Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-27
Winner Real Blue Blood of Turf /;
Descendant of Line of Arts
tocratic Fquines.
FayORlTE IN BETTING AT S TO |
Splcndidly Ridden by Rcdfcrn, Or
monde's Great Son Took $4,000
Purse For owncrs-Harry Payne
Whitney's Timber Whipped Into Sec.
ond Place, While Belmcre Was Third
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NEW YORK. Aug. Ormondale.
Il real blue blood of the turf descend.
ant oi line ui aristucratic cuuineS
extending back near a century and
half To tha, greatest of race horses.
Eclipse, in l7Gl. wen the eighteenth
running Gi the l'uturity stakes for
twoycar olIs at Shccpshcad bay to-
day
Favoritc in the betting ut > TO [, with
just shade OF the odds in his favor
over Flip Flap. Ormun,lalc. perfectly
ridden by RcdICrn, won with IL half
length To spare. The time was fast,
I'LL 10, cuualing the mark OF the tilly
Artlul i'll The Futurity renewal of last
year.
Timber. carrying the colors of Hurry
Payne Whitney, was whipped into sec
ond place by liildcbrand, while Bel.
mere. of tho l1urcw entry. ran third.
under :. hard ride. by Buchanan.
The winner ran i'll the name and
colUrs Of the Ormondalc stable, Il rae
ing partnership composed of w. OBJ.
Mcdonald, tho wealthy Californian,
and Andrew Miller. of New York, one
Of the stewards of the jockey club.
Sired by the cnglish-brcd Ormondr.
for whom Mr. Mcdonald, IL few years,
age paid Sl5o.OU0 Ormundalc was real
ly The class OF the race.
The Futurity purse This year
amounted 10 II total of $l2 ESQ, several
thousands short Of carly estimates
| The winners share was $33,GSO. To
Nj. Whitney, as owner Of the second
horse, the sum of 81 ,0S3.33 was award
cd and tn Fred Burlcw, owner OF Bel
mere. $2.lGG.G7.
Race Seen by $4,000 People.
| The crowd numbered close to $4,000
people, but was by no means record
breaker. The weather was perfect,
! The rain & yesterday and last night
having been succeeded during the fore
noon by warmth and sunshine. The
race, run down the six furlonSs of the
Fuiurity chute. WAS brief and cxct-
ing.
TO Il fair start the seventeen two
ycar-Cltls left the barrier in one great
sweeping group. From the grand
stand il was but Il wild tumble of col
ors. Al lie turn into the stretch, how
ever, j. was seen that Ormondale had
slight advantage, closely followed in
The first flight by half dozen other
contcndcrs. On To the finish line this
great field came. the Ornondc colt,
guided by Rcdfcrn'S steady hands, dis.
posing OF enc after another Of the
colts and iiIlieS who challenged his
In ihc last sixteenth Timber was
closing fast and great shout went'up
from the stands. But Rrdfcrn. riding
Il strong finish with hands and knees,
sent Urmonlalc ever the line with
good bit To spare.
Redfern's First Futuritv.
The ovation was not il great one It
was ltctlfcrn's first Futurity.
Summary:
First race, 0hc inaugural stecple-
chase. about milcs) Pantheon, won;
Dick Roberts, second; Pagan Bey.
third. Time, i:l3 20
Second race, Is II furlOngs)-Sr
Crarughtcrs. Won; lnglcsidc, second:
Bribery. third. Time, LOG
Third race, Uhc Fall handicap,
furl0ngs) Prince Hamburg. won;
ltoscbcn. second; Lady Amelia. third
Time, 1:1I 10
Fourth race, (he Fut,rity. six fur
longs -OrmOndule, wen; Timber, sec
ond; IIclncrc, third Time. l:l1 As
| Flip Flap, Kuruki, Jacobitc, Vendor
Running Water, Zicnap, Bcllsnicker.
| Oyama. Woolwich, Athlete, Jerry
Weinberg, Vcrcncs. Accountant and
Artery also ran.
Fifth race, (milc and Il furlong)-
Lord Badge, won; Stroller. second;
Novcna, third. Time, :5l Is.
| Sixth face. tone mile and Il six
cnthl-Grapplc, won; First Mason,
second; i'rctcnaion, third. Time,