New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
GOOD RACING IN THE MUD
ONE RECORD rs BROKEN.
Storm Does Not Interfere 7c't'
Programme at Norris PARK.


at Morris Park Yesterday and. except fer the ram
soaked shvering crows that huddled like groups
of fororn chickens IN the few sheltered places no
would have realized that the worst storm OF
the season was sweeping over the great inclosufe-
The programme. if anything. was an improve
ment on the customary Friday Offering; the at
teriance only Few hundred below the aver
age the number Of Withdrawals rot greater
than II has been many fair days. and there was
not a contest in which there were less than four
horses Neither food nor pestilence nor famine
can stop horseracing
The afternoons plcasantries began with the
breaking of a track record by seven seconds. The
achievement, aside from the water and MUD
through which the horses galloped. was the
remarkable In that II n hurdle race. at two
and one-quarter miles. over nine flights OF hurdles
There almost a cloudburst when the field or
went to the post. but. beyond false break.
in which one horse a half mile befors his
Jockey realized that ne alone. there was no
accident. Not animal faltered Numbered at
his jumps and after Cryptogram and Gibson Light
had made all the pace for two miles. Charawind
the oddS-on favorite, hustled along and, catch
Ing the other two by eight lengths from Glib
Light His time was 40 the previous record
Of 427 being held by J. w. Colts Ben Eder.
The Fordham Handicap. the third in the series
Of autumn lightweight handicaps for all ages. was
won-as was The Bronx. the first I'm the series-by
Z. r. Thomas's fve-year-old geldng Young Henry
carrying 129 pounds The distance of yesterdays
instalment fUrlongs, and the field for t
composed OF a dozen performers OF various
ages Sydney Paeet's st. Gatieu geding Grenade.
with 100 pounds up. decided favorite. The
Ben Strome Lady Uncas. who drew the rail
position at the barrier. away first. with Wealth
and Grenade close up. Lady CnCas was the first
TO stop. and the race seemed to be between the
favorite and Wealth when Fuller set sail down the
stretch and outriiing little O'Bren the colt, won
third
In a two-year-old race over the withers mile the
plungers suffered a grievous setback when John
ed M 20 ~ a W vas the scand
choice, Ormonde's Right. Halfway through the
bore out and BUMPED Mr Pagers colt SO heavily
that the latter was thrown out of his stride The
Palette and third to John Sandfords colt Cham
horse running in the Drake colors has been dis
qualified. At Grayesend selling race was taken
from Alabarch and given to Stuyve;
Early Eve, the Horoscope FLY, who won UNI
So t on o u won a9S5her one
mile and a hall Caushnawaga, with 126 pounds,
ioWahce proved Just little too much The two
other. competitors were Warranted and Tribes Hill
Caughnawaga was the only horse that gave Early
Eve an arsument and he forced little Johnnie Tp
rells black colt Monadnock took selling race for
HE IN t was as one M thTee Whining
favorites. In another selling affair for the older
Farrell CASTOR. Won from Locket' Highlander and
three or four others.
SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Hurdle, Selling; three years ana over
ga miles. over ten flights hurdles
S s.! Fi
/ Y peIrs h 2 C-arUind by Charaxus
-HeImv,ini & l59 .......CT2avl IS 2-5
Gibson Light I47 ............ MARA ? 6-I 50
CryptogTam' = ~ .'..---'.. 'Serln"rdO ~
CIouLd ase9 log IIisutI' 10 10 aiu ~ ~ II
lac 0,onneIIv) : to and 8 TO 8 and Colonel Rorer
3 las CPending). l and 40 20 l. also Start
good. Won easily Time. 4:2o.
Sf>CpND fACf|-'eIhg' three years ana over ." Aio
oue-haIf furlongs of Withers Mile.