St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-22
RACERS ON The RUN.
Gravesend's Splendid Pro-
gramme Still Attracting
Large Crowds.
The Clover Stakes and Park
way Handicap Developed
Good Sport.
Bookmakeps at Chicago Even
UP Losses by Picking
Four Winners.
Z
Huron Took the Event at Lou
iSville on a Slow and
Heavy Track. =

GRAvEsEND, May 21.-Notwithstand-
ing the fact that cold and intensely
disagreeable wind blew through the
grand stand here to-day, fully 5000 per-
sons were present to witness the racing.
A good card was presented, including
the Clover stakes for two-year-old FLIES
at five furlongs, and the Parkway ham
dicap for three-year-olds and upwards
at mile and a furlong. The track.
while not fast, owing to top dressing
it has recently received, was in good
shape, and fair time was made over it.
First race, handicap sweepstakes-Start-
ers: Tulla Blackburn, 106, TO 2; Text, Jog,
s to 1; Chesapeake, liz, to 5; Charlie Post,
1l6. Is to l; Bellevue, so, 2 to |; Reporter lis,
z .; Vivid, 100. 100 to 1; Martha *, 100, 200
to 1; st. John, los, 100 TO 1.
Charlie Post set the pace around the
lower turn and up the back stretch, with
Martha K and Chesapeake as his closest
attendants. When they struck the up
per lula Blackburn began to move up,
taking the lead in the last furlong, and
won easily by two lengths from Text.
who beat Chesapeake three lengths for
the place. Time, 49,.
Second race sweepstakes for three-year-
olds, one mie-Starters: Warpath 122 3 TO
1; Algernon. 122. ID TO l.; Reg Del Rev, ID,
to 10; Tammany, l22, 80 to /; Portchester, 103,
l0 to L; Norwood, 122, % to 1; Claymore, l222,
100 to |; Common Sense, 122, 300 to L Allan
tic. III, 300 to l; Washer, 122, s to 1.
Claymore shot to the front, and, open,
ing up a gap of three lengths, showed
the way up the back stretch. As they
struck the upper turn Warpath took the
lead and coming on won handily by two
lengths. After hard fight AlgernOn
beat Rey Del Ray head for second
money. Time, 1:45.
Third race. the Clover stakes for two-year-
old fillies, five furlongs-Starters: Mount
Vernon, lis, to /; Laughing Water, 115, to
Il to 4; Zorling, lis. TO 1; Motto, lis, to /;
Arnica, lis, 10 to 1; Tarantella. lis, i to 1;
Flaltery, lis, 5 to 1; Regina, lis, 25 to 1.
Laughing Water jumped to the. front
when the flag fell and showed the way
to the stretch, where she began to tire,
and Mount Vernon passed her and won
by two lengths. She beat Spinalong
head for the place. Time 1:O4.
Fourth race the Parkway handicap for
81, l5O added; mile and Observation-Disclosures:
Sir John 1l0, 3 to 1; Clare ndon ia. 2 to 4;
Buddhist ia, to 5; Her Highness 106, 10 to l.;
Lo4 Angeles lis, II TO /.
Los Angeles took the lead at the start.
and, closely followed by Clarendon and
Then there was general closing up,
and In the last furlOng Sir John drew
away and won easily by two lengths
from Clarendon, who beat Buddhist a
length and half for the place. Time,
1:5015.
Fifth race, sweepstakes for two-year-
five furlOngs-StarterS: st. Floriau, I1S to
D; Rhoda (colt), 1873 to L; Ermintrude (colD,
III, to L; Lester, 1?3, B to 1; st. Mark, 11S,
ID to /: st. Dennis us, 10 to /: Aristocrat,
lis, 20 to L; Monopolist, lib, 10 to 1; Natalie
s, u.s. 8 to1.
The Rhoda colt showed the way to the
last furlong. There he was passed by
st. Florian, who won easily by a length,
while the Rhoda colt beat the Ermin-
trude colt two lengths for the place.
Time. 1:0354.
furlongs, for which the starters were: Soho,
| 104, to 1; Iago 109 to T.; Torchlght, 1lS, 50
| to |; Firefy, 1l9, to /; Whitenose, lis, 10 to
|; Barnegat Ill, 10 to 4; Dalsyrian, Ill, to
| l; Blackburn, Ill, IL to l.; Rambler 109 to
| >; Gertie D. 107, % to l; Samaria l04 20 to
| L; Forest King, o. IL to 1; Boughrum, 95 IL
l; Evangeline, %, II to 4; Gold step, 30, 10 to
L; Gadabout, so, 30 to l.
Soho won, Iago second, Torchlght
| third. Time, 1:16.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race, one mile-Prince ROYAL Mad
stone, 119; Senorita, ia; Reclare ITO; Pes
sara. 90; Lizzie 81 Nellie Bly,, o.
Second race, five furlongs-Merced, Pru-
dence. Gorilla, Julietta filly, Ninone. Prone
made, Fiona filly. Democracy, Annie Queen,
| Carmine, Anna b.
Third race, mile aud a sixteenth-Long-
street. 1a6: SenOrita ia; Livonia, los;
Kingsbridge, 102; Bermuda, 100; Houri, %.
Fourth race, mile and sixteentn-Head-
light, 1903; Adventurer, COZ; Blackjack, 100;
Tepanto, 100; HoodIum. 1l2; India Rubber,
liz; Chatham, III; Houri, 102; Kittie Il, 1872
Fifth race, three-quarters of mile-Tan-
ner, 124; Eoleo. lis; Kenwood; Meriden,
1l6; Isaac Lewis; Blue Jeans, rs; Stryke
ia; Bellwood; Mountain Deer. ia; Syracuse,
ll2; Stratagem, Ito; Baldwin, 1l9; Silver
Prince, lis; Sequence Colt, Jos; FIayilla, 1O5
Sixth r3ce, one mile and an eighth-Mon-
tague, 114 Bendictine, no; Gallifet no; Car
roll, los; Edgar Johnson. 10Y; Waterson, los :;
Frontenac, l04; Little Jim, 103 Kingsbridge
i02; Nubian S.