The Washington times., 1902-10-06
Nearly SO Per Cent of Fa-
vorites Captured Races at
the Gravesend Meeting
Which Closed Saturday.
MORRIS PARK is NEXT
A Good Meeting Promised at
Westchester to Wind Up Sea-
son on Metropolitan Race
Tracks-Lyne Leads Jockeys.

sport was of the first class, and form
was in evidence every day. as is indi-
Gated by the fact that there was not a
single day of the eighteen that at least
one favorite did not win. while the aver
age was three. or nearly so per cent.
Inasmuch as the average price of a
favorfte is considerably more than even
money, it will be seen that the public
got the better of the books in the bet
ting On the horses.
Gravesend has most always been a
good track for favorites, ami the race
goers were very much relieved when the
meeting began there, as at Sheepshead
Bay they were sadly dealt with.
Lyme the Leader.
Among the jockeys Lyme won the most
races. having nineteen victories to his
credit, while Shaw, the second man on
the list. won twelve.
Martin and Odom were next with
eleven victories each. The crack rider, /
Redfern. was fifth, having eight winning
mounts and twenty-five seconds, sur
prisingly large number of placed horses.
which is taken to confirm the impression
that this promising young rider is be-
coming careless in his work.
So far as the percentage of winning |
mounts goes, Shaw and Odom are far |
ahead OF Lyme, for each had only forty |
mounts. while Lyme was up on seventy
one horses. .szonr
~ Not to Visit England
1t is stated. by the way, that Lyme will
not go to England, as has been report
ed, to ride the horses OF James R. |
keene. The young mans father had
conference with the Wall Street king
yesterday, and afterward said that he
did not favor his son going abroad. II
is likely. Mr. Lyme said, that young
Lyme ~iBsEide for j. B. Haggin next
season. He has two or three tempting
offers. among them beiro one from his
recent employer. John R. Drake. Both
father and son, however. favor Mr.. Hag-
gin. and 1t is quite probable that the
young man will ride for Mr.. Haggins
extensive stable next year. II will be
under the direction OF Sidney Paget
The rumor which has been current on
Just closed that the Gravesend track
would be cut up before another season
rolls around is denied in the most en-
phatic terms by President Phil Dwyer.
of the Brooklyn Jockey Club. The as
ISOLATION has ten years lease on the
that racing will be discontinued at the
popular track for some years to come.
Whitney & Duryea in Front.
Once again the firm OF Whitney &
Duryea stands al the head of winning
owners. the young men having won s13,-
500 during the meeting. This was due
10 the victory of Acefull in the Junior
Champion Stakes, that being the only
race won by the firm. Frank Farrell
was the second largest owner, with
$6,615 to bis credit. while Green Norris
J. G. Fcllansbee, Sanford & Sons. 4.
Featherstone, August Belmont. and J.
W. Schorr follow in the order named.
Tomorrow. Monday, will be an Off
day for the racegoers of New York,
rs the meeting at Morris Park. the
last big meeting of the year, will not
begin until Tuesday.
The rich Matron Stakes will be the
feature OF the opening day. and in it
are some CT the best two-year- olds of
the season, both East and West. The
crack youngster. Lem Reed, has been
shipped on to run in the race, and he
lie said to be a real clinker. The Nor
ris Park meeting promises to be a first
class one in every way, and fitting
wind-up to probably the best racing sea-
son ever experienced in this country.
Low Prices Prevail.
Horsemen generally are much surpris
McLewee horses yesterday. Gold Heels
Ind Major Dsingerfield were admittedly
the two best performers of the year. ana
Il was predicted that they would bring
almost record prices. Instead, II was
hard to get first bid on Gold Heels
He was finally started at 81 900 and by
hard work the auctioneer raised the bid 4
10 $1,000. at which price he was sold
It was currently believed that Winnie I
horse for some one else. but he denied &
his and said Gold Heels would join the S
horses of his brother and be trained by
Cd Graves. {
Gold Heels in Form. !
Gold Heels has not been seen in pub /
ic since his victory in the Brighton Cup n
ace, and this fact doubtless had a great p
leal TO do with the small sum paid for :,
he great horse. Matt Allen, who a
handled the horse for General McLewec
|eclares that Gold Heels has been gai. I
oping soundly for several weeks and
hat he ought to make a good horse
lext season. n
Major Daingerheld, who was purchased Ii
" Charles A. Draper, wealthy railroad o
aan, is believed to have been bought for n
General McLewee, and the latter, it is L
hought, will race horses again next v
ear. The Major also has been ailing for :
everal weeks. but he is thought to be $
u right again. and is worth the price d