The sun., 1897-11-26

cOulu not Stanu thlS SO near nm without
taste, and you all know what that
means. He drank it all. Pinkey came
to the rescue OF the turkey and saved
him from burning, so the timely act OF
Pinkey saved the dinner for the boys.
Jack White was very sweet on High.
land Fling as long as Manlove rode, but
the change caused him to hedge on Pull
itzer. Hard lines.
The Fox Hunt at Newark yesterday
morning was very interesting to all, and
even the Fox himself had cause to smile,
as he is safe now from the would-be
hunters. Dick Baker had his good
jumper out and got lost in the woods.
Jack White rode Long Bridge, but could
not keep up. Healthy Steve IHomme-
dicu carried his mare Poreda and But
termilk Bill had the mount on Tamga
After going about a mile and over six
fences, the wise Mr.. Fox ran through
gas pipe. OF course Bill, being the
smallest, had to 60 through after him,
but got stalled inside and is not likely to
get out until tomorrow. The wise fox
finally came to hole in the ground and
disappeared. Should Bill get ont of the
pipe this week he will be lowered down
the hole, and if he has to 60 TO China he
will get him.
'Tod'' Sloan, the jockey, is helping
"Jimmie" Barry to train for his ''go''
with Walter Croat, the English bantam,
which takes place in England in the near
future.
Jockey Keenan, was suspended for the
balance of the meeting for getting off
poorly with The Manhattan.
The average entries for the Foam and
Surf Stakes for 1898 and the Tidal for
1899, to be run at Sheepshcad Bay, is 100
in each race. This is an excellent show
ing.
W. OB. Macdonough has placed the
Ormonde-Countess Langden yearling in
John Rogers stable. Matt Allen will
train the Ormonde-Dizzy Blonde filly.
The colt is half-brother to Count of
Flanders, and the filly is a half-sister to
Sir Reel
Before the bookmakcrs cut in at the
Oakland track President "Tom" Will
liams made short address, in which he
stated that it was the desire OF the asso-
citation to give the people honest sport
and asked the bookmakcrs to aid the
officers of the association by reporting
to the judges anything that might come
under their notice He also assured the
bookmakers that in the event of any
jockey being changed a boy of like cali
bre would be substituted as nearly as
possible.
News comes from Ireland that the
starting machine, which was tried at
Leopardstown recently, created u most
favorable impression upon all unrr"ju-
diced spectators. Ten horses we,.t TO tie
post for the second race on the card, Tic
one selected for the trial, and although
OF course none OF them were ue.d ~ t,
they were sent off to an excellent start
without the slightest delay or difficulty.
English Sporting Exchange.
At the meeting OF the Western Turf
Congress, which will likely occur in the
early part OF December, Johnnie Bran
non, Of the notorious Brannon Brothers,
will present petition for reinstatement.
Some OF the most honorable men in the
Western and Southern turf circuits have
signed Mr. Brannun'S petition. 1t is
more than likely that he will be given a
hearing, and there are a great number
OF people who believe that he will be
rcinstatcd.
Never before have We had sarh Il fin
collection OF Pianos from all the best
makers and 1T such prices that most any
one can buy piano. Soc what yuu can
do ut iiubcIen d Co.'s 40 Market street,
before buying elsewhere.
An Enjoyable Entertainment.