The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-08
ONLY HEADS APART
EXCITING FINISH BETWEEN SWIFT
CLIFFORD AND SIR WALTER.
Omnium Handicap at Coney Island
Barely Won by the Former in the
Fast Time of 1,53 Id.

NEW YORK, Sept. THE attendance at
the Coney Island Jockey Club meeting to-
day was affected by the yacht race. the
crowd not numbering over four or five thou
sand. The opening race was won by
Kamsin in very easy style; the second by
the lightweight Discount and the third,
the Autumn stakes for two-year-olds, was
won by that good colt Crescendo with the
top weight, 125 pounds, and ridden by Taral.
The feature of the day was the Omnium
handicap. for which a field of nine
swered the post call. The race was
holly contested by Sir Walter and Clifford.
who finished heads apart in the fast time
of 1853 1-5, being one-fifth of a second Of
the track record. The fifth race was won
easily by Leonawell. The sixth, a mile and
a sixteenth on the turf, was won by the
5 to 1 shot, Lookout. with the favorite,
Sir Francis, second. Summaries:
First R~ace-Futurity course. Kamsin. A
to 8, won; Falling Water, 8 TO ], second;
volley. 10 to /, third. Time, III 20:
second-Six furlongs. Discounts; 3 to l.
won; Buckwa, 8 TO l, second; Buckerene,
6 to Il, third. Time, ia
Third-Autumn stakes; futurity course.
CresceEdo. 2 to l, won; Haziet, 8 to ., sec
Fourth-Omnium handicap; mile and one
eighth. Clifford, 3 to !, won; Sir Walter,
s to l. second; Beldemere, 8 to l, third.
Fifth-Mile and three furlongs. Leona-
well, even, won; Andrews, 20 to 1, second;
Candelabra. Z to 5. third. Time. 2:22.
Lookout, 5 TO /, won: Sir Francis. 2 to l,
second; Longbeach, to ]. third. Time l'4s-
Laureate Won as He Pleased.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 7.-Favored by beau
tiful weather there was a crowd of two
L----- ~1-I1 - CN,r,Hfl1 nnUnC This
afternoon. While the fields were not SO
large as on previous days, there were less
scratches and. in quality. the sport was
fully up to the average. The track was
again fast. The best odds obtainable against
Laureate, in the first, was Z to 10. and even
at those odds he carried considerable mon
ey. He won as he pleased, EIiz, the favor
lite In the second. came strong at the fin
ish, winning by half a length. Judith, third
choice, won the third. Serena. an even
money fayorite, Won. the fourth, and Tougl
Timber,sa second choice, won the hftn.
First RaTSSeedtsie and one-hal. furlongs.
Laureate to 10, won; Domingo, 8 to 1,
second: !ronmaster. 3 TO !, third. Time. 1:A.
Eakota. 10 to /, second; Master Fred, 5 to
/, third. Time, 1:29%.
Third-Mile and one-sixteenth- Judith. 4
to 1. won; George Beck, 2R to l, second;
Rhett Goode, 2 to l.. third. Time, 1:4sA.
F~ourth-Five furlongs. Serena. even. won;
Feast. s to /, second; Anna Lyle, 10 to 1.
third. Time, 1:0SA.
F1fth-Seven furlongs. Tough Timber. 3 to
1, won; Uncle Henry. 20 to 1, second; Glad,
s to 1, third. Time. 1:2Sia.
FavOrites Won Every Race.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. There was a fair
track and good racing at the fair grounds
here to-day. The weather was all that
could be desired, and fully apo people at
tended. 1t proved a bad day for the book
makers, for the favorites won in every
race. The betting was lively. summaries:
First Race-One mile. Haroldine, even,
won; Bayard, 6 to l., second; Bansach,
to /, third. Time, 1:53.
~Second-Five furlongs. Surcingle, 2 to 1.
won; Big Fellow, 5 10 ], second;, Taylor,
10 to 1, third. Time. LOO.
Third-Seven furlongs. Linda, l to 2,
won; Lizzetta, II to 1, second; Tartarian,
2 to /. third. Time. 1854.
Fourth-One mile Rapier.. z to >. won;
silverado, s to !, second; Upman, . to /,
third. Time, 1:52.
Fifth-Flve furlongs. Faughaballagh. 8 to
5, won; Fred Foster, 9 to 8, second; Jack
Martin, 20 to i. third. Time, 1:0SA.
Sixth-Six and one-half furlongs. O'Con-
nell, / to 2, won; Magnet. 8 to s. second;
George w. Bailey, s to /, third. Time.
1:2Sk. $500.