The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-24
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Phil Dwyer in q Dispute With Jockey
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Phil Dwyer in a Dispute With Jockey
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GRAvEsEND, n. tY.y May 2S.-=Fully
10000 persons made the journey to this
course to-day and for. three hours allowed
themselves TO be made prisoners, After
the last race Phil Dryer accused Jockey
Martin Bergen of making trouble at the
post, and threatened to have his license re-
voked. Bergen replied rather strongly,
and the consequences Is that a
recommendation has been made 70 the
board Of control to take his license away.
The pool room fight is getting hotter and
hotter every day, and to-day the wires lead
ing from the Western Union Office, situated
outside the track, were cut. The officers of
the jockey club vigorously deny having any
connectionswith this matter, and promise to
ferret out the guilty party. The days
races were as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Sweeptsakes. $1,000 added, six
furlongs. Hellgate won. with Spiualong second
and Patrimony colt third. Time 1:l61S.
SECOND RACK-Handicap sweepstakes, ST. 900
quet second and Text third. Time l:55l4.
THIRD RACE-Sweepstakes for 3-year-olds
$1,000 added; maiden allowances; one mile.
PeSsara won, with Picnicker second and Porte
Chester third. Time 1873.
FOURTH RAcE-Bedford stakes for 2-year-olds
81 500 added five and half furlongs. St. Florian
won, with Nomad second and Victory third.
Time I:091k.
FIFTH RAcE-St. James hotel stakes, 81 500
added; mile and quarter. King Thomas
took the lead at the start and showed the way
to the back stretch, where Kingston took the
lead and held It to the end Winning IN big rush
only two starters. - Hata Pr ID q
SIXTH RAcE-SelIing sweepstakes, $1,000
added; mile and a sixteenth. Admiral won,
with Pearl Set second and Kingsbridge third.
Time l.5I1A.
SEVENTH RAcE-Sweepstake for maiden g
year-olds, s., 900 added; six furlongs. Merry
Monarch won, with Air Plant second and King
Mack third. Time l:l6A.
AT LAToNIA.
LAToNIA, KY, May 2S.-The first days
races opened with an attendance OF 10000.
1t was a pleasant afternoon and the track,
though slow, was better than If no rain at
all had fallen. All of the races were well
contested. but the feature of the day. on
which universal interest was focused, was
the Latopia Derby, the fourth race.
FIRST RAcE-One mile Whitney won, with
Tenor second and Hindoo Lass third Time
1:50I6. 3sie1 Hit. 81 nfs
SECOND RAcE-Ons and one-sixteenth miles.
Royal Garter won, with Wood Veil second and
Spectator third. Time 56s4 1r--
THIRD RAcE-Five-eightbs of a mile. Two
Brothers won, with Prince of Darkness second
and Coverton third. Time 1:05K. A'
FOURTH RACE-The LAtonia Derby for3-year-
old foals OF 1888, closed with nine entries; one
mile and ahalf. The starters were: Dickerson
ulO, R. Williams. s1S TO /; Georgetown an,
BErittOn' 8 TO !; Kingman d2S. Is!n
Allen, to /; Allen Bane no, Hathaway, 50 to
Balgowan Ql7). Ovefton. ( TO 5. The race was
beautifully contested. 7Kingnan won by a
length, Dickerson was second a length ahead of
Poet Scout, third. 3 Thee others were, closely
punched Time 2:454.r,UtE 4sT a.
FIFTH RACE-Four, and half furlongs; Van
cluse won. with American jean second and
Ranger third. Time o:934 q" f7a 81 E'Hi p