National Republican., 1880-05-19
a GLORIOUS DAYS SPORT
Four Good Races at the Fair Grounds VI
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The second day of the running meeting at the
fair grounds began under the most favorable au-
spices, crowd estimated at 5000 being in attend
ance, and the track in splendid condition. The
races were up-top in every respect but the usual
fatality attended avorites, only one Of this class
winning, and that owing to mistake Of tho leader
In the stccple ch0Sc.
There were four events on The card, the Mount
Vernon stakes ~, miles, being first out Of twelve
nominations seven came to the post as follows:
Baby, Mystery, Flora A., Dawn, Lucia Cinderella
and Fiddlcsiring. The horses got away in bunch
at the first attempt but at the first quarter Mystery
showed in 'front.' with Cinderella good second,
the others in group. These positions were un-
changed until the mile post was reached when
Baby rushed to the front aud retained her lead to
the finish. two lengths ahead of Cinderella, Dawn
being third, the others not placed. Time 2;l2.
Paris pools paid tl5.5j.
Amer o short delay the horses were rung up for
The second racc-.lirghton hotel cup, one and one
half miles. for which eighteen flyers were nomin-
a'cd. only five started, howcycr-lngomar Check
mate, Clyde Hampton, Monitor and Werter. In the
pools hCIure the race Monitor was slight tavOrite,
although Chcckmate had many admirers. As in
the first race the horses sent away at the first
attempt Monitor going to the front closely pressed
by Wcrcr the others trailing behind, Chcckmato
being looked upon as poor hith. Tho jockey OF
tuish, and ii was not until tic milo was reached
that he showed any speed Monitor was leading
a. the fnh quarter when Checkmato challenged
him, and splendid rally ensued down the home
stretch. The driver OF Monitor urged him with
whip and spur, but ho was not able to hold his
vantage, aud Checkmnic galloped past the stand
with u clcor lead of halrH.dozeu lengths, Wertcr
finishing third. Time, 23I. The tickets on this
race paid sl0.30.
For tho third race. mile heats. there were but
three nominations, all of whom stortcd-tilcndala,
suananon and Eunice. Suanauoa obtained the
| lead and held II to the third quarter Gendalia
being second. Here change occurred, Eunicc
easily going ahead, Glendalia taking second place
and Suanuuoa dropping back third The finish
wa. In this order, the time being i:l5.
| For the second heat EuniCg hot faVOrtc
selling 10 against the field. At the start Suan-
anoa went In front, and retained the lead NIL
| the way round, EuuiCe being n good second
and Glendalia O poor third. Time, 1850, Glen
daa not having won heat, was sent to the stable
leaving Suauonoa and Eunice to fight it out. The
Jockey OF the latter was changed, us her former
rider black boy, was accused OF not riding TO
win. The change was not beneficial, as Suananoa
obtained the lead at the start, aud was never
headed. winning easily by eight lengths. Time
l:59. The betters on the winner received $500
The concluding and most exciting event of the
day was the stceplc chase two miles across coun-
try. The field in front of the grand stand was
covered with hurdles, stone walls und water jumps,
and the sport being new here, was heartily en-
ljoyed. There were four entries-Reed's Dispute
and Faustna. BrOdley's Starlight and Days Jessie
ID. The Starting point was alongside large tree
on the hill near the clubhouse. Starlight was the
quickest away, and jumped the first hurdle on the
clubhouse hill, several lengths in front OF Reeds
entries Jessie ID. behaved badly boiling at the
first hurdle by which she lost considerable ground
Meanwhile Starlight was making n splendid dis
play, jumping every hurdle and wall in his way IN
work in fine style, and the clean manner in which
they jumped aroused tho spectators to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm.
Jessie D. furnished amusement by her intellectual
efforts at the hurdles, and long after the other
horses had finished she was just making the water
Jump. Starlight held the lead until the hurdle
near the grand stand was reached, where he bolted
and before lie could recover his ground Reed:
two horses were in front making for the water
J Jump. over they went with dry feet, and but two
more hurdles lay in tholr path before the opening
to the track was reached They cleared these ii
fine style closely pressed by Starlight, who strug
glcd gnmey to close the gap but that bolt had beer
fatal To him, and third was the best he could finish
Reeds two horses bearing of the spOils, the race
resulting Dispute first, iaustina second, Starligh
third and Jessie d. poor fourth. Time minute.
The crowd at the conclusion of this race scattered
, for the homeward-bound train, and the seconC
days sport was ended.
The races to-day will begin at noon and be con
cluded by haltpast 2, so that those wishing to wit
ness the boat-race will have ample time to witnes
both events. Trains will leave the Baltimore
Ohio depot at 1880, II, 1870, II and 1890 Their
are four contests on the programme, which, witt
the probable starters In each are MS follows:
FIRST ACE-Iandicap-Purse $3.50 for the frs
horse; SjOfoIthc second. One and halfmes Gov
ernor Hampton Scotlla, Mamie Fields, New Yorl
Weekly. Peter IIynes, Nirgian, Oriole, Miss Daw
son. Edwin A. Glcngarih. Vagrant and Ben HILL
SECOND RACE.-PotomGc stakes-For three-yea
, olds. Colts to carry 100 pounds tllies and geld
ings, 81 pounds. One mile ana a-haf Association
| to add 81 900, of which 500 to the second horst
500 to the third. lngomar, Colonel Sprague, Grer
ada Judge Murray Blnrney, Brighton, Grouse
Oden, Wanderer, Democrat aud Beata
THIRD RACE.-Two-mile heats-For all age
y Purse 500 for first; 500 for the second Pomeroy
Belle and EdgCfeld.
Fourth RACE.-Hunter's cup-For gontlemc
riders across n spccully-prcpared steeple course
| weller weight SalS Tim Joe HINT and Shiloh.
| owing TO the excitement attending the boat rae
no pools were sold ON the horse races last night.