Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-23
SPOKANE WINS.
Sorrento Runs a Good Race, but Onl
Gets Second Place.

Sorrento Runs Good Race, but Only
Gets Second Place.
CHICAGO, June 22d.-The sixth Ameri-
can Derby, the most important three-year-
old racing event known to the turf in the
West, will be decided at Washington Park
to-day. 1t IS predicted that 10000 persons
will be on the grounds. The race will be
worth $50 TO the winner. The starters
are: Outbound, Retrieve, Spokane. Sor-
rento, Sportsman, lie Premier, Long Dance,
Proctor Knott, Don Jose and Once Again
Spokane is the favorite, although the bet
ting has been heavy against him. large
clock will time the races. 1t will be
started and stopped by electricity.
At 2 o'clock crowds poured in from all
directions and the grounds were soon
thickly crowded with mass of people and
carriages.
After the second race Spokane became
such favorite that the bcokmakers
rubbed the name from the boards.
After four breakaways the horses got off
and Proctor Knott soon rushed into the
lead, followed by Sorrento and Don Jose.
These positions were maintained into the
stretch, when Spokane cane through and
Sorrento also passed Proctor Knott. Under
the wire they went, with Spokane in the
lead. half length in advance of the Cali
fornia-bred colt, Sorrento. The track was
heavy and the running was done in the
last half mile, the mile being run easily.
The days racing resulted as follows:
First race, one mile, Marchma won,
Liedercranz second, Robin Hood third.
Time, 1916.
Second race, three-quarters of a mile,
Penn P. won, Monita Hardy second, Won
Tromp third. Time, lis.
Third race, the American Derby, one and
a half miles, Spokane won, Sorrento sec
ond, Retrieve third. Time, 2:41f.
Fourth race. one mile, Pat Donovan won,
St. Nick second, Vidette third. Time. l:52.
Fifth race, one and quarter miles, st.
Luke won, Daiden second, First Attempt
third. Time, 2:10 4 ).
AT COMFY ISLAND.
New YORK, June 21st.-The event of the
day was the Bay Ridge handicap, for
which Terra Gotta went to the post heavy
favorite. Bella B. was put in by the Dwy-
ers to make the running for Inspector B.
and succeeded admirably, the favorite not
running better than third. Following are
the results:
First race, ree-fourths of a mile, Drizzle
won, Recare second, Burlington third.
Time, lie.
Second race, the Swift stakes, seven
elghthS OF mile, blue hOck won, ben
Harrison second, Gypsy Queen third.
Time, 1:29.
Third race, one and one-eighth miles,
Inverwick won, Benediction second, Kern
third. Time, 1;56 1-5
Fourth race. the Bay Ridge handicap,
one and one-half miles, Inspector B. won,
Tea Tray second, Terra Gotta third. Time,
2:35l.
Fifth race, Surf stakes, five-eighths of
mile, Torco won, Cayuga second, st. James
third. Time, 1:01 As.
Sixth race, mile and quarter dash, st.
Luke won, Disdem second, First Attempt
third. Time, 2:l0 40.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CRY, June 22d.-At the closing
day of the races the track was slow.
Three fourths of mile Bridgelight won,
Lizzie B. second, Mamie B. third.
Time, 1:17i.
Mile DASH Churchill Clark won, Thank
ful second Rusk third. Time, 1:4Sf.
Five furlongs, L. II. won, Shanundale
second, Jim Oglesby third. Time, 1907.
Seven furlongs, H. Adams won, Virginia
second, Derby third. Time, 1922.
Mile and an eighth, The Elk won, J. T.
second, Leman third. Time, 2:02.