St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-21
BROOKWOOD'S DERBY
Corrigan Takes the Chicago
Event With a Six to One
Shot.
The Attending Ten Thousand
Plunged on Nero and Got
Left.
Good Fields and Lively Sport
on Opening Day of the
New Track.
Louisville and Gravesend Con-
tests Dampened a Little
by Rain.

CHICAGO. May 20.-The gates of Ed
Corrigan's new track were thrown open
to the public to-day. 1t was the open
ing of the Chicago Racing associations
regular spring meeting. The new
track is located at Hawthorne, Thirty
fifth and West Forty-eighth streets, and
is great improvement upon the track
used by this association last year. The
two-story grand stand has a seating ca
pacity of 1900 and is fitted up in the
most approved style. The track-as all
new tracks are-was springy and slow.
As early as II o'clock trains began to
arrive, and by 2:3O O'Clock. the time set
for the first race, there was fully 10000
people present, including many ladies.
The weather was cloudy and threaten
ing.
The feature of the day was the Chi
cago Derby, for three-year-olds, $40 en-
trance, $50 to start, with $500 added.
mile and a quarter. After two races
had been contested the twenty-one
bookmakers doing business marked the
following starters, Jockeys and odds for
the Derby: Nero, 1872, Narvice, to 3;
Silverado, 122, Hill, s to |; Dundee, 122,
Lawrence, 3 to l; BrOOkwood, III,
Kiley, q to 1. ROseland and Glen Rush,
who were named last night as starters,
were scratched. The crowd shoveled
tons of money on Nero, the general i'm
preston seeming to be that he could
not lose. The bugle sounded. and the
horses cantered by the stand to the
post. The spectators cheered and
seated themselves to see the race. The
horses were sent away at the first
attempt OH even terms. Silyerado i'm
mediately jumped to the front, and at
the stand was leading Nero by two
lengths, BrookWood last. On the turn
Nero
Ran Like wild Horse,
and when the back stretch was reached
he had taken the lead from Silverado by
half a length, the other two punched,
two lengths away. This order was
maintained until the far turn was
reached, when Kiley let loose on Brook
wood and took second place from Sill
verado. When the stretch was reached
Nero was in trouble, and BrookwOOd
was gaining ground rapidly. A six
teenth from the wire Brookwo0d had
forged ahead, and, coming strong, won
easily by two lengths. Dundee made up
a lot of ground in the last hundred
yards and beat Nero length for the
place. Silverado was two lengths be-
hind Nero. Time, 2:17. The winner is
owned by Ed Corrigan.
The first race was for three-year-olds and
upwards, purse $500, six furlongs-OutlOok
won, Heller Shelter second, Bob Jacobs
third. Time, II. Adam, Betty Prather,
The Kaiser, Red Light, Joe Carter, Halle
hurst, Osborne, Parapet and Blue Banner
were the other starters.
Second race. two-year- Odds, fve-eighths of
a mile-Jim Murphy won. Gee Jay JAY sec
ond, Tom Poxton third. Time, ;O4a4. III
Wind, Big Casino, Barbara, Rapidity, Lena
Frey and Queen Isabella also ran.
Fourth race selling, rile-Justice won,
Burch second, Experience third. Time,
1:46l4 other starters were Headlight. Lee
man. Pickup, Falerna and Laura Davidson.
Fifth race, all ages, mile and an eighth
Hocksey won, Blue Veil second and Sourire
third. Time, 1:59L2. Little Scissors was the
other starter.
TO-DAY's ENTRIES.
First race, five-eighths Of u mile-Ill Wind
10; Jack Richelieu, no; Foreigner, 10;
Little Billy lib.
Miller. 106; Aunt Cal, 102; Bob Mozart 81;
st. joe 100; Alasandra, %; Alvin, 100; Pat
Conley, 81; Fascination, %.
Third race, Waldo stakes. seyen-eighths of
a mile-Atticus, no; Whittier, 104; Insolence,
10l; Burch 112; Bob Jacobs, 1914; Bankrupt,
1l8; Harry Kuhl l05; Duke of the Highlands,
102; Vexator, 90; TOO Sweet, 81; Portlaw, 81;
Glenhall 101; Fan King, 105.
Fourth race, one mile--Lizzie Gwynne, 50,
Osborne, ia; Bankrupt, 116; Lizzie b, 100;
Ormie, III; Helter SHELTER, 100; Sunnybrook;
no.
Fifth race, one-eighth of a mle-Dora
Thorne, 104; Royalty, 1906; Uphate. 107; Valor,
107; Bill Nye, 81; Speth, 100; Buster, 100;
Marmosa, 95
SELECTIONS.
First race, III Wind and Jack Rlchalieu:
second race, Aunt Cal and Fascination; third
race, ID. Highlands and Bob Jacobs; fourth
race. Heller SHELTER and Bankrupt fifth
race, Bill Nye and Marmosa.