Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10
WON II IN A CANTER.
Don Alonso Very Easily Captures the
Junior Champion Stakes.
LADY VIOLET GETS SECOND PLACE.
Lamplighter Win the Champion Stakes
After Great Struggle.
GRAND CIRCUIT TR0TTING RACES,

MONMOUTH PARK RACE TRACK, Aug.
9-Champion day was favored with fair
weather, fast track and 10000 spectators,
who enjoyed full need of pleasure and
over much excitement while the racing
progressed. The expected feature of the
programme, the Junior Champion stakes,
resulted in hollow victory for Don
Alonzo, the giant son of Long Taw and
Round Dance, he winning the SIG, ,440 prize
| in the commonest of canters. In fact, it was
| no race at all, as far as first money was con-
| cerned. Alonxo's immense stature enabled
| him to take two strides to his opponents
one He covered the six furlongs in 1:121Sz.
The majority of the spectators had put
their wagers on Lady Violet, the 13 to 8
favorite and the winner, who was we'll
backed by his stable followers at to 2.
did not receive the applause that his per-
formance merited.
The Champion stakes were then disposed
of and one of the most exciting and hardest
fought equine battles of the year was the
result The seven starters raced in a solid
bunch, with Demuth cutting out the pace at
lively clip for mile and a furlong. They
Ineu llueu themselves dcToSS GHe uOue-
stretch, in a beautiful bunch, with whips
flying and spurs plunging into heaving sides
in quest of every ounce Of speed. In the
final sixteenth Lamplighter forged ahead,
and Jockey Simms stopped whipping and
began riding the brown great colt with his
hands, finally winning by length in 2:32sl,
which is a quarter of second faster than
the record Firenzi made several years ago.
Banquet took second money from Loco
hatchee. Montana, the equal to favorite
with Lamplighter, struggled in fifth. He
was ridden by Fitzpatrick, Snapper Garri-
son being too weak to ride to-day.
against the rail in the last sixteenth and
forced Sloan to pull up in order to save
himself and Sleipner going over the fence.
Julien, 15 to 1, won by head. Foul was
claimed, but not allowed, and Sleipner's
hackers howled derisively at the stewards.
Kingston, 10 to 4, won the first race in a
gallop from his only opponent, Russell, to
1, and Trouble, II to 8, whipped out, took
the second from the Carmen colt, 20 to 1,
who beat Lite Boat, the to favorite, a
short head for tine place. Nomad, to 1,
captured the last race in galloping style;
Milt Young, 10 to i, being second.
First race, seven furlongs-Kingston. 10 to
second. Time, 1861.
Second race, six iurlongs-Trouble, IL to s,
won by length, whipping: Carmen colt,
8, third by four lengths, whipping. Time,
1:14A.
Third race, six furlongs-Don Alonzo won
by three lengths, galloping; Lady Violet, ID
to s. second by two lengths, whipping; DR..
Rice, to ], third by length and a half,
whipping. Time. El21a.
Fourth race, the Champion stakes, one
mile and quarter-Lamplfghter to l. won
by one length, driving; Banquet, IL to i, Sec
ond by length and q half, whipping; Loco
hatchee. to ], third by two lengths, whip
ping. Time, 2:32A.
Fifth race, one mile and furlong-Julien
won Dy a neck. whipping; Sleipner, to 2,
second by two lengths, whipping; Mr.. Sass,
10 to ], third by length, whipping. Time,
1:5315.
Sixth race, one mile-Nomad, 7 to 10, won
gallopfng. by length and q hall; Milt
Young, 10 to ], second by four lengths, whip
ping: Rocket, IL to l, third by three parts of
a length, whipping. Time, 1:4Ih