The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-28
AMERICAN HORSE BEATEN.
MATCH RACE BETWEEN EAGER
AND ROYAL FLUSH, sPINsTERs.
Imposh OF Twenty-EiGht Pounda
Was Too Great for the American
Horse and the Britons Carried on
the Honors-Race Was Exciting.

LONDON. Oct. 27-The match race be-
tween Mr.. L. Neumann's English horse
Eager. ridden by Mornington Cannon. and
John A. brakes American horse Royal
Flush, with l.. Reiff up. which was run
today over the Hurst Turf Club course.
was won by Eager. Eager won in a
canter by three lengths The betting was
to on Eager.
The race was the outcome OF the keen
rivalry existing between English and
American horsemen during the past sea-
SON and was looked upon as the most
interesting turf event of the year in
England. The aim OF the parties propos-
ing tho race was to have a crack English
horse, owned by an Englishman. ridden
by an English Jockey, and born and bred
In England. compete with an American
horse. owned by an American. ridden by
an American jockey. and trained by Amer
leans. in order. II was said, TO Demon
strate the superiority OF one style over
the other. The Hurst Turf Club offered
q historic Ascot gold cup. valued at EL0oo
to the stake of f5oo a side.
Eager Is a e-year-old bay horse, by En-
thuslast out OF Greeba. Royal Flush is
a chestnut horse, by Favon out OF Flush
An additional filip TO tho match result
IL that the gold cup. beautiful specimen.
Is the old EPSON trophy, once won by
Robert the Devil
Joseph Letter and Mr. Drake were
among the Americans present
The weather was miserable ROYAL
Flush and Eager proceeded TO the post
in pelting rain, and were loudly applaud
ed. Both horses appeared to be ia the
pink OF condition. The wet track was in
favor OF Eager. but this was supposed 10
he counterbalanced By the wind being IA
vorabe to the American style OF riding
However, the wet turf and twenty eight
pounds weight In favor OF Eager proved
too great handicap. and Royal Flush
was. defeated by the best Splinter In Eng
land.
story of the Race.
Mr.. Mainwartng, the chief handtcapper
OF Hurst park. told the whole story. lie
said:
III two English owners could have been
found 70 make so reckless a match It
would have been disqualified II had not
given Royal Flush at least twelve pounds
the advantage, IT was game thing for
Mr.. Drake 10 make such q match. and IL
ls tribute 20 Mr. wishsrd's capabilities
that, under such prohisitive conditions,
his horse was so close up"
The rain ceased as the horses started
IL was n six fgrioug stralKhtawny run so
there was no advantage n position. They
got away with good start Eager speed-
ily took such a Lead tina, at the distance
the crowd was already yelling Eager
wins" ROYAL Flush. however. calamity
hung on hts opponents quarter end, and
for tew moments Il looked as n Reir
might duplicate tho dashing finish which
he had Just ridden on pomsle II. But tie
TASK was too great. and Eager finally cam
tered home amidst an outhurst Of cheers.
Time. ISIS rs
80 Euineas 20 Frank Gardner. an Ags.
trSlian sold miner. who is starting n ala
bic for Sloan, Mfr. Drake originally paia
go guineas for the hors.
Al the GoodNo0d meeting John W
Gates, 81 the American Steel 4 Wire corn.
pany, won Ale9.oo in bets on Royal Flush
ROUND "trip ,icsets on Resale. good
uhus rasfshaarf lasts After sha. -