Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-19
WINNER BY A HEAD
Montana Takes the Rich
Handicap Suburban
IN A HEAD AND HEAD FINISH
A Brilliant Assemblage Turns Out TO
Witness the Magnificent CONTEST
Between the ThoEoughb1eds.

race event, TIE hutuibaii uahoAO3ps te&
one of the largest stakes of the year,
was run today over the Sheepshead
| track, one mile and quarter. The
| weather conditions were not At all
favorable. bat notwithstanding the re-
cent rains the track VAS remarkably
dry, owing probably 10 the intensely
dry weather of the several preceding
days, which left the ground IN such .
| condition as to rapidly absorb the mois-
ture. Many OF the race track frequent
ers predicted that the record would be
tied If broken. and in the, as II subse-
| quently transpred. they were not far
off, Montana. the winner, going the dis
tanee within a second OF the great
Salvaior's time when that famous horse
covered the distance III 200 40. The
| event was hotly contested by three
leaders, and they finished IN bunch,
Montana, the winner, speeding under
the wire oniv head IN the lead of
| Major Domo, the second horse, while
! the latter was bu. short head IN front
of Lamplighter. The weather was any
thing but pleasant. the sky being
overcast and threatening from
early dawn, yet that did not
deter the crowd, and from
early IN the morning, without break
until the appointed time for the first
race. they poured in through the gates
in one dense mass. They came from
all points IN squads, ranging anywhere
from 100 to 1000, and continued COM
ing even until within few minutes of
the time for starting the great event.
An Immense Sea OF Faces.
Inside the grounds there was one inl-
mense sea OF faces, surging mass OF
humanity that filled every nook and
corner. The enormous double-decked
grand stand, reaching from the last
furlong pole TO distance well Denond
the judges tower, was jammed. Here
thousands of the fair sex, dressed In
magnificent toilets and decked iu all
the colors of the rainbow, were seated,
apparently no less anxious than their
male escorts to witness the grest race.
and they lent charm to the scene and
presented a picturesque appearance.
1t would be like comparing the living
with the dead To compare this
crowd with any other that ever gath
cred at Sheepshead. When the time
for starting the great race approached,
the weather which never ceased to
threaten was even more threatening.
A strong breeze blew directly across the
track with a slight mist, which made
everything damp to the touch and the
clouds threatened TO empty their con-
tents aud spoil the carefully raked ana
narrowed track The ram held off
however, much to the relief of the
multitude. 1t was estimated that fully
so 900 people were present at the time
tor the starting of the big event. IL
was exactly 4.20 p. m. when the horses
were sent To the post. The race In de-
tail is AS follows:
How IL Was Run.
There was one short break of about
thirty wards. Raceland, Pessara and
Russell failing to join the leaders. They
broke again as far away as the time
flag, Loco5atchee being the offender.
The Jockeys were very anxious despite
Starter Rows protests that he would
give them all a fan chance. They
| made two more breaks at the next at
tempt. the fifth throw of the flag.
with Major Domo leading. In the
first furlcng Russell ran up TO the
Majors heels. the others were doing
poorly. Locohatchce was absolutely
| last. Domc wasa length ahead of RUSSELL.
making the turn IN the back stretch
| There was no change IN the relative
positions of the leaders. Halfway
down the hack stretch Montana and
Locohatchee appeared TO be hopeleesly
| out of itr They were fully twenty
| lengths behind Major Domo and Rus
sell. About furlong from the begin
| ming of the upper turn Garrison drove
| Montana up TO his field, and getting an
opening on the inner rail his coiors
| shot up into the bunch. His hackers
shouted. "There goes Montana; look
at him." An instant later, however,
| they were completely Knocked out.
MAJOR Domo opened gap of Eve
| lengths on the upper turn and his
hackers shouted wildly. Msi1r
Domo was wild horse. INT
Garrison broke from the bunch
| followed by Lsmpliehter and
made play for the flying MAJOR. Lam
| lev glanced over his shoulder. became
alarmed and began TO urge the MAJOR
a trifie. Experienced turfmen then
knew that the Msior had shot his bolt
When well into the home stretch Mon
tana. with IamplIghter at his side, was
| catching Iast-tiring Major.
" Was Monsaua's Race
A furlong from the finish Garris6n's :