The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-30
SENSATIONAL FUTURITY.
HIS HIGHNEss WON THE Rtcursr.
STAKES IN THE W oRLD.
huron Also Made a Fine Run-Isd Corr,-
gan's Legal Skirmisll- 900 Peop1e.
Witnessed the Great Race at she.ns
head Bay Yesterday

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Down by the sea
tnis afternoon, on the track of the Conev
lsianu Jockey Club, the great Futurity race.
sweepstakes Tor two-year-olds, of 1880 three
quarters OF mile, was run The evant
carried the richest stakes in the world and
mere is the way the leaders finished. ne
Highness, ridden by Mclaughlin, first: YORK;
vile Belle, ridden by Murphy second; Dap.
onet, ridden by Taral, third. Time. 1.1h tx
His Highness and Merry Monarch. waro tho
iavorites, at = to at first, but the money ala
not come In last enough to suit the innatian+
bookies and they raised the price to <
TO =, and from that to to i and
In the meantime Dagonet money had bee,, ~,
rolling into the bookies' hands in a regular.
stream. First there was to /. and at that
price tens of thousands of dollars wss
wagered. Yorkville Belle opened at g TO
was receiving support. '"o
The most sensational Futurity that has ever,
neen run was the one decided at this co,,rea
to-day. 1t was sensational because Ed Corri.
gan, owner of the colt Huron, refused to abjde
tS py 'ne uecislon OF the executive committee of
the club that his horse was not elioihIa
to start and invoked the aid of the conrts
IL was sensational because the colt that
finally won carried tie crushing irnnost of
i3o pounds, and it was sensational because Of
fhn nnta
horses were ridden.
When Ed. Corrigan was victorious in bjs
legal skirmish with the club and secured a
mandatory injunction it was tbouubt that
tnere could not be any further trouble. bnt
tne ciuo of1cials We're determined not to
recognize the horse in anv wav whntever
When his jockey, Overton, went to weigh in
ne was not allowed to pass the scales. and
then Mr.. Corrigan was fighting mad. In dom
Pany win MS lawyer he demanded that his
poy De weighed, which was finally done. He
was not given number however and +bare
was no betting against him. The colt rsn
nnlshed second, and now Mr. Corripsn will
nave to sue the club for S5, ,666 that belopps TO.
the second horse 50 "
!, Inc day was one of the most magnificent
was not fast. 1t was lumpy all over. wet in
spots. and such thing as fast TINA wss on+
of the question ""' ou'
IL was without doubt the largest crowd that
,i mas ever witnessed days racing at Sleeps
i,ott;y hoau pay. Inc overflow packed. the lawn,
netIlng ring, and paddock, and made more
than respectable showing in the infeld. Il
was one OF the greatest sights ever seen ~, o,,
American race course. 81
Inc start was effected after two unsuccess-
full attempts.
Yorkville Belle was the first to show bnt
her advantage was light and Mars. Anna r
Lavish, Iringle and His Highness were lanne5
on her, with the rest not length away.
Right opposite the stand the struggle com
ii,ea mencea IN earnest: oyerton was riding Huron
ike demon and the horse responded 1amaIv
Mclaughlin was like bundle of steeI.and a.
every stride seemed to lift his horse along.
Wniie Murphy, whose yellow face was black
WItn M excitement, was whipping and
cuminge copeing ,;1l and Iorkvlle Belle was
sudden, Mclaughlin realized that his tina
nad come, and drawing his whip, let it fall on
the straining side of His Highness. He re-
sponded gamely. Slowly, but surely, he
ioIgeo ahead, while behind him thundered the,
neIa win whips flying and swishing the air.
:. BY this time the crowd had become de-
nIlous, ana amidst the greatest excitement
ever seen On an American race course His
i1lghness, with nostrils afame and gathering
aEd reaching splendidly, dashed in winner
by length from Huron, who beat YorkyilIe.
Belle half length for the place, with Dagonet
d length away. Cheer after cheer rent the
air, both for the gallant horse who had picked
up l5o pounds and beat the best two-year-
t Sias lh Inc country, and for the jockey who
no,ta nau [luuen MIN SO well, For ten minutes the
away. 0"
There was considerable interest manifested
IN tne nrst race, because Racine, the Western
record record breaker, and Loantaka, the Suburban
Eastern horse was the favorite, but neither
was disgracefully beaten ''Itn' at Morris Mns
fark, the other day by common selling
Platers, led at start to finish and won i'm q
drive from Chesapeake. The reversal of form
showed by Correction was so startling that
oia race-goers We're dumbfounded, but the
Judges could not see anything wrong.
In the second race for the Dolphin stakes
Tor three-year-o -olds, 81 $50 added, mile and a
iiurlong, La Tosca won easily by three
lengths from Ambulance, who beat Home,
Ihe me same distance for the place Time
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