New-York tribune., 1900-10-18
THE RACETRACK.
FAvoRITES BEATEN AT MORRIS PARK
TE8IPLETON WINS THE CAS-
TLETON STAKES.

Five favorites met defeat at Morris Park yester-
day. Charles Head Smiths Escher colt. Garry
Hermann, the only winning favorte and he
was az the short odds OF 10 10 on Almost any
price would have been liberal, however. as he ut
rersy outclassed those matched against him Roll
ing Boer had many friends. who eagerly took 4 to
about his chances, but he could not make the Chi
cago colt extend himself and second was his place
al the finish O'Connor waited with Garry Herr
mann until the last sixteenth pole. where he gave
the colt his head. and the race was over in
second Dr.. Barlow made e strong bid for the
place, but did not get up in time He was beaten
half length. II was e perfect afternoon for
racing. The air was rare and bracing and q large
crowd turned cut The track still in a bad
condition.
The races began with an upset T. Hitchcock
= s, entries, Mazo and Lost Chord, were the most
pronounced kind Of favorites the spectators TAX
ing 10 5 against them very freely. A tip was
hummed around about some fast work that the
Western colt Somers had been doing over the
tumpE, but only few except his owners had cour-
age enough TO back him at 20 TO !. Mr. Chamblet's
Zinziber was tipped also for the race, and he was
played down IN the betting from TO l to 8 to l.
The Somers up the right one He went over
the obstacles like bird, and won after racing the
Hitchcock pair into submission Zinziber was sec
ond and Walter CIeary third
Twenty-One horses went 10 the post in the sec
ond race and worse lot has not faced the starter
this year. Elm Conig g sort OF q faYorite.
Midsummer, Wax Taper and Fluke had some fol-
lowing, but there little speculation the
The start OF course was Of a struggling order. the
field being spFead out for q block. Bells
Midsummer made all the running. and handily
from Wax Taper and Fluke. Templetou proved
that she is e good hlly by winning the Castleton
Selling Stakes from very fair field Ondurdis and
Ashes were the choices Of majority Of the bet
Tors. the former closing IN demand Is TO 10 and
the latter e Is 70 {. It was q fast race from the
start, Candle making the pace with Templeton and
Ashes her most dangerous rivals. Mitchell worked
TempletOn into the lead in the last hundred yards
and wou driving 10 the limit from Ashes, in 0:6Sl
support was n & bad temper at the post IN the
NTH race race for maloens- he would have
made the Wild West Show broncos green with
envy by the way he jumped and thrashed around
He threw his jockey Walsh, but was caught before
could away. For MS bad behavior and IN
gOEerua bic temper his entry has been refused for
the future. West Baden won the race finally. with
Support second and z. D. Boards Captain January
third. Maid or Harlem was the last faVorlte to
shatter the hopes Of the talent at even money,
and with Mitchell UP. she well backed Bel
grade the race from LOcochee, with the favor
lie third
J c. Carr is responsible for the statement that
Csurteu burg IS 10 open November with q
ming meeting, which viii continue all winter. Mr.
Carr says that system mas been round 70 evade
the law. and that four hundred horses from
outlaw tracks and the West VIII be on hand to in
a successful meeting A credit plan Of betting
tory 20 patrons Of the track When Walbaum was
asked about the scheme he said that II was news
70 him! snd that he did not believe II could be
done There viii be racing on that track this
week for Two days.
Eugene Leigh will ship twenty-eight thorough
bred yearlings TO England from this port to-mor-
time.
Following are the summaries:
FIRST RACE-steepIechsse; three-year-olds and
ward: $500 added About miles.