The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-22
RannOckburn Takes the Great.
est California Race.
Ten Thousand People Cheer
Schreiber's Victor.
COVERS A MILE IN 1889.
Is Within Quarter of a Second
of Worlds Record.
Half a Length Separated the
Leader and Geyser.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 22.-Ten
thousand persons at Tanforan park
Saturday afternoon saw the greatest
race ever run in California and one of
the greatest ever contested on any
circular course in America, if not in
the world. Barney Schreiber's beau
tiful brown horse Bannockburn, the son
of Hayden Edwards-Bettie Blaize,
lowered the colors of Ed Corrigan's
hitherto invincible Geyser by half a
length, carrying 124 pounds to victory
in the remarkably fast time for one
mile of 1879.
of the worlds record over a circular
track in competition, made by Liber-
tine over the Harlem track, Chicago,
October "a, 1894. The performance Of
Bannockburn was far more impressive
than that Of Libertine, for the latter
carried only 80 pounds, while the son
of Hayden Edwards carried LA
OF the nine that started not one was
gelding zoroaster was in third place
only a length away at the finish and
closing with every jump. 1t was a
race that stirred the blood of every one
verdict at the end was that the best
horse had won.
DEAFENING CHEERS KEPT UP.
Every horse had a star jockey on his
back. It was a Misunderstanding pace
from the time the second barrier went
up to a perfect start to the very last
jump, and gameness counted at the
end and won. The finish, from the mo-
ment they turned into the straightaway
for home, caused roar of excitement
that was deafening. Bannockburn
flashed under the wire a winner by half
a length over fast-closing Geyser.
Thousands were wagered on the great
race for the Turf Congress stakes.
n
Sardine, ruled favorite, 6 to being the
post odds. Spencer had the mount on
Geyser and Vititoe on Sardine. Ban
nockburn, with Bullman up, was next
| post. The Shields stables Zoroaster
and Advance Guard were well played
at 6s The Jennings pair-Ben Doran
and Flower of Gold-at to l, and yell
low Tail at s to 1, were not overlooked.
Starter Caldwell got them off in an
almost perfect line after hardly any de-
lay Eddie Jones gave Yellow Tail
| the rein and Fosters $4,000 beauty
opened up gap of a length and half
at the first quarter, which he covered
Tail and Ben Doran, with Flower of
Gold half a length behind Jennings
Splinter in third place.
Yellow Tail increased his pace and
| reached the half a length in front of
| Ben Doran inN0:4S1z-a 1877 gait. Ben
nockburn was only half a length away
| in the third place, two lengths in front
| of Zoroaster, who was half a length in
| front of fast-coming GeySer. Advance
| Guard was away back in seventh place,
| closing like q streak.
BANNOCKBURN IN THE LEAD.
On they Numbered to the three quar-
| tiers pole, which Bannockburn reached
| one length in front of the firing Yellow
| Tail who was a length in front of Gey-
SER They entered the stretch with
| Bannockburn holding his advantage of
| a length ZoroaSter was only half a
length ahead of Geyser, who was two
| lengths in front of Advance Guard Ad-
vance Guard was proving himself a g.
year-old of marvellous gameness and
speed
Down the stretch the four leaders
| came in a struggle the excitement of
| which was impaired to thousands in
| the grand stand, who cheered and
| yelled wilder and wilder as the equine
| kings neared the wire
"Geyser! Geyseri' 'Bannockburnl
Bannockburnr" ''Zoroasteri Zoroaster!'
| yelled hundreds who had backed the
! horses. Inch by inch CorriEan's great
| gelding cut down Bannockburn's lead,
/ but the distance was not quite far
| enough, and Bannockburn landed the
first of the Turf Congress stakes by
/ half a length. Geyser was second and
/ Zoroaster was only a head in front OF
| his game stable companion Advance
| Guard.
/ pullman put up mastery ride on
the winner and the crowd gave him a
great reception as he rode back and
| plucked the $4,000 purse from the wire.