The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-22
SPEED OF THE srEEDs.
Large Number of Scratches and Some
Good Races at Jerome.

Large Number of Scratches and Some
Good Races at Jerome.
New York, Aug. 21.-The chief features
Of to-day's racing at Jerome Park were
the victories of Simms and the number of
scratches. The scratches were early and
only sixteen out of forty went to the post.
making an average of four to each race
There was but little interest manifested
IN the contest and the odds on
favorlte won, which did not make the tai
ent any too happy. The best race was
the second, in which it looked like any
oody's race up 70 the last jump, when. w.
b, well ridden by Hamilton, got the YER
dict by head, while Little Matt was
only neck in front of Terrapin. with
Jodan, the t7vorlte, pulled up in the last
position, Discount was heavily back I'd
TO WIN the opening race, but he could do
no oetter than second. Harrington won
the race. Following are summaries:
First Race-For 3year-oIds: Titan curse
about 400 yards. Harm gtou. ll2. Slmns, Z
10 ., Won. with Discount second and Black
Hawk third. Time p.
second Race-For 5 year-olds and upward,
selling; mile and one furlong. w. b. loo
hamilton, IL to 3, won, with Little Matt
second seo and Terrapin third. Time ? 90.
q Ihlrd Race-I,or 3yeac-olds and upward
i've and one half furlongs. Kingston. i2
Slmms, to 4. won, with Melba second and
MaoeI Glenn third. Time l;1l]4. Only three
started
Fourth Race-For 3-year-olds and upward
one mile. Bandit, l07, Simms. l to 10 won
with Tiny Tim second and Charter third (only
three started. Time 40.
FlIth Race-For 2year-olds, Eve and one
| half furlongs. Cromwell, l09, Simms, to l.
won. with Ella Reed second and The Coon
third. Time l:llA.
sixth Race-For 4-year-olds and upward.
Titan course. about 1,400 yards. Adelbert
III. Bergen 10 TO /, won with Shelly futile
second and Charade third. Time p.
sARAToGA's SESSION.
Saratoga, n. Y. Aug. 21.-The scratch
ing of eleven horses led many spectators
to be exceedingly wary of the remaining
| starters to-day. The weather was cool
and the track very heavy The five and
half furlongs opening dash was an easy
victory for McDonald's Rubicon,
the favorite, who was not pushed,
and came home length winner
| The mile dash was perfect
| procession, headed by ,McSlea and Nc
CarChy's Sandowne, who led from startS to
finish and won by three lengths. Only
| three starters came to the post for the
! Kentucky stakes, a dash of five and one
| half furlongs. Leigh and Roses Hand
| spun was prime favorite, and won by
| three lengths. Walbaum's Lamplig liter
was hot favorite for the merchants
stakes, and with hardly an effort by a
| couple of good Olengths. For the
| JnFe6-IOufCn mile QdSn, EneSchman' S
! Domingo carried the most money and
came over the line a good winner by a
! length. Following are summaries:
First Race-S5OO, for three-year-olds and
| upward, five and a half furlongs. Rubicon,
! lis, n. Clayton. even, won, with Lizzetta sec
| ond and CharLnion third. Only three starters.
| Time Oh
Second Kace-For three-year olds and up
| ward, one mile. Sandowne. 1i2. Midgely, to
5, won by three lengths with Ingomar second
and Clementine third. Time 40
Third Race-rhe Kentucky stakes, for two
year-olds, i've and half furlongs. Hand
| spun, lis, Ballard Is to 20, won, with Brisco
second and Franklin third Only three
| starters. Time I:IlH.
| Fourth Rlce-rhe Merchants stakes.
| for 3-year-old and upward mile and one fur
| long. Lamplighter 1l9, Martin, II to 20, won,
| with George Beck second Stowaway third.
! Time :5Sjs.
Fifth Race-Purse $500, for 8-year-oId and
| upward, selling, six and half furlongs
! Domingo, lO5. Perkins, to 3, won, by scant
| length with Old Dominion second. and Flo
! reana third. Time 1:17
| Sixth Race-Purse. maiden 3-year-old sell
ing, five and Oae-half furlongs; Canary Bird
| 100, A. Clayton to ., won, with Trophy
Golding second and Blue Mass third. Time
| 1:1+