St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-05
The TALENT WAS OFF
Only Two Favorites in Seven
Came Out First at Nash
vile.
In Consequence the Bookies
Will Don Some New Dia-
mondS.
Fayette Runs a Great Race
and Wins the Baxter
Handicap.
List OF the Winners at Lex
ington, Gutenberg and
Washington.

week of the spring meeting at West
Side Park opened most auSpiciOuSly
to-day, with about 5000 people in at
tendance and card of seven races. It
was another day of surprises, only two
favorites passing under the wire in front
The sporting public was fairly slaugh-.
tered by the bookmakers. The weather
was perfect and the track exceedingly
fast. Fayette ran an excellent race in
the Baxter Court handicap. going the
mile and an eighth in 90. The details
follow:
First race. purse $780, for two-year olds
half mie-Starters: Phelan Dorian, 11S, c.
Sloan, II to /; Wautauga. 11S Riley. to .; X
*, lis, Vincent 10 to |; Queen Isabella, 115
Moore, TO 2; Elsie S, 115, Fox, 3 to 1 Bessie
Bisland, lis, Matthews 10 to ! Belle Meade,
lis, Il. Williams, to L; Miss Lulu, lis.
Thorpe, 20 TO 1.
Queen Isabella was off in front, fol-
lowed by Elsie S and Wautauga. At
the three-quarters K K led by head.
Coming into the stretch, Wautauga
came fast and won easily by length
and half from Queen Isabella, Bessie
RiSland third. two lengths away. Time,
5lH.
Second race purse $780, for three y ear olds
and upwards, five furlongs-Starters: Creole
1i0, MCCducrIN, - 10 FGTO. NJ. DTOWU,
20 to |: Maud b, o. Thorpe, to 1; Orphan
Boy, 10 Barnes, II to l. Miss Maud, 107 W.
Harris, to l; Parapet 100, Penny to 5;
Minnie Walker, 100, Parkinson, 20 to 1; Fas-
cination, 80, Regan, 10 to l.
Creole had slightly the best of the
start and was never headed until within
two feet of the wire, Maud B winning
by short head. Parapet was third,
length behind Creole. Time, :03 d.
Third race. selling, purse 500. for three
year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs-
Stacterr: Osborne, 124, Green, 50 to 1 KoKo,
100, Rowe. to I; ordrey, 100, E.Watson,,s to
l: Queer Toy, 102, Fox, 20 to l; Charles Reed
1O2, Keith, II to 1; Orc, 100 Penny, to 1;
Comedy, ITO, Goodale, to 1; Pickup, 106
Steppe, to |; PanIalette 105, Thorpe, to L;
Lady Lee l01. Parkinson, 20 to1.
Orc was first to show at the start,
Pickup and Comedy close up, the others
punched. At the close Pickup was
a head in front of Orc, who was
length in front of Comedy. Ttse posi-
tons were unchanged until well INTO
the stretch, when Queer Toy, who was
OF Extremely Last,
came through the bunch and won by a
length and half from Koko, who was
length III front of Lady Lee. Time.
1907.
Fourth race. Baxter Court handicap, 5000
added by Baxter Conrt, for three-year-ol
and upwards, mile and an eightb-Starters:
Fayette 124, Moore, to 1; Brandolette, 49,
Goodale, 3 to /; Fred Fink, 95. Perkinson, II
to 1; BridgelighL, 105 W. Harris, 10 to 1; Car
ter B, ITO, Thorpe, to l.; Long Shot, lis, r.
Williams, 5 TO 3
At the start Bridgelight was ahead in
front OF Fayette, who was nose in
front of Long Shot, the others close up.
Passing the judges stand Bridgelight
led, with Long Shot and Fink a neck
hahipd 10 pf Inn chad q no IanUJh
in the rear. AT the quarter Long Shot
took the lead by head from Bridge
light, while Fayette was last. At the
three-quarters Bridgelight again took
the lead, being neck in front of Bran
dolette, who was leading Long Shot by
head. Coming into the stretch Bran
dOlette came forward, passing Bridge
light by head, the latter a half length
in front of Fayette, who was coming
fast. The finish was extremely eXcit-
ing, Fayette winning by short head
from Brandolette. Fred Fink third,
three lengths OFF. Time, :55.
Fifth race, selling, purse 800, for maiden
three-year-olds and upwards, eleven-six-
teenth of mile-Starters: Dora Thorne, Ill,
Warren, % to 1; Billy Smith, no, w. Harris.
20 to / :; Liberty Bell. 100, L. Brown, 20 to /;
Bob Mozart 100, Fox, } 10 Il; Captain Ruby,
100, Thorpe, to 1; Sara, o. Keith, 20 to /;
George R. Clark, "a, Morris, 20 to 1; Aunt Cal.
III, Moore, 2 to L. Coronel, 104, Goodale, 10
to 1; Old South, 100, Penny, 10 to 1; Top
Gallant 49, Parkinson, 10 to l.
George Clark was Off in front at the
start, Captain Ruby, Aunt Cal and Cor
Onel following in order named. AT the
half Captain Ruby
Took the Lead
and was never headed, though crowded
closely near the wire, winning by a
nose from Bob Mozart. Sara third, half
a length away. Time, 1:111l.
Sixth race, purse 800, for three year-o lds
and upwards five furlongs-Starters: Bank
rupt 120, Barnes. to i; Tramp III, c. Sloan.
CLARK Jos, Parkinson. 25 to |; Little Midget
100 Thorpe, II to / Royal Flush 100, Penny,
) to 1; Milt Young 100, Goodale, 6 to 1: Bore
ais 100, Fox, to 1; Miss Mary liz. Steppe,
5 to L.
At the break away Milt Young was
first to show, Royal Flush, Miss Mary
and Tramp following in the order
named. At the half Miss Mary was i'm
front, Tramp second and Royal Flush
third. Tramp took the lead in coming
into the stretch, but soon surrendered to
Milt Young, who won easily by length
and half, while Royal Flush beat Miss
Mary head for the place. Time, 1 :021f
Seventh race, selling, purse $500, for three
year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs-
otarteTs' IldIuee, iVo, WlSSlnS, heu Light,
Ill, Fox; Blue Veil, 1l2, r. Williams; Atti
Gus. 1l5. Moore; Ban Adonia, 101, Parkinson;
Lemoine Ii, LOG. Steppe; Eolem, 1OS, W.
Harris.
Blue Veil got off first, but gave way
to Lemoine H at the quarter, who was
closely followed by Red Light and
Hardee. Blue Veil came forward at the
head of the stretch, and won easily by
length from Atticus, who was three
lengths in front of Lemoine II. Time,
LOO