The evening times., 1895-10-07
FINAL MEETING OF CRACKS
Wind-Up at Gravesend Will Bring
Two Events Of Great Interest.
Ha nd dspring, Ben Brush and RequitaI
In the Algeria, and Navarro, Cliff
for and Rainal,o in WOOdla.Hn.
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New York, Oct. This will be the last
week OF racing at Gravesend, and horse
men are beginning to pack up their traps
preparatory to moving out for winter
fields.
There will be big outgoing of stables
within the next few days. These will be
principally the poorer class of owners
who have been unable to score winnings
here. Most of these hurscmen who have,
with reason, been complaining that races
were pGrposeiy SO conditioned as to keep
them from ever landing a winner will GO
from here TO Macon, where the big meet
ing opens to-day, where some of them will
remain while and then go on to New Or
leans, To remain until spring.
The wind-up at Gravesend will be mark
ed by several good events, the chief one
being the Algeria handicap for two-year
olds, which is worth So 900, and is to be
run on Saturday. The race will bring to-
gether all of the great two year odds OF the
year. and there is naturally great deal
OF interest being shown in it. Among the
entries in this race are Handspring, Ben
Brush, Requtal. Margrave and Hazlet-
Another interesting event will be the
Woodlawn, which viii bring out all OF the
first-class handicap horses, including Henry
OF Navarro, Clifford and Ranlapo. Domino
will not start.
The fall meeting opens at Latonia today,
and " i'll continue for one month. Fourteen
stakes are to he given, siN for Nv o-ycar-
olds, three for three-year- r-olds and five
for all ages.
BANQUET is to start in the Czarcwitch
stakes, TO be run at New market this week.
The Prince of Wales FlariZel is also 10
start FIarzcl will carry l26 pounds
and Banquet 50.
A twenty six days running meeting
is 10 he inauguraied at the Elkion, Maryland,
track, on October 10.
The story of lhow Monroe Salisbury, the
now famous trotting horse man, got his
start in life. is an interesting one. When
mere boy he took great liking to the fast
harness horses. and determined to get one
of his own. He had limited means, so he
started in a small way. After casting
around for an opening cut of which he
could make some money, he ran acr''ss
neichbor who had a lot of young swine.
Among them was q little sickly fellow that
did not promise to live long, so 1t was
sold to Young Salisbury for so cents.
The youngster nursed the pig into good
health. and then proceeded to fattcn him
for the butcher. He finally had him good,
big porker He sold him and got enough
money to buy a weanliDg filly. This
youncstcr had a big. white spot on her
nose and Monroe named her Snip. He
trained her carefully, but she could not
trot. so he swapped her to his father for
another one. This horse lie got to moving
fairly well. and finally sold him to a
Buffalo man for Slto.
Then he bought horse after horse, which
he improved and disposed of a an increase
,k,. YNriRa n
of several good purse winners. and to-day
ne owns the two greatest trotters In the
world, Azote and Alix, besides dozen
other good ones
One of the greatest harness horse events
of the year VIII open at Lexington to-mor-
row, and all of the noted horses, from Rob:
ert J. and Azote down, are expected there
to-day Two events are annually brought
off at Lexington that attract the uni
vcrsal attention of harness horse men
These are the Transylvania stake and the
Futurity for thrcc-year-olds.
The PENNSYLVANIA was established in
1889, and that year Budh Doble won u
with the gray gclding Jack. In 1850
he again captured it, this time VIII
McDoel. In 1891 Cheyenne Won 1t. In
Soo the famous stallion Kremlin took 1t;
in 1893 Harriette captured 1t, and IN 1888
il fcl 10 Azote. The field this year Is
considered the best that was ever named
for the event 1t embraces Altao, 2:lO Il:
Rens laer Wilkes, ,2:l1 1-i:Cephas. 2:l IL
BDron Rogers, Gil 81; Lynne Bel, I'll III
Dolly Wilkes. gil Al, James l., 2:l 81,
Athanio. 2:l13-I; BouDcer, 212 and ten
others whose records range from 2:l2 .
to 2:l5 4.
This is believed to he the most evenly
ched field. for its size, that ever
started in q race. and the man who can
nick the winner will bc, indeed, lucky. Ihe
nurse is 5000. The three-year-old Fu-
turjty is the richest trOtting or pacing
event of the year. 1t is worth S2o,nDo.
This race is to take place tomorrow, and
among the starters will be lmpetuous.
Iarabie. Oakland Baron, Fred Kohl and
many other very fast ones.
The moor showing made by Yo Tamhi"n
at oakley the other day, when she landed
among the '.also ran brigade, has CON
yjpcel horscmcn that the famous old mare
is about done for.
Willie Sims. the colored jockey VINO
went 10 England with Croker and Dwyer,
and wtp has been riding for Phil Dwyer
since his return to t.is country mas.
iS said signed a contract to ride for SDlitf.
the miIlionaire board OF trade man or
Chicago. next season. His salary is TO
be $4,000.