The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-10-09
Ralph Wilkes Burned Up His Back
ers' Money in the Very
First Heat
Was Heavily Backed to Win the
Transylvania Trotting Stakes
at Lexington.
The Runners 1T Morris and Oakley =
Giants Win ths Temple Cap,
Taking -Four Straight

LTxN0Tos. Ky. OCT 8-Ths races did
not csAIs til DARK. The famous Trsnsylva.
MIA stakes aud Libsfaitrs baud caused q
Tremendous crowd 10 attend ,hs raoss here
this afternoon. The sport vas exception
ally good, the TIAnsyiVania being ths fast
sst troiiipR raes ever made over this track.
and also the fastssl syaI trottsd In tho
state. Tho fast colt Ralph wilkes, 209I<
who cost Thaysr BTos, OF Boston $50, 900 as
a two-ysar-old, favorits q, eco over tho
nsld Al $50. He burned mp his baeksra'
money by acting badly al the start and
breaking al ths frat turn. He reared up
and fell bsok also. and before he could be
stsadied The Others had 40 much the best
OF 10 that be was badly distAncod, Azote
winning the heat with eass by two lengths.
In the second heat everybody drove for
Azots, and he was badly poeketsd near the
half By Cupid. Dandy jim and Tfsvslyn.
but Mcdowell pulled around the rest and
Azots came home winner without ons lick
OF punishment
In tho third heat Azois won all the way,
finishing in . Jog By three lengths. The
winner belongs TO Monros Salisbury. and 10
biR bay Gsldina. He is purely gated,
nnd By his great Victory to-day was shown
every inch race horse with Q world OF re-
90 ve speed.
The open race. johnson stakes. was an
easy thing for Maud O.. second choice;
ssllie timmons, tho favorite. getting no
better than third place. The third race,
2:26 GLASS. was unfinished owing 20 dark
nola
The johnson stbkss. $4,000. 2:24 olass.
trotting-Maud G. won In three straight
heats. Time, 2:l51S, 2:l7si. 2;l5ll. Second
race TransYlvaniA stakes. g., ,000-Azoto
won In three straight heats. Time, 2.0ssi,
2;0aI4, 2;094. Third rsee. 2:26 class. trot-
ting. $50O-Prince Edssll won the frs, and
second beas. Time. 2;2l. 2:iSil. Josie
Allen won third heat In 2;i7lS.
NEW YoRK, Ost. S.-Ths attendance at
Morris patk vas light to-day. In the
sweepstakes The Commonor was heavily
backed, Dslabrs was also we'll backed 10
win by the Lorillard contingent, while
Counter Tenor had sirong following.
After q long delay al the post the lot got
away In good order. with The Commoner
In 'front.' whore ho remained TO the end.
ubhbaohP was hQucA hul
was al once established As a fAvoIite. with
Glenmovne second choice and banquet
NEXT. Sir Walter ran practically unsup-
ported, on aocouut OF his bad race on Sat.
day, but he took the track a. tho fall OF the
dag. and running hard all The way won In
fast time.
s!x furlonFs-SllvI. Tom Harding, Kssr-
nsy. 1;l3ll: ak furlonQE-Ksnnstt. 1inse
AAyda,. 1894; six furlougs-1hs Com
moner. Coulter Tenor. Phosbus, l;l+t{;
hAndioSp, mils--Slr Walter, Glssmeyns.
Banquet, l:39St; mile-Beldsmsre. Baron
sss. aleesoms. lt2A; niI fnrlongs-Old
Dominion. LIonswoll, Nero. 112it.
CINCINNATI. 0ot S.--Ths new Oskl sy
tack opened this afts for thirty ds Us
season running raeOs Four thousand pso-
plo ware present and the track was ia.l and
time excellent The principal event wa
tire third race. which vas won By lds Pick
wick In l40lf. Tires fsvoIiiss and tvo
second choice horses won the pursSs.
Five futlonas-Lizzstte. Ellswo tn, Dat-
svsls. l0l; seven ferlongs-Clsmentins ne.
DIR. Pnrks, Clin,y. 1;2s3t; mils-IdA Pick
wick. 81. Maxim. Brsndlso. l:40lS; eloven-
siItesnths-C Cniksfin.. Bihnchs Ksnusy,
Martha Griffin, l;07l4; nIls-Clna BAur
Psnnilssh A.ophy Ahso. l4l9l.