Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-21
C0PPER-GREBN
The Daily Colors to the Front in the
Futurity Stakes ut COney
Island.
IMPORTED OGDEN THE WINNER
A Victory That Carried With 1t a
Fortune in the Well-Filled
Purse.

turity stakes of the Coney Island Jockey
club is over ard the ninth renewal has
gone into history with an outsider as the
winner. A better day could not have
'7een desired, for the track, while little
evy, was in good co.dition. The day
Wa. we'll nigh perfect and 10000 people,
who filed the grand stand and lawns,
we're out in holiday attire to watch the
contest which is supposed to stamp the
best two-year- r-old of the season. After
delay of % minutes, they we're sent away
in fair order, with Ogden in the lead,
Box second, Panmure third and Rhodesia
fourth. They did not shift into their
positions until they were at the quarter
mile pole and Ogden was still in front
by head only, but Tuberville had him
we'll in hand and was waiting for the
final rush, trying to keep all he could up
his sleeve. The crack Keene tilly,
Rhodesia, was next, but Simms was at
work on her, and she was but head
in front of Rodermond, on whom Hill
was doing his best. Next came the
favorite, Ornament and it seemed
then, as if the race would be between
these four, as the others we're practically
in second division and struggling hard
to get up to the flying leaders,
Challenger was fifth and labor
ing. while behind him were Bastian,
Psnmure, Box, and News Gatherer al
ready out Of the contest, while Taral
had Scottish Chieftain we'll in hand for
the finish. The speed was quickened,
but now as Tuberville urged Ogden
trife he shot little ahead of Orna-
ment, who had passed Rhodesia, the
filly being little in advance of Roder-
mond, while Taral had carried Scottish
Chieftain past Challenger, a beaten horse.
AS they rounded the bend into the main
track Sloane began to work still harder
on Ornament, but his work was of little
avail, for in front of him was the copper
and green jacket of Tuberville Oh the
other westerner, Ogden, still leading by
half length. Rodermond had by this
time passed Rhodesia, who had got
enough of it and was trying to quit in
spite of all Simms could do. Taral was
trying his hardest with Scottish Chief
tain and was gaining inch by inch on
the tilly, who was slipping back slowly
but surely. They were now around the
turn and each boy could see the big
purse hung up at the judges stand
with a chance for only four of them. The
ive-eighths was in sight, was passed and
the boys were working hard. Tuberville
still had half length the better of
Ornament, with Sloane unable to do
much for his mount, as he was sadly
tired and had worked his passage all the
way He was length and half in
front of Rodermond, with the others alb
solutely out of it and all hope gone.
With only d furlong more, Sloane bent
again to his work and seemed to be
gaining tritle on the Hying Ogden,
when there was crack in the atmos
phere aid Ogden was gone. He was
nearly two lengths ahead ard all chances
had vanished for, amid the cries of the
crowd, Ogden slid past the judges with
81, 800 us his reward, while Ornament
had to be content with second place by
half a length and s3,GG6.66. Rodermond
was third, with $1,S33.33, while the 9th
ers were way out of it, badly beaten.
The best 2-year-old was still an open
question, but the west had gained all
the honors by running first and second.
Democratic MaDayera.