New-York tribune., 1895-08-28
A VICTORY FOR CEPHAS.
HE ouTFoors SOME FAST ONES IN THE
2l5 TRoT AT FLEETWOOD.
AIJx rRors MILE IN 2osM-LARABiE AND
BUMPS EASY wINNERs-BENroN WILKES
CAPTURES THE UNFINISHED RAcE-A
coOn CARD FOR TO-DAy

GOOD CAiND fON iO-DAi.
Two thousand followers of harness racing found
chair way TO Fleetwood Park yesterday. the second
dav of the Grand Circuit meeting In New-York.
The card for the afternoon was not an attractive
one two OF the contests on the programme being
stake races, in which one horse clearly outcassed
the others robb.ng the AFFAIR OF all interest In ad-
vance
The race OF the day was the 2:l5 class for
,rotters in which ten hgh-cass horses started.
The fnc performance Of Queechy at Rochester last
week where the handsome of Alcyone de-
feated such cracks as Altac and Newcastle. taking
n record OF PIPE made him favorite yesterday.
although James Godens Boston mare Caprice was
likewise heavily backed Newcastle. Arena. Bra
vado Cephas. Roseleaf and Gretchen also had Their
followers. Walker. the starter. experienced a good
deal OF difficulty in getting the horses of. fsyche'
Oueechy and Bravado causing a lot of trouble by
their bad acting When the start was finally made
Bravado in the front rank on swerving run,
and when "Dck" Wilson tried to catch his horse
on the first turn he came back suddenly. causing
Cephas to leave his stride and fall away behind the
field McHenry. who drove Arena. hustled him into
the lead at the first turn and from there to the
head OF the homestretch the son OF Acantara
showed the way to Gretchen and the rest. trotting
I'm a style that made him look like easy winner.
But the stallion faltered when Roseeaf and Bra
vado up with him at the last. furlong pole.
and McHenry seeing his horse was beaten, stopped
driving Bravado. who trotted fast after ne re-
covered from his break in the first quarter, went
through the field on the last turn and when Arena
weakened he ceverly from Roseeaf in 2I3.
Gretchen third and Cephas. closing long gap
in the last half. landed fourth. He was separately
timed the last half in lO5. which is fast for the
Fleetwood track. Neither Queechy nor Caprice
was at all prominent In this heat.
The second heat furnished the sensation OF the
day. Bravado and Gretchen led off to the half
with Roscleaf and Cephas next in order, few
lengths back. Coming up the hill past the point OF
rocks. Gibbs made his drive with Cephas. and the
honest little trottcr quickly went up TO even terms
with the leaders. and, gaining steadily as they
rounded the last turn. took the lead when little
way into the homcstrctch. From there to the wire
Il easy work for him TO outtrot Bravado. the
latter breaking into wild run just before he
reached the wire. for which he set back to
third place Queechy and Caprice were still. looked
to as the probable winners. but Ccphas could not
be headed In either Of the succeeding heats. and he
won great race from a high -class field. with some
thing to spare at the finish OF each mile. Caprice
made a final effort and a game one in the fourth
round. but Gibbs horse held her safe throughout.
never losing the lead coming to downright
drive. The time Of this mile, 2llh. has been
beaten but few times in fourth heat at Fleetwood
during the twenty-five years that the track mas
the Transylyania Stakes at Lexington next 0etCbsr
The other races were hollow affairs. Larabie win,
Ming the race for hreeyear-old trotters without
effort and In straight heats. The handsome big
Jay Bird colt has record Of 2l2a.. while Geddes
could not force him to beat 2l6A yesterday. He Is
entered In the $4,000 Kentucky Futurity, to be
trotted at Lexington next October, and he now
looks like the winner OF the race.
Bumps who has beaten 2lo this season. had easy
work before him In the 230 pacing race, with only
Katie Greenander and some others OF less caliore
TO beat Humps won in straight heats. each faster
than the last. Katie Greenlander forcing him to
pace tho third mile In 2l2a. which was mere play
Tor the speedy son Of Baron Wilkes. ,.,. -.
Alx's exhibition was not n success, although the
grand little mare turned the track IN 2ONs. to the
Surprise Of all horscmen. The betting Indicated that
tho would trot I'm ai0. but she went down to Tho
half In oi and came up the Hill gallAnty IN lOt,s
according 20 the offcinl time AliNH legs are on the
verge OF giving way apparently. and II In doubtful
whether she viii ever again equal her record OF
?08A. - A..
Tho postponed ?I7 race. carried over from Mon
day unfinished. Won In a single heat by Bcnton
Wilkes Catherine Leyburn driving him out IN
2a4L -, ...,
race i'm which Hcuzetta, Azote and klamath, the
three fastest horses now on the turi are 10 ty
conclusions