Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-24
TURF EVENTS.
At Gravesend-Tsn Thousand Prisoners
The Pool.Room Fight--Tbe Winners.
fBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l


GRAvEsrsp. N. Y, May 3.-fully lO.OOo
persons made the journey 70 tnls course
u dav and for three hours allowed them
selves Ia be made prisoners.
After the last race Phil. Dryer accused
IocLev Martin Bergen of making trouble
81 tha most and threatened to have his IL
cense revoked. Bergen replied rather
strongly and the consequence IS tnat re,
commendation has been made to the Board
of Control to take his license away.
The pool-room fight Il getting hotter
1aad;ng from the Western Union Office,
s;tnated outside the track, were cut. The
Officers of the Jockey Club vigorously
danv having any connection with TINS
matter and promise to ferret outthe guilty
pr Fra. rat race-sweepstakes. $1,000 added,
SIX furlongs-Helgate won; Spipalong
second. Pstrimony (colD third. Time
Second race-handicap sweepstakes,
81 GOO added, one mile and furlong--Eon
won: Banquet second, Text third. Time,
l:551I.
oIds. 81 .OO0 added maiden allowances, one
mile-Pessara won: Picnicker second, Port
Chester third. Time, 1;43.
Fourth race-Bedford stakes for two
year-olds, S1.250 added, five and ,one-haIf
furlongs-St. Florian won; homad second,
Victory third. Time, l;0gH. -oo
Fifth race-St. James Hotel stakes, 81 300
added. one and one-quarter miles-king
Thomas took the lead at the start and
showed the yay TO the back stretch, where
Kingston took the lead and held 1t TO the
end winning in O big romp by dozen
lengths. Time, 2:11A. Only two horses
sixth race-selling sweepstakes, 81, 200
added, one and one-sixteenth miles-Ad-
miral won: Pearlset second, kingsbrldge
third. Time, 1:5l54.
two-year-olds, ST. 900 added, six furlongs--
Merry Monarch won; Airplant second,
King Mac third. Time, 1:l6H.
gRAvFsEyD EwTRIEs FOR TOMORROW.
First race-one mile--Charlie Post, 1l5;
ST. John, ia; Valetta. Liyonia, lO5; Level
Ter. Flsyia, Donohue, San Juan, Worndale,
"a. Nellie Bly, lOl; Frontenac, no; Tour
nament, Ia; Longstreet, l2s.
Second race--one and quarter mile
Prince Royal, Judge Morrow. l22: Senorlta,
ia: Come-to-Taw, 1903; kenwood, Monta-
que, IO5; The Forum, 100: Layinla Bele'
Eleve, 50; b. B. Million, 80,
Gold Wave, 100; Kinone, flattery, Annie
Queen. Spinalong, 115; Jester, Blizzard,
Fred. Lee. Happy John, Airplank, Temple
| Gambler, l1s.
Fourth race-one and one-eighth miles
Lloernon. Upogrande, Washer, Portches-
ter. IO7, Vagabond. III; Chatham, l22; In
dian Rubber, Belleview, lis:
Fifth receive and one-half turlongs--
Circular (for Affinity. cost, 1O4 Comfort
er. Preston b., 90; Guilty, W; Sleet, AIR
shaft. Tampa. l09; Recess, los; Arnlca
"a. Detroit, 100; Disappointment, 1903.
| SIXTH race-one and three-sixteenths
| miles-Forest King, Little Jim, Kern,
Hoodlum, I06; b. b. Million, 1867, Virgie
S.: Ozone, Vivid, 1903; Masterlode, III
Kingstridge. lO7.
| THE LAToNIA DERBY.
LAToNIA, KY, May 23.-The first day;
| races opened with an attendance OF
| 10 600. 1t was pleasant afternoon and the
| track, though slow, was better than II nc
rain at ell had fallen: All the races were
we'll contested. but the feature OF the day
OF on which universal interest, was TO
cussed was the Latonia Derby, the fourth
| race.
First race-one mile - Whitney won
Tenor second. Hindoo Lass third. Time
second race - one and one-siXteentl
miles-Royal Garter won; Woodveil Sc
cond. Spectator third. Time, 1:56$4.
| Third race-five elghths OF mlle-lw'
Brothers won; Prince of Darkness Sc
cond, Coverton third. Time, 1852.
Fourth race-Latonia derby, for three
year-old foals of 1888, closed with 81 en-
tries. one and one-half mIles-Starters
Dickerson. III (R: Williams, "a to l
Georgetown, III (Britton), to l klng
1I2 1Allen), 7 toll; Allen Bene, III (Hatha
way), 80 TO /; Balgowan,. III (Overtonl
sto5. The race was beautifully contested
Kingman won by q length, with Dlcker
son second, length ahead Of Poet Scou
third, the others closely punched. Time
2:45L.
Fifth race-four and one-half furlongs-
Vancluese won; American Jean second
Ragner third. Time, 59A.