Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-29
THE AMERICAN TURF.
Dobbins Comes Near Equalling Track
Record-Bishop Dead.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-The weather at
the Sheepshead Bay race-track to-day was
decidedly more pleasant than it was yes
terday. Although the sun shone brightly'
the fresh. salty breeze blowing from the
ocean tempered the rays, and made an
almost perfect June day. The continued
hot, dry weather had left the track rather
dusty. but otherwise II was IN me
condition for fast racing. DoDDns going
a mile in 40 fiat. which is within two
nfths of a second of the track record.
This was I'm the Tidal stakes, for 3-year-
old foals Of 1891, which the great DoDblns
secured. In his usual easy style, by
length and a half from Sir Excess.
The Long Island handicap developed
terrific driving finish in superb contest
Sir Walter and Roche struggled furiously
in the stretch for first position, ana SIR
Walter only by the most gallant or ei-
for.s succeeded in winning by a nose
I.owlander, one of the entries In this
eve. /, was left at the post.
The steeplechase selling stakes were
taken by Ingot.
First race-5-year-olds. sweepstakes,
81 900 added six furlongs-Kentigerna ulO'
Doggett. s TO u won. Factotum secOhd'
Trevelyan third Time, l:l2 20
---crcpnd race vesff-Ufds. sweepstakes
81 900 added. three quarters OF mile
Cesarion Q1G, j. Perkins, 10 D won
Ella Reed second, The Coon third. Ilne'
i:i2.
Third race-the Tidal stakes, sweep
stakes Of SiOO each. with 5000 added, for
3-year-old foals of 1891, one mile,-Dop-
bins O22. Simms, . 10 81 won, sir EXCESS
second ST. Maxim third. Time. 1:40.
Fourth race-The Hong Island Handi-
cap dune Handicap. for year olds ana
inward. guaranteed cash value 5000 one
mile and "A furlong-Sir Walter pl9' Dog
pett TO % won, Roche secOhu' Don
Alonzo third. Time, 1:oj.
Fifth races year olds and upward
sweepstakes, $1,000 added. one mile-Copy-
right O2I. J. Reagan, TO u won, Roier
second. Vestibule third. Time, l;4l.
sixth race-The Steeplechase. selling
staLas sveepstakes. $1,000 added, one and
n quarter miles-IngOn d2S Pines, 10 y
won. Pat Oakley second, Westmorelahd
third. Time 3:l5. ,,
Bishop. the jockey who was lnJureu
riding the Beaverwick stable cahdlua'e'
con lose in the Coney Island grand ma
tional steeplechase last Sa'uruaS' u"
bore this morning at $50 o'clock. lie
s,,reor.d Intense agony yesterday evening,
became unconscious about midnight ana
never recovered.
MOUND CITY TRACK.
ST. LOUIS. June 2S.-East st. LOUIS
results to-day: CT, 1o,o
won One Dime second, Edna l.. third
Time, 1906 IA ., on
second race-five furlongs-Tom :. won
" r. Ellis second. Black Beauty th'ru'
Tb,rd race-six furlongs-Milec won'
Geraldine second, Hazel this' iiInc'
] 81 1-2.
Fourth race-thirteen sixteenths OF
mile-Chartreuse won, Baliardino seoo'u'
F,ankie d. third. Time. l:27 "a.
Eifth race-one mile-NeXico won. AS
hen second Granite third. Time l;D "a.
WASHINGTON PARK.
Cu,CAcO June 2S.-The Kenwood
stakes for 2-year-olds were the feature
of the Washington-Park programme to-
dav Handsome and Baldwins Clara -.
coin which was named Rey del CeredOz
before the race, We're equal favorite5 nj
: TO 3 The race was won by Belicose' AT
% IN I In n fierce drive with Handsome
I laureate n 4O-to-1-shot. was third. Belli-
cose won by a head in the very fast time
for the track OF 1:0l 81. Linda, the eX-
IRENE outsider in the second race won
by a half "A length from Despot. He was
not the only DERBY StditeI III NiSsi"~N' ~
Orinda ran last in n field of four
First race-one mile-Elva N, {. Weber,
10 81 won, Rosalie second, Evanatus
third. Time al IL.
Second race-handcap. one and one
eighth miles-Linda dot Thorpe. u TO u
won. pespot second. Hume third. Time
l:54
Third race-Kenwood stakes. five eighths
of a mile-Bellicose QlS, Carr. 20 to u
won. Handsome second, Laureate third.
Time / ;01 ga.
Fourth race-handicap. one mile-Sena-
tor Irby Ola Ross. to ID won, Ellen
second. j. p b. third. Time, 1:43.
Fifth race-three quarters of a mile
Motor (e6 C. Weber. to 81 won, Prone
made second, Mayfern third. Time
114 S-4.
sixth race-three quarters OF a mile
Pedestrian 0O9. Midgey. to u won, Imp.
Perry second, Captain Brown third. Time,
1:1i 1-2.
RaceIand No More.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY. June 2S-The IA
nous race horse Raceland was shot this
morning. He was suffering from spinal
meningitis. and there was no hope OF his
recovery.