Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
ON MORRIS PARK TRACK.
A Large Crowd WitnessessSome Excellent
Racing on Fast Course.

A Large Crowd WitnessessSome Excellent
Racing on a Fast Course.
MORRIS PARK, Oct. 3.-The New York
Jockey Club changed its scene of action
from Jerome Park to Morris Park to-day.
The crowd was the largest that has been at
a race track since this track closed its gates
"A few weeks ago. The track was dry ana tne
dust flew IN clouds around the horses.
First race, sweepstakes for 3-year-ods, six fur
ITO, to /; Contribution. 10, to /: Gold Dollar
no. 80 l. Sir George ~ Is l. Versatile III 10
i; Happy Day, LID leo to l. Josie Wells, lO7 100 to
!: Correctio9 ll4 10 to The race resulted IN an
from the start to finish and won handily by good
open length from Rosa H. who made z desperate
Correction finished bad third. three lengths
away wniie the others struggled in far apart.
/ Second race handicap sweepstakes for s-yenr-olds
and upward: one mile. Starters: Portchcster
1o to g ,; kronis s. IOto l; Tegrider llp to !;
25 to 1; Tua Blackburn leo, to /; Beansey 1oi. 10
to |. ruila Blackburn got fully three lengths the
until she had climbed the bin top; then the hill
proved too much for Tulll Blackburn, and she
relinquished the lead to Lizzie who held Il down
the hill until they within sixteenth of home.
Portchester and Livonla then came to the front
and old Lvonia hung on all the way, Portchestnr
drew away and won quito easily by a length.
Livonia. urged to her utmost. beat Terrifer three
lengths 1 for the place Time-1:dOls. ,,,,
and upward. one and one-sixteenth miles-Itart-
ers: Arab 102, to .: SmrOck SO. 10 10 Prather
102 ID to Cynosure 90 10 to |; Milt Young lg ID
TO Virgfs s Is TO l: BalIyfo1 &c. to /: lille L.
Ss to /; Banquet liz. to5. Banquet was first
away, but relinquished the lead before tncy had
gone half furfong TO Cynosure who, Tapped by
Arab and Prather showed the way to the stretch
little over furlong from home Banquet who
was trying to come through on the inside. fell:
and Willie l.. who was at his heels stumbled and
fell over him. Arab won with ridiculous ease by
four lengths from SimrOck who beat Irather
similar distance for the place; Banquet finished
Fourth race, Dunmnw stakes for 2-year-olds. of
500 each with ST. so added; six furlongs-Starers:
St. Florain IFS, to ,: Dagonet 1@3. to 5; ARA,
ILL., toll Nestibule lis, Is to 1: Actor Ill, 10 to
Ignite ll5, to /; Necromancy colt 10S to !; Fred
Lee III, 10 to l. st. Floriana acted as pacemaker
throughout and won by three lengths from Dago-
rush. butwas not never dangerous far as first
honors were concerned. He made his effort too
hate TO do more than beat ARA I length for the
place. Time, 1:13
Fifth race Manhattan handicap. for all ages. a
sweepstakes of $50 each, with g, 900 added, mile
sell l2 TO !: Senorita ia 10 to l. Peter g. to l;
Reckon 1l0 to /: Denuth liz, to q Reporter 102,
SO to l. Peter was i'll front for nearly y furlong.
Then Russell went out and set rattling pace
almost to the last sixteenth post. Bermuda then
came to the front, and after brief but lively tus
sci, drew away and won by length and half.
Russell heat Senorita three lengths for the place.
Time. 2:07%.
Sixth race. handicap sweepstakes for 2-year-olds,
six furlongs-Starters: Entire 1O6. oil; Wah Jim
1l5. to l: Anna 11O to l; Take Back I0j, to
Ftdelio l02, 30 to l: Zorling 112. 5. Wah jim
won ny short head from ZOrlin2, who beat Entire
two lengths for the place. Time lib.