Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-18
Grover CleyeIaua.

The Californians at Monmouth Park
are In hard luck. Monday Mr.. Porter
Ashe lost Triboulet from lockiaw and
yesterday Matt Storm had to stand bv
and see his pet horse, Grover Cleveland.
shot. 1t was the verdict of DR.. Shenberd
The loss is serious one to Mr.. storm.
Tor the horse was just running into form,
and 1t was the general remark as he
passed the stand on his way to the post
that at no time since his
arrival from California had he
looked so well. He certainly
looked the winner, but a communal
fracture OF the right pastern Joint stopped
him in the race, and a friendly buIlet
ended his career an hour after. Cleve
land, like Triboulet, was brought on
specially from California to run for the
brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps. He
ulu Dadly and 1t was no. until he had
run In thirteen races without winning
that he achieved victory. 1t was the
mile and a furlong handicap run at
Monmouth in the heavy storm last
Thursday. 1t was his first victory in
1883. He Won a number of races in
Caiifornia last year, majority of them
in fast time.
CLEvELAND's LAST RACE.
Fourth Race-Handicap Sweepstakes. for all
ages at $3O each; with 81 900 added, of which
500 to the second 1 entries. Mile and a fur
D. T. Pulsifers ch. c. Rapine 8, by Rapture.
dam Eug, ME, 1O9 (GoodaiD.
W; p Z; s,n Daly's b. h. The Bourbon, 5, 80,
W; B. jennings CT h. Boaz, S, 10e, Tayiorj 5
Go' Brienl II, Connemara If. Littiefeld] 1o4,
Fitzroy (shanerl 1lS, Little Jim (Anderson) 99
land Nv. Donohue) 10S lbs also ran.
Bettins~s e against Fitzroy; 7 to 2 Come.
to l Rapine IL to each The Bourbon. Prodi-
Locust.
The Race-With the flag Fitzroy and
Grover Cleveland came away like quar-
ter-horses, and at the end of the odd fur.
long they We're running neek-and-neck,
three lengths in front of Prodigal and
Rapine, who led the others. There was
no change in the run around the turn to
the quarter or half, other than that Gro.
yer Cleveland was still leading Fitzroy
half length, with Prodigal leading the
others, three lengths away. At the FIVE
furlong post. just back of the Oceanport
depot, Grover Cleveland was still lead
ing half length, when he suddenly
ooopPOo, % uiu ltZioy, tue pair Del0R
passed by Rapine, Prodigal and Boaz.
The three as named reached the three
quarters on nearly even terms, followed
by Fitzroy and the others. 1t was a close
race up the stretch, with Boaz
and Rapine on equal terms at
the beginning of the last furlong,
after which Rapine came away, winning
by two lengths, with The Bourbon, who
got up in the last strides, second,
short head in front of Boaz, with Are.
tino and Prodigal close up, followed by
Connemara, Fitzroy, Little Jim, and Lo-
custas named. Time, :5615. After the
race it was learned that Grover Cleveland
had broken his right front pastern, Billy
Donohue, who rode the horse, say ing that
it took place soon after the horse had
passed the half-mile post, and that he
on full furlong before he
really gave way. The fracture was
bandaged the best way possible, and
the horse was got off the track on three
legs. When DR.. Shepherd was called,
he said the injury was fatal, and soon
after the crowd left the track Grover
Cleveland was shot. Place betting, 8 to
against Rapine and to The Bourbon.
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