St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-17
RACING AT MEMPHIS.
Immense Attendance at the Third
Days Tennessee Races.

Days Tennessee Races.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 16.-The event
of the third day of the spring meeting
was the Tennessee Brewing company
stakes, $1,000 added, which was won
easily by Ethel Gray. ID to l shot.
The weather was fine but the track was
rather heavy. The attendance was I'M
menSe, almost equalling that of Derby
day, and as three out of five fayorites
won, the crowd went home in good
humOr.
First race, for two-year-ods, half mile,
selling; purse Sl00-Starters: Ferndale ~;
Demsey, to |; Zantippa. 100; Penney, S TO );
NJ A. b, lob; Fink } to L. Engarita, 103; Bum,
3 to |: Maggie Lebus. l03; Goodale. , to l.
Lord Clifton. 1876; Britton to /: Johnny
Greener, l06; Watson, ) to /; Highwayman,
100; Lindsay. ) to l.
Johnny Greener was left at the post,
the others getting off well together,
with Engarita in front, followed closely
by Highwayman and Maggie LebuS. AT
the quarter Engarita was still leading.
LebuS had taken second place and Zan-
tippa third. In the stretch Maggie
LebuS came away from the crowd and
won handily by length. There was a
pretty race for second place, Engarita
getting it by a neck from Zantippa.
Time, :5215.
Second race. three-qusrters of mile, purse
S400-StarteTs: Little Midget 100 Thorpe, =
TO |; Tramp, no. G. Sloan. , 10 |; Redlight
10 Goodale, , to 1; Little Crete, III, Ezell,
| to l; Rolly, III. Penny, > to 1; Napa, lib,
Conley, 30 TO 1; Gov. Ross l16, YeStal, % to l:
Verge d'Or, 113, Magec, to ); Ora, 113, Nc
CaffertT. , to /; Fan King. 1l3, NJ. Monahan,
, to 1; Red Sign, 1l3, Freeman, , to1.
COnley was unable tn control Napa,
and the latter by his breaking away de-
layed the start fully f0rty-fiye minutes.
lie was finally given lead of four
lengths at the breakaway, the others
| getting Off in Il bunch. Napa led
| around into the stretch, with Rolly
Bolly second, Verge d'Or third, where
he was easily Overtaken, and in rat
ting finish Verge dor won by a head
from Bankrupt, second, neck in front
of ROlly Bolly, third. Time, 1:1S%.
Third race, Tennessee Brewers stakes
$1,000 added, for three-year-old fliies, mile
Starters: My Queen, l09 DelOng. 10 to l.
Ethel Gray 100. ToOrpe, - to |: Bonnie Byrd
| 100, Bum, ! to 1; Ida Pickwck III, VIII
| Jams, 3 to |; Philora III. Kiley, to ); Lady
Washington, III, Britton to |.
They got off to a fine start with
| Philora leading. Ethel Gray second, fol-
| lowed closely by Lady Washington. At
| the quarter Bonny Byrd had the lead
| by a head, with Lady Washington
neck in front of Philora. At the half
| they were all together, Lady Washing
ton showing her head, PhilOra had
taken her place at the three-quarters,
| Bonnie Byrd second and Lady Wash
ington third; They entered the stretch
i'll bunch, but Ethel Gray won by two
| lengths from Philora second, Bonnie
Byrd third. Time, 1:47.
Fourth race, for two-year-olds, purse $780,
| half mile-Starters: Maggie Martini no. De-
long, > 20 l; Mount Nisno, 10 r. Williams, 5
to ,; Lena Frey, 10, Fink, 10 to 1; Phelan
Dorian, ll3, Sloan. ) to 1: Jack Richelieu
! 113, Bum, to l; Sam Farmer. lib. Magee
, to 1.
They got away we'll together, Maggie
Martin leading, Phelan Dorian second,
Sam Farmer third. At the quarter
Farmer was leading by head, DOrl an
holding her own, with Maggie Martin
relegated to the rear. LII the stretch
Mount ViSno showed ahead for instant,
fine race to the wire. Farmer finishing
first by half length, Lena Frey a neck
in front of Martin, third. Time, 5315.
Fifth race. handicap for three-year-old
| and upwards 500 added. one mile and a six
teenth-Starters: John sherman. %, Bum.
| even money; Blue Veil, %. MunSon, 10 to l :;
Fakir, 97, Keith, 10 to |; Rainier, 100, Rowe,
10 to /: Carter b, 105, Thorpe, to /: Bob l.,
| 105 K. Watson, ) to 1; Dollikihs, 105 Britton
| 4to1.
John Sherman got Off first and set the
pace to the stretch. Carter B, Bob l.
and DollillInS had it nip and tuck all
the way for second and third places.
They were well punched into the
stretch, and there was hard run to the
wire, Sherman winning out by head
in front of Dollikins, who was length
i'll front of Carter B, third. Time. 1:53.
TO-DAYs ENTRIES.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 16.- Follow
| ing are the entries for tomorrow S
races:
First race, half a mile, selling, two-year-
| olds-Niantic. 104; Miss Lulu, 10l Tom
| Tough. 106; Minnie c c, %: NJ \ B, 10l; Pow
! ers. 10i; Sam Farmer, 1U6.
Second race. three-quarters OF mile, sell
| ing-Minnie Woods. l01; Laura DOXey, Ill;
Linlithgow, 1lS; Willow, 1G5; Katie j, 1l3;
| Carrie a, I07; Rose Howard, III.
Third race, mile and a sixteenth, handi-
cap-Eugenie, 90; Hocksey, 100; Odrey, %;
Blarneystone Jr., 1l6: Atticus, 100
Fourth race, half mile, tWo-year-olds-Dol
lie Nobles, 10; Jean, 10; Leonora j, l10 ;
Jim Murphy, l13: Queen Olivia. 1l0; Dan
Kurtz, 113.
Fifth race mile. selling-Leman, 102: Ruff
fin. 106: Carus. 1l3; Pat Sheedy, 1C2; DonO-
vau. 106; Clifford. 114 Red Sign, 105; Jack
Brady, u.s. Sourre, 120
Sixth race one mile, selling-Doug Knapp,
9S; Bob McCort, 80; Del Norte, 102; L Ii, 102; :;
Mart Walton 102; T X Rush, 105: Texas
Girl, les; sydney, 100; John Adams, no;
Gull, III.
| First race. Sam Farmer and Powers: second
race. Willow and Laura Doxey; third race,
Blarneystone and Atticus; fourth race, Dolly
Mobiles and Queen Olivia; fifth race Clifford
and Red Sign; sixth race, Doug Knapp and
Gull.