Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25
HE'S A GREAT HORSE.
Lamplighter Defeats the Famous
Kingston in a Rafting Race.
GOOD SPORT AT GRAVEsEND TRACK.
Fred Gebhard Resolves to Sell His Stable
Of Running Horses.
RESULTS OF THE EVENTS AT LATONIA

GRAvESEND RACE TRACK, Sept. pa
fairly good programme of six races, ;nclud.
ing two stake events, the Holly for 2-year.
olds and the Second Special for 3-year-olds
and upward, attracted a throng of O,OOO
spectators to the scene of this afternoons
racing. The Holly resulted in q rafting
contest and victory for Colonel Rupert's
Ajax, the 3 to 2 second choice Bergen
rode an admirable race on the colt, and
took the price by half length from the
Moyne gelding, the 13 to 10 favorite, who
ran away from DR.. Hasbrouck on Thursday.
The gelding had his weight up this after
noon, however, and it stopped him at the
end.
The second special dwindled down to a
match race between Lamplighter and Kings
ton Although all of Kingston's races have
been at distances under mile the plungers,
led by Michael f. Dwyer, thesbrown whirl-
winds owner, forced the bookmakers to
make him to 10 favorite over Lamp
lighter, to g. The first six furlongs were
run in 1:19, thus giving Lamplighter a
chance to get thoroughly into stride When
Taral called on Kingston, half mile from
the finish, he had beaten horse under him,
Lamplighter winning the stake in galIop
amid tumultuous cheering from the specta-
tors. Only q few weeks ago Kingston was
the turf idol. Now it is Lamplighter.
Eaglebird, a well played second choice,
took the opening dash from Halcyon, the
pace maker, after desperate tussle in the
final dozen strides, and Transit, to 3, won
his first race when he galloped in winner of
the second event. The Fop, 10 to 1, took
second place from Algoma, to 1, in hard
fought finish. Tom Rogers, at II to 1, and
ridden by Major Covington, upset all calcu-
lations by winning the fifth race from the
even money chance, Lepanto, with the
heavily-weighted Westerner, Aloha, to 2,
bad third. Cynosure, backed down from
to to to by Michael f. Dwyer, under
Bergen's clever riding, captured the last
race from the even money favorite, Diablo,
with the 2 to choice, Fred Taral, third
The Board of Control finds there is no truth
in Jeter Walden's claim that Mayor Hugh
Grant is interested in Nat Strauss race
horses and dismisses Walden's protest.
Summaries:
First race. five furlongs-Eagle Bird ia TaraL
first; Halcyon los. Doggett, second; Chattanooga
cSnrtship. Corduroy. Fitzs%mons. R I Jersey % queen
flly, MInnehaha and Raindrop also ran. Time
Cosrtship, ~ to Eagle Bird. to Corduroy. IN. 10
Pappoose colt. 80 to each Niinnehaha and Rain
drop. 40 to Chattanooga, so to 1 FitZsmmons 60
to Balance. Mutuals paid s17 IS. $40 IS, $l3 10.
Second race, one mile and q furlong-Transit lis,
simms. first: The Fop lis. Littleheld, second:
Alyema liz, Blake. third. Chauncey, Addie c
colt and Acilogsm also ran. Time, I,5Sk. Betting:
to 2 on Transit, to against Chauncey, s to 1
Alyema, 10 to 1 The Fop. Is to Addie q colt.
MutuaIs paid 81 10 S. So y1S 30.
Third race, six furlongs-Ajax 1I2, Bergen. first;
Moyne gelding ITO, Sims second: Spartan los,
Doggett third FHnce George, Chiswick, Rain.
"A 0qf Uo1dt TO N. faw
~ to 1; Prince George. 6 to 1: Spartan, 8 TO 1;
Lawess, Is to 1; Loveace. Is to /: Chiswick 40 to
l: Rainbow, go to 1. Mutuals paid 81. so, sS 10.
81 IS.
Fourth race. one mile and furlong-Lamp-
lighter III. Sims, first: Kingston 122 Taral second
Time. 1:571s. Betting. 10 to on Kingston, to
against Lamplighter. Mutuals paid % is.
Fifth race one mile and Quarter-Tom Rogers
95. A. Covington. first: Lepanto 90. J. Lamhiey.
second: Aloha 124. McCatferty third. English
Lady, Kirkover and Lord Motley also Time.
2:094. Betting, even money Lepauto. ~ to /
Aloha, to Ktrkover, 10 to Lord Motley, IL to
Tom Rogers, is to English Lady. Mutuals paid
col rs. 81 40 81 05.
Sixth race, one mile-Cynosure los, Bergen, first:
Dlablo III. Taral second: Fred TaraI LIS, Nc
Cafferty, third. Bewood Zampost aud Bob
Sutherland also ran. Time. 1:4s. Betting-Eyen
money Dfablo II to against Fred Taral, to l
Cynoscre, to Bellwood, 20 to Bob Sutherland,
80 TO Silver Prince, 40 to Zampost. Mutuals paid
s27 30, s13 10, s8 70.