The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
ST. LOUIS RICH SWEEPSTAKE.
ORNAMENT BEATS TYPHOON OUT
OF THE sI2.OOO-PURSE.

Buckvidere Finishes second, and the
Knowing Ones Hit the BOokies
Hard by Playing Him for the
PIace-OrnOments Jockey Plays n
Sharp Trick on the other Riders
by Suddenly Cutting Across to the
Dry Edge of the Track.
St. Louis, No. June %.-Kentucky beat
Missouri, Ornament outran Typhoon II at
the fair grounds to-day in the st. Louis
Derby. a $4,000 sweepstake for S-year-oIds
and several thousand st. Louisans walked
home.
The much-played Typhoon II was beat
en-. not only by Ornament of Kentucky,
but also by Buckvidere, u to l shot. who
came near getting into first place.
Aside from the reassertment of Orna-
ment's superiority, the race was disap-
pointment. Ornaments price. 10 to 20, and
out, prevented any heavy play on him by
the visitors, while Typhoon, IL to 10. was
hardly more attractive.
A very large sum of money was made on
the race, but it was not done by Ornament.
1t was made by a select coterie, which
had apparently very excellent reasons for
knowing that Buckvidere would run sec
ond, and the component parts of the CO.
terie found two to one for place about as
good a thing as they wanted.
The day opened with a clear sky, cool
wind and a track like an unbaked brick
Three races passed through that stew of
clay before the derby was called, and
ba oh inc M Nnlx
good going on the track was around the
outside edge, but apparently the only man
who recognized the fact and used his
knowledge was c. T. Patterson, the own
er of Ornament. Mr.. Patterson took
cane and unostentatously sat down near
the mile post while the three starters pa
raded before the grand stand. Buckvi-
dere, ridden by Slaughter, came first, Ty-
phoon, ridden by Garner. next and Orna-
ment, with Clayton in the saddle, last
The crowded grand stand gave them The
usual encouraging howl and they went to
the post.
Starter Kit Chinn sent them away to a
flying start with Buckvidere a nose in
front. Force of habit sent every jockey
over to the rail at the turn, right in the
heaviest going of the track. Owner Pat
terson, at the mile post, smiled sweetly and
sat still. AS they came around Typhoon
was in the lead with Ornament at his ear
Buckvidere was close up and each sling
ing mud ike a politician. AS the three
neared the quarter, Patterson, the owner
of Ornament, rose and sighalled with his
cane. At the instant Clayton shot Orna-
ment clear across to the dry track, and
before the other jockeys could gasp the
race was practically won. Clayton s ma
nouvre freshened up the son of Order so
he made five lengths and he kept it to the
close. The mile post, too, was the place
Tphoon had an engagement with, for he
wanted to stop, and for all practical pur-
poses did stop there. He was beaten so
hard and so badly that the torn up Ty-
phoOn tickets looked like snow
Twenty thousand people witnessed the
race. Ornament will be shipped to Gin
cinnau tomorrow to run in the Oakley
derby. Summaries follow:
First Race-One mile. c. S. Bush, Is
to l, won, with Garnet Ripple, 30 to l. and
10 to !. second and Bob White, to s.
third. Time 1867
Second Race-Mile and twenty yards
Maddalo, 20 to l, won, with Lady Brit
tanic, II to .. and to s. second and Nor
alist, Z to l, third. Time 1854.
Third Race-Nile and a sixteenth. Dam
ocles, to l, won, with Macy, to l, and
l to 2. second and David, to TO- third
Time 1:561A.
Fourth Race-The St. Louis derby, Sl2,-
600, mile and a half Ornament, 10 to 90
won, with Buckvidere, u to l, and to s.
second and Typhoon II, II to 10, third
Time 251
Fifth Race-Mile and seventy yards
Dick Behan, to l. won, with A. B. c., 12
TO 5, and to 10, second and Jack Bradley
10 to 2, third. Time 1:56.
Sixth Race-One mile. Gold Top, II 20
2, won. with Royal Choice, 10 to 5, and
even, second and Mamie L. Sister, to
2, third. Time 1891.