St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-18
KINGSTON BY A HEAD
DWyep Brothers Crack Wins
the Oriental Handicap at
Gravesend.
Kingston, Los Angeles. Badge
and CopteZ Finish Only a
Head Apart.
Such an Exciting Race Has
Rarely Been Seen in
America.
Opening Of the Grand Circuit
Trotting Meeting at Fleet
wood Park.

GRAvEsEND, L. l.. Sept. 1.-THE
first day of the fall meeting of the
Brooklyn Jockey club dawned with a
cloudy sky. The wind. the occas onal
moments Of sunshine, and the frequent
use of harrows went far toward drying
out the track, and at o'clock the track
was considered very good. The meet
ing just beginning bids fair to eclipse
all other meetings this year. The
Dwyer Bros. have gone away down in
their money bags and have offered purses
worth $4,000. With one or two exeep-
tiOns. the noted flyers of the season are
quartered here. At l 80 rain began to
come down, and continued at intervals
throughout the afternoon. With Ell bio
Rey out of the Prospect stakes. it was
nothing but canter for Leclare. and
the hackers of favorites were jubilant.
There was a good deal of disappoint-
ment manifested when it was seen that
Ell Rio Rey had been Withdrawn. Mr..
Winters VIII not allow him to face the
starter until the conditions are more
favorable.
First race, five furlongS- Starters:
Brittanic, Volunteer, Fordham, Mad
stone. Volunteer won in 1:0213, Ford
ham second, Maidstone third.
Second race. one mile and an eighth
Starters: Strideaway, Hindoocraft, Joe
Lee, COme-to-Taw. j A b. Panama,
Rupert. Strideaway won in 1851, j A
b second, Joe Lee third.
Third race, three-Quarters of mile
Starters: Magnate, Caldwell, Tourna-
ment, Torso, Reclare. Reciare won in
1:l6M. Aagnate second. Tournament
third.
Fourth race, Oriental handicap, a
mile and afourth-Starters: Kingston,
Rareland. Exile, Los Angeles, Badge,
Craftsman, Taragon, Orifiamme. Joe
Courtney, Cortez. Raceland, Kingston
and Exile received applause. The
bOOkmakerS. however, evidently
thought there were but two in il. Race
land opened at 215 10 and closed to 5.
KingStOn's price renamed at 2 to L
throughout. At the third attempt of
they went. with Craftsman, Oriflamme,
Kingston and Badge in front. They
punched beautifully in the run to the
stand. but Badge led by scant length.
Badge was still leading at the half-mle
post, with Los Angeles and Craftsman
Tapped a length and half before Cor
teZ. Raceland was fifth. and that was
as near front as he could get through
out the race. AT the end of the three
quarter Craftsman had worked him.
self to the front, but Badge and
Joe Courtney were at his quarters.
Taragon headed Cortez, Exile, Kings
ton and Joe Courtney. Oritiainme and
Raceland were out of it. At the mile
post Badge and Los Angeles were on
even terms. Kingston and COrieZ were.
close up. From the head of the stretch
to the wire it was pretty race. CorteZ,
Kingston. Badge ami Los Angeles ran
almost Tapped all under drive. The,
great crowd scarcely breathed for mo-
ment. Then as the cOlored Archer
(Murphy) slowly but surely forged
Kingston's nose in front and passed.
under the wire in that position,
mighty cheer rent the air, for the Dwyer
Bros great horse had won the Oriental
handicap of 1889. The finish was almost
an exact counterpart of the Brooklyn
handicap, heads only separating the
first four. The official finish was
Kingston, first by head; Los Angeles
second. head before Badge, who was
a head in front of COrteZ, who ran a re-
markably good race. Taragon was
next. Exile, Craftsman, Joe Courtney,
Raceland and Oriflamme followed.
Time, 2:124.
Fifth race, five eichths of mile-Starters:
Windsor Ballot Colt, Lisimony, Carbine,
Warsaw. Cortland. HocEsy, Nomad, Tor,
Cornelia. Llsimony won in i: U4, Ballet
Colt second. Cortland third.
Sixth race. mile and sixteenth--Starters:
Golden Reel. Hub s, Vivid, Letretia, Bridge
Idle, Wilfred. Vivid aud Bridgelight ran a
dead heat for first place in :524, Golden
Reel next On the run-of, VIVID Won in
:53.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race, mile-SI1ggard, ll5: Vermont
rs; Taviston, 1l5; Cartoon, lis; Glory,
l 5; Daylight, los; Stephan. 1O5: Fergus,
1903; Groomsman, IUS: PhiIander, los;
Philosophy, lo6; Burnside, los.
second race, mile and a sixteenth-Little
Minch, us; Bess, 109: Princess Bowling,
III; Bronzomarte, l 9; Diablo, 100; Bertha,
104; Castaway H., lO3.
Third race, three-euarters of a mile-Greg=
DRY, 1lS; Creamery, ! 3; Sam Doxey. 118;
June Day. 11S; Prodigal Son, rs: Judge
Morrow, lis; Haste, lis; Tulla Blackburn,
us; Eminence, lis.
Fourth race. one mile and an eighth-Cor-
tez. ii: Larehmont ia; Macbeth Second,
107; Bella, ia: Princess Bowling, 1t.7.
Fifth race. fve-eighths of mile, selling
Civil Service, rs: Tennessean. B: Ken
wood, l. s. ST. James, LIS; Blue Spring. 90;
Ripley, 90; Nomad. aS; King William, 1O3;
Bavarian, 11": Queer Toy, 10.
Sixth race, three-quarters OF mlle-Ban
Cloche. 12J: st. John, 1874: Young Duke,
1874; Carnegie, 12t: EOlO, 1913; Barrister.
1872: Bohemian, 100; My Fellow. l1S; Con-
nemara. ll6; Jennie Mcfarland, no: Eleve,
10; Sourire, ITO; Gyda, los; Yiniagrette,
100.
Weather threatening.
TIPS FOR TO-DAY.
First Paee-Tav1ston and Cartoon.
Second Raee-Little Minch and Diablo.
Third Race-Gregory and June Day.
Fourth Race-Prineess Bowling and
Bella B.