New-York tribune., 1901-05-31
THE RACETRACk.
A RECORD BREAKING CROWD AT
CRAYESEND-ENTRA AORDINARY Sue
CESS OF FANORITES.


anparentlv reasoned that as IL was a holiday race
eoers would turn out in large numbers anyhow
and that consequently there was no good reason Lo
tempting them by a card Of unusual excellence Inc
attendance appeared Justify this reasoning very
amply indeed After many days or ram me
anpearance Of the sun more than welcome. anu
every soul who could got out 10 enjoy H. inele
may have been bigger crowds at GraNeSeho' 'u'
Il SO IL a long time aGo-
The BROOKLYN Handicap Of last Saturuag al
traoted well over fifteen thousand persons ana yes
terday there must have been at least twenty -n,e
thousand spectators within the gates OF 'he nI1oh
lyn Jockey Club when the hugie caeu 'ls -
starters for the first 20 the pest On Moi""s
Tuesday apd Wednesday of this week me a'lehu-
apce was excellent, in view Of the extremely oau
weather and il Jupiter Pluvius RENTS ms h''si-
Mons during the next fortnight mere WIZ 49, 80,
,ess ba 50 MANY people at the GraVesend track lnd1
-, -,ats NJ tbe club from its spring meeting VIII
ba considerable Oldtimers who surveyed the multi
r,6e -hat packed the TWO stories OF the eoheA'eu
eraDdstand blackened the lawn. conGesteH lhe o''-
ring ring and made the - cent field resemble a
human sardine box declared that they had never
seen more reople AT the Gravesend track IN any
one day Indeed II would have been diihcuh 10
stow more persons away there yesterday. Inc %
cent field became so densely crowded that II was
next 10 impossible move about there ana aoou'
TWO thousand persons were allowed 10 cross me
-rack after the seeplechase and take up positions
opposite the Erandstand.
Aside from the ordinary quality OF the racing the
thousands assembled at the track had GOOD day
or 4 the sport was poor IN quality there was
surely enough OF il. for no less than seven races
were run Moreover. the number Of faYorites sue
oessful established record for these parts ENeis
single frst choice scored victory ana most OF
~ sac,,s choices ran second. The number OF
5ubllaut bettors lined up behind the CASHIERS O my
books after the numbers had been hoisted allet
osob race was such as 10 discourage the most
.,ptirist.c q the bookmakers. The layers nave
been getting what Is termed The not ena OF me
stick lately IN thirteen races run al Dra'ee''1
- the last TWO days twelve fayorites have "on'
-,5 many booirra ker has been obliged 10 tap MS
hank account heavily. Regular and casual race
eoers alike carried away much spoil yesterday ana
:, was a good na1ured multitude that travelled
horneward by train, trolley. automobile ana eao'
THE FIELDS SMALL.
The Acids in the majority Of the races were not
only inferior. bat small. According 10 llle aiiiui
reuort Of the State Racing Commission mere are
many more rhorouEhbreds in training IN this couh-
rrv This wear than ever before. but me raoes0eis
do moi seem 10 set any better sport as a fesSlC W
sJ,y~eTrinr - do with H. and the fact that many
horses silng Is m part Le could re-
member 10 yer ,s We 49, - ,i,q~s an present. The
-01d vet Weather that has pTeFalleo -oI ~"
months must be largely blamed for this stare q
There were only four entries for the two mile
and a half steeplechase that opened re ~ :
scyatched Father BIN" Days Magic Light had had
nerforned well over The huraIes ina - ie s,,
sancIed equally with Fool Hardy while bu'i,s 40 Iot (;
Nho used 10 run 6 r. l-onghurst was , al . - 70 =
favorite. Magic Light al but % %reITea u, ne Tray
rst fence and after that was IaeI ii' I me
finishing about quarter OF mile oeIiho iiI @ me 80 ~
Fool Hardy ana fsulls-',l -, az ,st(Dg every
f1rnn 1ogetaer but Burlington proved himself oest
,.ben called upon The stewards were apparently
As disguised everybody else at the NneNPectulSS
GFatber pm" sloo for having schooled MS col
oEeT lne 1 borses entered for the Park
way Handicap withdrawn. leaving only SIC sidfe!
i5i. Eor- VIC ran fourth in The Brooklyn Hand
cap Sidney Lucas. who performed 50 olsappolh!5-
inFIy IN the last Saturdays big race, was made
the medium Of a heavy plunge and when the books
gr.,incle i TOO Who beat Kamara on Wednesday
was fancied 10y many bettoTs, and closed at 70 =,
He carried good deal OF money inFesteo '' r3,e 9y
lsree professional contingent Sidney Lucas q Iqqe
by spencer took the lead at the start ana held II
for three-quarters Of a mile. when Spencer TOOK
wrap and Brennan sent AIske a ltnglh 5i aheau; ;
Carbuucie running easily in third place, and
s.on Lan5ry called on him and the stuyvesant colt
responded with good flight Of speed. II was too
favorite won by a short length. Carbuncle was
closing fast and might have il Landry had
made his run sooner.
THE TIME WAS SLOW.
The time was very slow. II Landry who
nearly lost a race for The Parader on Tuesday by
a similarly i'll judged ride.
Lady HolyrOod easily won the Bedford Stakes
FIVE furlong sprint for two-year-olds as she waF
generally expected 10 do The talent nearly
knocked the layers of their stools in their anxiety
10 bet on The Lisssk fly at 10 :. J. E. Mad
den's fly Laodice was also well liked, and was
the second choice at 10 / Senator McCarren's
colt Mislesder got most Of the Tammany money
and money are never far APART except in a reform
year which the present is NOT. Misleaders closing
price was 10 ]. and he justified his name. Shaw
Jumped Lady Holyrood into the lead at the droI
OF the flag and she made every post a winning one
and was never in danger. Laodioe and Misleader
the second and third choices; were never near, near
from. @ Whittier taking the place from Halberdiel
Winnie O'Connor rode Gautama 10 4 clever vic
tory over mile and seventy yards The Galor' a,
colt rated along in a comfortable spot while Thor
oughbred, who won at very long odds at Morris
Park made the running with Marothen, ana whei
called upon al tne head oI ltle sltttcn EaiIoiS'
with the front Of the procession and loafe'
TIE hearts of the bcttors and shedding a CORE
spondingly thick gloom among the makers OF books
beat him out for the show money. Marothen, how
ever. stuck Il out and got the place in drive;
1--WE furlong race for tWo-year-olds that followe
The running Of the parkway Handicap The star
Templar. after spelling one break was left practi
eaIiy fat-footed. Jack De Mund, who was al
the first and won in common canter by ST
the second time and got the place with ease Desti
tute being whipped out 10 get show money fror
Juvenile.
SLAUGHTER OF THE "BoOKIES.'
The favorites continued the slaughter of III
.'bookies' in the sixth race. a six furlong handica
for horses three years old OF over, when The Mus
keteer at , to and 20 TO- administered a soun
beating 10 Himself. Ten Candles, King Lief Robel
Metcaf and Potente, who finished IN that orde
The Muskeeter led all the way. and finished in
romp, Himself being driven out completely TO ~
the place from Ten Candles. William G Nhttne.
by the way has sold Ten Candies j. F. Weic
ener Mr. Whitney bought the horse 10 give Sidne
Paget q mount IN the race for the Amateur Gu
and having won that race, had no more use Tor TIE
As il the layers had not had enough trouble N
crgfn rrnp ItN IN OT a. a