The morning times., 1895-12-07
CLOSE FOUR HORSE RACE
Opening Event at St. Asapa Fur
niShed a Grand Contest.
RUFUS GOT THE DECISION
The First Four Horses Were Only
Separated by Short Ileads-Con
Lucy Negotiated II Fast Five Fur
longs. Beating Sonora with RGrcat
Ease-Siyn's Fine Showing.

Those of the race-goinG fraternity who
visited st. Asaphs track ycsteriay were
,rSated TO luur-hnrse finish IN the oDcU-
ing race that set the hearts OF even tha
cu.dest-pinried plunGers At III. track l.
beating Wildly. There were eight starters
ID this event and At the Wire onc-hali "i
Item were separated by short heads.
The race WAS not very interesting ono
uiItiI tie iIela struck the lcai OF the nome
stretch. Here general closing up tn'k
pace and Eutus, Countess BY trurinn and
-iaareEe c,Iue thunuerin- 'uown 10 The
wire SO close together that Il blanket would
have covered the entire not. Iney ilnisnesI
IN tins oider with the iay"rite, Jnycusc.
beaten OFF.
Con L4cy's race In the firth event was
somewhat sensational one iir running the
ivc tuTlUngs III " - aud WHINING Irom
4 last sprinter like sonnrl pulled almost Ia
a walk. Sonora made ali oI the running To
the center of tne Stretcn. but wuen Lucy
made his run the mare locked as II She
had been tied To u post.
JUYEUSE THE CHOICE.
Tie talent wugid accept nothing for
iGcir money but Jo5eusC. ANA sue closed
at even money. To 4 good start Countess
was the lirSt to show, with by Gordon
and the fayurite in close attendance. Cor
don soon slipped out IN the lead aud held
they all closed up ard lie fight was on.
Neel pat up "a spiendid exhibition OF
jockryship on Rufus and got him under
nc wIIr first by bead from Countess,
- N'ti't'A' 'hlh N'sA'-ANN'' 'hC WV a'@''
heads apart.
For The 'sleen,b time dii the talent try
70 make Ecmorse win Il race. He CLOSED
a false raYUritp over n field that he had
no chance of beating. Pouuma Belle was
next III demand, bclug quoted at tours.
.,ed Cross, n 20 TO chance, attempted
q ma kc n runaway race OF II. ana locked
a winner ali over 10 the paddock gate.
where Pomona Belle came up with a rn sil.
and at the end was an easy winner by
.eHgth. Rcd Cross beat Blondy's Victim
laNs a u n holt
On his race last Tuesday. St Lawrence
was promptly installed first choice in
the two-yeaT-nld race, ard 10 was the
best III sigut when the horses went to the
post. He orat the flag and had things his
own way the entire trip, winning very
easily by two lengths from Sir William.
The iait-r was Il length and half before
Mullaghmore.
silva AN EASY WINNER.
jersey and silva were the horses that
received the support III the fourth race.
The former was backed by the plhlic from
q 10 : down TO Z to 10. aud the latter
was played by his ble from As IL . 2
10 !. Jersey was the first Ia show, but
silva went by him like a Shot and opening
up 4 gap of nearly fifteen lengths, won at
the end pulled up by six lengths. Lady
Richmond was second a length and D hall
IN front uf Jersey.
The bookies posted Sonora favorite for
the fifth event when the betting was first
put uD. but the handicappers failed to See
Il that way and got down good and hard
81 COR lncy. They hammered his price
from twos TO four to five. Sonora went
..-,... tI-uI 20 NE to thirteen to five. The
latler looked to hold the race safe until
well into the stretch, where Con Lucy
caught her and won, pulled To walk.
Harris on his race at the Island early in
the week when he beat tockaue and CHS
wick looked To be in n soft spot III the
closing FACE. He was evidently not meant
as his price steadily went back. Ponce
de Leon received the Support, beng Played
from thrces down to tNvos. Ponce was
dead last going past the stand, but raced
down tie back stretch we'll up with the
others. At the head Of the stretch he
broke from the bunch and dra wing steadily
away won easily by two lengths from Cor
man. who was three before Lumbcrman.