New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-11
RACING AT GRAVESEND.
M CONTESTS OF MUCH IMPORTANCE.
BI-r THE DEFEATS OF THE FAvoR1TEs Gun
r1N1,E-GoTIIAMs FAST MILE.

p,-r THE DEFEATS OF THE FAVoflThS 'oN-
r1NUE-GorlIAMs FAST MILE.
Nothing occurred at the Brooklyn race'rach Ses.
terday that will loom large on the hstoI! % sae
century Only a small number OF spec'a'o' u.s.
nresent The showers which fell IN the nioIi'''e -.
New-York and in parts Of the SUBURBS VS. -. .Sa
soroe people who are fond Of sport from gong 10 e
course while the calamitous catastropnes III s'ai
,,s with which Mr. Flynn had been aiiiictlhs lie
nublic and various other occurrences al 'hls ~
ing which have been described fully IN 'he coi.'-',
of The Tribune had SO disprited, ols'ea' 'e
distressed many friends OF the turf ''a' 'i'e
er,ne ut the track was little more than corpora
Guard Moreover Il IS d mistake for any RACING a.
ISOLATION 70 race more than four days IN the "eeN
st the most and limit Of three days ia e'O
would be better. The arguments as"i"s' NV
five or six days in week are oVer"hei'iiii's'
arguments in favor OF such excessive anu INV
,nAation of tho sport are conspicuous by ther ao-
-, -.
Since the first day this meeting has been inc 10Y
hall ~ fortune. and II has suffered severely from
various mishaps. II the stewards S'ahu "au -
occuried every day by August Beimoht anu 60 60
p Keene and by other stewards OF uispdi"'s o
lance vigor aertness and severity. the iiee''"e
-, 80 reen admirably successful in every way
D., NJ Belmont and Mr.. Keene are extremely pus'
men whose time is taken up with the care o' va
interests 1t Is extremely difhcuit 10 oo'"''' ~
services OF stewards who Will De equ"i ~ a.
emerge ncies Severity is the quahty most "'.'' "
cha s,avards' stand. Most OF the jockeys WHO a'e
NOW riding and many of the trainers VINO are no"
,ra,nine should be governed and controlled on 'ne
-prs nv stewards of the acutest vision. excepUohd
,hlltv remarkable keenness and ineXoraDe Sc
verify Iaxity in the stewards stand IS curse ~
any meeting. The American turf needs the S'i'o'
possible discipline. and wholesome ana s"1u,'
feeling of awe in regard 10 the stewards S'io"'N w
INSPIRED in the mind of every trainer ana Joche''
Starter Flynn did much better work yesterday
than he did on Tuesday and the last race was over
o, an aarlv hour The contests We're not OF IN
rrassve note OF moment. Hamilton roue CONAN
= The Seagate Stakes ne ought 10 nav iiu-S-
him on Saturday last. and Gotham Won Inc fae
,roe official time gwen out was dHlHLlIst'
horse for a mile less when he Is proper! an Ia
on ss,rurIaV he was poor third 10 falau.ii az.
Huckrene lie was the favorte IN lhal IrSe a.
2 TO /. Yesterday he was az 10 - al, others II
Hamilton had ridden hum as well on 3as..La' S o.,
ta roSe him Yesterday, Gotham would nave W."
the Sc turlay race with plenty TO SPAR; , s,ono
1t was reported that j. r. Mci,, ,ssi,n which ne
t3,Sht recently from the MOrrsos for wv; my. ~,
mission captured the Gazelie Stakes Oh 49,
aasiest manner Imaginable from Ausus' 5nai ~
SVooSvine Both lilies carried SIeAt go 80 ~
49,, a raj rode Intermission. Taral IS III sIea!ei
Armand every day, and no Oti.er yos.aas ~ skili
t.nvvhere near him in popularity or III On IN l.
Whenever he gets on horse ever! Vle rnxsS;o can
sba horse will win II the choicest JoShe! a'p 80 No.
W, ~, home first and that II the morse cdi IO
Soeshiv win Taral Will DO his pest 10 se' ,,u 40
Pc hirn Ny Mcdonald MADE wise pua ootn,,S
when he bought In,ermisslon. IL was '"e"N'
lh TS rsns Of Yesterday morning avoided rhe
r~ianr.assna course which was dry ana even uus''
Drvr,11s OF THE CONTESTS.