St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-08
MONTROSE'S VICTORY.
Heavily Weighted, He Captures
the Great Western Handicap.

the Great Western Handicap.
Special to the Globe
CHICAGO, July 7.-Despite the threat
ening weather the attendance at Wash
ington Park to-day was uncommonly
large even for Saturday afternoon, land
the bookmakers and booksellers did
a thriving business. Montrose car
rying thirteen pounds more
than any other horse in
the race won the Great Western han.
dicap, the principal event, with sur
priSing ease. For the first half mile
Bonita cut out the pace and Montrose
was behind bunch, but at the last
quarter Lewis shook him OUT for a
squirt, and the colt responded
so quickly that the race was assured to
him after the first three or four bounds.
Barnes had forced Longalight into sec
ond place at the head of the stretch, but
The latter made a pretty dash down
the straight, passing Bonita, Hindoo
Rose, Tenday and Dad, and at the dis
stance stand he was at Longalight'S
saddle girth. Barnes, however, heard
him coming, and had spurred the Long
fellow colt at counter rush, i'll time to
save him second money.
SUMMARY.
First race, two-year-olds, purse S4O0, six
furlongs-Starters: Electricity Half Sister,
Malone Bonnie Bounce, Sparkling, Franchise,
Red Light Jubal, King Idler, CotillIon, Lady
Hemphill, Queen of Trumps. The race was
won by Queen of Trumps with great ease,
she leading all the way and winning by three
lengths. Bonnie Bounce was second and
Red Light third. Time, LII. Mutuals paid
$40. the field.
Second race, nine-furlongs, dash for three
year-old fillies, purse S450-Starters: Yum
Yum, Maori, Prose, Amelia P, Blonda, Pee
Weepand Fredericka. Maori led for over a
mile, but In the stretch she was passed by
won easily, Amelia second, Prose third.
Time, :57. Mutuals paid S14.2O.
The Great Western handicap, the big race
of the day, was third on the programme. 1t
was one and-a-half miles, so each with
Rose. Ten boy, Montrose, Dad, Longalight
and Woodcraft The odds were to 5
against Montrose, TO Dad, 3 TO LongI-
Woodcraft and 90 to Hindoo Rose. In a
good start Dad took the lead and made the
running for a mile with Hindoo second,
Montrose third. At the end of the mile
Montrose was given his head and went to
the front at once. He kept his lead and Won
a very easy race by two lengths in front of
Longalight. with Woodcraft third. The
others were beaten off. Time 2:37. Mu-
tualS pald Sl I-4O. -,
Fourth race selling race. purse S4OO; all
ages: seven furlongs. The starters were:
We Wa, Hattie d, Tom Berlin, Caddick, jim
ME B, Festus, Jim Gordan, Fraud, John
Gray, Lepanto, Paddy, Renounce Del Nofte,
Castilian. Vision. In Struggling start Le-
panto got away in front with Paddy and Fes-
tus next. He was never headed and won by
two lengths with Casiilian second, Festus
third. Time :29ls. Mutuals paid So, the
field.
Fifth race was a split of the fourth and
under the same conditions. Starters: Don
Regent, Myrtle, Gray Cloud, Puente. Bopeep,
Fred Wooley, Alfred, Annie II, Red Leaf,
Hornpipe, Lucy Johnson, Jennie Mcfarland,
Rhody Pringle, Cupid, Jim Nave. Rhody
Pringle, Puente and Cupid were the leaders
to the stretch, where Jennie Mcfarland got
in front, and after a good race beat Gray
Cloud out half length; Hornpipe third.
Time :29s4. Mutuals paid S23. 70.
A mile dash, purse S4GO, non-winning and
maiden allowances, was the last race. The
entries were: Badge, Mamie Hunt, Zuleika,
Arundel. Della, 1enacity, Orderly, LIE Lex.
1t was an easy race for Badge, he winning in
a canter, Orderly beat LIE Lex half length
for the place. Time / AZ. Mutuals paid
So 90