The morning times., 1895-08-03

From the present outlook it appears as
IL the talent would never secceed i'll getting
back to their old form. The hard luck that
has attended them for the past few days
stuck by them yesterday at st. Asaph,
and they only succeeded in landing two
winners. This makes only five favorites
that have crossed the plate during the
past three days. There are not many of
them who can stard this pace, and change
for the better Will have TO come shortly
or many of them Will be out of the busi-
ness for good
The weather was almost perfect for
racing, ard an extra large crowd took
advantage of the fact and took a shy at
the ponies. BY the time they were through
the most of them wished that they had
stayed at home. The regulars, of course,
wont miss a day as long as their bank
rolls hold out, but the man who only once
in a while runs over was out in great
force yesterday, and he is the one who
makes the hardest kind of a loser.
ANOTHER RACE THROWN AWAY
Jockey Murphy again threw away a
race by his desire to make a grand stand
finish and his overconfidence in the horse
that he rode. He had the mount on Key
West in the fourth, and should have Won
it, with two or three lengths 10 spare. As
1t turned out, however, he was beaten out
by Tribute, who came with rush, and,
under Zeller's clever riding, stole the race.
When he got in front of Key West, when
| half way up the stretch, he bore in slightly
| and Murphy took advantage of this and
made claim of foul against him. This
was such a fllmsy excuse that the judges
did not pay any attention to the claim
| aud Mr.. Murphy had his pains for nothing.
Murphy has been riding in great form OF
late aud comes very near being the best boy
at the track. This one fault, however has
lost him race after race aud it would seeIn
| that lie would have learned by experience
that some OF the best boys at the track viii
once in while catch him mapping. Some
| fine day when he throws away a race on
red hot favorite he VIII find himself set
down for the rest OF his natural days.
ZELLER IN GOOD FORM.
Jockey Zeller was the star OF the day he
| putting no less than three winners over
| the plate. His riding has been steadily
improving and now that he has gotten into
| good form he will bring many a one home
| in front. Old Ponce de Leon was one OF
| them aud he beat such good ones as Jim
| Mclaughlin and Belisarius. Zeller seems
| ito be the only boy that can ride him in any
| decent way at all. Nearly every other
| jockey who has tried TO get a race out OF
/ him gets left at the post or cau't induce the
|. horse to stop sulkiug and run up with his
| field.
| Belwood with George Taylor IN the sad
| die captured the opening race. George
rated along third with him until they
| struck the stretch when he came on and
won somewhat handily from Irish Pat
| with Duke Of Gloucester third
| Miss Bowser followed her usual course
and Went 10 the front in the second race
| closely attended by Halle Gay. She stayed
| there and appeared to be winning when
! Dutch Girl caught her a sixteenth from
home and in hard drive beat her out by
| a neck
GOT AWAY BADLY.
! The third race looked to be a gift for
Fonda, but she got off badly and was
uever prominent at any stage Of the game
] Annie T. and The Snake raced neck and
neck TO the head of the stretch where the
I latter got his head in front and IN a des-
perate drive won by half a Ieugth from
| Annie T. with Irene, third.
The biggest cinch of the day looked to be
| Key West, in the fourth event. The handi-
| cappeTs all figured him one of the copper
! bound good things that can't lose, and
| they had him down just about tight for
| he would have won in gallop but for
MuIphy's horrible ride. AS ii turned out
Tribute beat him.
LumbeTman was played for all there W as
| in him to win the fifth event and he did
| it right handily. Harvest, who appeared
| 10 bO very much on the lobster order, was
| an indifferent second.
The closing lace was taken in tow by old
Ponce de Leon. AS good as twelve TO one
| could be had against him at one time in the
| betting, but he closed at eighth9