The morning call., 1890-08-31
BELMONT'S BIG WINNING
Potomac Lands the Rich FutuFity Stak, al
SheepShoad Bay.

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Aug. 30.-The weathef to-
day was perfect aud 10000 people saw Banker
August Belmonps colt Potomac, by st. Blatre
out OF Susquehanna, win the futurity stakes,
worth $4,000, in 1 IA is. his stable compan-
ion, Mashei, being second aud Strathmeath, ne
junior champion, good third
In the betting ring 115 book-makers, the larg-
est number that ever did business on an Amer
lean course, were present. The great race vas
the third event Of the day, Il sweepstakes
for two year oids. the Coney lsiind
horse TO receive $1,000 Of added moiey
ana rwo-tuds Of the starting money; the IN q
$1,000 OF t. e added money and one-third OF the
starting money; the breeders Of ihe winner ind
second horses 10 receive $500 and $1,000 oil ne
added money respectively; colts TO carry 1tS
pounds, fllies and geldings L l5 pounds, penal
ties aud al!owances-six furlongs.
The starters were: Potomac Q15). SO 10 81;
Masher Q1O). S12 ito S1 Strathmeatn I24). sl6
to 81; Monterey 11S), 500 TO 81; Rey del Rey
uos), So TO 81; Esperauza Qo3), 50 10 81; Geo.
palra Ql5l $50 10 81; Amulet Ql0l $40 10 81
Long Fortune u0S), 500 TO 81; Kildeer ul2I,
$50 TO 81; Bette Prather 900, $50 TO 81 Am
bulance u14)s S54 10 81; Montana Q13) SGo 10
81; Nellie BY Q0ol $50 TO 81; Russell C5ol
$50 TO 81.
In Ihe betting ring Rey del Rey, Ambulance
and Potomac were The ones most In demand anu
the latter nnally closed strong iavorlle. After
one false break the horses were off, but Montana
and Rey del Rry were slow TO get in motion ahu
lost much ground. Nellie BY was the hfsl " =
suON, lOHOWtu NY CSpcIduLI, Dcttio '"t'N' ~
Loug Fortune and held The lead for sixteenth
when she gave way TO Russell.
Russell was leading by half length al tne
furlong pole, followed by Esperauza, Ambi,
lance, Cleopatra and Stratbmeath. They ran Id
| this order down TO The three eghtbs where MOl'
| terey took third place, while Masher ana folo
mae had both improved tleir positions -,
As they swung into tile stretch Potomac tooh
| The lead. followed by S!rathnleath aud Mashei
| Theu Fitzpatrick on Strathmcath commehced
| drive. The weight was too much. however
| for Potomac held the lead easily ant ant
passed the lost a winner by IVY,
| lengths from Masher, who beat Stialhmeali
| neck for second.money. half length ava.
| came 1tey del Rey, followed by Montana, An
| bulauce. Nellie BY, Amulet, Kideer EsperdnZa
| Russell, Bettie Prather Long Fortune, Mon
| ierey and Cleopatra. Time, liza 1-5.
Following are the other races:
First race, all ages, mile aud five furl0ngs
Kingston won, Worth second, Ballarai tnia
| Time, :0S.
Second race dolphin stakes). for three
year.0lds mile aud 4 furlong, Rupeita won
Demuth second, keclare Third. Time, 200 I.I
| Fourth race, for three e-year-olds and upward
one mile, Bobby Beach won, Foxmede sec0nC
| Rzpah third. Time, l: al 20.
Fifth race, mile aud a furong, Tattler seeme'
| to have won by a short head, but the jugs
| placed Quotation first, 1attler second ana oo
rento third. Time, 100 1-5.
Sixth race Green stakeS), three.year-Olas an
upward, one mile Oh the turf. Macbeth wol
Philosophy second, Kern third. Time, l:44.