Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
FIVE RACES OF RUNNERS,
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Meetings. Close.
THE PULPIT AND THE PEW.
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THE PULPIT AND THE PEW.
A Day of Races.

uay, ana q large number OF spectators were
in attendance. The day was very pleasant,
although the track was in rather poor con
dition, owing to having been used while too
wet, and it was therefore badly cupped.
However, the time made was very good and
the races were the best of the meeting. A
large force of policemen were on the grounds
to preserve order, although their services
were scarcely needed beyond keeping the
track clear. The races and their results are
given in the order in which they occurred:
THE FIRST RACE.
Bluff City stales-$200 added, for two-year-
olds, five eighths of a mile. Subscribers
Charles Gregory, b. Marks, Il. l.. Squire,
John Dunn, Deere, Wells & Co, George r..
Wright, M. +. Rohrer, John Maloney, Gilbert
Bros. and Thomas Bowman.
Eight horses were entered and three
started, placed as follows:
Council Plat, 1l5. red, white and blue
Carlisle.
Mackenzie. 115. blue and white-Burholder.
Mabel H., 1l2, blue-Halleck.
After considerable scoring, q very fair
start was secured with Mabel H. slightly in
the lead, Mackenzie second and Council Plat
in the rear. This order was quickly
changed by Mackenzie jumping to the
front within the first 100 vardn AS the turn
was sounded Plat forged ahead to second
place, and Mackenzie's lead was increased to
several lengths. The run down the stretch
| was undressing, several leeJ Ol udyllBnJ
showing between each horse.
Council Plat and Mabel II. were d~isquali.
fed for not trying to win, and first money
was awarded to Mackenzie, who came under
the wire at an easy lope in l ;091G.
Council Plat was in no condition to run,
being slightly lame from an injury received
several days before. Mackenzie sold 10 to q
! against the field.
THE SECOND RACE.
Purse 1928. One mile-for all ages. There
4 were fOur entries and all ctnrtn6
Myrtle, 1l3, orange and blue-Riley. Jessie
j, III, white jacket, blue and white cap
Millor. Chancellor, 1902, white jacket, red
stars, black cap-Carlisle. Sunday, 122, blue
jacket, red cap-Johnson.
Jessie j. was the favorite in the pools, sell
ing 2 to l against the field.
1t was the general impression that Jessie j.
would have a walkaway, and great odds had
to be offered to get any money up on her.
AS the horses came up the fourth time they
were sent off, with the favorite about two
lengths in the rear. BY the time the back
stretch was covered Millor had allowed Jes-
sic j. to fall back six or seven lengths behind
Chancellor, VINO still kept the pace very
lively. Millor doubtless thought that the
leaders would soon give out and that his turn
would come on the home stretch. At the half
mile post he began to push n little
and soon laid alongside of Myrtle, and ran
neck and neck with her around the turn.
Chancellor had meanwhile drawn away from
Sunday and had a daylight lead. AS Miller
urged his mare down the stretch he began to
realize that he had held Off too long, and al
though Jessie j. was in prime condition and
ran splendidly, her efforts only secured her
third place. Sunday taking second by a neck,
and Chancellor holding first place by a lead
of a length and a half. A large sum of
money was lost on this race. The time was
1:IS, and could have been lowered by at least
two seconds he'd Chancellor been pushed;
This great colt was without doubt the best
thrce-year-old on the grounds, and is one of
which Council Bluffs may well feel proud.
THE THIRD RACE.
Purse 500, five-eighths mile, for all ages.
Four entries. All started. Lottie F., l13,
blue. Only Dare, 12l, blue and pink-Sea-
man. Forrest King, lis. wine jacket, blue
and white cap. Prairie Queen, old gold and
blue. AT the start the horses pared off in
the order of their places. Only Dare took
the lead at the upper end of the stretch, and
the only real contest was between Forrest
King ana Lottie +. for second place. 1t was
a hard fight for position, but Forrest King
got second by a nose, tapping the winner as
he went under the wire. Only Dare was the
favorlte in the pools, and won considerable
money for his hackers. Time-1 :03AI.
This was simply an exhibition by the colts
and FLIES of the Stewart stable. and
was q fine run by the two.year-olds-
Fa-Tout, Vendeur, Vengeur and Lady Gay.
The colts broke away finely at the word, but
Vengeur Immediately fell back from some
unknown cause, and 1t was thought for a
time that he would fall, but he soon recov-
cred and ran well the remainder of the way,
although distanced at the finish. The lead
ers came in Lady Gay first, Va Tout second,
Vedcur third. Time-44.
THE FIFTH RACE.
The fifth ana last race was a consolation
dash, q mile, for beaten horses. There were
entries placed as follows:
Belle X, 115, red. Thorp.
Forest King, 1l5, wine jacket, blue and
white cap. Dewy.
Derby, 100, green jacket, red and blue cap.
Mckinney.
Beppo, lis, brown jacket, red and white
cap. Drane.
A splendid start was secured with but
little jockcying, and the finest race of the
day was run IN 1885. Belle X. took the
lead and held it until the upper turn was
reached, leading up the back stretch by
a length, but as they Strengthened
for the home run Forest King came
up, and soon took the lead, holding it the
rest of the way. AS the horses neared the
wire Belle X was urged TO her best, and was
barely able to keep second place, Derby TAX
ing third. Beppo was practically out Of the
race. Belle X ran splendidly for the first
half but was unable to hold the pace, owing
to insufficient training.
At the close of the horse races a foot race
of seventy-tive yards was run by three of the
member of the free-for-all hose team that is
to go to Clinton-Lozier, Ross and Hugh.
After much delay the men drew up in line to
start at the crack of a pistol. When all was
ready LOZler gave two or three jumps and
the pistol was fired. With a start of twenty
feet Lozier could not fail to win. 1t was the
rankest sellout that was ever sprung on an
unsuspecting crowd.