St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-30
TIE RACES AT MEMPHIS.
Fine Weather and an Excellent
Days Sport.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 29.-ThiS was
the seventh day of the spring meeting
of the Memphis Jockey club. The
weather was bright, and gentle breeze
blowing from the east. The attend
ance was very large, and the meeting
has been the most successful one ever
held in the South. The track was fast
but little dusty. The judges were
Stony Montgomery, George Arnold and
Edmund Orgill.
mile-Starters: Mile Williams, 102. Barnes
Mt. Lebanon, 1O2 MITCHELL; Colrain. l03.
Monaghan: Huaulpa, 103. Fisher; Lady
Blackburn. 1O4, Magee: Indian Princess,
10I, AbbaS; Lilly Kinney, 104: Hildegarde,
Jog. Richcreek; Gwendoline. JOG, Gerhardy
Artistic. LOG, Ransom. In the books the odds
were 2 to l, Mile Williams; ) to l. Mt. Leb-
anon, and Colrain s 20 /. and 30 to against
the Others. The start was Struggling one
Artistic and Lady Blackburn being in front
the others strung out. Lady Blackburn soon
took the lead and was never headed, win
ming by half length from Mt. Lebanon,
second, who was length in front of Lilly
Kinney, third. Time. :514.
Second race, purse, handicap, for three
year-oids, one and one-eighth miles-Start-
ers Madolin, los, Richcreek: Monita Hardy,
109, Oyerton: keevena, los, Barnes. Hon.
John B, so. Clark; Meckie II, 1913, Monag-
yena: D to 2, MadOlin; 8 to l, Meckie H and
Monita Hardy; 10 to l, Hon. John B. At the
start Hon. John was slightly in front, with
Monita Hardy second, the others punched,
except Madolin, who was last They raced
i'll this position until the stretch was reached,
when keevena shot to the front and Won
handily by two lengths, Madolin second, a
length in front of Monita Hardy, third.
Time, 2 minutes.
Third race, Luerhmaun Hotel stakes. sell
ing, for all ages, 500 added. one mile
Starters: Irma II, Sc, belong; Tudor. So,
Grancis; kermesse, 90 Barnes; Bridgelight,
81, Coleman; Bankrupt 102, Gerhardy In
the books the odds were 3 TO 5, Bankrupt; 3
to l. Tudor; 6 TO 1, Kermesse; ~ to / irIna
II: % 10 /. Bridgelight. Bankrupt and Irma
II were slightly i'll front at the start the
others punched. ITma ii led by two lengths
going up the back stretch: Bankrupt. Ker-
messe and Tudor punched. When the stretch
was reached Irma ii was still leading. bat
Tudor challenged her, and after a whipping
finish, won by length, Irma II second. two
lengths in front of Bankrupt third. Time,
1:42$4.
Fourth race. selling purse, for all ages,
| three fourths of a mile heats-Starters: T.
J. Rusk, rs. Black: Albert Stull, %. De Long;
Dick Wright, IS, Monaghan; Effie III, 90,
l0o, Ransom. IN the books the odds were
| 6 10 Hamlet, D 10 Countess, 6 to / Albert
| Stull and Thomas j. Rusk, 10 to and u to
j against the other two Effie 81 and Albert
| Stull were i'll front at the start, the others
| strung out The two leaders maintained
| their position until The stretch, when T. j.
| Rusk shot 10 the front and won by half a
| length from Albert Stul. second, who was a
length in front of Hamlet, third Time.
1:1Sia. In the books for the second heat the
odds were: Even money on Hamlet S To )
/ Z. j. Rusk, 6 to l and 20 to l against the
others.
Second ieat-Aibert S;ull was slightly in
the lead al the start, and was in front ali the
way around, winning the heat after driving
lengths in front of T. j. Rusk, third. Tinie,
1:i7Ia The odds were now ] TO Oil Al
bert Stuli and to l on I. j. Rusk.
Third Heat-Aibert Stull led from start to
finish, winning handily by two lengths.
Time, LISP.
Fifth Race, selling purse, for al ages five