St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-13
He Wins the Speed Stakes at
Sheepshead Bay Under a
Strong Pull.
Badge Is Beaten in the Handi-
cap by Los Angeles and
Eleve.
TIlla Blackburn Takes the
Siren Stakes From the
Rapid Ruperta.
General Sporting News Gath
cred by the Globes Army
Of Correspondents.

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Sept. 12.-The
track was sea of mud, but this didn't
seem to affect owners, and but very lit
tie scratching was done, SO that the
fields that went to the posts, while not
large were sufficient to furnish fair con-
tests. The attendance was the smallest
of the meeting.
First race. sweepstakes for three year
added, mile-Starters: Maidstone, l32. 3 to L;
Bravo, lbs, 9 to 5: Elkton. lis. Is to /;
Lady Jane colt. lis. 20 to L; Monroe, l15,
D TO L; Can Can, lis, to ],
Maidstone jumped to the front when
the flag fell. and opening up gap of
two lengths showed the way to the turn
for home, and won easily by length
from Elfton. who beat Can Can FIVE
lengths for the place. Time, 1:45.
Second race, the Speed stakes. a sweep
stakes for twoyear-olds and upward, with
S1,5o0 added, Futurity course, about six
furlongs-Starters: Kingston, 122, l to 4 ;
Fitzjames, 1872 10 to l; Volunteer, 122. to
/; Correction. 90, 10 to- 1.
The order at the start appeared to be
Kingston, Volunteer and Fitzjames.
They ran in this order to the bend,
where FitZJames was second, but he
couldn't get up to Kingston. and the lat
ter won by two lengths from FitZjames.
who beat Volunteer three lengths for
the place. Time. 1:12 So.
Third race the Autumn two-year-old sell
ing stakes. sweepstakes for two-year-olds of
SO each, with Sl,25O added Futtrity
course, about six furlongs-Starters: Void,
lis, to 1; Beauty, ITO, 8 to 1 Woodcutter,
les, 3 to L; Barthena, 10o, 10 70 L: Blthe,
Io4, 10 to i: Emma j, 80, 8 to 1; Servitor,
9e, e TO /: Kirkover, SO. Is to /; Evangel-
inc, 81, to i Vanity, 3d. 20 to L; Terrifer,
lis. - to /.
The start was good one, and Vanity,
Emma j. and Kirkover ran in the van
to the stretch. where there was gen
eral closing. When they were well
Strengthened out KirkOyer took the lead,
but in the last furlong gave way to
Woodcutter. who won by three parts of
length. Eyangeline finishing three
lengths before Kirkoyer. Time. 1: 13 As.
Fourth race, the Siren stakes for fillies
three years old: a sweepstakes of $50 each,
with $1,000 added: one mile and furlong.
Starters: Reclare, 1l6, & to l ; Heller SHELTER
Il6, to l: Tulla Blackburn, 1l9, 6 to /
Ruperta. ll9, to .; Miss Belle. 100, 90 to 1
Drnidess, 1O9, u to l.
They were sent away to good start.
with DIuidesS the first to show, with
Reclare, Ruperta and Miss Belle
following in the order named.
Druidess showed the way to the three
quarters. followed by Ruperta and Re,
clare. Then Ruperta took the lead
while Miss Belle and Tuila Blackburn
moved up. Entering the stretch the
latter joined Ruperta, and the two made
a driving finish, Tulla Blackburn final
ly winning by a scant length, while
Ruperta beat Miss Belle ten lengths for
the place. Time, 1:5S 3-5.
Fifth race. handicap sweepstakes of $50
each, with 81 $50 added. mile and three six
"Reminiscences: Los Angeles 122. to 4;
Badge, ITO. to L; Elere, SO, Is to l.
Badge rushed to the front when the
flag fell and under liberal application
of the whip secured lead of two
lengths, Which he held up to the back
stretch. followed by Eleve and Los An
geles. When the turn for home was
reached Los Angeles moved up and,
taking the lead. she won easily by two
| lengths from Eleve. who came again at
| the finish and beat Badge four lengths
| for the place. Time, 2:04 2-5.
Sixth race, purse $1,000. one mile and a
| furlong-Starters: Sam Wood, 12l. 4 to l !:
Sorrento, 121. s to |; Burnside, III. Il to
| |; Castaway, III. to i: Eleve, rs. 30 to
/; Reecho, ia ~ to L Blantyre, Iii, to
| l; Ernest, Ill, 8 to l; Birthday, III, to
L; Rover, 1o1, II to l.
Castaway was the first away, and set
good pace to the turn for home, fol-
lowed by Rover, Eleve and Sorrento.
Then Sam Wood moved up, and enter
! ing the stretch had a length the best of
it. In the run home Birthday came fast
aud won by three lengths from Sam
Wood, who beat Castaway for the place.
| Time, 200 2-5.
Seventh race. a sweepstakes for tbree-year-
olds and upward of Sl5 each with Sl,OOU
added, seven furlongs. on the tulf-Starters
| Frank Ward, 40, 3 to l: Renounce, II Z, 80
| 10 l; Kern, 80, 3 to / Kingstock 12O, %
to l. Arundel. 12O. 13 to 5; Red Lear, 100,
| 10 to l Sir John, l20, 80 to /; Laftte, so
to l: Leila May, 100, 5 to 1.
Frank Ward won by leugth from
Kern,swhO was second, Renounce third.
| Time, 81 2-5.