The morning times., 1896-09-07
OGDEN'S GREAT EASTERN
Marcus Days Good Colt Won From
a Fast Field.
'Dutchy" Taral Rode the Western
Eoungst-r to the Wire Ahead of
Ornament and Others

| The CoDey Island Jockey Clubs great
Eastern handicap is invariably a good
| race.
Coming, as it does, after the Futuri;y
| and number Of other big two year-oId
| events, il attracts the best youngsters of
| the season, and the winner always can lie
depended upon as a iirst-Class animal
| Saturday marked the running of the four
teenth Great Eastern First. won in 1888,
by Mr.. keene's Dutch Roller. il WAS cap
| tured in turn by Ten Stone. Dew Drop King
| Fox. lakeland DiablO. Tournament, Sallie
McClellaDd, Ludwig. Lady Violet, Jack OF
spades, Gutta Percha, and One I Love
Mr.. Marcus Days Ogden was returned
the winner in Saturdays lace. lie ruled
public favorite for the stake and won Il fter
brilliant contest with TyphoOn IL. Voter,
George Rose, and a hall u dozen other
| speedy ones.
ihe attendance was first-rate for closing
| day The atmosphere was raw ami ci-n
anil! the Great Eastern field assembled at
| the post. Then rain began failing in slow
| and dreary manner. IL Increased III vol
uiie unUl by the time the fourth race
was on the straw hat and linen duster
! brigade realized that the downpour Would
easily outlast the afternoon.
The track was not harmed Tor the Great
Eastern. but the later races were run in
heavy. sticky going. Three of the seven
first choices won.
of the ten orig nail V rded for the Great
Eastern Salvado wills scratched and Ban
mock, 10 pounds, was added This sent
Ornament. Ogden. Typhuun A., TIE Frlar
GEORGE Rose. Sunny Slope. Voter, Box,
SAUNA and BInno 10 the post. Sims rode
ornament. top weight al % pounds. and
Taral had ihenIount ono g,.en, 125 Pounds
In the Futurity and FlatbIsh stakes
Tubervile rode ogden. Yesterday, how
ever. the stable thought Taral cuuid get
50 the latter stood down Typhoon IL, 12i
pounds aud ridden by Martin. al>p cane
III for world of support.
Ornament opened at IL to l . with
ogden, Typhoon III. and George Rose at B
10 l each. The pubic and DAILY followers
could only see Oglen in the handicap and
the Western money in the main went on
him. TypbouuI H., Ornament and Geur ge Rose
being sadly neglected.
Post tiIue found Ogden the choice at 8 l-2
10 /. Orname 1T and Typhoon II at toI
each, while Voter, ella yton up, WIS AT G.
George Rose Z The Friar S. Sunny Slope
and Salna so, Box 20. and Banuock 90.
The ten We're at the head of the chute
for twenty-five minutes. Ornament broke
up what promised to be Il dozen star and
George Rose. The Friar ard SUNNY Slope
practically ran their respective races in
breakaways.
When the flag descended it was to q
Struggling start, Ornament and George
Rose faring badly. Sunny slope. Voter ,Ei
Typhcon Il were the principal trio Ia the
main track. Typhuon ri then shock off the
lesser ones and came down the inner rail
looking every inch a winner.
Taral ran Ogde into second position he
ginning the last sixteenth His colt Rugged
the rail. and he was unable to get through
until Typhoon II, rapidly thing. lore tn
the outside. Quick as a flash Taral d,.-:-e
Ogden into the opening and captured the
big race by scapt half length.
Voter finished half q lcrgth behind Ty-
phoon J /. and length in advance of George
Rose. Then followed Ornament. Sunny
Slope and The Friar. all well enough up to
encourage their respective hackers. The
Great Eastern was run in 10, record time
for the race. In 1894 Gutta Percha. carry
ing 1H6 pounds. won the Great i. stern IL.
like time