The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-19
GREAT SUBURBAN.
Raceland Wins it in 2:09 As for
August Belmont.
PROHIBITION IN PENNSYLVANIA
Votes of the Cities and Counties on the Ques
tioD-Civil Service Rules Modified
The Chinese Mission.

New YORK, June 1S.-The greatest Amer
lean racing event of the year was deter
mined this evening at the Sheepshead Bay
track A northern wind blew quarter
gale over the course this afternoon, and the
10000 people who were present found then
Overcoats comfortable. The great Subur
ban was the fourth event on the card, and
through the three preceding races the
throng was scarcely held in check by the
interest in the running they had witnessed
The hour had been fixed at APO p. m, but
as soon as the preceding race was run there
was a race to the betting stand. Very sooI
the crowd became so great that it was only
by pushing that the bettOrs could get near
enough to the book-makers to hand them
their money Most of the bettors acted
like crazy men in their anxiety to bet. The
track by this time had dried out finely,
though it was a trihe lumpy, but in fan
better condition than the average suDur-
ban track.
First race, homestal1e, two-year olds, FIVE
eighths of a mile-St. Carlo won in :Ol,
Civil Service second, Beautify third.
Second race, one mile-Sea Drift won in
/ As 80. Inspector B. second. Brown
Charlie third.
Third race, tidal stakes, three year olds,
one mile-SalvatOr won in :442-5, Erie sec
ond, Reporter third.
Fourth race, suburban handicap, sweep
stakes, 800 each, half fOrfeits; the assOcia-
ton TO add the amount necessary to make the
value of tie race $4,000; second to receive
81 600. and third 81 900 out of money SC
added, winning horses to pay penalties and
handicap allowances.
One and a quarter miles-Starters Terra
Gotta, Eurus, Eucland, Badge, Elkwood,
Bella B., Gorge, Volunteer, Raceland and
Bragborn. The race was won by Race
land, owned by August Belmont, Terra
Gotta second, of the Chicago stable, George
third. Time by fractionS-24 l-5, 80, IL,
1925, 2:0945.
Raceland is a bay gelding, four years
old, by Billet, dam Calumet. He was pur-
chased by Joe Ullman. the St. Louis book
maker. as a yearling for 1920. % His
career as a tWO-year-Old was most brilliant
starting twelve times he won nine times:
was second once and unplaced twice. He
met and defeated all the bestyOungsters OF
his age in the country, and placed to the
credit of his owner about eighteen thou
sand, five hundred dollars. After his race
at Washington, where he defeated the
Emperor Of Norfolk in the Arlington
stakes in the best time ever made on the
Ivy city track, August Belmont bought
him for 81, 800.
Mntn Tile ouDuIDdu was GGllGu, JLlt
horses pranced about the post in a restless
way. Volunteer kicked Terra Gotta slight
", and then Gorge gave ElkwOOd a slight
Kick. At the second attempt they got
SWAY, with Gorge in the lead, Elkwood
7Eurus and Badge next. At the next quar-
ter post Volunteer led by a length, Gorge
was second, a length and half behind
with Badge, Eurus, ByanbOrn, Terra Gotta
and Elkwood next. Up the back stretch
Gorge went to the front and soon had the
lead by two lengths, with Eurus second
Gorge led until they were well into
the home stretch, with Raceland next
On they came like the whirlwind
as they entered the homesretch, Gorge in
the lead Now watch the Shipper draw
the whip as Terra Gotta comes with &
grand rush. He did not, and amid the
plaudits of 10000 Threats, Raceland rushed
past the judges stand an easy winner by &
length ana half, in 2:0945, Terra Cotts
second, was half a length before Gorge
third, Erus, Bryanborn, Badge, Elkwood
Volunteer and Bella B., who ran wild anC
clear out of the turn in the upper turn
followed as named. Elkwood pulled W
very lame.
One and one eighth miles-Bessie june
won in :56 4 8, Teatray second, Dunboyn'
third
One and one-fourth miles-Rund won il
! 2:15 10, Larchmont second, St Luke third