The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-13
THE MErRoroLirAS HANDICAP
Counssr Tenor Wins In . Spacndid HI
t~o--fx Horses Kun

t~a-~sx Horses Kun
New York. MAY is--Tne opeains o.s -,
Morris Park wac a success la-%s -.
rseopts ATTENDING 10 see the Ae1sotso1-A
hanagezp run TIE track Was n go
ditsor. There were a number OF poA
men scattered about the track. 70 VIC
uoyanco of the gentlemen. but though 'nes
,,sae r,sny threats, they I'D nothing 10
interfere with betting men II Was noS 1n-
ri s,x5 when the six candidates TOT tas
honor Of the FIRST great race OF INC se~'
made their appearance
The Withdrawal OF Henry OF Navarro nad
established Sir Walter as the ieadins law
or.,e. chiefly or account OF as 1ccAss,
Tarat. and the fact that he was on MS own
track. while Counter Tenor and Dorian
were equal favorlies. the former having
been well backed. as Lakeland. his trainer.
was confident of victory. They reaeneo
the post In rood time. and after one OF
two sight breaks they were sent on 70 .
good start. with Hornpipe quickest on ms
feet a head in front of Sir Walter. q head
IL front OF Dorian. forming the front d.
vision. while a length away were Runs-
con, ST. Maxim and Counter Tenor, necks
apart They reached the end OF the nrst
quarter In the same order. Then came the
climb Up the hill. which has caused many
a good horse TO falter. and today was NO
exception to the rule. As they swept
around the turn which Sir Walter knew
50 wen. Tarzl urged his mount. and he
took the lead away from the Brooklyn
handicap winner OF last year. both takins
q little longer lead from the rest Of the
field. which maintained about the same po-
sition as at the start. Sir Walter q neck
ahead OF Hornpipe. he q length before
Dorian. who led Rubicon by a head. while
St Maxim and Counter Tenor. . neck
apart. were holding the rear.
Along the top Of the hill the half dozen
rushed with quickening strides. and a.
they turned TO come down the hill there
was a rapid change In the positions. and
the weakest began to falter. A dozen
strides down the hii and they were At the
three-quarter pole. with Sir Walter Q
length in the lead of Hornpipe, who was
sliding back and was only a head in front
OF Ruhicon- Both were urged to their ut
most to keep them where they were Dor
ian was half . length behind. with his
bolt shot. Then came Counter Tenor and
ST. Maxim. who had changed places and
were getting ready for the final rush They
were wen down the hill, al the mile post
and Hamilton had taken Counter Tenor
outside up into third place and was work
Ing In earnest. Rubicon was, however a
length and half In front of him, and Sir
Walter a neck further away and only a
furlong TO 20. st. Maxim was a length be-
hind the Rupert crack. while Dorian was
absolutely out of it, Tarai and Clayton
dug the leaders with their spurs ana
banged the whips against their sIdes. but
II was OF no use. They were worn out and
could not respond
The final rush came and when Il was al,
over a big chestnut with a erinninr negro
swep. past the wire. the winner by hair a
length. In one OF the finest finishes seen In
years St Maxim. the outsider. was IN
second place neck IL front of the game
SIR walter. and the others were trailing.
counter Tenor, the winner. was si1 10
IN the betting. and st. Maxim 10 to 1. while
SIR Walter was the favorite at 6 to S. Time.