Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04
TAMMANY WON EASILY,
Jockey Garrison Captures the Realization
Stakes at Sheepshead.

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About 10000 men and women lovers of the
race horse saw Marcus Days three-year- old
colt Tammany win the realization stakes at
sSheepshead bay Saturday afternoon in COM
mon gallop. Garrison rode Tammany, and he
never had to urge the great colt at any stage Of
the mile and five furlongs journey. After the
preceding events had been captured BY Jockey
Jimmy McLaughlin's Key West, 10 to 1; the
double event by August Belmont's Corduroy,
to 10. and Father Bill Days Cynosure, to l.
the spectators began to lay out their commits
sion on the various candidates in the realiza-
ton. The Pepper. the western colt, was the
first to be plunged on. His average opening
odds were 81 to /. but here and there were
seen to /. In a twinkling to had disap-
Feared and q moment later the 81. There APP
peared to be a world of Pepper money among
the spectators. Lakeland's Victory was
pounded by the Brighton Beach talent and
steady stream OF big money kept Tammany
from going higher than to l. At post time
Tammany and Victory were equal first choices
at to 2. The Pepper being close second choice
at Z too.
There was no delay at the post They were
sent away at the very frat attempt Entire and
Marcus Days second representative. She'll
bark. being the leaders. 1t was understood that
Entire was in simply to cut out the pace for 1 no
lcpIcT. Wulie CutllDaTk was TO 90 similar work
for Tammany. At the end Of five furlongs The
Pepper was sent ont from the bunch Jockey
Simm5 finding Shallbark and Entire unsatisfac-
tory peacemakers. Garrison held Tammany
back in last place. two leng lbs behind The bunch
After seven furlongs had been covered The
Pepper was running under a pull three lengths
in front of the field and Garrison let out wrap
of Tammanys rens and shot through the tail
end of the bunch into fifth place. He tossed
his competitors aside one by one and at the end
of mile and furlong Tammany was third, a
length behind Victory, who had already grown
leg weary and was receiving the whip and spur.
turning into the homestretch. Garrison and
Tammany babe adieu 20 Victory and Hamilton
and made giant strides toward the westerner
who was still three length in front.
With three lengths Of the homestretch to
travel. the spectators at least that portion Of
| them that know Garrisons tactics were conf
dent that the race Tammany's barring ac-
cidents. With quarter Of mile to 20 Jockey
Slmms turned about in his saddle and saw Gar
rison laughing at him. The colored boy brought
his whip down repeatedly on The Peppers sides,
but he could not gain an inch on Tammany
He rode like fiend, while Garrison sat like
| statue on Tammany. The great colts legs
worked with the precision of piston rod and
his machine-like motion forced him past the
swerving western colt q sixteenth from the
finish, which was reached with Tammany first
by length and half, The Pepper second by
eight lengths, Patron third by a length. Vic
tory fourth by head and Charade fifth by
eight lengths, the others being beaten off. II
was q decidedly uninteresting finish, but the
spectators very generously applauded Garrison
and the great colt for the impressive manner in
which they had defeated their opponents. The
stake Is worth about S35 900, the owner Of the
second horse to receive $4,000 and the third
horse $4,000. The time, 2.5l 2-5, is not fast.
but this is accounted for by the fact that the
pace was slow in the, first part Of the race and
the track was soft and cuppy, making fast time
out Of the question.