The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
HUNTRESs WINS yHE JACK POT
BILL Letchor shows Form Enough 20 win
tho Derby.

BILL Letcher shows Form Enough 20 Win
tho Derby.
LEXINGTON, May 9.-The initial running Of
the Jack Pot Stakes combined with beautiful
weather. drew out an attendance Of 1000 per-
sons at the Kentucky Association course to-
day, and they saw fine sport on fast track.
Three OF the five isvorltes we're victorious
while IN the other races the winners were we'll
backed.
Racing opened with a selling purse at mile
In which field OF four went to the post. Mar
tina Page, 81, Harris up, was strong favorie
but she played second fiddle to Prince Albert
102, J. Steppe in the saddle. aud 3 to 8 in tho
betting, he making all the running and win
ming in fine style by five lengths. Uncle Pit
was third two lengths behind Martha Page.
Time 46s. Place odds-2 TO on Prince AL
bort. mono on Martha Page.
The second race, purse for three yenr- Odds,
one mile and sixteenth. went to Bill Lstcher.
1l3, j. Porter in the saddle. an s to tavorite.
He is n good colt and was always prominent.
winning in clever style by three lengths from
length away lime, :494, very fast Place
odds, Five TO- 3 on Bill Letcher, d 10 / on Mica;
a mile and quarter In 2:09. and mile and a
half in 1851, viii ch was to prepare him for
the Kentucky Derby, he being candidate for
Huntress. l2l, Gerhsrdy in tho saddle: Out
bound; l22; Murphy up and Rosemont. Jos.
plloted by j. Porter. were starters in the first
renewal OF the Jack Pot stakes at nine fur
longs. worth to winner l6n. with chance in
saving fund reserved tor the horse that wins
the series In any year. In the betting 1t was
s to on lluntress 2 to /, Rosemout: u to l,
Outbound. Rosemont made the running Tor
nearly q mi le, with the other two head and
head three lengths away. Turning into the
stretch he cried enough. and huntress. taking
length from Rosemont. who beat Outbound six
lengths for place honors: For threo-yeai- old
RosemOnt showed iair form. while Outbound
will bear watching in any future race. Time.
1852. Place odds-Noue Huntress: 3 to on
Rosemont
The handicap. for three ear-olds and up
ward. one mile. saw Friendless Il strong favor
lite. but never dangerous. the finish being con-
fined to Palisade. lO4; Britton up and Brando-
lette 100. ridden by W. Johnson. and both to
] In the betting. The former won q good race
by n length, Frendless was third beaten ten
lengths. while hettina., who bled, finished last.
Time. :42H. Place odds-3 to Palisade. to
A selling purse for two-year- Odds. at four
and a half iurlongs ended the days racing
Beul "a B, closing II good favorite. She fialtered
her hackers by leading in the stretch. but died
away TO nothing. and Emma Fields, %. ridden
By WGsham, won hanIily by four lengths.
Laura Allen. "a Beula B. fouled Laura Allen.
and the judges gave hertsecond place. With this
order. the JudRes-CoL NJ. l.. Clark. Gen. J. b.
Robinson. and Col. Ieke Clay-made a new rae
ing rule. for instead Of placing Beula B. last,
as IS the universal rule. they gave her third
Fields, 8 too place: Laura Allen. even rlnce.
The winner: a chestnut illy by Blue Eyes.
dam Lady Mansfield. was bought in by her
owner for $4U5 over her entrance price, $500.