The San Francisco call., 1899-07-05
REALIZATION
EASILY TAKEN
BY ETHELBERT
Spencer's S MOuntWins
Pulled UP.
TWELVE LENGTHS TO SPARE
LoTHARIO SECOND AND FILoN
DOR THIRD.
mesmerist Captures the Second Half
of the Double Event and DR..
Catlett the Independence
Steeplechase.
TWELVE LENGTHS TO SPARE
LoTHARIO SECOND AND FILON
DOR THIRD.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK July 4-This was get
away day at Sheepshead Bay, and the
crowd at the track was bigger than any
other since the Suburban, at least 2O,OOO
people being present, most of them
drawn by the rich Realization stakes for
three-year-olds at a mile and tve fur
longs. All the good three-year-old colts,
with the exception Of Filigrane and Jean
Bereaud. were eligible, and out of these
five elected TO go TO the post, with Ethel
bert a pronounced favorite.
In the first break Half-Time stumbled,
threw his jockey and ran a mile at top
speed before he was caught. After some
delay they were sent out again, and this
time the flag fell with Filon d'Or in front,
Ethelbert next and The BOuncer third.
As they came sailing down the stretch
The Jockeys were lying low on their
horses neCks, for the wind was blowing
q gale up the track and their speed was
greatly retarded thereby. AS they passed
the grand stand half a mile of the dis
tance had been run in 80 %, and tllon
dor was half a length in front Of Ethel
bert he q length in front of The
Bouncer, and all going well in spite of
the half-gale that was impeding them.
They reached the five furlong mark in
LOB 50. and then for short time the
wind was behind them and Spencer took
q good hold of Ethelbert, letting the wind
help him al il would, although he saw
that he got a length the best OF Fiion
dor as they rounded the lower turn. IN
der the wind and as they Strengthened
out for the run under all canvas the boys
on Lothario and FilOn d'Or foolishly tried
TO catch Ethelbert, instead OF saving
their strength for the final rush through
the stretch. AS they came up to the
lIruer TURN which marked the end OF the
mile LA 10 had been clicked OF on the
watch of the timer, and EtheibeTt, under
wraps. was still a length TO the gOou.
Next came FilOn dor, two lengths IN
front OF The BUuncer. both beng urged
q hfr bv their riders, while LOtharlO was
fourth and Half-Tlme, hOpeIeSsly beaten,
Tn mile and a quarter on the upper
turn and the last bit OF the race WIN
fair wind was reached in III Oy EJut!-
bert but Spencer had concluded thIt II
was time for him 10 clnch the race. and
he LooSened his horse head and leIJ tIle
others as if they We're standing still. The
speed was not great then but the ground
covered had been long and the wind was
no less than il had been. WITH DUt
quarter Of a mile 70 60 the lol came INTO
the stretch. Ethelbert gaining with every
jump. furlong from nome ne was d
half-doZen lengths in the lead, ana IN
spite of the fact that Spencer took
steadving pull on him he won by a dozen
lengths, while Lothario got the place
bv a couple Of lengths.
From a spectacular point of view. the
Independence steeplechase was the best.
/
lett was the faVorlte, with Pecon!c
strong second choice. At the fall Of the
flag PecOniC went out at once, attended
by Dr. Catlett and WestoWn, and they
ran that way until they had passed the
grand stand the second time and We're on
the last lap of their journey. Then Fin
nigan sent DR.. Catlett after the leader,
and Hogan followed suit with WestOwn.
It was all PeCOniC wanted, for he stopped
at once and finished the race in the rear
II vas a pretty contest from this time
out between the faVOrite and West0Wn,
and it looked as if they would have The
race to themselves until the last jump
had been negotiated. Then Harry Smith
set loose King T at them, and, while he
could not pass DR.; Catlett' he managed
TO snatch second place away from
The other stake on the card was the
second half OF the Double Event, with
Prince Of Melbourne. winner of the first
favorite. The Bromley pair Mesmelrst
and lTOquOis Belle, were well backed
second choices. The start was made
promptly. and Mesmerist was in front
from end to end. winning with a trife to
spare, while Mark Cheek got the place.
Results:
Five furongs-FIuke won, Big Gun second
Prestdigitator third. Time, LOB
berg second. Armament third. Time. ia 2-5
Double Event Futurity course-Mesmerist
won, Mark Cheek second, Radford third Time.
Realization, mile and ave-eighths- -Ethelbert
Us (Spencer), to % and out, won; Lothario
d'Or. I19 ,O'Leary),.s TO / and 2 TO / third.
Time, 2.5l 2-5. The Bouucer and Half Time
Independence steeplechase. full course-Tlr
Catlett won, King second, Westown third.
Nile and a sixteenth, selIing-Maximo Gomez
won, Intrusive second, Great Land third. Time
1.a7 2-5.