St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-28
RACINE is A RUNNER.
The California Colt Beat
Virgo dor in Very Fast
Time.
Chicago Ladies Put Their
Money on "Too Sweet"
and Won,
Victory, Potomac and Nor
row Win the SheepShead
Bay Events.
Kansas City Will Continue
Racing Over the Fourth
Of July.

CHICAGO, June PA fast track and
seven well-tilled races, including a
handicap and a heat race, attracted
1900 people to Washington park to-
day. The afternoon was beautiful, and
many ladies filled the grand stand.
There was good odds against all the
horses in the first race. The talent
played Ella Blackburn, but the ladies
would have nothing but Too Sweet.
There was much enthusiasm i'll the
grand stand when Too Sweet won in a
gallop. Wightman. an odds-on favor
lite, had no trouble in landing the Sec
Ond race. The lakewood handicap was
the third race OH the card. Virgo dor
and the California colt Racine were
equal fayoriteS. The CalifornianS
backed their champion heavily and he
rewarded their confidence by winning
under gentle pull from dor in very
fast time. The other races were won
by short horses at odds ranging from 5
to ID to l.
First race, purse $500, for three-year-olds
and upwards, entrance SIS, mile-Starters:
Too Sweet, 81. Keith, to l; Tom Daily, Ill,
Mccarthy, 6 to 1; Ella Blackburn, 81. Kuhn.
TO /; Harry Weldon. 10Y, Bum, to l;
Harry Weaver, 90; Regan, to l; Rita. 81.
Hoggett, 10 to 1; Tenor, 90, Perkins, to 1;
Phantom, 107 n. Porter, 10 to / Oirey, o. T.
Sloan. 5 to l.
Tom Daily showed the way to the
stretch, where there was general
closing up. Half way from home Keith
brought Too Sweet through and won III
a canter by two lengths from Phantom,
who beat Ella Blackburn length for
place. Time, l AZ.
Second race, purse 5000 for two-year-olds,
entrance SIS, tive-eighths of mile-Starters:
Ceverton, us, Bum. S TO 1; Nellie Pearl. 115,
Harris, IL to l. Wightman, III, Allen, 3 TO 5;
Hathaway, to 1; Herald. lis, Mccarthy, to
]; Salonica, los, r. Williams 8 TO L; Rally,
lis. Graham, 20 to l.
Salonica was first away, and led to
the stretch. where Wightman and Cever-
ton set sail for the leader. At the six
teenth pole Wightman drew away and
won easily by half length from Sa-
lOnica, who beat Sam Farmer length.
Time, 1:0l15.
Third race, the lakewood handicap, a
sweepstakes for ali ages. $50 each with 81, 500
added, mile and an eighth-Starters: Racine.
124, Fitzpatrick. 5 to / Virgo d Or, los, Allen,
to 1, Gold Dollar, 96, Goodale, 100 to l;
Whitney. 81, Thorpe, Is to 1; Ormie, ITO,
Griffin, Is to L; Fayette, 1O6, Bum, to 1;
Santiago, ia, Lewis. to 1; Business %,
Porter, 10 to |; Marion c, 121, r. Williams,
TO 1; Ban Chief, 107, Overton, 10 to /: Homer,
IuI, o W 1IlUCG, ", IuOulSOQ,
100 to- 1.
The start was good for all but Prince.
Racine took the lead at the stand, and
was never headed, winning handily from
Virgo dor by a length, Whitney two
lengths away. Time, 1853.
Fourth race, purse 800. for three-year-ol
and upwards. selling, mile and a sixteenth
Caldwell, 115, Allen, to 1; San Saba 105
Keith, 5 to 1; Tom Daily, 113, c. Sloan, to 1;
Mephisto, 104, Bum, 10 to 1: Billy PinkertoD
Iii. Seaman, s TO l; Arundel, 119, Magee, 20
no. Mccarthy, to 1.
The light-weighted Palermo was away
first, followed by San Saba and Arundel.
Palermo was the Dacemaker to the bet
ting sheds, where Arundel drew away
ami won by length. Palermo beat Pat
Conley two lengths for place. Time,
1850.
Fifth race. purse $500. for three-year-olds
and upwards three-quarters of mile, heats
Starters: Laura Agnes, 81, Paul, 20 to 1 Red
Band, 100, Stokes, 10 to [; Mabelle, 101, Por-
ter, to L; Fairy Queen, 105, Bunn 10 to 1;
Tom Hood liz Fishburn, 50 to 1 Josie NJ
ia Hathaway, to J.; Lady Blackburn, 112,
Fox. 10 to !; BrandOlette, ia. Goodale, to1
Geraldine ia, Kelly, to 4; Red Cllffe, III,
Mccarthy. 90 to 1; Fakir, III, Williams, 10 TO
]: Big Three, 1l9, Overton, to 1; Creole, liz,
McCatferty, to 1.
First Heat-Ma0elie showed the way
TO the stretch. where Josie M came
through and won by half a length from
Mabelle, who beat Laura Agnes neck.
Red Band was distanced. Time, :143l.
Second Heat - Geraldine led to the
stretch, where Big Three and Josie NJ
came up fast. Big Three won by
head, Josie NJ second, a length before
Creole, third. Time, Ills. Run Off
Big Three won. Time, 1:1515.
Sixth race, purse $500, for threeyear-olds
and upwards, entrances SIS, mile-Forerun-
ner, 107, Alien. 4 to 4; Martin Russell, Ill,
Griffin, 10 to l; Linlithgow, %, Bum. s to /;
Overton, 6 to l; Ernest Race, Ill, Rowe 70 to
/; Allan Bane, o., Porter, to / Brazos, 112,
Magee, TO /; Guido 1l2, c. Sloan, to 5,
RinfaX, f07, Mccarthy to /.
BraZoS and Guido made the running
to the stretch, where Jaja came fast and
won by length. Guido was second,
half a length before Rinfax, third.
Time, 1:4l.
Seventh race, purse 500, for three-year
olds and upward selling; mile and q six
teenth-Starters: Ormonde, 90. Smith, so 10
l: Carus. i13 McCafferty, to 1 Blue Vail,
Jos, Mccarthy, 5 to 2; One Dime, %, Perry
10 10 1; Patrick, 100, Penny, toll; Profligate,
lib; Freeman, to l; Warplot, 100, Bum, 6
TO 1: Ropespierre. 125, 0verton. 10 to L; Sun
ny Brook, lis, Fishburn, 10 to 1; ST. Adams,
100, Hennessey, 10 to1
Warplot led from start to finish, and
won by neck from Carus who came
with rush. Patrick was neck be-
hind Carus. Time, 1:47$4.