The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-06-20
$1,000. 900 BET ON 4 RACE.
Dlkwood Wins the Suburban ifRndI-
cap in Fast Time.


NEw YosK, June 1.-The Suburban was
run and won to-day. and. like last year, i
resulted in a surprise. Fully :s5.0l0 people
journeyed to the track of the coney Island
Jockey Club TO witness this race Of all races
in this country. 1t was the opening day. and
this, too. swellcd the crowd considerably,
for Sheefsliead is the fayorite track OF the
Eastern public. As carly as i2 O'Clock crowds
com menced 10 go down to the sea ON the
trains of the Long Island Read, and at 2:S0
when the firsa race was run, the grand stands.
lawn and betting rings were packed with
pushing. struggling. sweliering crowd OF hu-
manity. Rarely ever before has there been
in the history of any racing track in this
country such crowds or people Everyone
was anxious to pick the winner of the Sub
urban, and it is estimated that nearly mil
lion dollars changed hands on the result.
Book makers reaped a harvest, and were
happy. Elkwood won, the odds ranging
from 2, to 50 TO against him.
When the time for the starting Of the grea;
race arrived the crowd began to grow un-
easy They waited impatiently for the racers
to come out, and when they did the tbrong
gave vent to its feelings by cheering. At last
the racers were al the post As usual, Con-
nemara and Elkwood kicked up their heels
and delayed things for nearly half an hour.
1t seemed hours to those who had money
on the result. Suddenly the cry OF They re
OFF, went up from 5000 throats. Joe Cot
ton, with Jimmy Mclaughlin up, was first
TO get away. and he set out at once to make
the pace Past the stand he was leading Tri-
boulet a neck, with Royal Arch close up.
On the lower turn into the backstretch Roy
al Arch went TO the 'front.' and with Eurus.
last years winner of the Suburban., run
ming second and Joe Cotton third, led down
the backstretch at a fast pace These posi-
tions were unchanged until they reached the
far turn. when firenzi. Elkwood aud Terra
|. Gotta commenced to close up. At the seven
furlong pole Garrison sent Firenzi up, and
the cry went mp, Look at Firenzi Garri-
son viii vim Elkwood, however came
close up TO Firenzi's heels, and There he
stuck until the horses were well into the
stretch BY this time the uproar was some
thing at once terrific and fearful. Thousands
of people were shouting. e Frenzi, Elk
wood, Terra CoNa" and dozen other names
for the horses were all in q bunch. Gradual
ly Firenzi drew clear and, with length the
best of Elkwood Garrison commenced TO
punish his horse. He dug bis spurs deep
into. the sides of the gallant animal. bu it
was all 10 no purpose. Elkwood, under the
vigorous riding of Martin, overhanled him,
and within one hundred feet of the finish
was a head in front. Then there shot out
from the extreme outside another horse,
whose jockey was dressed in black and white
1t was Terra Gotta. Without touch of the
whip he came on, but his run was made too
late, and Elkwood won by the shortest pos
sible head. Had they had fifty feet further
to go the Western crack would have won
the race he was sent ON 10 capture. He ran
in hard luck, for, being pocke,ed on the
turn into the stretch. he was compelled to 90
to the extreme outside in order TO make h is
run The time was 207I. just half a second
behind the record. The performance, how
ever, is a remarkable one. for the horse ear
ried ll9 pounds. while the record maker.
Dry Monopolel, only carried lo6 pounds in
his celebrated race for the Brooklyn Handi-
cap stakes. Mutual pools paid $22o.25 for
straight tickets, and Si0I l5 for the first
place
Elkwood is chestnut horse. five years
old, by Eolus, and belongs to the stable Of
Walter Gratz, of Philadelphia