St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-23
GOOD BOY. BRITTON.
He Wins on All Four of Hi
Mounts Yesterday.


MEMPHIS, April 22.-The eighth day
of the spring meeting had fine weather
and a fast track. The attendance was
5000. The Peabody hotel handicap was
won by Blarneysrone Jr. in one of the
finest races of the meeting, he making
the best time ever made OH the track.
Britton had four mounts, and each time
landed the winner.
First race, for twoy ear-olds, purse 500,
half mile-Starers: Queen Isabella, Ito,
Delong, 10 to L Lord Clifton, ITO, Brtton, )
to 4; Dan Kurtz, li9. Curry. - 10 1; Julius
Sax. l13 Goodalo. even money: Sewanee,
lis, Bum, q TO l; Jean, 1t0. Penny, to 1.
Lord Clifton showed in front at the
start, with Isabella second and Dan
KurtZ third. Clifton came up from the
rear into the stretch and won by
length. Julius Sax was second, head
i'll front of Dan KurtZ, third. Time, 50
seconds.
Second race. purse 500, three-quarters of a
mile-Starters: Ithaca 1O5; Penny, TO 5;
Doug Knapp. 1856: Bum. TO |; Capt. Ruby,
105; Thorpe. 5 to /; lvanhoe, los; Taylor 80
to /; Carrie a, 109; Seaman, II TO 1; Tom b,
liz; Il. Jones, : 20 1; Rose Howard, III; Il.
Williams, 3 to l. Katie j, IL; Isanogle, 10
TO l.
They got away after two attempts,
with Rose Howard leading by half a
length, Ithaca second, and Knapp third.
Ithaca took command at the quarter
| and was never headed, winning easily
! by two lengths. Katie j. who got off
! badly, came strong in the stretch and
| took second place from Rose Howard by
| nose. Time, 49,.
Third race Peabody Hotel handica P,
$1,000 added; mile and an eighth-Starters ::
| Fayette, 12O, Overton, to .; Blarneystone
Jr., lis. BrittOn, to 5; Joe Carter, 100, Bum,
| 10 10 |.
Considerable scratching was done late
in the day, and only three horses were
pitted III the handicap. They We're
given fine start by Sheridan, with
Fayette slightly in front, Joe Carter
second. As they passed the stand. the
positions were unchanged, with Blar-
keystone crOWding her and holding the
rail. Fayette continued to make the
running, and by the time the three
quarters was reached Blarneystone had
secured the coveted second place. but
was still nearly length behind Fay
cite, running easy. AT the head OF the
stretch BlarneyStOne mad moved up on
| even terms with Fayette, and the two
| leaving Carter behind, started neck and
neck at an even hotter pace for the
wire. BlarneyStOne was given a few
reminders by BrittOn as they came
down the stretch, and was seen 10 be III
front. But it was for an instant only
Overton applied his whip and Fayette
responded nobly, again taking the lead
by head. AS they were nearing the
| wire the shouts were as much for Blair
keystone as for Fayette. 1t looked like
a dead heat, but as they neared the
finish Britton made use of whip anC
spur and fairly pushed BlarneystOuC
under the wire winner, in front of his
adversary by head, amid the WildeS
enthusiasm. Joe Carter was beaten Off
seven lengths away. Time, 1861.
Fourth race, for tWo-yearoldS, purse. 500
h lfmile-Starters: Annie Irwin, los. HUM
- TO / Mantle, II, Penny, IL to ;; Buck
hound rs Britton, , to /; Tom Paxton, lis
Goodale, to ,.
At the fall of the flag Mantle showed
in front. Bloodhound second and IrWiI
third. At the quarter Bloodhound wa
pushing Mantle hard for the lead, Ton
Paxton third. Paxton here came StrOn!
and had secured the lead by half
length as they entered the stretch
Bloodhound and Mantle on even terms
Nearing the wire BuckhOund forget
ahead, and. in a whipping finish, VOL
from Tom Paxton by nose, Aianti
third. Time 511G.
Fifth race. mile, selling-Starters: Friend
less, 105, s Warren, 10 to / Squire, ll6 i
Sloan, 4 to 1; Ban Adonia 104. Bum, 10 10 /
lnsolence, Iii, McCaHerty, 10 |; l.. H., III,
; Penny, T. TO /; Texas Girl, 100, Gardner, 20 I
!: Hardee, 1O6, Britton, > to /; Leman, q
Eel, > to /: Madoln, les, De!ong, 10 to |
! Gull t13, Hatfield, II to !; Jennie Cottrel
104, - TO i; Encounter, 81, Steele 40 TO
Sonona, So Regain, Il to l.
At the tap of the drum SOnOna was i
front, I.eman second and Sourire third
! SOurire led by a length at the quarter
| FriendieSS was next and Ban AdonI
third This was the order until I'll
three-quarterS, where Friendless too
first place, heal in front of Sourirt
Hardee third and the rest Struggling
Sourire led at the head of the stretch
Hardee second, Friendless third. Nea
s ing the wire, with all whipping, Harde
came out winner by a half-lengtl
l Leman second, 1nSOlence third. Time
. 1:451s.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race two-year-o ldS, four furlongs-
: Queen Olivia, l03; Maggie Martin. lO3 Fran
Kinney l06; Dan Kurtz 106 ; Glencora, III
Helen y, no; sam Farmer, ll3.
$ Second race selling. six furlongs, heats
Crispiuo 80; Haramboure. 50; I j Kusk. 81
/ Timberland, 81; Gull 9S; Alphonse. l04; Or
l05: Bertha, 10g.
Y Third race, CASTOR stakes, five furlongs
Barnard. 100; Frank Kinney, JOS; Chaperon
Y Ito; Helen \, 1i0; Tom Paxton. 1l3; HurO
1l3; Phil Dwyer, lib Addie, l13; Wightma
:. Fourth race, seven furlongs-odrey, 0
Vortex 102: Monita Hardy Ill; Proct
;. Knott, ll3; Red Sign, 1l9; Justice, 12l Ban
r rupt, III.
Fifth race. handicap, one mlle-Roy
J. Flush %; Too Sweet 100: Lizzie Gwynn
r l05; Hazelhurst, l05; jay Jay Gee, 10ur lie
lithgow no: Bot l., 1l2; Sir Abner, IL
G Rainier, III; Ethel Cray, III;
c SELECTIONS.
First race 5 NJ Farmer ana Maggie Marti
second race Bertha and Crispiho; thi
&c race Helen and Tom Paxton; fourth rae
d Proctor Knott and Bankrupt; fifth rae
Ethel Gray and Rainier.
&c