The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-12
STRUGGLES FOR TWO STAKES.
ORNAMENT WINS THE DOUBLE
EVENT AT sHEEPSHEAD.

The FFiar Finishes second and
Winged Foot. the FRvOrite, Third.
RequitaI Wins the Handsome Re
aIiEatiOn stakes as He PIeases by
Three LenEths-Peep o. Day Runs
second, Merry Prince Third, With
Hastings Only n Head Behind.
Sheepshead Bay, July 1.-THE programme
presented to-day was unusually attractive
and as the weather conditions were just
right for racing purposes. the crowd was
very large, fully 5000 people being pres
ent.
The principal events down for decision
were the Double Event for two-year-olds,
and the Realization stakes, which brought
all the crack three-year-olds together.
The former event went to Ornament.
with The Friar second and Winged Foot,
the favorite, third.
In the Realization, Merry Prince started
out to make the running for Hastings.
Formal Joined him and together the pair
raced head and head. with Hastings. Re
quital. Peep o'Day, and Counsellor Howe
in close bunch.
They ran in this order by the stand and
when they struck the turn Counsellor
Howe was carried wide and lost several
lengths.
Near the far turn the leaders were the
same. but Peep o. Day was crowded back
and dropped into last place. Requital was
slightly interfered with. AS they swung
around the turn Formal quit and Hast
ings moved up to Merry Prince, followed
by Requital, the latter still under a pull.
When they straightened out, Requital
simply smothered his field, and drawing
away, won as he pleased by three lengths.
Peep o Day, after being crowded back,
made up a lot of the ground and came In
the stretch like a house afire. He caught
and passed Hastings and Merry Prince
as though they were nothing, but never
reached Requital. He finished five lengths
in front of Merry Prince, who beat Hast
ings a head.
Fractional time: 10 is; rs; :SS; :51
lOS rs; 1l6 As; 1870; LAB 20; 1:55 20; 2:lO
2:2S Isl 2:S7; 2:4s 2-5. This time beats the
best record for the stake, $50 80, made
by Daily America in 1898.
The other races were well contested and
successful meeting came to close. The
racink next week will be held at the
Aqueduct track under the auspices Of the
Queens County Jockey Club. A sum-
mary:
First Race-Fivs furlongs Bonaparte.
s to l, won, with Rubicon second and Ma
CLAN third. Time 1O1 as.
Second Race-One mile. The Winner, 10
-
Glenmoyne third. Time 1:39 40.
Third Race-Double event, $4,000, for 2
year-olds, about three-quarters of a mile.
Ornament, 125, Garrison, 16 to 5. won,
with The Friar second and Winged Foot
third. Time 1:i2.
Fourth Race-The Realization stakes. for
3-yeAr-olds, one and ive-eighths of a mile.
! Requital, even, won, with Peep o. Day
second and Merry Prince third. Time
2:4e 2-5.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Haphazard.
| Z to 2, won, with Casseopia second and
Mohawk Prince third. Time 1903.
Sixth Race-one mile and a sixteenth.
| Kennel, 7 to 2, won with Halfing second
and Volley third. Time 1:4s 1-5.
Latonia, KY, July 1.-THE Merchants
stakes dwindled down to a walk over for
| Loki, as Lobenguela and Flying Dutch
man refused the issue. The attendance
was light, the weather warm and the
track slow. A summary:
First Race-Seven furlongs. Alethia
| Allen, 8 TO !, won. with Isabel second and
Mate third. Time. 1904.
| Second Raoe-Five and a half furlongs.
| Belle Bramble, to 2, won, with Pouting
second and Minnie Murphy third. Time,
1l0.
Third Race-Mile and seventy yards.
Annalyle, TO /, won, with Strathrol sec
ond and Probasco third. Time, 1:47.
Fourth Race-Merchants stakes, eight
and half furlongs. Walkover for Loki.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Perform
| ance, 20 TO /, won, with Indio second and
Oak Leaf third. Time, 1171h.
| Sixth Race-Seven furlongs. Robin
son, to !, won, with Moylan second and
Nimrod third. Time, 12S%.