The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29
FIRST LIKE 4 WH|RN|ND.
ORNAMENT THE WINNER Or THE
GREAT BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
to the Lcad-Ben Holiday Takes
Second Money and Sly Fox Thru
Sloan DeeIines the F1esal Chair.

NLe Io6hs May lS-iS Ncs sAsoi.
less typical Brooklyn handicap day. Ma
fire was al tears IN the morning and all
smiles In the afternoon. The track was
heavy. but IL was not mud horse taal
won, for Ornament, VINO was NJ 10 run
for his life. cantered home winner anne
the cheers of the crowd.
The crowd numbered about 1900. Inc
;hrong awaited patiently through the first
three races for the handicap. and - soon
a. Kingdom had won the ExpectaIiou
stakes, those who wanted 10 speculate
sought the ring. The greatest plunge VIZ
on Don d'Ofo. the sulher, while the game
little 3-year-oid Sly Fox had 30 many fol-
lowers that at the close he was almost
an equal favorite with Don d'Oro and has
pushed Ornament out OF the place az sec
ona fayorite. All the otfiefs were nibb.ed
at, but most OF the money was down on
the two mentioned.
At 40 o'clock the bugle called the eight
contessants TO the post. After couple OK
false 5reakaways the red Tag swished
through the air and the eilken Jackets
flashed into line. With Ornament length
behind, they rounded a slight turn and
Strengthened out on the first run past the
grands tand. AS they neared the judges
stand the first time, Sly Fox was in the
lead by q length, with Ogden next, two
lengths in front 81 Don dOro, Tillo. Orna-
ment. Ben Holiday. On Deck and Semper
Ego following in the order named. There
was little change in the position or the
octette as they rounded the lower turn.
AS the lot turned into the back stretch.
Ogden. two years ago the Futnrity win
Fer, shad enough OF 1t in the sticky going
and fell back into the rear ranks.
The jockeys began punching q bit at this
point and sent their horses along 70 test
Sly Fox, for he seemed TO be going easily
In front. Don d'Oro was in second place.
and Sims gave him a shove to get him a
little nearer Sly Fox, and at the begin
ming OF the upper turn he was Tapped on
Sly Fox. and only neck behind. J1iio
was also Tapped on Don d'Oto. while Ben
Holiday was close up, with Ornament
Tapped on him. The others were trailing
and apparently all through
They were now on the upper turn and
had but three furlongs to go. All the boys
were doing little urging. But what OF
Sloan one Ornament? Suddenly ne leaned
far over on his horses neck, gave him .
little prick with his spurs and how he
moved the others down. going like
whirlwind! It was streak Of cerulean
blue, like a cleaning chestnut colt. and
the crowd cried: Look at Sloan"
1t was unnecessary for any call, for ev-
erybody saw the jump of the great 4-year-
old. TiIlo. Don d'Oro and Sly Fox were
passed like a fash and in less time than
1t takes to tel 1t. Ornament was in the
lead.
Then the boys got to work In earnest.
but II was a useless task. as far az the
first place was concerned they could not
gain a foot on the flying Ornament. who
was going easily. All eyes were then on
Sly Fog and Ben Holiday as they thun-
dersd through the stretch in the effort 10
secure the second money. A furlong from
home his nose was about foot behind that
OF Sly Fox, and In the last strides Ben
Holiday managed to stagger over the
line In second place by the shortes. of
noses.
Sloan was the idol of the hour. Then
came the proposition to put him in the
floral Jockeys chair, which the jockey on
the winner has TO undergo. but to the sur
prise OF everybody, he declined the honor.
Sloan also had the winning mounts In the
first, second, third and sixth events. Re-
suits:
Six fur.ongs-platt won Alvarado III.
SECOND. Mainstay third Time, l16ik.
Mile and a sixteenth-Damien won. Ben
Ronald second, Ortolan third. Time, 1.5oi4
Four and half furlongs. expectation
Kingdom won. Counsellor Weinberg SEC
ond. Miller third. Time. :5ss..
handIcap--orpament. 1T (sloan). to ,
and TO r. Won by one length: Ben Uolli-
day, III (Doggeetl. L. TO i and TO L sec
ond, by a head; Sly Fox. a2 tAl Am.ey),
to l and 7 to s. third; Time. 2;io. Tillo.
Deck also ran and finished as named
Five furlongs. seiling-Tyrshena won,
Cormorant second, Autumn third. Time,
:o3is.
Miie-.Mlss Miriam won. whistiing Coon
second. Gen. Maeeo third. Time. l:45%.