New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-20
FIRST CHOICES CLOUDED.
MORE HUMOROUS sK1Ts AT eRAvEsEND.
SEVERAL HORSES MOVED WITH a HIrcH AND


September was kind at Gravesend yesterday. The
air was as rare as that of June in Cambridge. of
which james Russell Lowell sang But the battle
line and the bottle line Of spectators were bret.
So many popular horses have been worsted in so
many popular this year that the number or
empty pocket books among persons who bet on run
ners is almost countless.
In the first fitting and 1utterng. Newton Ben
nngton's flly Olea the favorite. but Flaunt
and Olea ran each others head off early and
neither first, second third The Chamber
lain, ridden by the beatifc Brennan. at wild. ro-
mantle, visionary outside odds. got first place
Annoy second and Carbuncle was third A
few days ago The Chamberlain exhibited the
velocity of an automobile with absent motive
power On that occasion The Chamberlain was as
placid Polonius after Hamlet othern had slit
his weasand behind the arras Yesterday The
Chamberlain had conferred with Mr.. Croker TO
the city bank deposits, and he brisk old gen
tleman. His nuynber was put up before the arras,
and the bookmAkers laughed loudly as they laid
aside their profits over the failure of the favorte
Olea and the second choice Flaunt to get first,
ond third place.
A dozen crawlers crawled in the second scene.
handicap. at about six furlongs. Modrine was
first in favor in the speculation. but La Tosca II.
Motley. Hesper. Meehanus and Major Gilroy had
many friends Modrine lucky at the start. and
ridden forcibly by Bullman. He led all the
way. Modrine is a much improved colt
Within recent period Spencer rode the Sanford
colt. Rockton with the zeal and dash of cartouch
O RameSeS.
ton ridden by Spencer. unplaced at Sleeps
head, behind McMeekin. Whistling Con and Ka-
mara On September 8. at Sheepshead. Rockton
ridden by Spencer. was unplaced, behind Modrine,
Lady Uncas Belle OF Lexington and others. Yes
terday Rockton ridden by OConnor, outran Nc
Meekin. Killashandra Vulcain and others IN the
Monarch Stakes. Three inmates Of the Blooming
dale Asylum hOtly enthusiastic over Spencer's
riding OF short price horses not owned by the
Keene stable The Bloomingdae doctors drop a
r-ha tis{t he b{cb
those three inmates inhabit Hopeless. hopeless
they murmur sorrowfully they
O'Connor broke thumb last week when he
riding Zenaide. But that boy is crazy TO ride He
would rather ride than cut big coupons big
bonds. His broken thumb still frsgmentary.
but ne rode Rockton with far energy than
Spancer showed on September 3 and September s.
jockey with broken thumb is more useful than
a jockey with q broken conscience. It
exceedingly smart ride on Rocketon that OConnor
committed. The favorite, McMeekin. secured Sec
ond place: and Kiligshandra was third S. {. Hi,
dreths vulcan ridden by BulIman' was backed
Iuerana and 1nshot had troops of supporters in
the fourth race. Burns rode Luerana neatly, and
she was neat winner, but Inshot was unplaced.
In the handicap at Il mile and quarter. which
favorte. He was ridden ~ Turner. and ran sec
ond 70 the amazingly improved colt Favoniqs
Jack Point carried the highest weight. 12S pounds.
He backed literally in the speculation. but he
O'Connors broken thumb may have panied him
violently He did not ride Douro nearly so well
a
Douro. who impressivey in the Champion
Stakes against David Garrick and Ethelbert Had
O'Connor ridden Douro with the ginger force and
pepper which no used on Rockton Douro would
have been first and not third BUT Jockey with
broken thumb can hardly be expected to grasp
green aurels twice in a single afternoon.
A wandering bard, whose verses touched
with the tang Of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
says that Andrew Jackson Joyner's sense OF humor
is not as ample that of Rabeais Cervantes,
Montaigne Mark Twain. The wandering bard
IS wrong. Mr.. Joyner is a humortSt OF the fore
most rank
The Chamberlain winner OF the first
hid up and sold s. G Hildreth for $500
advance of 800 his entered price
Mr.. Hildreth was again active after the fourth
race. Luerana, the winner entered TO be sold
for 81 500 and Hidreth raised her to 1850 As DIR.
Riddle, her trainer said he was through. John
Madden stepped in and bid extra S., but Judge
Mcdowell declined 10 accept raise Of that sort.
Riddle then returned and, bidding 2,So5, retained
the FLY for her owner.
For FOUL riding in the first race. pullman
fined 5000 and was suspended for the rest of the
meeting II IS reported that he admitted to the
stewards that he extremely careless.
The summaries follow:
FIRST RACE-For three-year-olds; s7oO added selling
one sixteenth miles.
Betting.