The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-03
WON A FORTUNE.
j. B. Haggin's SaIvator Lands the Big
Prize of the Year.

y. u. Haggin's Salvador Lands the Bis
Prize of the Year.
NEW YORK, July 2.-Under lowering
skies attended by rain at intervals, the
f, Sheepshead Bay soring meeting was to
day brought to a close. The king race oi
the day and of the meeting was the fourth
or realization sace, in which $4,000 was
TO be won and lost. Salvador, under Nc
Laughlin, landed the prize in the hands OF
j. B. Haggin, the owner of the horse. II
was the richest 3-year-old race OF
this OF any other year and
brought together prominent turfmen
from all parts of the country.
Among those present were Senator Hearst,
ID. ID. Withers, A. Belmont. J. f. Galway.
Mike and Phil Dwyer, Major Burk, Oden
Bowie, J. b. Haggin, John Hunter and
others. There was considerable disap.
pointment expressed because Garrison did
not ride in the Realization. He was
engaged several days ago to ride Salvador
by Mr.. Haggin, but as Mclaughlin had
also been spoken 10 there was nothing to
do but let the other ride, as he had come on
from Chicago for that purpose. Then Gar
rison partly promised to ride Longstreet,
but as ne could not get down To the weight
(ll2 pOunds) he had to stand down, much
W us ulckucls hNAtuuduit Was a
throng so great as to prevent comfort or
convenience.
Fourth race, Realization stakes for s.
year-Old foals of 1886, sweepstakes 5y sub
scriptions, all the starters to pay $3.50 addi-
tiOnal, all of which shall go to the second
and third horses as further provided. the
Coney Island Jockey club 10 add $40, 600 the
second to receive 50, 600 of the added money
and two thirds of the starting money, the
third 81 900 of the added money and one
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III pounds, fillies and geldings 119 pounds,
non-wIDnlng mare and stallion allowances,
one mile and five turlongs, starters-Sal-
yaior, LonGstreet, Jewel Ban, Long Dance,
Patia, Ny Fellow, Penny, Philander. Mu-
tuals paid S14 55 straight and SIS S5 for q
place. Penny paid 81, los.
My Fellow, closely followed by Philan-
der made the running for q mile and fur
long. Salvador and Penny waiting in the
rear. LoDgstreet and Eric remained near
with the leaders for half mile,
and then retired. Philander
dropped back at the mile and Longstreet
took second place, holding il till be
seemed to strike a snag, judging from
the abrupt way in which he
departed for the rear. The pace was en-
tirely too hot for Eric, and he was COM
pletely tagged out before rounding the
upper turn and Hay ward eased him. seeing
that he was hopelessly beaten Salvador
moved up with bewildering speed on the
turn, taking the lead at the head of the
stretch, with My Fellow at his throat
latch and Penny lighting for the middle OF
/ the track. The favorite was flung 10 the
rail so closely il was not possible for any
thing TO squeeze beside him, so McLauRh-
lin had only one side TO guard.
/ He took no chances, but rode out.
whip and spur. all the way down the
stretch, Salvador responding nObly to every
/ touch of the whalebone and steel, but
even then he narrowly escaped the
terrific rush of Penny who, when
Littlefeld got him Strengthened out,
came down upon The finish like
q thunderbolt Ten thousand people
thought Penny had won. an opinion that
did not agree with the judges for Salvador
number was run aloff- The Haggin colt
won byl the shortest of heads When sal
vator's number went up there was a
chorus of Kisses. but it was soon drowned
by hearty cheers for Mclaughlin and the
! victor. Salvador fret. Penny second, Long
Dance third Time Psi
The following Is summary Of all the
| other races:
One mile-kingston won in 1:4I Repor
ter second. Ovid third.
Three fOurths of q mile-TOrso won In
| l.l6 >, Emonia second. Flatbush third.
One mile and afOurth-BoccaciO won il
I'll. Ny Own second. First Attempt third
one mile and half-Tea Tray won IL
| 2:41 4-5. Barrister second
One mile and Observation-Disclosures wOr
IN Z;z55s. Bella b second. Elgin third.