Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-20

NEW YORK, May 19.-The Gravesend
track to-day was sloppy and when the
racing began it was raining slightly, al
though il cleared off nicely soon after.
In spite Of the weather conditions. at
least 1000 people were present and
they were we'll paid for their trouble,
as the finishes were close, sharp and ex-
citing as rule.
The fifth race was made the best OF
the day. II was q handicap at mile
and furlong, and Ajax, with ia
pounds up, was the favorte. He hat
tered his hackers by assuming the lead
at once and stayed there until the
three quarter pole was reached, when
he shut up like knife. Then Pick
pocket, who had been sulking, began
TO Join tho leaders, and into the stretch
the order was RsmapO, Stowaway,
Pickpocket. The last named came fast
In the last sixteenth and took second
place from Stowsway by a nose, while
RamaDo only won by short half
length.
First race, mile, Ed Kesrney 90
(Rsif) 4 TO l, won by three-quarters OF
length; Don Alonzo l22 (Simms), to
s, second by eight lengths; Lawless l22
Cox, so TO l, third; time, 1:43.
Second race, selling, 6 furlongs, Hoey
1l9 (TaraD, 4 to 5, won by five lengths;
Maidstone 119 (Simms), TO l, second
by three lengths; Dolly Colt 100 (Grif-
find, 10 to l, third; time, 1:15A.
Third race, Hudson Stakes, 5 fur
longs, Gotham 1IS (Lamley), to 4, won
by four lengths; Mirage lis Little
feld), to l, second oy half g length;
Prince Of Monoco lis (Taral), Is to l,
third. Time, 1:O2]5.
Fourth race, Carlton Stakes, / mile,
Hornpipe 122 (TaraD, s to 5, won by
head; Dobbins l22 (Simms), pa to l,
secoud by four lengths; st. Julian 122
lLamley). 20 to l, third. Time, l:43$I.
Fifth race, one mile and furlong.
Ramapo III, (Grifin) pa to l, won by
half length; Pickpocket 1lO, (Bergen)
2}{ to l, second by nose; Stowaway
los (Huston) to l, third; time 1:5S.
Sixth race, 6ve furlongs, La Mer-
veille 100, (Banard) 10 to l, won by
head: Dorlo Ill, (Bergen) 80 to l, sec
ond by four lengths; Chicot 1l2,
(Sloane) 90 to l, third; time 1:o415.
Seventh race, selling, six furlongs,
Libertine 96, (Macklin) to 5, won by
half length; Lord Nelson 105, (Ba-
lardJ second by half length; Equa-
tion 1O2, (Prim) 4 TO l, third; time 1:l6.
The Gravesend entries for May 81
are: First, 55 mile, for 2.year-ods, Belle
of Stonewall, PhilOmens, Gutta Percha,
Butterfly, May Day, tilly, lis; Rounde-
lay, California, Rosebud, Charming,
High Point Belle, Golden Rod, Kaltir-
hoe, 10. Second, mile and a furlong,
selling, Blue Blood, Madrid, 107; Sull-
ross, lOl; Chauncey, 9S; Marshall,
Hiram, OF; George Beck, 95; Enfield, 81;
Prince Klamath, 90. Third, mile, sell
ing, Galloping King. 112; Ironsides, 10;
Fusileer. los; Lord Nelson, Armit-
age odd Socks, Long Shanks,
Disturbance, 1O7; Hartford, Rama
Connors, Oporto, Leonville, Little Mat
lO2, Token, Ascot 90. Fourth, standard
stakes, mile and a furlong, Banquet
1913, Bomanche, Sir Walter, Don Alon-
20 l22, John Cooper, Dobbins, Henry Of
Navarro 106. Fifth, fve-eighths mile,
selling, two-year-od, Southside los,
Herkimer 1O7, Campania 105, WindRate,
Glad, Hollywood 1O3, Second Attempt
100, Norway, Cherry Blossom Colt,
Eoudo, Tinge, Allen L. 9s, Little Ella,
Cora, Tweedledum 95. Sixth, six fur
longs, Heavey handicap, Wah, Jim,
Sirrocco ll9, Aloha lis. Lizette III,
Rosa II. u, Shelly Tuttie 10, Gold Dol
lar, Sandowe 100, Simmons los, Facto-
tum 9S.