St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-13
VERGE DOR Was LAST
The Winner Of the Kansas
"a
City Derby Outfooted by
Selling Platers.
Favorites Fail to Show Speed
and Dump All the
Plungers.
Rain Makes the Track at st.
Louis Four Seconds
Slow.
Reckon Captures the Rich An
ticipation Stakes at MOP
riS Park.

Ill I'll udy anu tHc DlOopCCI VI SooN i''DoS
brought 5000 people out TO enjoy the
third days racing at the Kansas City
Jockey club track. The track was
good, though not fast. Only two of the
favorites won.
First race, selling. purse $500. for two-year-
olds, five furlongs-Starters: Shawnee. 101,
10 to l.: Ed Leonard, 101, % Bonton,
90 Is to l; Parapet, 1O1, to D: Bull Nye,
Ghetto, iO4. 5 to l Joe Woolman, l04, 10 to
l; Eastern John, 1O4, 40 to L; Grandpa,
107 10 to l.
After three trials they got off, Shaw
nee and Planchette leading, Bill Nye
close up, the rest in a bunch. At the
quarter Planchette was still i'll the lead
by two lengths, Parapet second. Wool
man a good third. At the stretch Ed
Leonard came up with a beautiful
squirt and won in very exciting finish
by one length from Woolman, second:
Flora r third, by length; all Whipping
hard. Time, 1:05.
Second race, purse $500, for three year
olds; one mile Amelia III, 1873 to 2;
East Love, 112 5 to l Foeman, 112. IL to
/ Homeward Bound, 112, z to l; Morse,
122, even money.
After three unsuccessful attempts,
during which Foeman ran the mile track
twice, the flag dropped on fair start,
with Amelia ii. in the lead, Homeward
Bound second, East Love third and
Morse waiting OH them. At the quarter
East Love passed Homeward Bound,
and Amelia III. led by head. At the
three-auarters East Love led by half a
length, Amelia Ii. second, Morse half
length behind. At the stretch Morse
made an attempt to come to the front,
but East Love and Amelia II. pulled
away from him easily, East Love com
ing under the wire in whipping finish
half length in front of Amelia III.
second, Morse three lengths behind and
Foeman distanced. Time, 1:4S As
Third race. the Brewers handicap for
three-year- oIds and upwards, $1,000 added,
mile and qUarter-StarterS: Verge dor,
los, to /; Climax, 100, 8 to 5; Dollikins,
102, to l; Blue Vail, 102, 6 to L; Pilgrim,
107, 2 to 1.
At the first trial they all got off in
bunch with Dollikins in the lead. AT
the stand Climax was first with Verge
dor a good second, the others half a
length behind. At the quarter Blue
hind her. At the halt mile Blue Vail
was still in the lead half length in front
of Verge dor. At the three-quarterS
Verge dor was in front, Blue Vail sec
ond. Climax third, the others we'll Il p.
At the stretch Griffin gave Climax his
head, and, with a beautiful rush, he
came to the front and passed under the
wire winner by three lengths. Verge
dor, the winner of the Kansas City
Derby, made brave effort for second
place, but Blue Vail, coming up with a
squirt, wrested the place from him in
an exciting whipping finish. Time,
2:13 3-5.
Fourth race, selling, purse $500, six fur
longs, heats-Starters: L II, 80, to l.:
Belle X. 95. s to /; Consignee SO, to d! !;
jim Mulholiand, 100, 4 to |: Sam Jones,
100, to /; Germanic, lo2. to 5; Jessie
Mcfarland, l04. to Il Castillian, 1O4, s to
1; Regardless, los, s to 1.
After several attempts they got off to
fair start, with Mulholland in the lead,
Jessie Mcfarland second, Castillian
third. At the stretch Castillian came
up with rush, but was probably pre-
mature, as they were all in bunch
Consignee and Germanlc neck and neck
all whipping at the eighty-yard post.
Consignee came up with a splendid
burst of speed, taking first place from
Germanic, the favorite, and winning by
half length, Germanic second, Castil-
liam third, Belle K distanced. Time,
1:17. The second heat was also won by
Consignee, Lowrie running a good wait
ing grace. Regardless got of first at the
start and held the lead till the three
quarter pole, where Lowrie gave Con-
signee his head, coming to the wire
easily three lengths III front of Jessie
Mcfarland, second, Regardless third.
Time, 1:1S.
Fifth race, selling, purse $500, for three
year-olds and upwards, one and a sixteenth
miles-Starters; Bugle, 81, 25 to l; Metal
1O2. 8 to l; Pamela, 1O3, 30 to l: Bettina,
1O3, 3 to l; Balance, 106, 8 to 5; Pat King,
JOG, 20 to l Orc, LOG. 8 to 5; LIE Premiere,
112, A to l.
At the start Bettina got away first
with Pat King second, the rest we'll
punched; Orc, the favorite, was in a
pocket. Bettina continued increasing
her lead until at the three-quarters pole
she was fully four lengths in front of
LIE Premier, Orc third, coming steadily
and waiting for final struggle. At the
stretch he shot ahead of LIE Premier,
Metal following close on him, and then
began a most exciting race between
Bettina and Orc. At the eighty yards
Orc was second by neck. Steppe
called Oh Bettina for squirt, but the
game little mare had done her utmost
and responded feebly. They ran the
last fifty yards neck and neck, both
whipping hard, Orc coming first under
the wire by head, Bettina second,
Metal good third. Time, 1852.