Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-21
PRINCE LIEF is A GRAND COLT.
EASILY BEAT BES BRUsH ~ THE
NATIONAL DEWUY YESTERDAY.
Thr wcstrrn Champion Took the
Lead NJ the start. Made All the
1tnnnina and Won itnndiiy
Hen brush second.

Hen brush second.
| ST. Louis. Mo, Juno ao-Tho National
| perhy is now thing Of tho past. II has
| come and gone. but 1t will ever he remem-
| bored as one Of tho greatest events ever
seen In the West ana Prince Lief as one
OF the efandcst s-year-clds ever seen.
| Al o'clock the crowd began TO arrive.
| The heat. though intense and unreiieved
\ 10y the lisht breeze. was not as oppressive
| ~ ON the downtown streets. Fully ?0Oc
| passed the turns,iles, half OF them ladies'
| In holiday attirc. who gaily endured the
| long wait. in exchange for the advanta-
| EeouS positions so secured. A brilliant and
! spirited assembly of "all sorts and condi.
| tons OF men and women were present.
| The track was lightning fast, and favor
| ties cntricd OF the honors. When the
| hugls called the horses to the post for th.
| Big event, the thousands in the grand
| stand rose to their feet and cast eager
elsnces for their favorite. Prince Lief. to
whom, on account OF his being tho only
! representative of this section. they had
| pinned their faith to keep the rich stake
/ and honor at home. Would he fulnll their
| desire. the great honor must not go to
| Lucky" Baldwin and the Pacific coast.
| nor to Mike" Dwyer and the Atlantic. 1t
must remain here, and srea, shout went
/ UP when Prince Lief was recognized fol-
| ANNAhh Wv hNseI lAlIu III lllu Oh
| parade
| There was no delay Mt the post. the
| horses getting away to II beautiful start
| with Argentina out In front. Ben Brush,
| Ben Eder Captive. Prince Lief, Don Car
| lilo and Rainiro following. Soup Per.
| liins brought Prince Lief up into the lead,
and. passing the grand stand. was length
and half In front of Argentina, followed
| by Ben Brush. ben Eier, Don GARLIC. ia
miro ana Captive. all going easy.
At the three-quarter pole Prince Lief
vas thrto lengths ahead. going like the
wind with Sims on Brush after him. fve
| lorsths ahead OF Argentina. Ben Edsr,
| Don Garlic and Captive last. At the mile
| Sins was two lengths back OF Perkins
urging Brush. but the pace was beginning
10 tell on him. bu, at the head of the
| stretch he had pulled Prince Liefs lead
| down TO u nose. but the effort had killed
| him lie was all but out and Prince Lief
/ gradually drew away. Sims saw he had
| Prince Lief to beat and used every known
art TO get his horse up again. II was
| no use. Perkins was resting easily watch
| !nz Sims work.
Half way down tn. stretch Zen Brush
msie another game effort to reach the
| ilylnE leader, gaining inch by inch, and
nnally teachins his head, but he fal,ored
| AGAIN the game little animal made an et-
torI. slowly but surely he was gaining,
/
| only. succeeded in reaching Prince licfs
| head. The race was over ani Prince Lief
| had show himself 10 be the peer OF 3-year-
| olGs, winning easily, never having TO be
! urged. The crowd went wild with JOY,
their horse had carried on the prize.
| Perkins was presented with a iiorai saddle
| which he placed on the back OF Prime.
stand amid the widest enthusiasm The
| time. 2;i. lowers the track record one sec
! onl and i record for the National Derby
Mh!gh VII! stand for many day. SUM
First racss-Purse 500: :.year-olds: five
| 2, and l 10 3, won; Ferver, SO tSlaughterl,
70 iO' thlf4 Time i:G5 Rem Remembsr m T'Sis Ms,
Whrlwind II. and Prince Arthur also ran.
NICK, ~, tNiartinl; 3 TO and to 3 Won;
d5yader $50 lian, ne CNan puson1 IL to and
e to !, third. Time. iISil paiomacita,
fiEnro, Beau Ideal and Alladin also ran.
Third raee-rurse, $50; handicap; mile
| tMartin), TO and / TO 2 won: Assignee,
is 'sSii'9sl' TO- : ana TO :; SECOND: schil-
III; First Deal ais; ais1o; ran. IN j. '"'''' 4''"e'
Fourth race---Ths National Derby: $40 o,,,
to - ana to Won: itt Hsl M t,rerkins}
s,,mT;S,l, oven and to ;, SECOND; Ben Eder,
70. Argentina, Don Garlic and Captive also
Flt;h race-Purse, 500; selling; seven and
halI furl1ngs, Linda. lU3 n. Ioues) ii
TO 10 and TO ;, won; Strathrcel los (SIar.
| I'M, 10 ana even, second: Crcvasse Jos
pcrhmsl TO I, third Time. l'Si Cour.
| Onnc Ipr, Pinkey Potter and Brsmhama
| also ran.
SIKH race-purse, 500; selling; one mile
ma twenty yards; Ace, lol tC, slauehteD,
! tMariinl. to / and even, second; Mercury.
lN lN4n Dlsenl, 20 TO l. third. Time iS
G, g. Rumtill, Royal Choice and Tradition
also ran.
| Entries for Mondays Rnoes.
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