The morning times., 1895-12-17
FINISHED LIKE 1 TEAM
Tribute and Con Lucy Furnished
Lots of Excitement.
MANLOVE CAUGHT MAPPING
Went TO Sleep on His Mount and Nearv
Brought Tribute Up IN Time to Win
by IL Nose on the Post-Four Other
Closc Contests Make Up Al brilliant
Days Sport.
There was great DAYS, sport furnished

There WAS great days sport furnished
at the st. Asaph track yesterday.
Not that the horses that contested for the
purses We're of higher class than have
been running there right straight along,
or that the sport WAS any freer than usual
from cases OF bad looking form 1T was
the finishes that made the day u banner
one in the history of the track.
Out of the six events there were five as
hot finishes rs have ever been seen in one
days racing. One after the other the races
would result In driving head and head
finishes that gave the talent palpitation
of the heart in the worst way.
EQUALED TRIBUTES OTHER RACE.
II remained, however, for the fifth race
TO top the sport Off with 4 two-borse con-
test tnat mas not been equaied at the track
since the day that Trib1te and Marie Lowell
ran, what looked TO be two dead heats, one
in the race and the other in the run off.
Tribdte, by the way, was one or the
contenders In erday's affair. Con
Lncy, Pop trays game little geidinE,
was the one to give him one OF the nyeliest
Tits he ever had.
1t was nip and tuck between them In
the betting, they finally going 10 the post
equal fayoritrs at even money. The start
was poor one. Con Lucy getting the best
OF IL, WnI.e 1riDute was ieIU ST.. uuiiiis al
most fiat-fouted. Neary had the mount ON
Tribute, aud although he realized that at
besU he only had an outside chance, he
the hest OF bad job.
But for Man.ove's overconfidence the
Lucy people would have cashed. Lucy
WAS out III front all tne way. clear or iils
fled. He swung into the stretch some
distance in front OF Tribute, with Manioye
sitting stock stii. He never made " move
until near the paddock gate, where Tribute
was coming with such q rush that he be-
came frightened. Then he went TO WORK,
but 1t was too late.
NEARY'S DESPERATE FINISH.
Neary had been working like beaver
on Tribute and getting to the leaders
saddle girths wien opposite the betting
ring he gradually worked his mount up
until as they passed under the wire he
showed his nose in front and got the de-
cisiou. 1t was so close that only the Judge
could By any possibility manage To separate
the two horses.
While this was the star race OF the day
four of the others were nearly as good.
There were only eight books IN me, Sat
urdays drubbing having frightened sew
eral OF the Others Off. Those VINO dlo
weign in Lad no cause fer regret as only
two fayorites landed the money. The
weather was spring.ikc and Hose VINO
wore overcoats 10 the track put Lem
aside several of The bookies even dong
| business in their shirt sleeves.
There was tip on every horse I'D me
| opening race, Bioodstonc linalIy closing
| favorlte AT 10 J.. Clovis mace me run run,
| came w and in drive TO the wire won Dy
| a head from the favorIte BIoodstone. with
| Clovis third.
FINISHED IN THE BUN CHI.
Crescent was made. the medium OF a
| big plunge in the second race. being backed
| from to ] down 10 4 to o. He was all
but left at the post and finished back in
tine bunch with Mul,aghmore the winner
| by head from Treanna with Nestor third.
| Grampian lad an casy thing OF II in tie
! third event. He was well prayed, being
/ hammered from fHiJTs down 10 eight TO fiN e.
| he went 10 the. ont when he pieased and
! won gaIioping from Briscoe. Cuckoo was
third, a length away.
| Rronston was made first choice in the
next race, but was evidently only out for
| an airing and finished among the also rams
| The winner turned up In Claurece. This
race also furnished hot finish. Pocahontas.
| Remorse and Elizabeth Finishing heads
! apart a short neck behind the winner.
| The closing race went TO Blue Bird. Leigh
was first choice, at 10 2, with Blue Bird
next in demand at threes. The former
| looked all over a winner until opposite
| the paddock gate, where Blue Bird caught
| him, and in a driving finish landed the
| money by q half length. Leigh was q
| length and half before Romeo.