St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-05
Kentueky's Pride Cut Out the
Pace and Kept the
Lead.
Long Shots Win in the Mud at
Monmouth, Dumping the
Talent.
Wet Weather and a Heavy
Track Spoil the Sport at
Brighton.


of nearly $4,000 people. The track was
slow but safe, the weather pleasant and
the racing first-elass. The main feat
ure of the day was the Sheridan stakes.
in which the much-improved Proctor
Knott defeated Spokane in hollow style,
leading from start to finish and winning
as he pleased. Details are as follows:
First race. purse 5000, maiden two
year-olds, fiVe-eighths of mile-Start-
ers: Prodigal Son, III, Allen; Mary
Stoval: Cancan. 10S: Eberlee, Ill; Har-
vester, Ill; Bobby Beach, III; Sena.
los; Irene, 10S; and Tioga, III. Bet
ting 8 to against Prodigal Son and
Harvester, to l Mount Lebanon and
Eberlee, 20 to Mary MallOy, 20 to % to
l the others. Tioga and PrOdigal Son
were first off to start. in which Eber-
lee and Mount Lebanon were last away.
Tioga kept his head in front until the
stretch was reached, where Prodigal
Son soon had his opponents beaten. He
won by two lengths from Mary Malloy,
she as far in front of Mount Lebanon
third. Time, 1:05.
Second race, purse 5000, non-winning
and maiden allowances, one mile =
Starters: Caliente, 104, Barnes; Come
to Taw, 100. Finnegan; Arundel, 116,
Stoval: ]. T., so: Warrior, 90; Duke of
Highlands, 104; Kemp billiard. ia;
Annie BIackburne, so: Waheaton. 80;
Early Dawn, 122; and Captain Wood,
ia. Betting, t05 against Come-to
Taw, 2 to l, Caliente, to l Anne
Blackburn, 13 to l Arundel, 10 to 100 to
l the others. Arundel and Caliente
were first and second for seven fur
of+ vxTni oh CalioT1fn T1occld into
the lead and won quite easily by three
lengths from Come-to-Taw, who run
fast in the stretch, and beat Arundel as
far for the place. Time. 80 3-5.
Third race, extra, selling. purse 5000,
one mile-Starters: Probus, 100, Q.
Lgwis; Governor, 9S, Francis; AL
phonse. SO, Wellington; jake Toms.
104; Mirth, 80. Betting, to 5 against
Jake Toms, to l AlphOnso and Cover
nor, 5 to Peobus, 6 to l Mirth. jake
Toms led for a nalf mile. and then
gave way to Governor. In the stretch
Prebus challenged Governor and Won
by neck, with AlphOnsO poor third.
Time, 1:4S14.
Fourth race, selling, purse 5000, one
mile-StarterS: Rambler. 104, Gerhardy;
Madolin, 90, Barnes; Oarsman, III,
Taral; St. AIbans, 100; The Elk. 90; st.
Nick, los. Betting to 5 against Mado-
lin. 3 to l Oarsman, to Rambler, Z to
l st. Nick. s to The Elk, 10 to st. AL
bans. OarSman was first off, but Ram
bier took the lead on the first turn and
kept it to the end. though he only beat
MadOlin a neck at the finish. OarSman
was poor third. Time, :46 3-5.
Fifth race, the Sheridan stakes, for
three. .year-olds. 500 each, with S1.50O
added. worth $3.50 to the winner one
and One-fourth miles-StarterS: Proc
tor Knott, lis, Finnegan; Spokane. 125,
Kiley: Retrieve, 11S. |. Lewis; Once
Again, 123, Murphy; Heron, lis, Barnes:
Glockner, 11S, Williams; Beth Brock,
1O3, Stoval. Betting 6 to 5 against Spo-
kane, s to 5 Proctor Knott, Is to |
Once Again, Heron and Beth Brock,
20 to GIockner and Retrieve. After one
breakaway the horses were sent away
in good shape at the second attempt
with Proctor Knott first, Retrieve second
and Once Again third. Proctor Knott
was never once headed in the race. At
the stand he led by half length, with
Glockner second and Spokane third. At
the quarter he was length clear, with
Spokane second and Heron third. Down
the back stretch Proctor Knott ran very
fast and the field began to string out.
At the half he led by three lengths,
with Spokane second and Retrieve
third. This order was not changed
afterwards. At the three-quarterS Proc
tor Knott was four lengths ahead and
Kiley was viSibly urging Spokane.
Soon after turning into the stretch
grand shout of eXultatiOn went up from
Proctor KnOtt's army of hackers, as it
was seen that both Spokane and Re-
tTieve were catching the whip hard.
while Proctor was still striding along at
his ease. A shout changed to a tre-
mendous roar as Proctor Knott swept
past the Judges stand three lengths be-
fore Spokane, followed by Retrieve two
lengths away. Once Again was fourth.
Time by quarters: :25, ok. 1:17sl.
1:45N, 2:124.
Sixth race, purse, 5000, maiden allow
ances, three-fourths of a mile heats
Starters: Long Boy. ITO, Breckenridge;
Vidette, 10S. Fox: Pat Donovan, 119.
Barnes: Alpena 100: Antwerp, 103; Re-
gardless. 119; Kate Miner, 9S; Mamie
Hunt. ia; Oracle D. ia. Betting to
3 against Pat Donovan; s to 5, Long
Boy; to l, Mamie Hunt: 10 to so to l
the others. After the first heat l to 2
against Long Boy: 8 to 5, Pat Donovan;
Is to 30 to l the others. In the first heat
Vidette lead for three furlOngS, after
which Long Boy and Pat Donovan
raced away from the field and Long Boy
won the heat by neck with Vidette
third Mamie Hunt, Antwerp, Regard
less, and Kate Miner distanced. Time,
1:17H. Long Boy won the second heat
easily by four lengths. Vidette beating
Pat Donovan half length for the place,
Alpena and Oracle d distanced. Time,
1:1SA.
Seventh race, extra, purse 5000. maid
en- two-year-nad fillies. four and one-half
furlongs-Starters Pearl Set. 107, AL
len; Addie 7. 107, Decker; Lottie s. 107.
Barnes; Ocelita, 1O7: Semaphore, 107;
Cameo. 107; Marie Foster, 107. and Bes-
sic Briggs, 107. Betting: Five to 2
against Marie Foster and Lottie S, to
Pearl Set, to l Bessie Briggs, Is to l
the others. Lottie S and Marie Foster
raced in the lead to the home stretch.
where Pearl Set went by them and won
after hot finish with AddIe T by three
quarters of length, with Lottie s a