, 1890-09-17
OEROEDA THE WINNER,
San of Glencoe King and Maggie
Rankin Lands the Cup.
gssts Limerick Hsndily and the
Race Faster than Before.
The Classic Event Was Interesting
as Any Year Yet.
The paY and me crowd.

A perfect day, a big crowd, fine exhib-
its and splendid races. This sentence is {
briefhistory- oi the opening day ofthe first
state exposition and race meeting. At
o'clock, when the trotting horses we're
called up for the initial heat of the day,
the grand stand was just full, the quarter
stretch was thronged with a s~urging, anx-
ious, speculative crowd. while hundreds
were lined along the fence and innumera
bic carriages contained pretty women and
gallant men keeuly interested in the pros
pective sport. The auction pools we're
going off like corner. lots 10 a new addition,
Paris mutual tickets were purchased ex-
t~ensively by the small operators, while the
cool. calculating oues made game with
the bookies. The book is a new gam
bling feature on tie cheyenne course and
takes well.
Deronda Relrieves Lost Prestige.
Deronda, the beautiful son of Glencoe
King and Maggie Rankin, recovered lost
laureIs and landed the Chez enne club cup
IN gallant style.
OF course the cup contest was the event
of the day. Il was the last race, coming
off Just at twilight. The colors of the
entries were seen everywhere, but the
partisanship was pleasant. From the
time the horses we're called till the finish
few of the vast crowd OF spectators could
remain seated. The keen expectancy was
contagion, the expressed hopes diverse as
the fervent wishes registered. The ladies
especially were in the swim, for the cup
riders are mostly society pets. There
was a perfect turmoil in the betting pit
for thirty minutes before the horses left
the post. Deronda was the f%avorite,
Limerick next, with the rest in the field.
1t finally came that it was even money on
Deronda against the field, and that De-
ronda would get a better place than lin
erick. The latiers admirers were game
TO the last, and must have made a dump
reaching we'll into the thousands. One
ofithe last wagers laid was by David
Miller, who named the finishers in one,
two, three order, ut odds Of twelve to
one. This lead was followed by others,
all at the book, with the result that the
syndicate received a body blow on the
event.
The sadIling paddock was directly in
front of the grand stand and the final
preparations for the flying trip we're
watched with critical interest. The
horses were well known to a majority OF
the audience aud as the name of each
passed along a cheer for the animal fol
lowed. Deronda, Limerick and Wyoming
we're rapturously received. But three
sets of colors were shown, the inevitable
cherry aud canary of the Royal Horse
Association. the sombre white, with
black stripes of the Cheyenne stables and
the pretty brown and range OF Mr.. T.
". Brooks.
When all were ready the bright group
was sent to the post without delay and at
this stage some OF the lockers must have
been bleeding in Re.
W. S, Sam pie, secretary of the Keo-
kuk, Ia, Racing Association oficiated as
starter and Performed the ticklish task
is a highly satisfactory manner. When
he let the flag drop only Limerick was
out ofline. lie was lenptbvise of IN,
track, but quickly wheeled and shot into
the bunch, losing nothing nv his mild
righteousness.
With his young owner aboard the peer
less Deronda cut the mace and made i,
warm. Eagle and ROYAL STAYED with him
for a time, with the rest, led bv Limerick.
fighting Mr.. " hy,e for his head. back
only a few yards and coming in 0ood
shape.
At the three eiyhtbs the boof hcat.
ings and everything else. almost to
ones thoughts, we're auieted bv the pow.
saving the presence of the ladies. bowling
mob. Derooda. bowling along with per.
fiction of equine movement. his broad
nostrils palpitating. the shining sides
slightly heaving and the heavy veins
more prominent than ever, led. and
seemed capable AZ his rider and confident
as his hackers. Now the yaee commenced
for in this battle the last half has always
been the decisive round. After Deronda
came the CHEYENNE stable entries toOetber
neck and neck. then the ROYAL nomipa.
tons, Limerick showing Wyoming the
path aud the other two somewhat back
aud appareptly not a little distressed