The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-12
A GOOD DAY ON THE TRACK
The sport at Washington the Best of
the Present Meeting.

The Sport at Washington the Best of
the Present Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1l.-This was the best
day of the fall meeting of the National
Jockey Club races The weather and track
were excellent The events were as follows:
FIRST REGULATIONS, all ages; six furlongs
| Cornelia won, with Mede second, and Ralph
Black third Time f:1716
SECOND RACE-Selng; mile and a sixteenth
Prather won. with Battersby second, and Roth
well third. Time 1:511h
THIRD RAcE-Congress stakes; selling sweep
stakes; all ages; $500 added; one and onesix-
teenth miles. Golden Reel won, with Seymour
second, and Royal Garter third Time 1904
FOURTH RAcE-Selling; beaten horses; six fur
longs Tom Ksarns won, with Stansley Sharpe
second, and Blanche third. Time I'M
FIFTH RAcE-Beaten horses; seven furlongs
Beck won, with Bess second, and Wild Cherry
third. Time 1880.
BooKMAKERs IN LUCK.
CINCINNATI. o., Oct. 1.-THE sixth day
of the Latonia races was good one for the
bookmakers. Not single favorite won
The track was in good condition. The
weather was clear and pleasant. The events
were as follows:
FIRST RACE. For maiden FLIES, 2year-clds;
half mile. Bette WaddeI1 won, with Emily S
second, and Flyer third. Time 0:5015.
SECOND RAcE-Selling: three-quarters of
mile Pell Nell won with Zulu second, and
Amos third. Time i:i6L.
THIRD RACE-Seven furlongs. Dollikins won
with Liederkranz second, and Avondale third.
Time 1889.
FOURTH RAcE-Selling; one mile. Lucy P.
won wish Tenacity second, and Cora Fisher
third. Time "a.
FIFTH RAcE-Selling purse, for 2-year-olds;
three-quarters of mile. Camilla won, with
Sunnyorook second, and Fakir third. Time
111M.
AT JEROME PARK.
W
Park races to-day the weather was pleasant,
but the track was slow. The events were
as follows:
FIRST RAcE-For 2-year-olds, selling; half
mile straight. Carrie c. won, with Elmstone
second, and Sam Morse third. Time 0:4S.
SECOND kAcE-For beaten horses. beaten al
lowances, a-year-olds and upwards; mile and
| sixteenth. Salvador won, with Connemara sec
ond. and Darling third. Time 2:01.
THIRD RACE-ChampaRne stakes, for 2-year-
| Odds; six furlongs. June Day won, with Sue
cessor second, and Rosette third. Time 117A.
FOURTH RACE-Handicap for all ages; mile
and three sixteenths. Charlie Dreux won,
with Huntress second, and Kern third Time
| 2:0615
FIFTH RAcE-Purse of $1,000, for beaten
horses at this meeting; 3-year-olds and upward;
| mile. Diablo won, with Bertha second, and
| Bridgelight third. Time :46.
SIXTH RAcE-Seing; for all ages; mile and
sixteenth. Glendale won, with Burnside
second, and Letritia third. Time 1855.
BELLE HAMLIN BEATS HARRY WILKES.
A trotting match at Fleetwood park to-
day between Harry Wilkes and Belle Ham
lin resulted in favor of the mare in two
straight heats. Time 2:163l, 2;19A.
TRoTHNG BY GAS LIGHT.
LANCASTER, O., Oct 11-At the Fair
field county fair last night Morgan's trotter,
Guy, was speeded by the light of natural
gas illumination TO beat his record Of 2:10M.
He only made 2:17, however.
| AT NORRIS PARK.
The weather and track were fine at the
West Chester races to-day. The events were
as follows:
FIRST RACE-For all ages, non-winners; five
| furlongs Swift won, with Holiday second, and
| Frsjoles third Time 1001S.
| SECOND RACE-Sweepstakes for all ages; nom
| winners; one and one-sixteenth miles. Dutch
| Roller won, with Larchmont second. and King
| of Norfolk third Time 1850.
THIRD RAcE-Seling; for 2year-olds; five fur
longs Punster, Jr, won, with Bessie X second,
and st. James third. Time l0l&. Mutuals
paid SIPS, and the place $107.
| FOURTH RACE-Selling; for 3-year-olds and
| upward; six furlonss. Umpire won, with Clay
Stockton second, and Vivid third. Time 1913
| Mutsas paid $40.
| FIFTH RAcE-Sweepstakes for 8 year. Odds and
upward mile heats. First heat: Castaway
wen with Maid of Orleans second aud Barrister
third. Time l:42. Second heat: Maid of Or
| leans won with Dunboyne second, and Cast
won, with Maid of Orleans second. Time 1:45.
PIEDMONT EXPOSITION RACES.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 1.-THE racing to-
| day at the Pied mont fair was fine. The
weather was fair and the attendance good.
| In the 2:42 class the result was:
| Belle ......... ..................4 I
Norwood Hambletonian. ..............l
CAdy more. .....................-....S = 5
Lizzie Medium was withdrawn on account
| of lameness after finishing two heats, in
both of which she trotted third. Time $40,
2:3711a, $40, 2:3711, 2:4015.
THE SECOND RACE.
In the second event the result was:
Tommy Lambert. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3
| Bolinie Wood ......... .................1 /
Time, 2S5, 1888, 2:S215.
Running races commence next week.
Tonight twenty racs-horses reached
| Atlanta from the east. There are now 100
racers on the grounds.
BIG PRICE FOR TRoTTER,
TEREE HAUTE, IND, Oct. 11.-At a late
hour tonight Axtelle, the great trotter,
was sold to Col. Conley of Chicago for
| $105,0 Col Conley is supposed to repre-
sent a syndicate. Andy Walsh of Hartford
and John Madden of Lexington offered
| $101 900, but it was refused. This is the
highest price ever paid for any horse.
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