The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-18
FIVE BEST TRY IT
SPECIAL At GRAVESEED FOR THE
FALL OPENING DAY.

and Quarter-Henry OF Navarro Wins
I'm 2:O9 with the Others Strung ont in
the Order Named-Fine Sport at st.
Louis, Where Five Favorites Win
Other Races.
New York, Sep. 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
The attendance was light, when the at
fractions were taken into consideration,
for barely 5000 people appeared. All
during the year efforts have been made
TO bring the five best handicap horses
fn training together, and finally with
out any agreement, the Brooklyn Jock
ey club has succeeded in getting them
into their regular stake, with Henry
of Navarro, Rey Ell Santa Anita and
Domino with weights for age; Clifford
with five pounds off and Sir Walter
with II pounds allowance. Griffin, in
stead of Perkins, was given the mount
on Navarro. By this change Reiff got
Rey FL Santa Anita and Simrns was on
Clifford, Tarfal on Domino an Doggett
on Sir Walter. When the betting open
ed there was no doubt of the favorite
for Henry of Navarro opened to 5, but
IN spite OF the money bet on him ne did
not get any lower. The reason of this
was the betting on Clifford, for Rogers
had declared he would win. The open
ing price was 2ja and he was soon at 2.
Domino receded to from 21a and Rey
Del Santa. Anita from 8 to Y while Sir
Walter was steady at to !.
At the post Domino acted like de-
mon and refused to break. so it was
ten minutes before they came up to the
starter in line and the red flag dropped
Sir Walter was the first TO show, and
came into the stretch for the first time
under a gentle pull, with Rey Ell Santa
Anita second and Henry of Navarro
third, Clifford fourth and Domino last.
They came slowly down in front of the
grand stand little more than an eXer
else gallop, nearly all of them buck
jumping and the first quarter took 26A
seconds. Around the turn they increas-
ed little and at the three-eighths, Sir
Walter was a length and a half in
front of Rey Ell Santa Anita and only
a head in front of Navarro. while
Domino was last, hanging close to
Clifford. Fifty-three seconds was .he
time to the half mile and the race h 4d
just begun. 1t took 1214 seconds to run
the next furlong and Taral had begun |
to urge Domino and passed Clifford, |
on whom S:mIns was sitting easily |
The thrae-quarter pole was rea cded in |
1:171a. Sir Walter was leading without |
much urging and Rey Ell Santa Anita |
had opened a bit of clear track from |
Navarro. who was two lengths in front |
of Domino, and all but the latter going |
easily. Then the horses stacked and it |
took 13 seconds for the racers to get |
around the bend. but without change |
of position. In the next thirteen sec
onds came the critical opint for Domino
Would he go beyond what was suppos-
ed to be his distance? Taral was at /
work with iron and bit and the black
colt leaped ahead but only for an in
slant. Yard by yard the others left
him struggling in the rear, and at the
mile post when the horses straighten-
ed out into the stretch he was hope
iessly beaten.
At the head of the stretch Sir Walter
was still in the lead, having the mile
in 1:43Is but he was in trouble and Dog
gett was plying the whip. He was only
a neck in front of Rey FL Santa Anita
but Henry of Navarro was coming and
only a neck behind in third place. Cliff
ford was fourth but some distance be-
hind and now Sinlms was riding hard.
With only an eigth of a mile 10 go, Ray
El Santa Anita Quit and Joined Domino
although Reiff still tried to land him.
Sir Walter was thorugh too. and the
best he could do was third. Griffin, on
Navarro, was through urging, for only
an accident could prevent his winning
and at 2:09 by the timers watch he
passed the line we'll 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
contest of the giants in which Henry of
was the best by long odds.
The first race was a handicaD of six
fuTlongs, with Flying Dutchman a PRO-
nounced favorite Spades stayed at
the front and lasted long enough to
beat Rubicon. who came with rush, |
by a nose, in the fast time of 1:15%. Pa
trician was an odds-on favorite for the
second race and won easily In the
Holly, handicap first class lot of two
year olds went to the post and Mar
grave was the favorite Floretta set
a rafting pace to the last furlong when
Ben Brush. Margrave and Crescendo
passed her and finished in that order
The fifth was for 'two-year olds and !
wild plunge on Woodbine made her a
to shot and she won all the way with
ease. In the last Lucania was the fav-
crite. Summaries:
First race-SiX furlongs: Jack of
Spades, 10 to 1. won: Rubicon. to l. /
second: Lustre. 10 to 1, third. Time
] :151s.
Second-Mile and a furlong: Patri-
clan, to ?. won: Song and Dance. 10
/, second: BombaZette, to /, third
Time :56l4.
Third-Holly handicap. five furlongs.
Ben Brush, 4 to /, won; Margrave. to
!. second: Crescendo, 6 to /, third.
Time i:e12..
Fourth-F'irst social: mile and a quar-
Ter: Henry of Navarro. s to 5. won:
Clifford, > 70 1. second; Sir Walter, to |
., third. Time a:09.
Fifth-Five furlongs: Woodbine. to
2. won: Frontier. to 1. second: Sweet
u to l. third Time l:02L |
Sixth-Mile: Lucania, 6 to 5. Won: /
to l. second: Kennel, 3 /
TO =, third Time I:4334.
ST. Louis Races
st. Louis, Sep. IA good track, fair
!, fun |