New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
BIG STAKES AT LEXINGTON
OAKLAND BARON CAPTURES TIE RICH
KENTUCKY FUTURITY.
HIS VICTORY A GREAT SURPRISE TO THE KNOW
ING ONEs-STAR POINTER WINS THE
TENNESSEE DERBY.

Lexington Ky Oct. S.-There never was bright
e day in the history OF harness racing in Kentucky
than this the opening Of the twenty-third annual
fall meeting Of the Kentucky Trotung morse
Breeders Association. The weather was deigh'lul.
not too cool to make the thousands who crowded
the grandstand in the least uncomfortable
small shower OF rain last night put the track In
excellent condition and laid the dust giving d
bright clean appearance TO everything the chiei
race Of the day the Kentucky Futuri'y' lof
three-year-od trotters the first money OF whlch
amounted 10 N7.l0 the second horse TO receive
5000 the third $1,000. and the nomnator OF the Dam
Of the winner another N.OD.
Seven OF the pick Of the years youngsters scored
for the word. the talent taking the black MY
Shadow. Major McDowelis Impetus carried con
siderable money, and probably second choice
up TO the second heat Of the race. Oakland Baron.
the winner was considered At for the race. and
last night and early this morning sold with Larabie
last Oakland Baron Is brown forse OF medium
size and OF good conformation. He Is by Baron
Wilkes dam Lady Mackay. by Silver Threads,
owned by Colonel r. G. Stoner. Of Paris. KY and
raced through the season by W. W. Milan or
Maysville Milan took Oakland Baron when a mere
colt and developed him into one OF the best Of the
two-year-olds out last season. He was to receive
for training the colt one-haf o. his winnings. the
race Of to-day being excepted from the agreement
However Colonel Stoner had promised $500 TO Milan
II he won the race with Oakland Baron.
In the first heat the judges decided that Katrina
Bell and Oakland Baron had finished on even terms.
and declared II a dead heat In the second heat
the favorite. Shadow, got off first. but Oakland
Baron tool up the lead before the quarter was
reached Impetus coming in for second place. Oak
land Baron finished first by FIVE lengths. Impetus
second and Scourine third. In the third heat Milan
again sent Oakland Baron out. winning all the way
by five lengths. Scourine second and Impetus third
In the fourth and final heat Oakland Baron again
led all the way, leading Scourlne under the wire
by two lengths, Boreal third. There were few
persons who did not believe Oakland Baron won the
first heat. Last year the Futuritv went 10 Beuzetta
the FLY recently sold by Ed" Ayers to Peter
Duryea for $4,000 Summaries:
KENTUCKY FUTURITY-s25O 600 THREE YEAR-OLDs.
Oakland Baron br. G.. by Baron Wilkes. dam
Mackay. o |
Katrina Bell. Or. MARVIN. 6
Scourine. br. T. Bowernan) ..................b 2
Tme-216i.. 2lGla. 2l6is 2ls
TENNESSEE DERBY-STAKE $4,000 All CLASS
Star Pointer b. h.. by Brown Hal. Sweep
stakes, by Snow Heel (Cieers) ................2 I
Frank Agan. b. by Mike Agan Mccarthy .
W. W. p ch. z. Qoomisi. ..... .............e >
Time-2O 6i1. 207A. 2osi.. 20sA..
2:17 CLAss-rRoTTING. PURSE $1,000 Diminished.
Isabelle. br by Jay Bird GurnetO ..........s /
ROetta Soap. br. by Patchen Wilkes Geers). 3 .
Time~3:I7i.. 2i6i. I'll.