Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-18
A SWIFT GELDING.
BANQUET LOWERS THE FAMOUS
SALvATOR'S RECORD.
The Fastest Mile and a Quarter Ever
Made on the American Turf-Bal-
gowan Wins the Hyde Park Stakes.

to gentlemen who held watches on the
Monmouth-park race track, the record
OF 2 :O5 made by Salvador for mile and
a quarter, was broken by second and
a quarter by Banquet, the winner of the
Stockton stakes today. Some doubt
as to the correctness of this
time is expressed by many o1
the witnesses of the race, it being argued
that the timers did not catch the start
before the horses had run a sixteenth.
The race was on straight course and
the horses, when they stood at the post,
could not have been seen with the naked
eye, but with the aid of a glass they
could just be distinguished, but the
track was dusty, which INTERRUPTED
even view with glasses. The official
time was not taken.
Summaries.
Three-fourths mile-Meridan won.
Lady Reel second, Blue Rock third
time, :11h.
Lassie stakes, two-year-old fillies,
three-fourths mile-Ambulance won,
Fairy second, Sallie McClelland third
time, LII.
Stockton stakes, mile and fourth
Banquet won, Tournament second, Sir
John third; time, 2:O334.
This is the fastest time ever made in
this country for mile and fourth, the
best previous time being Salvator's 2 :O5,
made at Sheepshead bay in the match
with Tenny. Banquet is bay gelding,
three years old, by Ray dor, dam Ella
T., and he is owned by Congressman w.
L. Scott.l
Mile-Kenwood won, Taviston second,
Belinda third time, :4114. lec
Mile and one-eighth-Sam Wood won.
Penzance second, Brussels third time,
l :55. ~
Three-fourths of mile-Beautp won,
Foxford second, Boughrum third; time,
l :15.
At Washington Park.
WASHINGTON PARK, July 1.-THE
feature of the day was the Hyde Park
stakes, worth about $11 900, the richest
event OF the west, outside of the Ameri-
can derby. Track fast.
All ages, mile and one-sixteenth-
Arundel won, Lizzie d second, Meckie
II. third; time, 80.
All ages, mile-Anne Elizabeth won,
Wary second, Prophecy third; time,
:421s.
Hyde Park stakes, 2-year-olds, three
fourths OF mile-Balgowan won, King
man second, Rey Del Rey third time,
l :16.
Mile and seventy yards-Heron won,
Woodcraft second, Prince Fortunatus,
third; time, 2:10.
All ages, mile and a furlong-Barney
pu - LOO
Dissatisfied Horsemen.
CHICAGO, July ,17.-Much dissatisfac-
ton has been expressed by horsemen
from the south and elsewhere with the
way in which things have been going at
Washington park during the present
meeting. This dissatisfaction is chiefly
directed toward the running of the Chi
cago stable, owned by George Hankins,
a well-knOwn gambling-house keeper.
His horses have been running in and
out" in remarkable manner, and the
papers of the city, which began to make
expressions of mild astonishment, have
come to outright denunciation. There
are threats made that unless Hankins is
expelled none of the southern stables
will be represented here next season.
Great Race Arranged For.
New YORK., July 1.-THE prelimi-
naries Of great sweepstake race to take
place at Monmouth park were arranged
tonight, and the public may count on
soon seeing Salvador, Tenny and King
ston race to decide the title of king
of the turf The matter of distance has
not yet been settled. 1t is believed each
owner will stake $4,000 and the asso-
citation add $4,000.
A TrOtting Mare Crippled.
DECATUR, ILL.,, July 17.-By the colli-
sion of two freight trains on the Indian
apolis, Decatur and Western road today
James Hines and an unknown man were
killed, and Robert Williams (colored)
seriously injured. They were in charge
of the trotting horses Reality and Trio,
owned by l.. d. Larabie, of Deer Lodge
mountain. and were on their way to
Greensburg, Ind. Reality, 2:2SL
mare, will never trot again. Trio was
unhurt.
Retiring From the Turf.
New YORK, July 17.-John H. Shultz,
the millionaire banker and horse-owner,
who owns the Parkville farm on Coney
Island boulevard, has announced that he
will shortly sell all his trotting horses
and have his extensive farm and trotting
track cut up into building lots.