The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-01
EVENTS OF THE TURF.
HARRY REED WINS THE VAN NEST
sTlKEs At NORRIS PARK.
Uermonits. N Fifteen 10 One Shot, Wins
the Maiden TwO-Year-Old Race
The winners Els where.

MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, May
3l.-The weather was intensely disagree
able here to-day. 1t was cold, damp. ana
threatening, and had a bad effect on the
attendance. The card presented was
fairly good one, most of the events oeing
wed filed but the class Of horses con-
testing was not OF the best There was
but one stake feature on the programme
the Van Nest stakes, at nVe Iufio"eo,
which was won easily by the seconN
choice. Harry Reed. Midgeiy, the 1aVot-
lie, was thought to be soou tiitr aSelsed
his stable connection, and they pdchcn
him heavily. While their conndencs, va .
misplaced on this occasion, IL Is pTopdD'e
that the colt will do better. mi.
The opening event was a mai1 Ken, a nav
I'm every sense of the word. NOT on.y
were the horses maidens, but the JOCKEY
were also winners Hrrmahita, +"
Fl teen TO one choice, ridden by +. CIarh,
the son Of the popular superlntehaeh'u, on
easily. Three of the other races TTne
to fayorites, while ten 10 one snot' a. nc ~
Ironmaster, won the other race the ii'"
oulte cieverIy. Summaries: ords
FIRST race-for maiden two year liz,
to be ridden by jockeys never haVi i.s
ridden a winner, five furiongs-
(gT +. Clark. Is to - first Canteipoai
second. Nonevah third. Time, NV ~ ,,5;,e
Second race-for two year olas one arst
-Potentate 900, Brooks, 8 to D mrs, Iirsi'
Treveyan second, Will Fonzo third'
1T1t race-van Nest stakes for, two
year Odds. five furlongs-Harry keen "
Simms. IL TO . hrst MidseH se0o''''
Fourth race-for three year oids ana
upwards. one mile and one-slXteenth.
Sport Q9. Thompson. IL TO w ms
Flirt second, Stonenelle thlrq i,r i s1x fnr
longs-The Ironmaster uB, BrooKS9i
to u first. Addie second. VIII bli'o''
sixth race-for three year olds and up
wards. one mile-Galloplng hlhs Nlog'
Penn, to u first, Clemenune se0oho'
King stone third. Time. 1:42 ga
Two FAvomrEs WON AT HAWTHORNE.
CHICAGO May 31.-Two favorites ana
three outsiders, two OF them 10 ~ %.
day. Summaries: uo
PelTas first Babe Murphy second, VS.
burn third Time, 1904. liz
Second race-seYen- eighths or mils.-
Pittsburg first. Lyndhurst second hihs
Mac third. Time, l:32 ,
Third raVe-tve-eighths or a miie'
heats.-Carlsbad first. Dalzyrian second
Tom Griffin third. Time, l9iA a..
Fourth race-one mile.-lliume hrst'
Glee Roy second, Oracle {. third Time
Firth race-seven-eiehths of a mile
Emporia first. McLight second, Entire
third. Time, 1880
ZIG RACES AT ST. LOUIS SATURDAY.
ST. LOUIS. May 3l.--The second and
last races to-day at eleven turlongs,
were the features OF the cara. Great
preparations are being made for Satur-
day when the club members handicap
viii he decided. The field comprises many
high-class horses. The track to-day was
fast. Summary: -.
a mlle-Lizzle McDuff first, Vida second,
S}iss Perkins third. Time 1893,
Second race-ss.elliIingi one ana ana tn n11es
eighths miies-Colonel 81 hrst' mis-, MISS
Baughman second, Ether third. Time.
Third race-hve-eighths of a miIe-Leo-
7ard b.. first. DR.. Work second. Mollie
r.. third. Time, 1Oi a..
Fourth race-eleven-slxteenths Of a mile
prince Carl first. Guido second, Ethen
Gray third. Time, l:e. -
Fifth race-selling, fifteen-siXteenths of
a mHe-Dolly McCone first, Sly Lisbon
second. Lottie Mills third. Time, a.
Sixth race-one and one-siXteenth OF
q mile-Romeo first. Old Pepper second
Long Ton third. Time, 225 "a.
EXCELLENT stoRr At LAsoSIA.
LATONIA. May Sl.-To-day's events
we're well contested. and furnished excel
lent sport for 400 people. The track was
in good condition, but not fast. sum
mary: MI. ,,,,.,,ua
First race-six furlongs. Withers
OO4 Graham. 10 u first. Anna ELIZA
beth second, Nicaragua third. Time,
! rs. ,.,
97, II. Williams, p to u first. Domingo
second. Beatifice third. Time, :2s r.
Third race-one mile-Sigurd Ql0, \.
Clayton. I to u first, Flora Thornton
second. Pocahontas third. Time, L.
Fourth race-slX furlongs.-Larosa tlOZ
Perkins, s. to 81 first, Captain Drdne
second. Lacelot third. Time, l:l5.
Fifth receive furlongs.-L Nc
Cam (93 Perkins. to 81 first, Ace second
Myrtle third. Time, LOB.