Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-26
Worth Fifty Thousand to the Best
 Pacemaker,
WENT TO THE BUTTERFLIES
It Was a Brilliant ggle, Won in a Fierce Drive.
 Other Races.

buIuJ Ndb WOH Dy Ane DutteIutoSs dAbSAo
 bitter struggle with Brandywine, in the
 presence of 25,G00 people at Sheepshead
 Bay this afternoon. She can justly claim
 to be the queen of the 2.year- old world.
 Her victory is one that will live lon z in the
 minds of all who saw it. It will be years
 before any colt eclipses the time. She
 lowered the record to 1:11 flat for tue race.
 The best previous time was made by Mo-
 rello. He won the $50, 900 prize in ;12 l-5.
 Then again she is the first Ally to win the
 rich stake. These facts alone
 make her victory memorable one.
 Another coincidence about her victory is
 that she is the second representative from
 Gideon & Daly's string to capture the cov-
 eted blue ribbon of the 2-year- old world.
 This popular firm carried off the prize in
 1891 with His Highness:
 All the conditions for today's great race were favorable. The track was in perfect order, the weather was delightful and the attendance the largest. The only draw
 back was occasioned by the delay at the
 marred by long waits while the horses were skirmishing about for the signal to start. This was the case with nearly every race.
 candidates of tho Futurity filed past the stand on their way to the post. They were all in the starters hands at 4:20 o'clock. Seventeen minutes had elapsed
 before anything approaching break was
 made. Then all but California. Agitator,
 Waltzer and St. Veronica came out to the furlong post. Another long wait in which they appeared to be taking turns as to who should spoil the starts occurred. Several
 small breaks occurred and finally, after they had been at the post forty seven nnin- utes, the flag went down and the cry s'they are off'' rang out into the air. Monaco, California, The Butterflies. Gutta Percha, Agitator and Manchester they disappeared in the dip Tho Butterfly
 was leading, with Agitator, Gutta Percha and Manchester at her saddle girths. The dust hid the others from view. The But. terflies was leading, with Agitator under the
 lash only three- quarters of length away, when they came into sight again Monaco and Gutta Percha had given up the strug- gle. They swung into the home stretch with The Butterflies huggiug the rail couple of lengths to the good of Manchester, who
 headed Agitator for few strides Griffin was taking matters easy when the last fur. iong's post was reached. The Butterflies
 had her field spread d-eagled and was bound.
 ing along like big kitten, with Agitator and Manchester alternating in second place under the severest kind of punishment. t'She walks in!" rang out from thou- sands of tn oats. The rich prize was not to
 be carried off so easily. The cry was pre-
 mature. Brandywine, who got off in the
 rear rank, and who WAS unable to get
 through until the last furiong of the race
 was in progress, then made his big effort. Clayton urged him forward with whip aud spur. He sent Brandywine after The Butt terflies like a shot from a cannon. Grifin saw bis danger and began to urge his lilly. She responded to the last gasp. It was plain to all practiced eyes that The Butterflies was tiring fast.
 The terrific strain was telling step by
 step and inch by iuch. Amid a breathless
 silence Brandywine closed up the streak of daylight that was between them. He was running strong and good. The Butterflies was waverIng. Griffin began to lash her and the excitement was intense. Griffin fought like young demon, and the won: defeat. Brandywine managed to get his nose to her withers, but could get no fur ther before the all important line was crossed, aud the Futurity of 1894 went on flies by q neck from Brandywine; Agitator was third. . two lengths away. A length and half away came Connoisseur. Manchester's struggle at the head of the homestretch proved too much for him. His stable companion, Counter Tenor. was pulled up lame and finished last. Monaco's bolt was shot before they had gone a couple of fur longs. California was never dangerous when the race resolved itself into strug
 
 Cromwell, Doggett, Sadie,3St. Virouica or such cattle as Bombasette and Prlm. The victory was most popular one. Apart from the Futurity. which overshad- racing was witnessed. Hugh Penny put the talent in good humor by cantering home winner of the first race. He was an even money fayorite. Haln1a and Dol. abra, the second and third favorites re- spectveiy, did more than was required of them in the second race. They beat the favorite, Mckee. Henry of Navarro gave Dorian twelve pounds and beat him for the Dolphin
 stakes. The finish of this race between this pair was one of the grandest duels seen this season. They disputed every inch of ground of the last furiong and half, and crossed the line noses only apart.
 Henry of Navarro won, but he earned his victory.
 Domino, to the bitter disappointment of many, dpdged the Issue in the fall stakes.
 They were captured somewhat easily by
 Lady Violet from Correction, who aston
 ished many horsemen by standing drive. St. Michael was hot favorite In the sixth race. Taral rode him. It was largely, If
 not entirely, due to Taral's indomitable
 energy that St. Michael won. Iaral drove
 him up his field and drove him through it.
 He fiogged him for fully three furlongs,
 and to this treatment his victory must be
 ascribcd.
 A bookmaker named Brewer, doing bus
 insss under the name of the Congress club,
 welched after the third race. His sheets
 showed he had taken in S92S. He left s94 in
 his cash box. Summarizes:
 First race, purse $1000, for 3-year-olds
 and upwards, selling, five and half fur
 lougs-Hugh Penny, l03 (Reiff), even, won
 by length; Birmingham second, Poor
 Jonathan third. Time, 1:07A.
 Second race. for 2-year -olas, seven fur.
 longs-Halma, 10S GA. Cayton), to 1,
 won; Dolabra second, Mckee third. Time,
 1:O14-5.