The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-02

Labor Day Stakes at Sheepshead Bay Won
by the Latter i'm q Driving Finish.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Sept. 1.-Race-g oers
and their friends turned out In great num-
bers here to-day to celebrate Labor day.
and before the afternoon was over crowd
fully as large as the one present on Futurity
day occupied the lawn and paddock. The
day was perfect and the track was light
ming fast.
First Race-For all ages: a sweepstake of
S25 each, with $1,000 added; about SIX FUR
longs. Kingston won easily by length.
while Volunteer III beat Blue-Rock alength
for the place. Time. 1:092l5.
Second Race-The Dash stakes; for two
year-olds: a sw eepstakes of $50 each, with
81. $50 added; five furlongs. Eclipse won by
two lengths from Esperanto. who beat Cor
rection q length for place. Time, 1:O22o.
Third Race-A sweepstakes'fO three-year-
olds aud upward of SO each, with 200
added; allowances; one mile. BUDDHIST
won by three-parts of length from Stride
away, VINO beat King Crab q length for the
place. Time, 1:4l.
Fourth Race-For three-year-olds:a sweep
stake of SIS each, with 8, 600 added; about
three-ouarters of mile. Mabel Green won
by half length. Bobby. Beach beat Pun
ster. jr., length and half. Time. lilo 20.
Fifth Race.-The Labor Day stakes. q
sweepstakes for all ages, of 500 each, with
$1,000 added; one mile and quarter. They
got the flag at the first attempt and started
off at slow pace. RhOno leading by three
lengths as they passed the stand, followed
by Prince Royal, neck before F1renzl,
with Tenny bringing up the rear. They
ran in this order for seven-eighths of a mile,
when the pace was Increased, and there vas
general closing up. On entering the
stretch Firenzi took the lead, but the race
had been run just to suit Tenny. and when
it came to drive through the stretch be
length, while Prince Royal was third, two
and a half lengths away. The furlong W as
run in IA rs; quarter. rs 2I5; three-eigths,
Al 49, half, :54; five-eighths l:O6 40: three
quarters, 1:19; seven ghths, l:S 20; mile,
1:44; mile and furlong. 1:57 4l5; mile and a
quarter, 2:0e34.
Sixth Race-Purse of 81 200; the winner
to be sold at auction; one mile Drumstick
won by three lengths from st: Paris. who
beat Firefy for the place. Time, lao as.
The winner was bid up to S2,625, at which
price he was bought in by his owner, w. e..
DAILY.
Seventh Race-The Welter stakes; a
sweepstakes for three-year-olds and up
and three-sxteenths, on the turf course.
Lavinia Belle won; Philosophy second.
Masterlode third. Time. 2:03 4I5.
Heavy Investment in Kentucky Horsefiesh.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1.-The heaviest
deal in trotting horses this year is now on
the taps here Some of the stock has been
secured, but the parties interested are
withholding the information from the pub
| lie until the desired number is obtained.
| IT has leaked out that Monroe Salisbury,
| the Californian. has placed with the firm
| of Brasfield & Upton here, $4,000, to be in
vested in trotting brood-mares of the most
| fashionably-br strains. 1t appears that
| Mr.. Salisbury has an idea of his own in
| breeding. He owns the two great stations,
| Monroe Chief, 2:1S1t, and Director. PIT, and
| it is TO breed these horses that he is endeav-
oring to secure these fancy. bred mares He
F! believes California has no equal as a local
| ity for raising horses, but he fancies the
Kentucky strain of blood to cross with his
great stations.