St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
British-Bred Equines Show
Their Speed at Goodwood
Park.
Mystic Park Trotting Races
! Develop Some Exciting
Finishes.
The Grand Circuit Meeting at
Cleveland Furnishes Good
Sport.

i SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 1.-The card
to-day drew fair attendance. The
weather was delightful. Last nights
rain had laid the dust and left the track
In fairly good condition. The three
quarter dash was won by Business,
against whom twenty to one was laid in
the books. King Coal, the favorite, was
leading in the stretch, but Business
came very strong in the last furIong and
won by neck. In the second race
to be winning esily when Amelia
c., the favorite came on the
outside and won easily by two lengths:
In the next race miserable start prac-
tlcally left at the post the fayorite, In
Spector b. Birthday. the second choice,
won. Another short one, Broughton,
at S25 to 81 against, captured the selling
race by length after rattling finish
with Elbyton. The favorite, Letretia,
was never prominent. The steeple-
chase lay between Killarney and Abra-
ham, equal favorites at S. to SIS, from
start to finish. Killarney, who had ten
pounds the best of the weight, finally
won by two lengths.
SUMMARY.
First race, purse $780, beaten allowances,
three-quarters of q mile-Bopeep and King
Crab made the running at the start, closely
followed by Business and Kermesse. On the
Stretch Business came very fast, and, pass
Ing the leaders and holding the lead to the
end, won by short head, with King Crab in
second place and Kermesse third. Time,
1:1Is5. Mutuals paid S13.
Second race, purse $500, of which $50 to
second horse, beaten allowances one mile
ana furlong-Bronzomarte Amelia P and
Long Light led for q mile. In the last fur
a oil y a,.1
taking first and second places respectively
and holding them to the finish. There was
an open length between Amelia and Banjo
and like distance between the latter and
Long Light who finished third Barnes rode
the winner Time, 2:O0H. Mutuals paid
SI2.lO
Third race, purse $3.50. beaten allowances
one mile, on second effort, which did not
look like start, Mr.. Laughlin pulled hlspec-
TOT b down to walk and Sheridan dropped
the flag. Inspector b got in motion seven
lengths behind and tried hard to overtake the
leaders, but gave IL up on the stretch and
Birthday won easily; Volatile was second
paid $3.50. Barnes rode the winner. In
spector b was backed heavily TO win at ten to
four.
Fourth race, purse $500. selling allowances
one and one sixteenth of mile-Letretia
held the lead by two lengths to the stretch
with Range and Flyton side by side in second
place. On the last quarter, Broughton came
from the rear very fast and won the race
Elyton was second and Red Stone third
Time l:52A. Mutuals paid $3.50. Sto-
val rode the winner. Broughton was I'M
Thought Of as winner and was sold to his
owner.
Fifth race, selling, steeplechase, the win
ner to be sold at auction; one mile and half
Abraham, Killarney and Sanford in the
order named led the others, who formed a
procession at the first jump for mile and
quarter, when Killarney took the lead Kill
larney and Abraham took the last jump to-
gether and raced home, Killarney being an
easy winner. Abraham was second and
sanford third. Time, 2:13. Mutuals paid
Sl6.4O. Downing rode the winner The
winner was sold to Mr.. Downing for 1925,
S25 over the entered price.