Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-16
JOCKEY TARAL,

the 112 book kers-three more than the
| best on record-began chalking up the
| odds. The betting ring was then a strug
| Cling mass of human beings, not one-hal1
of them able to get within reaching dis
| lance of the man on the box without dan
| ger to their clothing and their tempers.
Out on the lawn when the race was call
ed there was a sea of heads, their owners
! packed so closely together that it looked
like a solid mass, and others were strug
Cling to get out of the ring to where they
could see a small part of the race. 1t was
estimated then by good judges that at least
10000 people were present, and many were
returning home unable to get anywhere
near the track. 1t was the biggest day in
the history of the Brooklyn Jockey club
and must have been an immense money
getter, for nearly all paid their admission
the free passes of former years having been
reduced by at least Is per cent. The place
was crowded with ladies.
At the Post.
Philip j. Dwyer, the judges and 10 book
makers were arrested on affidavits sworn
out at the instance of Peter de Lacy for
maintaining a lottery. The judges were
hurriedly taken before Il justice and parol-
ed under bonds. This delayed the starting
of the race.
w men Une horses were AL at the posi- Cne
I spectators settled down for long wait,
for Starter Rowe had not been doing any
better thus far than he did almost at his
worst last year, and their expectations
were realized. For 81 long minutes the as
semblage waited and fumed, and then i'm
mediately after Il short break Rowe drop
ped his flag. The blue and red distance
flag swished through the air, and the start
was made
And such Il start it was! Lowlander,
the winner of last years Suburban, was
standing still and did not get away at all,
while Sport and Clifford, the heavily back
ed favorite, seemed to be practically left
at the post.
Down through the stretch they ran,
gathering speed with each bound, and
Numbered past the judges stand, a quar-
ter of mile from the post, with all run
ming well-Copyright with his mouth wide
open, a head in front of DR.. Rice, whom
Taral had taken into second place. Half a
length away was Henry of Navarro under
an easy pull, while Herald and the despis-
ed Bitten followed CLOSELY behind. Then
there was Il bunch in this order: Banquet,
Comanche, Ajax, Sir Walter, Bassetlaw
and Diablo.
Twenty lengths behind were Clifford,
the pride of the west, and Sport in the
dust kicked up by the others, with no
chance of winning unless all of the lead
ers fell.
A groan went up from the thousands
who had bet on Clifford, now without even
a chance of having a run for their money.
1t was disheartening to the owners of the
crack who had sent him so far for the race.
Around the turn they flashed, with very
little jostling for SO sharp a turn and so
narrow track, and when the half mile
mark was reached and they were straight
ened out for the run through the back
stretch DIR. Rice was Il head in front of
Copyright, and thus far very few inches
only had separated their noses, as they ran
side by side so close that blanket would
have covered both Two lengths behind
was Henry of Navarro, head in front of
Herald, and all running easily. Bitten
was still hanging on to fifth place in good
style, while Doggett thought it w..s about
time to bring Sir Walter up and he was
sixth at the half mile.
Comanche was still in the seventh place,
Banquet had fallen back to eighth, and
Ajax was beginning to hold out signals of
distress in ninth. Bassetlaw and Dia bio
followed, and Sport and Clifford were far
in the rear, unable to gain an inch on the
flying field.
The mile was covered by Henry of Ma
varre in 1:S2, and he was head in front
of DR.. Rice, who had come up. Copyright
had dropped back to sixth place. Sir Wal
ter was length behind Dr. Rice and two
lengths AHEAD Of Bassetlaw, who was still
very much in the race. The others were
running in the order that they passed the
three-quarter pole and completely out of it.