Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21
Contest for the Richest Stake
Race Run in the West.
PURSE, NINETEEN THOUSAND.
strathmaid, New Yorker, Won the Bat
tie Royal-High Tariff Dies in
Mighty Effort = Scenes
on the Track.
American Derby.

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the wire and the richest stake race ever
run in the West was at an end, and
it was by Scrathmaid New Gork's
favorite, that the battle royal was won. A
half mile of, where had been the thickest Of
the fight. lay motionless on the track, the
corpse of his foe-High Tariff. Tom Kelly,
the gallant beasts rider. twice the derby
victor on that very course, had this time
pushed the limit of equine endurance.
There was a sudden plunge upwards,
stagger of twenty yards, and High Tariff
sunk down into the mud lifeless.
Whether in the point OF great horses or
famous jockeys, or the magnificence
lous outpouring of people as well as
in sensational incidents and bulky purses,
probably no such race was ever witnessed
this side of the Notwithstanding not
in Chicago. No one of the seven horses
that in preceding years have made Wash
ington park celebrated more than fringed
the interest of the classic event OF to-day.
Just enough sun shone through the partly
overcast sky to light up the hundreds of
gay bonnets and bright parasols that
the peopln had out everywhere.
Such a multitude of the fair sex as
put in an appearance was some
thing wholly unprecedented here, and so
of them were wedged helplessly in
the enormous mob of heterogeneous
masculine sports that packed the
lawn solid in front of the betting
ring.
Of the noble brutes that were to make the
contest unbeaten, kingman, not to mention
the high livers, Forerunner, Valera and
Michael, had in many a hard Western race
under similar track conditions given evil
dence of remarkable endurance. On East
ern tracks Pasera and SNOWFALL We're no
less notable. Ludwig was looked upon
by Californians, who were supposed to
be best able to Judge him, as almost certain
to prove fine prize, while Strathmaids, re-
garded all round as the best OF last years
2-year-olds, had been reserved at the pres
est season solely for this race.
Snapper Garrison, Taril, Covington
and Fitzpatrick, probably four as crack
jockeys as almost any equal number
now on the turf, had been brought
specially from New York for the race,
pet ambition was to ride American Derby,
the noble winner. Tom Kelley, too. the
winning jockey of two of the latest of great
Chicago contests, was to have
mount, and with a chance
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The confusion in the bookmakers quarters
as the time for the big race approached was
by long odds the worst ever witnessed at
Washington park and bedlam spread to
other portions of the grounds. So many
wild steers at the stockyards could hardly
have made such a believing or more mad
ding jostle. The roof over the bookmak-
ers' heads and thousands of eager game
sters had by this time become thick with
other thousands unable to gain admission
below. The hubbub was at its heighth
when Snapper Garrison, fthely resting
on the back of SNOWFALL cantered out into
view and attracted every eye on the track.
He was heartily cheered, as was also Lewis
on Kingman and Fitzpatrick on Michael
Strathmaids sleek and beautiful limbs
were narrowly scanned by many.
B. A. Gowan was scratched about an
hour before the race.
The first trial was false, half dozen re-
fusing to break The second attempt was
without result. At the third trial the
horses moved in solid phalanx toward the
starting point. The red flag was poised
swish descended. A mighty shout went
up from the multitude They're offr'
Forerunner, as if inspired by his name,
jumped to the front, and was closely fol-
lowed by Pessera and Poet Scout At the
first turn Ludowic was at least five lengths
away. Coming down the stretch, Poet
Scout forged to the front. Strathmaid,
who had been in the rear division, moved up
to second place, and Kingman third. Pass
ing the stand, the positions were steadily
maintained. At the turn Michael had
worked to the front, and set a merry pace
down the back stretch. Poet Scout was
still second, while Kingman and Strath-
maid, the favoriteS, went back to the
bunch.
1t was at this point that the sensation of
the day took place. High Tariff, the stake
winner at Louisville, and ridden
by Kelley, had started sixth as the
flag fell, and had been showed relentless to
the ground. Notwithstanding his 1877
pounds weight. Kelley by sheer force of
a showing equalling his past
record on the course, and sufficient
within human possibility to again carry of
the laurels. Well did the good animal re-
spond to Kelley's call. He was gaining
nicely, and had passed three competitors
when nature retaliated. An instant later
the fleet racer was hopeless cripple, fioun-
dering wildly in the mud, a very caricature
of his former self. Kelley regretfully tried
to cheer the poor wreck, and at last sue
ceeded, only moment later to feel the
animal tremble and fall in a
heap. Kelley hastily extricated him
self unhurt. Meanwhile the pace of others,
ting hotter and hotter, and the horses
swung into the stretch with
Poet Scout in front, Strathmaid
second and Michael third. Overton
now began to ride the firing leader desper-
ately, and for moment looked as if he
might win. But Covington brought Strath-
maid by the outer rails up with rush,
stealing the former tactics of Kingman's
rider, and won by an open length without
the use of the whip or spur, and Poet Scout
was second, half length before King
man, third. Time, 2:49l.
OF the other races decided two were won
by favorftes, and as Strathmaid carried
the bulk Of the money in the derby, the
second crowd wenl home happy. Follow
ing are the details:
First race, one mile, Joe Carter won, Yale
Lula second, Lathold third. Time 1884,.
Second race, one mile and furlong, San
tiago won, Sportsman second. Dlckerson
third. Time, 2:05.
Third race, was the derby.
Fourth race, ten-sixteenths of mile,
Straithmaid won, Martin Russell second,
Maria h g. Time, 1:57s!.
Fifth race, five furlongs, Strathmaid won,
Frank Kinney second, Curtgunn third.
Time, 1:07.
Waxahachie Victorious.
Special to the Gazette.
DENIsoN, GRAYsoN COUNTY. TEX, June
20.-The ball game here this afternoon be-