The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25

to get any part OF tho money.
and her rider. The childish face Of Clawson
was one big smile as he rode back. The cheers
when he dismounted he, gave the hlly an af.
fectionate slap on the shoulder. There, were
played the Thompson stable. and when the lad
was holstcd In the floral chair nd carried about
~" Th 1o' Messrs ~" THOMPSON and ~ Trainer Rowo
were surrounded by a crowd of friends, who ex.
tended h%cartiest congratulations; and there WIS
an abundance of handwriting all around. Mr..
Galway thought that Lydian should have won
had he not been interfcrcd with at the elbow.
been first II the track had been dry and fast;
Mcssrs; Galway and Kocne we're fclicltatod
tiycs. shortly after the candidates, had gone to
the paddock Previous came canterihg down th9
placed their money on Vim we're inclined TO be
sour. But this is ,thcIluck OF racing, am , nv
Si,ter comes with the sfy 2ey;a Ms' rsss' stTrniSht.
and that there was no excuse for him. whi,e suns
says that the colt was turlrsd the wrong way OF
The Winner Of Of tho Ftsturity of 1897 is a rather
undorsized bay mare OF solid color possessed ot9il
thoroughbred. She has wonderful length, a
strong obliquc shoulder. big muscular quarters.
and legs. She was ready TO race again after be.
ing cooled out. and muncheh some nay
ffSSs s sPaGms in we nSs % %t w wnii0 on 5S"' her
legs. The men vlod with, each other in
IuhSar a,stn wope back "I1 n Upnbb for tho moment.
A bunch of white roses from the floral horse
shoe in which Clawson had his ride were las,
at the door of her stall she turned half way round
In order to see him. LAlouettc is by king,tke.
son of King Ernest, out OF Juiicttc, II daughter
of ventilntor, and, like both her sire and dam. she
was reared at Brookdale. As a weanling sho was
one Of Trainer Rowo's especial fayorltcs last fall
S,.s she showed y on5 in M trials w that wSr sn vGh 6s
loved In Toscn, but last night it is safe to say
that neither was nearer his heart than la
0Sa,ts' by ~'s hrs L Prss,ton ,r @So ana e. a d Ss" g OF
the late Col. w. p. Thompson and the sister Of
the hroo GTnsrS rom of the h, il lni: p c9i; dIbS SnHRn@ w 9H4sns
and the thoroughbreds, qnartsred there. I'm;
away a year ago last winter, and the stable and
stud went to his heirs. 1t was thought that
would have run it had he lived; and there was
considerable surprise expressed when II was
announced a eoaple Of months qHg s that all
September, and that the stations, brood
m tionesr's s'' Block 'S"i in T tSe autumn sD 10 1t s"H IS said
that l. $, Thompson Is not particularly
interests! Interests wi il :, t Il. SS q sreas,,, 9q Known w; F.; yc or
fond OF the sport of kings, and tho impression
has been general for some time that he would
secure some of the horses, and, associated with
James Rowe, would continue racing. 1t Is to be
hoped that some, such arrangement Will be
made, for men of this stripe are badly needed on
the turf nowadays.
Richard Clawson, who rode LAlouette, was
porn In hunSaS litS nearly seventeen ears ago.
He moved to san Francisco with his parents in
1889 and lived there until last spring, when no
Ment to Work No. Eo for A Al Miiw * h9ssFi wii6 e IKE stsblS
last July. and the writer, started him in his
maiden race on the flly Maraquita. From tho
first Clawson showed talent. and. Aug. % last he
rode the mare Katie w. for Hugh McCarren
at Windsor and won a good race with her.
profession, and in, California last winter no
held his own with the best jockeys there, Since
coming East this year with his, old en-
blowers. for whom no is head jockey,
he has established a most cnvia.
Bile reputation. having marvellous finishing
powers for one so young and Of such limited eX-
perience., He has good hands, ana can whip
With the left hand IN quite I. IT the srs same ,d Styi1 , as as
to a Jockey when he IL pinned on the rail; and
Clawson has gotten out of some tight, places
through this accomplishment. In speaking of
yesterdays Futurity and how he rode the win
ner. Clawson said to "a reporter of THE syn:
hundred yards. l knew that | was on n very
fast mare, and l made up my mind to save her
by the bend l was back in perhaps eighth or
ninth position. but still close enough TO be dan
stretch and passed one by one. Cock Robin was
the last one, and once got him l TOOK, no
chances. Isn't she a peach, that little LAlou-
The boys face was all aglow, and he was being
pulled and hauled AR, AROUND n by G y eryynGno y, &C Clay sn1
and all Of his earnings are sent to his mother.
The Futurity, wasn't the only race decided
yesterday at Shecpshead by any means. al.
though 1t monopolized the bulk Of the attention.
For the Fall Handicap at six fnrlongs Hastings.
the great Voter. while Ornament. just on
from a defeat for the Campam Stakes at Detroit;
the field; Voter was giving Hastings four
pounds. Ornament eight pounds. and CleophuS
Ave A m pH j on" or IN, the f taieSs vi" thought uan ne so 40 f .
they made him an equal favorite with
ibn t fnSse % rTice Of to 3 p to ofn i, nsa y wa" to a ]
could be had about Cleophus. Ornament wal
obstreperous at the barrier. and a good start
1yal snrnrpI without the aid nf the muthinn
1t must be borne in, mind that tho track was
muddy and slow; yet Hastings and Voter wen
simply heartbreaking; No horse eyer fnnled
could live under it. and when Voter had Hast
signed his own death warrant also. Clcophu:
swept up next the rail, and collarinS Voter a
at this j~uncture came up on the outside o.
Ornament. with whom he had been trailing
. and len SS%'"s and right a SS""if won iS t fS;svf rtm.r (,
! able time of l:lI %. Clcophus beat Vote
{ The n rsee o a0E ss sTSesa to e %0pGs; N 1aier's oe sreai
y ness as a sprintcr. Ornament looked well, an'
I those vino expected to see a jaded colt showIns
2 the effects OF mis- thousands Of miles OF travel ii
an express car were surprised. Ornament ha
5 spent a month shis year travelling about tn
: Charles T. Patterson yesterday notified Clerk o
> the Course Crickmore that he is now the sol
: owner OF the son OF Order.
8 l.. o.. .Appleby. and his friends made an old
= time killing in the opening dash with Trillo.
r to finish; Hairpin was second and Yankee San
Q third. In this race .lockeys Hennessy. Sims
Scherrer, Hirsch. +. Williams, Clayton. Little
=. field, Doggett., Wapshire and C,lawson wer
. each fined $25 for misconuuct at the post. Her
< messy. Clawson and Wapshire were so bad tina
they were in addition suspended for two racin
Q days. Iiirsch was fined 500 for being late at tn
paddock.
d Old Song and Dance, in Roy Carruthers'
n colors, won tho second event over the gras
n course. boating Maurice. Soutie, and other higl
class performers in handy fashion. Ben Edo
r: was second and Premier third; Good Time
landed the Scven-furlong dash after
:; sharp struggle with Teat-not Pcte-an
a J. a. Gray: Wolhurst broke dow
Perkins very obligingly let Good News throug
n n next the rail at the head of the stretch or Pea
II might have won. The hurdle race. whic
rs wound up tho days sport. was won by tina
10 sterling little mare Forget. who outran hi
Is field whilo cOnceding them substantial lumI
n of weight. Beaufort is improving at the gam
9. OF hurdling.
W X. Williams. who rode Peat in the fifth rae,
was fined %25 for being late at tho paddock.
10 The stewards of the day were +. II. Hitchcocl
le F. Gray Griswold. and II. X. Knapp.
!u Summary follows:
"a FIRST RACE.
ID Purse 5000; for maiden two.yearoids; nvo fu
10 longs:
a. l.. @. Appleby's b. c. Trillo. by Tristan-FionA, 40