The sun., 1896-10-04
CLE0pHUS WINS EASILY.
WA0NER's DAUGHTER TAKES THE
HEEE-CoRNERED SWEEPSTAKEs

Wants sunny slopes Race Investigated.
The autumn meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club came to successful close at Gravosend
yesterday afternoon when eight races were de-
eided. Tho sweepstakes between the crack two
year-olds Voter, owned by j. r. g. +. p. Keene;
Challenger, the property of the Stockwell Sta
bles, and Cleophus, from NJ. f, Dwyer's stable.
Overshndowed the other events, as each had a
host of admirers. Cleophus won in the remark
ably fast time of :0lM, with Challenger In sec
end place. Ben Eder, also owned by NJ. F.
Dwyer. won the Ocean View Handicap for three
year-olds. running the mile and n sixteenth In
1;4sIf. Tho Holly Handicap, for two-year-olds
at five furlonRs was surprise the victor turning
mp in w. Lansberg's black colt Storm King. by
Whistle Jacket J. Z. Seagram's colt TraGedan
was second, only beaten head. with Royal Rose
the Keenes splendid filly at TraEedian's throat
latch. Trainer John Walker. who represents
MIR. Sengram, protested against the payment OF
the stake to Lansborg claiming that BIZ Brien.
who was refused q trainers license by the
Jockey Club. is and has been training Storm
King. 1t is also said that Brien is part owner Of
the colt. Storm King ran through the West
and Southwest tho property of the Bryn Mavr
STABLE and the colt was SO entered for yester-
days race, the change mentioned above being
made early in the afternoon.
Challenger and Voter both beat Cleophus for
the Bilow Stakes early In the week. but the
Oily had FIVE pounds the worst Of the weights,
and Mr.. Dwyer was not slow In consenting to
run the big daughter of Wagner when the sub
ject was broachcd to him On Thursday. fester-
day they met in a three cornered sw weepstakes Of
$3.50 each, at five furlougs but at even weights.
Challenger. the talent figured would perform
much better with Taral up than he had with
Clayton. and they made the son of Martinhurst
favorite at 6 to and even money. For some
time Voter and Cleophus were equally in de-
mand at Q to /. Tho weight of money. however.
was on Cleophus and 1t was TO against her
and 2l1 to / against Voter at the close of specu-
lation. The start was made without the aid OF
the machine and was effected after a few min
utes delay. Cleophus as usual. rushed away in
the van and set smashing pace for the colts.
She'll come back" shouted q plunger with a
heavy wager on Challenger, but the big flly
bounded along with the speed and elasticity of
q greyhound, and had n clear lead of three
lengths at the head of the stretch. Voter was a
length before Challenger and the trio had
scarcely squared away for the run home before
the cry went up:
"Cleophus wins"
Both DoGgett and Taral were riding hard in a
vain endeavor to overhaul Cleophus, and when
the last furlong pole was passed and the filly
came with speed undiminished the followers
of Voter and Challenger gave it up. Simms was
looking around at the wire when Cleophus fin
ished a length and a half before Challenger.
Voter was beaten two lengths for second money.
The winner was full OF running. and came back
fighting for her head. At fve furlongs she is
hard to beat. and there is a question whether
there is two year old in training that can take
her measure at that distance.
There was wild plunge on the Morris fliy
Casseopia to win the Holly Handicap. George
kGse o a hs
played down from l 0 to to 4 to at the close.
and eyeryb body seemed to have tip on the
in demand to Casseopia, with TO on offered
against Royal Rose and sunny SLOPE. Those who
had seen Storm King run at Milwaukee thought
that he could win easily IL he was in as good
fettle as he was at state Park. His bad runs at
until iheS sS saw Bill Briens s SEQ eohorts % being
mHr6alieG and then they went along with the
Storm King drew , the rail. and
when $F-gnte went up young Iirsch rushed
gsp M Of Al two leHsths 'Hli IN taflons; sunny
running @ head and nc head head with Royal Rose. Cas-,
home home Storm tor if Kins faitered. but Hirseb Kept
him together remarkably well. and. aithouGh
BY a head from TragetIian. who only beat koval
Rose nose. Sunny Slope was fourth. There
was great hurrah when the black colts num-
Der went up. a formal protest was filed within
fifteen minutes against the payment Of the
stake to storm King, and the stewards OF the
meeting took the matter under advisement
Roundsman ana Peep o Day were withdrawn
from the Oceanview Handicap. leaving five
starters. The winner was the top weight and
Ben Eder. Captive, and Soutle were about
S2gHy f"yoed of Se 5he 6eas
ran n dead heat for the Fulton Stakes last Tues
day. Ben Eder carried equal weights With them
had rafting good chance OF winning yester-
days race. hut the fact that he had been
his supporters. With ll3 pounds up, Slmms set
out to make the pace with Ben Eder. and the
longs were. passed in shade better than l:o3,
with The Winner in second place and Captive
and soufiie head and head. alenGth away. In
cleveriy in the very tast time of 4Sl6. The
Winner beat. soutiie two lengths for second
money. The Winner ran the last mile In :42
and performed very satisfactorily.
The opening dash. ut five and q hnlf furlongs.
fnvorite at a short price Clayton rode the tilly.
and, although she got away in the ruck the re-
ea e
reached. l.. b. was second. length before
Contractor. who ran remarkably well after get
yery nicely turned hlly and is full sister to
Lotion.
the selling race Mt a mile and a furlong, but Pat
Dunne's good three. .year-old was outpaced from
at the end Buckwa made de- the e
warm, and lasted long enough to give Tom
Cromwell n hight Tor premier honOrS. Slmms
got UP in the last sixteenth of mile aud won
by nearly length. BelIport came very
fast in the final hundred yards and was
~ Buckwa's throat latch at the wire.
He might have troubled the winner ana
would certainly have finished second had he not
swervcd near the wire. Eloroy. carrying IL lot
OF money. ran poorly finishing last OF all Da:
IN en- drew the outside position at the start and
ran all around his field from start 10 finish.
TremargO, the favOrite for tho selling race.
won after u tight squeeze with Amanda V. The
Swain. who got much the best OF the start and
was the pactmaker for five furlongs. beat Do
lando head for third money. With an even
break Amanda V. would have won. hands down.
Prisoner and Minnie Alphonse carried the
bulk Of the money In the seventh event, which.
L the first. WAS for maiden two-year -olds at
Nv md II half furlongs, but 1t was Arabian's
dav. and the Walden colt got home easy
winner at the nice odds of to l. Bragaone.
et so to /, beat Minnie Alphonse a head for Sec
ond money.
The hurdle race at two and half miles found
Ndgley again favorite at to 8. Southerner
made the running for two miles, and then Mara,
taking the lead with the favorite. won good
race hands down. st. Luke was second and
Alakuma third.
Jere Dunn has asked tho Jockey Club to in
vestigate the running OF his mare. Sunny Slope.
The veteran is satisfied that there was some
e. ng wrong with her when she ran for the
D low Stakes on Friday. The daughter of
E-hcr is new at Gravesend In Frank McCubes
pur