The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-14
THE RUNNING RACES
MORRIS PARK HUDSON RIVER
HANDICAP WON By BANQUET.
John Cooper One Length Behind
Tame Sport at the LaiOnia and
st. Louis Tracks.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-There was little
excitement at the races at Morris Park to-
day. The only feature on the card was the
Hudson River handicap. and only two
starters appeared-Banquet and John Coop
Grand 1t was a virtual walk-over for the
former, as Cooper was never in the race.
Results:
First Race-Five furlongs. Ed Kearney
won by a head; Media second by three
lengths. Weinberg third. Time, :5S.
Second Race-One mile. La Misere won
by a length and a half; Flirt second by
two lengths, Son Matheur third. Time 1:42.
won by a length; Spaghetti second by six
lengths, Lady Richmond third. Time,
Fourth NH River handicap:
one mile and three-sixteenths. Banquet,
12 (Simms), 3 to 5, won by one length;
'G Fifth 1' RRace~FiVe furionss The Coon
won by a length and a half; Tinge second
by a length and a half. Picaroon third.
Sixth Race-One mile. Hammie won by
two lengths; Young Arion second by two
lengths. George Beck third. Time, 1:41.
OF Day mt LatOnin.
CINCINNATI, June lat was an off
day. but the six races on the card were
well contested and full of interest. The
track was fast and several thousand people
backed their choices. Three favorites and
three second choice horses divided the
money. Thorpe rode three winners. VAL
kyrie was the only favorite who failed to
make a showing. Results:
First R~ace-Purse. 1900; mile and twenty
Y yaGN cav Grey t T T Time. i I:q4fss second
Second Race-Purse. 500: six furlongs.
Ross won: Adelante second. Indus third
Third Race-Purse, 500; nine-sixteenths OF
q mile. Ondague won: Regard second,
Bookie third. Time. 1914.
Fourth ~Race-Purse. 500: one mile. Tariff
dita third, Time. I:42A.
Fifth Race-Purse. $500; five furlongs.
Landy Mccain won; Miss Reynolds second.
M SIKH RRace-Purse. 800: six furlongs. La
colonia won; Cyclone second, Captain Drane
third. Time. lila.
Results at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Results of to-day's
races:
= First Race-six furlongs. Two O'Clock
won: Frank Gayle second Attention third.
Second Race-One mile. Lord Willow
brook won; Ethel second. Bound Brook
!, Third Race-Five furlongs. DR.. Work
5worssfob Carte. second, Swiftly third. Time,
Fourth Race-One mile. SheIlbark won;
Russell Cray second, Franeis Pope third.
Time, 1:4311.
FIfth Race-SlX 1urlonSS. Hlgnlanu won
Tim Murphy second, Fagin third. Time,
1:14M.
sixth Race-One mile. Simrock won: Mar
eel second, Tenacious third. Time, 143A.
Intercity Road TrOttinS Contest.
NEW YORK, June 13.-The opening road
intercity series of trotting contests were
held to-day, in the presence of a large num-
Der of people. at Fleetwood Park. These
intercity races were arranged last winter
at a conference of the New York Driving
Club. the Pimlico Club, of Baltimore, and
the Belmont Club, of Philadelphia, the OBJ
ject being to promote amateur driving, road
riding and racing to. wagons among the
members of the three clubs comprising the
league. Results:
2:20 trot; to wagons. ID. B. Martins Clau-
dius, by Hambletonian, second and third
heats; S. A. Rice's Commercial Girl, first
heat. Time-2s26, 2:27, 2:27.
Three-minute trot; to wagon. A. Femme
mans Duke, by Happy Medium, second
and fourth heats; Frank Bowers Ramona.
by. Blackwood, jr., third heat; T. A. BUrke's
Chief, by Lexington Chief, jr., first heat.
Time-2:332, 2:32A, 2:36. 2:331k.
2:30 trot; to wagon. f. II. Cavin's Frank
Brown won in straight heats. Time-2:33%,
2:31%. d
Frse-for-all; teams to wagon. Matthew
Riley's Clayton and Colonel Walker won
in straight heats. Time-2:2SA, 2:25l5.