New-York tribune., 1895-06-14
"UNEXCELLED IN QUALITY"
COLGATE'S
Toilet Soaps.
RACING AT GRA VESEND.
GOOD FIELDS IN EVERY CONTEST.

track yesterday afternoon. passing shower swept
over Gravesend AT noon and left fast track sossS
and. TO all appearances. slow. Ilm'u Owners l'u
trainers withdrew many of the horses thereby
lessening the interest In the races Enough horses
remained. however TO furnish good nelds In every
contest.
Ramapo was the subject Of conversation III the
paddock on the lawn and in the grandstand Ills
work on Wednesday was highly satisfactory 10 MS
owners and trainer. and many shrewd t"rime" pre-
dlcted that Domino would not have II all ms own
way In the Suburban. \ short time "f'er 'n' "o'"
Ranapo showed unmistakahe evidence ol '"''
ness Trainer fIyand discovered that one o' Nus
hoofs In front had spread II did last year. ana
that the chances OF his starting In the great rae" q"
Saturday were extremely doubtful Later In the AZ
ternoon II was reported that Ramapo was Win
drawn from the race. Everybody regrc'''d .n" "'-
cident. ns the Gideon e. DAILY horses are p"o'c '"V
orites. and Ramapo was looked upon nv 'o'"'"oS
most formidable opponent.
It was also reported that Bassetlaw ana Herald
were withdrawn. Colonel c. Fellowcs. the secre-
tary Of the Coney Island Jockey Clup eNPcc's
that the field Will consist Of about eight horses
II appears that the Jockey Club has not APP
pointed Joseph j. Burke as a permanent steward
Mr. Burke Will represent the Coney Island Jockey
CIub AT the Shcepshead Bay meeting. the new JOCK
ey Club at the Morris Park meeting. and the brook
lyn Jockey Club at their fall meeting August hei-
mont intends to appoint Mr. Burke az All meetings
that will not interfere with his duties at the three
leading tracks.
There was much comment about the possibility OF
ANNOYANCE on account Of arrests at Shecpshcad Bay
ON Saturday The general opinion Of the public
IL that II is high time TO call halt TO the bucca
neers who are anxious to destroy racing IL Is
singular that anybody with the slightest prctensioh
10 rospectabty can be found that forms an al
lance with gamblers and confessed lawhreakors TO
tmnrove the public morals on the lines laid down
by grcengoods policy and pooroom men, either III
this city or in Brooklyn.
II Is an outrage that such men are permitted to
iniure seriously an association composed OF leading
citizens as Is the Coney Island Jockey club The
public should rally TO the rescue and turn out on
saturday in such large numbers that their presence
ON the grounds will assist In suppressng this
turbulent band OF mschief-makers
Al a meeting Of the stewards Of the Jockey Club.
held at the Cravesend track yesterday afternoon D.
otto Bonner was selected 10 represent the Jockey
Club in the stewards box during the sheepshead
Bay meeting.
In the future there will be little rest for the men
who attempt to bet on the races In the city The
Police Commissioners mean business and IN the
future warnings will be given TO the men VINO
attempt TO lay the odds in city pooirooms' Inc
Police Commissioners demand that arrests be made
whenever a poolroom is discovered. The result
Is reflected in the raid made by Captain Pickett
on a poolroom 10 West Twenty -eighth-s;- yeser-
day.
James NJ Crosby was at the track yesterday af
Park meeting. The book programme is out ana
pleases the horsemer as IL gives an equai '""'|c
to all grades OF horses.
Alfred Hennen Morris was an interested spectator
Of the yesterday afternoon Mr.. Morris says
he intends to continue his racing stable in mod
crate way and will hold public sales Of his Texas
bred yearlings.
The racing yesterday gave owners. trainers and
bettors a splendid chance 70 make excuses for the
defeat Of their selections Some persons were highly
eated at tn. results OF the contests. while others
were correspondngly cast down Pierre Lorillard
smiled and overjoyed at liza's victory. but MS
JOY was not iong-llved. as Heresy failed to run up
to his expectations. George l.. Smith dHtisburs
PhiD Is not likely TO smile In a month lie bet
$500 on Damse In the third race. and was Informed
after the race was that the ny fell In ditch
on the way from Sheepshead Bay. and that II re-
quirei much ingenuity TO extricne her In time 10
get TO Gravescnd before the race. Smith seldom
uses strong language. bat yesterday he could safety
apply for a position as mate Mississippi steam
boat as he gave forth all kinds OF "cuss" words.
After defeat OF Applause he could have become
a captain without an examination
David Gideon and his partner. John Daly. i"lI
heavily on Requlta. As Grinen dld not ride up 10
his usual FORM being slow to get away from III"
post and managing 10 get cut on IN the s'f'tch IL
made them appear az II they were suddenly afflicted
with that tired feeling when the mshaps OF the
race were repeated TO them by nearly everybody
who met them. Thlip j. Dwyer laughed ana
chuckled all the afternoon. as ne believed haH'-
spring trne short Of work. M ne was indulg"i on
account Of his boiling through the fence ie" Gays
ago
/, I baldwin bet on Phllomcna. la Vicnte and
Lady Diamond and now is Illuminating upon the
qualifications OF silas MoClan as Jockey The
LAYERS OF odds cautioned to ABIDE s'rlctN by
the law az laid down by the Jockey 'iub Ihry
meekly assented TO the request 1he layers oi o"'S
look more like n band OF pentents than gay ana
them OF talents OF gold and shckels OF SILVER ~ fa-
tos ranging from TO on up to the fopuns"c
rate of l6 10 /. Four layers OF ODDS were eJec'eh
from the grounds for not complying with rules re-
specting the transfer OF money. Three OF theni
were permitted to return on promising to do better
In the future. ,.t. ,..., .,.r,
IN finish Prig was chosen as the standard bearer
OF the wise men. who eagerly accepted . 10
in favor and az he bore the I,lemton eolors the
public bet his chances at to i faG,oinm f,Iao,nm
The race was delayed BY the stubbornness Of some
pt pos "e Rem deliberately spoiled two capital start,
BY suddenly pulling up when me w as hgty
minutes the dag fell 10 beautiful start, with wi,h
every horse running at full speed when the timing Ing
out the pace for three furlongs when & the atep sa
had enough and fs back beaten rnsmd rs pny Tny
HuInxham quarter ,g Ts.s, o P1is ro onsa%sh
Hurnsham was anao,e "a ppodssus pq pace by PENIS
mnrss,ent punshmcnt in the homcsretch, and was
beaten rasn s .ne BY "'iS Keess 9 finished third
| was n fast one. az the six furlongs were run IN
Kr.cfe contributed so0 and Rein so to the Jockey
club for Their an'ss Of Paran =. ,ns ROs made Our Jack
,o,hoovv fn vorite I'm the second race; ~ 10 il on
vas he best odds on Offer during me g pei,img'
SSony md Dance nj II to had public foow.ng,
ao"f 80 he ia Blemion horse. Restraint and Miss
Dixie were friendless The race was yns ru" forced
to make his our Iaeh was w pra rsach"d 9"
sn 10 .r iIpmii,on trailed along In second position
mil the turn for the run In was made y, 'Ponod pd
w. 4, song and Dance was sure winher an ia"-
s,,on ms - n 49, bard al work our JACK o. -,
An eighth OF a mile from thc hnsm snr,os or irve in
soa soa, w Kim ~ At the finish by half length Restraint
| WAS third , a.. ontbusIasm of the
crowd who bet their selections ~ nd " Weon tna
o.'iy a., to each. but the latter receded IN
" he,,inp until the largest odds quot-1