The sun., 1890-04-16
RACING At MEMPHIS.
The Talent, for Once, Pick Ont II Few Win
ners-A Good Days Sport.

ners-A Good Days Sport.
MEMPHIS, April 15.-The weather was far
from springlike here to-day. being cool and
threatening. but that did not prevent the at
tendance OF 300 at the races at Montgomery
Park: and that, too when the fields in two OF
the events were small. while in one or two OF
the other races considerable scratching prom
ised to prevail. AS to the track. the rain last
night did its worst. As result 1t was heavy
and slow. Even with this drawback, however.
the racing was on the whole good Several ot
the finishes were close and exciting.
Rose Howard with 10 up and Barnes In the
saddle. won the first race by length from
Royal Blush who carried ll3 and was the
favorite in the betting. Rose Howard, however.
was exceedingly well backed, and closed at y
to 5. while there was also q plunge on Genesoc
he being backed down from 10 3 to !. lie
failed TO materialize. however. and finished
last The winner is a light bodied, but rather
racing-like looking young mare by Duke Of
Montrose. and out OF half sister to Pearl
jennings Tho time was "a seconds. Distance.
four furlonRS, 90
Everybody backed Chilhowie. carrying %.
with Francis up. in the slX-furlOng heat race.
and, making all the running in both heats' 10
won cleveIly in the first from Katie 5 While IN
the last old Skobelon. with 100 up and ridden
3y Barnes; gave him all he could do to WIN:
lie seems. however. much better Horse thus
year than any season since he has been on the
tu.i, save in the early part OF his. two,yenr-od
form. when his present owner. Mr. George '.
HankinS. purchased him for $1,000 sum
which in the value OF races run. he hhs yet 10
Yhe eyeHt nj o OF the day the senorita Stakes for
two year-old hllies, four furougs, lol!OwoL.
and in this the following ten high bred MI los
went to the post making the stake net Inc WIN
Monte Rosa barnes, Katrina r. Wii,liams;
Francis Lady Washington Hollis Eth9i ):
Stepis, Laura DoXey Morgan 100 S"oot
FSH izz9 niTynHs lny RSgn onia "a and Annie
Brown. who were penallIed I9r wnrins af
New Orleans. In the letting Monte l'"sA ana anu
brng 10 2, while Annie brown WAS I 10 !,
RGitI and TGGkyr G ana G4' tn1ut Wash @shn
RUtey DSteg 1hI 20 90 1Ge n ira" U to l.
Lady Washington got iI.ll' TIC best OF an
other good tcnd oil ani s"e jNT, naag ~ nStG
aud winning finally by a .p.E .ongth from
Monte Rosa, who beat Driit twp enEths lor
for the slow track. -,,,,-,
LAZY Washington Is a daughtor OF Mlser and
MiEnonotte by Bnchdeh. "Ht sioal2 i'iS & n9
was last fall. She is owned v hcotEan lros
Of Proctor Knott fame, and her race to'uay Was
" DoIIikcns went on in the owners handicap.
ono mile, as though n"'hiH could ever eaten
her. bn' sHe cut in tails 40 thr stretch and
Lady B,acR burn, J. sloan NJ, and John SAcr
y an hidden Iy Ma b, tsi.h away 'OgnlhtI
The tormer who wa an "'en money iavorito
in the citing won by - -' hi neck, Dol ilhena
THO post ODDS a-aihs. Ju.,n Sherman for II
pla'e w6ro us good ~ = lpI.
bonnie knl had 20 ,p'n DIS up and FOX in
race until the odds wcle : T.. !. making him tho
iayorile. Nor did no jIsal plnt his fol flowers.
Tor after always heinE h",r luP 'front.'. no TOOK
tho lca,! on the hurkstretct and retained It to
tie hni"h. Deatir- BoaI. vh, lOn, pounds and
Nc aHorty up. hy - short mock, which he could
have easily made two irugfu5 or more Carlton
was third "A lonGh and Il h4lI further back
His win was the hrd Of t." dLy ior those lrat
in favor and Tor once tho talent did we'll