The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-26
BUTTERFLIES WINS
THE FU7URIIY. STAKE.
She Passes Brandywine With
Only a Neck to
Spare.
BEST AGITAToR COULD
DO WAS THIRD.
DIRECTLY LOWERS THE 2-YEAR
OLD PACING RECORD.
Generally Conceded That He Wiu
Beat Arion's Mark Before the Sea-
son CIoses-CIOsiDg of the Sum-
mer Races ut Sarntoga-Crack
Events at East ST. Louis-Other
Turf Events.

New York, Aug. 25.-Futurity day at
the Coney Island Jockey club track
was an ideal day for a summer out
ing. The breeze came in from the sea-
| it was cool and comfortable, and one
of the best days for racing in a
month. About $4,000 persons were
present.
Long before the first race was run
the book-makers began to lay odds
against the starters in the Futurity.
Butterflies was the choice of large
majority and to was the best price
obtainable on her. closing at to B..
The others ranged from to ] against
MANAGE. Hunton and Prim.
The race was called at APO, but de-
lay at the post seemed interminable.
Break after break was made. After
fifty minutes delay they were sent
away to a good start, Butterflies a
head in front of California.
Down to the quarter pole they flash
ed, and. curious to relate, five FLIES
were leading the field and all looked
to be going well, Butterflies ahead.
The pace was hot and some began to
falter.
When the half-mile post was reached
Butterflies had lead of two lengths,
and Griffin was looking back at the
others and easing his mount Agita-
tor. under the strong urging of Taral,
had come up to second place, and was
head in front of Connoiseur. Gutta
Percha was fourth and California fifth.
Around the turn into the main track
they came with a mad rush and while
Butterflies seemed to be going easily,
the others were being urged to their
utmost to catch the fast flying filly
to II oil I,1t
shouting. when suddenly a darkey,
wearing a maroon and scarlet Jacket,
astride of a beautiful chustnut with
white blaze on his face. and four white
feet. shot out of the bunch behind and
set sail for the apparently easy win
ner. 1t was Brandywine coming with
the wind.
Griffin heard the thunder of his hoofs
behind and, glancing back, saw the
streak of chustnut lightning with Clay
ton riding like mad after him. There
was no time to waste now and the
clever lightweight jockey began dig
ging with his heels and riding for
dear life. He could help his mount lit
tie. for she was tired now, and with
every jump Brandywine was catching
her. Now he was at her tail; then his
white nose was at her saddle, and
Griffin saw it poked under his eyes
and he realized that he had to ride as
hard as he knew how to land the rich
stakes for Gideon and Daily and win
small fortune for the thousands who
had bet on the FLY he was riding.
Inch by inch the colt was gaining on
him, and he was straining his eyes, for
the finish was now only few yards
away. A few more jumps, and the
finish line was passed by a tired boy on
a. tired filly and the rich stakes were
won by head.
The crowd cheered the fly but it
would have been cheering the colt had
the race been fifty yards further. There
was plenty of cheering for Griffin, when
he came back to be weighed, and all
the way to the paddock he was carried
in a. floral Jockeys chair. Gideon and
DAILY were happy, and so was the
trainer, John Hyland, for this added
one more to the many rich stakes they
have won this season.
Butterflies is bay FLY by Sir Dixon
out of Merrides. Summary:
First race, five furlongs-Hugh Pen
ny won, birmingham second, Poor
Johnathan third. Time-1:O7 3-5.
Second race, five furlongS-Helma
won, Dolabra second, Mckee third.
Time-1:01 As.
Third race, mile and furlong-Henry
of Navarro won, Dorian second, Sir
Knight third. Time-1:53 3-5.
Fourth race, Futurity, about three
fourths of mile-Butterflies to 8,
won by a neck; Brandywine, II to l,
second; Agitator, 10 to 1, third. Time
Ill.
Fifth race, Futurity -Omnium,
handicap-Lady Violet won, Correction
second, Glenmoyne third. Time
ITO AS.
Sixth race, mile and sixteenth, on
turf-St. Michael won; Watterson sec
ond, Thurston third. Tine-1:47.