The age-herald., 1898-05-29
ORNAMENT WON
 THE HANDICAP Tod Sloan PiIoted the Favorite
 to Victory. THE BETTING WAS 7 TO 2. Sly Fox Got Away in the Lead, and Was Only Headed After the Eight Con
 testants Had Entered the
 Home Stretch.
THE BETTING WAS 7 TO 2

New York, May 2s.-It was more or less typical Brooklyn handicap day today. Nature was all tears in the morning and all smiles in the afternoon. The track was heavy, but 1t was not mud horse that won, for Ornament, who was fit to run for his life, cantered home a winner amid the cheers of the crowd of 1900.
 At five minutes past four the bugle called the eight contestants to the post and each was received with applause. After a cou- pie of false starts the red flag dropped and they were off in line. Ornament length behind the others, they rounded a slight turn and strengthened out on the first run past the grandstand. As they neared the judges stand the first time Sly Fox was fin the lead by length, with Ogden next, two lengths in front of Don Dor, Tillo, Ornament. Ben Holiday, On Deck and Semper Ego, following in the order named. There was little change in the positions as they rounded the lower turn.
 Jockeys Began Bunching
 Tn the back stretch the jockeys began punching bit and sent their horses along to test Sly Fox, for he seemed to be going easily in front Don DOT was in second place and Sims gave him a shove to get a little nearer Sly Fox and at the beginning of the upper turn he was lapped on Sly Fox and only a neck behind. Tillo was also Tapped on Don DOT. while Ben Holli- day was close up with Ornament Tapped on him. The others were trailing and appar- ently all through.
 They were now on the upper turn and had but three furlongs to go All the boys were doing a little urging, but what of Sloan, on Ornament? Suddenly he leaned far over on his horses neck, gave him a little prick with his spurs and how he moved the others down, going like whirl- wind It was a streak of cerulean blue silk on a gleaming chestnut colt and the crowd roared, Look at Sloan.' It was unnecessary for any one to call for. every body saw the jump of the gerat 4-year-old Tillo, Don Dor 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 useless, for they could not gain foot on Ornament, who was going easily to the front. A furlong from home Ben Holli- das got his nose up to Sly Foxs tail. A sixteenth from home his nose was about a foot behind 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 a nose. 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
 
 honor.
 The Other Results
 First Race-Six furlongs. Plat, 126 (Sloan), ] to ?, won Alverado IT., 115 (Spencer), to g. second Maintain Main stay, 116 CTaraD, to 1, third. Time, 1:16A.
 Second Race-One and one-sixteenth miles. Damien (Sloan), Il to 5, won; Ben Ronald, 1O9 (Sims), to l. second; Ortoand, S7 (O'Conner), to 5, third. Time, 1925.
 Third Race-Four and one-half furlongs, Expectation stakes. Kingdom, 115 (Sloan), to 2, won; Counsellor Weir berg, 115 (TaraD, 5 to l, second; Miller, 115 (DoggetD, z to 1, third. Time. :564.
 Fourth Race-Mile and a quarter, the Brooklyn handicap. Ornament 127 (Sloan), 2 to and to 5, won by one length; Ben Holiday, 121 (DoggetD, 12 to 1 and to l, second by a head; Sly Fox, 92 Uamle), to 1 and to B. third. Time, 2:10 Tillo, Don DOT, Semper Ego, Ogden and On Deck also ran and finished named.
 Fifth Race-Five furlongs, selling. Tyrshena, 100 (O'Conner), to l. won; Cor morant, no (simms). even, second; Au- tumn 105 -, II to 5, third. Time. 1:0312
 Sixth Race-One mile. Miss Miriam, 96 {Sloan), 6 to 5, won Whisting Coon. l05 Jackson) 1 to 1, second; General Maceo, sS (O'Conner), 6 to 1 third. Time, 1:4oA.