Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-28
IN SPORTING CIRCLES
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.C.ALLFORN1A,S UNBEATEN PRIDK
WINS IN THE EAST.

in at the Great Eclipse Handicap
/ sweepstakes-Base Ball and Other
II sporting Events.
WEsrcHEsrER, August 24.-The great
Eclipse stakes handicap sweepstakes.
$4,000 each. with $40, 900 added, OF which
$4,000 went to the second horse and
900 to the third horse. for two-year-
olds, and worth to the winner $2S, ,625,
was won, this afternoon, by Ell Rio Rey,
the unbeaten pride Of California; Eberlees
second. and Banquet third. ime, liza. s
q Twenty-Five hundred sspersons saw the
races, to-day, and the track was perfect.
The event of the day was fixed for $3.50
O'Clock, but it was that time before the
racers were summoned ~ the post by the
bugle. As soon as they had ell arrived
Caldwell got down and said:
Nov, boys, this is big stake, and
want all to have good chance. am not
lgoing to start you until get into the
stand, and will stsrt you with flag. and
will not use my handkerchief. Remember,
il will be flag, and will drop itn
All were soon ready but Cameo. who was
slow TO return. but Henderson turned in
front and down went the flag to the best
start ever seen on the track. OF course
there was leader. Lavonia had the hon.
VI w 70 'oHOrou ny Sty ugd, DeVOtee, III
Rio Rey, and Soroso, with Cameo and June
Day bringing up the rear. It is sale to say
there were not two lengths between the
nose OF the first and tail OF the last
one. As they swung into the straight
stretch El Rio Rey was in the lead with
Cayuga, Devotee and Livonia next On
they came seemingly slowly, for their speed
cannot be judged from the stand, as they
are constantly approaching. As they raise
out OF the dip Winchell shook his whip at
the California crook, and he instantly shot
out couple OF lengths further ahead and
then was steadied. "Great heavens, !" said
a well.known tu1fman, ''there is only one
in it, El Rio Rey walks home" It was a
fact. He had the field at Lis mercy, and
merely played with it. By comparison they
hardly appeared to be moving as he, though
only walking in, was able to keen a
length ahead OF his nearest pursurer
with the greatest ease. 1t was all over but
the shouting, and long before the last fur
long was reached the expressions OF adora
tion for the great colt were made all over.
the stand and lawn. On they came, whip.
ping and spurring, but his sides and fianks
were untouched as, stately as a noble ship
sailing into harbor, he went by the Judges
an easy winner by four lengths and he
might have made it a dozen. Eberlee was
| two lengths before Banquet third Liyonia,
Cayuga, June Day, Devotee, Onaway,
Cameo, Torso, Jersey, Pat Drizzle, Chesa-
peake and Favorite followed as named.
Fve.eighths of q mile-CataIepha won in
1:01; Brittanlc second, Radiant third
One and three.sixteenth miles-Sorrento
won in 2:05; Castaway second, Sunlight
third.
Third race, eclipse stakes, New York
Jockey Club handicap sweepstake, free for
all, mile and quarter BY the time the
first furlong post was reached, Firenzi was
q length and a half before Persimmon,
Torchlight, Raceland, Bandage and Han
over, who were but heads apart. As they
began to climb the hill Torchlight showed
in front, and Firenzi was the first to
make her appearance in the home-stretcb,
followed by Hanover and Raceland, there
was fight which will long be remembered.
Side by side they came and the result was
not only q contest OF speed and endurance
between the horses, but duel between
their iaehoys-R Raceland won hy a neck. !.
Firenzi second, Hanover third. Time,
2:O9x.
Mile-Amason won in 1:o2 (?); Knick-
mack second, Golden Horn third.
Mile and Observation-Disclosures won in
1:5lA; Tattler second, Letretia third. ,. .
THE CHICAGO RACES. Il -.. :.
CHICAGO, August 24.-The closing day OF
Northwestern Breeders Association trot-
ting meeting gave these results: ....
Class 2:25. pacing (two heats passed
yesterday Arthur won; Maggie r.
second, Red Bell third, Dick G. fourth.
Best time, 2:17. s.* '... ...
won; Tribute second. Best time, 2:30X.
Class 2:15. pacing-Bessemer won; Gray
Harry second, Chinese third, DR.. West dis
tapced Best time 2:15K ...'
Futurity stakes for -olds--A
wa'kover for Rostock, Cossack second
Time 2:37X,
Glass 2:40-Czarine wons Fanny Belmont
Second, Syroline third, Joe Eastman fourth
Best time, 2:25z. g.. .-. = ..
| Glass 2:2S-declared off owing to lateness
OF the hour. ..... Line. .-... ......... -
The bay stallion Rosemary. by Straith
more, tretted to beat 2:23 and covered
his mile in 2:19z. ....
49,. THE SARATOGA RACES. ... D..
IL SARATOGA, August 24.-Three-fourths o
l a mile-Leo II. wen in 1:142; Bohemian
second, Cartoon third.
One and three.sixteenths miles-BrowI
, Princess won in 2:03; Retrieve second, Tht
; Lioness third. u ".=i
Mile and 500 yards-St. Luke won il
2:12k; Wary second, Bonita thiFd.
Q Three-fourths OF q Mile-Honduras wol
t in l:15x; Sam Doxey second, Princes
Howard third. 80 "a. .sa .
I. Mile and 100 yards-Kitty Z. won il
l1:47; Golden Reel second, Dynasty third.
I'll BASE BALL GAMES.
NEW YoRK, August 24.-The New Yorl
and Philadelphia teams played two game
a and the Giants won both. The Giant
won the first game by fine rally at tn
hat in the seventh inning. The Giant
took the lead in the second game and al
: though closely pressed, held the advantag
Q to the end. Score, first game-New Yor
t 10, Philadelphia 8. Base hits: New Yorl
- 13. Philadelphia 9. Errors: New Yor
III Philadelphia 3. Batteries: New York
O'Day and Ewing; Philadelphia-Andersor
lBufinton and Clements. Umpire-Mt
% Second dgame-Philadelphia in fifth,
= in sixth. New York 8. Base hits: Phlls
|, delphia 8, New York 10. Batteries; Phila
l. delpbia-Bufintou, Gleason and Schrivel
u New York-Keefe, Welch and Ewing. YIN
q pire-McQuaid. s,,s. 4. =
d iSplANApoLIs. August 24.-Costly error
by the Hoosiers to-day at critical time
lost them the game. Indianapolis o, Giev'
., land z. Base hits: Indianapolis II, EieV'
- ianQ IL. 1hAAesh~P0
1t land /. Batteries: indianapolis -Getzei
20 and DAILY; Cleyeland-Q'Brien and 1lmme
9, pmpire-Jose.
rt BosToN. August 24s-Keefe was hit hare
and the Senators elleasy victims. Bosto
S, Washington B. Base hitsl Boston
Washington 10. Errors: Boston
Washington, 4. Batteries: Boston-Clarl
SON and Bennett; Washington-Keefe an
Mack. Umpire-Knight. gs.s..
ts CHICAGO, August 24.-Galvin was TO
much for the home team, to-day. Score'oh
capo in third and in eighth, Pitts6urg
,e Bass hits: Chicago 8, Pittsburg 9. Error
"a Chicago 2, Pittsburg q. Batteries: Cnlcae
81 ~Tener and Farrel; Pittsburg-Galvin an
ng Carol. Umpire-Lynch.
be Cincinnati-Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn b.
Kansas City-KansasC City 8. Athletics L
a. Louisyille- Columbus 16, Louisville Z.
:, st, Louis-St, Louis 6, Baltimore 4
y watson "Bushed" i'm the Fifth Round
Z" LAWRENCE, Mass. August 24.-Geor
;fa Rush. of California, and Henry W.Watso
lie ~ Billerica, Mass., fought to the finish ear
" .l;s r,ornino inst over the New Hampshl