The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CHACORNAC THE WINNER.
JAMES r. KEENE's Sa5.OOO PURCHASE
or FRIDAY GETS me FUTURITY.

Gets a3O,09O; Brigadier, the Second
Horse, 1893. and windmere, the Third,
@s,1G6-Reene Makes Three Entries and
| They Are Coupled In the Betting and
Made Favorito mt to "a Prompt
| start and n Well Hun Race-Is.OOO PEG.
pie Witness II Mt Sheepshend Bny Track.
long experience in Wall street has taught
| Mr. James II. keenc to take advantage OF his
| opportunities Looking over the various prom-
| inent two year-olds OF the year, Mr.. Kecns
| some time ago noted the fact that the bay geld.
| Ing Chacornao. by imp. Juvenal-Laetitia. was
thoroughbred Of sterling merit with judg-
| ment based upon close observation OF this
| youngsters past performances. Mr. Keens day
| before yesterday purchased the geldng from
| his trainer. James Rowe. for the sum OF sos.
| 600 Yesterday at the picturesque Sheep shead
| Bay race track. Chacornac. a favorte with the
| public and skfully ridden by Jockey Spencer.
| won the rich Futurity in clever fashion by q
neck from John j. Hyands bay gsldng Briga-
| dier. by Bay on d'Or-St Bridget piloted by
| Burns, the latter taking the place by length
| from Windmere Bromley & Co.'S bay colt. By
| Ironuois-Trade Wind. with O'Connor up
The race was worth a total OF 41,2+O OF
| which the winner got $3O0aO. and his breed
ers. l.. S. and W. =. Thompson. received
| $4,000. Brigadiers share Of the money was
| Ff'boo.oo, anu MS breeder, August belmont,
| got S1,25O. Windmere was entitled to
81. 1887, and his breeder. Gen. ". H. jackson,
| wns the recipient OF $500. The result OF the
| race was asource OF intense satisfaction to the
| talent who had by various methods OF specu-
| htion picked Chacornac to win several weeks
| ago. The start could not have been better.
| There was very little delay. and on the first
break the unusually large field Of twenty
| starters got away together The location OF
| 80 tt,,.r ,,~,,,
| crowd OF $4,000 spectators could tell nothing
| about how the horses got away and nobody
was reasonably sure Of tho leader until the
| Held rounded into the stretch, Then it was
seen that Chacornac had pronounced adyan.
taRe and was running with such an even
stride and SO little exertion that he would land
| the prize barring accidents.
| The heene stable. in addition to the winner.
had the chestnut colt Doublet by Domino
| Lucy Wallace. and the chestnut Ally Virginia
Earle by st Leonards-Cerito. in the race The
trio became fayorites In the betting and there
was 80 much money poured into the ring that
| the post odds were & to 5 as against 2 to 1
opening. Those who played Brigadier found
| some fault with the way he was manipulated
| by Burns They said that the Jockey did not
| cut his mount loose early enough, otherwise
| he would have captured the first money The
| fact that Brigadier was beaten neck caused
|
| all along that they had the best thing OF the
| day
| One OF the disappointmentsw was the running
OF the Regina stables chestnut colt Plucky. by
| Great Tom Endurance He had been pointed
| to as a very promising colt, and there was
| quite an amount OF money placed upon his
chances. Plucky never showed from start to
| finish. and wound up In the ruck. Green Il
| Motris's chestnut colt Modrine. by Sir Modred-
| Katrina also Ipok cd vii far, Iy.
comparative few. and for part of the distance
| he made them happy bv leading the
| Held. Toward the end however I'm tbs
| last desperate rush to the line. he could
| not stand the pace and was beaten off.
| John Boden's chestnut colt Okettee. by
| Rayon d'Or-Ortegal. came fast toward the
| Close but was in poor position to get better
| than sixth. Marcus Days St Finnan, practi-
cal outsider. was beaten ont OF third place by Q
| head. That Chacornac was the best horse in
| the field there is little doubt. He covered the
| distance. which was 40 feet less than three
| quarters OF II mile in ITO 20: the best time
on record for the course being 10 by the
celebrated Ogden in 1896. In confirmation
| and action. Chacornac Is more like the noted
Hamburg than any Futurty winner in recent
years. There was not a hitch to mar the out
come OF this great race. and when il was over
the spectators were loud in their praises OF the
winner his owner and his Jockey.
TWAS expected that record breaking crowd
would see the sport but the lowering @ ouds
which indicated a thorough wetting for those
who visited the track. kept many away. THIS
was true in the case of tho thousands OF women
who take advantage of such n holiday event to
show off their rich garments and incidentally
to cause the big grand stand to bloom with
radiant coIors. 1t was also the case with the
men of fashion who 60 to the track not only to
see and bet upon the races. but to be seen in
cons picuous places But at that, the attend-
hnce all things considered was OF remarkable
magnitude. Not only the Futurty attracted
tho thousands. but also the other enticIng
events on the card. so that before the first RAGS
was run the beautiful lawn was overrun
with enthusiasts. The absence OF AN immense
throng made il comfortable Journey to the
scene Of action The trains and trolley cars
carried everybody down to the seashore With
out any tanning or disorder. Those who
merely 70 to see big turf events out Of cnr-
osty and joste the regulars in the betting
ring ana paddock TO an uncomfortable degree,