Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-08
EVENTs on me- TURF.
The Day at Washington Park Marked
by Good Running


CHICAGO, July AT the Washington
Park races to-day 5000 people were
present. The track is in excellent condi-
ton. The events were as follows:
FIRST RACE-One mile for three year olds
and upwards; penalties and allowances.
Bootblack, the fayorte, won after driving
finish. with Exile second and Anna Wood
COCK third. Time l:4215.
SECOND RAUE-Hyde Park stakes for three
Year-od colts; six furlOngs. There were
seventeen starters. Euright led TO within
furlong Of the finish, when Ban Fox and Tar
tar came out Of the bunch and challenged
him. Ban Fox won By half length. Tartar
was second and Enright third. Time 1919 4.
Mutuals paid SCI 20.
THIRD RACE-Sclling allowances; all ages;
one mile and quarter. The race lay be
tween Tax Gatherer Doubt and Thady. Tax
Gatherer won by a nose, with Doubt second
and Thady third. Time $40.
FOURTH RACE-Free handicap sweepstakes:
one mile ana a furlOng. Pearl jennings and
Jim Douglas had The race between them from
start to finish. Pearl Jenniu ga won by nose,
with jun Douglas secondan Kosciusko third.
Time 1856.
TiFrH RACE-Penalties and allowances;
one mile and one-siNteenth; in heats. In the
first heat Irish Pat won by length, with
Sovereign Pat second and Ultimatum third
Time l:5a52. In the second heat Irish Pat
won easily, with Ultmatum second and
sovereign Pat third. Time l;iOl9.
George Hawfon. Of Sacramento, to-day
sold sim Douglas to Charles Johnson, of Du-
range, Col, for 81 900.
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
LONG BRANCH, n. j., July Not
withstanding threatening weather the
attendance AT Monmouth Park to-day was
very large. After the first race drilling
rain began TO fall, which soon became
converted into fog, which for q time
made horses, when running in the back
stretch, look like spectres. This cleared
Oh after the third race, and 10 remained
clear till the conclusion Of the days
events, which were as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Frec handicap sweepstakcs-
one mile. Pontiac won boy length, with
Conkling second and Herbert third. Time
l:4a.
sEcoyn RAcE-Pursc $500; for two-year-
olcs, winning allowances; threc-q quarters of q
mile. Letitia won by neck, with tha Peru colt
second and Fortune third. Time 1900. Mu-
tuuis pHld 500 20.
THlhD RAcE-Lorillard stakes for three
yCar-Olds; one mile ana half Wanda won.
with Pardcc second aud Bryant third Time
ESQ.,.
F6tEru RACE Shrewsbury handicap
bW eCpfinkcq; winning allowances; one and
onC-lali miles. Thackcray won. with Euclid
second end Rica third. Time 2:S9iS.
FIFTH RAcE-Purse $500 for three -year-olds
aud upwards. sclling allowances; neveu-
cighth- Of q mile. 70 WAS won by Felicia,
with Iopedo second and Wandering third.
Time l:2pH.
eixTm RAcE-Hnndicap stecplcchasc; purse
$500; full course. u was won by Quebec, half
q length ahead Of braham. Tho third horse
was not placed. Time 8:i8iS.
CARLIsLE's JULY MEETING.
LONDON. July The July meeting at
Carlisle began to-day. The race for the
Cumberland plate was won by r. Craig's
J-year-Old chestnut horse Blue Grass,
which was formerly owned by J. Il.
Loene. W. SteYenson's 3-year-old brown
gelding Londonderry was second, IT,.
Hulfs 5-year.old chestnut mare Fairmin-
eter was third. There were nine starters,
THE NEwMARKET NETTING.
This was the FIRST day OF the Newman.
act July meeting. TIE race for the July
stakes FOR two-yoarolds was won b. the