The record-union., 1895-05-24
THE LATONIA DERBY.
Fifteen Thousand People Witness
Halma Easily Win the Stake.
THE RACE AS A SPECTACLE VERY
COMMONPLACE.
Off Purse at acknowledgements
Hastings Signs the Bill Passed by
the Legislature Forbidding Betting
on Races In Pennsylvania.
Special to the REcoRp-UNrox.

| on Races In Pennsylvania.
| Special TO the REcoRD-UNroS.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-The Latonia
Derby drew $4,000 people to Latonia's
opening meeting to-day. The weather
was fine and the track fast. The Derby,
mile and a half race, was worth Sc, ,720
to the winner. There were five starters.
Halma, with Thorn up, sold to 4; Basso
and Blasco, with Martin and Van Buren,
up, went at to 1: Free Advice, with A.
Clayton up, was II to to win and even
10 show, and Satsuma brought 10 to to
win and 2 to l for place. The race, as d
spectacle, was commonplace. A good
send-off on the first trial showed Blasco
leading by length and O half, with
Basso, Halma, Satsuma and Free Advice
following in the order named. After
passing the grand stand Halma went to
the front and easily held the lead to the
end. In the finish the struggle was for
place. Halma had the race by three
lengths. and the place lay between Free
Advice and Basso. In the last fifty feet
Free Advice passed from third to second,
and took the place from Basso by head.
| The mile and a half was made in 2:34L,
which breaks the Latonia record. The
| swiftest quarter was the second. which
| was run in 0:2i4.
| One mile, Henry of Navarro won. Sell
ka second. Tariff Reform third. Time
1:4l4
Six furlongs, Marion G. won, Koko
second, Ashland third. Time-l:414
| Five furlongs, for two-year-old colts,
Penury won, Rondo second, Sherlock
| third. Tlme-1:02.
Iofo liz
one mile and a half, Halma won, Free
| Advice second, Basso third. Time-2:34d.
] Satsuma and BlascO finished as named.
| -Four and u half furlongs, Brace Girdle
| won, Frances second, Henrietta third.
Time-0:551.
| Six furlonge. Cesarian won, All Over
second, Metropole third. Time-1:I5.
/ AT GRAvESEND.
! NEW YORK, May 23-Afrer the second
race the starts were prompt and good.
| Weinberg was the favorite in the open
ing race, but Rubicon was up to his old
| form and won rather easily, although he
was badly left at the start. Rey Fl Santa
Anita was the tavorite with Ed kearney
In the second race. prettier start was
never seen on the track, all the horses
! breaking in perfect line. Ed Kearney
took the lead, followed by Rey FL Santa
Anita. In the stretch the latter took the
lead and won easily, while Stowaway came
|
! the place. FIoretta was an odds on 1avor-
| ite for the Clover stakes. and at the fall of
the Hag jumped into the lead. In the
! stretch she was challenged by Axiom
and Tenderness, and quit. Axiom came
away and won easily, while there was a
close fight for the place between Tender
| ness and Fascination.
Six furlongs, Rubicon won, Jack of
Spades second. Sister Mary third. Time
-I:l4.
Mile and sixteenth, Rey El Sauta
Anita won. Stowaway second, Ed. Kear-
ney third. Tims-l:4Gl.
| Glover stakes, five furlongs, Axiom
won, Tenderness second, Fascination
third. Time-l:03.
| Falcon stakes. mile and sixteenth,
Bright Ph@bus won, Bombezette Sec
ond, Langdon third. Time-l:5l.
Five furlongs, Annie Lyle won,
Bloomer second, Ogdensburg third.
Time-l04@.
Mile and an eighth, selling, Sandow
won, Long Beach second, Baroness
third. Time-l:57!.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.--One mile, Ace
won, DIR. York second. Shining Belle
third. Time-1:444.
Five-eighths, of a mile. kindergarten
stakes, Ben Edenall won, Long Flight
second, Beau Ideal third. Time-1:O3.
Mile and sixteenth, Sumo won,
Buck massie second, Lily of the Valley
third. Time-l:49.
Six furlongs, George Miller won, Sem
| ator Morrill, second, Probasco third.
Ilme-1:15.
Five and half furlongs, Lady Inez
won, }. A. Gray second. Danton third.
Time-1:09.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Half- mile,
maidens, Cardwell won, Zeta second, La
Flecha third. Time-0:49
One mile, selling, Captain Rees won,
Commission second. Roma third. Time
-l:4l3.
Five furlongs, handicap, Gold Bug
won. Fly second, Quirt third Time
l:0l4.
one mile, Mr.. Jingle won, Charmion
second, 1nstallator third. Time-l:42.
One mile, steeplechase, Arctic won,
Morgan g. second, Wag third Time
1:534.
AT SAN JOSE,
SAN JOSE. May 23.-There was large
attendance at the matinee of the Gentle
mems Driving Club this afternoon. Sum
mary:
Exhibition trot, Our Boy won, Tout
second. Best time-2:174.
Free Tor ali trotters and PAGERS, Toney
won, Reatinous second, Monte third.
Best time-2:27.
The 2:40 class. trotters and PAGERS.
Watermelon Joe won, Maude second,
Betsy X. third. Best time-2:36.
Ihree-minute trot, Claudius won, Zulu
Chief second. Best time-2:39.
NO MORE BETTING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The signing
by Governor Hastings of the Peltz anti
betting bill has had the effect of closing
the four pool-rooms at Essington, Della
ware County, near this city, The bill
also practically kills racing in this State,
for betting is so closely allied with rae
ing that but few track managers will
attempt to give racing without il. Meet
ings set for late in the season will be