The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14
DON De ORC
Is BADLY BEATEN
Great American Stakes Go to
George Kessler.
EVEN THE HORSE sHARPs ARE
TAKEN IN.
A Finish, However, Such as to Stir
the blood of Every Lover of "a
Test of Speed and Endurance
some Very Interesting Events ut
the Overland Park, Denver.

NEW YORK, June 13.-The great
American stakes, worth to the winner
$4,000. was the chief attraction al
Gravesend today. When it had been
run there was a great disappointment
for the crack of the year, Don De Orc,
was in the "also rams badly beaten
horse. who could not show a bit of the
speed he had at Morris Park, when he
looked like the coming 2-year-old. The
turns at Grevesend are short, however,
and the big striding, sixteen hands SON
Of Rayon Dor was unable to negotiate
them, as was the case a year ago with
Handspring.
There was a long delay at the post,
caused chiefly by McCafferty, Lemley
and CLAYTON. which cost them $50 each.
and then Flynn caught them in line
and away they went. RhodeSia, the
smart Keene filly, was the first to show
out of the ruc1, followed by Arbuckle.
The Friar. Don De ORC, George Kessle1.
San Mateo and HaphaZard. In the first
furlong Rhodesia took lead of two
lengths, running the distance in lively !
seconds. San Mateo was second, q
length in front of Kessler, he half a
length in front of Don De Orc, while for
some unaccountable reason Arbuckle
had joined Haphazard in the last place
The next furlong was run in twelve Sec
onds as well. but Rhodesia was slowly
coming back to the others, as the pace
was hot and something was needed for
the finish. Taral concluded also that he
had better save something for the rush
and as they passed the quarter pole he
was in the fifth place, watching Griffin
on Don De Orc, just in front of him,
and Cafferty riding at his bootlegs with
Arbuckle. At the t'p~ae- furlong pole,
which was at the turn into the, stretch
reached in 361a seconds, Rhodesia had
but q, neck the advantage of San Ma
teo, with Don De ORC a length behind
him, followed by Arbuckle, whom Nc
CaffeTty was taking to the outside for
a good position for the final run. Then
came George KessteT, followed by the
other two, done up. Here the race was
begun in earnest and desperate urging
was in order. Rhodesia had got too
much OF it, and was anxious to quit, but
La1nley would not let her San Matep
shut up like a jack knife, and Don De
ORC began to show signs of distress
Taral saw g. hole near the rail, and like
a shot he went through it and assum-
ed the lead by narrow margin, after
passing the half mile pole, which was
reached in 1917 seconds, with only four
left in There was but a furlong to go
and with the $4,000 hanging in front
OF him, TarM rode his hardest, for Nc
Cafferty was coming on Arbuckle with
one of his wild PUSHES But Arbuclxle
could not get up and had to be con-
tent with second place, while George
kessieT carried off the race. Summa-
ries:
First race, five furlongs-Jana n.
won, Pleuruse second, Mistra1 II third.
Time, 1:04 -
Second race. mile and a quarter. sell.
ing-Geld Crest won, Sir Dixon. ir.,
second. Landslide third. Time. 9.O9%
Third race, great American handicap,
nVe ursongs-George Kessler,; 11S Tal
RAD, 10 to l, Won; Arbuckle. lis INC.
Gaferty). s to /, second; Rhodesia. liz
1Larnley). Is to l. third. Time, OIL
Don De Orc, The Friar. Haphazard and
San Mateo also ran.
Fourth race, one mile-Margrave vn,,
t LAD II second, vodley third. Time
Fifth race, six furlongs, selling
Buckrene won, Tinge second, Buckwa
third. Time, 1:151s. -''oA " d
sixth race. mile and .furlong-cba.
rade won, st. Maxim second Lake
Shore third. Time. 1:5s. Lake