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

Park.
| by Telegraph
/ JEROME PARK, June 6th.-Ihere was an
fenormous crowd at Jerome Park to-day,
ldwarfing the previous day. The attraction
Twas the rich Belmont stakes for three-year-
Folds. 500 each, half forfeit, or only $40 if
Ideclared by August l, 1884, or $50 II declared
Ibv Nav il. 1888, with 81 200 added, the
lsecond to receive $500 out of the stakes
Imile and half The Belmont is practi
Icallv the race of the season at Jerome Park.
IOut of the original entry OF siXty-two
thorses there were only six left IN, most of
lthem having been frightened by Tyrants
Ivictorv in the Withers. He never started
ION this track before, but brought a great
lreputation from California with him. The
tcritics did not like the sort of work he was
getting. but when it was learned what he
/ had been at months before he came East
1.-The betting fraternity thronged the stables
Hand examined the wonder from the Pacific
lcoast. They found Tyrant the horse to
Iplace money on, and did so. The result
was that every sporting paper in the city
i had Tvrant marked for the winner of the
/ Belmont. California residents of New \ ork
Ewho seldom place money on races backed
tue pucky three-vear-old heavily. The
/ Wali-street contingency We're not repre-
tsented at the track largely, but down town
1.-THE pool-roomS were throng,d with excited
ICalifornians, who piled up money on Ty-
rant. though the odds were even. Your
Icorrespondent conversed with the trainers
Hand Jockeys before the first race, and found
Ithe general sentiment III favor of Little
fields Tecumseh. by Attilla, cut of The
tSulaw. 1t was said Tyrant would weaken
| on the one and a half miles, tnougI a
| splendid racer for a mile. On the grand
/ stand. however, Tyrant was seen to be the
! favorite.
| 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 good start,
Tvrant 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
piHg him. and Duffy sitting Tyrant like
! major, riding him easily. At the three
/ quarters Tocumseh began to make speed,
! and it looked for 4 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 81. Augustine in the lead Wickham
/ SeCOIti, ltCutl4StIi lIllttl AZ lIc utfli VI
the stretch St Augustine still had u trde
advantage, Tyrant running easy in the
third place. Nearing the finish Duffy
whispered 70 the colt, who responded
grandlv and in noble strides won the race
by four and half lengths, St. Augustine,
Lorillard'S crack, taking second money,
AMI 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 bar-roOm of
the grand stand was crowded with Cali
furniaus, Nho We're tuasting Tyrant in
bumpers of wine The room rang with
shouts Of " the West against the East"
Sporting authorities predict q brilliant frl-
tiire for Tyrant. Ed. Plummer, a we'll
known sport. said to your correspondent:
- Tyrant can't be beaten in mile and
half. He is a wonderful horse. and will
win a not of money for his owners. |
never saw such race. 1t was what YOU
call air-tight from start to finish" As the
CORRESPONDENT left the stables crowds of
enthusiastic Californians were marching
mm-in.arn, hourishing big rolls of bills
and shouting the war cries of the Pacific
coast Atar6Igh estimate 5000. 600 changed
hands ON Tyrant's easy victory. Messrs.
Narsav and Clavpole 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 Duffys riding was the feat