Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25

Eclipse stakes, handicap sweepstakes OF
$3.50 each, with $40, 1000 added, OF which
sz,ooo went to the second morse anu Sl,ooo
to the third horse for two-year-o olds, and worth
to the winner s2S.625, was won this afternoon by
ii hio Rey,unoeaten pride OF california, Eoer-
lee was second and Banquet third The time
was Ia.
twenty-five thousand persons saw the race.
Tne oay and the track were per1ect. Inc
weather was delightful, a pleasant breeze play
ing over the grounds and through the spacious
buildings.
"A rvp1r.1 cpown
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one and numbered representatives from every
prominent point in the country. and all were
earnest in their praise of the race course and
i.s peerless accommodations. rne event Oh
the Cay was nxed Tor $50 O'Clock, Dut IL was
that time before the racers were summoned to
the post by the bugle.
Assoon "a tbav h,d o,, ,--;rod NJ c.Idvar
,xot -, =, -, -, t. n -.
~. ~ uo"n anu maoe httie speech. ne saiu:
now boys TINS Is a big stake, and want all
to have good chance. 1 am not going to start
you until get into the stand, and will start
yon with the Aac and 7 will not usa INV hand
kercbief Rsmsmhar - ,,;I, he the a.. nd
s,, Neroniei. nememoer' IL VIII De .ne nag, anu
Will orop H." All were soon ready but cameo,
who was slow to return, but Henderson turned
in front and down went the flag to the best
q ira
LIvoNIA LED THE FIELD.
OF course there was leader. and Iiyonia had
tnat nonor. Sne was .oiio"eo Dy Oasuga,
Devote, II hlo hey ana Torso, with cameo and
Juneday bringing up the rear 1t is safe to saw
there were not two lengths between the nose Of
the first and the tail Of the last one. As they
in the lead, with Cayuga Devote and Livonia
nart On thew came seemingly SLOWLY for
- as-. - ;,sS.oI So, e.. s,sra .s
.ner speeo c1nnot ne juuseu rom sne ssanu as
they are constantly approaching. As they
raised out of the dip, Winchell shook his whip
at the California crack. He instantly shot out
was steadied. "Great heavensl' said a we'll
known turfman. There is only one in it.
p,o ppv w.1us uo,,r
Ell hho NJ, "NAn' Ao
It was a fact He had the field at his mercy,
and merely played with it. By comparison they
hardly appeared to be moving, and he. though
only walking in was able to keep lengths ahead
of bis nearest pursuers with the greatest ease.
1t was all over but the shouting and long be-
fore the last furlong was reached expressions
uf admiration:for the great colt were made all
over % tne s stand ana hin;H she lawn. a rrr,n nrs
his sides and fianks were untouched As state
ly as noble ship sailing into harbor, he went
by the Judges the easiest Of easy winners by
four lengths. and he might have made 1t
dozen. EDerlee was second, Two lengths before
banquet tnlrd; LlVonia, Ca{ugs, Juneday, De-
xo.e, Onway, Sameo, iorsI Jersey Fat Drlzzle,
as s named Cd p The " winner OF the great Eclipse
stakes, FL MO rSey, Is owned by theodore Win
a fine racer His dam was Marion and his sire
N0r''A v,s ,co.n
KEY GhEAT kECohD.
Rey started in his first M f. race s at St Louis 1 on
aie, i i anu inpnS tSa 'eS Ions breyers
stallion stakes, valued at Sl,3oU, at tnree-quar-
ters Of a mile, with Winchell, at llS pounds.
lime M At CHICAGO. he won a race of five and
a half furlongs. defeating Lord Peyton and
Extravagance, carrying 12a pounds. On June
q he started for the the Kenyood stakes and won
sne and gn1 Penn p f6s distance % was fve.eshshs Of
a mile. and the winner carried l2o pounds with
won the Hyde Park stakes at Chicago, valued
at $3.50. defeating sinaioa II. by two lengths.
Whcnsn WeisnSu izo pounus. ,.
onoruy al.eI Inc Iacs ne o@I.o @ East anu nas
been in constant training; 1t was expected
that he would start In at least two of the Mon
favorable On Zach occasion
rur prsn,rs nvr.u
N
First race, hve-eigntns OF mile--starters;
Brittanic, King Crap, ban Cioche' hing Idle, "a
talpa, Kidnap III, Radiant Reward, Meckie'H.
Catalpa won IN iol' brittanlc second hadlans
third.
Starters. ClamDaRQe Charlie. Silleck. Sorrento.
Groomsm.n, Castsway 1T. sunlight, Miss C,ody
soFrento won IN a:os castsway ii second. suniSRt
Fill IrS"'o "oA i -'''' oA' -
tnFd -..s Great rc,nsa stakes for a.vear-o,ds
@ raIe ~ so eacb haif forfet or onIy s9i
f. Secared with Sio 90 added Of WbjsH A. 90 TO
d - 80, a. ~ ~ ,hird ,hroo,u Of
seeona sra Sstti0g anS iocreys Vi
E1 Rio Rev WincbeIi 10 10 i. Torsi Murpbv p
.. "a no y' ney' Hii,en ~ nin,, fpv{{n,a
ton * to I: Banauet IayloT 20 TO /. Csyu9a Ii
tieseid to i: Jersey pat Nos6ier 10 To- i: Eber-
lee paai, 10 70 l; peyotee 10 Il
pe, p,ih ~ ~ ~ Inne n.T WnraIaod'
so to- i: Cameo. Henderson. So to !: Liyons. Bcr.
o oon W OK 10 NJ Rio Rev frsf Eheriee second and
g, geu 20 70 th,d MY y ey LA T% ,I TT1Iau anu aHd
az ~ straisht and sIo so for n,ace Fheriee who
vas in the - seiS1 na{d so IN p'A'e' ee N"A0
"as Eomrth m % raca NpeW VI Ioctsx C,rh h.nd,.,n
swee2stakes LGr az nc ages S OF siso eacn, wSn @ ~
,hird Oa ne NILE a5d ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Esnoysr
tn n Wrrnbv mi 20 \. Eirensi McI an Sbiin Z to 4.
Raceiand. Garrison. to i: orisame. Anderson,
ton as 10 i: Belle h. Moorehead. 40 to i: Dun |
pofae. Te.ins it;leseId % 70 =. P,srsiwmans TaE
icr iSto i: TorchIight, Sims 100 to i; Eiyee Raw.
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