St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-19
BAN CHIEF is VICTOR.
The Scoggan Racer Won the
Wheeler Handicap Prize
at Chicago.
Many Cracks TPailed in the
Wake Of the Winner OF the
Rich Event.
Proctor Knott Takes a Race
in Easy Style From a Good
Field.
Racing in Mud at Morris Park
Keeps the Talent on the
Hustle.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-The most success s.
full racing meeting ever held in Chicago
closed with the seventh race at Wash
ington Park to-day. Fifteen thousand
people were present this afternoon, and
were treated to some high class sport,
the feature being the rich Wheeler
handicap. A number of the best horses
in The West were announced as starters,
and New York sent special champion
to try for the big prize. Racine was in
stalled favorite at 2 to /, while Marion Z
was well supported at to 1. Scoggan
Bros, the Louisville turfmen, scratched
Proctor Knott and pinned their faith
and cash on Ban Chief. English Lady,
the New York candidate, was heavily
backed, her price opening at Z and
closing at 4 to l. Racine went to the
front, and, closely pressed by the English
Lady, showed the way to the last six
teenth pole. There his heavy weight
told aud the magnificent beast fell back
beaten. OvertOn had kept Ban Chief
in good position throughout and now
coming up with rush, won by length
and half in the phenomenal time of
2:064. English Lady died away after
the llllG DDSl anu IlllSlICu oCNCHNii'
First race. purse $500, for two-yearolds
fivee ighths of a mile-Starters: Clara, 10S
Boyer. 10 to /; American Lady, los, II. Will
iamt, to ?: sun Beam. los, IS to ]; Rag
ner. los. English, II 10 /; Clementine, J15, l.
Lewis, s to 1; Resacca los Penny, - TO 8;
Santa Catalina, los Allen. 10 to 1; Ella Ship
man, les, Finnegan. 80 TO |.
American Lady was length in front
at the start and was never headed,
winning easily by two lengths from
Clementine, who beat Ragner length.
Time, 1:O215.
Second race. purse 5000. for three-year
olds. one mile-Starters: Dickerson, III,
Overton, to 4; Hypatica, 107, Thorpe, 3 to 1;
Rainier, 122, Fitzpatrick. . to /: Harry Ray,
112, IL to /; Nero. 122. |. Lewis, q to ..
Hypatica showed the way from the
start, and, with DickersOn and Harry
Ray next made the running TO the
wire, winning by length. Rainier
came up strong and beat DickerSou
head for place. Time, l:4l$4.
Third race, the Wheeler handicap for
thTee-year-olds and upward; entrance 500
each, with 5000 added, mile and a quarter
Starters: Virgo d Or, =, Soden, 3 to l;
123, ], Lewis, IL to 1 ; Racine 125, Fitzpatrick,
, to 1 4; English Lady lC2, II. Penny, to |;
kingman, 107, Boyer, to |; Ormonde, %,
Keith 30 to 1; Louise NJ, 9S, HaZlitt, so to 1;
1
12l, X. " illiams, : to-.
They were sent away at the second
attempt, with English Lady in front,
Take Notice second and Racine head
ing the bunch behind. Passing the
stand English Lady, Take Notice and
Racine were heads apart, and OrmOnde
bringing up the rear. When the turn
was made Racine forged to the front
and set the hottest kind of pace, fol-
lowed by English Lady, Santiago and
Virgo dor. Reaching the stretch, RAJ
cine was one length in front of English
Lady, Marion G and Ban Chief next.
The latter began to move up rapidly,
and sixteenth from home Fitzpatrick
began to use his whip on Racine. 1t
was of no avail, however. Ban Chief
half from Marion c, who beat Santiago
a head. Kingman was a nose behind
Santiago, while Racine was fifth, head
away. The time was 2:064.
Fourth race, purse 500, for three -year-olds
and upwards, selling. mile and an eighth
Starters: Leila May 100, Penny, 10 l; Ed
Bell 100, k. Williams, TO /; Van Buren, 80,
Perkins. to I; Jim Dunn ~. Keith, II to |;
Silver Lake %, HOggett. 4to /; Major Tom %,
Thompson, 30 to [ Carus %, Mccarthy, 20 to
1; Glockner 90 Thorpe, II to 1.
Van Buren, was first 10 show and ran
away with the race, leading all the way
by dozen lengths and winning in a
canter. jim Dunn beat Leila May a
length for place. Time, :53.
Fifth race, purse 500, for three-year olds
and upwards, mile and Il sixteenth-Starters:
Rosenont, 102, Lindsey, > to z; Reputation,
50, Perkins, 10 to |: Sympatheuc's Last, 100,
Weaver, IL TO L; Pilgrim, 102, Penny, to /;
Josie NJ, 1O4. Thompson. to D; Ed Hopper.
104, Boyer, II to /: Atlanta. 100, I. Lewis, 20
toll; Prince, l02, Mccarthy. 10 TO |.
Svmpathetic's Last made the running
to the back stretch where Pilgrim took
command and made the pace to the
betting sheds. Here Sympathetic's
Last came again and won by head
from ROSemOnt, who beat Pilgrim
length. Time, LAZY.
Sixth race, purse $500. for two-year-olds,
five-eighths of mile-Starters: Dore, III,
Mccarthy, 10 to /; Pendleton, Ill Hathaway,
Minnie c, los, Thorpe. to /; sam Farmer,
lis, Overton, II to 3; Tom Tough, Ill, II.
Williams. TO l.
Sam Farmer was length in front at
the start with Tom Tough next. Minnie
l. took the lead and showed the way
home, winning by a length from Tom
Tough, who beat Carlsbad length.
Williams, on Tom Tough, claimed a
foul, which was allowed, the horses
being placed: Tom Tough first, Carls-
bad second, Sam Farmer third. Time,
1:0I.
seventh race. purse 500, for three-year-
olds and upwards mile and a sixteenth
Starters: Martin Russell. 104; Mccarthy 6 TO
l. Blue Vail. %. Penny. l. to |; Barney. 102.
Thorpe, to |; Proctor Knott liz, r. Will
Jams, l to ,; Ormie, I04, Hoggett, to l.; DR..
Nave, 1l2, Combs, 6 to /.
Proctor Knott made the running and
won by a length under a pull from
Barney, who beat Blue Vail neck for
the place. Time, 1:57.