The morning times., 1895-09-01
RACES UNPOPULAR
Afford Too Many Chances for
Crooked Work at the Island.
THREE ON YESTERDAYS CARD
Only Two winners Helped the Talent
Out-Odd Socks Race Gave Hint
or Two to the Judges slack Pulled
Wat Almost to Walk Under the
Wire-Other Races.

The sport at the Island track yesterday
was somewhat marred by the number Of
'.chute races that were on thecard. There
were 10 less than three Of the six events
run out Of the straieataway- These races
are not at all popular with the patrons OF
the track and the less there are on the
card the better pleased they are.
These events furnish opportunities for
crooked work that are not found IN the
races on the circular track, and the owners
and jockeys who are always 1obbing
know this and take advantage of it
It's the easiest thing % the world for
a boy to snatch a horse back from up in
front to the rear division II the officials
were to have a couple Of patrol judges
the chute races would soon become as
popular as the races on the circular track.
ONLY TWO WINNERS LANDED.
The talent was in very bad shape and
only landed two winners. One Of them
was a 1 to shot and was not played
very heavily The other one, Wat, was an
even money chance, and captured the
first event in common canter-
After the manner in which Odd Socks
won yesterdays race from such good
ones as Mirage, silva, and Watch Caarm,
every one connected with him when he was
beaten by Brogan, should be ruled off for
life Guest, the boy who rode him and
who was ruled off, may have been much 70
blame, but the authorities should 60 deeper
and punish those who gave the boy his IN
structions.
The sport started yesterday with two
year-old race at half a miie around the
turns Wat clearly outclassed his field and
was made an even money chance. The
start was an almost perfect one, with.
Tyro in front Slack quickly carried the
favorite out and opening up gap was a
winner at the end by four lengths.
PULLED THE HORSE.
Slack almost pulled him to a walk as they
passed under the wire. Bagnet was sec
ond, with Noxious third.
The unIucky number of thirteen starters
faced Cassidy in the second event. The
talent evidently realized that the number
might hooduo them and went very light.
! Togo had the call when the bugle sounded
with May D. the second choice. Misery, a
( 20 to l chance, cut out the winning tn the
head, where they were all punched, and it
| looked like any bndy's race
Parsons shot Blizzard out when the field
was twenty lengths from the wire, and got
| the decision by two lengths. Misery WA
| second, neck in frontnf Tioga.
! Dart was at last landed in a race where 1t
/ looked as if he could not possibly lose, and
| closed a hot choice at 1 to 2 Willie
| Ham got him out in front, and keeping him
| there to theend, woncleverly bytwO lengths.
| from Bella G., 20 to 1 shot, who beat
| Johnny a length for second money
STRONG PLAY ON AVON
On his last race Grey Forest figured
a pipe in the third event, but a strong play
on Avon closed them equal favorites al
to / At the finish they were neither
| Of them in the money.
! 1t was anybody's race up to the wire
where Airplant came out Of the bunch witt
| a burst Of speed and won some what easHI
from Maj McNulty.
May Pinkerton was a hot choice in the
! fifth race. There was no real reason fol
| her to be such, but the 'bandicappers'
and "dopers' seem to have an idea tina
DiesteI has a string of fSaIvators in his stabI,
and are not satisfied unless they send them
to the post to shots.
May Pinkerton closed at even money anC
| finished dead last. Frank R. Harf cap
| tured the money at odds of to 2, wit
Sonora second and Al. Helenbolt third
The closing race went to Odd Socks, whC
led all the way and won in the good time o
! LAB IL for the mile.