St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-01
NECK AND NECK FINISHES.
Seven Exciting Races at Washing
ton Park

ton Park.
CHICAGO, June 30.-With every sue
ceeding day the sport at Washington
Park seems growing in interest, and,
though one would fancy that nothing
could beat the excitement of last weeks
spell of record breaking, the ensuing
promises to be even a still more exciting
six days of racing. Though to-day is
more or less an off day, as Mondays
generally are, there was nevertheless
one of the greatest entry cards ever
seen on Western course, there being
no less than seven events. Attendance,
1000.
First race, for maiden e-year-olds, one
mile purse S6O0-Starters: Inez, 107, to
1 Ivy Benjamin, 10Y, 10 to 1; Rock, Ill.,
% to L; Rogers, 112, to l.; Blue Blazes,
112 z to /; Bob Jacobs, 1i2 to l; Pick
up, 1o7, 25 to l.; Bateheller, liz, 8 to l;
Gertie B, 1G7, 4 to 1.
Bateheller was away first; Inez, the
favorite, second. length back the rest
punched and we'll up. At the quarter
Bob Jacobs was in the lead, Blue BlazeS
and Gertie B we're neck and neck. 1t
was Bob Jacobs and Gertie B at the
three-quarters. Inez took the lead and
ran home, winning easily by length,
Pickup second, tfree-fourths of length
from Rock third, the others strung out.
Time, :43.
Second race, for maiden two-year-olds
purse 5000, five furlongs-Starters: Hin
doc Lass, l0S, to l !; Peristaltic, 10S, Is to
1; Blanche's Last 1O8, 8 to l; Katie j, lob,
10 to 1 Matte Allen, los, to 5; Glenlivet
to l /; Fair Haven. 109, u to L; Sorceress,
1o8, y to /; Bandanna, 1O8, to L; Paoli
10S, 10 to L; Chica, 1o8, 10 to l.
Blanche's Last had the best of the
flag, with Hindoo Lass and Glenlivet
neck and neck. At the first quarter
Hindoo Lass pas leading by a length,
Glenlivet and Katie Second,t the others
all strung out. Hindoo Lass went home
winner by a length and half, Katie j
second. neck in front of Glenlivet.
third. Time, 1:034.
Third race, extra for maiden two-year-
olds. purse $500, five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
Chimes. Ill, even; Running Brook, Ill, 6
to L; Tenor, III, 10 to l; Glen Rush, Ill,
20 to 1; Valera, Ill, 10 to L; j j. 10S, 2
tOs1.
Drift was scratched Oh account of in
juries received i'll false breakaWay.
All bets were declared off and twenty
minutes given to make new ones. Ed
Bell, Tenor and Odrey were even up at
the start. At the first quarter Ed Bell
and Valera we're setting the pace, but
at the head of the stretch Odrey came
up and passed the pair, going home an
easy winner by a length and a half;
Chimes second, a length i'll front or
Valera. third. Time. 1:03H.
Fourth race, handicap, sweepstakes for
three. yearolds and upwards, mile and three
fourths-Starters: John DAILY, 100, 8 to {;
Hypocrite, 10S, to 5; Ormie 1O3, to i;
War Peak, 50, s to L Lewis Clark, l10 to
l; Loupe, los, 10 to L.
Ormie was ahead at the start, with
Loupe half length ahead of War
Peak, all punched. At the mile Ormie
still led, War Peak and Loupe changed
places, and War Peak set fast pace,
Daily IN the stretch. Hypocrite won by
of John DAILY, third. Time, 3:04M.
Fifth race. for all ages, selling, purse 5000,
one mile-Starters: j 7, 113, II TO !; Mont
pelier, los, IS to L Ida L, los, 80 to L;
Mamie Fonso los, to s.; Julia W., "a, 10
to l; Salute g, 10 to J !; Harry Weldon. 50,
Is to J Maggie B, 80, 10 to L; Rimini, 105,
10 /; Milldale, 104, to l.
Maggie B got off ahead, Mamie Fonso
second, Milldale third. At the quarter
Maggie B and Milldale were neck and
neck, Julia w third, the rest punched
two lengths behind. Milldale took the
lead at the half, Julia w second, the
rest well up. In the stretch Rimini
came through the crowd, winning by a
length, Milldale second, neck ahead of
Mamie Fonso, third. Time. 1:42A.
Sixth race extra, for all ages, purse 5000,
| one mile-Starters: Jubilee, 122, to l;
MONDAY, ia, to l. Prince Albert, 101, 6
to L Workmate, 102, L to 2; Laura Ford
1O2. 20 to l: Eight to Seven, ia, to l;
Rollin Hawley 1u4, 20 to L; Chilhowie, 10S,
5 to L; Amos A, ITO, 5 to L; Texas Girl,
10Y, II to l.
Jubilee took the lead and kept it past
the quarter, Texas Girl second. When
the half mile was reached Hawlev took
the lead and held it into the stretch,
with Workmate and Amos A neck and
neck half length behind. In the
| stretch Workmate closed up the gap
and won by two lengths, Eight to Seven
second, half a length ahead of HaWley,
third. Time, 1:423.
Seventh race. a handicap sweepstakes
| purse $500, mile and a quarter-Starters;
| Hamlet, 103 II to L; Al Farrow. 1913, 10 tc
! l; Wary, 112, to l; Almont, ITO. II to
Brown Duke, 100, to l ; Ed McGinnis, ITO
| 8to l; Ernest Race, 10Y, 10 to l Salli
| Byrnes, 1O3, to 1; Heron, 109 2 to l.
Wary got the lead at the start and
he'd it till the mile was passed, with
| Ernest Race and Hamlet neck and neck
half length behind, followed closely
by Heron. Hamlet won by half d
| length, Heron second. a neck ahead OF
Brown Duke, third. Time 2:075l.