Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-26


at the Coney Island Jockey CLUB track
was an ideal day for summer outing.
The breeze came in from the sea; 1t was
cool and comfortable, and one OF the
best days for racing in month. About
25, 900 people were present
Long before the first race was run
the bookmakers began to buy odds
against the starters in the Futurity
and did so with the Magnetism colt and
Salvation quoted, while no price was
laid against the added starters, Prim.
Bombazette and Canterbury. Butter
flies was the choice by a large majority,
and to 5 was the best price obtsinable
against her, closing at 4 TO 5. The
others ranged from to l against Mo-
naco to 200 to l against Prim.
The race was called at 4:20 but delay
at the post seemed interminable, break
after break being made. After NIFTY
minutes delay, they were sent away TO
a good start, Butterflies ahead in front
of California. Down TO the quarter pole
they flashed, and curious to relate, five
FLIES were leading the field and all
looked to be going well, Butterflies
ahead.
THE PACE WAS HOT
and soon 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 cas-
ing his mount. Agitator, under the
strong urging Of Taral, had come up TO
second place and was head in front OF
Connoisseur. Gutta Percha was fourth
and California fifth.
Around the turn into the main track
the youngsters came with a mad rush,
and while Butterflies seemed to be GO
ing easily, the others were being urged
to their utmost TO eaten the fast lying
kfllH
~ Ii seemed To- be all over but the
shoutsnz, when suddenly n darkey
wearing MAROON and scarlet jacket,
astride of a beautiful chestnut, with a
white blaze In his face and
four white feet, shot out Of the bunch
behina and set sail for the apparently
easy winner. 1t was Brandywine, COM
ing like the wind. Griffin heard the
thunder of hoofs behind him, and
glancing back, saw the streak OF chest
nut lightning with Clayton riding like
mad after him. There was no time TO
waste now, aud down the clever light
weight jockey sat, digging with his
heels and riding for dear life. He could
help his mount but little, for she was
wearing out now,
AND WITH EVERY JUMP
Brandywine was catching her- Now
+ he was at her tail then his white nose
was at her saddle skirts and then Griffin
saw it poked under his eyes and he real
lied that he mad 10 ride as hard as he
knew how to land the rich stake
for Gideon & DAILY, aud win a
small fortune for the thousands
who had bet on the FLY he was rid
| ing. Inch by inch the colt was gaining
on him and he was straining his eyes
for the finish, now only a few yards
away. A few more jumps ard the finish
line was passed by tired boy on well
tired filly aud the rich stakes were won
| by head. The crowd cheered the illy,
but it would have been cheering the
colt and the race been fifty yards fur
| ther.
The others were all In bunch, four
lengths behind. with Agitator Leading
them by half a length. ConnoIsseur
was in fourth place, with Gutta Percha
| fifth, Manchester sixth, Bombazette
seventh and Walter eighth, and little
TO choose between them. Then In the
order named were Cromwell, ST. Yer
onica, Monaco, Sadie, Doggett, Csnter-
bury, California, Prim and Counter
| Tenor.
There was plenty OF cheering for
Griffin when he came back TO be
weighed, aud all the way to the pad
dock he was carried
IN A FLORAL JOCKEYS CHAIR.
Gideon DAILY was happy, and SC
was the trainer, John Hyiand, for thi:
added one more to the many rich stake:
they have won this year. Butterfile:
is a bay lilly, by Sir Dixon out OF Mer-
cedes. The stake is about $50. 900.
First-Five and half furiongs, sell
ing, Hugh Penny, 1O1 (Reif), even,
won; time, 1:o7 35. Second-five fur.
longs, Halma, los clayton, 81 to l,
won: time, l:0l As. Third-One mile
and furlong, Henry OF Navarro. l22
! (Clayton), tos5. won; time, 1888 3-5.
! Fourth-futurity; about three-quarters
of q mile, Butterflies, 112 Griffin, 4 tc
| :. won by neck; Brandywiie, 10a
(Clayton), y 10 l, Second; AgitatOr,
l1OH (TaraD, 10 to l, third. Time. I'LL.
Waltzer, Sadie, Gutta Perch2, Doggett,
| California, Counter Tenor, Manchester,
| Connoisseur, Monaco, ST. VerOnicas,
BompazeIte. Prim and Cromwell also
ran. Fifth, Futurity course, Omnium
handicap, Lady Violet, 100 (Griflin), II
TO 5. won. Time, 1:lO As Sixth one
mile and q sixteenth, st. Michael, III
| lTaran "a < won Tina IN