New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17

rprs THE CRAwFURD PLATE IN GAIL
,ANr STYLE AT ODDS OF TO l-wHAT
rURFMEN HERE HAVE TO SAY.
,.,aon April 1.-THE Newmarket Craven race
ling opened to-day. The race for the Craw-
~ plate Handicap, six furlongs. was won by the
i..vear-old colt Eau de Gallie date utica)'
ma nv Richard Croker. of New-York: Sir j.
1o.ndel Naples Estar four years old. was second.
pa Captain Machells Erin. five years old, third
~ AZ Gallie showed in front when the flag fell
was never headed. cleverly shaking on Es-
as challenge and winning by length Estar
"a Erin were a neck apart at the hnish
~,s race was a handicap of % sovereigns EACH
-. sovereigns added. the second to receive 30 SOW
" 49, out Of the stakes: winning penalties. The
, hetting was 10 against Eau de Gallie,
pos against Estar and to against Erin; ma
Inr for two-y ear-olds. allowances, five fur
EMS 10 be again at the iirst OCTOBER meet nn,
ma sg2d, s' with T. jennings Thorn Bush in second
Mace and Douglas Bards Donegal tnfd bv Mr
%s e,ss which among the entries. did not
start
,,o,ard is himself again. Eau de Gallie, for
~ I-tica romped home by a length from a
Ia If English racehorses in the Crawfurd STAKES
",oa at 81 800 al the Newmarket Craven meet
a.. Yesterday. 1t was a genuine surprise LOT the
r,sh tu-fmen. well as to the turfmen on
L'e ,da Of the water The other starters in the
w.. we're Woodthorpe. Harheur II. Paprika The
.snner. Estar, Telesinus. Lord George and Erin
~ de Gallie carried 1O2 pounds by the card but
:. =, ukelv that Sims at least five pounds over
'.h+ The distance was six furlongs. of which
last three furlongs up hill. Erin. who has
Wv some credtable races, was the favorite. at
~. 4 AGAINST his chances Eau de Galle went 10
~. most at 10 as the ruling quotation against
IT, The race was in the American style for
.or, distance contests. as Sims sent Eau de Ga9-
-. ont from the fall of the flag. and opened up
IN with Erin as the runner up. furlong from
49, winning post Sims went to the whip. Eau de
~. responded gamely. and stang off Estars
~, won by a length. amid enthusiastic cheer
e., do Gallie was fair horse and showed hsh-
,s form in his early spring preparation as TWO
..or.old in 1894. He some good races but IL
-. evident even 10 the novices in racing. that the
, was frequently sent TO the post in this country
no, he was wholly unfit to He is bred IN the
rn,e as mis- sire Iroquois and his Gam
iucbess. who is also the dam of Clifford
u,s victory Yesterday set the horsemen's tongues
-..gyinr and the comments in some instances
extremely amusing David Gideon said: 1T was
highly creditabe performance, considering the ions
ovage and the short time 10 prepare the horse for
his engagements 49,,
+ Mcdonald said II moderated Utica,
or rather Eau de Gallie. as he showed high-cass
tor last year. 1t is doubtful If the colt was backed
.ha, he was fairly well supported in the betting
ring
A well-known politician CALCULATED; You can;
heat EN- Nothings too good for the Irish. and Tam
many Hall will not down. Here Is Sachem croker
IN England. and he wins out his income TAX 'ie
frs, shot out Of the box.
The victory caused many horssmen to exclaim;
IF such horses as UtiSa can win what would our
good horses do TO the Britons?
n was a thorough American victory as me
owner trainer and Jockey American. while the
colt is by an American horse that won the Englsn
Derby and his dam. Duchess was the winner OF
MANY hard-fought races. At the working trial 10.
the race Harry Reed easily disposed OF Eau de
(alle but the trial caused Harry Reed TO leave ms
feed Consequently Eau de Gallie was sent to the
post $50 49,, 4o l., ,ha
stable remains TO be seen. all the DwyerCroker
horses are comfortably placed In the handlcaps.
Moreover ii is as we'll known in England as in
This country that Harry Reed outc.asses Eau dc
Gaiie. 1t Is not at all probable that extremely
long prices will be quoted against the American
horses in the future. American horses. like every
thing else this country. able TO compete with
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