The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26
I'M LANDED HIS MOUNT.
.~~vEp THREE THOUSAND
.mxs TO RIDE A HORSE.
.as>t william c. Whitney's Colt
,.s,~aes Hey First Under the
- n the Rich FuturIty stake
-, 4 sheepshead Bay Track.

- Work.. Aug. 2.--After a journey
sSe GILES to ride William G. Whit
~ BaIiyhoo Bey, Tod Sloan. the
- American Jockey, who has done
N q IA riding in England for the last
u .ssrx eucceeded in sending his
..., 0rst past the post in the rich
lr-stt~ stakes at Sheepshead Bay today
~ sstbsred In SCI. 900 for his employer.
~ esxarffe. Oiympian. was second, Tom
= 1tkins. from the same stable, landed
.tfya piace with the others trailing.
- vinner was ridden out.
~ attendance at the big race was not
= l.rre az had been expected. for II
g thought that the track would be
~. h mud. and such was the case at
sciock this morning. Nevertheless,
~ 5000 people were on the grandstand,
- On the lawn. against the rails In
~ inner field and up In the free" field.
1ten the horses were called to the post
~ before haif-past o'clock, the crowd
q bsen coming In steadily since noon.
n there was no great rush at any time.
ftvm sunrise until the first race was
M. and between the races, a big gang
= nm was III work on the track, scrap
p fsking and narrowing IL. turning UP
- vet soil TO the drying heat OF tho
= and II was In good condition when
- race was called. to the great surprise
Z Everybody.
~ tIg crowd waited patiently through
4, hrst race and appiauded wildly when
~ Whitney youngster. Rowdy. was set
VI from second place for a foul. They
II Mr. Whitney win the second with
nh and then plunged on Jean Beraud
\ ttn the Fall handicap. but Sloan. who
~ the mount. after getting OF nat
4efed, rode into a pocket In the stretch,
~ was unplaced
on to Good start.
men came the big race and the parade
the highly bred youngsters. led by
n Keene trio. Tommy Atkins, Cap and
l1b and Oiymplan, with Eikhorn and
Alyhoo Bey. OF the Whitney string next,
- ethers following. They got to the
~ pIcmptly. and in a very few minutes
ne the inst break. which was a false
~ Golden Age refusing TO join his COM
ny The second was worse. for three
naed. But the starter caught them
J liDe the third time, the far flew
lroukh the air. and they were off to
good start.
ilsncer, who was on Cap and Bells,
.lhsd his mount into the lead at once.
y Sloan. on Ballyhoo Bey, was not
l9Ent mapping, and sen, his horse along
- the hyinE lilly. Elkhorn. Golden Age
N Tommy Atkins were close up, and
~. came down the chute like "a line OF
VARY. Spencer, who was plainly out
MAKE tho running for his stable mates,
- Cap and Bells along at her best
NC, but. do what shc could II was
possible to shake off Ballyhoo Bey,
%, neck away. was principally help
her make the pace sloan was
puched low over her neck, wide awake
his advantage. as he was In a position
choose his own going On "a track thaf
x ory, and yet wet In places, At the
9 OF the first furiong Henry had
snght Uiympian. another OF the Keene
2. from eighth place TO third. and was
ankth and half behind Baliyhoo hey,
We Tommy Atkins, Elkhorn and Sweet
vender were heads apart, a half-length
the race.
he positions we're unchanged through
next furlong. Cap and Bells and