St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-28
The First Sunny Day at La
tonia Witnesses Some Ex-
citing Contests.
No Stake Events at Graves
end, But Visitors We're
Well Repaid.
A Fifty to One Shot Nightly
Surprised Chicago Race
GoepS.
England's Classical Event Is
Won by Common in a
CanteP.

CINCINNATI, May 27.-F0r the first
time since the Latonia races started the
sun shone to-day. In the afternoon,
however, the sky became overcast again.
Though a trifle cool. the weather was
more pleasant than that of Yesterday.
Over 5000 people enjoyed the sport. All
the races were well matched and were
characterized by close contests, the
hindmoSt horse in every one of them
keeping dangerously near to the fore
most. An incident of the fifth race was
the throwing of Jockey Britton by Sir
Charles in one of the false starts. Sir
Charles ran around to the half, where
he was caught. Britton remounted and
rode the race.
First race, selling, purse $500, for three
year-olds and upwards, mile and sixteenth
Starters: Eugenie. 1i2, Freeman, 5 TO / /;
Red Sign ia, Il. Williams, . to =; Happiness,
l05. Goodale, 5 to l. kimini, 105, Porter, 6
to ).
Rimini got the lead in the outset, but
lost 1t at the string to Happiness, who
kept it till the stretch, when Eugenie
passed from last to first, and won by
half neck fIom Happiness, second,
half length in front of Rimini, third.
Time, 1:504. The race was very
close one throughout, with Red Sign
and Rimini alternating each other from
second to third places.
Second race, selling, purse, $500, for three
yearolds and upwards that have not won
since May 13. mile and twenty yards-Star
ers: Edith l., 81, 7. Sloan, 10 to 1; Topstone,
o. j. Paul, 80 to /; Gen. Caldwell 100 Nc
Donald, 10 to l; Lelallis, l01, Porter l. to 1:
John Day, 102 Watson, 40 to L; Jack Brady,
III, Oyerton. to 1; Llederkranz, LII, K. Will
Jams. to l; Maggie Moore, %, Goodale, 10 to
l.: Warplot, 103 Brtton 4 to /; Matte
Allen, 101 English, TO /: Aunt Kate, 10S,
Boyer, 20 TO L; Consignee, Ill, Gilmartin, %
to1.
Liederkranz showed the way in the
start, with Gen. Caldwell second, Aunt
Kate third and Consignee last. War
plot remained in the bunch till the last
furlOng, then won by neck from Cald-
well, second, with LederkIanZ third,
length behind. Time, :454. The con-
test between Gen. Caldwell and Lieder-
kranz continued throughout the race,
these two horses alternating in second
and third places.
Third race, free handicap sweepstakes
for three-y year-olds and upwards, mile and
an eighth-Starters: Whitney, 103, English,
10 to l.; Eli, 103 Porter, , to 1; Milt Young,
14i, Med onald, ) to 1; Robespierre, 106, Over
ton, $40 L; Royal Garter, 1g5 Goodale, 15 to
1; Tenacity. 102, BiittOn, 10 /.
Milt Young led in starting, but fell
back and brought up the rear afterward.
R0bespierre took first place at the string
and lost it in the last furlOng. Eli ran
second past the Judges stand, held it till
the finish, when he went to the front
and won by a neck, Whitney second,
length from RobeSpierre. third. Time,
:5515. The race was hOtly contested
from beginning to end. The last horse
was never three lengths from the
leader.
Fourth race, the Ripple stakes, for three
year-olds, foals of 1873 thatlney won race
prior to the closing of this stake. mile-Start-
ers: Mary G, III, c .Sloan,6 to /; Hueneme. 125
Overton, 10 to l. MYrabeau. 1l5, Allen, 10 to
|: kehama, lis, Goodale, ID to 2; Woodyale,
lis, Britton, to 1; Palmetto 122, Hathaway,
to 1; Lancelot, H. Davis, 80 10 1; High
Tariff, 125, r. Williams, to 5.
The start was good, while the race
and the finish we're close. 1t was only
for a moment that the group opened out
little, and that was i'll the home turn.
Mirabeau led from the quarter to the
half, then surrendered to Woodvale,
who held first place until near the
finish. High Tariff took second from
Lancelot in the stretch, sped to the
front and won by half a length from
Woodvale, second, length and half
i'll front of Hueneme, third. Time, l:44
Fifth race. purse $500, for maiden colts,
twoyearolds, nalf mile. all weights 113
poundS-Starters: Sir Charles, Britton, 10 to
1; w j Munson, C. Sloan, 90 to /; Orville
Goodale, 6 to l; Doneaster, Overton, 5 to .;
Gov Porter, freeman. 10 to I; John B, Sea-
man, 50 to l; Mozart, hathaway, 10 to 1;
Loudon, Allen, s 10 D.
After little delay they got off we'll,
with Doneaster first and Loudon second.
At the three-quarter pole Loudon took
first, with Doncaster second, and ill this
order Loudon won by scant length,
with Doncaster second, length and
half from Munson, third.n Time. :4S34.
Sir Charles started third and held it
into the stretch, where he surrendered
il to MuuSou