The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-20
RILEY WINS THE CLARK STAKES.
Corrigau's CoIt Proves That the Derby
was No Fluke.

LOUISVILLE. May 19.-ScratchinR ruled at
| Churchill Downs to-day thirteen OF the horses
colored on the card as starters failing to go to
tho post. This was due to the slushy track
and Indictment weather during the entire after
noon. the rain pouring steadily. AS a result,
oven the attraction OF the Clark Stakes, with
the best Of tho Derby starters to again do bat
tie, failed to draw the public. scarcely 1000
people witnessing the sport.
Riley proved that the Derby was true run
race by playing with his competitors in the
Clark Stakes and finally winning in walk re-
turning for his Jockey to weigh out as IL he
had only been out for an airing on an of day.
lie is unquestionably u grand colt, and the
races he Is engaged in throughout the Western
circuit seem at his mercy. The other winners
Today were Newcastle. katuna, q. W., and
Pen11yroyal. Scratching reduced the field in the
AND seventy yards; worth to the winner Al0, 10
E ys S p ws s9 Original being
but he ran as 4 short of work and, after. j. b.
Freed had flattered his hackers by Leading in
holding the rush Of Po!emus. 100, ridden by j.
ami half Pell Nell was third, eight lengths
o tn P f5s PFrS od Iin
per who Is 'aGite " shf Huf horse 10 when T1ni
In condition like his stable companion, Clock
n ne takes take kindly to the mud, Eight starters
second race. selling purse. for two-y ear olds
five lurlonRs and Ora 90. J. StepTe ur. was q
strong favorite. She could never overtake Ia
well, made all the running, and managed 10
get home q neck in front. Consolation, who
swerved all over the stretch, md, in addition,
was very poorly ridden. finished third. u
Post odds to Katuna. 5 to Mace: Ora 1
70 place. The winner, who Is a daughter of
Bramble, Is out OF Kathleen, and Is the eighth
OF that great brood mares foals to earn win
ming brackets, Kennesaw; Johp. Happy. George
Kinney. sumner. kennebec Kern; and Pull
, The Clark Stakes. ono mile and quarter,
three-year- olds. worth 10 winner S4.290, saw as
starters the three. placed horses in the
Derby. Riley. llS. Isaac Murphy again up;
and Bill ,Leieher 1l8 as before. Allen in the
saddle, In the betting II was 5 to ON Riley 5
to lobespierre. to Bill l.etcher. The race
was merely repetiton OF the Derby Riley
easlly PASSED him. and won BY three lengths,
with his head pulled sideways Bill Letcher
who seemed at sea in the heavy going, finished
ten lengths behind Robespierre. Time 2I6i4.
Place, odds-None Riley, 9to Itobesperse.
q. W.. a. ridden by j. Seppe. was Il 5 to
favorite in the fourth race selling purse for
mafdens. all ages, and leading from the start
ne won handily by length and half. Leider-
kr2nz. ~ ltilI UP. was second; like distance
odds, even G. W. to Liederkranz. The win
ner s q bay gelding by Little liuilin. dam Flor
ence ID. A four and IA haf-iurlongs purse for
two-year olds wound up tho days racing and
favorite Penny Royal, 115, ridden by .Britton
winning in clever style by a length and a half
from Running Brook, II l, Combs in the saddle,
Time. 02i4. Post odds-Two to Pennyroyal,4
to ., place; Running Brook. to l. place.