The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-18
A TRUCE AT GRAVESEND
BY WHICH RACING WILL 60 ON UN'
I'LL MONDAY.
.,or and Preskness stakes Won by
Ridicuis and Assignee-Ihe Msui's
Elsewhere.

NEW YORK. May t7.-The fact that
bostiIities have ceased for the time being,
a, least between Peter Delacey and
Philip Dwyer Ga truce having been de-
clared until Monday. was welcome news
| to-day at the Gravesend race-track, anu
matters went along comparatively smooth.
| An excellent card was presented to the
talent Though the sky was cloudy,
with every appearance Of rain, fully ten
thousand persons were present when the
| flag fell on the first race, which was
won by Miss Maude. the favorite, By
| scant head.
The Amazon stakes, for two-year-oid
| FLIES. and the Peakness stakes, for three
| year-olds. were the features OF the pro-
| gramme. 1t took Starter Rowe twenty
| six minutes to dispatch the held IN the
| former race The start was "a poor
one, and was won by Ridcule with great
ease.
The. Preakness stakes went to Assignee
| after gruelling drive with Potentate
| and Ed. Kearney, who finished IN the OF
der named.
| Counter Tenor, Brewer Ruppert's great
| two-year-old. made his appearance IN
| the fifth race to-day. He got of abso-
| lutely last. but he rushed through ms
field with great speed, and taking the
lead remained there TO the end, winning
quite easily. Summaries:
First race-miie and "A siXteenth.-Aiss
Maude. 10, Hamilton g 70 u hrst
Kentigerna second, Derfargilla third.
Second race handicap. mile and a FUR
long.-Comanche, 1l6, Simms GO TO %. first
Bitten second. Selena ID. third. Time
1:5G
Third race-Amazon stakes. two-yearr-
old FLIES, half a mile.-Ridicule, Ia,
Littlefield G1 to 100 first, ROudeley sec
ond, High Point Belle third. Time. an
Fourth race-Preakness stakes, for
three-year-ods mile and sixteenth
Assignee. 100 Taral q TO u first, Poten-
tate second. Ed. Kearney third. Time,
1:49H.
Fifth racc-nve furlongs.-Counter
Tenor, 112. Lamey @ to - first. Mirage
second. Harris third. Time. 1;02A.
H.. 1Oi. Blake 90 to u first, Addie rec
ond, Hoey third. Time, 1:15
THE vINsERs AT HAWTHORNE.
HAWTHORNE, ILL. May 1.-THE
races here to-day resulted as follows
First race-half a mile.-LeO Lake first,
TIA TIA second. CORA third. Time .5lli.
Second race-me and seventy yards
Strathmeath first. Vassa second, Tidbt
third. Time. 1:492i
Third receive iRhths OF a mile.-Sa-
vator first, Sprite second, Delphine third.
Time, 1:0iA.
FOuIlQ t-lNIct-tludIIcrS OF a INIT
Miss Bonnie first. Maggie Murphy sec
ond. Oracle c. third. Time. 1:l04.
Fifth race-three-quaFters of g mile
Zoolin first, Amelia May second, Dal-
syrian third. Time, 111A.
sixth race-seven-e ighths OF mile
Pop Gray first. Oliyanna second. Iii
Henry third Time 1:0i.
BIG CROWD AND GOOD SPORT At LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY. May ia good
md Gr,. 49, Lv.t ftrl,f out
crowd of about $500 people at the Downs
to-day. The track was fast and the
sport fine. Colonel Clark said to-day
If the meeting continued as II had begun,
he would consider it one Of the most
successful In recent years. The principal
event to-day was the Delbeck stake. and
II was won I'm driving finish by the
favorite Ida PckWick. by two lengths.
Addie Buchanan a 8 10 ] shot. won the
fourth race in hot finish. Starter
Pettingill had considerable trouble IN
getting the horses off i'm the fifth race,
as they acted very ugly at the post.
The talent did not fare very well. only
two favortes winning. Summarizes;
First race-selling purse $500. six fur
iongs.-Domingo first Simrock second,
Cora Taylor third Time 1:1G14.
Second race-selling four furlOngs.-
Blache Kenney first Glenon second. Irk-
some third. Time 1:0l.
Third race-the Delbecker stakes. sell
ing. sweepstakes. 81 900 added. one mile
Ida Pickwick first. King Lee second,
Gascon third. Time. l:42.
I Fourth raaee-sellains; 1ys furlonss; longs,
Sadoval third. Time, 1:0f.
Fifth rce-free handicap. 500, one
nile.-Santiago first. The Reaper second,
The King third. Time. 1:43.
Sixth race-sellng purse 800, six fur
longs.-Lucasta first, clinton second, Jim
Dunn third. Time. III.
HFAvY TRICK At FAST ST. louis.
ST. LOUIS. May 17.-Rain this morn
Ing made the track heavy. The attend
ance, however. was very fair. The fea-
ture of the card was the steeplechase.
Argenta. the favorite at II 10 ;, finished
unpaced, Plccadlly, at TO /. winning
handily by length and a half. Sum-
maries:
First race-six furlongs.-OhIo Belle
first. La Gartia second, Parquette third.
Wine, i1TA.
Cap second, Arthur G.. third. Time
1:4jA.
Third race-mile and three-sixteenths.-
Prince Carl first, Little George second,
Archbishop third. Time, 2:0G4.
Fourth race-steeplechase. mile and a
enthusiastically first, Economy sec
ond, Bushranger third Time 2:20.
Fifth race-purse. six furlongs.-Sound-
more first, Johnny Harding second, Cas-
third. Time, 123A.
SiAtl idtt-StlllHEs one HllIt.-iNOclue-
fort first. Pioneer second, Joe Courtney
third. Time, LACY.
RESULTS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Weather
fair and track fast. Summarizes
First race-five and n half furlongs.
selling.-Mustesa first. Corncob second,
King Sam third. Time, f:l0A
Second race-half a mile, sellng-Vic-
tory first. Miss Ruth second Coquette
third. Time, 30.
Third race-scant six furlongs-Pricelle
first. MoEYen second, Cocheco third.
Time. 1:l5h.
Fourth race-one mile. handcap.-Cad- |
mus first. Debracey second, Happy Day
third. Time. 146A.
Fifth race-sx furlongs.-Sea Spray
first, Artist second. Lonnie b. third.
Time, 1:16&.
Baltimore Trots Postponed.
BALTIMORE. May flowing TO rain
the gentIemen's driving park races were
postponed until Friday, at 1890 p. NJ.
CYCLE RACE Ar NORFOLK.