, 1889-09-18

Second choice now appears. 1t is little
Wyoming and John M. Kuykendall sits
lightly on the pad. The bonnie mare,
well muscled. closely built and intelligence
beaming from her big eyes. looked a fit
adversary for Deronda. She carried the
Post Percheron colors.
Mr.. White OF Denver came on with
Kildare. a fine young bay gelding much
resembling Limerick. The colt was in
bad humor. His surroundings were new,
stronge and conducive to excitement.
The horse seemed DAFT or Incredibly
stubborn from the moment he was hon
ored with the beautifully blending Per-
cheron colors.
Bedouin. a big black, clean cut charger
who had been splendidly named had his
owner, Mr.. Brooks aboard and behaved
nicely. Bedouin is the son of Belvoir, a
trotting sire. but can run. The tasty
brown and orange coIors we're worn by the
popular young clubman.
Ruddy-featured Mr.. Ruddach, in the
neat black and white of the Cheyenne
stables, was astride Lalee when the spir-
tied little mare dashed upon the track,
battling for the mastery. Her appear
ancs revived the hopes of many who had
placed money on the field.
Sometimes racing preliminaries are stu
pid, but not SO Yesterday. There was
nearly as much excitement during the
wait at the post as when the race was on.
Lalee ran away twice, %fretting and exert
ing until there was no hope that she
would make a race. Kildare seemed pos
sessed of the devil. He paid no atten-
ton to the reins in the hands of Mr..
White, and charged first one way and then
another at full tilt. His final irregular
squirt was a stunning half in the wrong
direction. He ended this by taking a
four foot fence. stumbling on the top rail
and laded in a heap five feet away.
White, who is an excellent rider, came
out unscathed.
A chase over the grounds after Kildare
had just commenced when the grand col.
lection of cup horses was sent away after
scoring only a total Of half a dozen times
when hampered with Kildare and Lalee.
The latter now seemed docile enough.
The start was fair and the scene inspIr-
ing as the gallant nine deployed across the
wide track much as troopers when dsci-
pline is lax. The rays of the sinking sun
playing upon the vari-colured costumes
made a picture hat recalled stirring
scenes.
Each racer was keen to be away. Each
was fighting for her or his head, but some
how the riders seemed in no hurry TO COM
mcnce the actual contest. They were well
down the stretch before wal was declared.
Then Wyoming shot to the front and
with the courage, power and speed insep-
cradle from blood of Huerfono and Bill
Finney, set a killing pace. Nellie Bly,
shot after the leader leaving a bunch in
which Deronda was most prominent. At
the head of the back stretch they we're in
Indian file and all flying. The first time
round all were well under way. Wyom-
ing, at a wonderful stride, still led; Linn
erick, attending strictly to business, had
somehow gotten to second place; Deronda,
with apparently any amount of speed and
power in reserve was third; Nellie Bly,, at
a merry clip was next; one blanket might
have covered Bedouin, who was pound
ing the earth in earnest and Fleet who
seemed to feel the pace about right.
Lalee, Trouble and Little Owl were even
now out of the race.
Around the upper turn and down the
back stretch the speed was increased a
bit, but the final struggle commenced at
the last quarter. John Kuykendall drew
whip and it descended with vicious force
on Wyoming. She did not respond and
a moa went up from the grand stand.
Mr.. Irvine had lost his whip, but Deron-
do took a few big jumps and drew up
along side Limerick and was passing
Harry K~uykendalrs mount when the lat
ter raised his CAD. They were now at
the head OF the home stretch. Limerick
paoocu bCiOhud IL 1OLuluR u llIll6
way down the straight track as though
they were stationary objects. The mare
seemed in distress and the grand f%avorite
well no one knows what was the mat
ter. He, for one thing, felt no whip on
his glossy TANKS. They tore toward the
wire for the last time. Limerick's rider
used whip and steei, but found time to look
behind and see that he must win by a
length. Deronda was now coming as he
should, but too late. and Wyoming, tax
ing punishment was at his flank. Thus
they finished. The adherents of the fav-
orite were deeply disappointed, but were
unselfsh enough to join the field retainers
in a wild burst of applause.
Nellie Bly, was fourth, Bedouin a COOL
fifth and Fleet. Little Owl, Trouble and
Lalee stragglers.
The time was 2:ll. This is four and
one-quarter better than Deronda did last