Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25
KINGSTON KING.
Three Thousand People Witness the
Great Special Race at Gravesend.
Kingston Beats RaceIand and Lowers the
Record by Half SecOnd-Six Strong
FavOrites WiR-Other Sports
Gravesend Races,

RACE TRACK, GRAvEsEND, L. 1. Sept.
24.-The first great Special was run and
wen this afternoon. Fully twelve thou
sand persons shook off their usual deco
rum, shouted wildly, threw their hats in
the air, shook their neighbors' hands
vigorously and felt glad that they were
present to see the acknowledged king of
the turf, Kingston, cleverly ridden by
the colored Archer, Isaac Murphy, pass
under the string a length in front of
Racelaud. Banker August Belmont g
representative, TemY, was the first to
respond to the bugler's call Respondent
in new cOlors. He was profusely APP.
plauded as he cantered past the stand,
but the assemblage broke loose in one
wild hurrah shortly afterward when
Raceland, Kingston and Los Angeles
passed by toward the post.
The excitement was intense as they
wheeled about ready for the word ego. -
'FThey re off, shouted the crowd and
so they were at the first asking with Los
Angeles Raceland, Tenny and Kingston
together. The race was very slow il the
first quarter and passing the stand after
having traversed a quarter of q mile
Raceland led by four lengths. At the
end OF the three quarters Raceland
was two lengths in the van.
Kingston and Los Angeles were lap
ped with Tenny three parts of
a length behind. Making the turn for
home Los Angeles was beaten and Barnes
began to ply his whip. Hamilton and
Mclaughlin were now at the whip, but
Murphy merely shook Kingston up. That
was all that was necessary. The great
racer gamely responded and coming with
rush was soon in the van. Raceland
then was second, Tenny, third and Los
Angeles out of it. The pace in the last fur
long was terrific, but Kingston was
king of the lot and amid
the widest excitement he gal
Ioped under the wire winner
by a lenght in 2:O615, the fastest time
on record, Tenny always game finish
er made a fine fight for second place but
Jimmie was not to be beaten out of
second place and a share of the ap-
plause and landed Raceiand in the sec
ond place by good neck. Los Angeles
was ten lengths away. Fractional time
was: 26 sec; 5l24, IM615, 1:2I2I and
2:0696, half second better than, the
record. Itwas ield day for talent.
Six strong fayorites passed under the
wire winners in succession.
The betting ring was filed with a
happy crowd, while the "booEies''
looked anything but pleasant All in
all, it was the banner of the meeting !
First race-Three- fourths of a mileg7
Gregory won; Mamie B. second: JUDE |
Day, third. Time, 1:l5. "a
Second race-One and one-eigtffh |
miles. Taragon won; Golden Ree3, |
second; Bronzomarle, third. Tirae.
1:5415. Ef |
Third race-WIllow stakes for tw6G1
year olds, tbree-fourths OF mile. Re-ks
clare won; Ruperta, second; Sinaloa II,
third. Time, 1:I54.
Fourth race-The first special, one and !
miles. Kingston won; Race
land, second; Tenny, third. Time,
2 :061a
Fifth race-One mile. Cracksmar
won; Ben Harrison, second; Etruria,
third. Time, l:4234.
Sixth race-Five furlongs Meriden
won; Sam Morse, second; Col. Hunt,
third. Time. 1:0l34.
Seventh race-Flve furlongs. Pearl
Set won; Grimaldi, second; Young Duke,
third. Time, l:Ol14.