New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-23
LIVELY DAY AT GRAvEsEND
VARIOUS INCIDENTS CAUSE EXCITE
MENT AT THE TRACK


s,vo JOCKEYS rHRowN-CoApy susPENDED-
EQUINE GYMNASTICS At THE POST
..rhe gates ajar' AT Gravesend caused much cx-
.u.ment Yesterday afternoon. Stewards. Jockeys
stsrter trainers owners layers OF odds. bettors
and the spectators were I'm sort OF i Donnyprooh
Fair mood-anx.ous for somebody 10 TREAD on '''e
tails Of their coats. The stewards opened inc CIR
Gus by announcing that there was nothing IN 'he
running Of The Winner worthy OF investigation
which means that w. w Wallace. his owner leaves
The East with clean bill of health. Racegoers
should not despair however as the stewards dis
covered a deep-dyed villain in the person OF Coady
the Jockey who was suspended for riding sus
piciously weak finish Buckwa. Coady Is 'us-
pended for the rest of the meeting. ana MS case
was referred to the Jockey Club.
Isaac Thompson has refused 10 continue ms
nh,Ianthropic course of furnishing money for the
'sure-thing' coterie and has withdrawn from the
ranks OF the layers OF odds for the present sew
eral unimportant layers Of odds followed Ihomp
son's example Before the first race was called sew
sral acrimonious disputes took place between men
who have been warm friends for several years
y,rervbody appeared 10 be cross and irritable, and
consequently when the first race was called some
fun began Scarf Pin was the favorite although
Royal Rose pressed her close for the honor fass-
over was warmly supported. When the Held arrived
nj the post the starters troubles began The eight
horses engaged headed themselves in all directions
sxcept the right one A long delay ensued Pass
over executed Geisha side step. and Sloane
landed a sitting posture on the track so heaVily
that he remained there until he could ma out
where he at" Passover ran away some SIX
furIonRs when he was caught and returned TO the
post
Starter Flynn talked TO the Jockeys like a Popu-
list from Colorado and finally dropped the flag TO
scattering start. Coady rode Scarf Pin abom-
inably Royal Rose raced behind the field until
the stretch reached when Doggett. who rode
her, suddenly realized that he was riding race
and gave the Keene flly her head Royal Rose
shot to the front. and easily by length and
half from Passover the latter beating Distinction
BY Q head for the place
RACE FULL OF INCIDENTS
Tho second race vas full of incidents. accidents
and other things too numerous to mention Riley
Grammar backed Captive all over the ring, and his
money made the horse a decided favorite in the
betting. jefferson. Handspring. lngomar ana
Cromwell! also well supported by the bettors
A few fearless placed some heavy wagers on
Arapahoe TO finish in the first three. At the post
the Jockeys behaved like imps. and did everything
except TO try TO get off in fair start At the end
of twenty minutes the flag went down. with Crom-
wen In the lead and the field strung out behind
him Some Of the specta tors Kissed. while others
applauded Cromwell and Arapahoe led for five
furlongs when the fol- mer burst a blood vessel IN
his head and stopped as If shot At the sight OF so
much gore or from other cause. OLeary'
who was on the favorte. fell off. and consequently
Arapahoe had trouble In winning by nearly TWO
lengths from Ingomar. Handspring was third.
E j. Baldwin a gladstone smile when
when Ah he saw John j. Hyiands icy eye fixed upon
Arapahoe. In the dim and misty past. long peiore
man from California caused Hyand much anguish
by bidding on a horse called Grenadier. Hylands
and seepless nights the bidding up of Grenadier
caused him. and consequently he bid Arapahoe up
tha
discomfture OF Baldwin who had forgotten that
such horse as Grenader ever existed
THE YOUTHFUL STAKES.
The race for the Youthful Stakes the third
on the card Cleophus was entered to be soid
for 1900 and was an even-money favorite. After
ten minutes Of twisting and turning at the post by
the contestants the flag fell. Cieophus rushed to
the front and was headed. George Rose
was second and Tragedan third. Louis n Thomp-
son hand when Cleophus was led up 10 De
sold, and j. NJ. Murphy. the owner OF
George Rose. cleophus was bid up to 500 when her
NJ F. Dwyer bid the necessary $ to retain her.
somebody had claimed George Rose, and that
real selling race would be recorded. There was
Claims were made Louis y. Thompson said after
the race Selling little better than farces
and the of selling platers have no chance
TO win races II horses were bid up TO their fulI
claiming clause the sport would improve
The is hed be garnr gates for TO-
day. as every race on the programme is purse purse
UP it meant a start no matter who got left at the
post. Any Jockey that permits his horse to run n
unto the jockey who gets left at the post unless he
can explain the reason satisfactorily to the ON
keenan,. with 10 pounds his back was vas, the he
the day Long Beach led until within length
Of the finish, when keenan, got up IN time 10 WIN
by head. Deerslayer was third. nve lengths
DANCING EXHIBITION.
A lively exhibition of equine gymnastics was
furnished 10 the spectators the post in the fifth
race. Agitator Tremargo and Bonaparte We'd with
each other in making things lively for the starter.
Preston and Ferrier were we'll behaved, but their
Jockeys could not resist the temptation TO take
part in the fun Agtator danced the boierS be, be-
cachucha- Bonaparte. not TO be outdone. couchee-
b oyer bs Re er eproS in
measured time in the grandstand; Then all three
f the e ana ucSn i caused the to
imagine that the an was Sour "a" w SS tb
nag dropped and put an end to the frocsome dis
play ,e pGssG and 'e Trem rS p1 third '
II was nearly dark when the last race was cai,ed
The The snn e at & The oeRes
ths limited nG ne remaining shutdown Then
tho Jockeys showed plainly that they could con.
T, sde In line across the and got of
best start Of the dy at at the 6 P TdSan
By Clayton BY length from WSo4yi3s Rs
ciarc was third Taral. Martin Littenelo Layton
and Sloan were fined $50 each for misoenayior AZ
Ere most in the fifth race. On the whole. II was
one Of the iiveest days racing witnessed this
year.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RACE,-Pur-e 5000; handicap for two-yearoids
y1vs and a half furorgs.
Betting.
Straight. Place
L. r. a F. =. Keene's b. Z. Royal Rose.
by Royal Hampton-Belle Rose Ill 10 . ,
- (DoggetO 6-2 -
p J. Dwyers ch c. Passover. Is Gear. ,
tRrookdale Stables b. Z. Distinction. lof.