The evening times., 1895-09-27
THREE -MILERUNNINGRACES
Their Revival Locked Forward to
nae With Great Interest.
Last Event of This Kind Took Place
More Than Ten Years Ago
at PimIicO.


that will stir up every oldtime lover OF
the turf in this country. 1t will be the first
event of its kind run in the United States
for nearly twelve years. The race IL to
be for the Endurance Stakes, at three miles.
The horses that have been named to start
are all of high class. They are Simon W.,
Halma, Faraday. Prince Carl, Service, Cash
Day, George Beck and Flying Dutchman
No such race as this was ever run before
in the State of Ohio, except on the old
Buckeye track, which died many years
ago. There has never been three mile
race run at any or the big tracks around
Chicago, and IL has been neariytwenty
years since race of this distance was
seen at st. Louis. The last race or this
kind run in the South was at Louisville In
1884, while the Autumn Cup, at Sleeps
head Bay, saw its last in 1855. The Baden
Baden Handicap was last run at Saratoga
as O three inile race more than ten years
ago. The last race for the Bowie Stakes, at
three miles, was run at Baltimore in 1885,
and here hciong distance race ceased to be.
From 1870 to 1880 three mile races were
not uncommon, and as late as 1880 there
were three mile heat races run, but since
then no such events have taken place. The
short distance horses have been having
things their own way.
During the early history of the American
turf two, three and four mile heat races
were the rule, under these distances, and
dash races being the exception. More than
one great four mile heat race was run here
in Washington, among them that between
Henry and Sir Charles, in 1928, for stake
of $50, 900. -sae t''--.s-
The famous old race horse Brown Dick,
in a three mile heat race at New Orleans
in 1855. ran the second heat in 5:2S, and
the performance still stands as the best.
Six years later, at Louisville, Mollie
Jackson ran a third three mile heat in
5:2S 4, and this still stanGs as the beS
for third heat. In 1876 Ten Brock ran
three miles at Louisville in 5:26 1-2, and
in 1882 Ida Sianhopc ran the distance at
Saratoga in 5:25. Two years later Drake
Carter ran three miles at sheepshead Bay
in 5:24 with 115 pounds up, and this is
now the record.
The event at Oakley will help 10 1Oive
the problem as to whether the race horses
of to-day are as good at long distance
as were those of former days, or whether
they are w hat they have often been accused
of being, simply a lot of sprinters.
Lewis Long, the Nashville running horse
man, has brought suit against Barney
Shriebcr, of Cinci matt, for $4,000,
which ne claims Shredder owes him for
the services of Jockey Carr. Long saws
Shredder agreed TO pay him $3.50 eek
during 1898 and $500 eek during 1894
for Sarr, and that through Cars superior
riding Shrciber's horses won more than
100000 in California.
Another speedy two-year-old was I'M
covered at the Oakley track on Tuesday,
W hen Sherlock, with 116 pounds up, won
the Garnet stakes in the quick time of
1:14
Effie Powers and Prestora Wilkes were
sent a mile at Springfield, ILL.,, on Wednes-
day to beat the worlds team pacing record
and covered the distance in 2:13 "a. The
record, held by Honest George and Belle
Hamlin, is 2:12 Ia.
David Gideon asks $4O,O tor RequitaI,
and says that not one cent less will buy
him. Gideon has yearlins colt by lroQuois
that he will not take less than $50, 900 for.
Milton Young, the great breeder, offered
Matt Simpson, of Lexington, the owner of
the dam of Lissak, 81 900 for the yearling
Prince Royal-Antelope colt a few days
SINCE, but the tender was declined. This
colt is said to have recently worked fur
long in eleven seconds with 116 pounds up
As The Times predicted, Azote failed to
break the trotting record or to come any
where near breaking his own record at
Springfield, Ill. The best he could do was
to go a mile in 2:O7 1-2.
Ramapo is to start in the big special race
at Gravesend tomorrow.
Pierre LoriIlard is negotiating for the
services of Willie Ham, the Old Dominion
outlaw Jockey. 1t is said Lorillard has
been after Ham for some time, as he re-
CARDS him as very capable rider.
Jockey Murphy, who quit the Old Domin.
lon track and went to Gravesend with
Mike Daily, is in fair way to getting up
In the world "Centaur," the turf writ
er, says that he created such favor
able impression that several Of the great
stables are now negotiating for his SER
vices for next year, and up to the end of
The season he win not lack for mounts. He
Is quick at the post, a general during q
race, AMI as finisher do not think that
even Taral could excel him. Properly
he has quite a future ahead of
him."