Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-18

| New 1Ork, september ll.-ThiS was
a great day at the Gravesend track. for
it was the opening of the fall season.
with the greatest race Of the year as the
feature. The attendance was light
when the attractions were taken into
consideration, for barely 5000 people
appeared All during the year efforts
have been made to bring the five best
handicap horses in training together,
and finally, without any agreement, the
Brooklyn Jockey Club had succeeded
in getting them into their regular
stake, with Henry OF Navarro, Roy El
Santa Anita and Domino at weights
for age; Clifford with five pounds OF,
and Sir Walter with twelve pounds al
/ lOwance. Griffin, instead OF Perkins,
| was given the mount of Navarro. BY
this change Reih got Rey El Santa
| Anita and Simms was on Clifford,
Taral on Domino and DOggett on Sir
I Walter.
When the betting opened there was
no doubt of the favOrite, for Henry Of
/ OF the money bet on him, did not get
any lower. The reason for this was
! the betting on Clifford, tor Rogers had
I declared that he would win. The
opening price was 21a and he was soon
at . Domino reCeded 10 from 2l2
and Rey FL Santa Anita from to y.
while Sir Walter was steady at to !.
At the post Domino acted like de-
mon and refused TO break, so II was ten
minutes before they came up to the
starter i'm line and the red flag drop
! ped. Sir Walter was the first to show
and came into the stretch for the first
time under a gentle pull, with Rey FL
Santa Anita second and Henry OF Ma
varre third. Clifford fourth and Dom
/ inc last
They came slowly down in front Of
| the grand stand at little more than an
/ exercise gallop. nearly all OF them
back-iumping. and the first quarter
| took 261. seconds Around the turn
/ rbev increased the speed little ana
] ut the three-eights pole Sir Walter was
! a length and a hall in front OF Rey I'll
! Santa Anita, he only a head in front
! of Henry of Navarro while Domino
was last. hanging close to Clifford.
Fifty-three seconds was the time 10
the half mile. and the race had Just be-
gun. Ii took 12l4 seconds TO run the
/ next furlong, and Tar2l had begun 10
| urge Domino. and passed Chnord' on
| whom Simms was sitting easily. ne
| three-Quarter pole was reached Ill
I1171a. Sir Walter va leading without
| much urging. and Reg El santa Anita
had opened q bit OF clear track from
| Henry of Navarro, who had TWO
! lengths i'm front of Domino, and all but
! the latter going easily. Then the speed
/ slackened and it took 13 seconds for
/ the racers to get around the bend, but
without change Of position. In the next
! 10 seconds came the critical point for
| Domino. Would he so beyond what
was supposed TO be his distance?
! Taral was ut work with iron and bit
and the black colt le3ped ahead, but
only for an instant Yard by yard the
others left him struggling in the rear
/ and at the mile pole when the horses
! Strengthened out into the stretch, he
! was hopelessly beaten. At the head of
/ the stretch Sir Walter was still in the
| lead. having run the mile in 1852.
but ne was in trouble and DOggett was
plying The whip. He was only a neck
/ in front of Rey El Santa Anita and
| Henry of Navarro was coming and only
/ a neck behind i'm third place. Clifford
was fourth. but some distance behind
and now Slmms was riding hard. With
only an eighth of a mile TO go Rey FL
Santa Anita quit and Joined Domino
although Rein still tried to land him.
/ Sir Walter was through too and the
| best he could do was third. Griffin. on
! Navarro. was through urging, for only
an accident could prevent his winning
and at 2.O9 by the timers watch he
passed the finish line, well in hand.
/ Clifford managed to get the place away
| from Sir Walter In the last sixteenth
and again the gallant son of MidlO-
THAN had to take a lower place. II was
/ a contest of the giants i'm which Henry
| of Navarro was the best by long odds
The first race was a handicap of six
furlongs. with Flying Dutchman as
pronounced favorite. Spades stayed at
rbe front and lasted long enough to beat
Rubicon. who came with a rush, by a
nose i'm the fast time of 115b. PatTi-
elan was an 0dds-Ou favOrite for the
second race and won easily. In the
Holly handicap a first class lot of two
vear-olds went to the post and Mar
grave was the favorite Floretta set a
rattling pace to the last fUrlOng, when
Ben Brush. Margrave and CrescendO
passed her and finished in that order.
The fifth was for twO-year-olds aud
wild plunge ON Woodbine made her
al to .. and she won an the way with
ease.
In the lest Lucania was the fayorite.
Firs--SiX furlongs: Jack Of Spandes
won. Rubic0n second, Lustre third;
time. 115i2.
Secoud-One mile and furlong,
selling: Patrician won, Song and
Dance second. Bombazette third; time,
1:53H.
Third-Holly handicap. five fuflongs:
Ben Bruch won. Margrave second.
Crescendo third; time. 1:0112.
Fourth-First special. mile and a
quarter: Henry of Navarro 122 (Grif-
fnl. s to 5. won by length and half,
Clifford III lSimms) > to 1. second by
neck. Sir Walter. 10 Dogget1. to 2,
third: time. 2:09 Rey El Santa Anita
and Domino also ran.
FifJh-Five furlongs: WOodbine won,
Frontier second. Sweet Favorable third;
time. 1:0214.
Sixth-one mile: Lucania Won
Brandywine second, Kennel third; time.