Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-05
4 Day Of Surprises at Chicago.

1aACE Imam, OHIOAGOs OuIJ LILO
weather was bright and warm, the track
hard and somewhat slow, the racing good,
the betting heavy, and 10000 people were
in attendance. It was field day, only
twelve of the first favorites winning, and
in one or two instances unexpected out
siders, notably in the Garden City cup,
turned up in the first place.
First race: Consolation purse, $3.50,
all ages; $50 to second. Wedding Day, the
favorite, won by length, Taxgatherer
second, a length and half in front of
Standiforth, Keller third. Regicide, Cal
leron, Malasure and Mokie Moore also ran.
Time, 1851.
Second race: Purse $3.50, for two-year-
Odds; $50 to second; FIVE furlongs. J. S.
Cooper won by short head, Greystone sec
ond, two lengths ahead of King Kyrle
third. Lady Loud, The Ute, Pluck and
Luck, Cergot, Royal Arch (favorite) and
Helianthus also ran. Time, 1885.
Third race: Purse $3.50, for three
year olds; $50 to second; mile and fur
long. Blue Grass Belle won by half a
length, Imogene (favorite) second,
length before Idle Pat, third GalIileo,
John Blue, Princess, Bridesmaid, Beechen-
brook. Maid of Kildare and Mount Olive
also ran. Time, 1:57ll.
Fourth race: Green stakes for three
year old colts and FLIES; $25 entrance,
play or pay; 5000 added; 800 to second:
mile and furlong; twenty-five nomina-
tons, four starters. Finally led at the
wire. Emma Merely second, Long Mate
third, Leonatus the favorite) two lengths
behind, pulled double on the far side
Merely took up the running and at the
half. Leonatus began play for position,
coming to Emma Morely's girth around
the lower turn and to evens at the third.
The great son of Longfellow and Semper
Felix won his ninth consecutive race ia a
galiop by length, Merely second, three
lengths before Long Mate third. Finally
in the position indicated by his name
Time, :5S.
Fifth race: Selling purse $500, all ages,
selling allowances, one and one-half miles.
George L. won by a head and neck, Mani
tou second, Cosco third. Blanton, Billy,
G. a. Washburn, Bassett (favorite), Well
ington, Monticello and Pearl Thorn also
ran. Time, 2:37li.
Sixth race: Garden City cup; all ages:
$50 entrance, half forfeit; $500 added ;
$500 to second, 800 to third; two miles
and quarter; twenty-seven nominations
and five starters. Katie Creel took the
lead at the start and made the winning for
mile and half, John Davis and Ida
Stanhope two lengths away. On the far
side these two moved up and
took the lead at the half, Ida
half a length ahead Of Davis. Rounding
the upper turn Davis caught his foot in his
boot and tumbled into the ditch with his
jockey. At this point Harry Gilmore,
who was running in fourth place, forged
forward with fine speed, overhauIed the
others, and took the lead at the head Of the
stretch, and it was whipping run home
between him and Ida, Gilmore winning
by half length, Farragut third by three
lengths, Katie Creel last. Time, 4:O434.
The result was a decided surprise TO the
public and to.Gilmore's owners as it was
not thought she could stay the route.
Ida Stanhope and John Davis were most
favored in the pools. Mutuals on Gilmore
paid $1O5.
Seventh raee: purse $500, all ages; 500
to second; mile heats. Summary:
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