Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-26
THE FuTUnlTY STAKES.
nuTrnnFLrns WINS ny 4 HEAD
FROM BHANDYwyNE.
A Perfect pay for Racing aud 10000
People witness the Great coney
Island Event--A close Finish.
Other Turf Events.

Other Turf Events.
New York. Aug. s5.-Futurity day at |
the coney Island Jockey club track
was an ideal day for summer outing. |
The breeze came in from the sea; it
was comfortable and one Of the best |
days for racing in d month. About /
$4,000 people were present. Long be-
fore the race was run the boolSmasers
began to lay odds against the starters
In the futurity. Butterflies was the
choice by large majority, and 10
was the best price obtainable against
her. closing at 4 to 6, The others
ranged from to against Monaco to
| 100 10 against Prim. The race was
called at 4.2O but the delay ut the post
seemed interminable. break after break
being made. After nifty minutes delay
they were sent away 70 n good start,
Butterflies ahead. In front OF California.
Down TO tie quarter pole they flashed,
and curious to relate. i've nllics were
lending the field, and al looked TO be
going well, Butterflies far ahead. The
pace was hot and soon began 10 falter
when the half mile post was reached
Butterflies had II lead Of two lengths
and GRIM was looking back at the
/ others and easing his mount Agtutpr,
under the strong urging Of Tnrnli had
| come up 10 second place, and was
head In front OF ConnlsHeur Gutta
Pcrchn was ioruth and California ittn.
Around the taru into the main trncli
the youngsters came with mad ru 10
and while Butterflies seemed to b.
going easy, the others were being urEeA
10 their utmost To catch the iaat Tying
lilly.
II seemed to be all over but the Shout
ing continued. when suddenly a darkey
wearing maroon and scarlet Jacket.
ustridc OF "A beautiful chestnut with a
white blaze IN his face and four Whltc
I feet, shot out OF the bunch behind ana
set sail for the apparently euty winner
! II was Brandywyne coming life the
7 | wind, Griffin heard the thunder OF hOels
T. behind him and glancng back saw the
g stronS of chestnut Lightning, with
j clayton riding like mad after him.
p There was no time 20 waste. aud down
= the clever light weight Jockey sat
b digging with his heals ard Kidding FOR
! dear life. lie could not hold his little
1 mount but slightly Tor size wac tired
j. now. and with every jump Brardywyne
! was catching her. Now he was at mel
i tan. then his white nose was nj her
d saddle plllrts. and then Griffin saw II
'
@ allied that he had TO ride ns hard MS he
\ knew how. to land the rich stakes fol
II Gideon and Daily and win anal
G fortune fpr the thousands who had be
I. ON the fllly he was riding, Inch by
&c inch the colt was gaining on him ant
=, he was gtralnlng HIS eyes for the finish
X now only a fow yards away. A few
'- more jumps and the finish line wn
III passed by a tired boy on tired My
II and the rich stakes We're won by
| he ssN I'M
20 It would have been cheering the col
~ had the race been fifty yards further
lie There was plenty OF cheering 70
" Griffin when he came back to b.
Il weighed, and all the way to the pad
10 dock he was carried I'm II floral Jockey
chair. Gideon and Daily were happ!
Sc and 30 was the trainer. John Hyland
~ for this added one more to the man
We rich stakes that they have won thi
1s year BUTTERFLIES Is n bay flly by 81
~ Dixon out OF Mercedes.
re Summaries:
u longs, settling. Hugh Penny won, Hun
ny linghnm second. Poor Jonathan thlrt
M Time, 1907 SO.
We second raca-Five furlongs Holam
at won, Doiabrau second Mckee thirC
'e' Time, e1 "a
ms Third racc--One mile and a furleni
he Henry OF Navarro won. Dorian sec
ed ond Sir Knight third Time. 1A5
he Fourth race-Futurity. about three
M quarters Of mile. butterflies, j
Of (Grimm, to g, won by neclt Brai
he DIVINE 1903 clayton. IL to 1, sccon'
we Agitntor. ITO ~ CrmaD, 10 to l. thir
az Time, 1I1. Wnlt2cr Sadie Gut
'at Pcrcha Doggctt California, Count
q Tenor. Manchester, Connlsseur, Mo
rly oeo. 81 Veronica, Bombasette. prin
mr. and Cromwell also ran
W. Fifth race--Futurlty course. onmiu
ere handicap Lady Violet won, Core
orr ticn second. Glenmoyne thrd, Tim
ne 1I0 40.
me Sixth race--Mile an6 one-eiNteeu
re- on turf st. Michael won, Watters'
CIV second, Thurston third. Time, l3i.