The morning times., 1895-12-05
vEHUsB[HG 1 SURPRISE
Wins the Fourth Race at Odds
Of Thirty to One.
RUN IN VERY FAST TIME
Covered the Six Furlongs IN l:16 IL.
Four Favorites ca me Home in Front. i.
But the Books Got the Money.
Gaiety Defeated Doc Birch and Re-
morse-Hammle ut Any Price.

Notwithstanding that four favorites
passed unuer the wire In the van AT the 81.
Asaph track yesterday, the bookmakers
quit winners ON the day. The cause OF
lnls was tue prohipuive odds at winch the
tirst choices We're quoted. two OF them
being 1 to chances and the other TWO
l to 2.
Venusberg furnished the talent a sur
prise by winning the fourth race at the
long odds OF 80 To l In very fast time.
The mare made very poor showing the
last time she started. and when sne
covered the six mrlones yesterday in
1:16 1-2 1T was naturally somewhat OF
raccr for the gentlemen IN the ring. Her
owner. however, was as mucO surprised
as anyone else, and did not have cent
on her.
There was some diss al tisfactloD expressed
by the public over the long delays at the
post in the second and thru events. starter
Flynn had some very bad actors 10 look
after in these races, however, and was
lucky to get them away as well as he
did.
WON EASED~ UP.
The General outclasseti his field In the
first race 10 such an extent that his Open
ing price of 10 ] U was quickly snatched
up and / TO 3 was the best III the ring
wheu the betting closed. To fair start
Van Dyke was the first TO show, but
The General soon overnauled him and
leading al the way from The first turn.
won we'll, in hand by a head from Y an Dyke.
who was ten before Lena II.
Balmoral was made hot choice in the
second race, going to the post at to D.
There was oeiGy or nearly lorty-f1ve
minutes at the post in this race. When they
did finally get started the fayortte had fne
best OF il and was never headed. At tue
end she won galioping by three lengths
from Biuodst0ne, WHO was ten before BY
Gordon.
Remorse and Doc Birch were equally
faucied III the next event. they both opened
at twos and went up a point closing at /
10 .. Birch looked a winner to within a fews
yards of the wire, where Gaiety, an TO
cha nee, came up with rush and Daliing
head. Remorse was third a length away.
WON AT LONG ODDS.
Jim Donlen had the call in the fourth
race at the opening, but the talent Thought
that Marguerite II. was the trick. and
backed her to 6 tu B. NenusGurg rushed
out at the fail uf the flag. and opening uD
a big gap, was never caught. jim Donien
closed rapidly un her at the close. but she
lasted long enough to win by head.
Donlen was a length and half before
Marguerite III.
For the fifth race Hamrnie opened top
heavy fayorite at : tn o. Even this price
was snatched up, however .and tu was
the best 10 be seen at the cltise. The start
i'll this event was the poorest of the day.
Luke Richards aud Gov. Fifer being lett
at the post. Devisee and Paymaster made
q play for the nancy, bat when Hammie
at the end in ronlp by length and
half from Devisee, who was four before
Dr. Helmuth.
The closing event went to Joe Mack. He
was made a ] TO 2 chance, but did not
have an easy race by any means. Brons-
ton suddenly developed surprising amount
of speed aud raced him TO a head. Dele
hanty had 10 sit down and ride for all he
was worth to land the money by head.
DR.. johnson was third length and u half
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