Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-29
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| CINCINNATI, o., May 2S.--All the races at
Latonia on this, the fifth day OF the meeting,
were run in drizaling rain. The track nev-
ertheless, was by no means slow, and the
weather as to temperature was pleasant.
| Fully four thousand spectators We're present.
Betting was very lively and yet not book
favorite won. In the fourth race Newton, a
| Is to colt, won the Harold stakes. Profi-
gate, a 10 to colt, took the prize in the first
race. In the second race Respor e. s to in
| the books, came out first. Sportsman and
John Berkley, the winners of the fourth and
| fifth races respectively, were to | horses.
| Faliero, who got place in the fifth race, was
favorite in the books. The time made in
| most Of the contests was remarkably good,
| the rain Notwithstanding.
| First race. selling. purse $500 for three-yea
Gs a m o4s e e
man lO2 Clieyst 10 to /; Modjeska 96 Perkins,,
6to !; liarpy, ni tHornins);D ~ 10 |; Red Sign
haml. 30 to /; Jubilee, lis tC. sloan, to Il;
Proiligate, 10! lS2yer, 10 to !; Linlithgow. l06
Porter) j to Il Mirabeau, leD (Englishl to /.
Frenchman went in two, j. b. Freed four
and Mirabeau three pounds overweight. j.
b. Freed started in the lead aud held the
place till the stretch, when Linlithgow came
TO the front. Protiigate then dashed to The
front, however, and came in winner by half
n neck, Red Sign second, leading Llnljthgow
third. by length. Time; ;+39i. Profit
gate was aever back of third place in any
part of the race. Red Sign was last in the
start and came to second in the stretch.
Simon of Louisville bought Prohigate for
1850, a-
Second race, purse $500 for three year-clds
and upward. ono mile and seventy yards:
Starters. Nina Archer, !l9 (oyertonG TO /;
(Mc cDonaldD, s TO /; Reputation, 10! tBritton),
to l; Allan Bane. i06 Porter, even,
Reputation was mounted with three and
hnlf 10 nifYhf In, ~
Nina Archer baked and was left ten lengths
behind, but she pulled up and came In re-
spectacle fifth. Response led from first to
last and won by neck, Reputation second,
length in front OF Allen, Bane, third. Time:
l ~. Except Nina Archer the nags ran
close contest s...
Third race, n free handicap for three-year
olds and upwards one mile and n threse-slN- ,s
10 /; Hamlet. lOs tBrlttonl 4 10 /;
Longshot IO7 (R. Willams,, to ,; Rosemont,
lb Porter, to Il Rndolph 100 lMcDonaldl,
6to1.
Tho start was made with Hamlet first,
Longshot second, Sportsman, Rosemout last
At the stand Sportsman took ilrst, held IL and
won by length, with Rudolph second, n nose
ahead of Longshot. Timo; 2;0lLs.
Fourth race, Harold stakes for two-year-
old colts, live furlongs. starters; Two Hits,
III (Goodale, 10 L. Newton, III (Brlttonl. 10 TO
tEnsiishi 10 to T /; Slorrissy,, ir CR wiiIiansj m
10 5; Prince of Darkness, Ii3 tAIicn5, 10 10 l.
The start was made with tho nags close To-
gether Two Bits leading, Gorman second
and Morrissy third, IL was throughout one
of those close contests characteristic OF the
meeting, Tom b spurted 20 the front around
the home turn, but in whipping finish
Newton won by longtn, Morrissy second, u
neck ahead Of GormRu, third fine Oab.
Fifth race, selling, purse $500, for two-year-
Odds, half n mlle, Starters Faliero ils
lOyertonl, Q 10 |; ollie Glenn, ~ Porter, 4 Co
/; We're, i04 (Brittonl, sto |; Johnny Gresner,
iOi tMenonaldL 10 70 !; Calhoun; lol 1English,,