The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-19
ORNAMENT WAS NOWHERE
Tillo Came in First in the Subur-
ban Handicap.
QUICKEST ON HIS FEET
A Wearisome Wait OF One Hour for the
Start-Ornament Seemed to Be Over
powered by the Weight He Was
Carrying-Sloan's Bad Race

the great Ornament nowhere was the
record of the Suburban of 1898. The
favorite was badly beaten. chiefly be-
cause the horses were kept a full hour
at the post. When the bugle called the
coDtenders to the post there was but
little u~noccdpied space in the grand
stand. on the roof or lawn. 1t was al
NEST 4:30 o'clock when h IL candi-
dates were in the hands of Starter Fitz-
gerald, and then came a wearisome
wait. After several false starts finally
all came down together. and they were
OF on their journey. exactly one hour
after they had reached the starting
point.
Tillo was quickest on his feet, and for
an instant his muzzle showed in front.
but the willy Clayton took him back to
| fifth position. Royal Stag came next,
| followed by Havoc, Ogden, Don de Orc,
| Ornament and the others. They did
not settle down to work until they had
passed the grand stand n nad
reached the end Of the first quarter,
and it could easily be seen that the
| Jockeys all had waiting orders. As the
horses s~traightened out OF the back
stretch Doggett sent Royal Stagg up a
little. and Ogden, Peep o'Day and Imp
| moved up, too. SO that as they passed
tile half mile pole in tina order they
were heads apart. Tillo was still in fifth
Mace. attended by Don de Orc. Havoc
| and Ornament. but the latter seemed to
be overpowered by the weight he was
carving. Ben Holiday, too, was in the
rear. while the rest had long been
banging out signals of distress. The
sole exception was Semper Ego, VINO
was doing we'll In the rear. but seemed
to be pocketed.
-, naarad tho three-ailarters
pole Hamilton urged Ogden, and as
| they flashed past the mark he was a
| length to the good. Imp showed her
head in front of Royal Stag, while
| Clayton moved Tillo into fourth place.
Ornament was actually in last place,
and Sloan was driving for all he was
worth.
IT was only a short distance home
and there seemed to be no chance Tor
him to win. Foot by foot Ornament
cut down the lead of the others, ana
while he had worked his way up TO
eighth place, Sloan evidently saw ~
was useless and gave up a very badly
ridden race. 1t was but a short drive
around the TURF and then their noses
were in the stretch with Ogden a length
in front. Clayton, on THO. had moved
up into second place, crowding past
Imp. who was about ready to stop. As
thew straightened out for home, little
Maher. on Semper Ego, began to thread
his way through the maze of flying
hoofs. and almost before the others
knew It, he was o~verhauling them rap.
idly. There was but q furlong TO go ano
ogden began to waver. In a few strides
Tillo had the front rank and It could be
nlainly seen that 1t was all over. He
passed the wire half a length in front
of Semper Ego, who q snatched the
second place away from Ogden In thc
last few strides. through the good rid.
ing of Maher. Don de Orc was a bac
fourth and the others were beaten on
Results: -.
Five furlongs-Harry Reed won. lisa
dor second. Momentum third; time
1902. One miie-Rinaldo won. MoseS
second, General Maceo third; time
1:42 2-5. First part double event Fu'
turity course-Kingdon won. Arma
ment second. Miller third: time. 1903
suburban, $40. 200. q handicap for $
year-olds and upwards. winner TO re
ceive $1,000, the second $1,000 and tnirs
1000. one mile and a quarter-Tih
lie. Clayton, 10 to ! and = 70 !; Mo- ~
her. 80 to I and 10 to 1 second by
head: ogden. 1903, Hamilton. z to ] ant
s to 2. third; time. 2:0S LIS. Don de Orc
Ren Holiday. Imp. Peep O'Doy-Orna
ment. Havoc, T~ragedian and Roya
Stag also ran. Four and a nali tus
longs-Half Time won. Satirist second
Tendency third: time. :5lh. Seiiine
steeplechase, about two miles-Trllno'
won, Royal Scarlet second. Sir Law
renee third; time. 4:2o.
At LatOuia.
Cincinnati. June 1S-Ths Cincinnati He
tel handicap furnished quite a surpris
for the talent at Lasonia to-day. Doncel
la. an added starter. won the big ever
in record time. Weather fine. track fas'
Seven furlongs. selling-Jolly Son woi
Marti second, Shink third: time. 1;9st
Five furlongx-Frank Bell won. Hard
Pardee second. jolly Roger third; tim
I.02. Nile and 10 yards. s~elltng-Axucen
won. Banished second, imp. Eddie Burn