Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

hour, ut 10 run Tor Kingdom.
Struggle of Turf Titans.
AS Capt. Connor, the starter, lined up the
field at the three-quarter pole horses and
jockeys were on their best behavior. And
after break or two they got away we'll to-
gether. Rutherford going to the front in
the interest of his stable companion Grim
stead
Close behind Rutherford came Olitipa and
Pennington. then Wildide with the three
EMBELLISHMENTS, Preakness and Grin
stead-in the rear their jockeys hiding their
time for the struggle yet to come.
This was the order for nearly mile and
a quarter, but on reaching the stand for
the beginning of the last mile the field be-
gan to bunch up, Pennington and Wildidle
joining the leader Rutherford the Belmont
filly Olitipa dropping back having shot her
bolt already, while Springbok's jockey also
let out wrap, followed by Preakness, and
both closed on the others Grinstead while
last, was close behind the two favories.
, At the turn for the back stretch Ruther-
ford was headed by Pennington and Wild
idle, while Springbok ran through his field
on the outside and in the run to the half
mile pole showed in front, amid the shouts
of his hackers
But old BIZ Hayward had been expect
ing this move from SpringbOk, and as
Clark cut the latter loose Hayward took
Preakness right after him. Fast as Spring
box was going, the big bay outran MIN 60
ing down the straight back stretch, and at
the far turn Springboh was only Length
in front of the Sanford champion, Grin
stead third three lengths away, the others
beaten.
At the turn out of the back stretch Freak
ness Tapped Springbok, the two rounding
for home half a length apart with the pace
the fastest of the race thus far and the
crowd in a ferment of excitement. Neither
Clark nor Hayward had as yet gone to a
drive but both were hand-riding their
mounts while Grinstead was only two
lengths away.
Dead Heat for the Cup.
Reaching the head of the home stretch,
Preakness had closed up to Springboks
neck and while the latter had the adj
vantage of the rail. Hayward made a
close turn with Preakness. and as the two
squared away for home nearly on even
terms. no one could tell which was to
prove the winner. Especially as Grinstead,
we'll up was not only holding both of the
leaders but closing inch by inch In reso-
lutte stvle.
Reaching the last furlong. Hayward drew
his whip on Preakness. but as one cut of
the persuader was enough to get the big
bay upon even terms the dean of the
jockey brigade put up his bat again as
the wildly excited spectators began to hall
the big horse as the prospective victor.
Rushing along toward the goal. stride
for stride and nose and nose SO close to-
gether as to be almost touching, came the
against little Walter Clark. 1t looked very
reasonable odds that Preakness would pre-
vail through superior jockeyship, If nothing
more. --
But little Clark. who was carrying fifteen
or twenty pounds of dead weight, sun
had something up his sleeve. and at the
sixteenth pole got to work with such en-
ergy on Sprngbok that he not only held
Preakness, but began to inch away, with
the entire grand stand on its feet a roar
ing pandemonium of sound.
This sent Hayward to the whip again
on Preakness. and it was well for him that
he did so. for while the big bay answered
the call in gallant fashion. he could only
draw up even with Springbok AND with
both jockeys riding their hardest, the two
horses passed the judges locked in dead
heat"
Preakness Goes to England.
Tapped on the ''dead-heaters" was Grin
stead, only half length back and had
the distance been hundred yards farther
he would have beaten both of them. The
official verdict of a dead heat was cheer
ed to the echo as there were few dissenters
to decision SO obviously just one. The
time. 1864, was also cheered when hung
out, for it marked the best on record for
the distance. The race is the only dead
heat for a cup event ever recorded in this
country.
OF course, hackers of Preakness and
SprlngDOk IN the auction anu pooiS
received only half of what their tickets
would have called for in the event or
win In those days per cent commission
was deducted from the auction pools, and
after this 8 per cent was taken out each
pool was cut exactly in two and paid &C
cordingly.
So also with the IS mutuals-or French
pools as they were better known-with this
dfference-that per cent commission was
deducted from them before dividends were
figured. In Australia nowadays 10 per cent
| commission is charged. These respective
| divisions of the Preakness-Springbok dead
| heat left hackers Of the latter but slight
winners, mutual pools returning only S6oo
| and auctions at about the rate of to 3.
| But hackers of Preakness received large
returns Owner Sanford who had placed
| $50. GOO on his big horse, received some
=, SEQ, 900 back by the divide, an average of
| about to / for his money. Had Preakness
won he would have landed 100000 clear,
| an average Of to l for his money In
| vested.
| Preakness was sent to England that fall
| and raced there with success, although nine
| years old But, strange to say, MS even
I temper changed utterly under English train
| ing and riding methods, and from horse
| that women and children could pet and
| fondle he became perfect savage. men
| ace to his attendants and stable help.
| Finally the Duke of Beaufort purchased
| the great American, and he sired num-
Der of winners on the English turf Freak
| ness was one of the greatest OF Lexington
many great sons, and his name will always
| be linked with that of the great farm after
| which he was named u =. +.