Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-18
LARGEST OF THE SEASON.
A Great Crowd Witnesses Some Good
Racing ar Latoufa.

Racing at batOn1as
CINCINNATI, October 1.-THE largest at
tendance of the present meeting was out
to-day and the betting was lively and for large
amounts. The track was in good condition
and the weather was fair and pleasant. The
last race was the Edgewood Handicap, and was
won in an exciting finish by Experience.
First race, selling, purse, for maidens years
Starters: Maud H lG5, Chandler 1Os; Gnch 50
to j. Cinch led until the stretch was reached
lengths Governor OFT Ross s. second e am and M Maud Ia II
length and half behind. Time, 1:Is.
upward, ! furlongs@starters: Cora Fisher los,
Amos los Spectator los, Darius ss, Meckch &c.
sDsctatdf S rcses O fSSt 1daS
Consignee to /. Meckch Il to /, Cora Fisher to
i others p % and 80 to / Pritchett got away first
but were never headed by any of the others to the
stretch. In the stretch Pritchett still led, but at
the finish Amos dashed forward and won by
two lengths, Pritchett second. short head in
front of Meckch. Time, 1904.
inward seven pars Hr R snn
g. Lucy l02 Daisy Woodruff los. Pel Nell lO5
iO7, Billy Pinkerton lis. Post odds-Lncy P to
l. Littrol to l. Renounce 81 to l, Billy Pinkerton
21 to ], others 8 and Is 10 /. Littrol led at the
start with Billy Pinkerton second, and these two
alternated first and second to the stretch. Here
although Litrrol still led. Lucy Z and Chestnut
BELL DeRan 10 come up, ana Lucy IanQeQ nrst
under the wire, Renounce second, Littrol third.
Time, 1:30.
Fourth race. purse, for 2-year-ods, five furlongs
Starters: Chantress, Valedictory, Ballymena
Oracle Nj, Hearts Ease, Sena, Jaia. Post Odds
Sena to s, Oracle N and Hearts Ease to ], Chan
tress to Jaja to !, others 20 to /. Chantress
first when the flag fell, but though headed at
the half mile post she soon regained the lead and
kept ii, winning by length and a half Sena sec
ond and Jaja third, though three lengths behind.
Time, I:04
Fifth race, purse, for 3-year-olds and upward
nine furlongs-Starters: Business Stoney Mont
gOmery, Sayre, Brandolette, Bettina, Carus
Famine, Prince Fortunatus, Arundel. Lena City.
and Bettna to /, Brandoette to /, others 10 and
90 to I. Bettina first at the start but at the
stand WAS second, with S3yre in the lead. Sayre
was headed at the half mile post by Famine, who
kept steadily increasing the lead to the stretch.
Here Prince Fortunatus passed BettiDa and in
the finish Famine won by length without whip
or spur, Brandolette second, Prince Fortunatus
third. Time, l:56x.
Sixth race, the Edgewater handicap. for 2-year-
rience, Eberles, W. G. Norris Morora Milton Rose
mont Meadow Brook, j. b. Freed, Mt. Lebanon
Alarm Bell, Dollik.ns. Jed. Post odds-Eberlee
W. q. Morris and Dillikins to l. Alarm Bell ~
to ], Milton, Rosemont and Jed to ], Experience
to /. Mt. Lebanon 10 to ], others 20 and 30 to l.
When the flag fell Do1ikins was first. Milton Sec
ond and Rosemont third. Dollikins was still in
the lead at the stretch, with Milton a length be-
hind. Coming down the stretch Milton fell be-
hind. and it looked as II DolikIns would win, but
just at the finish Experience shot ahead and won
BY a nose in a whipping finish. DoIlikins second,
Mt. Lebanon third two lengths back Time,
I.