New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
GOOD SPORT AT THE TRACK.
PROMPT STARTS AND FAVORABLE
WEATHER AT GRAVESEND.

chimes are used the springinG OF the barrier i'e'
start with recall unless an acciue"' o.o ','
That the suggestions were good ones was o'o"'''
demon strated in yesterdays races oeVe" races
were run in less time than Is usually 'uAe" Wy !"
cunning six. ,, os,ra
,,, and no aggards at the post proved beyond per-
adventure that sympathy for jockeys Is 'Ni0"
away as they alone have been responsio.e ioi ''e
long tedious delays that have occurred al the po''
on almost every racing day OF the present s
7, q now in order for some important croaKer anu
<o,,,,order ~ object TO the methods or starving
.mnloved at the Gravesend racetracK yesterday
afternoon II the stewards accepted good auVice i"
regard TO other important matters besides ''e
starting the quality of racing would DC sie""'
improved. H., , q
Perfect racing weather. with clear sky and
brisk bracing breeze, caused the spectators "
(,royosepd Yesterday afternoon TO move about Win
,npsual activity. General surprise was manies.e"
nv racegoers at the exclusive statement III ~
rr,hrre that the stewards had found nothing "or
INV OF investigation in the peculiar runiii.s -
w w wauace's horse The Winner. TOD SLOANE
was severely injured by being thrown over i"'
.vor.s head AT the post Tuesday. ana cohse
ouentlv he was unable 10 ride yesterday ai'er"oo'
CROKER AND THE TAMMANY STABLE
p,chard Croker is reported to be on his way u
Nov.york on the steamer Germanic DR. Charles
II Parkhurst Is a passenger on the sahe S''p'
consequently there is possible chahce io' 90
sation as a collision between these eiiie"' ~
u,ould he az attractive to the average ma" a
raca between Henry of Navarro ana hequ'''''
A. crorsr "a no, likely TO find his Tammany sta
Rio trained by John G. Sheehan. IN any p.
condition than his Vantage stapIe' ua
Moreton Manager David b. dlll Is oS''" -,
cause he entered several OF the la''"' ,oa
winners in q selling-pate convention anu P
4, ,ov down on the followers OF the Iannans s
hle by winning with an "in-and-ou'e' VII"
10 run according TO stable Instructions ,,u 90
parhans Mr. Croker may induce David Is MN "
,oLe charge of his English stable after the NoNo
her election Mr.. Croker will ma MS Ioi NV" w.,
ner Michael +. Dwyer. at the same oiu s,' 80
,rg the same old game with the addition Oh INC
English fixture OF bidding up stake hoiSe' ~ -
selling-plaie value by men who in'eno 10 .o'u
s.uinp races A healthier tone prevahs AT '''"'
"a and tho plungers bet with more confidence 'iH',
,hev aid last week Evidently one of the princip"'
causes for misrust in the honesty OF i"oi'e mas ~
appeared
BREAKDOWN OF FLYING DIIOi"N-''
Patrick DUNES Flying Dutchman broke down ~
The fifth race The breakdown was slnii''
CI,rord,s except that Flying Dutchman broke down
a.. ~ ,ordon ~ the right fore leg while CAnoro
,n,rv Is in the left fore leg. Flying Dutch'nah l.
not likely TO race again until next year
polando is to be sold to-day. as his owners 90 ho'
believe that racing and beef and Deans are '
viphf of combination MOltp'Ni' 'DN
denoralized the walters who. in turn peirleu ' i
Customers Of the Park Row restaurant hi S on
connection with the horse by showing Hyaa Straight
d piace cor 70 show Hence the owners or the
fast sprinter Doando are forced 10 o'spo'e u '''
THE sELLING-RACE PANIC.
yyvndham Walden renewed the selling plate panic
nv bidding Rondo up to $500 his owner re'aii'Nis
10 be sold for $500
H Morris declared publicly that he intended 10
hid IN every horse that was entered below his run
value The owners Of moderate horses are oIiing
races against horses Of the class for which se III
races originally intended Sens [ nniv TWO
entries placed in the entry boX Now 10 selma ina
horses being bid up to hsT be- f KENT pa on Wise se
ing-piaters which have the faculty or iaing oach
length or two NO. on 9e sash o amo educated selling
platter raced yesterday afternoon
AN ADMIRABLE START.
When the horses were called 10 the post FOR the
first race everybody secured good place from
which TO view the race. Many persons preoicteu
that at least one-haf the field would be lefs at the
nos, Philip J. Dwyer accompanied Starter Flynn
10 the post Under Mr.. Dryers eagle eye the JocA-
evs ouailed and trembled. They lost no ume IN
agning across the track. and In less IMAM zen
minutes from the bugle call for tne post the He'd
we're away to as perfect a start as has been WIZ
messed this year Plaudia. which was the favorie'
was the first to break the line. and led until ha.-
way down the homestretch, when Red Spider chai-
ienged her ana o bf nos; from Red Spider whcn
was second. TWO lengths before The StocKoroKc''
which finished third a. -
in the second race the start was given FIVE t2ln
utes after the horses arrived at the posi-, Muo;
which is one Of the most cantankerous' nl-btna| ca
horses that was sent 10 the post vas eit a.
she refused break away with the held Ballard,
on Merry Saint started to pull his mount up. Dut
suddenly remembered that 1t was start ms ioE-
gefulness cost nun Wna.esTI Tie when She gave
way to Grayiine. which led to the finish; Maxine
Rondo. which was a heavily backed fsvorito at
2 to l on in the betting won me MIRO race py "a
for the place.
HEAVY BETTORS UPSET.
Arthur Whites Xmas upset the heavy betto.s
who plunged Ross o. at TO . TO win the four'h
race by racing out into the lead soon after 'he a
Of the flag and keeping 1t TO the hnish winning ry
q head from Ross o.. which four Lengths ii
IRON, NJ III Daddy The latter lasted long enough
10 beat Miss Prim a head for third place hon9r'.
nirbm man was backed at to by the Western con.
tingent and many OF the Easteth p ytd bschsd
Belmar' Peef,o O. Day had many admirers. while
Tirge. Hamwe and Magian had to dh d,ns "a
fw Sonseeuenty every horse the
supported in the betting perie 6 s arses IN
line Peep Day led around the first turn where
there was more or less ~ AS thew lost
several lengths by the encounter BemaT raced into
e eon In the Brandywne through
on the rail and forced Sims to ride Belmar furious
ly TO win the victory by a scant head Ilhge "hich
closed up a lot OF ground. finished third ~,
Tom Cromwell was made the favorlte Tor the slxtn
race at G to 5 against his chances. Harrington ana
Ameer were the mediums of some heavy betting
Harrington led until furong from the nnlsh, when
Tom Cromwell passed him and teat him by neck
TO the finishing post Amer was third: o,, cha
April Fool which raced like good horse; won the
hurdle race with amazing ease. by several lengths,
from Flushing. Alakuma. which practically
left at the post finished third. go
Visitors 10 the racetrack were highly pleased with
the DAYS sport. The regular race train landed the
returning racegoers at the Brooklyn Bridge before
o'clock.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RACE-Purse $500: for two-yearolds that have
never been placed special weights Five and one half
furlongs.
betting