The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
70 ONE SHOT WON.
|sou's Filly, rAIouette, Pulled
bovn the Futurlty Purse.
hsIDER LANDED THE PLACE
heat Race Was Run ON = Heavy
lck-Clnwson Rode In Easy.
Results Mt other Tracks.

york. August 2i-The unexpected
I'd a. shecpshead Bay today. when
L'Alouette of The Thompson
won the FutrHty with something
q He.' hackers were happy, for,
n her victory was o surprise, she
;pled in the betting with her stable
GIBRALTAR and The Huguenot. and,
stable was the favorite for the
he rim, spfiered The other unex-
thinr WAS the running Of Lydion,
i the place.
rack was m anything but q salts
condition, the rains of last night
IS morning having turned it into
,d. which had dried out sufficiently
q tn. going heavy and sticky when
be was run. When the first race
died the gathering was small and
bre than 700 were present at 4:i5
when the bugle called the eighteen
Is for the richest stake of the year
post
rs not long before they were on
way UP pest the grand stand, the
son trio SLOWING the way, the DAILY
bming next, the keene pair THIRD
y others in their order on the card,
was short talk to the jockeys by
hrters ana they lined up for the
Y. Backing and filing, the line swept
An unstalt later the red flag wa,
and then IL swisbed through the
the youngsters were on their way.
tiflc start for al. but Previous,
Jas ltiL stanclng stAi in the frs
10 tins goat surprise OF his owner
PSI of tie old race guers.
Sac m and Anlazonian were tns
p on Their feet, with Uriel and
Robin close Up. I.AlouCtte was also
u. Nearly every one of the young
Was in his stride and there was
hitting OF positions as the lot swept
Rhe chute toward the main trace.
Pc tcseihcl were they ut the first
B post that q dozen were not more
dads apart.
pc quartet pole the line OF the ad-
= racers W. S almost Ike that OF
y charge. They rushed past the
eith Cock Robin. L'Alouette, Gala
fiowlund, Uriei. Plaudit and Lydaan
apart-a.ld short ones at that-tn
|ont iank. With ths others utmost
on them Ii was anybody's race,
fhe exception of the wei backed
lus. who was stnll at the post. with
looking alternately at the quarter
len at che flying field in front of HIM
PIX dismay.
they were at the three furlong pole
Fere beginning 10 try for the best
lin the back stretch. Cock Robin
neck In front of L'Alouette, she a
In front of Gibraltar. who led by u
Gala Day. ur.el was next, and
lame Lydian, Plaud and the others.
ID the turn they rushed, and were
quarter from home, and still Cock
led the van, but Martin was urging
nd lie was beginning 10 falter. Right
throat was L'Alouette, hanging on
better than her owner had any idea
build, and right at her tail was e.
|r's head. and Gala Day was peggt ng
at his head, but the boys were drlv-
heir mounts while C,awson WAS sit
Till, waiting for the final rush which
,ound to come. Sloane dug his heels
Criels SIDE and he went past the
like flash ana poked his nose
rst place, while his stable compan-
eek Robin. with his bolt shot, fell
rapidly to the rear. Clawson looked
rprse at the change IN horses but
colors, and got to work at once to
! finish with S.oane. Uriels effort
as last, for "a furlong from home
son had got him and was drawing
when newcomer doomed up in the
sed outsider. Lydian. who had come
the rear under the vigorous urging
lorpe and, with Sloane ON uriel a
behind. was making bold hid for
take. The distance was little too
however. and as L'Alouette passed
VIE Lydian was at her tail. held
INT OF Uriel who was a head in front
audit. while the others We're strung
trough a sixteenth of a mile.
the. fall handicap a hot finish was
d for. Voter and Hastings were
G lead at the close. The start YVES
and Hastings and Voter were away
lead. They ran locked to the head of
tretch. when Cleophus joined them,
! looked Ike a close finish between
rio. hut Ornament came from the
and won easily.
e furlongs-Trlllo. Hairpin, Canker
Time / .O3.
and Dance, Bon Elder, Premier. Time
s.
! handicap. six furlongs-lOrnamen
nus, Voter. Time IA 2-5.
urity, about six furlongs-L' Alouette.
Chwson), to I. won: Lydian, 1l5,
rpel, so to and Is to /. second; Uriel,
tSloane). 5 to l. third. Time Ill.
W. DemaC ogue, entral Trust, Gala
Handsel, Gibraltar. The Huguerot,
land, Benares, Cock Robin, Grand
en- Amazonian, Ruby Lips. Arequi-
md Previous also ran.
EN- furlongs-Good Times. Pete, ]. A.
Time .2Sl-5.
ard one-half miles, hurdles, selling
get, Flushing, San Joaquin, Time