The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-03
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
Beautiful Weather Brings Out a Big
Crowd at Ivy City.

Beautiful Weather Brings Out Big
Crowd at Ivy City.
WAsHINGTON, NAV 2-The weather was
beautiful, and about , 900 people attended
to-day's races at Ivy City. Following is g
summary:
FIRST RAcE-Five furlongs: for 3-year-olds
aud upward Tipstaf won with Iago second
Ind Tom kesrns third. Time 1906.
SECOND RAcE.-Handicap sweepstakes; mile
anu sixteenth. lie LOgos won, with POcatelio
second aud Troy third. Time lSll%. There
were only three starters
THIRD RACE. --Rrentw wood stakes for 2-year-
olds. In sight Won, with Tom Finley second
and Minnie Russell third. Time l:01A Ba-
varan the fayorite, finished last
Fourth RACE.-Army and Navy stakes. FOR
3-year-olds and upwards Bisgonnett won,
with Letritia second and Bot third
Time 1850.
FIFTH RAcE-Steeple-cha over the regular
course; Horses 10 he ridden by members OF the
club; minimum weight 100 pounds Killaoe
and Simsvile fell aud were out of the race.
although the riders remOunted and rode over
the course Menus won, with Shylock second
and craftsman third Mutual paid s@5.
\ GREAT DAY AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, May 1.-The inaugural day
Of the spring meeting at West Side park to-
day proved more than a realization of the
fondest hopes of the management. The
crowd was varously estimated at from
I ~ ~ -.
the track fine ard the racing excellent The
event of the day was of course the s.. 900
sweepstakes, and wneu the great son Of
| Luke Blackburn came past the grand stand
| a shout went mp from the multitude which
thoroughly attested his great popularity
| The race was given 70 his companion, Come
| 70 Taw, to prevent the former being penal
| lied, bnt it is generally believed by horse
men that Knott could have made the dis
lance in the neighDorhood of poo had he
| been given his head. Following is. sum
mary:
FIRST RAcE.For 3 .yearolds and upwa rds Z
! furlongs. Cartoon won, with Leo II second and
! Strideaway third. Time 1854.
| SECOND RACE.-Selliug; 3-year-ods and up
! wards, furlongs Macauley won with Eva
! Wise second aud McMutry.third Time :SJ9l
| THIRD RACE.-Selling; J-year ODDS and up
! wards five fur!ongs Deer Lodge won, with
! Kedar Kahn second and Meta third. Time :O4
| }. =. Gibbons black horse, Captain Lee, fell
| and was xii ed while going TO the post. His
Jockey was slightly hurt.
| FOURTH RACE. -Two-thousand-doilar sweep
stakes for 3-yearolds; mile and quarter. Proc
| tor Knott was pulled almost double TO let Come
| To law win. Knott was second and Long Fist
! third. Time 10.
| FIFTH RlcE-F and a-hslf furlones. for
! : year olds, Amelia won, with Prince FonsC
second. and Maud l.. third Time O:5,5e.
At LEXINGTON.
LRXISGroS, KY. Nav The weather
was cool and the track good to-day Fol.
! lowing IS a summary;
FIRST BAcr-SiX furiougs. Amos A. won,
with Cheney second. ami Lee Dnkelspel third
| Time l.lJ&
SECOND .-Fifteen-sixteenths Of mile.
| Pat Douayau led from start 10 finish, with Ns,
| Flood second. There was no third horse. Tim,
! l:N'z.
TrIRD RACE Mile and turlong. CLAY Stock
! ton won, with touey Elton second aud Early
{ Dawn third Tune 1,JG.
FoURrH RACE.-Nantura stakes for 2-yegr-oh
| hlles Longshore won with oracle NJ secon,
and tstele third, Time Cn4