New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-28
RACING IN THE MUD.
POOR SPORT At JAMAICA.
Csaraphine Wins Columbus Stakes
Race for BurIeigk.

track deep in mud from the rains OF the even
ing before PLAYED havoc with the racing Jamaica
yesterday, and so numerous were the scratches
that IN only two contests were there more than six
horses started. Altogether II was the dullest and
most hstless afternoon since the season opened
and the attendance was notceabIy below the aver
sge.
Scratches reduced the Columbus stake the al
legged feature OF the programme. 10 three cor
nered sprint between Czaraphine Goldheur and
Escutcheon. The stake is selling affair at three
quarters OF mile. and is confined TO three-year-
dds Czaraphine was much superior TO her two
opponents that the contest was virtually q walk
over for her. After furlong had been run. Hide
brand gave her her head and. galloping over
Escutcheon, she won as she pleased by four Or five
lengths. The Goldcrest colt pleased the form play
by taking the place from Garson's EeldIng. The
winner was held at % to Is on and the race pro.
yoked little speculation.
IN a handicap foE the older horses at FIVE and a
half furlongs, E =. Smatherss chestnut gelding
Burleigh disposed OF Toscan. New-York and a
couple OF others without much difficulty The son
OF Ben Strome fairly revealed in the soft going
and had the others at his mercy from start to
finish Hildebrand waited with him behind Right
and True and New York but when he set him down
Il was al over. Right and True slipped and nearly
put Smith. his jockey. the inner rail. What
ever chance the little black horse might have had
was lost then. and he dropped from first 10 last
place Il couple OF strides. Toscan beat the others
for the place. but had be ridden out to stall on
the stretch run made by NeNE-York. Burleigh yyas
q slight favorite over Toscan. closing at to s.
The Albemsrle Stables useful lilly Bohemia made
Teacress and Belle Strome appear extremely COM
uonplace three ear-olds by beating them she
liked. IN six-furlong sprint for horses OF her age
Teacress and Belle Strome raced head and head
20 the turn for home, and the race seemed 60 be
between them, when Burns on Bohemia, set her
down, and Il was all in a twinkling. The
daughter Of Wagner splashed mud in their faces
ell the way from the quarter-po TO the judges
stand and won going away by couple OF lengths.
Teacress outgamed Belle Strome and took the
place by nearly a length. SuIerance the only
other starter. outrun all the way Mr. Pagers
mare was a slight favorite over Bohemia
The finish between Sydney Paget's Deuxtenps
and ". S. Prices Bantam. in a four and half
furong scramble for 2-year-old platers, the
best OF the afternoon. and so close were they to-
Eether as they went by the judges that from the
grendstand il impossible 10 tell which had
Von. DeuNtemps however, caught the judges eye
first Harlae, brown younssleG 10y ArEIt-f t .
Tor, which Frank Farrell started Tor the drst uIe'
showed some speed and courage, and peat the
others. The winner was al 10 l. Merrtck, the
fay0rite. beaten OF
in a for plateTs at one mile ana seventy
yards and disposed Of King Pepper. Arsenal and
number Of others, after waiting benlnd King
Pepper and Daisy Green for q greater part or the
Journey. Arsenal, the favorite, was an Indifferent
II r. Duryea started Mixup. a rather diminu-
tive younester. by ALeddler-Mannie Himyar in a
maiden race four and one-half furlOngs, and
although no showed ability TO run, he ured
and beaten Of. In sharp stretch struggle
Phidias won the race by nearly TWO lengths from
the faVoTlte, Feronese Sidney F. was the runner
Up. Three first choices were successful
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