Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-06-23
RACED TO DEATH.
Strathmeath Wins the Great
Chicago Derby and
SIG. 900.
High Tariff, a Montana Horse
Drops Dead in the Home
Stretch.

CHICAGO. June 2O.-Death TO one
horse, $4,000 to another that wa
the American Derby Of '9l, scarlet
flash on the horizon, d half hundred
thousand people breathless, CLEAN Of
white beneath the wire, and the rich
est stake race ever run WIS at an end.
1t was Strathmeath, New Hors's
favorite son, the battle royal was won.
Half mile of, where had been the
thick Of the fight, lay motiOnless on
the track, the corpse Of his foe to
death, High Tariff. Tom Kiley, the
victor on that very course, had this
time pushed the limit Of equine endur-
ance. There was sudden plunge
upward, a qeer stsgger of twenty
yards, and High Tariff sunk down
into the mud lifeless. He was bred at
Lexington, Ky. but first saw the
light of day at Larribee & Esstin's
farm at Deer Ledge, Mont, three
years ago. He is a son of LongfellOw
out of Chrestiue His work last year
/ was not remarkable, but this season
he was third in the Kentucky Derby.
In the Clark stakes High Tariff ran
the miles in 2:l2 and defeated Dick
eIson, NJ 'lt Young, Georgetown, Hart
Wallace, Valera and Sir Abner.
Whether the point Of great horses,
famous jockeys, the mfgniticence OF
asbionsble display and msrvelou'
outpouring OF the people, ss well AS ~
sensational incidents and bulky purse,
probably no such race was ever
witnessed this side of the Alleghenie'
Certainly not in Chicago, No one
of the seven DeTbles that in prece ding
years have made Washington parks
celebrity more than fr,lged in interest
th4 class C event of today.
Everybody agreed that despite tn
yielding dustless condition of the sol
that the recent rsius had left, the race
with array Of powerful animals enter
ed, was to be a
STRUGGLE FIT FOR KINGS.
to see, or for that matter worth
spectacle for the vast thTong Of Amer
con sovereigns that had gathered o
the course. OF the ten lob hTu,,
that were 10 make the contest IN
beaten KingmsD, not to mehtio
High Tariff, ForeIunner, Valera an
Michael had run il mauy har
western race under similar trac
conditions and giving evidence
remarkable form.
When the horses were ready f
the start, the first trial was false, ha
a dozen refused to break. The secOI
attempt was without result. !
the third trial the horses moved
a solid phanalx toward the start
and got away Ia good style. For
runner, as If inspired by his nam
Jumped to the front and closely fC
lowed byPessara aud Poet Scout, led
the first turn. LOdoYic was last, Fl
lengths away. Coming down I
stretch Poet Scout had forged to t
, front, Strathmeath, who had been
the rear division, moving upto secoI
place. and Klngman third. Passi
the stand, those positions were stea
y lily maintained,
At the turn Michael had worked
~ the front and set merry pace do
back stretch, Poet Scout still seco
while KiGgman and Stratnmeath,
two favorities went back to the bum
IL was at this point the sensain'
of the day took place. High Tar
the stake winner at Louisville a
ridden by Kiley, had started sixth
our tie flag fell and had been show
We releutlessly through the heavy goi
notwithstanding his l27 pour
weight. Kiley, by sheer force
will. seemed determined 70 uas
b all showing equaliug his psst record
The course and sufficient, it vi.
human tss.ibihiy, TO again eauE
~ the lsurels. well did the g
animal rtsuoud 20 kiey's Gale
"a was yisitly gaining and hal pas
s, in three competitors when uaiIIa
belfed. An instant later .He
rarer WAS 81 hopeless Crigpi., h.ual
3. fro wildly .u fhe mire, tue very e
. a..urp OIL his former sell. NHes
- melflIy mad to check 'h. P'0' Wy
- ana ar ls-l -r.e. eaea' .n.E "