The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-22
THE CLARKE STAKES-THE LATTER
AGAIN DEFEATED.

Again have Spokane and Proctor
Knott met. Again has the pride of
the latter been BUNDLED. The Clark
stake has proved terrible disappoint-
ment, not because Spokane won it.
but because he won in such hollow
style. Ten thousand people assem-
bled to see the great Derby battle
fought over again, but they saw in
stead stupidity tame contest, in which
the winner played with his field as if
they were a lot of Brighton Beach
crabs. There was some excuse for
Proctor Knott's defeat of Thursday;
there is none to be offered for that OF
to-day. So long as he was in the
lead he ran like victor, secure in his
strength and confident Of his powers,
bnt the moment he was celia ed in the
stretch he quit like Il coward
When the saadiing bell rang, Spo-
kane was the first to STOW on the
track: his legs in haudages, but other
wise looking fit and as hard as steel.
Once Again next appeared from the
paddock, but he had tucked up APP
pearance and bis coat was dry and
harsh to the touch Proctor Knott
and Come to Taw did not show them
selves on the quarter stretch before the
races, bnt werO led from the stable to
the post blanketed. Spokane fretted
a little at the post, but the flag finally
fell to q beautiful stort. Come to Taw
in the lead by a head, Proctor Knott
second, Spokane and Once Again
tapped for third place. Half way
down the stretch Spokane took the
pole, and as the horses swept Ivy the
stand all under a pull, Spokane bad
the best it by half a length, the other
three punched and not heads differ
ence between them. Here Ritrhie
gave Proctor Knott his head, aud i,n-
mediately began to cat out the run
uing. In the next dozen strides he
had passed Spokane, and at the quar-
ter pole he was leading by a length,
Spokane second, under strong pull,
| Ouce Again and Come to Taw Tapped
a length behind. Down the back
stretch Proctor Kuott increased Lis
lead to two open lengths, snd imme-
diately the cry went up. "Why, he
wins in gallop." But it was long
way home yet, and Riley still had a
double wrap on Spokane.
| AS in the Derby he waited until
Proctor Knott had reached the hall
mile pole, and then he let out link
Slowly hut surely the daylight he
tween him aud the flying leader was
lessened uutil the three quarter pole
was reached, when Spokane was al
Proctor Knots saddle gir,bs. Here
Richie became pauic stricken, and a:
the horses rounded into the stretch he
pulled his whip and began to ply i
with desperation. For dozen stride,
Proctor Knott responded, but SPOKANE
CLING on, and at the eighth pole col
Jared the big chestnut. From this OF
: the race Was never in doubt. Procto
Knott omit the moment he say Spo
kaue's head in front, aud despite thu
most severe punishment refused to re
spond Spokane on the other hand
was running strong aud fresh, IN
marked with whip or rowel, Kile.
easing him up as soon as he saw Ii
r had the big gel'ing beaten.
From the sixteenth pole to the wiz
the contest was tame anti ohe-side'
Spokane winning as he pleased b,
two lengths, Proctor Knott, exhauste'
and pumped ont, second, two length
ahead Of Once again. Come to Tas
treilea along four lengths behind
The time, 2:l21, is very slow, whe1
considering the condition of the track
which was a little heavy in spots, bu
not over second and half slow
Bryant never showed his face durin!
the contest. His stable is away dow,
the stretch below the eighth pole, an'
: there he stayed from the time Procto
; Knott was taken to the post unit
, he was returned to his stall d badl
aud doubly defeated horse.
, Bryant probably shifted defeat fror
afar. Proctor Knott has had SO mucI
work hammered into him of late tina
u the edge is worn off and he is begin
!, ming to 60 back. This alone can ex
plain to-day's defeat, if any explana
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