The sun., 1891-07-02
1OrOMAC'S GRAND RACE.
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. Naa's HssA Decides = Mace worth
eee,SOe 90 the winner-strssh.eath,
she ravorite. Third-Consratuiatlo
nsr Mr. Dwysr, who Paid sss. 900 for
shs Cole IN Februsry-Tarars Splendid
Oksr-Byrnes Before the BoarS-vietory
Defeats HIS Hnishness Ia tho Double
Evsns-The Other visners Yesterday.
Few OF the 10000 persons who saw Potomac
defeat Montana BY n few inchos for the Realizs-
tioa Stakes at Sheepshead Bay yesterday aftcr-
noon knew that Mr.. NJ. +. Dwyer's game colt
Sabored under the greatest DISADVANTAGES.
A. told In THE SUN at tho time. Potoma 40
split one OF his front feet month ago. The
Injury was In the quarter. and the game son
OF st. Blatse and susauehanna won yesterdays
priEe with great portion OF the hoof Of the
len forefoot cut away. exposing the quick.
which had been burned iu order to deaden the
pain Of concussion.
II Was one OF the most popular victories IN
ehe histor, OF the turf. ana Mr.. Dwyer richly
Biertted his success. as he paid $4,000 for the
colt at the Belmont sale. with only the Ameri-
can Derby and she Realization Stakes in sight
% win him out. Such pluck as that deserves
60 be rewarded. Tho big colt was being pre-
pared for the Derby when no burst his hoof.
and Mr. Dwyer had TO keep his colt at homo
while an inferior animal went to the Western
metropolis and won tho prize.
woweeks ago potoms was In the stable but
hsavy bar Shoes wore placed on his front feet
and his preparation for tho lseallzatlon was
begun. his owner taking last desperate
chance OF getting him to tho post. Wearing
fhe heavy shoes. the winner OF last years Fu-
surity chased Riley Tor mile and quarter in
she Ceney Island Cup. ran second to Kingston
IN tie Coney Island Stakes. and beat John
CavAnAQh. Uno Grande. and others for tho
epindrift Stakes.
Yesterday morning tho heavy shoes were re-
moved. and light plate. with bar across the
frog were substituted. TWAS ch ance whether
he would break down during the race. but Mr..
Dwycr took tho chance aud to-day he Is very
many thousand dollars richer than whom yes-
terday mornings sun rose.
The race was worth $S0.50o TO the winner.
and. as Mr.. Dwyer backed his colt. IL is safe to
say that when Potomac's white nose showed In
front Of Montanas bay muzzls 900 fell into
Mr.. Dysyer's lap.
Ths Realization. together with the attra ,tion
Of the Double Event. brought out q large
tbrone.
The weather was clear during the morning,
but in the afternoon the sky become overcast.
the wind freshened to almost GALE and over
eoAts and wraps were indisrensable for com.
FORT The Realization was the fourth event on
tho card. Everybody had a tip on Strathmeath.
Green B. Morrfs's little gelding. who won the
American Derby. and when tho odds were
posted men tumbled over eaoh other In their
bssta to back him at even money. and later st
odds on.
Mt. Norris was cccksure Of victory. Mr..
Dwyer was equally confident Of winning with
Potomac. but the followers OF the other can
dtdates outside OF Hoodlum were very chary
about expressing an opinion. It was thought
By many that Mr.. Gideon's colt would have
chance II the pace was warm from the start.
Tho unknown quantity. Monterey. was with
drawn, and Wyndham Walden concluded to
start Westchsster in the Morris scarlet.
asrathmesth. with Covineton up. breezed
tbtouGh tho stretch. followed by Potomac.
whose fianks were almost white. 20 thickly Ia
e w ass Tss Ss M
than his slightly moulded opponent, who gal
kSsa 1s:a .s
s nsms went Up as Mon,nna's .ider. BYrnos was
''e - e. Of Ssr1i Ss Gsy sa xoad 1a dw'nsa pss
form with tho more, vigorous boy. in. the
:s f.. ess s.i &c
Snd race and Warpalh had his spin under
- Gstrashmesth easrIoa thousands Of dollars at
fo5o,ssc at 2 e !; Hoodiam being third eholse
asyo!eess were stiii putting the m money o. when
pIomptly to very even broak. Hoodium had q
eb:ssr Mon'sas Wasna1h' and SCION fo,emac fo.
loving loving IN the order named. Rpnnine
bow. Etrsthmeath +, X s"mmand 'i a.
fairs Ho.dlnn at hls saddiesfir.s. War;
Poiomse last. sWeenng % along with ap majestic sa sic
aide !, be cnsisd under Hamilton : restrain.
sesaS dHMa W s'asSs
SsIathmes,h'. sck. but the order q the others
ina AooaSm 1ns ran ssds de@ ioe
sSad..r ssids =, le,;sth telo5s Warmth Nest;
tSessh Sss Tor @ 40 exsreislnS s1 sa1lop s.!slshs.
re! s fSa Sis pS Dull ihs on Potcmsc
Ss.a spd IL half dozen strides the bly, solt
- 90 more. h Hamilton sau was a conteni. % though
x9 hs TO bsep the colt
On me the Ssa rails xsef
arrow from. the bow. and when the field
Ss hs ss we psEa
HoodIur, 10 keen his POSITION. but ths other
%s Hsmon haS FPnans Potoms,s sssi mouth wde
open. When tho grove Of trees was passed.
Narpath's head and neck were In front OF
ten thousand throats as Covingtons whip cut
the mir ana descended on strathmeath's sides. |
Sfa thousand men told that story elonuenty.
When the stretch WINS entered Warpath was
nearly length before StrRthmeAth. but Ham |
flton realizing that the critical moment had ar
ftyed role.se'l his null on Potomac, No Lying
thing could have responded more quickly. With |
mighty strides the white-faced colt bore down
upon the leaders. and in iiity yards hat passed
them and taken a commanding lead. What |
etumnlt OF shouts made the air tremulous!
lsral who hsd hugged The rails With Mop-
meath. and set out in pursuit Of Potomac. |
Hamilton. suGposi9g thns Wnrpath and strath-
took 8 gentle pull on Potomac. A roar f,om |
the bsckers Of tue chestmpt colt caused hin,
Sltk An advantages OF ten hounds nnd benrin1 |