St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-25
AN Idol. NO LONGER
TWO Good Stake Events At
tract a Large Crowd to
GraveSend.
Ajax, Second Choice. Defeats
Moyne Gelding in the
Holly.
Kingston Is Beaten by Lamp
lighter in the Second
Special.
Four Horses and Jockeys Go
Down in a Heap at
Latonia.

sGRAvEsEND, Sept. PA fairly good
programme of six races, including two
stake events, the Holly for two-year-
ODDS and the Second Special for three
year-olds and upward, attracted a
throng of 10000 spectators to the scene
of this afternoons racing. The Holly
resulted in rafting contest and a vic
tory for Col. Ruppert's Ajax, the to 2
second choice. Bergen rode an admira-
bic race on the colt. and took the prize
by half length from the Moyne geld
ing, the IS to 10 favorite, who ran away
from DR.. Hasbrouck Thursday. The
gelding had his weight up this after
noon, however, and it stopped him at
the end.
The Second;Special dwindled down to
match race between Lampllghter and
Kingston. Although all of Kingston's
best races have been at distances under
mile, the plungers, headed by Michael
Dwyer. the brown whirlwind's owner,
forced the bookmakers to make him Z
to 10 favOrite over Lamplighter, e to 3.
The first six furlongs was run in 1:19,
thus giving Lamplighter chance to
get thoroughly into stride. When Taral
finish he had a beaten horse under him,
Iamplighter winning the stake in a
gallop, amid tumultuous cheering from
the spectators. Only few weeks ago
Kingston was the turf idol. Now it is
LamplIghter. Eagle Bird, we'll played
second choice, took the opening dash
from Halcyon, the peacemaker. after
A Desperate TussIe
IL OF, Troy
to 5, won his first race when he gal
loped in winner of the second event.
The Fop, 10 to 1, took second place from
Algoma in hard-fought finish.
Tom Rogers, 10 to l, and ridden by
Maj. Covington, upset all calculations
by winning the fifth race from the even
money chance, Lepanto, with the heav-
lily weighted Westerner, Aloha, 5 to 2, a
bad third. Cynosure, backed down
from to l to to l by Michael F..
DWyer, under Bergen's clever riding,
cE ptured the last race from the even
money fayorite, Diablo, the 2 to sec
ond choice, Fred Taral, third. The
board of control finds that there is no
Mayor Hugh Grant is interested in Nat
Strauss race horses and businesses Wal
denis protest. Summaries:
First race, five furlongs-Eagle Bird, TO
3 won by head, driving; Halcyon, 3 to |.
second whipping; Chattanooga, 40 to L. thru
by neck. whipping Time, :O2a4.
Second race, mile and q furlong--Tra
to s, won easily; The Fop 10 to l, second
by bead, whipping; Algoma, to 1. third
by a neck, whipping. Time, 1851.
Third, race, the Holly handicap six fur
longs-Ajax, 5 to =, won whipping; Moyne
geIding IL to TO- second, whipping; Spartan,
S to 1, third. whipping. Time, 1:l5.
Fourth race, the Second Special, one mile
and Misunderstanding, q to s. won. gal
Looping. Kingston, to 10, second. Time,
1:57l2.
Fifth race, one and one-quarter miles
Tom Rogers, 12 to /. won. driving: Lepanto,
even. second. whipping; Aloha, 5 to 2, third,
whipping Time, 2:0934.
Sixth race, one mlle-Cynosure, to 1,won,
driving; Diablo. even, second, whipping !;
Fred Taral, to /, third. Time. 1:43.