Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-25

AN EXCITING RACE.

+N'N ANlhF august sAt--A hNANtI uAAN
Tor horse racing could not have been
desired than that which was given for
the race OF the futurlty stakes won
by Requittal. The track was In per-
rect condition, the sky was clear and
the crowd was large.
The great crowd watched the three
races that preceded the big event with
lmpatience. although they were inter
esting, and when the futurlty wac won
every seat In the grand stand was
hlled and thore were few vacant spots
on the lawn. while the roof was filled,
FOR there places could be found to
watch the contest. II was 4I6 o'clock
when the buRle called the horses 10 the
post, and twenty OF them paraded
up the stretch past the grand stand.
Ihey seemed To be In good temper and
condition with the exception OF Axiom.
VINO played badly, and in one of her
jumps injured Handspring. He was
badly cut In the hook, but ran a grand
race in spite OF IL.
After long delay at the post. in
which th0re was several break-awnys.
the red nag OF the starter Eyished
through the air, and there was a duh
roar from the crowd.
The squadron started out for the
snort quarter mile dash for home. hut
II was badly disordered. With each
stride the lenders widened the gap
between them and the main body. The
uVe-eighta pole was close at hand aa
the dark blue Jacket Of GriiIln went
past Carr Hike a whirlwlnd. and Re
quittal was in first place. Then Carr
Dogan TO Hog Creacendo. At the lasi
pole, with only furlong to go, Re-
quittal had n length the best OF II, and
gong easily. Crescendo waa no longer
dangerous but Silver II was coming
tust out OF the bunch, while Hand
spring was fourth. with a good BID or
Mo lett, Hastings had climbed up into
ilfth place, while Formal was aIxth
rapidly losing ground to Applicable
hundred yards were left to run. and
oniy Two We're left The squadron OF
cavalry mad become an irregular body.
strung out over a sixteenth Of n rniis
with Requlttal gallDping easily at Tho
head and Crescendo laborlng along n
lensth and a half behind. Then came
SILVER II, Handspring, Hastings and
Applrgate, with no daylight between
them the rest strung out with AXIOM
at me TAI end Of the procession.
Gfllhn steadiod RequittaI. and onc
minute eleven and two-hfth sssonda a.,
crossed the line. amid the ehs9rs Of
lU,VOO spectators, a length to the aood
although he could have made IL much
more had he chosen. Crescendo was
hogged Into second place. four lengths
IN front OF the next horse. Silver II.
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with the high priced Hastings NTH nnd
Applegate sixth. Thus. Griffin won his
tourth consecutive rncc OF the day, and
was hoisted into the Joolley's chair
while the crowd cheered. BY this ride
he made S53670 for David Gideon, who.
by the aid of John Hylands, one OF the
best trainers in America. landed his
third futurlty and the second In sue
ccssion, The Butterflies being the win
ner year ago and hts hghness IN
1891.
For running second Crcsoendo got
Sb3SS, and Silver II received 1907 as
third money. The Brookdnle stud gets
$4,000 for breeding the winner, s26OO for
the breeder OF Crescendo, and $1,000 TO
the breeder OF Silver IL.
Five furlongs: Kamsln, 1903 (Grlfin),
TO 1. won; Religion. 1916 Crhorpe), TO
]. second: Emotional, "a tKeefe). s to
1. third. Time. 100 2-5.
Fall handicap, FuturIty course: The
Butterflies, 100 (Grihin). Z 10 2. won;
Domino. 1873 (raraD, 8 to g, second; Rey
Del Carries, III Perklns). TO 1, third
Time. 1909 So.
The Futurity stakes Futurlty course:
Requittal. no (Grlfiin), 4 TO !, won;
Crescendo, ia, If. CARR, 20 to l. Sec
ond; SILVER II, l0s GBallnrd). 40 to /.
third. Time, i.il 20. Handspring,
Hasting, Applegate, Formal. Houns-
man. Intermisslon, 6coggan. Refugee
Whlppany. Mormon. Palmerstone. Cas-
settle. King OF Bohemia, Hazlet. MIN
rod. Peep-o'-Day and Axiom also ran.
one mile: Dorain, ll2 CGrlilin), to 9,
won; Dolabra. % clayton. TO l. sec
ond; Bombazette. So tO'Leary). 10 10
/, third. Time. $40. Matt Byrnes. Her
mania and Emma also ran
one mile and one-sixteenth: ION turf
selling). Sunup. 1906 (Thorpe). Z TO 8,
won; Lookout, ZIG C3ergen). 7 TO ],
second. orlnda. liz CClayton) 3 to !,
third Time, l.47 40. Dungafven, Ger
tainty. Little Matt, Lightfoot and Nlco-
llni also ran.