The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-29
LON MYERS IN LUCK.
Two Horses Belonging to Americas Fa-
nous sprinter Winners Yesterday.
HORSES WORTH BACKING T01TOR.
ROW-JERSEY CITY NEWS
Sell LECTIONS

SELECTIONS.
First Race-Jim Bradt, Pat Oakley.
Second Race-Lottery, Doodle.
Third Race-P1aneroid ge1ding, v. Sass.
Fourth Race-Count Luna, Landseer.
Fifth Race-Carlow, Petersburg.
Sixth Race-St. Elmo, Hailstone.
1t was dismally cold at Gutenberg yes
terday, the damp, chill penetrating to the
bone; but very large crowd assembled
to witness the races, which, the weather
considered, were thoroughly well con-
tested. Large fields faced the starter and
not q little delay was occasioned in get
ting the horses away. But Starter Carr
worked hard and resolutely with them,
and managed to get the six races off
some little time before five o'clock.
Favorites have been having hard
time of it during the present week. There
are SO many new candidates appearing
that the racegoers find it hard to select
winners. Yesterday the majority were
again unsuccessful, but two winning
their races, while the success of Julia
Miller in the fourth race, was veritable
surprise.
| The first race, at five furlongs, had nine
starters, with Eoline the favorite, and she
went out at the start and was never
headed, winning by a length and half,
with Henry Rose second, eight lengths in
front of Krishna. Time, 1861. Mutuels
paid $40, place. s3.7O; Harry Rose
paid S43O.
Frolic was a hot favorite for the second
race, at seven furlongs, in which six
started. L. e. Myers, the world famous
| sprinter, in whose colors the winner of the
first race ran, also owns Lord Beacons-
field, who started in this race, and whose
chances were strongly liked by the hand
some young athlete and his friends. The
race was always between Lord Beacons-
! field and Frolic, and at the end the former
won by half length, with F'rolic eight
lengths in front of Landseer. Time,
1:3415. Mutuels paid Sl5.10, place, S.. 10;
| Frolic paid $3.50.
| The eight starters for the third race, at
| six and half furlongs, were decidedly
| frisky at the post Pendennis was the
| favorite, but he could never reach Bass
Viol. who won handily by three lengths,
with Pendennis half length in front OF
Havana Time, 1:2T. Mutuels paid $10.50;
place, S5.05. Pendennis paid 49,
Then the crowd plunged heavily on
| Columbine for the fourth race, at seven
furlongs, for which eight started. She
was made an out and out favorite, and
the crowd watched her winning, as they
thought, she running well in the lead.
But in the stretch dark 'un, Julia Miller,
raced up and captured the prize by q
/ length and half, with Columbine
second. half length in front of Pat
Divver Time, 1:3494 Mutuels paid S23. 80;
| place, $780, Columbine sold in the field
| for place and paid $3.50.
1t was a cold AFTERNOON for the hackers
of favorites, but in the fifth race they felt
| they had an air tight thing with Lottery,
! and SO it proved. The race was at a mile
and quarter and seven ran. Lottery
went out and won away off, with Prospect
second, two lengths in front of Howerson.
Time, 2:19, Mutuels paid S3; place, S265;
| Prospect paid $10:S0.
The last race was at five furlongs and
nine ran, with Zero the favorite and
Doodle second choice They finished in
that order, a length separating them,
while Saluda was third, half length
away. Time, 1:021l. Mutuels paid S4.15;
place, S315. Doodle paid S4.55.