The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-01


parties were under way at 1890. while later
N the day the grand stand was filed with
- Hgnds of lovely women.
frains arrived every few minutes out
side the gates after o'clock, and people
poured into the ground in an ever flowing
stream. Never for an instant did the tide
blacken for just as fast as the train load
krom one route was completed the stream
OF persons from another route set in.
The sport began with the opening scram-
BILE for all ages, at five furlongs. DIR. Has
brUuck, the favorite, won very easily from
Correction In fast time. The second event
was a sweepstakes, for 3-year-olds and up
wards at mile. Again favorite, Am
bulnnce, won, and the crowd began to
grow enthusiastic. Sir Excess in the ju-
venile stakes, was a hot favorite. Owing
TO bad start second was the best he could
10, Senella, a 20 to chance, beating him
by two lengths.
The event of the day, the Metropolitan
handicap, came next on the program.
The Pepper, one of Marcus Daly's repre-
sentatives In the race. and Pierre Loril-
lard's La Tosca were quickly installed the
rhoices Pessara, Pcknicker, Charade
and Pickpocket were all well thought OF +,
but all the way from to 10 TO against
was quoted against them.
After long delay Starter Rowe dropped
the flag to fairly good start. Picknicker
was in front, Pessaro second, la Tosca
third and Arturo fourth, with the others
In bunch q length behind. The order
remained unchanged to where the ascent
of the hill begins where St. Floran
Charade, His Highness and others began
moving up and more or less crowding oc-
CURED. Suddenly one of the horses in the
van was seen to fall and the horse in the
rsar apparently gniloped over the pros
--t,ate horse and rider, causing the specta-
tors to cry In horror Arturo, one of the
horses sent to this country from England
by Colonel j II. North, The Nitrate King
stumbled and fell at this point, breaking
his neck and throwing Jockey Edwards,
an English boy, to the ground. The
starters wagon hurried to the scene and
found that Edwards though badly hurt
xxas still alive. 1t WIS found that the lad
had broken leg and received severe
shaking up. DIR. Hasbrouck gave it as his
opinion that the boy would speedily re
noyer
When attention was again riyeted to The
racers 1t was seen that Ficknicker was
Btsil In front, setting merry pace up tht
hill with St Florian, Pessara, His High
ness and Cbarade his nearest attendants
In the order named. Turning into tn,
stretch Charade began to~moye up fas
next to the rail, and opposite the free ielt
he was clear of his opponents, and run
ming in such free style that it was appar
ant that he would win in easy fashion. st
Fioran, Pessara, The Pepper and La Tosct
had dropped back into the ruck. but Hi
Highness and Hume were making gam
Fight for the place.
gharade won in gollop by six length,
from His Highness, which beat Illum
half length for the place. Tddesleigl
finished fourth. Then followed La Taseoa
Pessara, Pickpocket. Steve Estes, Mon
avail The Pepper Picknicker, ST. Florian
Loantaka and Terrifier, in the orde
named. The race was worth about s20,0
70 the winner, 5000 to the second am
g., 600 to the third.
The concluding races OF the day wer
but ordinary affairs and called for bu
little interest. Arab and Cataract wer
the winners.