The morning times., 1895-09-15
TRIED TO WORK 1 COUP
Pleasant Valley Stables Caught
in a Clever Game.
GOOD MAIDEN In DISGUISE
Entered as Pomona Belle I'm the Hope
That the Talent and BoOkies Would
Think She Was Pomona Beile-Bnt
It-Did Not Go, as the Horse Failed
to Win-Other Events.

The followers OF the Pleasant Valley
Stables, headed by Frank Wicr, made an
attempt yesterday at the Island, 10 pull
off coup that would have netted them
a handsome return if IL had gone through.
For Some time past there has been a
four -year-old mare. named Pomona Belle,
and who was entered in the name of John
Mulligan, struggling to graduate from the
maiden class. Although she has started
many times she is so much ON the dog order
that She has not yet succeeded in getting a
ring around her name.
Yesterday a four year old mare named
Pomona Belle, entered in the name of
"Georsetown stable" was in the first event
which was a maiden dash at half mile
The bookics and public when they saw
the name OF course thought that it was
their old friend Pomona Belle and knowing
her Ia he dog the gentlemen OF odds
chalked up all kinds of fancy prices.
TUMBLED TO THE FACT.
BY some mischance. however, the book
makers tumbled TO the fact that they were
up against some kind OF a game, and before
much OF the right money had come in.
the odds had gone down, and most OF the
schcniers money went on at 10 L. THIS
did not stay long. however, and when the
mare went to the post 3 10 8 was the best
price obtaiDable
To add to the deception The old Po-
mona Belle was being paraded around
the paddock, while the newcomer, ornona
Belle, was saddied behind it.
The whole thing was worked beauii-
fully, and not one of the rules OF racing
h.art- hat
consideration. and that was the fact that
.as in any way broken. There was one
the good thing might be beaten. She GER
iainly had speed enough to win. but go,
away almost last, and could not get up
to the leaders.
The third event. which was at a mile
furnished a good tbree-hnrsc finish, and
the fifth race, al five furlongs, had another
one.
The first race was full of accidents.
The Moor and Little Silver each had a good
chance to win it at one stage of the race,
bat the former bled badly and finished next
20 last, and Little Silver was cut down so
>adly while near the finish that he had to
be destroyed. Countess prufited by their
Nrd luck, and won, after drive by
neck, from Georgie K.
MRS. STEWART WANTED IT
DR.. Reed was the choice in the second race
but Mrs. Stewart suddenly took it into her
head To run and leadn. from flag fail 10
finish won somewhat handily from Mohawk
with DR. Reed third
Murphy was al first annoGnced as the
rider of Fassett and a Strong play came in
ON the horse 1t was found that the boy
could not do the weight and when Afford
was substituted there was wild rush to
get off" He went back in the betting
a nd finally closed at to l while Contest was
played down TO 6 TO o.
Fassett made all his own running and
after a bard fight laEded the money by a
head from Contest, who was as much i'll
front of Hazel.
Brooklyn was the choice in the fourth
event with Pulitzer next in demand at
13 to 3. Parsons had Undcrwood's horse
in front all the way and Won in a sallop
by three lengths from Avon.
Sonora, Founding, Forest, and Irish
Sonora and Forest finally closed equal
favorites at to l.
Neary had the mount ON the former and
going to the front when Irish Lass quit,
he landed the meney by neck from Found
ling, with Grand PriX third.
Con Lucy beat the flag in the closing race
by nearly four lengths. and. leading all
icsome Lass, with Frank r. Harf third.