Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-26
A MELANGE.
RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, SPORTING
aSD OTHER EVENTS.
Corner Stone of the Great Catholic Univer-
sity Laid The Great Kentucky Races
Marriage of Henry and Irene-General

corner stone OF the Great CatnOIlc Un1ver-
sity Laid-The Great Kentucky Races
Marriage of Henry and Irene-General
News.
LOUISVILLE, May 24.-Tbe most success
full spring meeting from racing point oi
view in the history OF the Louisville Jockey
Club closed to-day with a magnificent pro.
gramme. The event of the day was the
Kentucky. handicap and the field was fine
one. In it were two Derby winners, the
winners of Dumbert's stakes, and horses
that had made record and not one which
would be genuine surprise had it won.
Terra Gotta was the favorite, though Egg
mont sold well up with him, and Others
were well backed.
The race was beautiful one. being run
from end to end, and there were no laggards
until the last furlong was reached. It was
a furious pace that Gallifet set after leav-
ing the first quarter post stand and the
time in which. Egmont won was equal tn
the record, sthe track being regarded at
best as slow. The first quarter was run in
25&, half mile 51h, three-quarters in IL 6&
mile in 1:41%, and mile and one-quarter in
2:07h.
McCauley handicap Wheeler T won,
Huntress second, Tenbroeck, Jr., third
LAZY.
Selling five furlongs-S Sallie o. won, Island
King second, Jake Toms third, Time,
1:O4.
Kentucky handicap. all ages; sweep
stakes of 81 900, half forfeits $20if de-
clared by April 1, with $4,000 added.
Second to receive five hundred OF added
money and 20 per cent of stakes. Third,
10 per cent of stakes. One mile and
quarter, closed with seventy entries.
Starters-Boaz, Telie Doe. Barnes, Turlor,
Egmont, Covington, Gallifet, Mccarthy,
Insolence, L. Jones. Libretto, Wlteers,
Montrose, Lewis, Nick FINER, Stowal,
Poteen, Terrell, Terra Gotta, Moore, Unite,
Vincent.
A delay was caused by Unite kicking
Mccarthy thejockey on Gallifet. For SO
large q field they were sent away in good
style and with no annoying breakaways.
Unite was in front down the stretch and
pts ,.s she stand, Poteen was second and
Gallifet third. The others were well
punched. Rounding the first turn Gallifet
commenced to go forward and at the
quarter was close on Unite, Telic Doe
second, the rest punched and close behind.
Around the turn past the half was fast and
+ rious, Gallifet still leading, Terra Gotta
second, Libretto third and Egmont fourth.
At the three quarters the game 3-year r-old
Milburne was holding on with terrific grasp
for first place, the favorite Terra Gotta Sec
ond, the others urging for the final lquarter.
Down run home the orange colors flashed
to the fore to remain, Egmont coming
away from the rest at the sixteenth pole
with great strides that had plenty of life in
IL Tarra GnttG and Nick EIpzpr
third. Egmont passed under the wire IL
winner by two lengths, without a lash OF
the whip, Terra Gotta second, some dis
tance in front OF Nick Finer third, Lii
bretto fourth. Montrose fifth, Boaz sixth.
Poteen seventh, Gallifet eighth. Telie Doe
ninth, Insolence tenth and Unite last.
Time, 2:07k.
RACES AT GRAvEsEND.
New YORK, May 24.-The track at
Gravesend was in fairly good condition
before the days racing commenced, but
q cold driving rain SO on made it heavy.
For 3-year-olds, one and one.sixteenth
Wfnona thlru. IIrhe; :ors: s l.'i''i- aAenn.i
One and one-sixteenth miles-Belvldere
won, Bordelaise second. Queen Elizabeth
third. Time, 1:50K.
For 2-year-olds, six furlongs-French
Park won, Holiday and Oregon running
q dead heat for second place. Time, LII.
One and one-fourth miles-The Bond
won, Sir Dixon second, Banburg third.
Time, 2:0SB.
For 2-year-olds, six furlongs-Goldfish
won. Little Barefoot second, Darling third.
Time, 1:2O.
Six furlongs-Maia won. Battery second,
Iholula third. Time, 1:1S.
Selling seven furlongs-Little Minch won,
second. Pat Donovan third.
Time. 1.31H.
Selling six furlongs- Florence E. won,
Hisland second, Duhme third. Time, 1.15R.
THE BASE BALL RECORD.
Pittsburg-Pittsburg 6, Indianapolis IL.
Chicago Chicago 8, Detroit 4.
phia-Athletic-K Kansas City game
postponed on account OF rain.