Evening star., 1907-10-13
OF THE GREAT
SALVATOR RECALLED-RACE WITH
LONGSTREET-DEF OF TENNY

the son of Rayun d Or run true. Two OF
thesc-the Suburban and the match-made
q difference TO Pulslter of a cool hun
dred thousand dollars.
The day of the Salvator-Tenny match
the turnstilas at Sheepshead Bay clicked
to the tune Of 10000 admissions, taking
out the deadheads of the press, horsemen
and employees generally. and leaving the
Coney Island Jockey Club with the iarg-
est days gate receipts in its history up
to that time. Thousands, unable to get
into the grand stand, viewed the day S
sport from the center field.
The match was set for the fourth event
of the day. and after the third race the
ring was soon a seething mass of peo-
pie anxious to get the best odds obtain
able against the horse of their choice.
Salvador was the favorite at / 10 ., with
to 5 Tenny. But after the Dwyer-
Lorillard-Pulsifer and other commits
sioners on Tenny had been sent into the
ring il was to 10 Salvador and even
money Tenny at the close.
Both horses looked in the pink of con-
ditIon as they came on the track for
their ante post gaHops. Ienny seemed
10 Or in the best of humor as he fairy
flew through the stretch quarter IN
twenty-five seconds under restraint. Sal
vator also moved well in his preliminary.
He was d different type of horse from
Tenny. LeVei-headed and easily placed,
though full of fire and ambition when
started to the post the Haggins sent in
Il $4,000 commission on their horse at
TO 10, but thering had so much money
on Terny that the price on Salvador was
not cut by the majority Of the layers.
Peculiar Cause of Defeat.
When the location of a mans stable on
race course helps to cause him the loss
of a race and a small fortune attached
that man is in hard luck indeed. 4et
tnat very simple circumstance probd Oly
lost PulsIfer the match race with Saliva
tor. and no one could ever persuade hlln
dIIerward that it did not. in the draw
;cr position Tenny got the ran and Mat
new ByrneS, trainer OF SaIVdtor, lold
isaac Murphy 10 get that position 10.
od4vatUr as soon after the stdrC as ne
could do 50 without fOullng Ttnny, even
II he had 10 go TO the whip 10 get there.
A. the post little yeloW scotch ter
rier. one of Salvador stable companions,
VINO had got that far somehow without
. observation, created amusement and con-
sternauon Dy running out on the track
anu jumping up ON the horse. The lat
,er WninnIud ms recognition, as Byrnes
II hurry. Tusned Out and grabbed the
dog by the neck, taxing him back with
ann into the ned, saying 10 the terrier
ds ne held MIN fast between his knees
Never mInd, jim, III forgive you this
time, for / believe you are hunch Tor
fair
AT the start Caldwell got both horses
Off like d team. For fifty yards or so
they ran head and head. Then Murphy,
mindful OF his instructions, shook MS
Wu.p at Salvador, and Wltn rush the big
chestnut shot out d length IN front Of his
sWayDackeG rival EnuIng the nrst SIX
leentA he crossed over and took thc
ran. Then lie went on and in the nome
s.retch ending the first quarter, Sal
vdtor red by d length and a naIf, and the
pace was a scorCher.
I'ast the app.dudlng thousands sped the
TWO equine S.dGlatols, ana gong INTO the
las: mile SdIvator Kept up ms rapid pace.
Icany, however, was night at his tan,
seeming To run more kindly tnan usua4,
ana on making the DdcRstretCn d shout
arose from the crowd, ds Garrison let out
d INK and drew up to the leaders sad
die Down the far size OF the track the
lwO horses ran lapped, and at the fai
tlrn Ienny crept Up 10 SdIVatOr > neck,
bringing The thousands on the grand
stand to their teet wi:n d mighty roar OF
yenI-up excitement
Just here. however, as they made the
turn for nome on nearly even terms,
something happened tnat caused Tenny 5
owner and trends to grOdn. The ful-
siIer sta Ole was located at this point al
the 'wOods.' and as Murphy bore out d
t:llie with Sa4yatOr. Tenny, feeling him
sell pointed over toward nome, also pore
ou1 sIIu further. Though Garrison, alert
Ior any move like a sunk, quickly got
nIm stIa gnt again, Salvatoc mad gained
4 length and d trITic over as they made
the head or the stretcn aud only q quar-
ter OF a mile yet 10 go.
Murphy Outridcs Garrison.
Now Garrison sat down to ride Tenny