The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-02
Wheeler T, Runs a Magnificent Race
He Lowers the Record of Jim Doug
lass at Chicago in 1886.
The Mile and Sixteenth Course
Covered by Him in LAT Ia.
Not Single Favorite Comes Under
the Wire at Latonia.
Martin Russell and Beaconsfleld out
run Their Company Notwithstand-
ing the Odds Against Them
Pooling on Today's Events.

ST. LOUIS. No., June 1.-The sixth day
OF the st. Louis meeting was signallzed by
the breaking OF a turf record. 1t was the
performance Of Wheeler T, who, in the
first race, ran a mile and q sixteenth In
l;47l, which is onc.quartcr Of a second less
than the time Of Jim Douglass at Chicago,
In 1856 The track was fast as lightning,
+ the weather cloudy and slight rains at
times iair crowd Owing to strong com
plaint from the hoScmcn, Robert Tate,
the starter resigned, and Capt {, w.
Bcllairc, superintendent OF the track, took
his plrce and did good work
First Race. Street railway purse, 5000
one mile and n sixteenth. STARTERS and
Jockeys Bonfire, 90, Mathews Artist, o3,
Clark: Hornpipc, los, Vincent; RosGlind;
los. Hamilton; Orderly, 30, Winchcll,
Lizzie h., -, Dcloug Sayrc ll2, Gibbs,
Wheeler T., as, \. Covinglon; l.eleN, ia,
Taral; Rambler, 30, Gcrhorty Book-bet-
ting. Wheeler r., 3 10 3, lcloN, u to L.
Rosalind, q to !. Orderly, Gto /; llornpipc,
Lizzie u. and Sayrc, 20 10 /, Bonfire and
Artist, SOTO I. Pools Wheeler H., S25;
Rosalind sll; Orderly and lelcN, -; field,
81. Lccx led oil at the start with Sayre
second, Wheeler T. third Slycr was first
onthc back stretch but Wheeler T. came
into the home stretch like comet and
won length from Sayrc second, l"lcN
third. Time, li7l onc-fourth OF a
second better than the best recorded time
for the distance.
Second Race Selling purse 5000; seven
furlongs. Starters and Jockeys Moon.
Lgei, lU3. Maddox; Alfred, ud, Rcgan;
Netiie Amctt 100, SChuolCmlt; Leila W,
~, Francis: Donovan, 80, Pratt lrmn VI,
no, Warick: nclnortc, 81, Alexander;
rumpctcr, n5, Gallcgo, Vision, IL, Free.
man. lahttc, ~, \. Covington; Fraud, 90,
Ward. Ten Times, ~, belong, Lucy John.
son, l0i, Gcrharty; King Idle, no, Vim
cent Book boctng. lucy Johnson 10 4;
Iaiitte, 3 to I; King Idle, 4 10 I; lr.mpc.
Ter, 4 10 l.; Moonlight. 10 I; Ten Times,
IL 20 /: Aimed, - 20 /; Vision and
Dolnortc, ljto 4. lrma II soto | the Others
J0io /. Pools Lucky johnson. $50 lattlc,
$50. King Idle, SO, Field, so. King Idle
was left at the post Fraud was first away
but NJ the half lnitic came up and won
without amy effort length the best OF Al
fred second, hc Tapped with Lucy johnson
third. Time l.2Ol.
Third Race Merchants eclipse stakes,
$500. three year old and upward one
mile and a quarter. Starters aud jockeys
Terra Gotta. il0, Taml; Paragon, III,
Hamilton; Unite, 100, Vincent. Book
betting: Terra Gotta, 20 a Paragon IA
II; Unite 4 TO I. Pools. Terra Gotta, r2A
field. - AZ the start the order was Par
agon Tora Gotta aud Unite, which wa
preserved into the stretch. when Terra
Gotta came out and won under q pull, two
lengths from Paragon second, Unite four
lengths behind. Time l0l.
Fourth Racc-punsc 500; half mile.
Starters aud Jockeys Pack I"uc, l0i,
Winchcll; Hon. John II, los, Glorc; I'm
try, lO7, Coleman; Mackenzie, no, Icman;
Nav ", lOl, Hamilton, 4. !. Rusk no,
Francis. Fairy, l02, Monahan, lnhcritor
l05, Melton, Lucy 4, 100, Hutchinson;
Glitter, iOi, Taml. Fan King, lO7. Vim
cent Alpena. lO7. Allen Hook betting
Fan King, 90 ., Alpcnn, , To l. Entry,
Mackenzie aud Rusk, q Ia !, Glitter, "a
j, May ", Fairy and Lucy 7, 10 oli Pack
Horse and John u. ~ to |. Pools Fan
King $40 Alpcna, $40; T. !. kusk, ~,
Field, $40. Ian King led into the
stretch, but Mackenzie led toward ~,
finish, and won 10y u neck, Alpcna Third
and Fairy last Time iOl
Fifth Race Purse, 5000, six iurlonp
Starters aud jockcyg Matte !, TO. Scdgc
ley; Prcliyo, ~. Dixon, Mary +, los
Ranstn. Kitty rcasc. no, Gibbs, Ethc
II, ai, Bufkholdcr. Byltie II, ", Glorc
Honda, ~, Freeman. lit,lc Minch, l2O
kilcy, FalsiaH ~. belong. bankrupt
III, Tml, Only narc. rs. Xcman. lioul
betting Minch, Ia ., Bankrupt, , To I
Blonda, 10 to !. Kitty rcasc, 3 10 !; Nv
Others, soto l. Pools Minch. sbj. HANK
rupt sll, Monda, sS. field, SIS Hank
rupt lei into the stretch aud won easily
two lengths from Minch second, Kit
Peas thiul nmc=llG
The following aw the entries, weight
and pools for the races tomorrow
fini Hloca rur.c seven cirhts Ola mile mi
da. 81 - iilgu ul ~. iblnuou. d slt Kin
Idle, lul FL Bonnie King 81 AZ. Diana. t'. u
kamp Nlilhd iul 4 thnurrlluf pL 81. Clone,
ioi ~ iayctir. ri ~ ioWlnU no. -
hUrund incr Hiuns thrrt inurths If o. mile ~
tfictc. ". a Meta. lu,. ~ lfis, lul, ~ thus
hnst. ~ a. ioualatin. iui, a.
Third l.arU#t hnflrs tfrtn stniUs ono mile nu
aquaucf lnlDun. Do 80 iiuutrrs, 90 80 Alri
shdfll, ila. 90 ~ tlhf Ne tit iaiHllst iis N
iounh lagc -ilhud.ap milr aud On clghil
Mhegl,f . lul o., swift lns 81 Mahun iiu ~
~
fihh Har, si,rrIr chase wln,iow. 100 8.
NAlifruf Il1 tNritiIluw u ln storms tuffIptI n
Surplus. l.U. 3. iUtIU Ian. IIt - Ham NIuIf