The sun., 1896-10-18
STARTER CLARKE RESIGNS.
CHARLES IT, PET7INGILL WILL
wow BE TRIED.
Bolnar Runs y Smashing Hnes and Wins
the Mnnhnttau Handicap FROM = Good
Ffeid-McCanerty wins the Bronx Han
dicnp with Gotham Othsr winuePs.

! Ffeid-MeCnHerty wins the Broux Han
dicnp with Gotham -othsr Winners.
Frank T. Clarke. the superintendent Of the
| Coney Island Jockey Club, who has been act
| ing as the starter for the Westchestor Racing
Association since the opening OF Its an.umn
| meeting, resigned his position yesterday after
noon and Charles H. PettinRll has been Sc
lected by the stewards to succeed him. Mr..
Pettingill will be given trial. and unless he is
successful somebody else will be tried. Mr.
Pettinglll should succeed as he has had q lot Of
experience. both In tho East and West, having
held the flag AT some of the most prominent
courses In America.
The racing yesterday was full OF excitement.
Pittsburgh Phil's good four-year-old Belmar,
! by Belvidere, ont of Adele, won the Manhattan
Handicap, carrying 40 pounds, In the remark
ably fast time of 2;0TIH. while John j. McCaher-
tvs great weight carrier Gotham. with lao
pounds up, won the Bronx lightweight Handi-
cap, going the six furlongs in IA. 1t was not
true race, as the favorlte, Royal Rose, was
left at the post with Glenmoyno, the second
favorite. Storm King. alao getting away so
poorly that he had no chance to win. This was
due to an accident, the barrier of the starting
machine breaking in the centre and catching
Taral about the neck. The jockey was dragged
from the back OF Glenmoyne and was knocked
out for few minutes, This coming after an
unfortunate start in tho second race reused the
spectators and they showed their displeasure In
no uncertain fash!on Much symTps1hdy TIsIdy was was
regretted that he had ever undertaken TO start
the horses.
1hcr. were fully 1900 persons present and
the speculation was OF the liveltest character.
Sir Walter. having received special prepara,,
the favorte over that most consistent per
former Bcmar. Tod sloan r9de RCD ,t,,r the gray
four-year-Old with considerable Judgment
md after II and determined EtruG-
gle through the stretch with II, p., Ditch DItsh
the post by Two lengths in the splendid time OF
2:O7l2. Sir Walter was beaten out for or second
he viii not send Belnar nor any OF tho rest of
his string To san Francisco this year.
Gotham got the hest OF the start in the Bronx
High weight Handicap and Hawarden was the
only horse that got anywhere near him In tho
Riley Grammar bought badge and tried to
gain admission to Norris PARK yesterdnny: no
rendered to him. This he refused. ana he Will
now commence suit against the Jockey Club.
Judge Clarence Mcdowell. representing ths
the owners and trainers before The races began;
His remarks were full Of common sense and
were applanded by all those present.
Summaries follow:
FIRST RACE.
For threeyenr @ ods and ,pN Inward non non Tinn.rs =.
S5 to 10 sSr the
Eo7ns;ds Ksn,. #. sIsin ss ssfd
BeIISpoT, HSp" q and nd voirSy also ran ~ = 80 '''A'''
to R"S g. e Tom re-. .sa Ss.s geDs .ses
SECOND RACE.
for .a5 n9 wscs Nt
wnnrr. 500 To- second. and $50 to tnrd; last six
C%nunsey JssS,'. en- Set Fast, by imp. Ma,sotto-.
Banrai., 100 Hantonl ............ ..............1
l'H I n
also Ssi rfm BEN Ronald
an" rrnse4'"n left a, rin. !ns pG'f p'ts,<
Ess Ss f';Gstf fssh Ssa
and FlorIdas each 20 tol.
THIRD RACE.
R"I a HGIats 5 10 Of n s S fG
and g SIX s' urioas.
Trade wiad. 10 cNccatrsrsyp.l pA o' n'euc1
Santa Anita stsbie's b. T. Lady diamond. .. lis G:
nrantywine. Maginn, Storm King Gienmoyne. ana |
Royal hose also ran
Be,,,ns-Asa,ns, RoyHi % Rose. to /: Storm King.
g. to /; R.andyw ne and .enm9yns each 8 To-
to |; Iiawarden, 20 to l.
FOURTH RACE
10 nHn.sP md Of
En-" '"s g r. s;os e. on h B.s and Ssa,
-Adrr. l2O q. sloan
". j. J.nn - b. h. butch Skater. 8. lOs tSmmsj |
OneeH stable ; b. h. Sir Walter, s. III IDoggett)...
Keenan, and Ramiro also
Iime, 2:U7l1
BattnG-Against sir Walter. 7 to 8; Belmar, TO J;
Dutch Skater. TO l. keenan,, ITO 1: RamIro. 40 to
FIFTH RACE
Selling, for three.year.olds: purse $500. of which
$500 to tae winner, go to the second and $50 TO
Im,rd; selling allowances; last six furlongs OF tho
NJ; +; D.yEr = b. e Patrol by imp King GAOp-Pa,
E b snedykers en G Golf 100 oLearyJ
q. Winsiow'S cR. Juno "a Suit..................
also ran.
BcttIng-Aganst Patrol. sto B: Tenderness o to 5;
Graliosh. Z" TO J.; Bon Ami. juno Tanis and Karma
ehcn 10 to l. Golf. 20 to l.
SIXTH RACE.
Handicap for three year olds and upward: purse
500, OF which $500 10 the winner the second
and S75 to the third: tn. Withers mite.
bemtnu Stable 5 cl C. Merry Prince, 8. by Prince
hoyal-Merry Nelly, 1913 (HewittJ........... ......
Nelson's en- {. Louise NJ g. W tt,rsch).
AureliAn, Cromwell. and Hanispun also ran
Time. l:iSAl
Betting-Against Howard Mann. even money; Merry
Prince. to !; Aurellan. 5tol Cromwell and Hand.
spun, each to /: Louise ~, 20 to