Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-13
VERY BIG SURPRISE.
Tournament Mt so TO Against Wins the
Grent Eastern Handicap.

Grent Eastern Handicap.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE Coney
Island Jockey Club determined to hold races at
Sheepshead Bay to-day, no matter what the
condition of the weather was. The day was de-
cidedly bad for racing; the rain was so binding
that the spectators could hardly see the start,
andl only occasionally could they distinguish
the colors of the jockeys on the track. The
track was fetlock deep with mud. The event
of the day was the great Eastern handicap. for
which 20 horses started. The lottery of racing
was admirably exemplified in the result. The
Hearst stable relied upon the $4,000 colt, King
Thomas but he was left at the post. and the
race was won by his stable companion, Tourna-
ment, who was so little thought of as winner
that a stable boy rode him. He started at odds
of so to !. Most of the finishes were close. The
number of spectators was small
First race, seven furlongs--Starters: Volante,
Manola, Lady Pulsifer. Cartoon, Cassius. Mad
stone. Cartoon won, Maidstone second, Cassius
second race mile and furIong--Starters: Swift,
Leila May. Oarsman. Oarsman won, Swift Sec
ond, Leila May third. Time, 2:Ol.
Third race, one mile--Starters: Little Minch,
Marchma, Badge, Hindoocraft, Catalpa Bess,
Ban Flag. Badge won. Bess second, Hindoocratt
third. Time, las
olds three-quarters of mile-Starters: Onaway,
AvOndale, Penn T, Rosette, Lord DalmenE, Sue
cessor, b Million, English Lady, Ballyhoo,
Cyclone colt Elkton, Banquet, Flora Ban, King
Thomas, Tournament King Hazen, Jersey Pat,
Civil Service Masterlode, Ballet colt. The start
WAS struggling and King Thomas was left at the
post. Lord Dalmeny, closely attended by civil
Service, Tournament Masterlode, Successor and
Onaway made most of the running until the
stretch, when Lord Delmeny drew away. followed
by Tournament and Civil Service. In the run to
the finish Tournament gradually overhauled Lord
Delmeny and won cleverly by half length, Lord
Dameny second Civil Service third. Time, LIZ.
Fifth race. seven furlongs-Starters: Maid of
Orleans, Young Duke. Frederic. Mamie tonso,
Tattler. Battersby. Marshall Luke. Berlin. John
Jay 5. Gregory, Prince Edward. Mary I, Bertha,
Lizzie ID. Dilemma, Bonanza, Vivid. Gregory
won, Prince Edward second Mary third. Time,
l:32
Sixth race. mile and three furlongs on the turf
Starters: Egin, Bellwood, Nestmorelano, Lo-
tion, Burnside. Bellwood won, Burnside second
Lotion third. Time, 2:43.
The entries for t0-morrow's races at Sleeps
head Bay are as follows:
First race, three-quarters Of a mlle-Mamie B,
Amazon. Miss Bell, Insight, Tulla Blackburn,
Little Ella Folly. Ocypete 100 pounds each, w. q.
Morris, Queen Toy, Ralph Bayard 103 each. Eber-
lee lI5, Polemus IS, Major DAILY 9s.
pounds Tenny 1l6 Eberlee Sc, Penn g. Chaos
Sc. Torso &C. Mamie Fonso 11S Banhag ll3, Eolun-
teer l22 Emotion ll9.
Third race. mile and Observation-Disclosures Jos
pounds MontrOse ll5, Retrieve los. 0rihamme liz,
Tea Tray ll6, Exile l26, A Ia, Sluggard l00
Eleve 9S.
Fourth race. mile and half-DlabIo ITO pounds
Sorrento no. Eric 116 Once Again l06 Cassius lU7,
Kern &C. Phiander 90. Salvador 100, Hindocraft1l4
Fifth race, mile and Quarter-Panama 1o7
pounds, 0arsman lG9, Prather l0l, Letretia 81.
1O4, Royal Garter 1903, Five los.
Connemara 127 Castaway ii. 10, Eleve ia Jennie
ITO, Iceberg ITO.