The herald., 1896-09-06
Closing Races at Sheepshead
Bay Track
GREAT EASTERN HANDICAP
Is Won by Ogden 10 q Savage
Drive
The Futurity Winner Was Heavily Weighted
and Proved Himself the Best Of
the Two.Year. .OIds'
Associated Press Special Wire

ASSOCidleu TTeSS SpeCldl Wlr0
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.--The fine card
which had been provided for this, the
last day of the racing at Sheepshead
bay, drew a large attendance and there
was some of the best racing seen in a
long time. The event of the day was the
great eastern handicap for two-year-
olds, over the Futurity course, in which
all the best of the youngsters, with the
exception of Winged Foot. were con-
testants, and at high weights. Orna-
ment. guided by Simms, had the high
est weight, with Ogden, the Futurity
winner, close up. Typhoon was there,
and it was generally thought that the
race lay between the three westerners,
although voter had an extensive follow
ing.
There was delay of twenty-five min
tions of Ornament, and finally they got
away well, with the exception of Og-
den, who was in poor position, two
lengths behind the field. In the first
quarter the fast filly Sunny Slope shot
into the lead, with Victor, Typhoon and
Bannock following, while Ornament
was slowly dropping back in spite of the
urging of Simms, and Taral had brought
Ogden up to sixth place. AS they swung
into the straight for the last quarter the
boys were all at work. Voter had as
sumed the lead. passing Sunny Slope,
which had had enough of it, while the
westerner, Typhoon, had taken second
place and Tarral had brought Ogden up
into fourth place. Down to the fifth fur
long they Numbered in the drizzling
rain, Typhoon leading, with Martin
watching Voter, which was second, and
riding with one hand as if sure of the
race. But he had not counted upon Og-
den, who was coming along the rail un-
der Tarals fierce urging, like a whirl-
wind, and before Martin knew 1t the
race was over with Ogden the winner.
Voter got the third place and Ornament
was fifth.
Great eastern handicap, Futurity
course-Ogden 1875 (TaraD, 16 to 5, won;
Typhoon 124 (Martin). 16 to 5, second;
Voter ia (Clayton), 16 to 1, third; time,
1:10
George Rose, Ornament, Sunny Slope,
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also ran.
STATE FAIR RACES.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 5.-The close
of the first weeks racing at the state
fair was marked by increased attend
ance and a general improvement in rae
ing.
Vinctor's easy defeat of Libertine was
the sensation of the day. After getting
away last and to rather poor start, he
colared the son of Leonatus in the home
stretch and in hard drive beat him a
neck The time, 1:14A, was exception
ally good considering the heavy con-
dition of the track. High-c class 2-year-
oids, like Fleur de Lis, were beaten on
the same course this afternoon in 1:16A.
The Nursery stake, the richest 2-yeac-
old event west of the Rocky mountains
this year, went to Candelaria, Col, D.
NJ. Burns entry.
Fleur de Lis and Lumina, Ell Primero
stables entries. coupled in the betting.
were the favorites. but neither showed.
The total value of the stake was $4075,
s3625 of which went to the winner. Sum-
maries:
Selling, 2-year- olds, five and half
furlonge-Alma won, Dalore second,
Torpedo third. Time, 1:o6.
Selling, 3-year-olds and upwards, one
mile-Miss Pollard won, Two Cheers
second, Coda third. Time, 1:431s.
Nursery stakes, 2-year-olds. six fur
longs-Candelaria won, Hphenzollern
second, Vinctor third. Time, 1:16A.
Special race, six furlongs-Vinctor
won, Libertine second, Bellicoso third.
Time, 1:4A.
Hurdle, mile and quarter-Hunts-
man won, Gold Dust second. My Sweet
heart third. Time not given.