The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-18
HENRY OF NAVARRO
Wins From Clifford, Domino.
Santa Anita and Others.
ouf RAVEN IN A WORSE LIGHT.
fselin Offered Him Everything, but tho
Rari. Knowing He Couldn't
Win. Declined.

-s~ york. Sept 17-Tbls was = great
a., A. fhe Csravesend track, for j. was the
~~ergrg OF the fail season. with the great
- rsce 81 the year az the feature Henry
- xavarre. Reg 81 Santa Anita and Dom
sro with weights for age. CHnord. with
svs mounds or. and Sir Walter. with
s.elve rounds allowance. started. Griffin.
Er~tesd o. Perkins. was given the mount
~ Navarrs BY fhis change ReiT got Rey
q sanfa Arita S.mms was on Clifford.
Tsral or Domino and D0ggett on Sir
rsftsr. Henry % Navarro opened the ia
-rr5te a. ( ~ s. buf iu spite OF the money
set or hin he did not zet any lower. The
Jason for this was the betting on Clifford.
or Rogers had declared he would win.
Ths opening price waE ziz and he was soon
80 Domino receded 70 I from 23z. and
pey 81 Santa Anita from 10 I To Y. while
- Walter vas steady a. to T. At the
sost Domino acted ike a demon and re-
!. sea 10 break 50 g. was ten minutes be
fars they came up 70 the starters line
AMI the red flag dropped
esr Walter was the first 10 show. and
r.ne into the stretch for the first time un-
rer gentle pull with Rey 81 Santa Anita
second ana Henry az Navarro third elf
ford fourth and Domino last They came
slowly down In front % the grand stand
ar a little more han an exercise gaIiop.
nearly all Of them huck-iumping. and the
first quarter took 2si4 seconds. Around
the turn they increased A little and ar the
three-eighths Sir Walter was A length and
: half IN front OF Santa Anita and only a
head in front of Navarro. while Domino
vas last hanging close TO Clifford. Fifty
three seconds vas the time 20 the half, and
The race had just begun II took l2is sec
osds 70 run the next furlong. and Taral
had begun 70 urge Domino and had passed
Clifford. on whom Simms was sitting
easily The threc-qUarter pole vas reached
N 1fTG Sir Walter was going without
much urging ard Rev q Santa AnEa had
ofened a bit OF clear track from Henry %
Navarro who was two lengths Ia front 81
Domino. and all bat the latter going easily.
Then the horses slackeued. and II took Il
seconds for the racers 20 get around the
bend. but without change in position.
In the next thirteen seconds came the
critical point for Domino. Would he 60
beyond what was supposed 10 be- his dis
tance7 Taral Was al work with iron and
bat. and the black colt leaped ahead. but
only for an instant Yard hy yard the
others left him struggling in the rear. and
~ the mile post. when the horses straight
ened out into the stretch he was hopelessly
bsaien. At the head Of the stretch Sir
Walter was still IN the lead. having run
the mile "a 1857 hat he was Ia trouble
and Doggett was plying the whip He was
only neck in front Of Rey 81 Santa Anita.
but Henry OF Navarro was coming, and
only neck behind iu third place Cliff
ford was fourth, but some distance behind.
and now Slmms was riding hard. With
only an eighth OF mile 10 go Rey 81
Santa Anita quit and Joined Domino. al
though Rein still tried TO land him Sir
Walter was through. too. and the best he
cCuid do was third Griffin on Henry of
Navarro vas through urging, and only an
accident could prevent him winning. and
a. 200 he passed the line well in front.
Clifford managed to get the place away
from Sir Walter in the last sixteenth and
aFaiu the gallant son OF Midlothian had TO
take lower place. II was a contest OF
giants. IN which Henry OF Navarro was
'ae best by long odds. Summaries:
sx tariongs. Jack Of Spades l.I5is: mile
tac furlong. Patrician. 1861. Holly
haa1cap, five furlongs. Ben Brush, 1913:
Hs and a quarter Henry Of Navarro l22).
1fIhn. 70 S. won. Clifford ulO. Simms.
second Sir Walter OlO. Doggett.
% laird time 209. I'VE furlonrs. Wood
tiAe ln@iz. one mile I.ucanfa i-438,