The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-08
Meeting OF Tie American JoopkeDy oInh

Meeting Of the American Jockey Club
NEW YoRx, June e.-The spring meet.
ing OF the American Jockey Club opened
to-day. The rains Of the morning kept
many from attending, and made the track
heaVy There was q reasonable crowd
present. however. The first race was
TOR a purse Of $500, three quarters Of q
mile. There were eleven entries, and ali
started, Sanford'a Kadi being the favor.
ite In tho pools, with LOriIlard's Free
Lance second choice. At the start
LittePs Wizard got of about q length in
advance, and improving the advantage,
at the close OF the race won by two
lengths, Free Lance second and KRdi
third. Time 12l. as 1910 i7TT'
The second race was for handicap
sweepstakes Of $500, with $500 added, me
second horse 10 receive $500 out Of the
stakes; distance, Il miles. The following
horses started: P. Gorillard's bay horse.
santora's flly, L. L. Lorillard's Caribso,
Mckee q Co.'S Minnie, McCox's Booster,
McDaniels bay flly, Donahue's Artist,
Chamberlain's Survivor, Sandford's Mate,
and Littelps Fellowcralt. In the pools
Mate was first choice. At the start, Artist
took the lead and maintained It till near
the home stretch, when Survivor went
ahead. Entering the home stretch, Artist
struggled to regain his position, but failed
and was beaten by q head, Mate (avorite)
third. Time 2:l7. m n ~ y
The third race was the great feature Of
the days sport. Il was run for the
Withers' stakes, for three-year olds, 800
each, half forfeit, with $1,000 added, the
second horse to get $500 distance one
mile. OF thirty entries, the following
started: P. Lorillsrd's Persuader and
Vaultress, Peryear's Grimstead, Jones'
saugamond, Brandy & Sons Dan
OHarra, Belmont's Beatrice, Withers'
Macaroon, Chamberlln's The Hoaxer,
McD Daniels Josie B., Joseph Donohue's
Dublin, Gaftneys Culpepper, Coitrelps
Harry Felter, e. B: Lewis b Col Vaude.
lette, and littell's Reform. Beatrice sold
In The pools for 1915 Grimstead, 1880
Dublin, $240. More than. fifteen false
starts were made before the horses eot
of, and in one Of the efforts to get away
Culpepper and Dublin came in Collision
with such violence as to unhorse both
Jockeys, and ipjuring Dublin's jockey 80
severely as to make It necessary TO get
another. Finally good start was effect.
cd. Reform rushed to the front and kent
the lead for o.thirds Of the race. Com.
Ing into what Is called the home stretch.
Dublin, answering the call Of his iockey'
bounded past Vaultress and Reform In
turn and ran In the winner by about two
lengths, amid the greatest excitement
Yaudelette secured The second place, and
Reform third. Beatrice and Grimsteatl,
The favoriteS, were not placed. Time,
The fourth and last race was for the
Westchester Cup, q sweepstakes Of fifty
dollars each, with $500 added, the sec.
ond horse 10 receive $500 out Of the
stakes, distance two miles and quarter.
The following horses run: Lawrence &
9. Lorillards 6hylock; P. Lorillard's
Village Blacksmith; McDaniel's Abdel
karce; Donahues Lizzie Lucas; Cham.
berlain's Survivor and G. q. Rice's Wan.
derer. At the sendoft Abdel Farce took
the lead, with the others well up, The
race, which was well contested, was won
by shylock by length; Wanderer sec
ond and Lizzie Lucas third. In the pools
Wanderer sold for $500, Abdel Karce for
$lSO and the winner for only $50. Time,