The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
GAOnGEroHN WINS TIE ALEXANDER.
Dundee Among Those that Wore beaten by
OutcRst's son.

| OutcRsps son.
| LOUISVILLE, May 17.-Three out OF the six
| favorites won to-day at Churchill Downs, and
| Hollis and ]. Porter divided honors as the sue
cessful Jockeys, each plotting two winners 10
victory. The weather still continuing good.
the attendance was between three and four
thousand persons. As to the track 1t was fair,
but by no means fast
The event OF tine day was the victory of
Georgetown In the Alexander Stakes. in which
race he beat fine field. including the I'M
beaten Dundee. The latters penalty probably
anchored him. still he ran close race, and his
performance showed he has not been over
rated Georgetown Is a Good-loOking two-year-
old. OF a speedy turn. and bears signs OF beng
one Of the kind that will run on. He is
a son OF Outcast. sire OF the Brooklyn
Handicap winner. Castaway H.. while
his dam is Leona. u speed daughter of
War Dance who was herself fine two-year-
Old He is named for a place which is credited
with being the most beautiful village in Ken
lucky. and it was near that town he was rails
ell. being bred at Sy keen's nj nnehada stud.
which is tho home Of both his sire and dam.
The first race, one mile and a sixteenth, for
all ages. had nine star .ers, War Peak, being
the only one Of the original entries drawn;
desperate finish Cecil b.. SO, ridden
by Porter, and 6 to l in the betting.
kins was third, a length and q half Oh Time.
l:53A. Place odds-Two to l. Cecil =, even.
Blair. or the others Eugenin and j. b. Freed.
longs g ran well. While Fairy Queen. very
strongly bmcksd seemingly III eHnno6 stay The
liogers were scratched in the Alexander
and this left the following eight Good-looking
youngsters to go to the post; Gascen. lib
Bane. ll3. Hi; Hueneme, ll3, Cverton; Major
Th9rntop;. 1l3 j. Steppe;, Georgetown. ll3.
HILLS MraeSS@n l A aiar w ngn iI" bs
ginning to end strong fav2rite. being quoted
q to while it vas to 2Gn h@sGems and
coupled; 5 to Georgetown. Z to l Mira
PPau. ) t. 1 MAJOR thornton Il, 10 to
was first of, but was outrun in, the
first furlonG by, Georgetown. VIII, led tho
a6d nj e Ge 9e aPd tree
parts of q length in the stretch. When well
Strengthened both Hueneme and Dundee soon
seemed anybody's race. but Georgetown rallied |
at the stand, and; running win re remq3rk@blee
by half length from Dundee who beat |
Hueneme n no,e for place hoq0rs. Gtascog was
6 6ea6 bey s and MhHi MAJOR n
to s. GeoFGetown; t to s Du nd ioi. ona
5 to On favorite, made all the running In the !
o;erniGht handicap. nine furIongs, and beat
eaiIop n0 the III later ' Being n feen lengths in
front OF Clamor. the other starter: Time. !
1851 The first part Of tho split mile selling |
race fell to the favorite Silver King 80, j. !
Porter up. he beating the rank outsider j ulia !
w.. S. ridden by Harris, In driving finish BY |
front OF Buckthorn. Time, l46A., Post odds. |
to s. Silyer King. 10 to on Place. Julia |
The winner was sold nfter the race to T, J.
Davenport, Union City, Tenn for $40, which !
WINS $40 over his entrance price. j. II. Ruthe!. /
ford. once the owner OF badge, previously had |
HIM In his possession The second part Of this .
Tnce was a wHkoyer for Mamie I'0nso, 81, j.
Eteppe In the saddle, and n to favorltc, sho /
making ali tho running and winning III q gal
iop by three lengths from Birthday Log, Fox
up, the lattcr making. a remarkab!C finish |
tong at one time. entirely out OF tho race.
Mncauloy was third Tapped on Birthday. |
Time. l:45}4. Place odds-Fiye 10 on !
Mamie Fonso. g TO Birthday The last race, a |
FIVE furlong purse for two-year-olds was tho |
biggest dump of the day, being won by - 10 |
] shot In Jay Jay Geo: lU9. 8ritton up alter |
Corinne Kinney. a hot air tip, backed down to |
even money, had nattered her followers by |
leading In the stretch, Agnes, lo2, ridden by
Keys was tho runner up. being beaten q |
length IN whipping finish; while Woodhiord
ran third. only n neck off. Time, :O5't. Place |
odds to |. Jay Jay Gee to l. Laura Agnes. |
Tho winner is n bay colt by AuiIain dam |
Mademoiselle. ard ran ms lavorIte the other |
dav. but was badly beaten. Laura Agnes Is a |
sister 10 kODeSpiGrT6.