Traverser Badly Beaten., Daily Racing Form, 1897-10-08

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TRAVSRSER TRAVERSE BADLY BEATEN BEATENVirginia Virginia Brndleys Brindles sensational twoyearold toehold Traverser Traverse was ignobly beaten in the 1200 youngster stakes at Harlem yesterday Tra Terra Terser was carrying top weight 123 pounds but the public remambersd remembers hie hide la t psrforninncs performances and could not discern the elasticity of a weiebt Sweet scnle scene that could bring him and his company to ¬ gether ether It therefore backed him at eren ere money ana less with confidence When Mr Dwyer lent the field away Trsrersors Terriers backer looked for him to go to tha than head of affairs at once as he usually does The colt howevsr however was not in that sort of R mood and was never bettor than fourth in the racing procesion procession On the turn for home he bolted to the rail and almost hnnc hence Napamax Napalm on the fence fenceBrewer fencer Brewer Schorrs Scorers colt Presbyterian with Tommy Burns up broke fifth and well on his stride and going to the front at the half ltd all the way and won with something to spare Tnlly Tonally Coulters colt Official was lecond second a acant vacant half length in front of Algareta Algarve v Colonel Clark was not latiified Actifed with Trayer Prayer sers seers race and had E Bradley his owner and Jockey Morgan in the stand to explain Both rider and owner claimed the colt had the habit of bearing in and would never run his race un ¬ less he could get to the front early earlyIt early It was a bad day for favorites Carnero Caner at 1 to 3 was the only bettine betties choice to win He was in the soft spot of tht that day and the fifth race Morgan rode Carnero Caner and lingering in third place to the stretch turn cut the colt loose there He won in a canter canterUmbrella canter Umbrella McGnigan Michigan had a good day win ¬ ning Ming two races with Hazeldeau Hazed and Mordecai Mordacity His party was sanguine over Haeeldean Sheldon her price being cut from 8 to 1 to 6 to 1 under wise play She is a half sister to Ben Ed or and raced away from her field as though it was a fixture fixtureMordecai fixture Mordecai Mordacity scored in the closing race but only after he had gamely stood a long hard drive through the stretch with The Tory The latter was the good thing for the race backed from fives to threes He seemed to be a trifle short and weakened at the end Morrison Orison rode a good race on Mordecai Mordacity MordecaiHamliu Hamliu Halibut thanks to Burns Brood handling won the second race and Harry McCouch McCoy backed with reason by his owner won ths this third race in a hard drive from Queen Safie Safe and Dan Huger The latter had bad racing luck and ran a grand race


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