The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-10
A BIG DAY AT MONMOUTH
THE RACE FOR THE CHAMPION
STAKES A GREAT ONE.

STAKES a GREAT ONE.
Famous Blue Bloods of the Turf Run
in Bunch With Whips and Spurs
Urging Them on at Every Jump.
LampliRhter Wins With Banquet
second-Don Alonzo Has a Snap for
the Junior Champion Stakes OF
$16,44o.
MONMOUTH PARK, Aug. 9.-Champion
day was favored with fair weather, fast
track and 10 900 spectators who enjoyed
their full need Of pleasure and overmuch
excitement while the racing progressed.
The expected feature OF the programme,
the Junior Champion stakes, resulted 10
hollow victory for Don Alonzo, the giant
son of Long Taw and Round Dance be
winning the Sl6, 440 prize in the com nonest
of canters. In fact, it was no race at all
as far as first money was concerned. Don
Alonzo covered the six furlongs in 1:l214.
A majority of the spectators had put their
wagers on Lady Violet, a Is to favorite,
aud the winner, who was we'll backed by
his stable followers at to 2, did not re-
oeive the applause his performance merited.
The Champion stakes was then disposed Of
and one OF the most exciting aud hardest
fought equine battles Of the year was the res
suit. Seven starters raced in a solid bunch,
with Demuth cutting out the pace at lively
clip for mile and a furlong. They then
lined themselves across the homo stretch
in beautiful bunch, with whips flying and
spurs pfunging. into heaving sides
speed. In the final sixteenth Lamphghter
forged ahead aud Jockey Simms stopped
whipping and began riding Browns great
colt with his hands, finally winning by a
length in 1924, which is a quarter Of a
second faster than the record OF 1888 made
by FlrenEi several years ago. Banquet took
second money from Locohatchee. Montana,
an equal to l favorite with Lamplighter,
struggled In fifth. He was ridden by Fltz-
patrick. Snapper Garrison was too weak
to ride to-day.
Following is a summary:
FIRST RACE-Seven furlongs. Kingston won,
with Russell second. Time l:2614.
SECOND RACE-Six furlongs. Trouble won
with Carmen colt second and Lifeboat third.
Time l:1434.
THIRD RtcE-Junior Champion stakes, six
furlongs. Don Alonzo won by three lengths
gallopng, with Lady Violet second and DR..
Rice third. Time 1:1216. Bellaoonna colt, Sir
Walter, Frieze, Comancne, Eagle Bird, hammie
aud Lavace also ran.
FOURTH RAcE-Champion stakes one mile and
a half. Lamplighter won by length in driv-
ing finish, with Banquet second and Locohatchee
third. Time 333N. Poet, Scout, Raceland
Montana and Demuth also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile aud a furlong julien
won, with Sleipner second ana Mr.. Sass third
| Time r:53IS.
SIXTH RACE-One mile. Eonsd won, with
Milt Young second and Rorka third. Time
| 1:4l1s.
AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, Aug. 9.-Follo wing Is q sum.
mary of to-day's races here;
FIRST RACE-Six and a half furlongs. Kim
berry won, with Toano second and StonemasoI
| third. Time 1:2l1f.
SECOND RACE-five and half furlongs. One
won, with Zormitza colt second and Court
ship third Time 100.
THIRD RACE-One mile. King Mac won, will
Best Brand second and MoMiohael third. Tim'
| 1885,.
FOURTH RAoE-six furlongs. Little Free
won. with Busted second and Lemon Blossom
! third. Time 1918
FIFTH RAcK-Over five hurdles. selling allow
ances, one mile and a quarter, Bassanio won
with Hercules second and Boutwell, third
| Time 2:el16.
Starter Caldw we'll has suspended Jockey
| White for the balance of the Saratoga
meeting for In and out riding in the thirC
race. He fined all the Jockeys who rode il
| the fourth race excepting Shields, Griffin
Taylor, Howe. Stevenson, Doggett anC
Regan, $50 each, and the others S26 each.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Following is a sum-
mary Of the races OF Hawthorne park to-day
FIRST RACE-Half mile. Union won, will
| Mantel second and Linger third. Time DBL
| SECOND RACE-One mile Ed Leonard won
| with Royal Flute second and Diamond Dioh
third. Time 1:45.
THIRD RAcE-Six furlongs. Woodford won
| with Harry Askew second and Adversely third
| Time 11816.
FOURTH RACE Nine furlongs Churchill
| Clark won, with Patrick second and Rainie
! third kTime 200.
FIFTH RAcE-Six furlongs. Maggie Beck won
with Roley- Boley second and Horace Lelan
third. Time 1:i71f.
SIXTH RAcE-Hurdles one mile. Juliet won
with Bob Thomas second and La Blanche third
| Time l54
AT GARFIELD PARK
The races at Garfield park to-day re
suited as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Six furlongs Falstaff won
with Haydey second and Aid Morris third
Time l:Il3l.
SECOND RAcE--One mile and twenty yards
Marmoz won, with Lady Undo second ant
Ulster third. Time 1:43A,
| THIRD RACE-One mile and one sixteenth
Sprlngaway won, with T opgallant second anC
Glencock third. Time 1;4916,
| FOURTH RACE-A milo and a sixteenth. Carli
bad won, with Rudolph second and Bob L
third. Time l:4S%.
FIFTH RAoE-Six furlongs. Eclipse won, wit
Lakeview second and Tim Murphy third. Tim
1884
SIXTH RAoE-Me and twenty yeards. Chime
won, with Hume second and Experience thirC
Time 1:43.
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