The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-26
RACES RUN IN THE RAIN.
Jake Zimmerman Gives the Talent
at New Orleans Surprise.


at New Orleans Surprise.
New Orleans, Nov. 25-Despite the rainy
weather a good sized CROWD attended the
second days races of the Crescent City
Jockey Club meetias. Two favovites.
second choice and two outsiders won.
Leo Mayer arrived here to-day and
made good winning on Bloomer and Jim
Hogg.
Jake Zimmerman surprised the talent
in the second race IN coming out OF the
bench like a shot and defeating the odds
on favOrite Chattanooga. The weather
was rainy and the track heavy.
a summary follows;
er. los. ID. Davis. TO 8 won, with Chugut
second and Squire G. third Time lIj14.
Second Race-Seven furlongs. purse
Jake Zimmerman, 1O7. CaywoOd. - TO l.
won. with Chattanooga second and Mollie
3. third Time :S4.
Third Race-One and one-siNteenth miles
selling. Jim Hogg, Matthews, 10 TO /. won,
with Tancred second and Dockstader
third Time 1874.
Fourth Race-one mile, handicap. Imp.
Wolsey, lO4 j. Hin. 4 TO ]. won, with New
House second and Jim Flood third. Time
1:46le
Fifth e-Fifteen-sixteenths of a
mile, purse. Overella, lG Newcom 10 !,
won, with Potsdam second and Booze
third. Time 1:40l2.
Baltimore. Nov. 25.-The worst racing
weather that has ever been known in this
vicinity obtained at Pimlico, but. not
fog. the runners went around the course
and brought joy to the hackers of win
ners. The betters were IN a state OF mlnd
from the time~the horses went to the
post until they finished, as nothing could
be seen of them except while they We're
within furlong OF the judges stand,
and then the animals and jockeys Were
more ghost-like and life-hke in appear
ance. Nothing but the finish was dis
cernable from the grand stand In two
OF the races the start could not be noted.
The track was heavy and holding. That
il was slow and slippery was evinced by
Mckee sliding into First Light on the
upper turn in the fourth race and knock
ing Healy. the rider of First Light, over
board. The horse was stopped and led
back to the stand. Healy was not much
hurt, but his complaint caused Mckee,
who finished third to be disqualified. The
favorites were successful in but two
races. Simms and Murphy rode the win
ners in five of the six events NOtwith-
standing the bad track, forty-three of the
fOrty-siX entries went to the post in the
six races. Nostrand, who had the mount
on Columbia r, in the first race, was set
er were set down for three days each.
a summary of the events follows:
First Race-Five furlongs. Belle WfSh-
ington Jos, Murphy, 10 l. won, with
Medica second and Miss Edith third. Time
1.05.
10. Simms TO s. won with Halton Sec
ond and Too Much Johnson third. Time
1:O4%.
Third Race-The Baltimore Sun handi-
cap, six furlongs. Nolley. l09, Murphy, 5
to 1, won, with Defender second and Sep
tour third. Time lisa.
Fourth Race-One mile. Maurice, liz,
Simms, even, won, with Pitfall second.
Time 1863. Mckee was third, but, was
disqualified
Fifth Race-Five furlongs Florrie, 100,
Clifford S to l, won, with Shakespeare IL
second and Premier third. Time 1:0ih.
Sixth Race-One and a sixteenth miles.
Marshall, 10S Simms, to 5, won, with
Eclipse second and Phoebus third. Time
1854
Lexington. KY, Nov. 25.-To-day's races
were run on a track deep in mud and wa
ter. One favorite was first past the post.
In the fifth race COrella threw her jockey,
F. Williams He was not badly hurt. A
summary follows:
First Raee-Four and a half furlongs.
| Miss Emma won, with Whiteaway second
/ and Rella II. third. Time :5912
Second observation-disclosures Of a mile.
| Wildfre won, with Cerro Gordo second
/ and Uncle Henry third. Time 1:1S.
| Third Race-One mile Iselin won, with
! Chenoa second and Charley Weber third.
! Time 1:4SR.
Fourth Race-Five and a half furlongs.
/ James Monroe won, with Old Centre Sec
| ond and Fred Barr third. Time 1:02.
| Fifth Race-Four and a half furlongs.
| Passed won, with Lulie Lewis second and
| Ida third Time | 800.