Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-18
GREAT SPORT.
Racing and Other Interesting Things Oh-
usual ON Kace-Iracks.
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ny telegraph 20 the Dispntch.l
GRAvrsrSD RACE TRACK. September IT,
Upwards Of 1000 persons visited this course
today. and besides witnessing some cooi
racing saw a number Of things that DO h0t
usually happen On Tace-tracks. Inc nght
between the association and pooi-rooins
was earned on with renewed vlgOr aud the
latter had for the. best of IT. Carrier
pigeons wer6 Dispatched from the gronnhs
Of regular intervals until the Plnkerton
men were nearly wild. At last they caught
one man hberating bird and escorted
him TO room III the club-house. Ihere
half-1ozen burly policemen fell upon ai,i
beat him shamefully. Afterward bon
PinkertOn denied this and ohsren
t. thrash any one who doubted MS
word Tho weather Was Drst-clas7'
tho track was IN magnificent shape
AID the racing WAS fully UP to the average,
hut when the last race was over * WAS
dissatisfied crowd that left the grounds,
not dissatisfied because tie 'avorites had
uot wor heir fair are of the races. as
four of them were successful. but because
they had been pushed and hauled about
all Law and had not had sufficient time IN
which TO study the entries tor the dliiefeh1
events. Ino feature of the card was the
Fulton stakes for three-year-old~. when
resulted III al easy victory for the iaVori'e'
fe-sara.
F,r.t race-sweepstakes for three-year-
olds and upwards. $1,000 added, SIX fur
longs- MAJOR Domo won: Iormentor Sc
cond. Rosa II. third. lime, l:l5'4.
Second race-handic1p sweepstakes
$1,000 added, one aud one-sixteenth
miles -KIldeer won; Picsnicker secohd'
Homer third. Time, l:is'4.
Third race-Algera stakes, for two-year,
olds. Sl,500 added, six furlongs-Cuft
Gum won handiiy by half length from
tho Mimi coli. who beat Lamplighter the
same distance. Time, l:l5.
year-olds. $1,000 added. one mile and a
quarter Pessara Jumped away IN front
and with Reckon led the way 10 the stand
followed by Rey del Roy and Port Chester.
This order prevailed to the far turn, where
Pessara shot out and took a two-length' ;
lend from Reckon and Eey del Rey. Pes
sara won easily 10y Two lengths. Reckon
was q length and ahglf before Key del icy.
time. 3:OH"..
Fifth sweepstal-s. for maiden two
vcar-olds. $1,000 al ed. five furlongs-
Holmdel (colt) won nOey second, fanWay
third lime, LOB.
long,-Busteed won: SiroccO second, Con-
tribution third. Time, l:l5,a.
AT LAroNIA.
CfSc1Ny,TI. O.. September 17.-There
was a fair crowd at l.atonia to-day and
moderately rood sport. .rne track was III
fair condition, though rather dusty. Inc
finish OF The second race was very close;
and many thought that Tarquin had
won. Three races were won 10y fayorltes.
First race-purse. for maiden three-year-
olds. one mile-Annie won; London
Smoke second. Brutus third. Time. LAP.
Second race selling, for tnree-year-olds
and upward. one mile and twenty yards,
Bob Forsythe won; Tarquin second. Little
Scissors third. Time. l:t44.
Third race-trse handicap sweepstakes,
for three-year-ol old- and upward. one mule
aud seventy yards-Uncle Bob won; Joe
Blaci burn second. Eli third. Time, las.
Fourth race Clifton stakes. for three
vear.olds. one and one sixteenth miles
Whitney won by three parts OF IA length; ;
Yale ~ beat ROrka by an equal distance
for place. Time, l:ig.
Fifth rsce-purse. for -year-olds, five
and one half furlongs-ihe Hero won;
Falero second. Ranger third. lime l;Os'9.
Sixth race purse, for two-year-oIis' nNe
md one-half furlongs-W. B: won; MIS-.
Beck second. Judge Jewell third. Time,
Loo.
TrE GLOUCESTER RAcEs.
GLoucEsrrR, Il. j., September 17.-fol-
lowing are the results of today : racing:
First race .our aud one hall iurlongs
Adair won; Basil Duke second larry hus-
sell third. Tine, ..
second race-three quarters of mile
Whitc Wings won Frank :. second bel
shazzer third. lime. l1''t.
Third race-six and one half furlones
4. q. II. won; Uncertainty second Daltl-
more ii third. lime Ia ;.
Fourth race-four and one halffurlones-
Flamb,au won /ingarl second, Canteen
third. Time j6R.
Tiith race-onr mile -BeIisarius won:
Lonely second, Rafter third. Tine. l;iG.
sixth rnce- seven eighths OF mile
White Nose won Prince Albert second,
Wandcror II third. Time, l;3l'4.
Yesterdays EiiI.
At Philadelphia Ioaguc): h. Nh. r.
Pmladelphias / 3 90 2 O 0-6 I3 I
Clnciuuatis...1100 o. 6 ?
BATTERIES Gleason. Brown. and Grau-
lich: Crane. Mulane, and harrln2i on.
Al New York (LeaGue): B.B.n. ?.
New Yorks.. ..O2lOO OOOO-3 6 l
Chicago-. .......O .OO000 100 1O-l 2
Batteries-kusle and Buckley; Vlckery
ami Schrlycr.
Al 1lpulSFlilc A-t'S'tiht4'hf - -. ''.'' -
I,ouisyilles % 2 0 : o q 0X-6
Was,nngtons. o 0 00 90 90 "a 10 4
Batteries Stratton and Cahill; Carsey
and SutcllHe.
A. ~. Louis (Associatiou): R. B.H. p:
st. Louis. 20 90 ID Il :
Athletics. 80 0 900 002 % 3
Batteries Rettieer and Boyle; Bowman
and Cross.
At Columbus (Association); r. B.H. z.
Columbus. 0 0 02 o 0 4 0 o. 6 8
Bostons .....2 2O1 3 3 2 x-l3 IA
Batterles-Knell. Leiper. fwitchell. and
Dow: Bufiinton and Murphy,
AT BROOKLYN Ieaguel: F. .B.H. z.
Brooklvns.....O 1908 / 90 0-5 II
Clevelands. ii 0 o 1 90 l-G
Batte1es-Inks and Daily; Young ana
thinner.
At Milwaukee (Associatlon): II. B.H. 4.
Nilwaukees..i , / d ] o , lie II 4
Balnnores o 01 0 % 0-G 10
BATTERIES kilicn and Vaughn; Healy
and Townsend.
At Boston Moague)-teninninCs Il. B.H. z.
Po.tous ......2G010 000040-I IL
Ilttsburgs s.....1030O021 00-7 IL G
Batteries-Staley and Camel; Calvin
and Miller
His Friends Mourn Ills Absence.