The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
HERO OF THE JOCKEYS
TOD SLOAN WINS THE BROOKLYN
HANDICAP WITH ORNAMENT,
And Finishes First I'm Four Other
Races mt Graveseud-Great Con-
test for a Rich Prize.

NEW YORK, May est was more or
less typical Brooklyn handicap day to-
day. Nature was all tears in the morning
and all smiles in the afternoon. The track
was heavy, but it was not mud horse that
won, for Ornament, who was At to run fpr
his life, cantered home a winner amid tie
cheers of the crowd. The greatest plunge
was on Don de Orc, the sulker, while the
game little three-year-old, Sly Fox, had so
many followers that at the close he was
almost an equal favorite with Don de Orc.
and had pushed Ornament out of place Of
second favorite. All the others were nib
bled at, but most money was down on the
two mentioned.
At 4:05 the bugle called the eight contes-
tants to the post. After a couple of false
starts the red flag swished through the air
and the silken jackets flashed into line
With Ornament a length behind, they
rounded a slight turn and Strengthened out
on the first run past the grand stand. AS
they neared the judges stand the first time
Sly Fox was in the lead by length, with
Ogden next, two lengths in front of Don
de Orc, Tfllo, Ornament. Ben Holiday.
On Deck and Semper Ego following in the
order named There was little change in
the lower turn
AS the lot turned into the back stretch
Ogden, two years ago the Futurity winner.
had got enough of it in the sticky going
and fell back into the rear ranks. The
jockeys began punching a bit at this point
and sent their horses along to test Sly Fox,
for he seemed to be going easily in front.
Don de ORC was in second place and Simms
l.: chr. n f,oo T1na
Sly Fox, and at the beginning of the upper
turn he was Tapped on Sly Fox and only
neck behind. Tilo was also Tapped on Don
de ORC, 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 CO. All the boys
Sloan on Ornament? Suddenly he leaned
far over his horses neck, gave him
little prick with his spurs, and how ne
wind. 1t was a streak of blue silk on
cleaning chestnut colt. and the crowd
roared: Look at Sloan'' was the cry. 1t
was unnecessary for any call, for every
body saw the jump of the great four
year-od Tillo. Don de Orc and Sly Fox
were passed like flash, and in the time it
takes to tell it Ornament was in the lead
Then the boys got to work in earnest, but 1t
was a useless task, as far as first place was
concerned, for they could not gain foot on on
the flying Ornament, who was going easily
in front All eyes were then on Sly Fox
and Ben Holiday as they Numbered
through the stretch in the effort to secure
second money.
A furlong from home Ben Holiday got
his nose up to Sly Fox's tail. A sixteenth
from home his nose was about foot Denlnd
that of Sly Fox, and in the last few strides
Ben Holiday managed to Stagger over the
line in second place by the shortest 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, and to the surprise
of everybody he declined the honor. Sum-
mary:
First race-Six furlongs. Peat. log (Sloan),
1 to 2, won; Alvarado II. 115 (Spencerl, to
1 and even, second Mainstay, 116 (TaraD,
5 to l, third. Time, 1:16A.
Second-Mile and one-Sixteenth. selling.
Damien, 107 (Sloan), II to 5, won; Ben Ro-
maid, 100 (Simms), 2 to and to 5. second;
Orteland 81 (OConnor), 9 to 5, third. Time,
1:52A.
hird-Expectation stakes, four and one
half furlongs., kingdom, rs (Sloanl l to 2
to 1 and to s. second; Miller, 115 DoggetD,
to 1, third. Time, :50A.
Fourth-Brooklyn handicap, mile and one
fourth Ornament, 127 (Sloan), to and
to s. won by one length; Ben Holiday 121
DoggetD Y to l and to l, second by a
s. third Time 2:10 Tillo, Don de ORC,
Semper Ego, Ogden and On Deck also ran
and finished as named
Fifth-Five furlongs, selling Tyrshena,
100 (O'Connor), 5 to l won; Cormorant, 10
(Simms), even and to 2. second; Autumn,
sixth-One mile. Miss Miriam, 96 (sloan(,
6 to 5, won; Whistling Con, 101. jackson,
to / and even, second; General Maceo, SO
(OConnor), 6 to 1, third Time 1:45A.