New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-22
OVER NORRIS PARK JUMPS.
,, DI-KE OF ABERCORN's VICTORY.
rsrryo SPORT ON A sTEEPIEcHAsE AFTER
NOON

jumping contests at Morris Park yesterday
The NV n larger number of spectators than
sefe W.. Gathering at sport Of that kind this
tho oo,oher is often generous The autumn air
year and clouds and trees were glowing Storms
sno ,snt IN this part Of the year. but yester-
tc .o,her was like that OF the finest hours or
DAY su,est and most gentle OF Indian summers
The Who vbo rode the favorite. Midgeey. in the Sec
Na'A wa an Indian summer In himself. he
enc sof, g a past-due pumpkin In a Maine
vas -. IN midwinter. Midgeley has stupefed
to'"1' ..cscourse sages by his amazing consist
ms"' hurdle races He won four hurdle con-
en-" a. a row. Few horses have ever jumped
tess .arr+y over hurdles. Perhaps Mara reared
noi' - Nseeley should catch ffth huroie race
mA 81. four successive victories. the puono "ou'u
s'.' weary OF tedious a series Oh triuinpn'
gro" ~ NAV have been tho reason IL was Pi"'"
"hA .,A who scanned Mara's r1dins Oh N'uso
10 every ~ ,,roush strong racing glasses. that
H sna'r "a hurry TO send up Midgeiey near
hs "aS the crest Of the distant Matterhorn
fu'' r"srre's racing column year at'er year mas
The Iiou" .o-,h.d the ascent and the descent OF
!si'hiuN' pa-k Matterhorn. and the nature OF
he Mo.. n,lgrimage along the peaks OF that
is Anime range. Perhaps MARA was iu
IT," 'a, 20 win with Midgeley But theso
ara askew and awry IN inc"
'umps while Mara may have desired 10 SUI
tines i"u .-,s on the Matterhorn were oua'ntiy
rio
GEO. 4' taoh,a Midgeley carried le' pouhus
Nnie A ~ On, the race. carried lo'. only 'e"
fusnN's ard - Mara had sent Mioge'ey up "
p,u"U. an the skyline OF the MOTIFS ra' No.
ii'S ,s,aaolev would have been nrst at '"' '""'
,,a not Flushing. -. IN. afternoon
anu A' 49,, ~ the Ave battles OF th0 a.
io ,orsb, stiffy Mckee appeared u "
W., ,.,,a before the frs. race, pu' lie ""'
"s ,,ou,.hearted that he iorgo' az y. a.
and iameh esS,s IN q long and hard fight. botn
isa'eo ,,rad that they could haroiy Aeep
.s.,r feet. They struggled sturuiiS. -,.,s T., the
ihei' iee' "a crushing we're robust rivals IN 'he
M'use'e' and they had so much sr't anu
49,, ,ba, the spectators watcheu No. ,s
49, ,,a,ne OF the right duah'S' Miue.'' 49,.
80 aas his record five straight Du' -,
s s,ushv Mara threw tho race 60
anu - Judgment. The two horses made noroo
finish however. ,,s 4, the third race
- S,oh, handicap at a mile. was worthy
S., tho side OF his most strlKirs oAPio'''
y, oc,ober two-year-ods run well asai.S. -.
ha-sas hi, Divide was conceding so mum
"a the others that her task was extremely
Torors highest skill was needed 10 get her ho'iio
In front ,, I'D Glen own.
Tba Kens,co Stable owns Divide. ana also OWN.
rok,nassee the favori,e In the fourth race anu
49, n,,,e- Passover pressed Tallahassee Aotly
and the combat was stirring .,,or,o- IN IN.
Duke Of Abercorn was so much supetior " n, 1.
o,6srs in the steeplechase at about lour nilies
,hat he had the frst honors safely In ms po"ei
from the first leap 10 me last: and w,o bet On
,drses must NOT expect 10 get the odds which the
evening newspapers and most OF lhe HioI,aiiie
NJ be pewspapers are inaccurate and misleading
~ any average visitor the racetracks, with
plenty OF mH ss aW n as the prices
which nearly all the newspapers quote ne VIII 90
neWspaper that It should persist every day IN
quoting odds which cannot be obtained by the
average turfman from the average layers-of -odds
II is a wrong and imposition TO print figures
which delude and deceive racing men into The be-
Is Isl that sa the syeas.oodds viii give as rule only
half OF the prices quoted In this way. The only
fair s and PAN 10 the the pces
these average layers-of-odds will give 10 the aver
asures IS to lure people to the race,racks on false
pretences and TO mislead them into thinking INA.
the average layer-of-odds Is far more liberal than
he actually is. This is serious turf abuse, and
the newspapers which quote these Illicit and puncO
figures practising deceit and trickery upon
their readers. II Is well known that many layers
o-odds ready 10 give special and extravagant
TO o. aa s and TansTs a But y
odds not the current prices nor the average
prices. The quotations which the readers OF news.
papers wish 10 get are the current and average
prices given by the average ayers-of-odds to the
average visitor TO the racetracks, not the specia
odds TO certain especially favored and train
rs and their friends. The Tribune prints TIE
average odds given by the average layers-of-odds
Jockey Rowan. who rode Trron IN the fifth rae.
End fell sustained broken rib and punctuTe o.
, the lungs He was taken to the Fordham HOS
The programme for to-days racing at Morn.
should be large and enthusiastic.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RAcE-ocToBEK HURDLE HANDICAP: 1900
Two and one-half miles. ten hurdles.
St. H'''ns p
asas.suS gSs year, " ios IS Buh., s-s Il
L Smiths b. g. Phoebus. 4. $50 n,
In Crosby. b. g. San joaquin. ssed. g
ssLut' assa; 40 Ccar. iaG. .chsndls3: ~ =
'As'e'. o. lJO.- .fso"an) ID
'FM
Won in a div. By q length: ten lengths between sec
nt and third
sScoyD RAcE-pur.. 500; hurdi. handicap One sn'
oeha.f miles hurdles.
s ss,ss, & T b. rs. by i, 5!'f. Of
IL Mcdonald. eh- & Nidssl'y. isa 81
NAT. Hfchcocks b. &. April Fool
sIis aga 10 :: '&ea asHss5$ q Z
Hsr S.Ins a.. sse q, 10 ,,-, Dunlap, Id
''F'' 400 ''''' T iS... ""'''" ~
Won IN drive by a neck: three lengths between secon
M bird
THIRD RACE-Purss 800: lightweight handicap Tn
wi,hsrs mile
Annco Stables CHI T. Divide. by Ross
,nson--Unite. yrs. I24 10. rraraD b-2 -
(Grifn2 1o-i -
49, - (DoggetD3 <-5 out
n~oy O. 1870 .NicCanertU al =
s,;; .sss.' + a IH:sS:. vi (
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