St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
THE TALENT KILLED.
Every Race at Jerome Enriched
the Books.


JEROME PARK, July 22.-The card
presented by the Monmouth association
to-day was very ordinary one, and it
attracted one of the smallest crowds of
the meeting. There were probably
$500 present when the horses went to
the post for the first race, and before
the dav was over every one of them had
contributed more or less to the support
of the bOOkmakers. The track was in
frst-class shape and the fields small,
but not once during the day did the tai
ent guess right.
Firstrace. one thousand four hundred yards
Starters: Castalia, %, to 5; Arab. 100, to
Castalia made the running to the far
turn, where Arab showed half length
in front. This position was held to the
last eighth pole, where Castalia took the
lead and won handily by length.
Time. :24.
Second race, for maidens, five furlongs-
Starters: Alonzo, Ill, to l; Wyandote
COLI. Ill, to ;; Alcalde, Ill, 90 to /; kalulah
| colt, III, 50 to 1; MOnopolist, Ill, 20 to l.;
Kilkenny. ILL., to /; Picalilly, 10e, Is TO i;
Jersey Queen colt, Ill, 50 to /; Rolte Ill, Is
TO l; Otero. 10s, - to /; Moderator colt III,
TO l Airlojam, ILL., so to 1; Corona, III, Is
to l.
WyandOtte colt showed the way for
quarter ana then gave way to ADELAIDE,
who led for a furlOng. AirlOjam was
first into the stretch, then Wyandotte
colt took ND the running again and led
by the stand, with Alonzo next. AlOnzO
easily passed the leader and won by
length from WyandOtte colt, who was
two lengths ahead of AlcalGe. Time,
1:02.
Third raee-bandican mile and q six
teenth-Starters: Edgar Johnson 95, IL to / I;
Esquimau 116 to 5; Ben Kingsbury los, to
3; Woodcutter 9S, 9 to 2.
Edgar johnson was the first to show,
followed by WCOdcutter, Ben Kings
bury and Esquimau. Edgar Johnson
held his lead to the end, winning by
neck from EsQuimau, who beat Kings
bury neck. lime, 1:524.
Fourth race-Selling allowances five fur
longs-Starters: Hamilton 1872, to 1;
Wah jim lib, 10 L; Fagot 10l, Is to L; st.
Pancras 1O4 to 1; Joe Kelly 107, Is to /;
Knapsack 9S, 20 TO /; PrOteinol Il3, IL to 5:
Forethought los so to /; Smuggler %, Is to 1.
Smuggler was first away. At the end
of fuTlOng KnapSack was in front and
stayed there to the head of the stretch,
where st. Pancrass took up the running.
Hamilton went to the front opposite the
betting ring and drew away, followed
ny OF. L dLGldSS. w al Jim anu dSOl.
These made a fighting finish, Hamilton
winning by three parts of length from
Wah Jim, who beat Fagot half a length.
Time 1:0315.
Fifth race fourteen hundred yards-Star
ers: Limo. 1G1, Z to l; Judge Post, 115. to
8; Volunteer H., 122, Is TO /; Oraguese, Jos, 6
to ); kirkover, 113. u to l; RheingOld, 81, 60
to L; Nettie 81, 80 to l.
Oraguese and Rheingold rushed away
in front, followed by Volunteer H.,
Lima and Nettie. Oraguese, Lima and
Judge Post turned into the stretch to-
gether, with Volunteer close behind.
Oraguese fell back beaten and Judge
Post and Lima drew away together, and
in all exciting finish Lima won by a
short head from Judge Post, who beat
Volunteer ii. three lengths. Time, :22.
Sixth race, selling, SIX furlongs-StArters:
ROquefort. 103, 20 to 1: Heather, ia. I to l;
Katrina, %. 20 70 1; Pc crusader, 104, 20 10 /;
! FernwoOd, 102, 4 to l; Peralta, 102, to 1;
Vardee, 104, g to s.
Roquefort jumped to the front at the
fall of the flag, and closely followed by
Fe1nwood and Heather, with Vardee
trailing ten lengths in the rear, showed
the way to the stretch, where Heather
took the lead and easily stalling off
VaTdee's rush, won by a length, while
Vardee beat Peralta three lengths for
the place. Time, lis.