New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08

Hazlet close second choice. The start was charac-
i Sos HIN pS 2Ss. Of typical
3 TO sr al sea on Zanons II the betting had been
Of them would have been much - better ridden
David Gideon bacHed his colt Hazle handsomely. but
has ridden may possibly be inclined infer that
i aili sometimes rides to suit himself rather than to
'Of{;s I,I sss everybody knows what be is.
then He rode then somewhat after the style of
Rroofyn Eide fiji S an sns 1x
ury . His riding Of Buck Massie Saturday
Hi the ocE es cSb M ae1d
better Mr. Gideon AMI for the turf in this Stat
Long odds were given against dwieshafen in the
not back him and did lot think he had any chantt
SO Lud TSs,n TaHsd in With all
M Smse sdnS R or David ND
men who desire hat the turf shall Retain
! H eo Av rCP0 a A Sse thee xsar
s Se up a@ and get 'pt, BegSne' The Empire
10 YOU J Hi We lave had enough of you. And
and and @ few tEo an rn rims b ana e IN
peace Those last words were used in the solemn
centuries ago II vas The ~npeasant custom IN
medseval times TO wall up in living tomb frars
be walled up unless he Gets out in time. And the
o aye an hs mou NIX n eoe
he began racing. lie drove number OF worthy
them to work for a lIving) before he began to win
Two favorites out of six won yesterday-Uranis
| and Tom Cromwell Zanone and Hazlet. first and
& ndo Gh S in s s first @ by
fsvorie in the second race was successful George ,
den by j. Hill Clayton on Voter rode II he
were anxious to "shoo" George Rose home in 'front.'
of Voter but George Rose could win even II
Clayton did ride on the backstretch and on the
lower turn as II he were more DESTROYS that George
Rose should win than that Voter should win. But
second while George Rose was third ana oIer
from the Prospect Stakes and Voter was started
In her place.
Is James R keene so meek and patient and long,
suffering that ne will endure withou. word OF
protest the rides which Clayton gave him on voter
on Saturday and Yesterday We snail see SIMS
and Clayton have ridden some Of Mr.. keenes
horses very Gueerly a. times ....o. :. xo-,
August Belmont will be AT Doncaster. in York
shire England. tomorrow TO see the Doncaster
ST. Leger. Mr. Belmont will be back here next
week 1t is probable that after Mr.. Belmonts ar
rival Griffin will ride of Mr. Belmont's horses
and some other horses with more agility than he
has been exhibiting since Mr. Belmont away.
Even Napoleons most famous marshais did not
fight nearly well out of Napoleons sight as
mont had seen Grfin's ride on Keenan, In the Orr
entail Handicap he would have been grieved Griffin
rode Keenan, well on Saturday-not so well yester-
day Nothing makes JOCKEY ride so well as the
knowledge that his employers cold gray eye Is
Grammar some other Western plunger will make
him present of $500 or $1,000 for winning race in
than s25. But searching students OF human nature
are inclined to think that most Of Mr.. Belmonts
horses which start in races after his return VIII be
more conspicuous In the confess than they have
been since he went away.
FLYING Dutchman, with Martin in the saddle; was
an even money favorite in the Oriental Handicap.
He not placed. No trouble to explain that.
the colt. and he even-money favorite.
or course the stewards thought it was all right.
Many people who formerly went to the races now
go wheeling instead. Is that the sort Of racing
which Will lure them back f.on ther bicycles 10 the
races? No.
Connosseur. now in a Canadian stable In
fine style with light weigh up on SaNrday. BUCK
Masse. ridden by J. Hill the odds-on favorite
Buck Masse was badly beaten. Yesterday Con-
noisseur with light weight up. was unplaced in the
Oriental handicap DO racetrack officials and race
track stockholders suppose that the intelligent vot-
Of this State such fools to tolerate for
indefinite period such racing that They will see.
1t may be said with safety and without exaggera-
ton that yesterdays so-called racing Gravesend
almost unsatisfactory a. the racing was
Monmouth Park when Richard Croker and few Of
his friends revived the turf In New-Jersey. Our
sister State closed the racetracks. Why should the
the turf on race DAYS In this State this year
sufe~ed to pass unchallenged by @facetrack
There's nothing new in the seePsehase invest y
| No racing to-day. For this relief thanks and
What sensible person would go to the races in
these days in search OF pleasure II he ride Il
wheel When he IL on his bicycle he can laugh at
INSCRIPTIONS owners tricky trainers. dishonest
jockeys. rapacous isyers-of- odds and inefficient
and incompetent racetrack stewards who accom-
psh nothing. Year by year the hosts of bicycle
Year by year the number of Americans who Will
which took place at Gravesend yesterday will de-
crease.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RACE lightweight handicap 500, added. Five
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