The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-24
FLYING OVER TIE SWARD.
Tom OchiItree Winning the Baltimore Cup-
hnppnh"nn"ck Bcntirg Partnership In I'm
INciting Knce-Ihc FnX OrItcs of the rmrC

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BALTIMORE, May 23-The first race to-
day WIS swccpstakc for three ycar-olda Tint
had not won in their twO-y 'nr-old form Of t25
each. play or pay; colts to carry 100 pounds
and iiics and geldings ~ pounds; ono mile ;
club to add $500. of which 500 to the second
horse. The starters were Clabaugh's Clover
brook. Browns NauXhall nlly, q. l.. Lorillard's
Iucfcr. Ilclmonts IIibrrnia. T. Lorillard's
Diamond. Bowies b. +. by imp. T. lipsc. +. NJ.
Halls Euterpr. c. Mcdingcrs Wash Booth. and
Doswoll's b. @. 10y Bonnie scotland. Before the
start Clovcrbrook was the favorite in the pools.
having sold almost oven against tho field.
There were those. however who had conli-
dencc in Hibernia. who sold next to Clover
brook. Only Clovcrhrook. llihcrnia. Doswcli's
entry. and lucifcr were sold in the pools all
the others went into the field.
After three false starts the horses got on well
together with Euterpc first. Wash. Booth sec-
ond. Bowc's colt third. and the others in heap.
Vt the quarter pole IutHrpH held the lpud w tn
9ui Change IN the others hut on tho back stretch
u u'rniu went e. tho front. with Eutorps Src-
ohi' i'hmon thiri AMI Ciov'ruook fourth.
the others running together. At the half mite
tiOVcrhruvk ran up. and went To- the front ON
the lower turn. and La fer moved NJ to his
nIuk. with IIhrruU third and the others TO-
sctner Down tn HON" stretch lueiil made
"a di sh. ana went to thH front at the two miles
distance stand ana nnished tho winner hv
tlurl. Bowir'S col fourth. and fiiiwrnin.
Browns \uNhall lily. Doswcll's colt. Wash.
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The second race was for the Baltimore Cup
for an a., "a mics. Tn following hOr- -
staicii q. L. LorlMrds Tom O'hIitrcr Bel
mont- B'uram, i. Iurillard'- Preston. and
Betuunr.s lurgoo. before tn" start Tom O'hi-
tree WIS the favor t'uVNr ia" Il ld, having -lll
IN the pools Tor $50. BHrtram brought 100 and
hur-oo $40. The stttt was good ono. " MA
Preston in the 'front.' Burgo0 second. Tom
O 'hiliraetnird and Bcriram last, A. they passed
Tn" ST. ud OrhIitr"e had got to the second pn.e
and Rursoo fell hack to tur rear On tho MINER
turn Preston still held the lead and passed the
quarter pol" n lengths ahead Of Bur-oo, who
had recovered the second place. and who then
-tr,t h Bureoo again fell oil. AMI Preston led
Bertrdm one H. n .th who led OcAlltrDc one lrnlth
mo- hang" IN these positions at the hali-mile
PASSED the hrrc-qudrirr mile polo and
uap.r turn they swept and entered nj on tie
lack stretch RUM * "vyn. Al ~" thr ..-quar-
t.r pole O'hifr.e showed In front. with +, -iDn
second Butsoo Aird. ana = .tram last. on
tIn .lWUr tutu b,ultrrc 81. uHl uguu NJ two.
lengths ahcll ut Preston who had pnr..po on
uiS flank, with B"ritum closely following
Down t.c hone stretch ana e. the in ~h O'lI-
t-"' wNu iu % !lri gallon. two lru..ti aNeal of
l,urso. and Beriram two lengths behind
Ta,i, - r., -wes q. iree, laul,'a stake.
~" iii-i .auis and 500 ior tl' s'N.ni; ! -
ul.' >. Ihr. starters .w,fe luNo. o.. Sh,lu'k
Jrniier. AMI Auhurn. Int epooi- Slylook and
tli 1nl Auburn s2l. In inr Start Iouiiar W nj
away nret with Auburn second. Invoice tird
ami ouyip.k iasf. Ca tus luw rturn ln,oi.c
" nag t7 tA' front ana PASSED fhe stand one
Aaiurn and Sl}lok running cInse ~
sei.o 40 ava, % uir la-t illr.. Jrnifor nrln
IN MIN; his position Of second. on M" ht'.-
J infer Auburn having gone back ,iiri AMI in
i'. order uF uHli mile was pa--"d On tht