Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

HOW ONANDAGA DEFEATED SACF1EM IN A $4,000 MATCH
BY USING HIS TEETH ON HIS OPPONENT AND HIS JOCKEY

shout from the crowd proclaimed Sachem's
further improvement of his position as he
reached his opponents head.
Rounding for home George Barber had
not yet let go of Sachems head. and as he
was now on even terms with Onandaga, on
whom Mclaughlin was already busy. the
I excited thousands were worked up into
| ferment Of emotion at the exciting struggle.
Right here, however, Onandaga got in his
! fine work. just as If he knew that disabling
| or defeating an opponent with his teeth"
would not disqualify him for a foul under
the construction of the rules. With almost
human intelligence and brute savagery
combined the vicious brute just reached
| over and sunk his teeth in Sachems neck
| and then grabbed Barber by the leg.
The whole occurrence could be plainly
witnessed from the stand as the horses
were just making the homestretch turn
| when Sachem under the suddenness of the
| others savage assault swerved and lost
| nearly two lengths he did so. Barber.
his jockey, said at Brighton Beach one day
| this week that Onandaga 'bellowed like an
! enraged bull' as he attacked him and the
| colt. And Mclaughlin with a grin con-
| firmed the statement.
| Sachem in the straight came again under
| BARRIERS call and closed up rapidly on his
vicious assailant But Onandaga was game
! as flint under punishment and, as Nc
Laughlin, realizing his advantage sat right
spur, a tremendous struggle home saw
| Onandaga stall off his opponent by short
| head, amid perfect pandemonium of ex-
element from the worked-up thousands.
| In another couple of strides Sachem
| would have won despite the ground lost
| by the others attack and the hardship Of
| the unexpected occurrence. The colt came
| back to weigh with the marks of Onanda-
gas teeth on his neck and as Barber went
| up into the judges stand and claimed a
! foul he showed the officials the impress
| sion Of the man-eater's worries on his leg.
| But under the construction of the rules
"fOulS' there redress for
| Sachem and BARRIERS claim that Onandaga
should be disqualified was not allowed.
Pierre Lorillard also made vigorous pro-
| test to no avail, and the race and wagers
| were awarded to the savage brute, who,
| falling to outrun his opponent successfully.
disabled him and his jockey until he Oman
The sensational denouement Of the race
| and the unprecedented circumstances In
which the result was plainly obtained by
| the inferior horse taking an unfair ad-
| vantage of the other, not explicitly pro-
vided for in the rules, created a storm OF
| excitement after the race and money had
| been awarded to the man-eater Onandaga
| Public and press alike called for a re-
vision of the rule on fouls so as to cover
| recurrence Of this nature. But such a
revision has not yet been made, and a
] horse can bite and savage an opponent up
| to the last stride of a race and defeat him
| thereby without being disqualified, as he
| should be.
| VI Tue tWo coHtestdltS III tniS sensational
| race the stud career of Onandaga was a
successful one, despite his savage DISPOSE
| ton. Sachem was sent to England and
| joined the Lorilard stable there. But, like
| Passaic, Wallenstein and other Rancocas
| expectation, aboard, he soon found an Eng
lish owner and raced the British turf
| with varying success.
| Besides Onandaga and Juggler, William
| Jennings, GlenmOund and Dan La Masury's
Service used to savage" their opponents in
races whenever they got opportunity
| Others that memory does not recall have
| also committed the same breach of equine
| etiquette, and the strangest part of it is
that in these days of progress in the sport
of racing and the rules governing It's con-
| duct this laxity/ in the rule of fouls
still exists. 1t is up to the solons of the
| Jockey Club to add a codicH to that rule
whereby horse shall be disqualified for
| savagery affecting a race, just the same
as if he crossed, bumped or cut off an OPP
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