Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-16
TURF EVENTS.
PROMISE B. AND NED WINSLOW
WINNERS AT NAPA.
Sprague Wilkes Drops Dead on the Track
at Lexington-The New York Jockey
Clubs Fall Meeting Closed.

NAPA, Oct. 15.-The race between Mar
garet S. and Regal Wilkes did not take
place today, and it is stated Salisbury
paid Goldsmith 5000 forfeit. 1t is stated
the mare is out of condition.
Promise B. won the postponed trot,
Matte P. second, Foxy V. third, Rock
wood fourth; time, 2:24h.
Match race between Maraquita and
Pattie B.-The former won first heat, the
latter the succeeding two; time, 2:351s,
2;36,,2:37.
Pacing race between Gold Medal.
Princess Alice and Ned Winslow-Gold
Medal took the first heat; time, 2:17L;
Winslow took the second heat in 2 :15
Princess Alice second. Winslow took
the third heat in 2:19%; Gold Medal
second, and also won the last heat and
the race under strong pull.
The match race between Sydney Ray
and Almoneer, was won by Almoneer in
2:33A and 2:31A. Margaret S. had a
walk-over in the 4-year-old race, and was
simply logged around the track.
The Palo Alto mare, Laura c., driven
to beat her record of 2 29I made mile
in 2:29%.
Lat0nia Races.
LAToNA, Oct. 15.-Two-year-olds. four
furlongs-Little Midget won, Willow
second, Caprice third; time, 5O1s secs.
Three-year-olds and upward, mile
Pick UP won, Argenta second, Robin
third time, :431a.
Three-year-olds and upward, mile and
twenty yards-Polemus won, Aunt Kate
second, Tenlike third time, :453d.
Three. year-olds and upward-Mile and
sixteenth-Carter B. won. Princess
Annie second, Meadow Brook third !;
time, :501a.
Two-year-olds, five furlongs-Mabel
won, Longleaf second, Laura Agnes
third time, :0216.
Two-year-olds, four furlongs-Wood-
bena won, Lee S. second, Matte Allen
third time, 80 seconds.
Kentucky Trotters.
LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 15.-The deci-
sive heat in the great $4,000 race was
trotted today, McDoel again winning af-
ter an exciting finish, in 2:1515.
The 2:30 stallion trot-Semicolon
won, Alabaster second, d. G. third best
time 2:19L.
Glass 2:17, pacing (unfnished)-
Sprague Wilkes burst blood vessel in
the first heat and dropped dead. He
was valued at $4,000. In today's heats
Emma was first, Pickaway second
Grants Abdallah third, Arlsie Medium
fourth; best time 2:261s.
Sprague Wilkes who fell dead today,
was by Tommy Wilkes, dam by Cover
nor Sprague, and grandson of the great
Harry Wilkes.
Last Day at Morris Park.
MORRIS PARK, Oct. 15.--The closing
day of the New York Jockey clubs
meeting.
All ages, five Maidstone won,
Eclipse second, Lake View third; time,
1:01A.
Echo stakes, 3-year-olds, mile and six
teenth--St. James won, Punster, jr.,
second, Insight third; time, :57.
Three-year-olds and upwards mile
Parametta won, Masterlode second,
Benedictine third time, :48.
Fall best handicap, all ages, mile and
quarter-Diablo won, My Fellow second,
Eurus third; time, 2:1715.
Farewell stakes, 2-year-olds, six fur
longs-Kirkover won, Terrifer second,
Monterey third; time, :1634.
All ages, mile and sixteenth-Can Can
won from Eleve in :56.
Stables Sold.
MORRIS PARK, Oct. 15.-The horses
comprising the racing stables of D. D.
Withers and James Galway were sold at
auction this morning. Bidding was
lively and fair prices we're realized.
Among the best sales were Cynosure, by
Tom Ochiitree-C Cyclone, $2650 Sluggard,
BY Tom Ochiltree-Dauble, $1,000; Major
Domo, by Tom Ochiltree-Sweet Home,
$500; Adamant, by Stonehedge-Adage,
$3.50; King Eric, by King Ernest -Cy-
clone, $500; chestnut colt, by Kindlike-
Jannan, $1,000; Montague, by Mortimer
Evande, $3.50; Geraldine, by Grinstead-