St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-01
ONE VAST QUAGMIRE.
That Was the Condition of
the Course at Jerome
Park.
Excellent Racing on Fast
Tracks at Latonia and st.
Louis.
Merry Andrew Captures the
Grand Prix at EPSON
Downs.
Crookston Shooting Tourney
THE Best Bicycle Race
Ever Run.
Special to the Globe.

New YORK. May 31.-The attendance
at Jerome park to-day was rather better
than on the first day as it did not have
the attractions of the Brooklyn meeting
to contend against. Still the crowd was
not great one, which was all the more
remarkable as the Withers, one of the
oldest classic three-year-old events of
the Eastern turf, was up for discussion.
1t rained heavily most of the afternoon
and the track was one vast Quagmire.
Still the racing was capital throughout,
close finishes being the rule. For the
Withers only three started, the DWyers'
pair, Sir Dixon and Tea Tray, and
erS did not think we'll enough of
their horses to bet on them, as Sir Dixon
was coughing and Tea Tray was not yet
quite ready. The result was that Prince
Royal sold very close to them in the
auctions. The race was won by Sir
Dixon, thanks to the stupid riding of
Godfrey on Prince Royal, who should
have won handily. Tea Tray made the
running two lengths in front of Prince
Royal, who was a length before Sir
Dixon till nearing the turn for home,
when Prince Royal was followed by Sir
Dixon close. In the stretch they both
passed Tea Tray, and Prince Royal ap-
peared to be winning easily. Godfrey
made no effort, but Fitzpatrick
RODE LIKE A DEMON
and by magnificent rush at the end
won on the post by head, Prince Royal
length and a half before Tea Tray.
In the Van Cortlandt stakes EsquimauX
was backed by the stable and by the
public as if it were all over, but Belvi-
dere had quite an influential following.
The race was a good one. The lightly
weighted Winona made the running,
followed by Queen of Elizabeth, with
EsquimauX well up, till half mile from
home, when Esquimaux moved up on
the leader. followed by BelYidere. In
the run to the three-quarterS Belvidere
closed on ESquimauX, and the two
entered the stretch head and head.
Then enSued desperate finish but in
in the worst Of the going, tired badly
and Sweryed from distress, Belvidere
who ran straight thus managed to
win cieverly by scant length from
ESqumauX, Queen Elizabeth was third,
twenty lengths behind. Another good
race was the selling affair which wound
up the days sport. Marsh Reden was
the favOrite, but Maria and BoccacciO
had some following, and Little Minnie
was also well supported. The favorite
slipped and slid and was out
of it at the end of the
first quarter, when Umpire took
up the running, followed by
Boccaccio. Little Minnie and Maia.
Entering the stretch BOccaccio went to
the front, followed by Maia. and when
well Strengthened out the latter closed.
Then insued desperate finish, the two
running down the stretch like a team.
In the last jump Maia managed to get
her nose in front and to win by the
shortest of heads. Higgs. who
rode Boccaccio. made an objection
to the winner, claiming that he
was fOuled, but it was not allowed.
The opening event at 1.40O yards was
won handily .by the favorite, King Crab,
who waited and won. The handicap at
mile and furlong was won after
grand finish by head by Exile in front
of GOOdloe, Raymond being beaten only
neck for the place. The winner for
once ran generously. The mile and a
sixteenth was won easily by Letretia.
The mutual pools showed some i'm
provement to-day. The total sales of SIS
tickets aggregated S99,055.