Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-12
TRACK RECORDS AND TALK.
Sir Walter Scores Another Big Victory
Winning the Great Eclipse Stakes.

| Sir Walter Scores Another Big Victory,
Winning the Great Eclipse Stakes.
| MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, juno 1.-THE
great Eclipse stakes. worth so 900, was run
this afternoon and won by the Oneck
stables crack colt, Sir Walter, ridden in cap
ital style by Jockey Fred Taral. The finish
was one of the best seen this spring, Sir
Walter, Don AlonZo and DR.. Rice finishing
heads apart. Don Alonzo was the better
colt of the three. hut the spectators were
treated to the astonishing spectacle of
Taral outriding the veteran Isaac Murphy.
The Western colt, The Reaper, ran we'll for
three furlongs, but he was no match for the
Eastern cliukers. He finished seventh.
While at the post in the Eclipse, Shelly Tut
tie dropped to the track and attempted to
roll on top of Garrison. He succeeded in
spraining the Snapper's back but -ot
enough to necessitate the substitution of
another Jockey. Garrison wanted to ride
Sir Walter, but rs his employer. Marcus
DAILY, started Shelly Tuttle, the mount was
given to Taral. The great Eclipse is the
second $40 600 stake sir Walter won this
lean ut Gravesend. Locohatchee was made
first choice in the betting on the Bowling
Brook handicap. but was defeated by St.
Florian, the second choice, by a head.
The day was fine and about 10000 people
made the journey. The track was dry but
a trifle dead. Tenny made his first appear
race and finished third, Reckon winning in
a gallop and Pickpocket getting the place
under the whip Strathmeath, the favOrite,
was last, summarized account OF each of
the six races follows:
First race. six furlongs-Arplant 125. Taral. to
S, won in desperate drive by q head Peruvian
49, Lttleheld. % to /. second by three lengths,
whipping; Stalactite l24. Hamilton to l. third by
nose, whipping. Time, I:1iA. Flavilla 129. Per-
sistence 112, Moonraker ia, Wyandotte colt 12I,
and Cerebus 10 also ran.
SECOND race, one mie-Reckon 107. Liltleneld.
to l. won in gallop by length and half; Pick
pocket 95. Covington. to 2, second by three
lengths, whipping: Tenny liz, Hamilton, to l,
third by length, whipping. Time, l:Al. Strath-
meath 112 also ran.
Third race, the Rowling Brook Handicap. one
to S. won in whipping finish by head: Loco
hatchee u.s. Hamilton. even, second by two
lengths, whipping finish; Charade l01. Slmms, 8 to
!. third by length, whipping. Time l:54,x. Mars
107. and Hest Braud 90k, also ran.
Fourth race, the Great Eclipse stakes, six fur
longs-Sir Walter Ils Taral, 9to2 won in a red hot
finish by a head Don Alonzo lis, Murphy, s TO 5,
second by,a head, whipping. DIR. Rice (formerly
the Bonnie Lee coD 1lS, Fitzpatrick, 5to third by
a length. whipping; time l:0l4. Chicago 49, Dom
ovan u.s. The Reaper 49, FrieZe lis. Frecmason
lis Rebecca Rowett colt lis, Shelley Tuttle 11S and
Reginald 11S also ran.
Fifth race, five furiongs-Lady Middleton. geld
head; Sir Richard %. Blake. 5 to /, second BY a
length and a half. whipping: Hiram 10i. Lambley.
even, third by three lengths. whipping. Time.
I:O1S. Jersey Queen, flv. 105 Orta 95. St. Joseph
1Os Robin Hood l04, and Kitten, fl,y, 95 also ran
Sixth race sever. furlongs -Zorng log. Simms. 9
to 10. won by head. driving Count loo J. Lambly,
20 to !. second by q head whipping: India Rubber
112 Taral. to l. third by three lengths whipping.
lime. l:29. Tom Tough los. Julio LOG, DR.. Wilcox
100, and Mountain Deer Ill also ran.