The sun., 1891-06-17

WWAS eXcu8aDl0, anu moro tuhu ono t0au
Who had lost thousands OF dollars on thefavor-
Ito said after the race: We'll. I'm glad poor
man won: and no man was poorer or wanted
tho money worse than old Dave McCoun."
1t was even hintsd in some quarters that
McCoun did not have the 500 starting fee. and
that the jockey. Bergen, who rode the horse.
had advanced the money out OF bis own pocket.
No race has ever been run in this country
before . moro brilliant assemblaGe. Among
those present were mon powerful ut the bar
and In the world OF finance. while the gather
Ing OF society people was unusually large.
even for shsepshesd Bay. which has a
strong social iollowlng. Everybody was glad
General zen aI air Of comiort The % day was warm in
nat a1 I N the
ss' VIE fhs ebs ens
sssst:s: 1Siisd: vas mos. EsiIe.Sips. and ia
pr Bs Bas the At
H.S whos the
With its yrryDg hTss Of ,sn the snlendd
to be forgotten. 1t was q speaking illustration
Of the popularity Of racing on the highest
How those 10000 persons. many of them
ladies' n the most bewitShing costumes.
c e: ssy tho
70, the tc%sled %s lsess and wripklsd cossumss
vard were choked with dust going, and had to
swim or be drowned on the homeward tourney.
Even tho vast grand stand was put to its ut
most capacity P to accommodate o iair percent.
age Of the but
than they ave ever seen any otner big event at
shsepshead Bay: 1t was q holiday throne
Ses hes Thorsfers heqo ws
Sc s on RSz sa
Nho picked the winner n the Suburban
sports from Lawrence, Mass. hoaded by Mr..
horse. and that popui ar young tur, man. stock
broker. and good fellow In general. ". H.
Sands. had bot both ways on the black cy.
At last the flrst three races have been decid-
d a. and the 10000 persons ,.resent await the m
siasn which had GRADUALLY been zee sceumuIatlng
Tho h' bdhds hs haa saa o4
green sward and be lost in the Atlantic. which
far as the eye 'ss could 'I reach. They have not
,,GGDG,o ,G walt for the iaySrits; as the winner Of
ply in the Puslfer rod and whits sirines.
smerges from his quarters. takes q long look
dance Of the colored Archer saiiops slowly
down past the stand. Proud and conscious the
man said: !. How can they heat him to- -dayi
Thousands Of pairs Of daintilv gloved palms
ssGh ether IN praise who he
sSsvstor y. A., would be tho idol Of the racing world.
IN the backstretch Murphy permitted the
nile mile he tossed the track EehInd him; pulling up
sassI ss nGst.s a1 ,h and for PTS
js Ca.sius The horse VIII o ran second to snlyator
Wh fh' fh hsd eH tn bs an
ls,.i Norris PAX being lille better than selling
nDsmuth. in the McLewoe white and red with
i}mSS iR}oSgs't m astrtde him. next caught the atten-
apa nh Ss aSss
0Id who made many Of, the best, three.year-
o'as 9 OUT lat year bite the dust Isaac Lewis.
mastery; snd fitziames. wearing tue Haeein
sser Was r. Tace horse S1 apSearancs pS1r az pas as
70 pounded along In hts preliminary gallop.
Seso%nnu saesnnt e. horse wearing hood came next
we're ,W. ridden by colored boys, and the veriest
Txro at the track knew In an instant that Tea
MI, M,ss Cody. was getting n breather; The chest
nut horso was full OF run. and was loath to stop
On mo lower turn opposite the paddock;
small black horse. almost pnnoticed BY tho
Ppultitud9. was the next candidate to appear.
u he spun through the stretch with a grace of
nnonni moSnsmeni tha. pleased a gray haired man OF
ocnosIt" The o. paaiosF hG sas s' s%s
Ii!umlned the old mans face as the colored boy
grew rein and walked tho black horse back to
Sn Sns I paddock bcneath the spIeading 'Tees. The
C9un-Dlain Dave McCoun.
MAJOR Domo. u strspping brown horse. and
cast-on from the Withers stable. followed
n pptU,antaka, and thsn came Riley and banquet
nIlSy. as Mt as a ildile moved strong and go
ana, un. pleased s q. B. Morris very much. Ban
knG1wIng \ p ones cGnclpdsd that he would not be
inom in1 D. tho track and wers being prepared
nni ,0r ~ the fray the ring became tho objective
POINT % oi as many thousands OF mon and ho,s
s esvi ifioMid worm their way into tho huge
pM! ppaM! on. IL was a pushing Dorspiring. mntley
snrong. sng the winners on previous races jubilant,
SSSms Sa q the losers bopefnl of getting out on
,hhe fiRht side by u swell bet on the winner OF
'hs nna htsnndksap tns Tsnnys admirers we're legion;
%ehbmad1ney UrSs money against Pulsiiers champion wore
Men fought with a fervor worthy Of a halter