The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-17
RACING AND BASE BALL.
THE GENERAL SPORTING sopesT.
Leading Events at All the Great Centers OF
the Country-Base Ball Games-Ths
Standing of the Leagues
Up to Date.

attendance was close on 1900 and the
betting was heavy. The favorites were
again beaten in the majority of the events.
The feature of the day was the Great
Western stakes for two-year-olds. The
start was a wretched one, the favorite,
Yo Tambien, being LETT ten lengths.
Adalia, Avondale stable FLY, won in q
game finish with the Corrigan pair, Phil
Dryer and Lew Weir. The track was
fair.
First race, selling. purse $500, one mile
Starters: Langtry lo2, Thorpe, to 1; Dave
Wheeler 106 English, 8 to 2; Silver Charm 80,
Jordan, to 2; Capt Jack 90. Madison, 4 to 1 ;
Solid Silver 105 O'Neil, 90 to |; Sight Fraft 102,
Hazlett, 50 to l. Eolem 100, j. Williams, 10 TO
/; Nickel King 1O2, Brophy, 100 to 1 San Saba
l02, w. Harris, so to /; Madam Midas LOG, Sea-
man. 90 to !.
San saba led to the half when Langtry went
TO the front and won by two lengths from
Eolem, who beat Sight Fraft half length for
the place; time. AZ.
Second rnce handicap sweepstakes 5000
added, one mile and seventy yards-Stsrters
Philors ia, X. Williams. to / Balgowan 800.
Overton, even; Linlthgow lis, Seaman, to /;
Rorka lis, Allen, 4 to /.
Rorka set the pace to the head of the stretch
with Pbilora and Balgowan in close attend
ance. Philora showed III front in the stretch,
Rorka second. There was a pretty finish, PHI
lora winning by half length from Balgowan,
who beat Linlithgow q neck for the place
time, / :503<.
Third race, the Great Western takes. for two
yenr-Olds, s. 600 added, six furlongs-Starters:
Alfalfa 1l5, 5. r. Williams, to /; Boston De
113, English. 20 to L; London lis, Allen. to 2;
Greenwich lis, Seaman, 10 to / GoldstOne 113,
Thorpe, s TO l; Farsday 123. Oyerton, TO |;
70 Tambien Il5. Bustello, to 2; Lew Wier
113, Soden; Phil Dwyer 1873 A. MCCARTHY,
(Corrigan's entryl 5 to 2.
The start was bad one, Phil Dryer getting
two lengths the best of it, London second,
Adalia third, the favorites, Yo Tambien and
Faraday. last by ten lengths. Phil Dryer led
10 the last sixteenth, where Adslia came fast
under the whip and won easily by two lengths
from Lew Mier who beat Phil Dryer a hall
length. Yo Tambien pulled up in the stretch
and the others were strung out. Time, :l6.
1t was the best field of two-yeay oids that has
started this year in a race, but the race was
spoiled by the start. Much sympathy was felt
for Yo Tambien, the sister of FL Rio Rey,
Fourth race purse $780, six furiOngs, heats
Starters: Bertha ia, X. Williams, TO l;
Brazos III, Overtop. to 8; Cinch 9S, Lowry,
40 to l Cesar 102 Pascoe, 40 TO l; Adsir 1O4,
| Gslbreath, 60 to l; Kalavsla l04, 100 to /;
Marchma 1l2. Allen, 8 to l; Alaho lis, Simp'
son, 100 TO 1; Josie NJ. III, Hathaway, to 2.
First hes.-Cinch Brazos and AdGir, necks
apart, was the order at the start. Josie III.
rushed to the front at the quarter and lasted
| long enough to win by a nose from BraZos.
Alaho third, two lengths of; others Gistanced;
| time, 1:l5.
Second heat-Brazos, Q to 1; Josie NJ. even
money; Alaho. 13 to 1. Brazos got off in front
| and ran length and half in front all the way
to the wire. Alaho was last by i've lengths
time, 1:161z.
Third heat, betting to Brazos. to Josie
M.-Josie Il. showed a half length at the start
| and wss never headed. Brazos closed in on
| her at the head of the stretch. but she came
along and won easy By three lengths; time,
l:l7.
Fifth race, handicap; sweepstakes. $500
added, one and one-eighth miles-Starters:
| Guide liz, II. Smith, to /; Carter b. 100
Thorpe. IL TO /; Virgo Dor lis, Il. Williams,
s to 5; Louise ii. 100, Hszlett, II 10 l; Dr.
Nave liz, Allen, 5 to 2; Shibboleth 95. Madi
| soD, s to /.
Guido set the pace to the stretch, when Virgo
| Dor and DR.. Nave came through and in q
| fighting finish Virgo Dor won by two lengths
DR.. Nave q length before Louise NJ; time,
sixth race, purse selling $500, one mile
Starters: "Lida L. los, West, 40 to L. AlarC
! los, Barker, 40 to /: Texas Girl los. Hazlett
| 4 to 1; Ed. Hopper los. English, 2 to /; Silver
| Dollar 90, Madison, so to /; Lemoine Fl. 102
! w. Harris. to 4: Argenta los. Gentry. to l.
Rimini los. Thorpe to 1.
| leading by ten lengths won, pulled up five
lengths before Ed Hopper. who beat Texas
| Girl O length for the place; time, 1:4iX.
ST. LOUIS, June l5.-There were eight
races on the card today, and the track was
fast. The Bankers and Brokers' stakes
was the feature OF the dav. the race falling
| to the fast three-year-old FLY, Ethel Gray
by Duke of Kent Ferguson, the starter
was in very bad form. The attendance
was 1900.
First race, purse $500, for three-year-olds ant
upward one mile and fifty yards-Starters
| Dick Deneth 81, English, 7 to /; John Erwin 81
Madison 20 to /; ROmp IA, Seaman, to /
| Askey lis. Nattox, 6 to l.; Silver King 115
| Simpson. 10 10 /; Bob Tucker 100, Smith. &c
| /; Maggie r. 10, Jackson, 8 to /; Lttrel 1l9
| Walker TO /.
Littrell set the pace for three-quarters. Then
| Romp moved ND, aud increasing her lead, won by
FIVE lengths from John Irwin. who beat Silver
| Kinga half length for the place. Time, l:41!3
Second race, purse OF $500 for vo-year-olds.
| FIVE furloDgs-Starters: Orvlle Ill, T.. Jones
| 9 to /; Terra Firma Ill, X. Williams, to 2
| Miss Lulu los, Thorpe, is to l; Julia Smith los
| English. 20 TO l.; Bob Campbell Ill. Keys, 81
| to /; Frank Kinney Ill, Walker, Il to /; Min
| ME L. los. W. Harris, even money.
The start was struggling. Minnie /. go
away four lengths in front of the field, made
| q runaway race Of it, winning by i've lengths
| Frank Kinney made a good run and secured
! ths place by q length from Orviiie. Time
| l:0234.
Third race, Bankers' and Brokers stakes fol
| three-year-olds that have not won a race worth
| 1850 this year. one mile--Startere: Reveal
| lis. w. Harris, 20 to 1; 0nlght 100. West tC
| 1; Rorka III, K. Williams, to /; Palmetto
| l22, Hathaway, to l; Avalon 1oe.C sloan, 4 e
| 1; Ethel Gray 122, Thorpe. to 2; Faithful ITO
| Alien, to 5; Col Wheatiey was scratched.
Ethel Gray and Avalon were first away and
| the latter made the running to the three-quar
tiers with Onlight, Reveal aud Ethel Gray close
| up and Rorka next to last. Ethel Gray took
| the lead in the stretch and won by length
from Faithful, who beat Rorka head for the
place. Time, 1:42H..
| Fourth race, purse $500. for maiden three
| ysar.olds and upwards one mile and seventy
yards-Stsrters: Florence Slaughter l02, Will
iams to 1; Crystalite l02, Lilly, to /; Alletta
| 1C2, Shinliver. 10 to 1; Annie May 1O2. Pasco
ito /; Florence Shanks 102. Barker, Is to l
Joseph d 102. Halett, ITO 2; McDearmon 102
| Thorpe, 10 to /; Swifton III, Dixon, to 1.
McDsarmon got away first and led to the
| three quarters, where Joseph d. headed hin
j and coming along won by i've lengths. Nc
| Desrmon, Annie May and Florence Slaughter
finished heads apart. Time 1:50h.
Fifth race, Mechanics purse, SOLO handicap
three-year-olds aud upward, one mile and fiftJ
| yards-Starters: Paranetta, l16. X. Williams
| 3 to 2; Leh, ITO, Bastello, to L; Guido, ITO
| II. Smith, to 1; Glockner, no. English, tC
| 1; Hamlet, 100, Thorpe, TO 1: Hueneme, SO
4 Il III 80 4. pa l;ro 10S Waaver and Sinh