The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-31
THE fUrUKIIY STAKES.
Keenes' Domino, the Favorite, the
Winner.
THE TRACK HEAVY AND STICKY.
Twenty Two-Year-old Colts Start in the
Great Race-GalIico Second and Dob
bins Third-s65, G6o the Gross Value or
the Stakes.

the Stakes.
SHEErsHEAD BAY, Aug 3o.-Domino
proved himself to he the worthy son of a
noble sire by winning the great Futurity
stakes from field of nineteen competi-
tors. He carried the top weight, too, and
was delayed ut the post nearly half an
hour Besides this tho track was heavy
and sticky. In short it was just the day
for light weight, but he vanquished all
of them, though one of them, Galilee
gave him hard fight for over furlong,
and was only IL head bahind at the finish
1t was the sixth of the futurity series of
races and the best of any of them. 1t was
the richest, too, for the gross value of the
stake was G65,G55. 1t was divided as fol-
lows: $40, $50 to Domino and $4,000 to his
breeder, s5,3o333 to Galilee, s., 500 TO his
breeder; s., GG6.67 to Dobbins aud 81 900 to
his breeder.
The fear that cyclone was due and
might visit the track during the afternoon
no doubt deferred many from going
Eight thousand would be liberal esti-
mate of the number of people who saw the
great event The field was the largest that
ever started in Futurty race 1t was
composed of Galilee, Joe Ripley, Rey FL
Santa Anita, Rubicon, Weinberg, Will
Fonso, Fondoline, Fatality, Amer, Prig,
Domino, Hyderabad. Princess Himyar,
Appomattox, sam Lucas, Dobbins, Illu-
sion, Jack Of Spades, Figaro and Poten-
tate. Domino was the public favorite, and
though nearly every horse WAS well backed
the bulk of public money, and as much as
z to 5, was laid against his chances.
After delay of nearly half an hour at
the post Rowe caught them all in motion
Xix cavalry line, aud down went the flag
and they were off" the ends of lines
closed in and the lot punched in sort of
funnel shape. Then Dobbins collided
with Hyderabad and knocked Overflow
his jockey, to the ground, but he was not
hurt seriously. Taral took Domino TO the
front at once, holly pressed by Galilee
who was running like aghost. The others
were gathering ut their heels like drove
of wild horses. The race was particularly
between this pair.
AT the head of the homestretch Galilee
took the lead, and Dobbns had his head
Oh line with DOmino's saddle girth. 1t
looked desperate for the favorite for IA mo-
ment, but the greatest jockey in America
was OH his bnck, and he began riding him
with all his power and skill. Heel hand
and whip were used to such advantage
that in another moment Domino began
wearing his leader down, regaining his
lost ground. The instant lie poked his
nose in front of Galilce great shout went
up. In the last furlong Griffin used every
endcuvor to keep Galilee in the van but it
was liliputian against n giant, and Taral
outrode both McDermott and Griffin, and
drove the gallant Domino home under
such IA hail of punishment that he won by
Il nose to the very post.
Griffin by one last despairing effort
landed Gclilee head before Dobbins. None
but the judges could tell who had won,
and when Domino's number was hoisted
on nigh the most eXtravagant kind of
demonstration ensued. Taral was pre-
sented with $1,000 by the Messrs. Keen
The other stake on the card, the Light
Weltcr, over the grass course, also went to
the Messrs. Keene. their filly Orchis win
ming after spirited race with Madrid. The
other events were we'll contested