St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
DAY OF GREAT RACES.
One Dead Heat and Some Flu
rious Finishes at Norris
Park.
His HighnesS and Reckon
Run First for the Two
Handicaps.
Santiago Captured the Big
Event OF the Day at Sar-
atoga.
Purse Winners on the Tracks
at Gloucester and Chi
cage.

WESTMINSTER, \. Y, Aug. S.-Fully
1900 persons made the journey to this
course to-day and they were treated to
some of the most exciting contests that
have been seen this year. The track
was in grand shape and the weather.
while a tTitie warm, was firSt-claSs for
racing purposes.
First race, handicap sweepstakes, six fur
lOngs-StartcTS: CORRECTION. Us, TO 5: Cas-
talia, 104, TO I: Meriden, ia to1; West
chester, l0lla 30 10 /; Daisy Woodruff, 107, 9
10 |; Kitty 7, 105, l. to1.
Correction jumped away in front. and
a turlOng from home appeared to be
winning easily. Castalia came up with a
rush, however and cOllaung Correction
twenty yards from the wire. there was
terrific fight TO the finish. The Judges
could not separate them, and a dead
heat was announced. Meriden was
third, two lengths away. Time, 1:114.
Second race, AmbOy handicap fOrtWo-year-
Olds, al 500 each, half forfeit, with s.. 500
added, six fuTlongs-StaTters: His High
ness, l2S. : TO ): ST. FlOrian. 100 8 to /:
LeOnawell, 100, 10 to 1; Lamplighter, 112, 6 to
1; halulu colt Ill l. TO /; Patrimony colt,
ia, J. 10 I; Silver Fox, IL. TO !; Sir
Catesby, 105, 100 10 l, Lavish, 1l2. 100 TO l;
Necromancy colt 100, 10 10 l. Fred Lee, H.,
1 4 =
Lord Motley, 107 100 10 I; AciiOjam, 81, 100
10 !: He'll Gate, rs, II to l.
When they came in sight st. FIorian
was in front. with the NecrOmancy colt,
He'll Gate. Fred Lee, His Highness and
Leonawell IN close order behind. St.
FlOrian held his lead until half way
down the hill, when he bOlted clear to
the inside. and LeOnawell took mp the
running, with His HighnesS, NEGRO
nancy colt and St. Florian next. His
HighneSS then came in front, and Leon
awell was beaten. Suddenly from the
extreme outside St. Florian jumped out
like flash. and, amid intense excite
ment, His HighneSS won by head from
st. FlOrian, who was a neck before
LeOnwell. Time. RIB.
Third race, Cape May handicap, for three
year-Olds, ut 800 each. half forfeit, with
$500 added. Emile and a. fUrlong-Start-
ers: Reckon. liz, / TO /; Pic6nickeT. lis, II
10 ,; Bermuda. 1l5, TO ,; Silver Prince, S.
- to !; Peter, S, 10 to ); Rey Del Rey, 124, 10
TO ); Lizzie. 100, 10 TO l.
LIZZIE went right out in front and
made the running to the top of the hill,
with Picknicker. Silver Prince, Peter
and Bermuda next. Reckon had been
trailing up to this time, but as they
swung into the stretch he moved up,
and at the last furlOng was on even
terms with Picknicker. Lizzie and
Peter. Reckon came away in the last
furlOng and won easily by a length
from PicknickeT, who beat Bermuda
the same distance. Time, :55.
Fourth race handicap sweepstakes, mile
and a quarter-Starters: Riot 90 20 to 1;
Stockton, 10g, 10 >: Banquet 1l2. to ?; De-
mUth, 124, 10 8; Terrider, 100, ID to 1 Kins-
GEN. 1912, 10 10 1; Rover, 81, 50 10 l.
They got away in good order, with
Rover, Stockton and Riot the most
prominent. These three piloted the
field up the hill and at the top Stockton
showed in front by half a length from
Riot, with Rover, kincem, Banquet and
Demuth next. As they Strengthened
out in the run for the wire Riot went to
the front. They could never catch Riot,
who won handily by head from Stock
ton, who beat Banquet a length. Time,
pos.
Fifth race, sweepstakes, selling. seven fur
lonSs-Starters: Pearl set, los. to l; Celia,
30. u to I; Adventurer, 10, IS TO 5; Lima, Il3,
) 1; Queen OF Trumps, lG6, ) to /; Gret-
knight, 80, 30 to l: Jim Glars, 107, 10 TO l.
They got away with Queen of Trumps,
Lima and Celia in front. These three
led the way to the head of the stretch,
where the others closed, and Pearl Set
coming through in the last furlong,
won by half length from Celia, who
beat Adventurer a length. Time, 1:2S.
Sixth race, five furlongs, all ages-Starters:
COkena flly, 9S, 10 to l; Enid 9S. 6 to 1;
kirsh 100, to l; Knapsack 10o. to 1; Lille
4 lI6. Il to | Manhansett 100 to l Torch
light lis, to [; Kingstock rs, to 1.
They all ran in a bunch to the quar-
ter, when Cokena FLY. Mannansett,
kingStOck and Kirsh were in front. At
the furlOng pole all went to the whip,
and after good finish the COkena FLY
won by length from Manhansett. who
beat Kingstock half length for the
place. Time, 1907.