St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-03
EXCITING FINISHES.
This and Perfect Weather
Made Ideal Racing at
Washington Park.
Brighton Beach DecorateS AS
on a Fourth of
July.
The Large Attendance Helped
to Swell Gotham'S Press
Club Fund.
Brawny Seullers From the
Prairie Province Reach
Minnesota's Capital.

CHICAGO, July 2.-The Washington
park races were attended this afternoon
by 5000 spectators, who witnessed some
admirable racing, the last race being re-
markable for the desperate character Of
the finishes in each heat. Andy Nc
Carly, who rode the winner. was so ex-
hauSted that he tainted at the end of the
race, and was only revived with great
difficulty. Details of the races are as
follows:
First race, six-furlocg dash for maiden
two-year-olds, purse S400-Starters: SYRIA
cuse, 108, s to 1; Jubilee, 105, 6 to l Lady
Hemphil, lo5, 10 to l: Santa Cruz los, 10
to l; Baranof, 1os, % to1 Guy Gray, 10s,
1o5 10 to L; King Idle, les, to L; Iris, l05.
Malone. 105, 30 to L; Cotillion, 1O5, Is
to Syracuse, Kate Malone and Irish Dan
led past the three-quarters and into the
stretch where Miss Flood ran to the front
and won handily by two lengths. King Idler
beat Santa Cruz head for place. Time,
1859.
Second race, purse $3.50, one mile and a
sixteenth, had eleven starters-Tenacity, 3.
81, z to B; Glen Fortune, 3, 80, 3 to /; Ken
sington, aged, 1O7, 10 to l; Antonio. 4, ITO,
10 to L; Pyramid, 3, 81: Annie H, 4, 80;
John Gray, 4. no, and Belle X. aged, no,
Is to 1 each; Fillmore, 3, 81, 20 to 1 {; Forest
King, 4, ITO, 80 to L; and Waterleap, 5, lis,
40 to 1. Much trouble was experienced in
getting start. Pyramid led for seven fur
longs. when he gave way to the favorite,
Tenacity, who came right along and won by
three lengths from Glen Fortune; Annie III q
S1420.
Third race was at the same distance and
Little Minch 12O) was a. great fayorite at 3
to 5. The other starters were: Mollie Nc
Carthy's Last. 5, los, 6 to L; Silver Bell, 3,
100. + to 1; Ten Bug, 8, 81, 10 to l; Amelia h
erica, 8, ITO; Billy Gilmore. aged, ITO, 20
to each; Hettie s., 5, 100; Loveland, 3,
leo, and Hamlet, 8, 100, 80 to each. Mol
lie Mecarthy's Last won, Silver Bell second,
Fourth race, one mile-Emperor of Norfolk
won, Aristoti second, Gallifet third. Time,
:46A.
Fifth race was O seven-furlongs selling
lO3; Golightly. 80; Full Sail, 81; Rnody
Pringle. los; Banjo 93 Cassie, 100; Coun-
cillor, 102; Vivian, 80, and Hattie d, 81.
Clara was in the front at the start, but
to the scratch, where Clara c passed him,
and won by two lengths. Banjo third. Time,
1923. Mutuals paid S20.40
Sixth race was a duplicate Of the fifth.
Birthday was the favorite, the others being
Tudor, 90; Malaria, 102; Balance, 80; Jau-
bert, SO; Parrish, 90, and Hattie, lO2. Jau-
bert won two lengths from Birthday, Tudor a
fair third. Time, l %.
The last race was six-furlong heat-Car-
negie, 113; Shotover, 113: Sallie Warren,
80; Margo, 10S; Oracle D, 108; Woodcraft,
us; Vision, 80; Repetta, no; False Alarm,
100; Castillian, 10; Somerset. ITO; Boot
jack, 113; Headlad, lis; Jennie Mcfarland,
no, and Range 80, started in the first heat.
Shotover took the lead and was never headed,
Carnegie second, Jennie Mcfarland third.
The second heat was repetition OF the first.
1:15H; 1:15A. All the others were dis
tanced.