The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-08
BANQUET NOT IN 1T.
The American Horse Tenth in
Manchester Cup Race.
PRINCE OF WALES HORSE WINS
Eighty Thousand People See the Race
Croker Views a Parade and Il
Stared at by the Crowd.

Manchester. June 7.-F7orszeil H.. owned
by the Prince OF Wales, Won the Man
chester cup today. against a large field.
which included 81. F. Dryers Banquet
II. Fierizeu Was a favor1t &c in the bet
ting At TO ?, but the Americans. who
turned out in large numbers. backed Ban
quet heavily. 50 just before the race the
odds were 70 Whereas fortnight ago
they were % 20 J. The odds on ether
horses that started were: Gotschalk' 5
Cypria 5 TO /; p. Bnchanan's The
70 Z: ]. II. HouIdsworth's Bushey Park,
Decker, 20 /; J. II. Houldsworth' :
Bushev Park 10 l. Capt MaeheIl' ;
child's Rcdomont, 10 to /; Mr. Co
hens Greenlaw1. u TO 1; Mr.. Blake's
Rock Dover, u to ]. There was much
eraImbling when X was announced, few
DAYS ago. that Canon's Reminder, who
had a good chance, and who had been
backed 10 win the cup, had been sold 10
BARON Hirsch and scratched. This morn
ing nearly all the sporting prophets tipped
Flor'zeu H. for the winner. but all init
mated that Banquet III. was a decidedly
dangerous horse.
RodoTnont held a clear Lead until near
ing the distance where Decker assumed
the lead followed by Greenlawn ard
FIorizeal IL The latter won amid enthu-
siactic cheering by two lengths. Three
quarters OF length separated second
and third horses; Rodomont was fourth.
BANQUET III. was clearly outclasSed. lie
made fair start, but Jockey Sims knew
from the moment he got away that his
mount was beaten.
Prince of Wales Florizeu H. was first,
Mr.. Cohen's brown colt Greenlawn sec
ond p. Ruchanan's chestnut colt The
Decker third. Each OF these is years
old.
The big race was witnessed by fully
50 600 people The Enclosures and the grand
stand, as we'll as the infield, were packed
TO surocation, and the spectators HAD
barely room TO move. Banquet III. was the
first OF the cup-holders 10 make his ap-
pearance in the paddock. He attracted
the attention of the sports by his zebra
like covering. on which his name was
scrawled in large, irregular letters. He
was taken out on the course and given
a warming-up gallop. When Florizei IL.
made his appearance on the track he was
surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd of
hackers He was a popular favorite. and
when he flashed under the wire winner
the crowd cheered and the ladies waved
their handkerchiefs in the air. There was
another outburst of enthusiasm when the
band played God Bless the Prince OF
Wales"
During the race the Croker and Dwyer
parties occupied the most prominent box
on the grand stand. Mr.. Dryer stood
leaning against the rail of the box, and
was the coolest man of the multitude OF
persons present at the races. He remained
indoors until just before the race. Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Croker and MIR. Dwyer
are staying at the Queens hotel here MIR.
Croker spent the morning viewing the an
nual parade of the Catholic societies from
the balcony of the hotel, and when il be
came known TO the crowd who he was
he became the object of great interest to
the people. He and Mr.. Dwyer did not
speak encouragingly of the chances of
Banquet II. when replying TO inquiries of
their American friends. The starting
price OF F'Iorizeli H. was II TO 4. The
Prince or Wales was not present at the
race today, but the victory of FloriZell II.
was greeted with cheering and enthusiasm
such as was never before heard or seen
at Manchester Mr Croker won 500 on
Florizell III. Mr.. and Mrs. Croker were
entertained at dinner by Lady Tatten
Skies this evening.
Rodomont jumped into the lead at the
start closely followed by Banquet IL,
hut the American gelding was soon headed
by The Rush. The trio ran I'm this order
past the mile post. with Rodomont fore
ing the race at good clip. Rodomont led
into the stretch. while Banquet II. dropped
back into sixth place. Florizell H.. who
had been all the time in the rear, pulled
on the outside and soon had Rodomont
and The Rush beaten. Taking the lead
about 100 yards from the finish. Florizell
H. won handily from Green Lawn ana
The Decker who finished second and
third. respectively. Banquet finished
tenth.