St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
Big Attendance at the Chicago Races
the Oalifornians Glory in
Jim Douglass.
Preparing For the Fourth of July Race
Between Maxey Cobb and
Phallas.
Joe Cotton Beaten Badly In the Oak
wood Handicap--Maud
Arrives.
The Largest Collection Of Fast
Trotters in the World at
Cleveland.
Chicago Races.

CHICAGO, June 30.-Twelve thousand
people attended the second days races at
Washington park to-day. The weather
was cool but pleasant, and the track hard
and fast. The CalifOrnians were present
in great force, and were very exultant over
the grand victory achieved by Jim Douglass
in the opening event First race one mile
and half furlong. for all ages-starters:
Jim Douglass, Aft Estell, Top Sawyer. Lady
Reber, lazarus, Idle Pat, TrosSeau, Freda,
Emigrant, Leman, Katie and Father John.
led TO the half mile post, when Freda the
favorite, Jim Douglass, challenged her, and
coming away he won grand lace by
length from ALI Estell, Freda close third.
Time 1:4O5S. 1t was very fast at weights,
the winner carrying 122 pounds. Paris
mutuals paid S12.
Second race. five furlongs, dash for two
year-olds = Starters: Mamoseta, MeSsin,
Estalla. Spaldie, Flora l., Blaze Duke,
Mary Ellis. Miss Bowler, Juliette and John
Morris. Estella, the favorite, ran third,
Juliette, who led from the start to the
finish, winning by a short half length from
Miss Bowler. Time 1:0S55. Paris mutuals
paid S5.7o.
Third race day, lakewood, handicap, all
ages, mile and an eighth-StarteTS: Rapide,
Pearl Jennings, Mona, Tom Martin, Thady,
KOsciusko, Berlin, Valet, Joe Cotton, Van
guard, Pat Dennis. Betting: Joe Cotton,
S135; Pearl Jennings, $50; Tom Martin,
S67; Rapide, $50; field, S55. They were
sent away to an excellent start. Tom
Martin, Valet and Mona leading in 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
RafHde second and Berlin third. Rapide
ran into the lead on the back stretch and en-
/ tering the stretch the Baldwin colors showed
a length TO the good. Coming right along
in the straight. Rapide won good race
by an open length; Tom Martin second
! neck in front of Kosciusko, third. Time,
l:56. Paris Mutuals paid SIS. The winner
| is a chestnut gelding, years old. and by
| Grinstead out of Experiment. The Oak
wood is the second big stake the Baldwin
stable has captured at this meeting.
Fourth Race-Mile heads for all ages,
penalties and allowances. Starters: Binette,
! Thistle. Wash. Talbot, Slocum and Ouida-
| First heat-Talbot showed the way 10 the
half. when Thistle and Binette drew up on
even terms with him. AT the head
of the stretch Talbot was done fol
and Thistle and Binette drawing away
ran grand race to the finish. latter win
ming by neck. 0uida fair third. Time,
1:444. Second heat-Slocum showed way
for nearly half distance, when Binette,
| which had been running under pull,
Flushed to the front and finished, easily win
ming by two lengths, Thistle second, short
nose in front and Slocum third. Time,
1:45A. Paris mutuals paid $3.50 and sT10,
Fifth race, steeplechase, for ali ages, full
course. Starters: Ascoli, 0bomeyer, Bag
dad, Carter Harrison and Wimbledon
Obemeyer first, by head, AscOh SECOND
and Wimbledon a poor third. Time, 500
Paris mutuals paid S12 and $40.