Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-01
NOW FOR THE FUN
This Is the Day of the Jockey
Club Meeting.
ENTRIES FOR To0AYs RACES
Are Fifty-One IN Number and SuTpass
Any Othss -Four Races Run N tne
West Ihas Season

Everything 10 now ready and the races
viii anquest.OBaDly Do the best run IN
the northwest this season, not except
ing Garfield or Hawthorn PARK.
Large numbers OF horses and horse
men arrived yesterday. The stables At
the grounds are Glled with sprlnters
Sud steepls chasers- rne track 10 10
sway up condition, and everything mat
can make glad the heart of the horse
fADcisrs has been d0ns.
The entries toI today's races were
phsnomenaily large. They would do
credit 10 any race In the country and
are greater IN point OF number than
tnoss vi any other four consecutive
races run thus tar this season, not ex-
csptins even the great -. Louis meet
ing. a. which 1000 horses we're present.
The satriss for tas four races to DO run
loday aggregate ffty-one horses. or An
average If nearly thirteen horses IN
each race. In the third race eighteen
horses are entered. TINS was entlrel y
unexpected. As none OF the local horse
men imagined there would be more
than esght or ten horses in any race.
ana even this number was regarded as
decidedly high and scarcely justified
py the Indications. Last nIght they
were very enthusiastic over the support
that the nesting Was having.
Eatris. Tor Today.
The eatgies for todsy's races are as
follows,
First race-Purse OF $500. Of which
$50 goes Ia second; for three years aad
upwzrds- Seven furlongs. EulrIes and
weights Jessie Bell. 90; King Scotland,
l0i; A0ole, lO5; Lemon Blossom. l07
Bett.na, i01; Maggie Peck, l07; Bessie
Briggs, lO7; Catlan. 10; -. Joe. 10;
Pagan, III; Jim Dunn. IL; Wildwood,
~.
second race-Selllng purse 500. Of
which k5Ogoes 20 second. For three years
and upwards. $1,000. tx furlougs.
Entries ana weights: Black Beauty, 9S;
LodIls. y; Red stone, lC2; Tommy
Rs, l02; AlbTa Gelding, i02; Queer
Toy. los, bob Jacobs, Ill; CripIn, ia;
Emperor Billet. ia. Vedetle, l22;
Pullman. III; jamestown. lO5.
Third race-Selling purse, $3.50. of
VIII CHI $50 goes To second. For three years
Old AID upwards. 5000. Half mile
heats. Best two IN three. EHtries and
weights: Josie Wells, 81: Rhea,
81; iTimterlsnd, 90; Little Mo!lle.
SO; Shamrock, %; Dan H., SO;
Black Beauty, 9S. Lemon Blossom,
100; Elsie =. 100; Anna Race. 100; Mary
b, i02, Mshss. fO2; Uncertainty. l07 !;
Friday, i07; CORTLAND, l07; Pat O'Neil,
il2.
Fourth race-Purse OF $3.50. of which
$50 goes to. second; for tares-years-old
and Upwards; one mile. Entries and
weights: Besae B,slsnd, 81; Nixon. l07.
Lady Pulslfer. 100; twilight, 100; spec
ulailon, Ill; Haskell, il2; Lord OF the
Hsrem, ia; Arundel, Ia; John e.,
ia.
The cocks" are not named yet, be-
ing allowed ~ weigh OUT twenty min
utes before the race. The jockeys that
will ride are Dunn, Deloug, Regain,
Huston and Vincent Others have not
yet been named.
with the Bookies.
Pool selling aud book making wa:
very lively last night, considering the
fact that this - the first race. Many
OF the talent are still IN Chicago aud
will not arrive before sunday night
In the first race Jun Dunn was an easy
fsvoTite. pools selling rs follows: jim
Dunn. $50; Maggie Beck, t25: Caltsn
$50. ST. Joe, $40; Wildwood, SIS; Lemon
Blossom. $50; Pagan. SIS; Bettina, $40
Abbey. s.; field. 50; total Si35.
Queer Toy was the fxvorite in the
second race. Pools were as follows:
Red stone, $50; Queer Toy, $55; We
detts. $50; Pullman. $50. Black Beauty
S45; Gorilla, $50; field, 81; total. $3.50.
Pools in the third and fourth race.
we're rashsr quiet. The following 10 the
summary: Third. Annie Race. $50
Lemon Blossom, s25; Mary b, SIS; field
SIS; total, sos. Fourth, Arundel, SOS
Lady Pulsfer, $40; Bessy Blsland, Sis;
field. $40. total, sl00.
Business was tolerably quiet with the
bOOkmakers. Most OF the fraternity
mad been delayed ~ the grounds anc
conldn't reach the city in time
tn pick their favorltss. Odds of rs 70
were offered TO the man that couic
pick four winners. Jun Dunn WA the
favorite n the first race, and odds oI
only two 70 one were offered agAins
him ln favor of the field.
Odds OF the sookmsksrsI
The odds offered by the bookmaker'
IN the first race were ss follows: X gh
70 one against Jessi. Bell, eight 70 one
szssnst King Scotland. five 20 ous
sgslns: Abbey. I've TO ono agains
Lemon blossom, sx 10 one agsins
Betsns, tso tn one against Maggie
Beck. sir 20 one against Bessie Briggs
four 20 one against Cstian, SIR 20 one
against 81. Joe, three 80 one agslns
Pagan, two 20 one against Jim Dunn
four 20 one against Wildwood.
Ia the second race the following odd,
were offered.
Eight to one against Black Beauty
three to one against Gorilla, four e
one sgsnst Red Stone, eight 70 on'
sxsinss Tommy Il, eight 60 one against
Algebra. xpiding; SIT TO one sgslns
Queer Toy. three 10 one against Boil
Jacobs. three 30 one against Crispin
eight 10 one against Emp Fsliet, thirty
two TO one against vsdette, eight q
one against Pullman, ar TO one sgsIns
Jamestown
The odds offered i'm the third race II
favor Of The field we're.
SIX 20 one against Jose Wells, sx Il
one against Rhea. eight 10 oG'
against rinaberisnd, eight q
one sgsinst Little Nollis. eight &
one against shsmreek. eight ~ on.
sssnss Dan r., e,gnt - one sgalns
Rsssie Briggs. SIT - one against Lar
iaski. eight a. one against Back Beau.
", two To one against Lemon Blossom
ss 10 enc Against Else =. four 10 ON.
against Anes Race. eight % one ssslns
MARY r.. eight 10 one against Gsiiss
two 20 one srsinst Tnesrta nty. sigh
20 Que against Friday. sIgnt to CA
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