Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21
The Suburban Handicap at Sleeps.
head Bay Track Won by Race
land in 2:O9 4-5.
His Rider Holds Him up Until the
Home Stretch, Then Comes in
With q Rush.
10000 People Present to Witness
the Greatest Sporting Event
of the Season.
The Event of the Year.

New YORK, June l8-The greatest
American event Of the year was deter
mined this afternoon at the Sheepshead
Bay track. 1t was the fourth race, and
other previous events were as follows:
Two-year-olds, five furlongs-St. Carlo
won, Civil Service second, Beautify third:
time 1:01. Mile-Seadrift won, Inspector
B second, Brown Charlie third; time
1AS S-5. Three-year-olds, mile-Salvator
won, Eric second, reporter third; time
1A 2-5. Suburban handicap sweepstakes
Of 500 each, association to add amount
necessary to make the value CT the race
$4,000. Mile and quarter-Starters:
Terra Gotta, Eurus, Raceland, Badge. Elk
wood, Bella B, Gorgo, Volunteer and
Bryan Boru. Raceland, owned by August
Belmont, was the winner; Terra Gotta, of
Chicago stables. second; Gorgo, owned by
G. Hearst, third; time by fractions, "a is,
so, Ill, 1:4s25, 2:O9 4-5. A northwest
wind blew a gale, and the 10000 people
who swarmed over the grounds found light
overcoats comfortable.
The first of the great contestants to par
ade was Terra Gotta, with Mclaughlin up.
He was recognized with plaudits as he
gave the chestnut his preliminary canter.
The horses p1anced about at the post in a
restless way. Volunteer kicked Terra
Gotta slightly, and then Gorgo gave Elk
wood slight taste of her HEELS A break
away was made. 1t would have been a
start, but Bella B flew the track the re-
verse way and prevented it. The next at
tempt was more successful. The flag fell
and away they went with Gorge in the
lead, Elkwood, Eurus and Badge
next. Coming to the stand
Volunteer led by nose, with
Gorge two lengths before Eurus, who was
two lengths before Badge, who had Bella B,
Raceland, Bryan Boru and Terra Gotta
next. AT the quarter post Volunteer led
by a length, Gorgo was second length
and half before Bella B, with Badge,
Eurus. Bryan Boru, Terra Gotta and Elk
wood next. Going up the back stretch,
Gorge went to the front and soon had a
lead Of two lengths from Eurus. second.
Then came Bella Il, B,Volunteer, Bryan Boru,
Badge and Terra Gotta under whip, and
Elkwood. Gorgo led until they were well
into the home stretch, with Raceland next,
on whom Garrison was sitting like a
marble statue. AS they entered
the home stretch Snapper gazed
right and left, and pleased with the
survey, kept Raceland to his work as
steady as a clock. On they came like a
whirlwind, Gorge still in the lead. Still
like statue sat Snapper, and as immov-
able as fate. Nov watch Snapper draw
the whip,' said one as Terra Gotta came
with a grand rush. He did not. With a
confidence grand in itself, but almost
heartbreaking to his hackers. he merely
sat down and urged this noble animal the
slightest bit. He seemed to feel it was all
over but the shouting, and SO it was.
Amid the plaudits of OOOthroats kaceland
dashed past the judges stand an easy win
ner by length and a half, in 200 4-5,
Terra Gotta second, was a half length be-
fore Gorgo third. Eurus, Byran Boru,
Badge. Elkwood. Volunteer and Bella B.,
who ran WIDE, were clear out of the run
in the upper turn, following as named.
Elkwood pulled up very lame. The win
ner's neck was encircled on his return to
the stand with gigantic floral horseshoe.