Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-05
ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS
BRIGHT PHGBUs WON THE REALIZATION.
It Was Superb Race From Start to Finish Pttsburg Phil loses on a Big
 Plunge

won the realization stakes at SneepSneau Bay today He was the second favorite. Keenan, the odds-on favorite, was the only horse that gave him any trouble. This pair fought out the issue for nearly the full length of the home stretch. The course was a vefitable quagmire. It could not possibly have been in worse condition. There was, contrary to the general expectation, delay at the post. The jockeys stupidly worried their mounts by skirmshing and flounderlng around in the mud, as if the race were a sprinting affair, and not stern chase of a mile and five furlongs over a fright fully heavy course. They finally got away in fair order. Cromwell pursued his usual tactics; he went out and died in front. O'Leary had the mount on Cromwell. He hustled him into the lead at the nag-fall with a clear stretch of daylight between himself and Connois- seur, who was lapped to the Withers by Keenan, Counter Tenor was the most forward of the others. Dolabra and Bright Phoebus brought up the rear ranks.
 There was no change worthy of notice until the far turn was reached. Crom- well then began to show some effects Of the terrible pace he had set King Ar thur II showed a disposition to go into his stable, but Taral overcame this in- cllnation by beginning to drive him in his vigorous fashion. Dolabra was in hopeless difficulty far in the rear, and Counter Tenor had his ears flat on the back of his head, which told as plainly as possible that his courage had been supplanted by his sulky temper. Griffin closed up the gap between himself and Cromwell when they were negotiating the turn for home. He challenged Crom- well as soon as they were headed for home. Cromwell quit ignominiously as a1.Rt,r esSy1 hi A furlong from home the race looked like an easy thing for Keenan, and every one was shouting, "The faVorite wins in a walk'
 The cry was premature Bright Phoe- bus had been gradually getting himself together for a final effort. Reff rode him vigorously at the head of the stretch.
 Griffin saw his danger and went to work on Keenan with relentless fury. It was all to no purpose Bright Phoepus came like a shot from cannon. lie chai- lenged the favorte at the sixteenth pole. A hard struggle ensued. Keenan had made his effort too early and had put little left with which to finish with. Reiff rode a magnificent race on Bright Phoebus and landed him a winner by a neck Taral, after driving King Arthur II with terrible force for fully half mile, managed to squeeze him in third place just eight lengths behind Keenan,
  S3O 150 to Bright Phoebus.
 The double event was marred by With drawals The rival 2-year-olds of the year, Handspring and Applegate, were the only starters The race was farce from racing standpoint. Handspring beat Applegate in a very hollow finish. He romped home with the same ease whach characterized his victory in the first half of the double event, which he won from Applegate on the opening day of the meet.
 George Smith, better known as Pitts burg Phil, deluged the ring with one Of his famous plunges on his Ally Applause to win the opening dash. She was un- placed. Key del Carreres won the race after a hard drive. Hanwell, who was backed heavily by a select few, made his effort too late. As it was, he was only beaten by scant head.
 Ed Kearney enabled his owner, Pitts burg Phil to regain some of his losses on Applause by winning the sixth race. The stiff old cripple, St. Luke. was Lucky Dogs only opponent in the sev- enth race. Lucky Dog was, as matter Of course, a prohibitive favorite. Under a strong pull he led throughout and won by half a furlong St. Luke was stiff and sore and could hardly get out of his own way. This ludicrous apology for a race brought to a, close one of the most brilliant race meetings ever held al Sheepshead Bay.