The morning times., 1895-10-02
.6lLlATIN N | TRANCE
After a Desperate Effort He Fin
ished Absolutely Last.
FAVORITES HAD A GOOD DAY
Four of Them Crossed the PIate In
the Vnn-Old Drizzle Captured n
Purse-Jaek FernaDdeS Gets An
other Race with Lottie F.-Jersey
Wins From Traitor.

While the sport at Alexander Island
yesterday was not very spirited several
OF tine finishes were fairly good and as the
crowd was good betting one aud got the
best end of the game everything passed Off
lovely. Tie day was Il perfect one for
racing and the card was a weli-filled one.
There was only one thing to mar the
sport and that was the fourth race. In
the first place the betting was very con-
spcious, looking as Galiatin opened at
to 10, hut the tips went around that
something was wrong and when he went To
the post to l could be had all around
the ring.
Little BENDER, who rode him, did not
have any whip. The last ttimcthathestartet.
and won he needed quite little fanuing
before he drew away from his field. Yes
terday was evidently not his day aud after
a desperate effort he finished n bad last
Neary had been engaged 10 ride the horse
at iirst but was told that he was not needed
and Bender was putup.
PROBABLY HAD A BAD NIGHT.
1t is very doubtful il he could have
beaten the winner, but the public would
have been better satisfied If hc had
made more effort to be in the money.
The sport started out with a 12 10 /
shot getting, the coin. Juliet was the favor
ite III the first race, but after leading by
open daylight all the way down the back
stretch shut up badly and finished last
DriZzle drew away at the paddock gate
and won somewhat handiiy froIn Prince
John, with Mohawk third.
Vent had the call in the second event,
closing at 1 to 2. Joycuse ~vas second
choice. and al one time was backed to
to D. She followed her usual course,
and opening up big gap came into the
stretch several lengths to the good. The
fayorite was right after her, however,
and at the end won eased up a little.
Annie 7. was Il bad third.
Jack Fernandez won another race with
his $50 two-ycar-old, Lottie +. She met
fair field in tie third race and went TO
the post prolibitive fayorite at to 3
She took command when she chose and
won easily from Murray, with Al Helen
bolt third.
BROOKLYN WON EASILY.
After Gallaun was given out as ''live
one''-nit-Brooklyn was a good thing at
any price, and closed at l TO 2. with takers
even at these odds. He had no difficulty
in disposiDg OF his field, winning with {.
whole lot TO spare from Samaritan, with
Hazel third.
JSits oIfti'si idNoiJtc Ioi ih' Ahii
race, but big plunge on Qusrtermaster
sent bis price up"to TO .. 1t did not
stay there long, however, as a perfect
flood of money came in on binl, and he
closed at TO ;. Ncary rushed him TO
the front AT the fan OF the flag, and made a
perfect show OF his field. He was in
clined TO stop at the finish. but won by
three lengths from Vespasin, with Sen
ator third.
Jersey took the closing event in handy
IN shIon from Traitor. The latter had
the call in the betting, but Jersey was evil
IDENTIFY the trick, and was played as If it
WAS all over. The Traitor money came
in, however, and he closed at to .,
while Jersey went TO s to >. At the end
Jersey won by an open length from Traitor,
who was several lengths before ClaDsmau.