St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-10
THEIR LAST RACE RUN.
Eight Fleet-F Footed Horses Destroyed by
lightning and Fire at the Omaha
Track.
Gov. Hill Among the Spectators lat the
New York-Detroit Ball Game
Yesterday.
The Wolverines Defeated After Con
test Marked by Excellent
Playing.
Philadelphia Wins a Game From
Chicago by a Score Of
12 to1.
Valuable Horses Killed.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 9.-At 1870 o'clock
this morning lightning struck the main
stable of the Omaha Fair association, con-
tanning sixteen valuable horses. of which
eight were either instantly .,ued by the
electricity or burned to death. The ami
mails were in training for the races and
were of excellent promise. Those killed
were Dick Wilde, three-year-old PAGER,
owned by McShane & Pyle valued at
So, 600 Legal Tender, owned by j. H. Nc
Shane, Tucker, four-year-old stallion
valued at $4,000. Ned R.. young trotter
of more than usual promise, Ida, owned by
Ed Pyle of Humboldt and valued at 81, 600,
Capt. P. owned by the same and valued at
1900, Mascot, with record of 2:27A
owned by Mr.. Lewis of this city, Little
Wilkes, a stallion the property of Capt.
O'Malley, and Al Potter, a promising two
year-old. A two-year-old colt sired by
Ethan Allen running in pasture near by
was also killed by lightning. John Simp-
son, groom, was lying asleep in a stall
within four feet of the spot where the light
ming struck. He was knocked four feet
and thrown against the wall. Although
stunned he at once realized the situation
and yelled and aroused the other hostlers.
all of whom worked desperately to release
the animals, which were rushing about in
their box stalls crazy with excitement. All
the doors were thrown open and great eff
forts were made to drive the horses out,
but several of them could not be forced to
move and were left to their fate.
New York 3. Detroit 2.
New YORK, Aug. "a crowd of 10. 94S
persons, that completely encircled the Polo
grounds. witnessed a great game of bali to-
day between the DetroitS and New York
Gov. Hill was there with several friends,
and he seemed to enjoy the sport with all
the enthusiasm OF an expert, and he had
many chances to become excited. There
was also delegation of the Actors guild
several of whose members have this season
become eminent as ball tossers. Represent.
atives of the professions, the banking in
tereStS and the movements Of merchandise
turned out to goodly number. Dunlap,
lately the great second baseman of the st.
Louis Black Diamonds. played his first
game with the Detroits, but did not show
up in wonderful form. Bennett injured
his hand in the sixth and retired in favor of
Cancel. The local players took the lead
in the first inning. O'Rourke made a
three-bagger and scored on Ewing's
hit. The Detroits tied the score
in the fourth inning. Thompson made
hit, made second base On
sacrifice by Dunlap and scored ON
Whites hit to right field. The visitors
scored again in the sixth, when Brouthers
made strike. went to third on an error by
Connor and scored on another error by
Ewing. In their half of the sixth inning
the home team made two, one of which
won the game, as none was made after
that. Ward made hit and Richardson
got first OH balls. DOrgan reached first on
Dunlap's error and Ward scored on the
same error. Richardson went home on a
wild throw by Cancel. The excitement of
the spectators was intense throughout.
Good plays. and there were many, were
literally applauded on either side. Score:
Detroit. .........0 0 0 0 0 0 O.
New York .......1 0 0 2 0 0 0-3
Earned runs, Detroit 1, New York 1; two
base hits, Connor l three base hits, O'Rourke
1: first base on balls, Detroit 3, New York 4 !;
first base hits, Detroit 4, New York 4 errors,
Detroit 3, New York 6; umpire, Fulmer.