New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-02
LONG DELAYS AT THE POST.
THE STARTER WAS MUCH TOO sl|o"'
,,,p, rso,rp AND L1rHos SUCCESSFUL AMONG
THE rwO-YEAR-OLDS.

THE TwOYEAR-OLDs'
,..,.. rsoont was on the Atlantic yesterday
-.ur, "a England lust at the time when DIS P'e'E
Nuv woodytne cast a cloud on the beh'"'i' WV
nv her miserable running in the FIRST race d. 0.
head Bay Not long ago MI BeiInohe VIZ -,
for publication which analysed WoooV"e 80
c.rocr u.dy and forcibly Jealous sturdy OF tn"' rev
Ter would convince the most oodurate scep'io VIC.
,U,a,1na (even although Intermission defea'ea "er
,,,aru,h e,nonsly IN a stake race at GraVeseo "'..
vv,r.iv,ne came out for the first time IN 1891 oue
n deseat such a field OF spr1nters as u"' =,
ptarted In the opening contest Oh ho,,
r.r+s 3, that Woodytne had marked speed ~ 81
distances IN 1885, and was stake my III w h
~ ON the first day of the present mee.'"s '"e
"" Sss hv ueuitt who is much inferior IN
.,r.,.sh,n 70 Griffin and who handled her c'u''"''
D.. even with Hewitt in the saddle she ne" o'''
+he ground in the homeStretch ai'e' ,'',"e ',ss
aamos, left at the post, and having pe. 800, /, On
=, the first half-n,.le Mr.. Belmont ; s.ao
1,~,,v nopular that Woodvne with H'''"'' uf' ,.
S-,-, lost ,av,shly Yesterday The general P"o''o
noured money her as II 1t were OF no '''oe ,ds
- -. sands Of the seashore. Tho layers-oi-o'u
..Ad that almost every one-pfunge's ""
.,,re-vcas eager TO back Woodvine 10 'ho -. q.
.r.vagant extent She was the IDOL OF 'ie '
the track for that race - an. h.,,ond
distressing delay at the post Drawn o' 80.
40. 80 =, even the most elastic patience. anno!eu
80 .x..perated every person present. i"'S uo.
mas caused chiefly by Starter Flynn 'n'"p ,o
nsc,ston and inability to control the JocAN! 49, ga
,oroe,v by the diaboncal antics OF Iie'A'e s
49,. tho Sensation Stables pair. Irem'l's" "
Medica are mos, affecting nusa"ces o. "a. have
ord they ought to be exiled Inc s'e"" -
-, o,d rightly decided that Tremarso anu
,.~s,co shall have one more chance 10 me''u W
nays and 70 behave toleraby al 'ie i''' I'm ia
thev continue to &C, like fends. the:f ei'iies
refused This is sound and exceneI' ueos'o =,
"a N
Sasm,nqlv she possessed the most placid anu
1000 ~ ,empers and she stood ike statue a.
good nositton for most Of the time WIG" ' ,.S
fell 10 a struggling and unsa''si"0'os ~ r,,r,v
Religion left at the post Woodv'he so' ava! -
ard ran smoothly and we'll up for nearly quai'e'
=, mile Then when she was on the lo"ei W
49,, NOV from the stewards stand. she oroppeu
hack IN a puzzling way. and from 'ha' pom. w
was pra ctically out of the contest AZ ' ~
was behind even Lady Greenway.
THE RIDING LOOKED LlsrLEss.
c-,mrs riding seemed 10 look little hstless. MT
Pelmont was indeed fortunate TO be on Inc go"
ena ~ escape seeing such woful spectacle as 'Ns
the abect and p.tiabe failure OF MS graceful .0
~ and charming stake filly. 80 great puoi.. 4Ao
a.. IN an melancholy a style. Grifiins riding Oh
woody.ne was no; up 10 his best form-ho' Wy "
long way II he rides great public favorfes SO ,eepi!
and listessly hereafter. American turIHeh VIII "o'
miss him when he goes TO England. In fact they
~ he does no, ride better in future races
John J. Hyland expected Woodvne TO WIN ana
could not account for her poor running. Inc Iaoe
was won very easily by James Mccormick feep
O. Day. while the crazy Ally Medca was second 's'e
carried only SO pounds and Juno was third
Another intense pubic favorte was defeated In
the third race Sims Patrcian. who was
backed down 10 even money. and the plunglng on 'he
horse both by the heaviest operators and oy the
general pubic extremely energetic ana ue-
terr!ned But Irish Reel reeled off the mile in ISL
and Partisan did no, catch her. The keenest OBJ
servers thought that Sims rode the favorte indis-
creetly and injudciously, and could have been mrs,
IL he had no, lain back so far behind the leader
with Patrician and had made his run sooner Per-
haps they were mistaken but their opinion GER
tainlv seemed reasonable. Nevertheless II was plain
that Irish Reel won in her best FORM and her speed
was exceptional Hornpipe. ridden by Hamilton. ran
a melancholy and dropping race. but both horse ana
rider are well known to be extremely srratc do,v ~
the stewards of the Jockey Club 10 appoint COM
vent any jockey from weighing in who shows signs
Of ntoxicatl9n !, Is most srandaGus tnat any
race when he has been drinking to excess. any
compe'ent physician e9ud ten at Eancs ,s i
schools of the United States are turning out new
fesson IS s epe The Jockey Cub
could secure the services Of a thoroughly compe-
and this medical Official could be present every
raeetrack which Is manage unGer JGGKeE G 6nn
tor be useful in Keeping drunken Jockeys out of
races but he would be on hand II any accident oc-
CURED to jockey or 10 any one else within the
grounds ,o o.,,o, s,,r.s,,on ny, :, 10 .,
genuine Importance the good name and 70 the
welfare Of the turf. and the stewards Of the Jockey
Club ought 10 act on II without celay.
TARAL AND BURLEsQUE.
The Western cot Burlesque was the favore in
the second race. but both Royal Rose and Meadow
thorpe were well backed Michael F. Dwyer fanced
the chances OF Meadowthorpe and put bet OF
some size that colt. BurlesQue ran very slug
gishly and unkinily. and Taral had TO work his
nse the V NIP freely on Hresque long before
homestretch was reached. Roya. Rose seemed 70
was conceding seven pounds to Buresque, and much
stSSsss 70 Hay and hg
the weight told at the end and Taral was able 20
get up with Bnas a az raa Ts e
ergy and perseverance,. Meadowthofpe was appar-
Lithos had an easy success in the Surf Stakes for
which he was the favorlte. but Rodermond had many
fhey assailei The layers of odds so boldly put
Rodernond almost on an equality with Lhos sI II
ridden by DSsgett, he vas ourIn not , Only by
BEEN eno overestimated On pubic form Lithos should
have been odds on against that field. and 1t was
n or ' asans hm in the
Riley Grammar won $4,000 on Peer, o Day in the
large amount in the first race yesterday. But Gran
nan bets for number Of other people besdes him
self alone in any this season.
Wtshard Is winning a number Of races in England
When will Richard Croker win a race? Who VIII
care for Croker now?
II was an agreeable July afternoon at Sheepshnad
n1,Inber Of spectators not extremely large. but
il will probably be much larger to-day when sew
eraJ attra ct,ve contests will be decided.
THE FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAMME.
The Coney Island Jockey Club will present a most
brilliant and tempting programme for Saturday.
the Fourth OF July. Seven races will be run. In
Guiding an extra race for maidens, three years old
and upward which will be run as the sixth race
This has been added 10 the programme The dis
nance will be furongs The Great Trial Stakes
~ A guars nteed value of $4,000. will be the most
arto Of he x