Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-25
SPORTING NEWS.
Egmont Wins the Kentucky
Handicap.
BRILLIANT FIELD OF RACERS.
English Races Baseball-McAuliffe
Challenged for Another
Encounter.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to tho HrRA1p.1,
LOUISVILLE, May 24.-The most sue
cessful spring meeting from racing,
point OF view in the history OF the Louis
VILE Jockey Club closed to-day with
magnificent programme. The racing
throughout the ten days had been SUI.
perb and but for the rainy weather the
club would have enjoyed equal great
financial success. The event of the day
was the Kentucky handicap, and the field
was fine one. In it were two Derby
winners, the winners of the Dumbertis
stakes, horses that had made O record
and not one Of which would have been q
genuine surprise had he won. Terra
Gotta was the favorite, though Egmont
sold well up with him and others were
well backed. The race was a beautiful
one, being run from end to end. and
there were no laggards until the last
furlong was reached. 1t was furlong
pace that Gallifet set after leaving the
first quarter post stand, and the time in
which Egmont, the great son of En-
quirer, won, was equal to the record, the
track being regarded at best as slow.
The first quarter was run in 2534; half,
bl1s three-quarters in :163l; one mile
in :4ls4, and one mile and quarter in
2;071a. First money was worth $4,000
and second, 81 ,750. Gaiiifet would most
probable have finished better had it not
been for an accident to his Jockey. The
hurt was pronounced by the doctor only
bruise, but at the head of the stretch
when McCarty Strengthened up in
the saddle for the final effort the
strain caused him TO fracture his leg and
the chestnut colt dropped back. The
Chicago stable owners Of Egmont pur-
chased him only yesterday for $10,500.
This stable won first money in the third.
fourth and fifth races to-day, and second
money in the first and second All of
the events were hotly contested and time
was excellent. A delay was caused at
the pole by Unity kicking Mccarthy, the
jockey on Gallifet. For so large a field
they were sent away in good style and
with no annoying breakaways. Unity
was in front down the stretch and pass
ing the stand, Poteen second and CALI
fet third, the others well punched.
Rounding the first turn Gallifet COM
menced to go forward, and at the quarter /.
was close on Unity, Tillie Doe. !.
second, rest punched and closes
behind. Round the turn past the
half the race was fast and furious.
Galliiet still leading, Terra Gotta second,
Libretto third, and Egmont fourth. At
the three-quarter the game three-year-
old OF the Melbourne stable was holding
at terrific gait on to first place, Favorite
and Terra Gotta second, others all urging
for the final quarter. Down the run home
tbA aOlnru fn ul, ,aI o..I 80
main, Egmont coming away from the
rest at the sixteenth pole, with great
stride that had plenty of life in it; Terra
Gotta second, and Nick FINER third.
Egmont passed under the wire the win
ner by two lengths without the lash OF
whip; Terra Gotta second, some distance
in front of Nick Finer third, Libretto
fourth, Montrose fifth, Boaz sixth, Pot
cen seventh, Gallifet eighth, Tillie Doe
ninth, Insolence tenth and Unity last,
Time. 2:071a.
Selling seven furlong-Little Minch
won, Glen Fortune second, Pat Donovan
third; time, 3114.
Selling six furlongs-Florence e. won,
Lisland second, Dahme third; time
1:l5%.
McCauley handicap one mile-Wheeler
I. won, Huntress second, Tenbroeck
Jr.. third; time, | Al y.
Selling five frrlongs-Salle O. won,
Ban King second, jake Toms third
time, :04.
GRAvEsEND TRACK.
New York, May 24.-The track at
Gravesend was in fairly good condition
before the days racing commenced, but
cold driving rain soon made it heavy.
For three-year-olds. one and one-six-
teenth miles-Prince Royal won, Salvini
second Winona third time, i :5l1s.
One and one-sIxteenth miles-Belyi-
dere won, Bordelaise second, Queen
Elizabeth third; time, :50tS.
For two-year-olds, six furlongs-Frepc
Park won, Holiday and Oregon running
dead heat for second place; time, I III.
One and a quarter miles-The Bard
won, Sir Dixon second, Banburg third;
time, 2 ;0Sl6.
For two-year-olds, six furlongs- Gold
fish won, Little Barefoot second, Darling
third time, ! 20.
Six furlongs-Maia won, Battery sec
ond, Cholula third time, 1:1S.s
ENGLISH RACES.
LONDON, May 24.--The Beaufort handi-
cap was won by lea, Lowland second,
Woodland third. Bullion was the favor
ite. There were eighteen starters.
At the Manchester meeting, to-day,
the race for the Breeders Foal Stakes
was won by Fitztraver, Eldorado second,
Wenonah third. There were iocr other
entries.