Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
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Racing In England.

Racing In England.
London, July l7.---At the prea,
Gormouth meeting to-day, the rae,
for the aged maiden plate. yrn.
won byJ. X. keenes Potosi. 81,
Trike's Agnes Bentick second Sil
Gerald Cordrington's Chorus third.
There were five starters. The bettjnp
at the start was s. to 81 against potosi
and $40 TO 81 against Chorus. Potosj
won by one-half a length.
At Monmouth Park.
Monmouth Park July lT.-F.rst
race, mile and thrce-Quarters Della
LIST. Parole 2nd, Fair Count 3rd.
| Time 2.25 1-2.
Three-fourths of a mile for two year
Odds Seamore LIST, Red Star End,
Chanticleer Bird. Time LIZ IL.
One mile, Eaton town stakes for
two year olds and upwards Pizaro
LIST, Jack of Hearts End, Little Micnli
Srd. Time AZ l-2.
Mile and quarter; General Monroe
first, Bozzdam second; Brunswick
third. Time, 2:13.
Three-quarter OF n mile, all ages,
Weazel first, Battledor second, Lena
third. Time, l:l6f. Chiate was left at
the post.
Hurdle race, mile and half; Forager
first, Buster second, Pulance third.
Time, 2;5l4.
Chicago, July 17.-'rhird day; cool,
cloudy, track fast, attendance large.
The sport was confined TO the pacing
race for purse of $3.50 for the 2.17
class, 500 extra to best II. The race
was exciting. In each heat Edwin
Thorne leading from wire to wire was
followed by Won Armid and Charlie
Ford in the order named. Time, :. 2SJ,
2.20}, 2.2li.
Purse Of $500, open to all PAGERS,
$1,000 extra to best ALL. This
proved the most interesting event
OF the meeting, thus far
Buffalo Girl was the favorite Mt the
beginning, and was still stronger in
the pools after Flora Belle won the
first heat. Rich Ball, the winner.
sold in the field for the first three
heats. Rich Ball 4, a. l, /, /; Flora
Belle /, 2, 3, 4, 4; Buffalo Girl 3, l, 2, 3,
3; Gem 2, 3, A, ., 2; Lucy distanced.
Time 2:l5, 2:l4, 2:lGf, 2;1Sl, 2:l5t.
The Boston Meeting.
Boston, July17.--Opening day of the
July meeting; good attendance and
track. George W., the favorte, got
the second place in the three-minute
class. Nellie Hall, l 2 | /; George
W., 8 \ 2 2; Rosebud, 3 ! 3 4 8
3; Ben Franklin, 4 Z 2 3 4 0; Lady
Gibney, 5 5, withdrawn; st. Lenox,
3, distanced; Almonr. distanced. Time,
234!, 2:33I, 2:5it, 2;35, 2:3S.
Kentucky Wilkes, the 'favorite in
the 2:22 class, was winner. Kentucky
Wilkes, . 4 1; Onway, 2 . 4 8;
Judge Davis, 3 4 | . .; Cornelia,
3 4. Time, 2:22l, 2:223, 2::25, 2:33t,
2::24 2::23.
The Haalon-Ross Race.
Prescott, Ont, July l7.-Hanlon and
Ross agreed to extend the time of
starting from to Gas p. IN. to-mor-
row. Suitable water falling, the race
is to take place between 10 a. m. and
noon, or between audi 6.45 the day
Tall Shooting.
London July lin shooting for
the St. Ledger prize at Wimbledon
yesterday, five of the contestants, in
Hevnor of the American
team, and Young and Gibbs of the
English team, made equal scores, for
ty-eight out of a possible fifty.
JOINER WINS THE CUP.
The American team to-day COM
pleted its contest for the cup and fifty
pounds presented specially for their
They fired to-day ati2OO
500 and 900 yards. The highest scores
were made by Joiner and Human,
who tied for the prize. In the contest
to-day for the queens prize. Sergeant |
Mckay of the FIRST Sutherland regi- |
ment was victor. Three targets have
been assigned TO the Americans for the
match, and three to the
British. The names of the twelve men
who will compose the American team
win be announced Friday, the day The
match begins.
Although Joiner and Hinman tied
in to-day's shooting for the cup, Ioiner
made the best score in last Thursdays |
shooting, and, consequently, won the
prize.
London, July lin shooting off
ties, Human won the prize.
Baseball.
Pittsburgh July 17.--Fourteen in
nings. Alleghanies =; Metropoli
tans @.
Baltimore, July 17.-Baltimore 0,
Athletics 10.