St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-20
AT GRAVESEND.
The Features Were the Maturity
and Hudson Events.

GRAVESEND RACE TRACK, May 19.-
Ten thousand or more persons were in
attendance at the races here to-day and
they saw some first-class sport. The
weather was decidedly cool, and over
coats and wraps were at premium
but the card of races was such a good
one that race-goers could not resist the
temptation. The feature of the card
was the maturity handicap for four
year-oldS. 1t was novel race for
Eastern turf followers and as a number
of good four-year-olds were eligible to
start everyone expected to see a good
race. The other stake event was the
Hudson for two-year-oldS, which
brought out good field. The track,
while not fast, was in good shape.
The days sport commenced with a six
furlong dash, for which the starters were:
AulOcrat, 11S, TO 1; Civil Service. 125, ) to 1;
Chesapeake, 1l6, 10 to 1; Woodcutter. IL. 20
TO 1; I ma Grande. .104. 5 to /; Quarter Stretch,
10 30 to 1; Ballarat, 116, 20 to / Kingsbride,
1l6. TO 1; Jack Rose, III, 10 to /; Samaria,
ia, 100 to |; DR.. Hasbrouck, 1l2, Is to 1.
Civil Service jumped to the trout
when the flag fell, and running we'll
within the stretch, showed the way to
the last furlong. when DR.. Hasbrouck,
Chesapeake and Pessaria closed on him.
victory for Civil Service, while DR..
Hasbrouck beat Chesapeake a head for
the place. The latter got off last, and
ran the best race of the lot. Time, lis.
The second race was handicap at mile
and sixteenth, and was the best betting
event of the day. The starters were: Chat
ham, 1O5, II to 1; Carroll, 100, 10 to 1 Tristan,
1l5 II to So NOW or Never, 162, z to 1; Bud
dhist, liz. to l; Tulla Blackburn, 10S, 10 to1.
Tulla Blackburn took the track and
set the pace to the upper turn. Then
she commenced to tire, and Buddhist
took the lead. In the last furlong he
was Joined by Tristan, and, after one of
the prettieSt finishes of the season, the
latter won by short head from Bud
dh:sf, who beat Now or Never five
lengths for the place. Time, 1:45.
Then came the Hudson stakes for two:
year-olds, five furlongs-Mars, 11s, Is to |;
Georgia, rs, even; Lady Longfellow. colt
1ls, 15 10 1; Moderator colt, 11S, 20 to 1; De-
troit, 11S, 15 to l; He'll Gate, 100, to 1; Yer
lis, 10 to L; Oppressor, 11S, 10 to 1.
The absence of Canvass, the S21, 800
horse. was accounted for by the fact
that he struck himself day or so ago
in his work and is lame. The Modera-
tor colt ran into the lead in the first fur
long, and with He'll Gate at his fianks
set the pace to the stretch. Then Geor-
gla, who got away none too well, came
with rush and won in gallop by five
lengths from The Moderator colt, who
beat OppresSor neck for second money.
Time, :03.
The fourth race was the Maturity handicap,
mile and an eighth, and was the event of the
day. The field consisted Of Judge Morrow,
120, to 10; Charley Post, 95, Is to 1 Sir John,
10S, to l.; Uncle Bob, los. s to /: Santiago
no. to I; Clarendon. ia 20 to1 Edgar
InhnCnp fn 10 4.
Can, 105, 20 to 1: Watterson, 100, 40 to l.;
Leighton, 1lG, to /.
The light-weighted Charley Post
reached to the front at the start. and
with Sir John and Clarendon he showed
the way to the three-quarters, when Sir
John took up the running to the stretch.
Then he was joined by Clarendon, and
the two ran together to the last six
teenth, when Littlefeld, with a we'll
and won by neck. Clarendon beat Sir
John a length for the place. lime,
1864.
The fifth race five furlongs, was a sweep
stakes for two-year-olds -Tarantella, 1Os. ) to
/; Happy John, To to 1; Monopolist ILL., 30 to
|; Regina, 108, 30 to 1; Laughing Water, 113,
to l Lille colt, III, 20 to l; Rex, III, to
|: Mabel r Pomeroy, los, 40 to 1 Exotic 1G9,
to 5; Othmar, III. 10 to 1; Rhoda colt, Ill,
to 1; Nomad, Ill, 40 to |.
Regina took the lead at the start and
held the pace to the last furlong, when
Rex came with rush and won by
half length from Laughing Water, who
beat Othmar length for the place.
Time, 1904. The days sport wound up
with mile dash for maiden three-year
Olds, for which the starters were MaSher,
los, even; Warpath, LOG, 5 to 2; Alger-
mon, 106, 15 10 l.; Tammany, LOG, 80 to |;
Blackjack, LOG, 90 to l; Mountain Deer,
106, 4 to l; Saunterer, 122 z to 2. Black
lock went out TO the quarter, and Tam
many took up the running. The last
furlOng Mountain Deer led, and won
easily by three lengths from Warpath,
who beat Tammany two lengths for the
place. Time, 1:4419.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race three-quarters ot mile-Hands
OF, Boilers Strideaway, Maidstone, Latesca,
Lizzie, Correction, haywood Kingston
Second race, mile and three sixteenths-
Longstreet, Eon. Tristan, Little Jim Edgar
johnson, Hoodlum, b Million.
Third race fve-eighths of mile-Emin-
trude colt, Gambler, Airplant Temple. Vic
tory, Orthmar, Knapsack, Ninone, Anna,
Merced.
Fourth race, mile and an eighth, Gazelle
stakes-The Kitten, Fireworks, Hannah,
Reckon, Ambulance, Miss RANSOM O-ageuse
Fifth race fve-eighths of a mile, selling
Turk, Marb lie Heart, Verbena, Jester, Excel
lenza flly. Alright, Bengal, Milledan, Pres
ton B, Fiona filly, Recess.
Sixth race, mile and sixteenth, selling
Flavia, The Forum, Kempland, Masterlode,
Gallifel, Kern, Whitenose. Little Jim, Spar
ling, Jack of Diamonds, Brown Charlie,
Once Again, Sandstone, Virgie, LeIanto,
Longford, Vintage Time filly.
SELECTIONS.
Kingston and Maidstone, Longstreet and
Eon, Merced and Knapsack, Morris best
CAmbulance or Reckon) and Fireworks.
Morris best (Recess or Jesterl and Yerbena