St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-07
Springbok'S Speedy Daughter
Kuntpess Wins the B0ule-
ward Stakes.
Distance Between First and
Second SO Slight as to
Puzzle Judges.
Cayuga, the Pride Of the Mor-
ris String, Wins the Hope
full Stakes.
The Track at Monmouth Dry
and Very Dusty, but
Fast.

CHICAGO, July Cover 10000 people
attended the races at Washington park
to-day and witnessed some splendid
racing The weather was clear and hot
and the track fast. The feature was the
Boulevard stakes, in which HuntreSS
and MOnuoSe ran a grand race, both
being under drive for the last quarter
of a mile. nose and nose, and the finish
being marked by victory for Huntress
by the narroWeSt margin possible. De
tails:
First race. purse 5000, three year-olds, al
loWances, one mile-Starters: Bannerette,
122, l. Lewis; Teuton, l22, Murphy; Annie
Blackburn, 10Y, Taral; Vermont, I22; Lady
Homphill, 10; FaunuS, 40; Duke OF the
Highlands, 1922; Aunt Jennie, 10Y: D. T.
rs. Betting s to against Teuton. to
Bannerette, > to l Annie Blackburn, 10 10
60 to l the others. Faunus led to the
quarter. but on the turn to the back stretch
Bannerette and Teuon went out III front
together and raced head and head to the end,
Bannerette getting the verdict by short
nose: Annie Blackburn was third, four
lengths back. Time, :43l2.
Second race, handicap sweepstakes, $50
each with $500 added, three-fourths of a
mile-Starters: Geraldine, ll3, Tompk1ns;
Little Minch lis, Covington; Joe Courtney,
108 Winchell; Aloha. los; COMEDY, Io4 :
Va Tout, 93 Cousin Jeems. ia; only Dare
JOG. Betting . to l against Little MlnCn, b
to Joe Courtney, 3 to l Geraldine to l
Cousin JeemS II to so to the others. 10
q bad start Only Dare. Little Minch and Ger
nldine got off lengths in front OF the others
AT the half Geraldine took the lead. and on
the turn increased her advantage to four
open lengths. In the stretch Little Minch
closed up the gap very fast, and was finally
only beaten short length by Geraldine. Joe
Courtney was fair third. Time, ia.
The third race was the Boulevard stakes,
for all ages penalties and allowances SZ5
each, SO forfeit with ST. 900 added or $500
to second and 500 to third, one and one
fourth miles-Starters: Huntress 122, Nc
Iaughlin; MOntTOse 124, l. Lewis; Robin
Hood 100 Winchen. Betting, even money
against each Huntress and MOntrOSe. to
Robin Hood. Montrose led for a mile, run
ming two open lengths in front OF Huntress:
At the turn into the stretch Huntress joined
Montrose and the two ran desperate race 10
the wire, in which Huntress prevailed by
only few inches and solely through Nc
Laughlin's superior jockeyship. 1t was
McLaughln's first winning mount at Wash
ington park, and he was greeted with great
cheering on returning to the stand. Robin
Hood was close third, and was sold after
The race to Scroggan Bros, for So, 600. Time,
Z:US14.
Fourth race, purse 5000, for two-year- olds,
selling three-quarters of a mile-Starters:
Dilemma 100, Covington; Grac1e NJ, 100,
ElONdl, ElGIl DbuSldo OOs CtCptOf " ANIt1Ni ,
II3; Queer Toy I16; Teddy Venture, 100;
Harvester, 81; Willie NJ. 81. Betting. TO B
against Oracle NJ, to l Teddy Venture. z to
l Queer Toy ana Harvester 8 to l Wrestler
and Ellen Douglas Is to l the others. Oracle
NJ led to the stretch, with Queer Toy and
Teddy Venture alternately second and third.
At the end of the rush down the stretch Di-
lemma showed first at the wire by an open
length. with Oracle NJ second and Ellen
Douglas third Time, LISA.
Fifth race, purse $500, penalties and al
lOWauces. eleven sixteenths of mile-Start-
ers: Flood Tide. 90, Hart; Wahsatch, "a,
Freeman: Unlucky IO4, StOval; Woo craft,
1O9: Kidnap, 1OI; John Reber, 100; Carrie
W, 1O4: Hornpipe, 119; Somerset, 100; Bal
ance. 10Y Betting, s to 5 against Flood Tide,
5 to > WOOdcraft, to l Unlucky, 6 to
Wahsatch, 10 to 40 to the others. Balance,
Kidnap and Somerset in turn led until the
three-quarters was reached. when Flood Tide
and Wahsatch drew away from the field and
ran close race to the finish, Flood Tide
winning by three parts of a length with Un
lucky fair third. Time, l 80.
Sixth race. purse and conditions as in the
fifth. one and one-eighth miles-Starters:
Hindoocraft, 90, Hollis; Ed Mack. 107,
Moseby; Once Again. 90. Allen; Pink Cot
tage, 104; Tenacity, 112; Fayette, l12;
MOnita Hardy, %; Trust, ia; Brandolette,
80; Brown Princess, "a; Vengeur, 80. Hin
doocraft aud Brown Princess carried Oh the
running necks apart for seven furlongs,
when Brown Princess was beaten. Hindoo-
craft kept his lead to the end, and won
rather easily by two lengths, while Ed Mack
beat Once Again a nose for the place. Time,
i :17IS