The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27

tracted the support of some of the shrewdest
speculators at the track. Flip Flap was of
rather slowly and after being shut in to the
bend in the track she ran over majority
of the field and was running strongly at the
end. m
James r. Keene's Commando colt Kuroki
came home fifth after a fair performance
with Sydney Paget's Jacobite, who shove
early speed. but stopped under the weight,
IN sixth position. The others were trailing
out behind with August Belmont's Woolwich
by Observation-Disclosures, who had been
backed down to to /, badly beaten. WOOL
wioh got into jam right after the start.
which. by the way, was almost perfect. and
after that he had no chance. Athlete and
Jerry Weinberg, who were also supported
to q certain degree, met with similar hard
luck and were never prominent after the
first furlong. s. S. Browns Accountant
was anchored by the top impost which he
shouldered and finished next to last.
r', BIG CROWD AT THE TRACK,
There were seventeen starters, August
Belmont's Bridgeman being the only with
drawal from the original list Of entries.
while the Midtown Stables Athlete. with
III pounds, was an added starter. Thirty
thousand persons saw the big race and
more than 500 bookmakers handled the
wagers than were made in the grandstand
enclosure and in the field.
The perfect weather. coupled with the
fact that metropolitan racegoers had not
seen the horses run for nearly a month
served to create unbounded enthusiasm.
Furthermore, the fact that the Futurity
was the most open race of its kind from
speculative standpoint that had ever been
run at the Fay added to the general interest,
and when Ormondale came home in ma jestic
triumph there was feeling Of intense
eafisfa ction evident in every quarter.
In automobiles and tally-hos the more
prosperous element came to the track
In comfortable fashion, while the railroad
trains from Long Island City and the trolley
cars from the ridge and other points were
emptying thousands of turf enthusiasts
at the track gates long before 1t was time
to run the first race. SO we'll inform ed
. are patrons of the turf to-day es to the form
and condition of the horses that when 1t
came time to disscct the Tuturity a tour
OF the betting ring and the crowded stands
disclosed u general preference for Ormon-
dale. Flip Flap. Timber, Woolwich and
Jerry Wernt erg. although hundreds OF
speculs tors as usual were anxious to shoot
at the moon, or in other woros to Lack
whatever horse met their fancy in spite
of the length of the odds.
MEN OF WEALTH IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
The clubhouse, where men Of wealth
and standing in the community always
gather to enjoy their favorite sport, was
20 crowded before the running &. the Zig
race that standing room was at premium
This state of affairs prevailed straight
through the triple deck grand stand to
the mammoth steel structure In the field,
whore men and women who could not
afford the higher tariff paid dollar a head
10 see the horses run,
Over the green lawns swarmed regiments
Of men who seemed unable to stand in any
ono position before the racers appeared.
This general nervousness seemed to per.
wade the gigantic throng from paddock
to betting ring, where. as usual, the battle
with the books made it an impossible task
to move the elbows. One look at this jam
Of wild eyed spectators seemed to indicate
that world Of money was being wagered
on the race, but 1t is matter Of fact that,
while the layers handled as many bets
!, ~ tncy could conveniently take care Of,
the wagers were not Of the usual large
proportions. for the reason that the heavier
spectators preferred to remain in their
private boxes and reserved seats, where
, they could see the race in comfort, rather
! than Join the never ending wrestling match
below.
No sooner had Harry Payne Whitney's
Prince Hamburg been returned the winner
OF the Fall Handicap. which was the third
race on the card than the Futurity candi.
dates began to gath under the lofty shade
trees in the paddock, where on the soft
green turf hundreds of enthusiastic ad-
mirers Of the thoroughbred surrounded
them, to watch every move and every prep
aration for the struggle. Here it was that
society women, for the most part clad ali
IN white and shading their compilations
walked htther and thither, looking at this
cot md that with critical eyes, and with an