The herald., 1895-09-18
Rey Ell Santa Anita, Henry Of
Navarro, Domino, Clifford
INTENSELY EXCITING RACE
The Halt ia So Seconds, the Three
Quarters in Ill LIZ
Henry Of Navarro the Winner in a:oo-other
Races-No Law Against Price
Fighting in Texas
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press special wire
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-This was a
great day at Gravesend track for it was
the opening of the fall season with the
greatest race of the year as the feature.
Henry of Navarro, Rey ell Santa Anita
and Domino, with weights for age, Cliff
ford with FIVE pounds off and Sir Walter
with twelve pounds allowance, started.
Griffin, instead of Perkins, was given
the mount ON Navarro. By this change
Reiff got Rey ell Santa Anita and Sinms
was on Clifford. Taral on Domino and
Doggett on Sir Walter. Navarro opened
favorite at to 5, but in spite OF the
money bet on him he did not get any
lower. The resaon for this was the bet
ting on Clifford, for Rogers had declared
he would win. The opening price was
OK. and he was soon at 2. Domino re-
ceded to from "a and Rey ell Santa
Anita from to II, while Sir Walter was
steady at to 1.
At the post Domino acted like demon
and refused to break, so 1t was ten min
ties before they came up to the starters
line and the red flag dropped. Sir Walter
was the first to show and came into the
stretch for the first time under gentle
pull, with Rey ell Santa Anita second
aud Henry ef Navarro third Clifford
fourth and Domino last. They came
slowly down in front of the grand stand
at little more than an exercise gallop.
nearly all of them buck Jumping, and the
first quarter took 26A seconds. Around
the turn they increased little and at
the three-eighths Sir Walter was length
and half in front of Rey ell Santa Anita
and only head in front of Navarro.
while Domino was last, hanging close to
Clifford.
Fifty-three seconds was the time to the
half, and the race had just begun. 1t
took twelve and a quarter seconds to run
the next furIong, and Taral had begun
to urge Domino and passed Clifford, on
which Simms was sitting easily. The
three-quarter pole was reached in :17z.
Sir Walter was going without much
urging and Rey ell Santa Anita had
opened bit of clear track from Henry of
Navarro. which was two lengths in front
I of Domino, and all but the latter going
easily. Then the horses Stacked and it
took IS seconds for the racers to get
: around the bend, but without change in
lpositions. In the next Is seconds came
THE critical pooinr for Domino. Would
.ihe go beyond what was supposed to be
his distance?
Taral was at WORK with iron and bat
and the black colt leaped ahead but only
for an instant. Yard by yard the others
left him struggling in the rear, aud at
the mile post when the horses straight
ened out into the stretch he was hope
Iessly beaten. AT the head of the stretch
Sir Walter was still In the lead, having
run the mile in :43%, but he was in
troubIeEand Doggett was plying the whip.
He was only neck in font of Rey ell
Santa Anita, but Henry of Navarro was
coming and only a neck behind in third
place. Clifford was fourth. but some
distance behind. and now Simms was
riding hard. With only an eighth OF
mile to go Rey ell Sana Anita quit and
Joined Domino, although Reiff still tried
to land him. Sir Walter was through,
too. and the best he could do was third.
Griffin. on Henry of Navarro. was through
urging, for only an accident could pre-
vent him winning, and at 2:09 he passed
the line well in front. Clifford managed
to get the place away from Sir Walter in
the last sixteenth, and again the gallant
son of Midlothian had to take a lower
place. 1t was a contest of the giants, in
which Henry OF Navarro was the best by
long odds.
SIX furlongs-Jack of Spades won,
Rubicon seconu, Luster third; time
l:15H.
Mile and furlong-Patrician won,
Song and Dance second. BON bazette
third; time. 1:56H.
Holly handicap, five furlongs- B en-