St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
BASHFORD IN A ROMP.
The Favorite Beaten for the
Friendly Stakes.

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CHICAGO, July 11.-Eight thousand
Saturday race-goers were on hand at
Washington park to-day. The weather
was perfect and the track lightning
fast. Bashford proved himself big h
class colt by winning the Friendly
stakes from Wightman. the faverite, in
a romp.
entrance $40. mile-Starters: Asben, 107,
Thorpe, 6 l; LodOwic, 115, Lewis, 5 to 2;
Glenrush, 115, Finnegan, 10 TO l; Harry Ray,
115, Boyer, 10 to l: Rudolph, l22, Allen, S to l;
Georgetown, 122, OYerton, , to 1; Homer, 122,
Fitzpatrick, 3 to-
Homer made the running to the stretch
where he was joined by Asben, who had
been second from the start. ASDen,
after a hot finish, won by length,
while Homer beat LOdoWic length.
Time, 1:41H.
Second race, purse $3.50, for three-year-olds
and upwards, mile and an eighth-Starters:
The Kaiser, 1O4, Mcdonald, 5 to-; Pilgrim,
112. Norris, to 1; Arundel, 124, Overton, TO
8; Miss Hawkins, 104, Thorpe, 3 to l.,
Overton sent Arundel out at the fall
of the flag, and with Pilgrim as the run
ner-up, led the entire journey, winning
by length from The Kaiser, who came
up in the stretch and beat Pilgrim a
length for place. Time, 1:56.
Third race, the Friendly stakes, a sweep
stakes for two-year-olds, to be run at the
summer meeting of the Washington Park
club. Chicago, and at the autumn meeting of
the Coney Island Jockey club at Sheepshead
Bay; $50 each, with $1,000 added by each as
ISOLATION; should the same horses win both
races. $1,000 additional in plate or money
will be given. half by each association: five
furlongs-Starters: Chaperone, lis, Lind
say, and Miss Knott, 120, McCafertv, Scog-
gan entry (coupledl, II to l; Bashford, Ill,
Boyer, to l; Faraday, lis, Overton, to |;
lis, Porter, u to I; Dan Kurtz. Seaman, - TO
1; Gulinda, 115, Soden, and Salonica. lis,
Lewis, Baldwin entry coupled, to L;
Wightman, lis, Fitzpatrick. to 5; Hispania,
los, English 30 TO l; Chief Justice, Ill, Fish
burn. 30 to /; Two Bits, lis, Hathaway, Il
to ].
There was long delay at the post
and when the flag went down Gulinda
was left. Bashford went to the front
aid. followed by Lillian. Beatrice and
Miss Knott. set a fast pace to the stretch.
Here Wightman came through the big
bunch and challenged the leader. He
could never get up, however, and Bash
ford won by length. while Wightman
beat Dan KurtZ a length for place.
Time, 1:01.
Fourth race, handicap, for three year-olds
anu uphdIu. VI % cdCIl, WIFI ClUOV duu6N,
mile and a half-Starters: Joe Blackburn,
110 Allen, to 5; Business, %. Mcdonald, 6
to 1; Atticus, Ill, Hathaway. to 1; Churchill
Clark, ITO, Morris, to 1; Ormie, 100, Thorpe,
to l.
8 Ormie and Business made the run
ming for mile where Ormie began to
sulk and fell back beaten. Business
came on. and at the sixteenth pole
looked as if he would win, but Church
i'll Clark came up and after a hot fight
won by a head. business beat Joe
Blackburn nose for place. Time,
2:34$4.
Fifth race, purse $50 for three-year-old,
and upward, mile heats-Starters: Pretti-
wit, 92 Kuhn, 10 to 1; Guido, III, Overton, ?
to 8; Jugurtha, 50, Lewis 10 to 1; Allan Bane,
104 Thorpe, to l.; Brandolette, ia, l. Lewis,
to 1; Contender, 102. Fox, Is to /.
First heat-Allan Bane and Conten
der made the running to the stretch
where Guido came up and won by
neck from Allan Bane who beat Jugur-
tina length. Time, 1:4115 Prettiwit
was distanced. The second heat was a
repetition of the first; Allan Bane max
ing the running to the stretch where
Guido passed him and won by a neck.
Bane beat Brandolette a length for
place. Time, 1:41.
sixth race, purse $500, for three-year olds
and upward, selling, mile-Starters: Somer-
set 1Ol, HaZlitt. 10 to l; Hardee, 100 Melon
aid, II to 1; John DAILY, 100, Keith. p to 1;
Pat COnley, 81, Hoggett, 10 TO 1; Eli Kendig,
s., T. Sloan, to L; Matte Allen, 81, Perkins
10 to l. Carus, 102, Thorpe, to 1 ; Lady Black
burn. 1903. Fox, ) to L; Tom Hood, 100, NJ.
Lewis. 20 to /; Hopeful, 102, Finnegan, to 1;
Blue Vail. 1913, Penny, to /; Jim Dunn, 9S,
Porter, L t. /; SympathetiCs Last 102. Wea-
yer, 20 to l; Texas Girl, 81, Madison, 20 to 1
Miss Ballard, rs William Mooney, % to /.
Lady Blackburn rushed to the front
and showed the way to the last eighth
pole, where Pat COnley and Somerset
passed her, COnley winning by length,
while Blue Vail beat Somerset a neck
for place. Time, 1:42.