The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15
ELKWO0D WINS
The Great Sheepshead Bay Suburban.
$4,000 People Witness the Turf
Event of the Season.
Terra Gotta and Elkwood Not Heard
of Till the Last.
AS Expected, the Judges Gave II to
an Eastern Horse.
The Winner Landed by the Shortest OF
The Winner Landed by the Shortest OF
Heads In the Lead OF Terra Gotta
In the Record Time OF a.o7i la
Other Events.


race meeting Of the Concy Island Jockey
club at Shoepshead Bay was opened today
with grand flourish. The weather was
fine and the track fast The crowd in at
tendance is estimated at $1,000. The
great event Of the day and Of the hour Of
the course, was the Suburban handicap
and il was this which brought out such q
great concourse OF people. II is estimated
that no less than 100000 changed
hands on the result OF that one event.
First Race Five-oigths OF a mile. Start
ems. Pontiac, Choctaw, Britannia, Sails.
bury Rosarium, Duke Of Bourbon, Capu.
lin, Laredo, Bendigo, Volta, Raid, I'm.
quiry. Britannia won by "a length and a
hall, Laredo second, Pontiac third. Time
l:0l. Mutuas paid S2S7; for place 500. 30.
Second Racc-One aud onc-cighth mile.
Starters: Rowland, Longlight, Wilircd,
Inspector II, Joe Lee, Nosburg, Aus.
trienne, Pirate. Inspector II won by u
dozen lengths, Longlight second, Pirate
third. Tme-l:55 SO.
Third Racc--foam stakes; for two year
olds; livc.eighths Of n mile. Starters Ran.
som, Singlq-,one. Buddhist, Hayward, Brus-
sells. Howe, Flood.Tde, The Bclle, Clarissa,
Felicia, Little Barefoot, Aumnia. Budd-
hist won by length, Singlestono second,
Brussels third. Timc-l:0l.
Fourth Raco-Tho Suburban handicap;
all ages; one mile and oneiourth. Star.
terE Linden, Terra Gotta Aurclia, Elk.
wood, Eurus, Firenzi, Banburg, llidalgo
Dunboync, Joe Cotton, Conncmara, Fri.
bOulet, Grover Cleveland, Stridcaway,
Fenelon, Ordway and Royal Arch. They
broke away no less than four times before
the flag fell on very fair start. Joe Cot
ton Immediately jumped out In the lead,
with llidalgo and Triboulct right at his
heels. Triboulct came 10 the front on tho
near stretch and passed the stand length
and a half in front Of Joe Cotton, who was
u head before Royal Arch, who, a moment
latter jumped TO the lead aud he passed
one quarter post three lengths before Eu
rus, Who was two lengths In front Of Jo,
Cotton. Halt way up the stretch Fircnl
moved up and took third place, 1v
l,ngihs behind Eurus. AZ Tho half mill
| post ROYAL Arch was but a length IL
front Of Eurus, who was three length,
ahead OF fircnzi. Royal Arch was quickly
| falling back Ia Eurus, whom he only led
a head at the thrcc-quarter post, Then
Firenzi took the lead, followed 10y Elk
wood and Terra Gotta. These three now
fought all the way up the home stretch.
Fircnzi fell back a little nj the last rod
before the finish, and ElkwOod, amid 10,
00O shouts, with q last bumt Of speed,
landed winner by the shortest Of heads
, In 2O7l Terra Gotta, second, was nearly
f.s...k as.t F..ssN "a ItV.s.at Nl.tsI
hamburg. llidalgo, Triboulct, Ordway,
Royal Arch, Linden, Grover Cleveland,
Conncmara. Strdcaway, Fcnclon, Dun.
boync, Joe Cotton. Aurclia last. The
quarters were made In ooh DOL, l.l6,
Lana, 2OIl. Mutuals paid s22D2j, for
place, flOl.i5.
Fifth Race-Swift stakes; for three.
yearolds. scyen.cighths Of a mile. Start.
cr: Emperor Of Norfolk, Magnctizer.
Cruiser. Now-or Never, Locust aud King
Crab. Emperor Of Norfolk won 10y half a
length, Cruiser second, King Crab third.
Time l:20.
Sixth Race quarters Of n mile,
on turf Starters lliait. Fred II, Baud
BOX, Han Clochc, Mona. Oanman, tacka.
wanna. Blessed, POcsiello, Puzzle and
Banker Fred u won, Ben Clocho sec.
ond, Mona third. Time-lsl5I.
Seventh Race One mile, on the turf
Starters. Sam Harper, IT,, Pcnclcs. James
A III, Valiant, J. w. White, Harry Rus.
sell, Elphin, Warrington and Cambysscss
Sam Harper won by half length, James
A II second, rcriclcs thir,l. Time -lljl.
Races a, Kansas city.
Kansas CRY, Mo-, June ll.-Third day
Of Waldo Park races Tho weather was hot
aud the track dusty.
First Racc-Seyen furlong. Starters.
Barrisicr, Grsscttc, Artist Carey, Jimmie
Is, Annie II, Bansclle. Barristcr won by
a nose, Griasettc second, Carey third.
Time l:2sA.
Second Raco-siK inrlongs. Starters.
Sadie Mack, Mabel, Leonard, Carrie ~,
Della Beach, Silent King, Belle Boyd,
Clara Moore, Minnie g., Careless jim.
Sadie Mack won by length, Mabel soc.
ond, Silent King third. Timo-l.l6.
Third Raco=Si1 furlong Starters
Lucy johnson, Hattie u, Fred WOolcy,
Moonlight, Jennie Mcfarland, Dclnofio,
kittc Pcasc, Vivian. Jennie Mcfarland
won by a short length, Lucy johnson Sec.
ond, Moonlight third. Tmc-l.i6I.
T0orth Race-Rcal estate stakes; seven
furlongs. Starters Bankrupt, forsim.
mons, Lewis Clark Bankrupt won ~ hc
pleased, Lewis CLARK second, Pomimmons
third. Time-l.2Sl.
Fifth Raco-Ono mile. Starters bal.
ance, Rambler Bonnie King, Eldopdo,
Colamore, Wamign, Major llcnning aud
Derby. Balance won M he liked, Bonnie
King second, Rambler third. Time 1863.
Sixth Raco-six iurlonga Starters
Champagne Charley, Bootmaker, Once
Again, Fan King, lIcrly John. Boot
maker won, Once Again second, Fan
King third. Time-l:O3.
Jockey Howard who rode IIcrly John
was suspended from the meeting for foul
riding.
Following are entries for tomouow's
races at Waldo Park
Tlri Raco-Fiyo iiilonrs Enterprise ~ Hunts.
H. ~. Alpcna, gi lion. John H. W. Thomas J.
Htfk. 100 Meta, "a betting Alpona, W. Thomas
J. Rnsk 81. Meta, tib. E1tfa, vi field, y.
second RACe-ksyen eiKhihs u mile heat
Veto, IT,, d. Councillor, 100. Kemp billiard, 100
Cashier zoe, Unite, Al Boiling Unite, w. field,
Third Raos-Milo and quarter Hunires. i2o
Ios Angeles, no T.npeany' ile lfma w us
Beliing nuniress ~ Les Angeles Va Ten
Fourth iiAoe-Mile and sixteenth. Water Leap.
| no Lord 0rOsycnor, W. w0odcnit ioIi Hofnplpc
| rUS. Hamlet ", ylonda, VI fotsefal ", Tudor