St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-08
ST. LOUIS.
Some Fair Racing on a Muddy
Track-Irene Gets There.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June There was
only a small attendance at the races
to-day. All morning the sky was over
cast, threatening rain every minute;
about noon the rain commenced to fall
and poured down until the time set for
the races to start, then it stopped and
the track dried out rapidly.
First race, six furlongs-Angelus, 1O1.
Barnes, 2 to 1, first; Girondes, 81, A. Coylng-
Jones, 10 to l third. The other starters
finished: Alphonse 1906 Stoval 8 to 5; Tom
Tinker. 81, Strauss, 20 to l; Leila, 1O1,
Decker, so to 1. Girondes got away in front
and made the running to the three-quarters,
where he was Joined by Alphonse. A fur
long from home Barnes brought Angelus
through, and won handily by half length.
Time, 1854.
Second race, seven furlongs, selling-Irene.
no, Corbett, % to 1, first; Prather, !O4,
Overton. 4 to l. third. The others finished:
Glockner 1O2, Elkie. 10 to l; Hynman, SO,
West, 40 to L Tudor, 10Y, Taral, to | Jim
Nave, 81, A Covington. II to L; The Elk ",
Freeman, II to L; Neva G, 81. Stepped to l:
The Dude, 1o4, Stoval, 6 to Harrisburg 1O2,
Barnes. to l. Tudor made all the running
to the stretch, where Irene came through
and won easily by length. the same between
second and third; time. :29&4.
Third race the Merchants Eclipse stakes.
for all ages a mile and a quarter-Terra
Gotta, 127, Mclaughlin. first; Santalene,
113, Covington, l to 10 (the stable), second;
Fayette, 100, Overton, 10 to /. third; Stoney
Montgomery, 81. Barnes, 10 to l: last Stoney
Montgomery made the running into the
stretch, where Santalene and Terra Gotta
came through. and Terra Gotta won easily,
with his stable companion second. Time,
2:O9A.
Fourth race, five furlongs, for two-year-
olds-Blarney Stone Jr., los, Hollis, 2 to l,
Queen Anne, 10Y, Winchell, 5 to 1, third.
The others finished: Jesse Armstrong, ITO,
Covington, 3 to l The Asp, 1O5, Taral. 10
to 1 !; Rhyme. 102, Soden, 20 to L: Bessemer,
lO2, Warrick, 5 to 1 :; The Moor, 105, Stovel,
4 to l. The Asp was first away, but gave way
to Barney Stone. and he led the greater part
of the Journey and won handily by length.
Time. 1:O44.
Fifth race five furlongs; for 2-year olds.
Lulu B, III, Barnes. to 5, first; Adele N,
Winchell. Is to l, third. The others fin
ished: Ellen Douglas, 107, Steppe, Is to L;
Gertie B, l02 Overton, 8 to L: Lutha Lee
102, Elkie. II to /; Lottie S, lO2, Warrick,
20 to l King Fortune, ITO, Stoval. Is to l.
Ellen Douglas made all the running until a
sixteenth from home, where the field closed,
Lulu b winning in drive by halfa length
from Adele Nj, who beat Kyrle a nose for
the place. Time :O49.
Sixth race, seven furlongs-Cartoon, lib,
Murphy, to 5, first; Marchma, III, War
rick, ~ to l, second; Valuable ia, Taral,
2 to l, third. The others finished: Queen
of Trumps. JOG, Winchell, 8 to 1 j; Fanchette,
Ia, Stoval, 20 to 1 Havillah, 10l, Barnes,
9 to 5. The pace was very fast up the back
stretch, Havillah making the running. At
the head of the stretch Cartoon and Marchma
came through. and in a driving finish the
former won by half length. Time, l14A.