St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-15
II WASA CLUSE CALL.
EIkWood Wins the Suburban
by the Shortest Of
NeekS.
Over One Million Dollars
Changed Hands on the
Result.
Timothy, a Short Horse,
Takes the Ascot Gold
Cup.
NlnyvIr 0P
Clouds Of Dust Mar the
Sport at Kansas
City.

NEW YORK, June 14.-The summer
race meeting of the Coney Island Jockey
club at Sheepshead Bay was opened
to-day with grand flourish. The
weather was fine and the track fast.
The crowd in attendance is estimated
at about $4,000. The great event of the
day and of the year was, of course, the
suburban handicap, and it was this
which brought out such concourse of
people. 1t is estimated that not less
than 100000 changed changed hands
on the result of that one event.
First race, five-eighths of mile-Starters:
Laredo, Bendigo, Volta, Raid, ENQUIRY
Britannia won by length and half, Laredo
second, Pontiac third. Time, 1:01. Mu-
tuals paid S2S7. So; for place, S66.35.
Second race, one and one-eighth miles
Starters: Rowland, Longlight, Wilfred, In
spector b, Joe Lee, Vosburg, Austrienne,
Pirate. Inspector won by dozen lengths,
Longlight second. Pirate third. Time,
:5oSi,
Third race, foam stakes, for two-year-olds,
five-eighths of a mile-Starters: Ransom,
Singlestone,- Buddhist, Hayward, Brussels,
Howe, Floodtide, The Belle, Clarissa, Felicia,
Little Barefoot, Aurania. Buddhist won by
a length, Singlestone second, Brussels third.
Time, :O3.
Fourth race, the suburban handicap. all
ages, one and one-quarter miles The starters
were: Linden, Terra Gotta, Aurelia, Elk
wood, Eurus, Firenzi. Banburg, Hidalgo,
Dunboyne, Joe Cotton. Connemara, Tribou-
let. Grover Cleveland, Strideaway, Fenelon,
Ordway and Royal Arch. They broke away
no less than four times before the flag fell
ON a very fair start. Joe Cotton Immediately
jumped out in the lead with Hidalgo and
Triboulet right at his heels. Triboulet came
TO the front on the near stretch and passed
the stand length and half in front of Joe
Cotton, who was head before Royal Arch,
who moment later jumped to the lead, and
he passed the quarter post three lengths be-
fore Eurus, who was two lengths in front of
Joe Cotton. Half way up the stretch Firenzi
behind Eurus. At the half mile
post Royal Arch was but length in front
of Eurus, who was three ahead of Firenzi
Royal Arch was quickly falling back to
quarter post. Then Firenzi took the lead,
followed by Elkwood and Terra Gotta. These
three fought all the way up the home stretch.
FirenZi fell back little at the last rod before
with a last burst of speed, landed winner by
the shortest of heads in 2:07I2, Terra Gotta
second. was nearly neck in front of Firenzi
third, Eurus, Banburg, Hidalso. Triboulet,
Ordway, Royal Arch, Linden, Grover Cleve-
land, Connemara, Strideaway, Fenelon, Dun
boyne, Joe Cotton, Aurelia last The quar-
tiers were made in O:254 O:51. 1:16, :41I2,
2:07l2. Mutuals paid S229.25; for place,
S101.45.
Fifth race, swift stakes, for three year-olds,
seven-eighths of a mile-Starters: Emperor
OF Norfolk, Magnetizer, Cruiser, Now-or-
Never, Locust, King Crab. Emperor of Nor
folk won by half length, Cruiser second
King Crab third. Time, l :2S.
Sixth race, six furlongs, on turf-Starters:
Brait, Ban Box, Ban Cloche, Mona, Oarsman,
Lackawanna. Blessed. Pocatello, Fred B,
Puzzle. Banker. Fred B won, Ban CIoche
second, Mona third. Time, 1:1512.
Seventh race, six furlongs, on the turf
Starters: Sam Harper, Jr Pericles, James A
ii, Valiant j W White, Harry Russell, Ell
phiD Warrington, Cambysses. Sam Harper,
Jr, won by half length, James A II second,
PerIcleS third. Time. :l5sl.