good things were tumbIcd over
however, Fonda IN the fourth race opening
at 30 to / and being played down to skies.
The long delay at the post killed his chances
and ne could do no betterthan third
Jockey Ellis, who only recently grad
uated from the maiden class. had great
day, landing three winners and third
horse. His finish on Rondy's Victim was
particularly good, as the horse could not
have won but for his strong finish
A RISKY PRACTICE.
Murphy VIII get himself in trouble through
his desire TO make grand stand finishes.
He drew the finish between SeptOur and
Miss Bowser so close that he only got the
race by a nose. Some fine day one OF
the oId-titners VIII fool him and HaA him
on the post If he does get caught 1t
will be goodbye, as be woaId no doubt be
set down for the rest or his natural life
The first long shot that Ellis put across
the plate was Wyoming, who was played
for d good thing from tens down 10 skies.
/ From the moment the flag feil there wa ;
/ never any que StIGn as TO who would get
! the money, the winner taking a head OF
-, two length and staying there TO the end
| Sir Rae, the favorite, was second. three
parts of a length before Ma jor McNulty
/ Miss BowSer'S great race last week,
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/ caused her In be played ny a select few
/ TO beat Septour The bOokIes also be
/ came possessed OF the same idea and laid
/ as good as : TO 10 agaInst the colt while
the fiIy went from threeS down to twos-
A HIGH CLASS COLT
! Miss BOwser attempted to tip toe Septour
! the first quarter, but his high class stood
/ him in great stead and from the head OF the
! stretch he had her beaten Murphy drew
| a very fine fiuiSh only winning by a nose
/ ToreIlo was third, ten lengths back
Tie worst dump OF the dag came IN the
! third race, gathered IN by Blondy's VIC
/ tim, who was at the comfortable odds of
/ so to l. Busirus was the choice, but
| Ninety seven received considerable sup
/ port, being played from 10 to l down to
/ TO l. Busirus got off in front. bur
/ dropped back at once, and MonitOreSS took
! up the running. She led TO the far turn,
where one of her stiFrup stapS broke and
| she was done for Columbus, jr, then
! showed i'll the lead, but could not last.
/ Blondy's Victim IN the meantime had been
running a great race. He got off the very
last. but at once began to move up, and
passing one horse after another got up
III time to win in a hard drive by a length.
After jumping from Belisarius to Der
wish and then back again the talent de
ciied to make the former a favOrite, and
he was a hot even money chance when the
| betting closed
LOOKED A WINNER
Nostrand got Son MaIheur quickly in mo
ton and going To the front at one time
| looked winner He could not last,
however, and under Ellis persistent riding
the favorite won from White Cockade By 9
! head
The aII-age event proved an easy thing
OF il for the two-year-old Cadiz. The only
/ one that gave her q race at all was Frank
! D., and the youngster did not have any
| trouble in out-fOoting him.
| Archbishop ran the race of his ffe IL
| the closing event He got off well but was
| slow to get into his stride, and at one stage
of the race was twenty lengths out of it
Ellis worked on him like Trojan, how
ever. and managed to land him in third
place Tribute was in front all the way an
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