Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-06-26

years ;tpO. he Is Il son OIL lLOnStellOW
ont of Christine. His work last year was
not remarkable, but this season lie was
third in the Kentucky Derby. In the
Clark stakes High Tariff ran the Il
miles in 2:12 and defeated Dicllerson,
Milt Young, Georgetown, Hart Wallace,
Valera and Sir Abner.
Whether in point of great horses
famous jockeys, the magniiicence OF
fashionable display and marvellous out
pouring Of people, as we'll us in scnsa
tional incidents and bulky purse, prob.
ably no such race WAS ever witnessed this
side of the Alleghenies. Certainly moi
in Chicago No one of the seven Derbiet
that in preceding years have made Wash
ington parks celebrity, more than
fringed in interest the classic event OF
to-day. Such a multitude of the fair sex
as put i'll an appearance was something
wholly unprecedented here, and 30 great
was the crush that hundreds of them
were wedged helplessly in an enormous
mob of Heterogeneous male sports that
packed the lawn solid in front of the
betting ring. But for the jam of human
ity the day would have been perfection
of temperature. Once within the
conlides of the park, however, faces
speedily flushed and perspiration drip
ned. as
EAGER THOUSANDS
pushed each other backward and for
ward in huge waves. No aisle or stair
way in the grand stand afforded an
inch of unused standing room. Its gal
leries and roof were black with people,
while approaches from end to end OF
the stretch, including even the club
house grounds reserved for members
and friends, were full almost to suffoca-
ton. In the field showed line after line
of vehicles, tally.hos, victorias, cabs,
what not, loaded down with people,
stretching i'll bewildering succession far
beyond the point to the rear where by
any possibility n glimpse of the course
could be had, the stable tops, telegraph
poles and fences to each pcnt of the
compass seemed literally festooned with
would be lockers on, hanging to pickets
or other points of vantage as if life de-
pended on the result. Everybody agreed
that despite the yielding, dustless
condition of the soil that the recent
rains had left, the race, with The array of
powerful animals entered, was to be Il
STRUGGLE FIT FOR KINGS
to see, or for that matter worthy spect-
acle for the vast throng of the American
sovereigns that had gathered
on the course. OF the ten noble
brntes that were to make the contest
Unbeaten Kingman, not to mention High
Tariff, Forerunner, Valera and Michael
had run in many a hard western race un-
der similar track conditions and given
evidence Of remarkable form.
When the horses were ready for the
start, the first trial was false, half a
dozen refused to break. The second at
tempt was without result. At the
third trial the horses moved in a solid
phalanx toward the starter and got away
in good style. Forerunner, as ifinspired
by his name, jumped to the front and
closely followed by Pessara and Poet
Scout, led to the first turn. Lodowic
was last, five lengths away. Coming
down the stretch Poet Scout had forged
to the front, Strathneath, who had been
in the rear division, moving up to second
place, and Kingman third. Passing
the stand, those positions were
steadily maintained.
At the turn Michael had worked to the
front and set merry pace down the
back stretch, Poet Scout still second
while Kingman and Stratlneath, the
two favorites went back to tho bunch. 1t
was at this point TINT the sensation of
the day took place. High Tariff, the
stake winner at Louisville, and ridden by
Kiley, had started sixth as the flag fell
and had been showed relentlessly
through tho heavy going, notwithstand.
Ing bis l27 pounds weight. Kiley, by
sheer force OF will, seemed determined 10