Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-09
AMONG THE RUNNERS.
Only Two Out of Five Favorites Are
Winners at Nashville.
THE LAST DAY AT LEXINGTON.
Elyton the Leader in the Strauss Handi.
cap in Very Good Time.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE RACING NEWS

NASHVILLE, May 8.-The weather was
fine, the track fast, but little dusty, and
the crowd fair at Westside Park to-day.
Only two out of five favorites won.
First race, selling, for 3year-olds and up
ward, six furlongs-Starters: Heidelheim, 1l0
pounds, Fink; Ben Harrison, l04, Richcrook;
Sable. los, Mcknight; Ernest Race, Ill, Dona-
hue; Governor Bates, ll0, Griffin; Governor,
liz, R. Williams; Norma. liz, overton; Califor-
mia, lis, Blaylock; Orderly 119, Kiley. Orderly
went to the front at the half and kept the lead,
winning under a pull by half length, Ben
Harrison second. two lengths in front of Cali
fornia, third. Time, Lilo. Post odds: Three to
5 Orderly;5 to Ben Harrison; II to Cali
fornia; 6 to to 20 to / on the others
Second race, selling, for SYear-olds, seven
furlongs-StaIters: Meta, 98 pounds, Ger
hardy; Thankful, 101, 6. Covington: T. ]. Rusk,
ITO, Williams: Santa Cruz, lO6 Francis; Cas-
thews. Meta was hot favorite, but Rusk took
the race from her by half a length, Santa Cruz
third. Time, 1:S0. Post odds: 10 to l T. J.
Rusk: even money Meta; Is to Santa Cruz; 10
to 1tThankful; to l Cassandra; to Fred
Taral
Third race, for S-year-olds and upward, mile
Williams; Hornpipe, 1O7, Overton: Chas Reed
SO, Magee; Big Three, l07, Mattox; Clifford, 10l
Rlchcroke; Quotation, l0l, Gerhardy; Headlad,
!92, q. Covington; Long Chance, ITO, Delong;
d.
the favorite, and won in a driving finish by
half length from Harry Glenn, second, a
length in from Comedy, third. Time, 14911%5.
Poss odds: to Quotation; 10 to / Harry
others.
Fourth race, for 2year-olds, five furlongs-
starters: Lady Blackburn, los pounds, Moore;
Mgrte AmaI;s los DelO9g Light 100 W WassOR
croke. Lady Blackburn took the lead early In
the hight and won in walk by three lengths,
Amella second: a length in front of Light.
third. Time, LOS Post odds: 8 to Browns
entry Uady Blackburn and Myrtle j.; 2 to 1
Amelia; 8 to Light; even money Blue Blazes.
Fifth race, selling, five furlongs-Starters:
Pauline. u pounds. belong; Red Bill, 96,
Mooman; Kidnap, 101, G. Covington; Buckler,
l02 Francis; Juniata, 104, Williams; Stonewall,
104, Richcroke; Schoolmaster IO6 Fink: Little
Bess, 106 Griffin, Lizzie Glenn, Abbas; Parnell,
~, Moore; RipPley, IL, Fills; Wattell; 1l6, A.
Covipgton; Pat Sheedy. III, OEerton; Duhme,
1l9, Magee. Pauline sold even money in the
books, but was not in the race. The finish was
close, Kidnap winning by head from Juniata,
third. Time, I:O4 Post odds: S to i Kidnap;
to Juniata; 10 to l Little Bess; even money to
100 on others.
The entries and pooling rates for to-morrow's
races are as follows:
First race, selling. purse So for s-year-olds and
upward, seven fur,ongs-Entries: L j Ruska 80
pounds RS2 rs; Eva wise 1.I 81; Jessie @eFaTland
SIS; .Festus SS and stumpy Green 1O4 unsold.
Total, $780,
Second race, Norfolk handicap. for 3-year-olds,
S45 to start 81 600 added, mile-Angelus 93 pounds
and j T los, S6; Chilhowie III, and Galen liz s55
Long1sh lis. and Gardner 102 S12; Dock Wick
l07, q: Monita Hardy 1Os, SS Bonair 1O9, g.
Third race, purse s4OO. for maiden hllies, 2year-
olds, five furlongs-Miss Maud lis pounds, $8;
Lena Ban lis. S6; Mary LIS, Miss Ryan ll5 Hum
ley : lis Hearts Ease IFS, Cecil B lis. as field,
go. Total, S24.
Fourth race, Rock City handicap, purse 81, 500,
of which $3.50 to second and s50to third for 3year-
olds and upward, mile and a sixteenth-ferra
Gotta 100 pounds, and Santaline II2 s65; Leo
11S Endurer 119, $17; Eight-to-Seven (no weight
given). Sl1: Clara G 96. s.: Hamlet 106 S2; Head
lad go s.; Big Three, s.. Total Sl10.
Fifth race selling, purse $500 for S-year-olds
and upward that have run and not won at this
meeting eleven-sixteenths of a miIe-Golightly
109 pounds, s25 Montpelier IO7, $40; No More lis
y; Red Leaf LIS, 80. Total, s4S.