The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-12
Some Exciting Races at Brighton.
Proctor Knott Captures the Big
Prize in Great Shape
Among His Defeated Rivals Egmont
is Most Conspicuous.
Fironzi Keeps Up His Good Record,
Defeating Terra Gotta.
The Latter's Backors Very Much Down
In the Mouth-They Want n Mule
Race with Firon2i- Proctor
Knots Time was $40.

Lose BUNScu, y, J, Aug. ll.-Rcsults
at Monmouth park today
First Race Scycn.clghths Of mile.
Starters Little Mnch, Rowland, Tclie
Doe, britannia, Ban Yam, Umpire, Ocean,
Valiant. Tcllic Doe won in l:2Sl Little
Minch second, Ban Yam third
Second Racc-The Junior Champion
stakes, tor two year Odds; three. quarters Of
mile. Starters. Fresno, Salvador, Re-
porter, Cyclone colt Favorable colt, Tip
stall, Erie Diablc, Oregon, Proctor Knott,
sorrento, Ncrdcur, Lady Margaret, Cal
icntcs. Nearly all the crack jockeys Of
America were mounted in this race. Tho
prize value to the winner was S23,0l0.
Every inch OF available space from which
the track could bc seen was occupied.
The Dryers pair were the first out and
the next were Reporter and Cahcntes.
The others followed close behind,
and goodly sight they were ~
they ranged themselves under the
starters. They broke away aud came back,
they pruuccd and danced about in the
liyclicst manner they backed and pulled
aud edged ~ they Unanswered ior the best
OF the start. None OF them really mishc-
hnycd, but Garrison defeated a start by
holding Fresno back for a better place.
Next time Sorrento was left, aud again
they trottcd back Ia the post The next
time was the lucky one, and ~ the flag
fell the colors Of the Dryers showed in
front. ~ Oregon dashed out with Salvador
ncNt Tipstah and piablo headed the rest
aud Reporter tu,ilcd lar In the rear. Tho
Favorable colt Immediately ran out aud
took the lead, passing the hall.milc post a
length before nuhlo, who MAS q head IN
front ui Proctor Knott, who was the same
distance ahead of Iipstnl Who had Ore
run NJ his saddle girth-. Fresno
was next Going around the up
per turn, little Barnes went to tho
front with the western wonder, Proctor
Knott, with a burst OF speed that struck
terror to thc souls PhiH competitors. lilo
WAS FIRST into the home stretch Ny a length,
| with the Fnvurdalc colt, frcsuo aud saliva
tor next. After that the race WAS virtually
over, ior Proctor Knott gnllopcd home an
easy winner by two lengths, Ia the very
fist time, l:IO. The Favorable colt. sec
| tiltl WIS " Nf'Nil NilNlf iff'hilhf llliIIs lUt
| Others came In the following ORDER Sava-
| tor Oregon, CHllcntcs niaDlo, Iris. Sor-
rntu. 1ipstan. Lady Margaret, Nrrlcur,
Reporter aud the Cyclone colt The bot
ting was. Proctor Knott, sto straight,
Ia place. Favorable colt, r. 10 I straight,
. a. place. Oregon was q hot fnVoHtc.
Third Race Mile aud un eighth. start.
ems Egmont, Cnmbysscs. Favor, liOuy aud
| llypOcritc. llypocnto Won In 1904, Eg-
mont second, Favor thrl.
Fourth Race The Champion stake,
mile aud half Starters kcnsingion.
| iifrnEi aud SanlalCnc. The value ut the
! stake 20 the winner was $1,000. They got
oil ut the second effort, aud Sintalcnc took
! the lead, length before Kingston, who
! was halt length before lipuH. They
maintained their relative positions iu the
| mildlc oi the back stretch. where Garrison
moved lirrnEi tO the front aud Kingston
| took second place. On the upper turn
! Mclaughlin dWN his whip aud gave Il TO
Kingston at lively rate lie responded
gimcly and pushed firGH fairly well 10
the last iurlJng post, where Mclaughlin
snN that hr had no chance aud Fircnki
Won by six lengths IN 2Ji. Kingston
was second, dozen lengths ahead II
Sanlalinc. The Tcna Gotta people,
II IN understood, immediately alter
the race expressed their willingness 10
match their horse against iircnh for a
mile and a quarter lot $500 side, but
Mr. llaggins did not think iayonhly OF
the proposition, rs hc does not consider
q milc and quarter long enough distance
ior Firrnki. The matter will probably cnd
in q sNccpsiakc match, Ia which Kingston
will be- entered.
Fifth Race The Beacon stakes seven
cighths oi a mile. Starters Fred u,
Awtino, King Idle, Maroon, Rupert,
IackaWanna, Prodigd, Glendale, Drake,
Leather stocking, Bonnie lad Rupert
Won IN 1921, Drake second, Leather
Stocking third.
sixth Race-Onc mile. Starters Choc.
taW, Malaria, Glonmound. Lucy II,
/ Plaisir, L1ttio Wall, Tudor. Luminary.