New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-15
STAR LILY GETS THE BIG PURSE
THE FLEET YOUNG MARE WINS THE
FLOWER CITY STAKES.
FIVE INTERESTING RACES AT THE GRAND CIR
CUT MEETING IN RoCHEsTER-RoY
WILKES OUT OF FORM.


tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Rochester, Aug 14.-Five races were decided at the
Driving Park this afternoon including the Flower City
stake of $4,000, six heats of which had been troted
Yesterday. This, the most important race of the
meeting was won by the young mare, star LILY, who
came out Of the accident OF yesterday without Injury and
proved the best of the field this afternoon She and
the Utica stallion, sprague Goddust, had two heats
each from yesterday and the contest reduced itself
to battle between the pair. They led the rest from
the outset In the seventh heat. and though Star Lily
made skip on the backstretch She caught handily,
and Kept her place al the pole On the homestretch
urea but game, the little equal to final
chort which landed her winner of the big purse in
= :2l "a, sprague Golddust at her wheel Turner got
fehnd kech today but too late to bring the fast
geldlng to the front
In the . I'D class Globe had won heat yesterday
in good time and the choice to-day. lie went
away rapidly in the second heat and after Lady Bullion
had tried without success and dropped back TO fifth
place, Globe beat Lynn W. in rs Ia. Then the
Buffalo gelding favorite at 10 to 6, and In
the third heat led all the way. Yorktown Belle
made 1 rush on the homestrech, and got very close
to Globe as the latter finished in 10 IL.
Then the 2:27 class called four of the eight
names being slated to start. or these Katherine ;.
was the choice al money, but again Buffalo had
successful candidate in the young stallion Prince
Regent, who overhauled Jim Fuller near the half
mile post in the first heat, and carried him 10
break on the homesrech, the Prince getting the heat
in . 23. Then he was favOrite at 100 TO 80, and
though Katherine s got to his wheel in the second
heat he led her at the wire in ID. II was fore
gone conclusion for Prince Regent after this, and in
the last quarter Of the third heat ne opened big
and lowered his record to . 81 II.
Roy Wilkes heavily backed for the frec-for-
allpace, but even when he the first heat 1t was
apparent he not able for hard race. After
Gossip ir, had been laid up for two heats he came
along and captured the third easily. Roy Wilkes this
time not driven out In the fourth heat Roy tried but
could not beat Gossip. To satisfy his hackers who
complained Of croOkedness, A p. Mcdonald, of Albany,
put up to drive in the fifth heat. The Wilkes
stallion uneasy, however and Gossip beat him
easily.
For the 20 class Jack the tip, and the gray
eelding had quite recovered his form, 50 that he
outclassed his field. Grayght led in the first two
heats but Jack carried him of his stride each time,
and in the last heat led from wire TO wire.
This cleared up the card. Tomorrow the 2;24
and rs classes, the stake for fouryear olds, and
special for Johnston beat his pacing record make
up the programme. The attendance to-day was
GOOD but the weather unsettled that many
werr kept away. summary:
FLOWER CITY GUARANTEED STAKE-sl00 900. 2:3O