St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-25
LAzzARONE At LA1ONIA.
THIS QUEER NAMED ANIMAL TAKES
TIE DERBY MONEY.
PEARL SONG WAS TOO SLOW.

1t Was Too Wet for Good Racing,
but the Favorites Got There
just the Samoa Book max er,
Unable to Pay His Bets, Skips
Out - Results at the Other
Tracks.
CINCINNATI, o., May 24.-The La
tonia spring meeting opened very
auspiciOusly before a crowd of 5000
spectators. under fair sky. The track
was deep with mud and full of puddles.
Fast time was utterly impossible. The
card was poor one. but nevertheless
proved very satisfactory to the talent,
as four strong favOriteS, one second and
one third choice proved equal to the
mud. and won. The Derby. worth
$500. of which 5000 went to the win
ner, was taken by Lazzarone IN easy
stye. There were originally six horses
entered. but Sigurd and Noah were
scratched. leaving only four horses to
face the flag. After ten minutes fid-
ding about the post, Starter PettingiIl
dropped the flag Oh /. struggling start.
Lazzarone was leading by length,
Pearl Song second. two lengths before
Tupto, one-half length before Selika.
Before the first quarter was passed
all four horses were abreast, hardly
half length separating the last horse
from the leader. Passing the stand
Pearl Song led the bunch by il neck fol.
lowed by LaZzarone with his mouth
villa nn1nr d0uI,Ia -,
tering the quarter LazZarone darted i'll
to the lead and headed the group to the
mile, where Williams on Pearl song rode
desperately to catch the leader. But
Lazzarone showed no signs of exhaustion
and swept into the stretch two lengths
Ill front OF Pearl Song. The other
horses were manifeStly out of the race
and staggered under the wire dozen
lengths behind. Pearl Song was urged
forward under whip and spurs. but
LaZzarone, without the least exertion,
kept the lead and galloped under the
wire two open lengths ahead of Pearl
Song. Selika. twenty lengths behind,
took third money, while Tupto was
beaten furlong.
There were several sensations during
the day. For the first time in the his
tory of the track "welcher" appeared.
On the IroquOis club book slate after
the third race appeared a notice: "All
bets against this book will be adjusted
tomorrow" The bookmaker and his
staff had fed, no one knows where.
The name of the book maker is not even
known. The book laid a good price
against Flash, winner of the third race,
and had not the money to pay its losses,
which. however. are very small-not
over s4O0. Ira Bride said that every at
tempt would BE- made to arrest the
owner of the book, and that holders of
winning tickets would be paid after the
last race. SIS
Jockey Blevins was suspended for one
week for careless riding on Lancel0t.
Summary:
First race. purse 5000. for three-year-
olds and upward: mile-Chariiy won, j.
T B second, Sigurd third. Time.
1:49I.
Second race, selling, purse $500, for
three-y ear-olds and up, three quarters
OF mile-Domingo won, Helen N sec
ond, Sedi On third. Time. 1918.
Ihlrd race. purse $500. for two-fear-
Old colts, fve-eigntlIs OF mile-Flash
won, st. llario second, Rasper tillrd.
Time, 1:07s4. 1888; 5.rn.4
Fourth race, the Latonia Derby, mile
and a half-LaZzarone won, Pearl Song
second. Selika third. lime, 2:5I.
Fifth race. purse $500, for maiden
two-year-old FLIES. half a mile-Rowena
won, Mountain Madge second, Pleas
antry third. Time. :54.
Sixth race, purse 500, for three-year-
ods and up: six furiongs-Forema
won. Carrie Ii second, Lancelot third.
Time, 1:21I. .,.-,ss3s