The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-26
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known In America, and he was trained
by an unrivalled trainer. and. ridden
by remarkably jockey. But II Is by
no means certain that ReQuital is the
best two-year-old In the country. II
John ]. Hyland had trained Hand
spring from the day when he was
broken. and Griffin had ridden him.
Handspring would have won the
Futurity. not ReQuital. II CrescendO
had been trained by Hyland and rid
den by Griffin, Crescendo could have
won the Futurity. And Hastings also.
Training and jockeyship count for a
great deal Requital and CrescendO
had a race at Saratoga. Handspring
and Hastings and Applegate did not.
Some trainers will never learn that
racing itself is the best possible prep
aratiOn for Futurities and Suburbans
A few trainers know that truth al
ready.
The field Of starters was 10 large as
to be unwleldy. and many fears We're
expressed that there would be a long
and tedious delay at the post. Appre-
tensions on this score. however.
proved TO be unfOunded. as the start
promptness. not more than thirty flve
How They GOt Under Way.
There was n good deal OF skirmish-
Ing for position at the start, but only
two breaks of anv consequence &C.
cured. When the final break occurred
Requital and Handspring were on the
rail. while close 10 them We're Apple
gate. Hastings and Axiom. Crescendo
was near the middle of the track.
Taral. on the outside. with Peep o.
Day. was the first TO break the line as
the signal was given. Axiom was sec
ond and Crescendo third, both close
up. Handspring and Requital were
the next to show. All. however. got
away well and In motion. Griffin i'm
mediately urged ReQuital along. and
In the run down into the dip Mr..
Gideon's colt and Axiom and Cres-
cendo were all heads apart. with
Formal. Silver H.. Handspring and
Peep o. Day lined across the track and
so close to the leaders that there was
little choosing among them so far as
any material advantage at this stage
of the race was concerned.
AS they made the rise Of the hill the
field had taken closer order. and the lot
were fairly well punched. those In
front striving to keep as close to the
rail as possible. so as to seve ground at
the bend. while those behind drew in
also. relying upon the chance that an
opening might occur later on. At this
point, a little more than quarter Of
a mile from the finish. Crescendo was
leading by good half length from
Axiom, Requital and Formal. who
We're head and head. Requital had the
rail and CrescendO yas running ont
near the middle of the track. Right In
behind this bunch We're Handspring,
Hastings and Applegate. the latter so
far back and so badly placed that his
chances looked hopeless.
Rcqultal to tho Front.
Just as the angle at the junction Of
the two tracks was reached Requital
was on the rail and CrescendO some
twenty feet out in the track. the pair
showing almost on even terms. There
was tremendous tension. Every one
expected that either Handspring or
Hastings would come through with O
great burst Of speed. But Handspring
and Hastings, good colts that they are,
had both shot their bolts. They were
unequal to the task of a last great
effort, and the expectancy Of the muJ-
titude was not realized.
Neither the maroon and scarlet nor
the red and blue flashed in front, but
instead there was a sudden buzz of ex-
citement as Griffin put spurs to Re-
quital, and the all blue shot to the
front In half dozen strides with a
lead of length from Crescendo.