The Indianapolis journal., 1892-05-27
SIR WALTER WINS A PRIZE
Beat Don AloDzo by a Neck for the Great
American Stakes, Worth $4,000.
The Brooklyn Cup Easily Taxed BY Longstreet
dead Heat Between Allan Bane and
Banquet-0ther Turf Events.

GRAvEsENp, L. L.. May 26.-The great
American stakes, worth $4,000 to the win
ner, So, 900 to the second horse and 81, 600 to
the third horse. was run off this afternoon
before large crowd. The track was fast
and the weather fair. The feature of the
race was the delay at the post, ON hour and
Q quarter being wasted before starter
Rowe succeeded in getting them of well
bunched. The crack Morris flly. Mime
haha. threw her jockey, Littlefeld. at the
post and. stepping on his face. cut him
quite seriously. Mike Bergen was substi-
tuted for Littlefeld. bnt tho flly was
prominent in every false break and finished
last, Garrison landing Sir Walter winner
In clever sty 10 BY neck from Don Alonzo.
The Wertern colt. Allen Bane. made all the
running In the second race, but was caught
on the post by Banquet in q dead heat.
Both owners decided to divide the purse.
and bets were paid accordingly. Judge
Morrow was withdrawn from the Brooklyn
cup, leaving Longford, who had not been
out of the stable for . month, TO run TOR
second money. 1t was simply an exercise
gallop for Longstreet. The executive COM
mittee suspended Jockey Bender indefinite
ly for the questionable riding of Leona-
well, q contestant in the second race. Sum-
maries:
First Race-Three-quar of q mile:
Bellevue first, Trinity second. Onward
Second Rsce-One and one-half mile.
Dead heat between Allen Bane aud Ban
auet; Lonawell third. Purse divided.
Time. 2:35ls.
and q half. Longstreet. 12S tTaral. to 25.
won in a gallop by four lengths; Lon gford.
127 HAY den) Is to !, second. Judge Nor.
row scratched. Time, three minutes.
Fourth Race-The Great American stakes;
FIVE furlongs. Sir Walter, lis tGarrisonl, 8
1lS lDoggettl, to 2. second by two lengths.
whipping; Ajax. lis lBergenl, 10 to 5. third
by half length. Time. 1:04A. Restraint.
lis: Hammie. lis; Lawless. lis; Morello.
lis; Sparten, 11S; Friese. 1l8; Jerome s.. lis;
Prince Imperial, lis; Jennie Keene colt, lis.
aud Minnehaha. lis. also ran.
Fifth Race-One mile. Kingsbridge first.
Fagot second. Experience third. Time. las
Sixth Race-One mile. lronmaster first.
st. Anthony second. Best Band third.
Gayosa Wins 0l,2e5
epecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. Louis. Mo-, May 26.-The feature Of
the card to-day at the st. Louis Jockey
Club track was the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' stakes. at one and an eighth mile.
Eight horses faced starter Caldwell. all of
which were well played. Gayosa. three
year-old colt by imported Great Tom. dam
Buttress, belonging to the Gambrinus sta
bic, proved an easy winner. He laid be-
hind his field nntll the stretch was reached.
when he shot to the front aud cantered un-
der the wire three lengths in front of Con-
tent The value of the stake to the winner
was S1,22 The sensation of the day hap
pened in the first race. when jockey Har-
mon pulled Tim Murphy. the favorite, to
allow Ruben Payne. u ten.to- one shot. to
win. The boy and horse were ruled Oft.
An investigation failed to directly connect
the trainer, Cy Mulksy. with the deal. but
the Judges ordered him to leavethe grounds.
Summaries:
First Race-Six furlongs. Reuben Payne
first, The Peer second. Tim Murphy third.
Time. 1:17A.
Second Race-Four furIongs. Montana
Belle first, Princess Lorraine second, Sill
VERNE third. Time, $50.
Third Race-Merchants' and Manufact-
urers' stake: one ana one-eighth mile. Gay
osa first. Content second, Patrick third.
Time. 1:55le.
Fourth Race-Six and one-half furlongs.
Sullivan first, Irene H. second, Kismet
third. Time. 1:23h.
Fifth Race-Six and one-balf furlongs.
Hoodlum Iirst, Estelle second. Clio third.
Time 1:23a4.
sixth Rsce-One mile. Minnie Gee first,
Philora second, Eolem third. Time, 1:43.