The sun., 1893-09-01
A MOST THRILLING RACE.
DOMINO AND DoBBINs RUN a TEN
RlEIO DEAD HEAT At THE BAY

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the Stakes Were sae.Soo-No Pace Untn
Three Furionrs From the Ffnish-A Hnee
that VIII Ne Talked Ahout for Yenrs-A
Scene Long 10 ne Renembered-saiindo
won the Twin CITY Hnndicnp-sir Fran
els and Lonednie the Other Stake Winners
Domino's crown is shared by Dobbinsl
Twelve thousand persons saw the greatest
two-year- olds OF the decade run n dead neat
over the Futurty course at Sheepshead Bay
Yesterday afternoon for stake OF S22.ooo.
The Futurity. In which Domino. Galilee, ana
Dobbins finished noses apart. was thrilling
contest, and hut few persons looked Tor q re-
production OF the superb struggle OF Tuesday.
The match race. howcver.was brilliant beyond |
compare and when tho gallant pair OF colts |
flashed past the Judges they could not be sep
arated. and the question OF supremacy must
remain natter OF opinion and conjecture Tor |
the present.
Michael +. Dwyer believed that Dobbins
should have won the Futurity. and ne was
thoroughly in earnest whom he challenged
James X. Keene to q match for S25o ooo SIDE
Mr. Keene wanted to give Mr.. Dwyer and his
friend Mr.. Croker satisfaction. and the out
come was a match for $4,000 n side. the
weights being reduced from the 13O POUNDS
each carried In tho Futurity to the regular
stake allotm ent OF 11S pounds. Mr. keene did
not think that Domino could to deleated.
and the general public shared his opinion.
On Wednesday night when the news that
| the match had beeon made flashed through
| the town. many waRcrs were made. and In all
| OF them Domino was the favorite. 1t was the
| same ut Sheepsbead Fay yesterday when the
bookmakers and spectators met early to dis
| cuss the chances OF Mr. Croker's giant colt
! defeating the flying Domino. Domino was the
| favorite in the betting that was INDUCED IN
MT odds of 7 to TO- and there wore few per-
eons that wanted the Dohbins end at
tho figures named. Dobbins had been
greatly benefited by his trip to Sara
toga- that was admitted by everybody
but tho talent argued thai Domino had
not been as fortunately placed in the Futurlty
| as was his rival. and as he had won after being
| cnrried wide al the elbow they naturally were
of the opinion that with but single opponent
| he would show to greater advantage. When
Messrs. Dwyer and Croker arrived at the
| course they were quietly confident and MIR.
| Keene did not appear to he at all anxious.
The race. which was the fifth on tho regular
programme, was not called until the sun was
gliding the western SKY w.h IN an pariect .ne een
dition. and a hush Of expectation ieli upon tne
the sotf S the S
the betting at II to 20 reaching ,, the course course
first. His bead-Tike eyes shining Ike leweis ls
he ca antered past the stand. the thronE giving
him the reception beilttng King ot the tur
that mt weps sse almost human in their ntelligenee
and he appeared oblivious of Tarals presence @
ts hs e%S Snsk reEh esTsdp snd @
rowel into his side, gave S 5GS }ockey snrns s
seSepai yapds ter
bound. His front legs; about which 80 dnasd mned
h1d eesn tsd saa but erers Of
colt was the embodiment OF grace! graSe, anG l lres-
dom His hag-lke tail was slightly curved.
| bad hal hA
Dobblns honest. rhlegmatic Dobhns. whose
| DISPOSITION Is perfection. was only nun
Gfss The sgpiendid rroportions Of MI Flskwiskfs
play any OF the lire Of domino. his eye being
mild and calm. but there was worii OF n9~et
and an i those sM' Who o had plunged on Domino !. had
their misgivings about the outcome Sn wien ohss S
InoS beiore they could call
theirs sipms smiled tns srestnsb stIstsb to and
155sha Pobbins 'n broke rfi rom eanter into
; long low sweeping trot that was rs pure anG
as he ftrds M 9' fForbes Pres
, dent u Of the New York Jockey Club. kindy con
sented to act win the regular p"hbe' the wooGs
precaution being taken that the match shouie
The ie'ie sence @ in n the grand stand was death
ike the colts turned at the DGse %pa
. the timers stand his field glass rye.ed yet po upoI
the horses and Mr. Croker sat by Mr. Dwyer
ed by by crowd Of friends. All the parties to th
n great match were cool and collected, simm
. ere ers STARTING Tor an advantage. Mr.. Rowe wa
': anxious. too. and when the p patr SWept aowi
h% in wild ot 0FSsk tSs wth ens
n in the van. he shouted: 90 ,o,,
: That wont do; you must come to mo hea'
Both boys trotted their sanTges back slow,
turned very calmly apS hh We're isir
, turned. as il moved by common impnls; ,Hn I;
/ they sped away on exactly even terms; ds tneI
- each mighty stride. For perhaps : a hundre Ore
yards they ran thus and then wss Ssmms sWJeSti .oI
expecting such a move. and. akinG pull O
= Domino, the pace became much slower. .,,,,
be aoarse sarseeh had BEEN reached and down
\. the pair strobe Domino neck n front t,Min WI
Taa half turned in ms snaa'e t6s eaw at th
I'd woods the willy Dutchmnn started to % make n III
effort 1t was dTpns gS,nns ha 20 enrth
is lore simms called on Dobbins The pace ,h o.
sTrs Ths5s sWnns no roand he
ssss !Ss TsSTS 'st .v"ss sosss
contss %ere stretched ms cir Utmost their
~ stretched necks appenrinG e1aGGSrhRiiea' wS
g. no longer the dociie. meek two.year-o old tha
a. Appeared p almost toe, good natpred red to 6 be ,
GGosers Gqeer ared as he bore down his anago
O. mist. Tarnl saw him coming: looked ankle.
O. o. when the chestnut head with its star OF whii
10 showed at his saddle girths quarter OF q mn
"a from home and when it crert men % 6y lneh ~
o. began riding like u fury, -
u Once. twice thrice the lash descended upo
e. e. Domino's auivering Hanks. but still D9bblI
H. a. crept nearer and nearer. Simms sii,ng low W,
e ed hand and heel The grand stand long oelo' eo
eu this was bedlam. and the shout!n ing was dea
cy ening az the battle neared an end. A furl9n
ar se from home Dobbinss muzzle nPH nall o. Ri. y
or hony head showed In front and Taral shifte
Gs his whip from MS right I" his left IT, nan a.
It. could be heard half mile away. His bee
ID we're busy. too. and Domino's sides ran d9 6l9o
n struggled on and on. and hundred YiI IL yaf, =,
- from the finish there was no man alive capah
&c. ni nredicting the victor, Simms found Dobbii
se cs hanging trihe. and he. too. rGs"rtea 20 pH
nna whip then end trusted to the steoi. aud. rec
On ao ing. staggering Ike drunken en- men III OF pr, pri
,.a me tie champions came TO the wire: cbe9 hs9pf
visi on OF the judges. they could not be sep
rated. ., ., ,, -, 4,