The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-25
Ell RIO REY WALKS HOME.
He Wins the Eclipse Stakes With Ease Over =
Great Field.

Great Field.
| WEST CHESTER, N. Y, Aug. 24.-The
great eclipse stakes, handicap, sweepstakes
OF $3.50 each with $4,000 added Of which
$1,000 went to the second horse and 81 900
to the third horse for two-year-olds, and
worth to the winner SOS, 625 was won this
afternoon by FL Rio Rey, the unbeaten
pride of California, Eberlee was second
and Banquet third. The time was IA.
Twenty-Five thousand people saw the race.
The day and track were perfect and the
weather delightful. The event of the day
was fixed for $50 o'clock, but it was that
| time before the racers were summoned to
the post by the bugle. As soon as they had
all arrived, Caldwell got down and said:
Now, boys, this is big stake, and
want all to have good chance l am not
going to start you until get into the stand,
and will start you.With flag, and l will
not use my handkerchief Remember, it
will be flag and 1 will drop it,
AL were soon ready but Cameo, who
was slow to return, but Henderson turned
In front and down went the flag to the
best start ever seen on a race track. Of
course there was a leader and Livonia had
that honor. She was followed by Cayuga
Devotee, Ell Rio Rey and Torso, with
Cameo and June Day bringing up the rear
1t IS safe to say there were not two lengths
between the nose of the first and the tail
of the last one as they swung into the
straight stretch. Ell Rio Rey was in the
lead with Cayuga, DevOtee and Livonia
next. On they came, seemingly slowly,
for their speed cannot be judged from the
stand, as they are constantly approaching.
AS they raised out of the dip Winchell
shook his whip at the California crack and
he instantly shot out couple of lengths
further ahead and then was steadied.
"Great heavens said a well known turf
man, "there is only one in it. Ell Rio Rev
walks home.n
1t was a fact; he had the field at his
mercy and merely played with it. By
comparison, they hardly appeared to be
moving, and though only walking in, he
was able to keep lengths ahead of his
nearest pursuers with the greatest ease
1t was all over but the shouting, and long
before the last furlong was reached ex-
pressions of alteration for the great colt
were made all over the stand and lawn.
On they came, whipping and squirting, but
his sides and TANKS were untouched. As
stately, noble ship sailing into harbor he
went by the judges, the easiest of easy
winners by four lengths. and he might
have made it dozen. Eberlee was sec
ond, two lengths before Banquet third.
Livonia, Cayuga, June Day, Devotee, On
away, SdIleO, 1OFSO, J6fSoy 1dG, DrlZZle
Padisha, chesapeake and Favorite fol-
lowed as named
F'ive-eighths of mile-Catappa won in
01, Brittanic second, Radiant third.
One and three-sixteenth miles-Sorrento
won in 2:05, Castaway second, Sunlight
third.
Third race, Eclipse stakes.
New York Jocky Club Handicap sweep
stake for all ages, mile and a quarterly
time the first furlong post was reached
Firenzi was length and a half before
Persimimons, Torchlight, Raceland, Badge
and Hanover, who were but a few heads
apart As they began to climb the hill
Torchlight showed in front. Firenzi was
the first to make her appearance in the
home stretch, followed by Hanover and
Raceland. Then there was fight which
will long be remembered. Side by side
they came and the result was not only a
contest Of speed and endurance between
the horses, but duel between their
jockeys. Raceland won by neck, Firenzi
second, Hanover third. Time-209.
Three-fourths of a mile-Amazon won in
1:02, Krinkrack second, Golden Horn third.
One and one-sixteenth of mile-Syntax
won in 514, Tattler second, Letretia
third.