The herald., 1897-10-28
.COMFREY WINS
Sloan Suffers His First
Defeat
THE YANKEE HORSE DIAKKA
SAVES THE DAY BY WINNING
HIS RACE
Attempts at Record Breaking at Louis
willie Not uccessful-Winners
of Running Races

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-Sir Migrants s
Comfrey won the Cambridgeshire stakes
today.
This race is of % sovereigns each, 10
sovereigns forfeit, with 500 sovereigns
added. Twenty horses ran over the
new Cambridgeshire course, the last
mile, and distance across the fiat, one
mile and 240 yards
The Lorillard- Beresford stables A.
year-old bay colt Diakka beat Prince
Soltykoff's aged horse Wollstorpe in the
race for the Subscription stakes. This
race is of 100 sovereigns each for two
year-olds and upwards. The distance
was the Bretby stakes course (the last
furlongs).
The attendance was comparatively
small, owing probably to the bad wealth
er. A thick mist overhung the course,
while all London was under rain and
fog.
Owing to the idea that Labrador and
Balzano might be withdrawn, both the
American colts had plenty of hackers
1t was an exciting race, the finish being
confined exclusively to young hands.
The first shouts were for ST. Cloud II,
ridden by Tom Sloan, who looked as If
he was winning and when st. Cloud IL,
Comfrey, Sandia and Cortegar closed
in the final tussle the excitement was
tremendous. Comfrey had the advant-
age of clear course. He got his head
to the front and kept it there. With a
little more luck Sandia might have won.
There was some humping between San
dia and st. Cloud II, which accounte
for the distance which separated them
from Comfrey, and it must be an un-
satisfactory race for the Lorillard-
Beresford stables. Galtee More ran
respectfully. He appeared to have been
either overrated or overdone.
Curiously enough today was the birth
day and the jubilee of Sir w. Ingram
the owner of Comfrey, who is a new
hand at racing.
A dispatch to the Times from New
market says: ut was superior jock
eyship alone that enabled Comfrey to
win. Sloan, who rode st. Cloud II, ap-
peared not to notice that Comfrey was
coming, and to be under the impression
that he had won. The finish was 80
close that heads only separated the
first four"
AT LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 27.-Joe Patchen's S
record trials today attracted to the
Driving and Fair associations track
eOOO people, who witnessed an excellent
exhibition of speed, although the big
black failed to place any worlds rec
ord to his credit. Patchen had been
secured in place of the ailing Star
Pointer to go against the high-wheel
sulky record of 2:06A, made by john
ston, and his own wagon record of
2:O4%.
Paced by runner. he tried first in
the sulky and after scoring twice. start
ed with a fine burst of speed, making
the quarter in 81 seconds, the half in
1:O2A and the three-quarters in l:34A.
The last quarter was slow and the mile
was finished in 2:07%. After rest, he
went against the four-wneel wagon rec
ord, and paced the mile in 2:061s, which
is better than any previous record ex-
cept his Joliet record of 2:04%. Two
races and an unfinished stake event, the
2:12 pace, filled out the card. Results:
Glass 2:12, pacing, stake $1,000 (unfin-
ished from yesterday)-Lady Noting
ham won second, third and fourth heats;
time, 2:O7 2:OS14, 2:06%. Giles Noyes
won first heat in 2:0S. Dan @. and four
others also started.
80 S1OO0--JOp
Bailey won first, second and fourth
heats in 2:15, 2:14%, 2:17A. Wilkes
Belle won third heat in 2:17A. Anna
Lee and Egbarth also started.
Glass 2:40, trotting, purse $1O00-Alves
won in straight heats; time, 2:16A,
2:19s4, 2:1614. Nobby. Act Tell. Krather,
Tarantula and Monitor also started.
AT LATONIA
CINCINNATI, Oct. 27.-Results:
Five MISREPRESENTATION won. Bal
Masque second, Keelona third; time,
1:02h.
One mile-Sidkel won, Armus second,
Master Pierce third; time, 1421a.
Six furlongs-Myth won, Suydam Sec
ond, Doc Turbille third; time, :151s
One mile and ne-eighth-Oscura won.
Kitty B. second, Ondague third; time,
1:55.
Six Observation-Disclosures won, Conan
Doyle second, Tempo third: time, 1:16ai.
Six furlongs-Belle Bramble won, Tur-
tie Dove second, Lexington Pirate third !;
time, 1:15A.
AT MORRIS PARK
NEW YORK, Oct 27.-The day at
Morris Park was beautiful. Summaries !:
Five furlengs-Senator McCarren
won, Ronaldo second, Wasteful third;
time, :59.
One mile-Contention won, Dalgetti
second, Halfling third; time, 1:43s4.
One mile and ne7sixteenth-Ben Ron
aid won, Bromo second, Debride third ;
time, 1:49.
Five furlongs-Decanter won. Gala
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