New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
THE RACETRACK.
pps1uTs AT MORRIS PARK-FEWEK
PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE

.ao,ded falling off in the attendance
A. Morris Park yesterday as compared WIN w
crowds present the previous uays VI NV -,
,ng The moor starting on Tuesday may nave 0"uoe"
the absence of many well-kno"h t"oeeoS
80, heavily on Don de ORC when ne was lei' al
~. - 80, Then the discovery made by Mazet de-
..,,.os that there are two hundred poolroons open
q, che civ may have induced hundreds OF sehsi-
tive racegoers to stay at home ana pa'r U"'
noolrooms rather than witness the ieeo'e eiot'
~ the official starter TO send the horses OH pS ~
o,a OF barrier which Is considered worthless by
racing experts. ,.,soa
We x vanderbilt tr. and his bride take decided
,,,arest In racing They journey TO the track III
the regular trains and appear to enjoy the sport
intensely w. Aston Chanler was present as he
thought that his hy. Tender, had good chance
10 win. J. g. Foilansbee agreed with Chanler. After
The races modesty prevented their expressing theH
,hougbt " II Clark and James Martin COM
n,uned with each other and lost money by so DONG
John F. Madden, who buys. sells and swaps
horses was elated over the sale OF DE Lacy anu
12hinelander to William c. Whitney. 1t was re-
norted that Plaudit was taken in exchange as
rar, ., the purcbase price. John J. Hyland sold
T1uke to Hayman & Frank for S'5o ROBERT
Rose has decided to withdraw and TO own no
more horses He soemnly afhrms that all the
horses in the Rogers Rose stable VIII De soio
to the highest bidder on Tuesday oy "''iiaii
Easton, who is giving his dulcet voice specia
training for the occasion. . a..
:, THE racing Yesterday commonplace. ana the
starring was exasperating. The track was fast me
Sattine light and there little enthusiasm mani
tested bv the spectators His Royal Highness
slipped his field at the start and won as ne pleas,u
al the finish Prince of Melbourne an added start
er won the Laureate Stakes by head from Pc
truchio who stumbled half furlong from inc
finish or he might have won st. Callatlne, VINO
was heavily played by Sydney Paget ana MS
friends won the Nth race thanks to Cawson
William Eustis engaged Cochran from Thomas
Hitchcock ride for him In the Grand Nauonal
Steeplechase Subsequently Mr. Hitchcock pur.,
chased Linstock from Sydney Paget and sent wore
10 Eustis that he could not have the serv ices or
stock In the Grand National. Eusus was netted.
and questioned the right Of Hitchcock TO chahge
his mind There every indication OF trouble In
the ranks of the cross-country and hunting set at
Westbury. when Sydney Paget astonished every
body by announcing that Linstock had been de
clared out Of the Grand National and was ineligi-
BILE TO start thereby preventing tempest In tea
poth. Here are the summaries:
FIRST RACE-Handcap: $500 added Last seven furongs
Of the withers Mile.
-, Betting.
ST. Pl.
J. w schorr g. Sons Oh. h. Algol by Top
Gailant-Equay. yrs. 1875 n. (TaraD 90 out
@. e Smiths br C Ahom. B. 10. -; . . , r
J. s. Dougherty's br. c. Taghairrn. 3, 81. 80 .
Time-l:27h.
start good. ridden by two lengths twenty
lengths between second and third Taghairm bed.
SECOND RACE-seng $500 ADDED, Last six furlongs
OF the whers Mile lin