New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-17
At A HUNDRED TO ONE.
STARTLING UPSET AT BROOKLYN.
TIFF FIRST RACE TAKEN BY AN EXTREME OUT
s1pER-HAMBURG IN THE EXCEL
SIOR STAKES.

..r,.aed the spectators because IL fell 20 young
ser against whom the betting was 100 10 l. II was
contest at FIVE fur!ongs for a purse Of $500 for
.vo-vear-olds which had never won race X J."
posas col, Chalmers ridden by Doggett was the
,ovorite but he never prominent or dangerous
lanes r Keenes Field Lark. Lakelands Maxine
Gomez and F. E. Towns Long Acre had many
,-ends but William Jenningss Woodranger went
begging for supporters even al 100 to l. Not"ith-
BRANDING his lack OF hackers Woodranger had no
dftculty in getting first place with plenty 10 spare
while First Fruit. who had few admirers ana few
hackers was second. 1t a highly lucrative
race for the boOkmakers
To make amends FOR the massacre OF public
choices in that first affair, the favorite j. f. sea-
GRAMS fast colt Cavalero. handsomely trl-
uunhant In the second race, and he carried a great
deal OF money. Mr.. Seagram bought Cavalero
few DAYS ago for 5000 1t is plain that this was
saracous Investment. Cavalero ran Ike colt
worth at least $4,000. All the Canadians and all
their ac1uaintances had tall broad-shouldered
uagers on Cavaero. Dr.. Catett was the second
choice. Reports have come from the West at Varl-
Gus times that Or. Catett was colt not more 'ha'
seven pounds inferior 10 Ornament, but the truth
IL that the good Doctor c. yesterday was AT least
twenty-one pounds worse colt than ornament IS
The Turney Brothers who DR.. Catett. and all
their friends put their money on the worth! ouI
procrastnating physician as II he were meul'a1
whirlwind. II Is safe 10 saw that II any meihoer
~ the medical profession ventured TO prescribe any
pills which moved his patients as slowly as Or
Catlett moved the compounder OF potions would
soon lose all his practice. Or. Catett may be more
agile at some future date, but Yesterday his gait
was so dilatory 10 give rise to theory that ne
had four artificial legs. Lord Zeni was second 10
Cavalero August Belmont's Octagon started with
121 mounds up He rushed out into the lead and ran
swiftly for six furlongs. But he was concedlnS
eight pounds 10 Cavalero. twenty pounds 70 Lord
Zeni and eight pounds 10 Or. Catlett Moreover ne
was ridden by Hewitt Hence ne not factor
~, +-aFHh an 10
ultorv DIR Catlert arrived his office in advance
OF the multi-cornered Octagon
The mighty Hamburg walked away with the EN-
celsior Stakes as was 10 be expected. II was as
tonshing that the bookmakers were so bold as to
give even / TO against Hamburg. If there
was ever certainty any racetrack since Ata-
lanta ran her famous race Win Mnnid win
the Excelsior. The betting should have been
90 to ,n ON 64 dronsne ds tales that one OF
fiamburg's ankles is swollen. that one Of ms KnrS
John f. Madden. Hamburgs owner, said after tne
race and after he had examined Hamburg VIII
and strong IN every bone muse sinew ana Yen, ,eh-
don in every Joint and ar'icnatohn IN eVeTy i a
race. surely Mr. Madden ought 10 know, more
about his peerless champion than any one else can
Hamburg the Exeesqr Win il hi; @4Fed
horsefesh. But lively encounter Ior Sec2hd piacr
CIT and and HaSdSs xs ridden DE- by BY I Pqs
get got the coveted p@ of cbance aSainst Ham
burg Easter Gift Was third and Previous close
io Yes s Doggett rode IIandba masterfully lie rode
him far better than he rode the favorlte mann"
Han 1df hrSt YET TaI chamdrs can run than 6
ran YESTERDAY Try Sloane Chalmers. TEL
Sloane that il the Jockey Club consents ZEE oil
500. Will be paid him # Chalm M yayot hr would nf f
quiet then in comparison with the wlld sloane anu
Some a' tbought5ui persons go to the races. When
these thoughtful persons saw Hamburg ana Iia'o ~
ball and Previous run; and reflected on son,e ,b Ua
hall
aerY -,co which Previous ever ran these thought
mi nersons withdrew into obscure corners ana
sobbed They came ont later. but when they law saw
q sne pa 1IGi fbev OF withdrew ND to Weep again
The Duke Of Wellington once SAID or Napoleon:
lived: hut he appears 20 me to have wanted sense
many occasions When the victor OF Wa.tLd0O
had great genius II Is admitted universally that
men of great genius make great mistakes. lney 90
fall into petty biunderS Inc grsa'nesS Ui , -
genius makes their deeds great. The greatness Vl
their genius rakes 9'r eTToIS 9rGa[ a perhap
his deplorsble bunders on Peep o Day onent o, 10
that sor,e OF the sorrOw-stricken hackers Of Peep
a. Dav would have rejoiced II they could have eX-
fled Tara TO St Helena, and let him de on 'na'
The racing column Of The Tribune has praised
desires 10 90 nm nm frarkIT and EARNESTLY that his
howeVer 10 s2y wee shocked and appalled, at
the mess which he made Of MS riding Of Peep o
,c,sm IN were Reard eli over the grounds Peep
Day got off we'll He had The rail and nc ran
Tarai could have kept the rail easily Throughout;
the Journey and could naye won bs me nsa r S Pccp
n nav was in perfect condition. Tie j. a power;rl
eive strain The race vas lost not through any
fault q Pep o Day 5 If 5nT P1a6 pa boi @ on
him. That is a large sum for M. McCormick to
a s.S , lie bn abont it, Tara said that he would
have won If mad not been bumped. iostled md n
With only five starters and Peep @ pay vas the
fastest horse IN II at ne TGTn ad ka ai the r T aad
sent Peep o Day steadily along Peep woIid ha a. a
last place just when Peep ought to have been lead
ing handsomely. and he went extremely "ige nv.
rrobr Al rhe resIt wa hat Tara threw away the
race BY ppdfogs rdag and ace h%1 pad was Inc
This looked ike the most unwse and most unskN-
rsa Te to %rg qny va year This is no isolated ana
diyidua opinion on III" p"ri "f IN" w The grounds
criticised Taral's ride as o. the weakeS, poo
est and most gnsasffSeory Tn bGconc mrs the ham
plon jockey OF America and Tsra VIII 1r9p rd io
T Sn n tne vs rho eep Day race by the most
Sewldering lack OF Judgment ana Sk bevon nd
measure 10 see him mess Peep o Day ABOUT T" 80
MicSss pwTer was extremely confident that
Harry Reed would win the fourth race We al 40
vised all his friends back him. and y was r., rel
Zoo on him me ' snt Harry Reed would Inevitably
rave been beaten win pTo a1d S tedons when
The start was made Harry Reed was FAR IN ron,
while Zanone and Billa were FAR back II w" Was !,
wretchedy struggling and unfair start HarTN r. 80
led all the way. Sims was forced 10 9rlFt mn
desperately In the final fIrlong. the judges "a =
the Harry Reed. nut so close was IN,
nlish that most Of the spectators thouSnt it..
Hugh Penn rad beaten him Harry Reed was not
% good a horse yesterday as Mr. DIVER thoug y,
him In fact in several races this year ne ~
made II plain that he Is rot the Harry ff"en OF ~
pest DAYS. Sims has ridden him 20 olteh that II.
Knows how get speed out OF MN man any
other Jockey could. Henpessy was on HuEn iennE
nennessy Is not jockey OF Conspicuous "h'I -
lost a race on Shasta Water on Wednesday Whlcn
ne ought have won and Yesterday ne ouenn' 20 :.
nave beaten Harry Reed with Hugh Penny. -. =
Nv. p. Thompson's FLY la Sagesse was so nei