St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-08
LEXINGTON RACES.
An Immense Crowd Attend the
Opening DaY.

Opening Day.
LEXINGTON, KY. May THE Ken
lucky association spring meeting COM
menced to-day with an immense crowd
in attendance. Twenty-Five bookmakers
are on the ground and betting is lively.
Five races are on the programme, four
stakes and one purse, making $1,000 adj
ditional money.
First race, purse, three-fourths of mile
Starters: Della, 20, Freeman; Black Night,
81, W. Harris; Mishap. leo, McCarty; Little
SIX. S6. Green; Leamay, SO, Covington;
March, ST, l.. Jones: Finality, 10Y, 1assl;
Radical. SO, Hall; Eliza Hindoo. 9S, Crater;
Lucky Jim, 100, Callen; Loparto w, 10,
Gibbs: W HALLE B. 80, Kirle; Lumize, so,
Ray: Unique, 101, Brecke nridge; Cupid. 81,
Barnes. Pools sold just before the race.
S26, While the horses were at the post a
heavy shower came up. After several breaks
the flag finally fell with Leparto in the lead,
Mlshap second and Lelamay third, the rest
Lucky Jim srrang in the lead and set the
pace, followed closely by Mishap and Le-
parto, the resi- coming very fast up the hill,
ana her Jocky gave Lelamay her head, ana
she dashed to the front, Mishap and Finality
close behind. Lelamay dashed under the
wire tour lengths ahead, Finality, who was Il
length ahead of Della, third. Time. 1:15S4.
BOOK odds: Even money Lelamay, to
TIHdlltN place.
Second race, Distillers' stake. $1,000
added, one and one-quarter miles-Starters:
Nick Wilzcr 1l3. Hawaii; Poten, 1l3, TaraI;
Monirose, 113, Lewis; Insolence, 113,
Cooper; Libretto, 1I3, Hathaway; Macbeth,
-, CoYington; Wary, 113, Barnes Pools
Wary. 500: Macbeth, S25; Poten, $50; Mont
rose, $50; Todd, $50; They were sent away
at the second attempt, with Wary in the lead,
Macbeth second, Libretto third and Ihsolence
fourth. Passing the stand, Cooper sent In
science to the front, with Libretto second
and MontroSe retired, the rest close
up AT The quarter Insolence was
leading by two lengths, and Montrose see
ond and Libretto third. The pace now be-
came faster, and as they dashed past the half
Montrose had the lead by length. Libretto
had moved up 10 second place with Mont
rose at l-lbretto's saddle. The race was an
open one at this point and as they passed
the quarter they were all punched STILL and
INTO the stretch they went with Libretto
leading Wary second and Macbeth third.
Peters dashed to the front and went under
the VIE winner of the largest stake of the
third Time, 2:0S
Third race, Dixiania stakes for two-year-
old colts, 81 ZOO added, five furlongs, six
starters-Champagne Charley 115, Murphy;
Rollin Hawley 112 Hoyal; Outbound 115,
Ellis; Castaway Is, Brooks: Lincoln lis,
Fishburn: Once Again 115, Mccarthy; Hin
doc Craft 1I5, Breckenridge; Morrissey's
par, French Park 10, Fitzpa trick, and Sam
Hub lI5, Barnes; Lagadere us, Reagan.
Park won by length and a half, Once Again
second, Champagne Charley third. Time,
:03l2. Note-Wires east and west very bad.
Fourth race, v ilgus stakes, two-year-old
fillleS, $1,000 added, five furlongs all to
carry liz pounds-AIilt Youngs Blessing,
Williams, and Laura Stone, Barnes; Swi-
gerts Duchess May, Orator, and Brown
Princess. Taral; joyful Band, Cooper; Win
ming Ways, Lewis; Kate Miner, Hordick;
Green, The LiOness, Mccarthy: Hivalliah,
breckenridge; Miss Thomas, Stovall; Miss
Cody, Fitzpatrick; Princess Bowling, Regain:
Camilla, Dorsey; Lizzie II, Neal; Dolores.
johnson. Lioness won by length and
hall i'll front of Laura Stone second, who
was two lengths III front of Hayilliah third.
Time, :O334.
Fifth race, McGrathiana selling stakes for
three-year-olds and upwards, 500 added by
Milton Young, one aud one-siXteenth miles
Starters: Badge, lG7, Barnes; Jaubert, 103,
Tarai; Alamo. 10l. COvinglon: Persimmons,
80, DelOng; Prother, l01, McCarty Per
simmons won by length from Badge, who
was three lengths i'll front OF Alamo third.
Time, :4Sl2.
TOMORROW ENTRIES.
First race, three-quarters mile: Cleaner,
III; Emma Hancock, 81; Outlaw, SO; Shot
over 1O3; kilmeny, rs; Volatile. 11S; Per-
simmons, JOG.
Second race. one and one-fourth miles:
Phoenix. Macbeth, 10 ;Autocrat, 49, Chev
alier, lis.
Third race selling, mile: Frederick. 95
John Gray, Io3; Tudor, 93; Landlady, 81:
kirklin, 81; Steve Jerome, so; Redstone. "a.
Fourth race, one-half mile: joyful. 100;
Meta, 100: Alga, 109; Jess, 100: May Ban,
Overture. rs: Martin Russell, 112; Chill
hover, I12: Maud Ward, 100; Kanta, 100;
Wrencky, 103; Pudita, 100; Harmony, 109