New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
OCEAN TIDES ASTORIA.
JVIN.S FOR p. III. M'C4RREN.
JV. r. Condor, Cripple, Takes Sell
ing .StaLe-Ifricander WinS.

After the running OF the Astoria stakes al
CsraNesend yesterday Senator Patrick H. Mcoai
ren's usually mobile countenance wore one OF lhe
smiles that woh't come of His FLY Ocean Iide'
49, fs bav hut stands considerably more than
..,bir-een one garoped Of. not only with the
stake but with huge golden cup which goes
with II. 4 magnanimous ring offered to l against
,ba Nll,'s chances. and. the Senator ana ms
friends generally got aboard at this price, "e
sunerinducing causes of the smile that woulo hoI
-, on, can ne traced without difficulty.
The Astoria is in the nature Of private sweep
s+aee and the subscription is $3.50 each, half for
fat with a cup valued at 500 added 1t is coh-
fined to tno-year-old hllies, and subscribers may
name two each by May /. but only one may start
The distance is five furlongs. As the winner Is
rectei 70 blow in" the spoils of the race prompt
1v and properly for a dinner to the other SUD
scrihers the Is good deal OF d SPoi .'iie
affair Senator AEcCarren was the host last hls NJ
Ocean Tide met five fllies, none OF whom hdo
,nore ihsn modest pretensions 10 lame put 80
.,anlv matched did they seem that the struggle
te+z-een them promised a good race. The form
.a1ars selected Andrew Miller's slim WASTED ilt-
lie fly Julia NJ. carry their wagers pu'' aS siie
- shown in a number Of her more recent races
-, ;,,clinarjon to stop. the support she received
was by no means unanimous. The Mexican s~tdpie ~
started a brand new one in the st LeohaFos III!
r)uskv and after a large round man with a large
green roll had described spectacular circle
around the ring distributing samples OF the green
roll with every layer who would accept H. tue up
on Duskv began more or less Of an epidemic, and
men who had never even seen the hlly played her
% win with an assurance that became arrogance
as fbe price shortened. A. post time TO was the
best quotation he found against DushS. Aile
others were f. r. Hitchcocks chestnut my hep11
by Poutiac-Poncha: the Oneck Stables Trossachs
q eood looking Sir Walter fIly, and the Goughacres
Stables Heatherdown, a daughter Of the HIS"
horse AtneIing Each flly carried ia pounds
For more than four and a half furiongs Juila M
gave her followers reason to believe that in play
ing her they were really finding money, ana uheh'
Just as their hopes were rosest she went 10 pieces
snd botb Ocean Tide and Tepee one on the ran
and the other on the outside, passed her. Bullman
who is possibly AT his best in sprint and on a
tvro-vear-old, handled Ocean Tide in an able man
lier and she won under the wire from MI Hitch-
cocks Tepee. Julia NJ. hung long enough to
take third place from the heavily played Dusky'
who did not seem TO find himself until too late.
There was another stake on the programme d
rather cheap affair, with selling conditions AZ
about six furiongs. 1t was won by the cripple W
r. Condor. after John A. Scott. the faVorite' mao
been All hut left at the post Both Frank Far
relI's Ninotaur. who finished second, and the Co
lunnhia Stables Toscan who third, were the
mediums Of heavy plays. ", r. 'eondoa VINO Is
q dangerous cclt in pretty much any sort or COM
pany ia soft heavy going. led all the way ana
won with little in reserve Minotaur raced Win
MIN over a great part Of the distance. but never
could obtain any advantage over MN -, - ,
sixteenth gave Africsnder. prominent candidate
for the Suburban, opportunity for a hnal prep
Or Taylor and Elliott originally were scheduled 10
start but they all withdrawn. ana those Indt
we're left We're little better than selling race cass
Africander however. conceded All me way !in !Loni
Is TO 81 pounds to his four opponents, ana 1heii
with l2e pounds UP. EailOped three OF them oii
their feet He made the running all the way, ana
a bit when ne drew alongside in the stretch, the
rne,,lt xvas never i'm much doubt. and he won by
practicSiiy a length from Duke OF kendall Afri,
cander win carry 11G pounds in the handicap, and
there are students who think he VIII nave at least
terday. Father Bills Locket who in a distance
race the other day ganoped out in front Tor seNel
fnriongs followed the same tactics in selling
sprint Of about six tGrlonSs yesterday. anq WsS S
successful beating Daisy Green. RostaId ana
ahont ten others. Surian. at a mile ana a SIN
teenth. and Baseful. in a handicap Tor 1~o-Hedt-
olds at five and a half furlongs were the other
winners The track was a nire
SUMMARIES.
FIRST HACE-seiling: , years ever. which have
and not won this meeting about furIongs-
sF Betting fi
Daisy .. 1Nellg
Eva Russell. .. 81 tFurer. ~ 70 and 70 3: MID
night G. :s McCafortyD, so to and 10 10 J. Ben
ioa j. Martini l. to 1 /; Neither One. I. lol
lWiAerson' % 70 and 10 BaikaI Jog n i-eWlsl
and 20 TO J. Mary street lindsey, 10 To and
/ and BriNton : as Travis 10 to snd 10 l. also
good Won easily Time. l-l2$5-
SECOND RAcE-Handicap; 3-year-ods: 1-1e miles.
star Ruh1-Afric Queen I26---. .oodom) $50 Il
I9uke Of kendaL 1oo....-- u Martini 81 60
Invincele. los Lindsey. u to and to l. and
Akela- Io5 Burns. 70 and to TO- also
rood. Won oleverly. Tine. l-50.