St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-25
GREAT OPENER, THIS.
Crooked Work Characterized
the First Day at Jerome
Park.
BA QUIET SOUNDLY KISSED.
His Race With Sir Excess the
Worst Kind Of a
Farce.
JOCKEY SIMMS SUSPENDED.
Gentry and Carbonate Will
Try for Records at
Galesburg.

NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-This was a
iiscouraging day at the opening of
Jerome park. Only twenty out OF forty
TWO entries went 10 the post. In the
handicap all were scratched but Ban
luet aud Sir Excess, with the former as
q strong favorite. When the flag fell
The two went away IT a very slow pace,
amid the Jeers of the spectators. and
when they reached the grand stand in
the back stretch The hooting was louder
than had been heard on a track in years.
1t had no effect on the jockeys, for they
fairly walked their horses around the
clubhouse turn and never tried TO race
until the stretch was reached, when
both made a rush, ana they finished
with Sir Excess three parts OF u length
in the lead, amid the hootlng IL hiss
ing of the crowd. Then came the match
between Harry Reed and Gotham, IN
which the former was an oddS-on favor
lite. On the turn under the club,
Gotham tried to bite Harry Reed sew
4 eral times, but he could not reach him,
and then SimmS rode close TO Gotham
and Taral had TO pull for fear of going
over the fence. Gotham never got near
to Harry Reed at the end. Loud shouts
OF foul were heard everywhere, and the
stewards promptly disqualified Harry
Reed, giving the race to Gotham. Then
TO complete their work the ste awards
lined SlmmS 5000 and suspended him
for the rest of she meeting. In the
opening race Stonenell was a prohibi.
flva farnrifn nna n,,, r,itbo,, lo,...
urged. In the second race caine an
other Dryer victory. for Kennel won
from the %favorite, Manchester, who Quit
when called upon for the finish. Four
out of ten entries ent to The post in
the fifth race, u ST. Michael was the
favorite. He could not negotiate the
turns and finished third. Adelbert
beat Arab by a short neck in a driving
finish. Summarizes:
First race. five furlongs-Stonenell
122 (Simms), l TO 90. won; Blackhawk
1l6 CTaraD, ID TO |, second; Parthena. 90
~(COudrier), 70 to l, third. Time. 1:02.
Second race, five and a half fur
longs-kennet. 1l2 (Simms), So to l,
won; Manchester. lI2 CTaraD. 2 to 5,
second; Tuscan. 100 OK. Doegelt), 20U to
l, third. lime, 1:l0H. The Coon and
Beliicose also ran.
Third race. American Jockey club
handicup, mile and a 'furlolIg-Slr Elk.
cess, los (DOggetO, o. to l, Won; Ban
Qael, 120 (Simnis), l 10 3. second. Time,
2:2S15.
Fourth race. jerome stakes. five and
a half furiOngS-Gothan, lis CCariaD, 2
to l, won by a foul from Harry Reed,
lis (Simms), 8 TO 20. Harry Reed was
first by three lengths. Time not given.
Fifth race, mile, selling-Adeibert,
10s (Simms), II TO ), won; Arab, 104
(Jonesh S to i, second; ST. Michael. 100
(Iaral), 2 10 5, third. Time, 1:464.
JOdan also ran.
Sixth race, nve and a half %furIongs,
selling-Armitage, l07 (Simms), Z to 20.
won; Hallon. l0l ID. jones'. 81 to l,
second; Pulitzer. so (Lamley), ~ to l,
third. lime, 1:l0. 1errapin also ran.
Entries for Today:
First race. mile - BeIdemere, 1914;
Flirt. Florinda. otonenellie, 81; White
Wings. 1O7.
Second race, Bedford stakes, Titan
course-Patrician. Dorian, Dobbins. l22;
Harrington. 1l9; Ruoicon, l22; Galilee,
122; StoneneIlle, llJ.
Third race, i've furlongS, selling
Metropolis, 10S; Midgley, 10l; Pouch
colt. IS; Utica, los; Cuckade. lU7; Romp-
ing Girl, %.
Fourth race. mile and a sixteenth
Jack Rose, Jordan. l07; Lightfoot, 104;
Galloping King, l02; lndra, 81; Paris, "a.
Fifth race, maldens, five furlOngS.
straight-Mohawk. Pouch colt, Tuscan,
True Penny, FJrger, Parthenia, los;
kallinhoe, Belvina. Curious, los.
Sixth race, Titan course. selling
Shelly Tuttle, les; Shadow, 104; Long
Bridge, Gov. SheciIan, 101; Darkness,
lUT; Agitator, Speculation, 101.