St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
AN AUsPICIoUs OPENING.
Inauguration of the St. Louis Fair
Association and Jockey Club
June Meeting.

lHduS ufdt1On OF the ST. Louis FAIR
Association and Jockey Club
June Meeting.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 26.-The June
meeting OF the st. Louis Fair association
and Jockey club opened to-day under
most favorable auspices. The weather
was magnificent, clear and warm, and
the attendance was very large. There
are fully 800 horses at the track, includ-
ing many of renoWn, and the sport
promises to be fine throughout the
meeting. The chief event of the day
was the Derby, and while no very nota-
BILE horse participated in the contest, the
race exceeded in interest and was wit
messed with pleasure by the great crowd
present. The track was cuppy and quite
slow, which accounts for the Door time,
The betting was not very active. Most
of the favOriteS won.
First race, purse 5000, one and one-six-
teenth miles-Starters: Fosteral 100, Hamil-
ton; Irish Pat 112, Vincent; Clonee 1O9
hardy; Bonfire 50, Matthews; Orderly 1O4,
Taral. Betting books: Orderly, 6 to 5; Irish
Pat, 212 to l Fosteral. 6 to l; Prather, 10 to
l; Clonee, Bonfire and Artist, 10 to 1. Auc-
teral, SIG; Bonfire, So; field, $40. The
start was good, Orderly leading away, but
Prather took up the running at once, and
held the first position until well into the
stretch, when Orderly closed with him, and
finally beat him out by head, Prather Sec
ond, length and half in front of Irish Pat,
third. Time, 1:53.
Second race, selling, purse 5000, one mile
Starters: Trumpeter 90, Vincent; Judge
Fraud 103, Galego; Moonlight 103, Coving-
ton; Chancellor 102, CarsIe; Derby los.
Drane. Betting, Books-Moonlight. to 5;
Del Norte, 3 to L; Fraud, 10 to L Trumpeter,
4 to l; Judge Cady, 8 to l; Chancellor and
Derby, to 1. Moonlight led away at the
start. but Judge Cady rushed to the front on
the turn and showed the way to the half,
when Moonlight again assumed command,
and. coming away, she Won under pull by
two lengths, Del Norte second, three lengths
in advance of Fraud, third. Time 47l2
Third race, st. Louis Fair Derby, $500
added, for three-year olds, one and one-half
miles-Starters: Col. Hunt 11s, schoolcraft;
Long Roll lis, Withers; Falcon lis, Hamil-
ton; Ed Mack lis, Taral; Alexandria / Is, l..
Jones; j. B. Clay lis, Vincent. Betting
books-Falcon to 5, Long Roll to l, Alex
andria TO l, Clay to 1, Col Hunt to 1.
Ed Mack 10 to l. Pools-Falcon S25, Alex
andria SIS, Long Roll SIG, field S12. Ed
Mack was the first to show at the fall of the
flag. Alexandria second and j. B. Clay
third. They came to the stand well punched,
and as they passed Alexandria was in front.
with Long Roll second and Falcon third.
Alexandra opened Dig gap, on the lower
turn, ana showed the way 10 the mead OF the
stretch, with Long Roll following in second
place, Falcon third and Col. Hunt last When
well into the stretch Falcon made his run,
and, passing to the front, won easily by two
lengths, j. b. Clay second. two lengths in
front of Alexandria third. Time. 2:434.
Fourth race, purse $500, for wo-year-olds,
five furlongs-Starters: Liberty, los, Brock
inridge Glockner 105, L. Jones; Famous
ITO. Gerhardy; Mackenzie ITO. Burkholder;
Fairy 1902 Taral Sitka 102 Sedgely; Bona
lette 102, Lamiders Lizzie V 102, Woolson;
Winnie Davis 102, Warrick; Huntsman 1O5,
Vincent; Bonnie Lee 102, Francis.
Books: Liberty, A 10 5; Famous and
Glockner, to l; Sitka and Fairy,
TO /: Davis, 8 to /: Lizzie V. IL to l
Bonalette, Mackenzie and Bonnie Lee, 10 to
l. They were sent away to struggling start
with Famous in 'front.' but Sitka jumped into
the lead, and followed by Glockner, she held
first place until well into the stretch, when
Liberty came with rush. and passing to the
front. he won easily by two lengths, Clock
neT second, length and half in advance
of Famous, third time. 1:05l2.
Extra race, selling, purse $780, one mile
Starters: Pete Willis 112 Chase; WinsloW
145, Vincent; Litbert SO, Gerhardy; Unique
1O5, Breckenridge; Surprise 90, Ransom
Books-Litbert to 5, Winslow to 5,
Unique e to l, Pete Willis and Surprise 10 TO
!. Pools-Winslow $50. Litbert $50, Sur
prise and Pete Williams SIG, Unique SI2
Unique was away first, but Litbert took the
running at once and was not headed, winning
handily by one length; Unique second, a
length in front Of Winslow third. Time
1:46I2.