New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-19

ysar-old Of the year, not excepting even Major
nain-erfeld Mr.. Bell won handsomely on the VIC
o-ias IF F7a-nas and is credited with winning over
s7ada On the performance Of his two-year-oia
Cs9rvator recently
rerz AZ C,ravesend YESTERDAY. distance about SIX
fur7orgs. and Of the lot Honolulu and G Whittier
z-zra The 7esQisad outsiders Astrtde Of g " MT
Tier vas Cannon. not supposed - be tormldaole III
the saddle In fact he is not far removed fo!h
the stable boy or exercising lad class Grand opera
-.zs The fsvorite at 16 3. with Setauket, the
,7-,-a--- of Z Z Srnathers the trotting horse man
second choice at 3le to / Wealth was nboled at ~
ives and Belzino at SKIES and the rest neglected
e Whittier opened at 81 70 ! TO win ana - 10 /
f7~ The place and at these figures Nj Bell IS said
- have placed sl.ca0 each way The bookmakers
however we're not alarmed, for 20 10 could De
had in most OF the books when the animals went
10 the post while others quoted the colt at % 10 i
: dismal drizzle was falling when the horses
went 10 the post and the colors Of the jockeys were
not plainly disCernibe across the track Inc fein
was pretty well punched until the homestretch mac
taen reached. with the men and women sprcta-
tors yelling 70 their respective favorite 70 come OF
and increase their sporting rolls. Then out ot
rhe STRUGGLING bunch Of 1ho-oughbreds crept the
co1orz orange. cherry sleeves and black cap, and
the SPECTATORS were dUmfounded. Mr. Bell and
MS friends held their breath for instant, and
then fr was all over, for G. Whittier and cannon
swe1t under the wire easy winners by about two
was clean and thorough and Mr. Bell and ms
friends went into the betting ring TO collect the
fortune they had won. II was said afterward that
Mr. Ben had presented his trainer, Jimmy y.
Corrnack, memorandum which cost MI. b-n
originally 500 but which called for s6l" 81
FGnnsr was second and Belvino third. and the
three first choices nowhere.
4 COUP FOR FARRELL, THE PooLROoM
KING.
i turned cut shat the Speculation Stakes were
well named. for another coup was reported 10
have been made in this race OF the fourteen am
mails originally named to start half OF the num-
bar were kept in their stables OF those remain
ing Di,ie1in4 WIS \ : TO favorite account OF
his light impost Of only a pounds Rossignol was
second cnoice. while 10 / was offered against
The chances Of Dr.. Riddle. Frank Farrell ana
his friends were said TO have made descent upon
the ring just before the horses went to the post
and yyseered thousands upon De ResZke- quoted IN
The various books at from 20 TO 30 TO / Ciohmei
set lively pace for a mile and then quit. KOS
signol occupied second place during TINS uih'-
with % Reszke third
u the run up the homestretch De Reszke ioreeo
10 The front and cIeverly ridden by Martin. won
driving by two lengths. Huntressa was second ana
Nerito third. head before the tired 1lohiheii'
When De Reszkc flashed by the judges Tammany
scream was heard It was not the old rebel yell.
was more like the shout of exultation one hears
in the dead night in the woods Of the Far South
%hen The raecoon or the postum mas neSn Teeo,
rush about Tamnany primary, the quiet ana olS-
nifty which marked the coup made on u Nhltuef
being absent
All Of the other races by the faVorites.
rernarka hle record in these days OF Thoroughbred
upsets. Sombrcro was a consistent and STEADY Ia
norite for the second race at one mile and SlH-
ttenth. and he carried his l2S pounds 10 a rather
easy victory. winning in hand by a iellSth Win
Carburcle second and Zoroaster third st tlnian
started again, after finishing second IN the
opening race, and came in last, in spite OF ms
owners assertion that he had excellent chance
10 win N his second attempt
The Western horsemen continued their success
ful crusade against the betting ring in the third
race, again the last contest of the day Vim
cennes the property of John A Drake. backed for
thousands from > down 10 o TO .. came through
in the homestretch and by ii length with plenty
Of reserve power. Nincennes was entered at Sloo.
and bid w by 4. Simons 10 1890 An addi-
uonai s. was bid by Mr.. brakes representative and
Nfncennes remained in his stable The owner
Gently refused 50 600 the gelding who seems To
be out Of his class in selling races
Again in the last the NeSterners attacked
the bookmakers with fury and success RoXane
opened favoritc, with Runnes a : TO second
choice. So much money appeared 10 back the West
fFn colt that Runnels went to the post
money favorite First Jim Clark set the pace. and
Wheh he fell back the erratic Belle OF Troy went
- the front At the mile Lyme moved up with Run
1els. and RoKane gave chase. Odom did spare
nc lash, but Roxane could never get up The
- estern colt, who easily by a length, with
rsoHsne second far in front Of the Belle of
Troy Jim Clark beaten off. Roxane pulled
M lame.
Gloriosa. favorite captured the selling race
l9r Two ear-ods in drive with Joe Cobb.
ld only neck before Sparkle Esher IL is said
.idt T. r. Smathers the owner Of Lord Derby and
prominent figure in the trotting world. will take
HFeiier interest In the running turf hereafter.