The morning call., 1894-05-16

to move up into the chute from the pad
dock. When the horses were all at the
post the spectators settled down for a long
walt, for Starter Rowe had not been doing
any better thus far than he did last year.
Thirty-two minutes the assem- blage waited
and then, Immediately after a short break,
Rowe's flag swished through the air and
the start was made AND such a start it
was. LowiandeT. the winner of last years
Suburban. was standing still and did not
get away at all, while Clifford. the heavily
backed favorite. seemed TO be practically
left at the post.
A howl arose from the crowd, for they
saw that with such disadvantage it was
an impOsSbiitY for the Western cham
pon 10 do anything whatever. Copyright
was the frs away, with He ry of Navarro
second, Herald third. DR.. Rice fourth,
Blitzen fifth ana the others punched as
follows: Banquet, Sir Walter, Comanche.
Ajax. BassetIaw and Diablo while Clifford
and Sport were almost standing still. al
though they got in motion Immediately
and started.Un a stern, hopeless chase.
Down the stretch they ran; gathering
speed with every bound and Numbered
past the judges stand, a quarter OF mile
Copyright, with his m outh wide open, was
ahead, IN front of DR.. Rice, whom Taral
had taken INTO second place. Half leHgth
away was Henry of Navarro, under an
easy pull, with Herald ana the deposed
BIazen following close behind. Then
there was a buuch in this order: Banquet,
COmanche. Al x, Sir Walter. Bassetlaw
and Dablo. Twenty lengths behind were
I'd 4 ba Of nd
in the dust kicked up by the others, with
no chance Of winning unless all the leaders
fell. A groan went up from the thousands
who had bet on Clifford, now without even
a chance of having run for their money,
1t was disheartenng also 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 a track, and when the half-mie
mark was reached. and they were straight
ened out for a run through the back
stretcE, DR.. Rice was a head in front of
Copyright and thus far only very few
inches had separated their noses as they
ran side by side so closely that a blanket
would have covered both! Two lengths
behind was Henry OF Navarro, head in
Bitten was still hanging on to fifth place
in good style while DQggett thought it was
about time to bring Sir Walter uD and he
was sixth at the half mile. CQmauche was
still in the seventh place, while BANQUET
had fallen back 10 eighth. ana Ajax was
beginning TO hold out signals of distress in
the ninth. Bassetlaw and Dablo followed,
and Sport and Clifford were far in the
linn IN i'm k ~,
feld.s
Ihey passed the three-quarteT mark with
Henry of Navarro in the lead, in front of
Copyright, with DR., Rice in striking dis
lance and Taral handling him in a mas
terly fashion. Sir Walter was fourth and
Bassetlaw was becoming dangerous, for he
had moved up five pegs. and looked good
for much more. The Comanche was sixth,
Banquet seventh and Diablo eighth.
The mile was covered by Navarro in
1:42, and he was a head in front OF DR..
Rice, who bad come up. Copyright bad
dropped back to sixth place. Sir Walter
was a length behind Dr. Rice and two
lengths behind Bsssetlaw, who was still
very much in the race. The others were
running in the order they passed the three
quarter pole and were completely out of it.
ter and Bassetlaw getting whip and spur.
DR.. Rice began to wear down the gallant
three-y eaT-old and Clayton was urging on
Navarro to his utmost, but his horse was
stepping fast under him. Bassetlaw was
hanging on to Sir Walter. with Comanche
close behind. 49,.
The frantic yells from. the crowd we're
heard now, and as the watches licked
2:07A DR.. Rice, the. castoff from the
Gideon and Daily stable, flashed under the
wire. a length in front of Henry of Ma
varre, with the great Sir Walter a length
and half behind and two lengths in front
of Bassetlaw. COmancbe was fifth and the
Others anywhere, all in the stretch.
Hats went into the air. and for the sec
ond year 10 succession Taral was placed
on the floral Jockeys chair and carried off
by the crowd. 1t was true-run race and
well won. Lowlander was not factor in
it, and Clifford and Sport, owing to the
faulty start, were not given chance to
show their work.
Five turlongs, Stonell won, DR.. Hasbrouck
second, Correction third. Time, 1:0112.
One mile, HaIlOn won. John Conner second
Sir knight thlid. Time, 1:461@.
Expectation stakes, half mile, Utica won
Dtelbund second, Tamerlane third. Time, :5014
Brooklyn handicap, one and a quarter miles,
DR.. Rice won, Henry OF Navarro second, Sir
Walter thild. Time, 2:O714.
Half mile. Harry Reed won, Harris second
Trophy colt third. Ime, :4934.
One and sixteenth miles, El Rey won, Cap
tam Il second, Jordan third Time I .EO