The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-21
SIMMONS THE VICTOR.
He Defeats DR.. Rice In a Match hAee at
St Iouis.

~. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. April 9th race-tracK
at 4:sO this afternoon was filed win
crowd Of nearly 10000 spectators. the
preliminary races held the attention. oi ''o
netting crowd aid the race for ihe Su-
nromacv of the western horses-hF' lNce
and Simmc ns-kcpt the book-maAeIs 80
nuSv that Il was decided % Po9'tot~
the race until 4.f5 =. NJ. At that hoN,
both horses lined up for the re- 80 ~,
Snaper Garrison wes busy III keep'ns ~. ~
sninals in position for starting III Wv
a,eat siv lrlong race for the wetterh re-
80 .rhe horses were brought TO the
| post at $50 +. VI. -,
After three unsuccessful attempts 10 get
| ,u,s,, tbav were started even, ana lor
the dtst quarter Dr. Rice led nearN TWO
Lengths. Sloan began TO ply wnlp anu
| spur and at the hcif both horses fo"nue"
| from the cirte neck and meek. li'V VI.
| stretch IL was anybodys s race b"' IL
| was noticed that pr Rice seemed 10 raj
| tor When the nvo-cighths pole Was
| rcac hed It was evident thar the battie
| fer fame and money was to be eagerly
contested Tnder the influence OF the
vhiu and SOUR both horses came furious
! lv down the stretch with strides covering
eighteen feet al a time. IN the slfe''I
! Dr. Rice was seen 10 weaken again am
swerve Penny Piled his whip Wi'h "er-
ciless force, but the animal was uhepudl
| ia Tho task. and Simmons, Under the
! rrysterlv guidance Of sloan, VINO sat
like stick i'm the saddle, increased the
| distance.
Amid the cheers OF nearly 5000 specta-
tors he passed under the wire winner by
J nearly two lengths. The official time
was 1li 81.
TIRE WINNERS AT ALEXANDER ISLAND.
WASHINGTON. April 2O-ME G. Fl.
Tompkins has resigned his position az
secretary Of the Old Dominion Jockey
| club as # prevents him from attend
inc 10 his stables Mr.. Gran, Bayard'
trrf oorreenondent Of the New York
Morning World. win assume that office
Monday morning The results OF ihe day
We're: ,. ~,
First race-four and a half furlonss-Ny
Gyps Is TO % first. Pilgrim second De-
wise third. Time. 80. -.
saeonJ Yace-VenusburG q to u first,
4. .. II. second. Lento third. flme III
Third race-four and a half fUrionss-
Imp. Savant q to - first Psrthenla sec
ord. FeIno third Time. .ai S-i
/ Fourth race-one and ohe-eighth miles
GalloDing King d5 TO u first tonhofs
second. Leigh third. Time, 1906.
| Fifth race-six and ~ arter iurlongs-
DESPAIR ,25 10 ID FIRST Ella second Blue
bird third. Tine, l.20.
sixth race-six and quarter furlongs-
Trinculo a 20 - first. Westsde second
Bronston ;hird, Time. l:22 IL.
GeVAr DAY FoR rHE TALENT AT BoBY.
CHICAGO, April 2O.~Five thousand
people saw three favorites and a hot
second choice. Dago, win the races az
Roby to-day The weather was warm and
| .rack fast Nucatan was winning out
slider Jut was backed from p to 10 to l.
and won as be pleased Tremore. nom
Nashville, 'andcd the il-i-mile purse
his fifth successive victory. The public
prOntcd on the day Results:
First race-hve furlongs-Ernest l.. 90
/ Garner. to - first, Mede second, Kai-
amazoo third. Time, 1:Si 81.
Second race-six furlonss-Yucatan COO
Crattler. 10 10 u first. Little Billy sec
ond Jolly Joe third Time. l.is.
Third face-hve furl0ngs-fit For Ta
O5. clay. to y first Babe Murphy sec
| ond, Nativity third. Time, .O2 81.
Fourth race--one and a quarter miles
) ! Trcmore rO Everett 20 - first, Oui
! Maggie second, Florence p third. Time
211l-i
Firm race-seven furlongs-Dago O07
McGlovc, 10 - first, Linsmore second
Hannigan third. Time, l:5l II.
wYASDorrE wfss The sreEpLE CHASE.
MEMPHIS. TENN, April 2O.-Over 500
- people attended the races at MontgOmer.
! PARK this afternoon. only TWO OF the 81,
favorites were first under the wire, an
o the books quit big winner on the day
u The steeple-chase race was the feature q
the day Eldorado threw his rider at th
q FIRST Jump. and all Of The horses ran on
Of the course. Wyandotte just manage'
10 beat TemDlem0re nose for the money
e | Sunu aries.
. First race-four furlongs-zanone DOT
j Chcrn. TO p first, Leila Dell second
4 Tenpysou third Time, 80 -.
ScOnd race lehman Hotel stakes, on
| mile Maurice dl7, Blake, 10 TO f FIST
Laureate second, FL Captain third. Time
1874 -.
Third race-six furlongs-Artist 90
u Chorn, 10 y first Ashland seconC
ModcrociC third Time, ii6.
} Fourth d,e-steeple-cFase-W Wyan1oti
J. Ql4 Hoffman, 5 TO u first, Templemol
,; second, My Luck third. Time. 2:55.
IL Firth race-selling, FIVE furlonss-Twir
- kle d0I Freeman, to h first. Jennie u
I. second. silva third. Time, l03 IL.
!. sixth race-seliing. hNe furlonss-ROubl
e dO3 Chorn. to lOl first. G. b. Cox Sc,
In ond. Mon third Time. i:03 Ia
:. rHE wIENEKs AT CUMBERLAND PARK.
y the five races were captured by favorit
u to-day at Cumberland Park. SUNNI
-. rlcs.
Il First race-six furiongs. .-0'ConneH q
N leigh, 8 to i first, Ray $. second, Ma
ie 5. third Time, l6.
"a Second race-four and one-half furlon,
S9y Merry Nell OOs. Thorpe, TO 81 fir
IN LeGrande second, Helena Belle thif
le Time. :5Gl-2.
Third race-Iroquois stakes 81 800, 70
furlongs. s.-Glacier Qls. Ballard / TO
first, Dr. Holmes second, Judge Bak
third Time, :fS -.
b. Fourth race-seyen furlongs.-Rasl
QOs, -----, 3 10 u first, Lizstta secoI
o- | Necedah third. Time, i:2}.
~ Fifth race-One and one-eghth miles
Is | Brendo GGe Cassin. 4 10 - first. Shini
s. Belle second. Tom Emore third. Tin
Is 1:57.
AZ NJ. Vanderbilt Not IN We'd Agnin,