Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
A DAY OF RARE SPORT.
RACING At GRAYESEND AND ~
RIOUS OTHER PLACES.

st. Carlo Wins the $4,000 Prize at the
Former Place-A Day of Intense Ex-
element There-Base Ball ana other
Sporting Events.
New YoRK. May 23.-The greatest none
tary prize of the spring racing season, the
great American stakes, worth $4,000 to
afternoon, and st. Carlo, the crack two
year-old, owned by banker August Belmont,
was the victor. The weather was pleasant
and the track in very fair conditions:
One and one-sixteenth mile-Zephyrus
won in lac; Maidstone second, Longstreet
third.
One and one-sixteenth miles-Brother
Ban won in 1:49; the Bourbon second, Bo-
hemian third.
Great American sweepstakes, for two
year-oids (foals Of 1857, five iurlongs-
The fourteen contestants presented d beau
tiful sight as they were ranged before the
starter in the backstretch. After dozen
attempts they were finally gotten off. with
the favorite colt ahead of the lot, Torso
next, Chaos third and St. Carlo fourth.
Torso was first past the halfmile post,
ha'f length before Chaos, who was full q
length in front of Belmont, who had
Ecola, Colt and Houston at his saddle
girth. At the last furlong post it was seen
the great prize lay at the mercy OF Bal
larat, st. Carlo and Torso. An
other sixteenth was passed and
a great shout went up. as it
was seen that st. Carlo was the sure win
ner. Another shout hailed his victory as
he dashed by the imaginary line, the winner
by nearly three lengths in l:O2h; Balarat
First quarter in rs. three eights in :37 and
half mile in $50. The remaining horses
came in in the following order: Drizzle,
Chaos, Devotee, Houston, Kelpcolt, Home
phatic, Muscilage. St. James, Ecalo, Colt
Ekton and La Favorite colt.
Mile and q Quarter-Starter, Elkwood,
Hanover, Diablo. The results of this race
showed that. while Hanover was due for
seven furlongs or less, with ordinary
horses, he can no longer go q distance with
the cracks OF the day. The trio were
off with Elkwood in front, Diablo ney
Hanover last. All heads appeared. o.
stirred up with the whip. HanovAN a.
the lead and came by two lengths beaS, q
Diablo, who was the same distance
front of Elkwood. On the lower turik
Hanover was eased bit, and at the
quarter-post Diablo was but q length
behind him. Halt way up the back stretch :
Diablo moved up and took the lead with
out difficulty. As they rounded the turn
he ran away from Hanover with ease and
came into the home stretch six full lengths
before him. 1t was all over. Diablo raced
home at his ease aud won by half q dozen
lengths in 2;09. Hanover only got second
Il. - L 10 H.. - - IT,,
lor's part. he sparing neither whip norspur
to get it.
Five-eighths mile-Onward won in LOS;
Mllerton second, Urbana third.
Three-quarters OF a mile-StoningtOn
won; Queen Elizabeth second; Queen Of
Hearts third. Time 1:17A.
BASE BALL GAMES.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The PhiIlies fell
an easy victory to the Clevelands this af-
ternoon. through their inability to hit
Beatin.' Sanders was unable to get a ball
across the plate in the early innings, and
was hit hard besides. Score: Philadel-
phil 2. Cleveland 5. Batteries: Philadel-
and Clements Cleveland
Bea tin and Sutcliffe.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The visitors out
felded the senators to-day, but their in
a biiity to make connection with Fearson's
curves and the hard hitting OF the home
club was the cause of their defeat. Score:
Washington 6, Pittsburg l. Batteries:
Washington Pearson and Mack; Pitts
burg-Dunning and Carroll.
NEW YORK, Eay 23.-The game, to-day,
between the New York and Chicago clubs
fielding, and good and bad ba6e work.
Score: New York II, Chicago 1S. Batter
ies New York Hatfield and EwI".. Chi
cago-Gumbert and Summers.
Observation-Disclosures 9, Louis y" s.
Kansas City-Kansas City 8, .scook-
lyn II. Game called at the enG OF The
sixth inning on nr "Ht Of a f'-aVy rain
and hail storm, which came up.
St. Louis-St. Louis 8. Atheti' >.
RACING AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-At Latonia, to-day,
weather rainy; attendance large; track
slow.
Maiden, three-year- olds and upwards,
seven -eighths mile Mcdowell won; Hazen
secoud, Mavlass third. Time 1:31.
Maiden, three-year-olds and upwards,
seven. .eighths mile-Bannerette won; Gar
der second, Kate Malone third. Time.
1907.
Two-year.olds, five-eighths mile-Tedy
Venture won; Portlaw second, Romaine
third. Time, 1:O4A.
Three-y ear-olds and upwards, one and
one-sixteenth miIe-Grand Lady won; Long
Boy second; Cassius third. Time, 1:51.
Three-year-olds mile-Brovo won; Long
fish second, Jose NJ. third. Time, 1:45h.
Three-yea olds and upwards, seven
eighths mile-Mayo won; Iago second, Chill
hOwie third. Time, 1:31b.