The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-27
RUNS oF THE RACERS
a splendid Gard at the Coney Island
Jockey Club Meeting.

Race Track, Sheepshead Bay. June 26
The Coney Island Jockey Club pre-
sented splendid card to-day. containing
as IL did Two stake events. All the events
We're Well nlled with horses. The weather
was all that could be desired and the
track last, but for some reason hard 10
understand, and the attendance was quite
lght' scarcely 5000 persons being present.
me sport proved to be all that the excel
lent programme indicated, and close and
exciting finishes We're the features of the
DAY, Three favorites captured races
ana, as some of the other winners were
exceedingly well backed, the talent also
had good day of it from a financial
standpoint.
The Swift stake, the second on the
card, and the Sheepshead Bay handicap,
the fourth on the programme, were the
n&ed events on the card, and were really
the features of the days sport
Discount, the favorite, won the Swift
stake, after-a most exciting drive through
the stretch with Potentate, while Don
Alonzo, at to l, managed to beat Roche,
the faverIte In the handicap, head, af-
| ter furious drive.
| ULdmpllghter made his temperance in
Ihe opening event. a scramble for all ages
over the tuturity course, and won it after
an exciting finish with Merry Monarch.
Lampllghter was hot fayorite
Sabilla won the race for 2-year-old
Niles in easy style, while the fifth race
was merely gallop for sport.
ST. John beat Ballarat, the favorite, in
the race over the jumps.
Summaries follow:
First Race--Futurity course. Lamplighter
ia, Doggett, 2 to 10, won, with Mary Monarch
SECOND and Kingston third. Time l;l1&.
Second Race-The Swift stake seven.
elgltlS OF q mile. Discount 10T EiuoYnc .,
=, won, with Potentate second and Peace.
maker third. Time .25 AS
Third Race-Five furlongs Sabilla, l25
Hamilton, to 1, won, with Urania second
and Lux third. Time :0j3.5
Fourth hace-The Sheepshead Bay handi,
cap one mile. Don Aionzo, ~, Simms to /,
won. with Roche second and Sir Walter third.
| Time A.
Fifth Race-One and one fourth miles.
Sport, l23, Slmms, to 20 Won, with Herald
second and George Beck third. Time 200 3-5
Sixth Race-One and one fourth miles over
five hurdles. st. John l5O Billings, to /.
won, with Ballarat second and Japonica
| third. Time 2;23
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, June 26.-The Lakeside stakes
| for FLIES, 2-year-olds, at five furlongs,
was the stake feature at Washington
Park. to-day 1t resulted in a pretty con
test, in which Modericio, 20 TO l shot,
won by scant halfolength. The Keenes'
uduuSutu6 My, ROuudelay, with 1aral
up, was made the favorite in the betting
at to /, but she was poorly handled by
the eastern jockey, and finished in the
| ruck. The net value of the stake to the
winner was $4,720. Favorites took the
first, second and fifth races, while the
| fourth was won hands down by King
Charlie, a 60~to l shot. Summaries fol
low:
First ce-Three-quarters of a mile. Cass,
ILL., Leigh, ITO 3, won, with Lady Rose sec
Ond ana IenI-See third. Time 20
Second Race-One mile. Adelante l5b,
! Washam, 5 to /, won. with La Gascon second
and Idyle third. Time l:51k.
Third Race-The Lakeside stakes, FIVE
eighths Of a mile. ModericiO, lis, Leigh Is
to /, won, with ROsita second and Kitty
Scott third lime 1905.
Fourth Race-One and one eighth miles.
King Charles 96, Cassin. 90 to l. won with
Patrick second, Pat Malley, Jr., third. Time
200
Fifth Race Three quarters of mile. Dom
lingo. Ill, Thorpe, to 5, won with Tngomar
second, Anna Mayes third. Time 1:17a4.