Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-08
THE AMERICAN TURF.
Another Victory for Tyrant at Jerome
Park

BY Telegraph 90
enormous crowd at Jerome Park to-day,
|dwarfing the previous day. The attraction
was the rich Belmont stakes for three-year-
/ olds, 500 each, half forfeit, or only $40 II
declared by August l. 1884. or $50 If declared
|by Nav is. 1855, with 81 200 added, the
second to receive $500 out of the stakes !;
mile and 4 half The Belmont is practi-
cally the race of the season at jerome Park.
IOut of the original entry of siXty-twO
horses there were only six left in, most of
them having been frightened by Tyrant's
victory in the Withers. He never started
on this track before, but brought a great
reputation from California with him. The
critics did not like the sort of work he was
getting. but whenS it was learned what he
had been at months before he came East
the betting fraternity thronged the stables
and examined the wonder from the Pacific
coast They found Tyrant the horse to
place money on, and did so. The result
was that every sporting paper in the city
had Tvrant marked for the winner of the
Belmont. California residents of New York
who seldom place money on races backed
the plucky three ear-Old heavily. The
Wall street contingency were not repre-
scented at the track largely, but down town
the pOol-roomS were throng> with excited
sCalifornian5, who piled up. money on Ty-
rant, though the odds were even. Your
correspondent conyersed with the trainers
and Jockeys before the first race, and found
the general sentiment in favor of Little
fields Tecumseh. by Attilla, cut of The
.Suuaw. 1t was said Tyrant would weaken
on the one and half miles, thoug q
splendid racer for mile. On the grand
stand, however, Tyrant was seen TO be the
fayorite.
Tyrant won the race in the most easy
manner possible. Duffy never used a whip
from the start TO the finish. The grand
stand fairly went wild. Such cheering
never before was heard on the Jerome Park
track. The horses got away to 4 good start,
Tyrant bounding away with the lead, Miss
Palmer in second place, Wickham third and
St. Augustine fourth. Wickham took the
lead at the grand stand, with Washer lap
ping him, and Duffy sitting T%rant like q
major. riding him easily. At the three
quarters Tocumseh began to make speed,
and it looked for = time as If California
fayorite would be beaten. Duffy did not
urge Tyrant an inch. There seemed TO be
tn most perfect confidence between the
horse and the rider. Nearing the home
stretch the horses were prettily punched.
with St. Augustine in the lead Wickham
L
the stretch st. Augustine still had Il tritie
advantage Tyrant running easy in the
third place. Nearing the finish Duffy
whispered 70 the colt, who responded
grandly and in noble strides won the race
by four and a half lengths, st. Augustine,
LorillaTds crack, taking second money,
and TeCumSeh, to the surprise of his many
admirers, finishing bad third. The race
was virtually Tyrant'S from the start TO the
finish He won as he pleased. Time, 2:43.
After the race was over the barroOm of
the grand stand WIS crowded with Cali
fOrniaus, who were toasting TyTant in
bumpers of wine The room rang with
shouts of the West against the East"
Sporting authorities predict brilliant flu
ttire for Tyrant. Ed. Plummer, we'll
known sport, said to your correspondent:
" Tvrant cant be beaten in a mile and q
half He is wonderful horse, and will
win pot of money for his owners. l
never saw such race. 1t was what you
call air-tight from start to finish" As the
correspondent left the stables crowds of
enthusiastic Calitornians We're marching
Wm-in-arm, hourishing big rolls of bills
and shouting the war cries of the Pacific
coast Atarough estimate 100000 changed
hands on Tyrant's easy victory. Messrs.
Mackay and Claypolc were on the track.
They, like every other Californian, won
money on the event Much praise was
given them for the management of the
stable. Patsy Duf1y's riding was the feat
ure of the day. He has had innumerable
offers from almost every stable on The
track, but will continue with Haggin for
the entire season.
jim Mclaughlin, who rode Tecumseh.
said before the race: - cannot forecast,
but think Tyrant will win the Belmont
to-day lie is q born racer. can't give
YOU word about Te umseh's condition,
am simply here to ride him-to win il l can,
but to loose if | can't win
There will be no California entries next
Tuesday. The last races of the Jerome
Park season Will be on Saturday next. The
Swift stakes will be run for at Sheepshead,
with Tyrant and Manda, even choice, for
favoritcs.
The other races were as follows: Half
mile. for 2-year-uids, InSp ctor Il. won;
Rock and Rye second, Peru colt third.
Time 5oI The mile and a sixteenth. for
all ares. sam Brown won Trafalgar second,
Richard /. third Time, l:5Il. The mile
and three-siXtecnthS, for all ages. Girofa
Won: Cumanchc second TolU third. Time
2:07. The one mile, for 3-yearolds and up
ward. Wandering won; GiroAa second.
Judge Griffith third Time la The
steepiechase and full course Chariemagne
won: jim McGowan second, The Lawyer
third Time 1.2ll
At ST. LOUIS.