Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
A GALA DAY.
A GREAT FuTuRiTY STAKES
RACE CONTESTED.
The Most Sensational Racing Event Ever
Witnessed Decided Yesterday on the
Coney Island Race Track
A Great rntrrlty Contest.

New YORK, Aug. 29-Down By the sea
this afternoon on the track of the Coney Isl
and jOcky club, great t'utuiity race was
run. The event carried the richest stakes
in the world, and here is the way the lead
ers finished:
His Htghness won, Yorl1ville Belle
second, DagOnet third. Time, l:l5 Is.
Conditions Of the race.-Futurity sweep
stakes for two-year-olds for lSo9; value 10
winner, $4,000; second, $3.50; twenty-ore
starters.
The most sensational Futurity that has
ever beer run was the one decided at this
course to-day. It was sensational because
Ed Corrigan, owner of the colv Huron, re-
fused TO abide by the decision of the eXeCu-
tive committee Of the club that his horse
was not eligible TO start and invoked the
aid Of the courts, and it was sensational be-
cause of the brltiilnt manner in which the
contending horses were ridden.
The judges utterly ignored Corrigan's
horse, Huron. which came in second, and
he will have to sue the Jockey club for
$685. that belongs to the second horse. The
track was uot fast, being lumpy. After
many Intellectual attempts 10 start the flyers
Il mighty cry arose. echOing back,
They're Off" They're of" and
il was true. Caldwell had caught
them all well in motion and had
secured a magnificent start. York
tage was slight and Mars, Anna B, Lavish,
Tringle and His Highness were tapped on
her, with the rest not d length away. Then
Dasonet with a wonderful burst OF speed
took the lead. and His Highness and Huron
both moved up.
The excitement was intense. Men were
breathing hard, women were clinching their
hands but not a word was spoken. Any
one of half dozen horses appeared to have
a chance. Suddenly Oyerton shot Huron
II the front and men cheered and yelled
while women frantically clutched the arms
Of their male escorts and screamed
Huron" but Huron had not won YET. Nc
Laughlin had seen Overtons move and sent
His Highness after him, while Murphy
vas improving his position on Yorkvllle
Belle. In & few strides Huron and
His Eighness were on even terms,
running ike team and for their lives,
Tapped by Yorkville Belle.
The excitement now was painful in Its
intensity. Frantic betters yelled and
shouted, and hats, umbrellas, canes
and hankerchiefs were thrown
the stand, a struggle commenced in earnest.
Overton was riding Huron like demon.
Mclaughlin seemed to lift his horse along,
while Murphy was whipping and cut
ting, and Yorkville Belle was COM
ing like a cyclone. All OF sud
den Mclaughlin realized that his
time had come and drawing his whip let it
fall on the strained sides of His Highncss.
Slowly but surely he forged ahead, Wills
nehind him Numbered the field with whips
flying and whirling in the air.
BY this time the crowd had become delir-
ious. Everyone was yelling and screaming.
Men and women were crying, and amidst
the greatest excitement ever seen on any
American race-course His Higness, with
nostris aflame, and gathering and reaching
spiendidly, dashed il winner by a length
from Huron, who beat Yorkville Belle half
length for place, with Dagonet length
away. Cheer after cheer rent the air and
for ten minutes the excitement continued,
and then it died away, and the rest of the
races were looked al with but little in
terest.