The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-04
SPORTING sPLINTERs.
Jim Douglass Gallant Run at the Chi
c8gO Races.

CHICAGO, June 3O.-Twelve thousand peo-
pie were III attendance at the second days
race OF the WASHINGTON Park Club to-day.
The weather was cool but pleasant, and the
track hard and fast as a bullet. The Cali
fornians were in great form and very exul-
tant over the grand victory achieved by
Jim Douglas in the opening event. First
race one-haf mile and furlong, for all ages;
entries Jim Douglas, ALI. Estell, Top Saw
yer, Lady Rebar, Hazadrous, Idle Pat,
Trousseau, Freda, and Father ohm. Freda
led to the half mile post, when the favorite,
jim Douglas, challenged her, and coming
away won the grand race by a length from
Alf Estell, Freda close third. The time,
LADY, is very fast as the weight the winner
was carrying 122 pounds.
The second race, FIVE furlong dash, for
two-year-olds, starters-Mareno Set, Mis-
sive, Estrella, Spaldie, Flora L., Blaze.
Duke, Mary, Ellis, Miss Bowler, Julitte and
John Norris. Estrella, the favorite, ran
third; Juliette, who led from the start to
the finish, running by short half length
from Miss Bowler. Time, 1:O3h. Paris
mutuals paid $57O.
Third race - Oakwood handicap, for
all ages-mile and an eighth, starters
Rapida, Pearl Jennings, Mona, Tom Martin,
Shady, Kosciosko, Berlin, Valet, Joe Cotton,
Vanguard and Pat Dennis. Betting: Joe
Cotton $135, Pearl Jennings $50, Tom
Martin $67, Rapida $50, field $55. They
were sent away to an excellent start, Tom
Martin, Valet and Mona leading the bunch.
Mona ran into the lead before the stand
was reached, followed by Joe Cotton and
at the quarter Mona was first by a neck,
with Rapida second and Berlin third.
Rapida ran into the lead on the back
stretch and entering the stretch the Bald
win colors showed length too good, COM
ing right along in a straight line. Rapida
won good race by an open length,
Tom Martin second, neck in
front of Kossenska Sd, time 1:15. Paris
mutuals paid $500. The winner is
chestnut gelding years old and by Gren
stead, out OF Experiment. Oakwood is the
second big stake that the stables has cap
t1red this meeting.
4th race-mile heats forall ages; penalties
and allowances. Starters: Binetto, This
tie Wash, Talbot, Slocum and Oneida. On
the first heat Talbot showed the way to
the half post when Thistle and Binetto
drew up on even terms with her at head OF
the stretch. Talbot was done for and
Thistle and Binetto drawing away ran
grand race to the finish, latter winning by
a neck; Oneida fair third. Time 1:44A.
On the second heat Slocum showed the
way for nearly half the distance when Bin
etto, which had been rnnning under pull
rushed to the front and finished an easy
winner by two lengths. Thistle second,
short nose in front, Slocum 3rd. Time
1:45h.
SHEEPsHEADs BAY, June 3O.-The first
race was for three year olds and upwards,
three-fourth OF mile-Little Minche won,
Blackstone second, Sutler third; time, 1:154.
Second race, handicap sweepstakes one
mile and a furlong-won by Abba, Netol
second Endymon third; time minutes.
BASEBALL GAMES.
DETROIT, June 3O.-St. Louis, 5; Phila
delphias, 4.
BUFFALO, June 30.-Providences, 16;
BuffalOs, 8.