Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-15
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
RACING OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY YESTERDAY.
LampIIghter To Try for the Columbus
Handicap at Chicago To-Day Mon
mouth-Park Events.
lBy telegraph to the Dispstch.l

fBy telegraph 70 the Dispetch.l
MoSMoUrH-PAEx RAcE-TRAcK, n. j..
July 1.-THE very slim programme failed
to attract very large crowd to tine track
to-day. The fields were small. and after
tho scratches had been made they were re-
| duced to skeleton-like proportions. The
opening event was a dash of five furlongs
| TormentOr was made the favorlte, and to
| tho delight Of the talent he won rather
| handiiy. The second race had only two
starters Cleaning and Joe Kelly. Ihe lat
! ter was iavorite. and ne won as he pleased.
| The third race was unlnieresuug. Dls-
count met n DOOr lot. and the bOokles
| only quoted 10 against him. lie gal
! loped in an easy winner. AJAX led from
start 70 finish ia the fourth race and won
! easily by three lengths from Astoria. In
! the fifth Tacc Speculation, the eVen-mOney
/ favorlte. went to the front III the first tnr-
/ long and led throughout. winning easily
| by three parts Of a length from the Iron
! Master. Dorian, 4-tO-l shot, won mo
! last race from Despot. TO !, Mamie Ii.
! thllv) running third. summary:
First race-fve furlongs- lormentor
won; Top Gallant socoud. Ambulance
third. Time, l:O}j1.
milcs-Jcc Kelly woo; GioaminG second
! TINE. 1850.
Third race five and one-half furlongs-,
! DiecOunt won; Little Pirate second,
| E0natIou third. Time. 1:lOl2.
Fourth racs-fye turlongS-Alax won;
! Astoria second, Harvest third. lime, l:O2.
Fifth race-one and one sixteenth miles
| Speculation won The Iron Master second,
| Best Brand third. Time, 1919.
Sixth race-hyo and one-halt iurlongs-
| Dorian won: DespOt second, Mamie Is.
! (Glly) third. Time. 1:l2.
WASHINGTON PARK.
! Cg1cAGo. July I4.-The attraction at
| Washington Park today was the pony
races with gentlemen rders. and much
! interest Was taken IN tho outcome OF both
! Of the races The first one furnished plenty
| of excitement and resulted IN not
| finish. the heavily placed iavOrite,
| GalLvant Handsomely ridden bv Fred.
| Taral winning by short head rom
/ Bridget 1ho latter. however, should
have won hhudlly, but her rider, Mr.
! Savage became over confident hall iurs
| long out and nrel came up last on the
| ON AIDE Aad beat him u head on the post.
| Iarel alaO won the second of these events.
| he having the mount on PocahOntas and
winning ID q gallop by three Iongth7.
! After the races iampliChter was brought
out on the track and was worked mile III
| lA0i.. Summaries:
First race-oue mile and seventy yards
Racine won; Spring Away second. fltz-
simmons third. Time, l:jl.
Second race-fve rlougs-Broadhead
won: j. ~. Brooks secofd, French Lady
| third. Time, l0lA.
| third race mile-ShcnandCah MAID
won: Lowlander second. DR.. Reynolds
thud. Time, E5l.
| Fourth race sweepstakes for ponies,
| one-halt furlong- won; Bridget
second, IAttle Friend third. lime, %.
| "a
Pocahontas won; Little Monarch second,
| Crawford third. Time. Z:ZJ.
Sixth race-one mlle-Llnda won
! Mezzo Tint second, Iasco third. lime,
1:lG
Seventh raca-fve furlongs-Artie Fern
won: Clara White second, Equator third.
| Time, l:OAl4.
| COLUMBUS HANDICAP.
The Columbus Handicap, worth $4,000,
| at thrteen-slKteenths ol inlle' VIII DC
run at the WASHINGTON Park course to-
morrow. LGm&hghter, the eastern crack,
"a here, aud WN>-.Ty for the Tl,h prlze,
"a viii MOrello, N~dZOCT, lO Tam
Hcn. Poet Scout, am other good
ones The race Is tho tnrd on tho card
| and "a for three year olds and upwards.
| Following are the entries for the race
| Rudolph, l07; LoUdouu. 101; Ida Pick
| wick. rs: Ray y. 113; Huron, III; Poet
! scout, Ilj; Morello. I15; Highland, l03;
! Ilumc. 1906: 70 Tamoien. 1ls; MaId
| Marian. 100: Wildwood 1913 Lanpigh,cr,
I25: santa Anna, los; Michaei, ll2;
! Diablo, llG.
BRIGHTON BEACH,
| BrrGuroN BEACH. July IA
First receive furlOncs-NirGinia II.
won: ADJUST second, Marionette third.
| Time, l0i
second race-six furlongs s-Hind)omere
won: West Park second, Edith third.
Th1rd race-sIx furlongs-Faithful won;
Uproar second, Wallace third. Time,
Fourth race-purse $500 for 9-year-old
maideus. selling five furlOngs-Pansy
won: War Csy second, Saadn third.
Fifth race-one mile--Air Plant won
C3t;onade second, KING Grab third. Time.
sixth race-Gve furlonrs-Gold Dollar
won: LallGh second. Fidget third. Time.
| l.O} J.
QUAKER CITY TRACK.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July H.-Three
| fayortcs and three outsiders won the
races at Gloucester to-day. The sum-
mary:
First race-five furlongs -Sawdust won;
Bold Hardy second, Addio G. (colt) third.
Second race-four and ouo.half fur
| longs beautiful won; Some More second.
| Lady Lister third. Time, %.
| third ruce-hve furlongs-JeTsey won:
Fleurelte second, Elmstone third. lime
| 1:Oi.
Fourth race-seven and one-half fur
| longs Chatham won; DrizZle second, Mo-
nopohst third. Time, l:}je.
Fifth race--six and one-quarter fur
longs-A. o. IT, won: Greenwich second,
Uncertainty third. TIm", 1:22'+.
Sixth race-six and one-quarter fur
longs-Poyerty won; General Gordon
second. Aenophon third. Time, 1859.
HoMEwooD-P,HE TRors.
PnrsBUBG, July n.-lhis was the last
day of the grand circuit meeting az Home
wood Park. The two unfinished races of
| Yesterday and three events on the days
| card we're finished Lp at o'clock tonight.
| The meeting has been the most successful
IN the history Of the ASSOCIATION. Except
IN ono instance. to-day, every fayorlto
pulled down the golden plum. The favo-
rites knew they were IN horse race gen
orally at the finish, and several records
were lowered.
Eide, Stanton was the tavorite in tho
race for the Newell House purse
of $1,000 left over from YESTERDAY.
! Fides won the last heat and the race
easily. and lowered hls record one
and one-half seconds. Jennie Wilkes was
the fayOute in tho third race, 2:2l class,
left OYER from yesterday. Jennie won the
| second and third heats without much Of
an argument, not only landing the purse
but onrlching her owner, Gil. Curry, ABOUT
| $1,000 moro.
Silver Star was the favorite in the FIRST
race to-day the 2:9S trot. At no stage Of
the race did Silver lock like loser, and he
captured the purse III straight heats.
| ATLANTIC KING
The second race was one for blood. At