The morning times., 1895-12-11

| The Dixie Stable carr led off the greater
part of the honors at the Island traek, yes
terday, they Winning three out c1 tles TX
races. Little Asbprn put up Leautiful
! finish on Tancred in the fourth race and
landed him winner lrcm Jack Nhites
! Chiswick by nose en- the posi-. TIL is race
was one Of lie best seen at the track in
some time, the two running Ike q team
| from the rar lurn until they passed under
the wire.
The talent had a pretty bad day of IL as
only one favorite succeeded in reach ing
home in The van. Tie UiLeI events wcDJto
three second oh oices and a couple outsiders.
The heavy frost had made lie track very
hard and those animals with dickey legs
did not have much of show.
There was big zip out oD Hyaway in the
opening evenI, Lie being lacked iron 8 ixes
to tbrees. Pomona Belle closed iavorte at
/ To D. Ste mace The running 10 the turn
out of the chute where Marguerite III came
through and at the end won somewhat
easily by two lengths. The Belle was second
with Hyaway third
EASY RACE FOR JOHNSON.
When the betting opened in the second
race Wheeioski was the medium of a 81 ght
plunge, goiD. from twos down to eight TO
five.
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best horse in the race ,and after going from
even money up to two to one was played
down to 4 TO 5by post time. Toa fairstart
Wheeloski was the first to show, but soon
chucked it to Too Nh .h Johnson, who drew
away from his horses On the far turn, and
at the end won pulled up by two lengths
from Brogan, with Nobby third.
In the third race the betting was confined
for the most part between Hopeful and
pl-At 70 r,,tr tn no n
four to one and the latter closing at even
money. Nearly every one of them took a
turn at pace making as far as the paddock
gate, where Hopeful and PeriIdy broke
from the bunch and in a fierce drive TO the
wire the 70 rner got the decision by head.
Nantucket was third, length and halr
away.
The handicappers could see nothing In the
next event but Chiswick ,and backed him
from four TO five down to eleven TO twenty.
Tancred was well liked by a select few,
however, and was Dibbled at at threes.
Worley's little horse beat the flag and was
never headed. Chiswick looked to have
him beaten at the head CT The stretch but
the little horse responded gamely TO tue
whip and lasted long enough TO win by
head. Chiswick beat Eronston twenty
lengths for second money.
PLUNGE ON THE TwO-YEAR-OLD.
There was Dig rush 10 play the twn-
year-old, Pennbraok, in the fifth race, and
his price quickly went from ) {" l Gown TO
to 8, while Fagin's price receded from
S to o Ia IL 10 o, at which IL closed.
The goud thing made the running until
well out uf the chute, where general
p closing up took place, and in hot finish
Fagin won by head from Pennbrook, with
Sonora third.
The closing race was alsn taken by a
representative of the Dixie Stable. Siberia
was the one to do the trick this time. As
good as 10 TO l was obtainable against her
at post time. Buccaneer was the "gnod
thing" in this race, and was played from
5 TO l duwn to 3 10 l. Johnny was the
first to show and held The adyantage until
well into the stretch, where Siberia passed
him, and at the end won easily by two
lengths. Johnny was the same distance
before Solitaire.