St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-21
The MERRY WAR IS ON
Corrigan and HankinS Open
the Rival Race Tracks at
Chicago.
Free Admission Is the First
Blow Struck in This Fight
to the Death.
all Details Complete for the
Great Event at HAM
line.
0etroit's Blue Ribbon Day
Was a Success--To-Day's
Programme.

rug dII1ll1Os
CHICAGO. July 20.-The merry war so
eagerly awaited in Chicago turf circles
opens to-day in earnest. Two new rival
race tracks, operated only few miles
apart. one by George Hankins, the other
bv Ed Corrigan, began business each
with theavowed intention of bankrupt
Ing the other. The weil-known de-
termined character of the two men, and
the fact that both have hackers with
funds reaching considerably above the
million mark. added to the interest OF
the contest. Corrigan's track, which is
at Hawthorne and is the farthest from
town, struck the first blow by aGYertis-
ing free admission. His place has had
q preliminary meeting already, but was
closed during the Washington Park
races until to-day. The Hankins track
is situated at Garfield Park, is brand
new, and occupies COrrigan's former
grounds, the famous West Side course,
At the Garfield Park track 5000 peO-
pie were present, 1t is claimed, and Wit
messed some fiTst-clasS racing. Col. NJ.
Lewis Clark, of Louisville, occupied the
presiding judges chair, while j. ID.
Merrill, for many years assistant to
Starter Sheridan, tapped the drum. The
new and gaily decorated grand stand is
a model OF beauty. with seating ca
pacity of 5000. Every body declared
the betting ring commodiOus and the
appointments in their entirety first
class. The old-time practice of hang
ing the purses from the wire, to be
taken down by the winning jockey, was
revived, and some new and cOmmenda-
bic features il the posting of the re-
suits were inaugurated.
There was great cheering when Lake
View, ridden by the well-knOwn
Jockey, r. Williams, passed under the
wire winner of the first race, i'll the
very fast time of liza. As the horse was
taken to the stables a large floral
wreath was placed about his neck amid
much enthusiasm.
First race. three quarters of a mile-Lake
View won, Aloha second, Jed third. Time,
1:l4
second race. fve-eighths of q mile-Mollie
V won, Fonda second, Toad third. Time,
Third race. mile-Topgallant Won Drake
formerly st. Paris second, Hamlet third.
Time, 1:44l2
Fourth race five-eighths of mile-Farine
won UnadiIla second. Orie third. Time,
Fifth race. eleven sixteenth of a mile-Ray
won, German second, Jim White third.
Time, :0el2.
Sixth race. five eighths of a mile-Borealis
won, Pilgrim second, Long Brock third.
Time, I:Gl34.
To-DAY's ENTRIES.
First race, selling. six fdrlongs-Bonella,
S.: Flora r.. IS; Victoria, 90: Mard of Thrift,
90: ESlie b. 9S; Past odds. 9S; Nettie Lock
wood, 1Ol; Gov. Wheeler. 1872; Sea King, 1O4;
Odrey. l05: Lord Laun>dale, l06: Picadilly,
los; Rosa, 109; Lady Blackburn, 1l3; Romp,
us; Tommy r, 100
Second lace, selling. mile and seventy
yards-Sunnybrook. III; Jasper, 102; Pickup,
10l. Florence Slaughter, 9S
Third race, for three -yedr-OldS one mile
Hindoo Lass, 100; Douglass, ia; Asben. III;
Tom Rogers, III; Chimes, III; Linlithgow,
127.
Fourth race, handicap. mile and a six
teenth-Eolem. %; Douglass, 100; Asben, 100;
Brandolette, l04; Leila May, 105; Arundel,
10; Ny Fellow, III; Ernest Race, y1l3;
Churchill Clark, ia; Aloha. 11S.
Fifth race, two-year-olds, four furlongs-
Miss LULU. Maggie Kline, Angeree. Queen
Dece iver MontevisO, Tue Reno, Miss Lyme,
Rhea, Deceit, Aunt Luke, Miss Ceno, sun
beam. los.
Sixth race, maidens. two-year-olds. four
furlongs-Missal. Leonard. Fitzpatrick. Ulster.
Gov Porter, Big Casino. jim White, DOncas-
ter, Knott In II, Midway, Ill.
SELECTIONS.
Elsie = and Tommy Il, SUnnybrook and
Pickup, Linlithgow and Chimes, Leila May
and Brandolette. Rhea AMI Deceit Big
Casino and Knott In 1t.
At Hawthorne, 8, $40 people were pres
ent, and no better racing has been seen
in Chicago than was presented. Five
races were run, and there was not a
poor one in the lot, the finishes in par
ticular being close and exciting. The
Trial stakes, the event of the day, was
captured by j. X. Megibbin's colt. g. L..
Brown, which was entered at the last
moment. The winner was victorious
only after most desperate fight down
the straight with the COrrigan colt, Phil
Dryer. Monk OYerton could not pass
G. l.. Brown, whom Sloan landed in
front by a neck. MI COrrigan said that
if necessary he would keep his track
open all winter, closing only in bad
weather. BE said further that free adj
mission would continue indefinitely.
First race. three-qu arters of mile-Fred
Taral won, Rival second, Maud B third.
Time, lis.
Second race, mile and an eighth, selling
Silver Lake won, ST. Adams second, Laura
Doxey third. Time, rs
InlrQ race, 1rlal stakes tnree-QuarterS OF
mile--C. L. Brown won, Phil Dwyer second,
Julius SAKE third.
Fourth race, five-eighths of a mile-Blaze
Duke won, Little Billy second, Lord Viii
lowbroOk third. Time, 1904
Fifth race, mlle-Allan Bane won, Blue
Banner second, Red Fox third. Time, 1:45l2
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
First race, one miie-Helter SHELTER. III;
Lizzie 8, l09; Joe Carter, 100; Ella Black
burn, q.
Second race, five furlon gs-Tom Roche,
113; Julius Sax. lis; Minnie Gee. lis; Dolly
Nobles 115; Gayoso, 113; Jennie B, ITO; Julia
May, 10.
Third race, Freeland handicap-Laura
Davidson, los; BrOokwOod. 107; Harry Kuhl,
Atticus ZIG; Rival, lib; Gov Adams, 104
St Adams, %.
Fourth race, six fUrlongs, selling-Ithaca,
90; TON Stevens, Lemon Blossom 10Y; Climax
Second, 10I: Healy John, 106; McGinty. 101
Enterprise, 103; Penn j, ia; Bon-Air los
Rouser 103: Ben March, 102; Maggie B. 101;
Koko l03; McMurtry. 100; Ora. "a: Hardee,
101: Drift 100: Mart Walden. Renounce, 103;
Moss. JO4; Betty Prather, 105; Delnorte, 100;
Miss Lou. 10l.
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth, selling
Hoxsey, Ia; Red Leo, 1903; Frederick Third,
104: HyGy, los: Buster, o.; Osborne, I16; St
Adams. l05; Patrick. 102
GUESSED BY THE GLOBE.
Heller Shelter and Lizzie B. Julius Sax and
Minnie c, Brookwood and L. Davidson
Lemon Blossom and Renounce Osborne and
Red Leo,
Brighton Entries.