St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-19
.SheepshenA Bnu Rncea.

New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Twenty thousand
people went to Sheepshead Bay to-day owing
generally 10 the interesting programme Of
racing prepared, but more particularly to see
the race between Dwyer Brothers Miss
Woodford and Lorillard's Drake Carter.
Sporting men from all over the country were
present. This contest was known on the
programme as the third race. 1t was a match
race for s., 900 a side, with ~, 900 added by
the association, distance two and one-half
miles. Drake Carter was ridden by Hay
ward, 1l5 pounds, and Miss Woodford by
Mclaughlin, ll5 pounds. In the pool Miss
Woodford sold ut 500 and Drake
Carter at $50. The betting was
500 to $55 on Miss Woodford.
and IS TO s. against Drake Carter. When
the race was called there was not u vacant
spot on the grand stand The lawn in front
of the stand was q jammed mass of human
ity, and in the inlield there was behind the
rail a mass Of spectators twenty deep. Miss
Woodford was the first to appear. Her name
wns pleated, and she was ornamented with
red and blue ribbons. Cheer after cheer
went up as she came on the track. She APP
pcared to be ia wonderfully good form, and
saucily switched her tail and tossed her head
ms she cantered by the grand stand. A few
minutes after Drake Carter galloped bv. He
wore hood and sheet. Although Hayward
wore Lorillard's cherry and black, he aroused
but few faint cheers. The horses were slow
10 come 10 the post but when the Jockeys
were once mounted they were sent
away to a capital start. Drake Carter got off
in front and coming by the stand led by q
length and half, Miss Woodford was under
a dead pun. AZ the end of a mile and three
WAAlfprI h,I
nearer Carter and there remained 10 the
quarter pole which Is at the head OF the
stretch. Here Mclaughlin let the flly out
to Cartcr's head Hayward at once drew his
whip but It was no use, Miss Woodford only
seemed TO take longer and quicker strides
quickly opened daylight between herself and
her competitors and appeared for moment
10 have runaway, but was brought under the
wire in a csnter, where she was pulled almost
10 n standstill, coming to a halt with her
mouth wide open, winning by ten lengths.
Time, 1889.
The match race was followed by the Great
Eastern handicap for two-year-olds, three
quarters ot a nile. After several false starts
Toustouc shot to the front. At the turn for
home Tenstone still led the entire field in Il
close bunch. In the stretch Pardec came up
with a rush, but too late. Teustone won
byfhan length ahead of Guano, Pardee
third. Time, 1;l6R.
Handicap sweepstakes for all ages, mile
ana five ur.ouls-Gen Monroe won, Fos-
teral second, Euclid third. Time, 2:53t,.
Welker handicap sweepstakes, mile and a
quarter-After a terrific finish, Checkmate
won, Matte Rapture second, Referee.third.
Time, 200.
Purse race, $500, three-year-olds aud up
wards, selling allowances one mile-Gion-
garue won cleverly by neck, Marklaad
second, Lutestring third, Time, 1:42. The
winner was entered for 81 300 and sold for
S2,i05.
Handicap sweepstakes, for horses that
have been beaten during the meeting, mile
and quarter-Ferg Kyle Won, Economy,
after strong rush in the stretch, coming in
second, Chanucleer third. Time, 2:lOl..