The evening times., 1895-09-19
GRAVESEND'S FINE SPORT
Another Good Gard That Will Set
the Talent to Guessing.
Willow Handicap and the Sea Breeze
Stakes VIII he Contested by Many
of the Speediest of the Runners.
(special 10 The Times.)


New York, Sept. 19.-Though the events
at Gravesend to-day are not of as interest
| ing a nature as those of Tuesday were.
| for II is not often that the card furnishes
| two such races as were run ON that day.
there promises to be much good sport this
| afternoon.
The two chief events are the Willow
handicap and the Sea Breeze stakes. The
| former is a race for two-year- r-Old filles. at
| five furlongs. and among the entries arc
such good ones as Phil Dwyer's Axiom,
| Floretta, Argentine and Intermissibn.
II Is said that Riley Grammar. vino Is
now at Oakley, has sent on big com
| mission To be laid On Argentina. This
| is expected to be n good and fast race.
| The Sea Breeze stakes, one mile aud a
sixteenth, will be contested by Anncsstte,
Kennel. Dolabra, The Pepper, Doritn and
others. The race will probably lay be-
tween Dorien and The Pepper.
In the one mile and one furlong handi-
cap Sir Excess, Sir Francis, RubIcon and
Leonawel may furnish the racing
1t is said that Phil Dwyer will retire
Applegate for the season. The colt is not
| himself, but Mr.. Dwyer is of the opinion
| that he will come around all rig 1T by spring.
| Mr.. Dwyer will shortly sell all of his horses
with the exception of Handspring, Axiom
and Applegate.
CHI. Thompson, who is lying dangerously
| i'll in n hospital in New York. is known all
| over the United States. He has been one of
| the leading bookmakers for years, and Is
considered an exceptionally upright and
honorable man.
The attendance at the Brighton Beach
races has been very discouraging, while a
Gravesend 1t has been good.
II is now said that Cicero j. Hamlin is
| so thoroughly disgusted with the lawmakers
| in New York and other States that lie will
| take Robert j., Fantasy. Nightingale, with
| Ed. Geers to drive them. and Join the Amer
lean horse racing contingent in Europe next
| year.
1t is said that Chris Smith. of the Kendall
Stable. recently hit Covingtou pnolrooms
for $4,000 in one day.
correspondent of n Western paper says
that the largest pa ying So mutuals in this
| country were Nickaiack at Jerome Park,
in 1872. Sits, and wapakonita, at
Saratoga. in 1882, 81 ,OSO.sO.
There will be q big delegation of Eastern
heavy betting men put in the winter at the
California tracks. Among them Will be
Mike Dwycr, Riley Grammar and Pittsburg
Phil.
1t is now said that the only trotting
meeting, held in New York State this year
that came anything near paying. was that
at Fleetwood. Many nf the track managers
have given it out that they will not attempt
to hold meetings next year unless the betting
laws are changed.
The owners OF the American trntter.
Quartermaster. have offered to match him
against any horse in Austria, two to two
and half miles for 5. 900 to 10. 900 flurins.
There is something in hearing and reading
of the affection that now and then spring.
up between human being and brute that
touches the better part of even the hardest
man. The other day pleasant little story
was told about James R. ,Keene and
Domino. Mr.. Keene is not the only man
who feels gratified to n horse for saving
him from travelling n thorny road.
Tom Raymond, the owner OF the now
famous Klamath, was a poor man few
years ago. klamath has won Raymond
not far from $4,000. Recently friend
was consoling Tom, Klamath having got
a beating.
Its all right said Tom. 1T doesn't
make half as much difference to me as
it would to some of these owners who
have a great deal more money than have.
! have enoguh TO live on comfortably for
the rest of my life and I'm not grasp;
after all that there is in sight. This oid
fellow has helped me to nice little ranch
out in California, where / have some colts
coming along. When Klamath and get
through trotting we will go home to the
ranch and have a good time together. I'll
let the old fellow do as he pleases and en-
joy life. If he and want to go out on
the road and take spin we will do so,
but tell you that there are none OF these
rich men around New York that can ride
behind my horse-yanderbilt can't buy
Klamath
The recognized mode of betting in New
Zealand is the French mutual Seven win
ners this year, on n bet OF So, have paid
$500 each; one paid S735 and another paid
$795.
Many Northern running horsencn are
getting ready to take '.heir strings to
New Orleans for the To-day meeting to
be held there this winter.