The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-31
He WINS A FORTUNE.
BeImont's Colt Potomac Takes
the Race.
The GREAT FuTuRITY STAKES.
AZ sheepshead Bay Many Promising
xwo-Yesr-oids Compete for
Places and Purses.

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Aug. 50.-The weather
today was perfect and 5000 people saw
Banker August Beimont's colt, Potomac
ny St Clair. ont of Susquehanna. win the
fusur1ty stakes. about SO, 900, in la I-5
ms stable companion, Washer. being Sec
ond, and Strathmeath, the junior cham
pion, . good third. In the betting ring
there were lis bookmakers, the largest
number that ever did business on an Amer
lean course.
HE great race was the third event of the
DAY, sweepstakes for 2-year-olds. the
Coney Island Jockey Club to add Sc, 500,
the second 20 receive $1,000 OF the added
money and two-thirds of the starting
money, and the third 81 900 of the added
money and one-third of the starting
money, breeders of the winner and second
horses TO receive 81 500 and 81 900 respect
Iveiy OF the added money. The colts were
70 carry LIS pounds, fillies and geldings lis
pounds. penalties and allowances. SIX
furlongs.
The starters we're: Potomac (1l5) to- 2.
Washer tl10) II to 1. strathmeath (l2N Is
to |. Monterey (1Is) 101 to 1, Rey del Rev
QlSl 6 to l, Esperanza Q05) to 1, CIeopa-
ira I15) SO to 1. Amulet (1lO) to 1, Lone
Fortune tlo6) 100 to l, Kildeer ul2) 80 to l,
Bette Prather (l05) so to 1, Ambulance
(li4) to 1. Montana Ql3l s TO 1. Nellie
Bly, (1o5) 20 to 1, Russell (l30) 30 to L
In the betting ring Rev del Rey, Ambu-
lance and Potomac were the ones most in
demand. and the latter finally closed q
strong favorite
After one false break the horses were of,
but Montana and Rey del Rey were slow
to get into motion and lost ground. Nell
lie Bly, was first to show, followed by Es-
peranza, Bette Prather and Lone For
tune and held the lead for q
sixteenth when she gave way
to Russell. Russell was leading by q half
length at the furlong pole. followed by Es-
peranza, Ambulance. Cleopatra and Strath-
meath. They ran in this order to the
three-eighths, where Monterey took third
place, while Washer and Potomac had both
improved their positions. As they swung
into the stretch Potomac took the lead, fol-
lowed by Srathmeath and Washer.
Patrick and Strathmeath COM
menced drive. The weight was
too much. however. Potomac held the
lead easily and passed the post winner by
two lengths from Washer, who beat Strath-
meath neck for second money. A half
length behind came Rey del Rey, followed
by Montana, Ambulance, Nellie Bly,, Am
ulet, Esperanto, Russell, Bette Proctor,
Lone Fortune. Monterey and Cleopatra.
Time. 1:24Z.
Following are the races:
All ages, i've furiongs-Kingston won, worth
second. Ballard third. Time, los
Dolphin stakes, s-year-olds, mile and one fur
long -Ruperta won, Demuth second, Reclare
third. Time 1:551-a
Three-year-olds and upwards milo-Bobby
Beach won, Fox Meade second, Rizpah third
Time. la 2-5.
Mile and one furlong-Tattler seemed to have
won by . short head, but the judges placed
Quotation first, Tsttler second, and Sorrento
third. Time, 1914
Green stakes, three-year-olds and upward,
mile on turf-Macbeth won, Philosophy second,
Kern third Time LA