St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-02
-Four Latonia Contests Mid Thun-
der and lightning,

CINCINNATI, June 1.-Noon to-day
promised fair weather for the racing at
Latonia. Nevertheless, treacherous
clouds, lurking low in the midday hori-
Zon, blackened into an afternoon storm.
The fayorites won the fourth and sixth
races; quasi favorite won the fifth
race; ten-to-one nagS won the second
and third, and a seven-to-one horse won
the first race. At the close of the second
race crowd rushed to the judges
stand and clamored that Jockey Saun-
ders had pulled Estelle, who came in
second. The judges reserved their de-
clslon till after the second race. when
they announced Happiness first, Estelle
second and Red Sign third, the order III
which they came home. There were
1000 people present at the races. Track
slushy.
First race selling, purse $780, for three
year-olds and upwards, divided race, one
mile and seventy yards-Starters: Modjeska,
VI, Perkins Is to l; Killduf, 100, Keys. 30 TO
l; Harry Weldon, 1O4. Brighton, 6 to L; Gov.
Ross, 100, c. Sloan, Is to /; Sir Planet, 99l2,
Mcdonald, to /; Pro1igate, 104, Boyer 6 10
l; Nina Archer, 112, Allen 6 to 5.
Harry Weldon started next to the last
horse. fell to the last in the quarter
stretch, came from last to second in the
home stretch, shot to the front in the
last seventy yards and won by neck,
Gov. Ross second, Sir Planet third, half
a length behind. Time, 1:4714. Sir
Planet started first and held the lead
till the stretch, when the winner and
the place nags got ahead of him.
Second race, second half of first race, same
conditions, mile and seventy yards-Starters,
Estelie, 81. Saunders. to /; Fred Fink 102
Porter, 10 /: Happiness, 103, Goodsle, 10 to
|: Rimiui 1O3, Mcdonald, 10 to 1; Eugenie
lrCh 2 fl ln1
to 1; Bob Forsythe, no. Freeman, 10 TO L.
Happiness started in the bunch, came
third under the string, dropped back
into the group, but came to second in
the home stretch and first in the last
seventy yards. winning by neck from
Estelle, second, a length ahead of Red
Sign, third. Time, 1:474. Estelle led
from the start, but fell to second in the
last seventy yards. Red Sign held sec
ond or third, alt ernating most of the
time with Happiness.
Third race. purse $780, mile-Starters:
Brutus. 100. English, s to 1; Cupbearer, 97
Schimmel, 100 to L; Melody, 81, Saunders.
to l.: Belle Noyes. 92, Taylor, 50 to L; Harpy,
92, Perkins. so to l; Triumph, 81, It. Sloan, 20
to L; Mirabeau, 81 Porter, 10 TO 1: Woodyale,
~, Boyer even; Kehama, 81, Mcdonald. 6 to
l; Top Stone, 81, Keys, % to 1; Rebuff, 112,
c. Sloan, rs to 1.
The race was run in thunder and
lightning, hail and rain. Woodvale ran
first at the start, with Kehama second
and Brutus third. In this order they
remained till the last quarter, when
Mirabeau dashed forward and won by
neck, with BrutuS second a half length
In front of Harpy third. Time, 1:4S4.
The others made close race all around
and respectable finish.
Fourth race, free handicap sweepstake,
for three-year- -oldS and upwards, mile and a
slXteenth-Starters: Bonnie Byrd, 9S, w.
Harris, 10 to 1; Harry Smith. 100, Boyer, S to
Bane, 100. English. 10 to l.; Rosemont 102,
Porter, 3 to /; Bertha, los, Britton, S to 5;
Poteen, 110. Overton, z to 1.
Dudolph was first to show, and kept
the lead to the three-quarter pole, where
Rosemont came from second place to
the front and won easily by three
lengths, with Bertha second and Allan
Bane third, two lengths back. Time,
e:521a. Bertha was we'll up in the
bunch at the start. was third at the
quarter and half, fell back in the bunch
and came out again in the last furlong
to second place. Allan Bane started
third, passed the stand third, was in the
bunch to the last sixteenth pole, where
he formed head to third. The others
ran well considering the very m uddy
track.
Fllln race, Latonla Oaks, 1or tnree-year-
olds, mile and quarter-Starters: Ida Pick
wick, III, r. Williams, 2 to 1; Cantatrice, liz,
Boyer. s to 5; Mary C, 107 Britton, 3 to /;
Matte Allen, Hathaway, to 1.
The race was run OH a muddy track.
The start was good one. Ida Pick
wick was third to get away, which
place she held until the three-quarters
pole, where she took second place. In
the stretch she was first and won by
neck. with Mary c second, three lengths
in front of Cantatrice, third. TINE,
2:14I. Mary started second, passed
the stand first and held that position
until overcome by Ida Pickwick iE the
stretch. Cantatrice was last to start,
passed the stand second and ran second
until the three-quarterS, where she took
third position and finished in that place.
Sixth race, purse $500, for two-year-olds,
five furlongs.Starters; Doncaster.- 110,
Allen, to 1; Hannah Moberly no. Hatha-
way, u to l; Bracelet lilo, K. Williams, 3 to /
Falicre, lib, Freeman, 2 to L; German, lis,
Oyerton, to 5.
Hannah Moberly got the lead in the
start by length and held on to it till
German captured it at the last moment.
German started fourth and held that
place till past the three-quarters when
he went one better taking third out of
which, at the last chance, he passed in
to a neck and neck struggle with Han
nah MOberly and out of that he came
victor by scratch. Time, 1:07.
To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
First race, selling, mile and twenty yards
Silver Mint, 102; Tenor, 104; Aunt Kate. 104;
Wildhower, 104; Mary II, JOG; Governor
Wheeler, 107, Jack Brady 100; Consignee
109; Alphonse, Ill, LiederkranZ, 113;
Freed.
Second race mile-Metha, 1O2; Jack Star,
1O2; Onlight, 102; Brutus, 102; Mabelle, 1922
Woodvale, 107; Dickerson, 112; kanier, la;
Vortex. ia.
Third race. handicap, mile-Marchma, 95;
Shibboleth, 81: Palmetto, 100; Philora, 101
Robespierre. 104: Rosemont, 107 Penn P,
10s; Glockner 110; DR.. Nave, ia; Sullross
105
Fourth race. Merchants stakes, nine fur
longs-Lorenzo, 81; Ed Hopper, 116: Robes
pierre, III: DR.. Nave, III; Proctor Knott 126
Fifth race, maidens fllies, nine-sixteenths
of a mile-Ollie Glenn, 105; Antonette, 110
Umatila. 10; Louise 110; Annorean, 1f0
Jessie Belle 110; Unadilla ITO; Jean, 10;
Altivola, rs; Celerity, lis; Clementine, lis;
Elsie S, lis.
Selections - Gov Wheeler and Wild
flower, Dickerson and Woodvale Rosemont
and Sulleross, Proctor Knott and DR.. Nave,
Jean and Unadilla.