Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-16
CYANTHA The VICTOR
KANSAS CRY cur CAPTURED BY GIL
MANS SPEEDY MARE.
COUR0NNE DOR RAN UNPLACED
HEAVY TRACK KILLED THE CHANCES
oT THE KANSAS CITY CRACK.
Opening ot the Running Meeting OF the
Kansas tity Jockey club Under the
Most Favorable Auspices-1he
Races aud the Winners.

The kansas city Cup has been run and
won aud the laurel wreath Of victory en-
gircles the neck Of Grant Gilmans game
and speedy 3-yCar-oH mare Cyautha. the
daughter Of old Bob Miles, one Of the
Eamest horses whoh ever looked through
a Bride. out Of Lucerne.
The victory ot Cyaniha and the uueX-
pected defeat of the Kansas city favorite,
William Mulkey's Couroune d'Or was
heavy blow to the talent which was on the
tayorlte TO a man almost but there was
none TO bcErudEe the winner the fuiI need
of praise for a game and honestly run
race. Next to CourUuue dor popular old
Wedge6eld carried the most money and he
made great bid for the race, only sue
uunbing In the last sixteenth 10 Cyanthas
great burst OF speed. Richardson's maiden
uUy Martha Smith also ran game and
true race, finishing third, only neck be-
hind WeIg,hti, after settling the pace for
most of the journey. tOuronne dor was
prominent for seven furlUngs, when the
heavy condition of the track TOLD oh her
and she dropped back beaten.
President Stewart S,crltary Cunning
ham and all the officials Of the Kansas
City Jockey Club have every reason TO feel
proud and grItihed over the manner In
which The regular spring running ting
Of the club was iuaugurated yesterday.
Everything In connection with the races
down 10 the smallest detail went OF as
smoothly as cloCkWurk and the most cap
tious OF critics could not have found the
slightest fault with the line sport of yes
ierday and the way it was handled.
Despite the fact that The soaking rain Of
Friday night and yesterday had made the
track extremely heavy and tended to keep
many people away from the races, partic-
ulariy those who would have come from
points outside the city the grand stand
riin,beTi,,i.H not sloss man ! 0Sa feorls In
tha rtnni stara tbsra ,vtra A. isast n
raysty to tha scene II Ms a great big
So3Gdyoti tiirsI crn,yI ana as vy.s Isuarke5
hy many straneers present. ifs BEHAVIOR al
t,,ar anvhoiy haJ hatg e0 'fS.,l,nad
,here Vas nat tbs sIirhisSt hing tn Hnd
fn,5it win 9FSa most ,IitI.9I 9ttsttinr Vas
twbn I'm av, ~ buri.r "S ,''s,',rsiGljtft,
TO bear. Presidlng Judse Carroil and start.
az Srt,, a,ri 5hs iis1,.,, IL r.rFitt is
tboi fbev 9rs ar ne rigbt me- for fheiT
places Nr Carr5lt tiIs his po.ition WITH
,re.s1s hotb porst,re ara rnbiir ns :,
nrsn "a no n.ill st,nd no "r",ilinI vv,rtf ~
smffeT far H. If tha work Of Mir Brnw1
S.itb ,b a., tas,t,.v o., 't a,,,ie of
the e' star,ins he is soiSr TO- to 10 than the
Jockey club has secured one of rho hest
~ h,si,,.,.s ,yJtiont Io,,bt
EvHrv one Of the Ave Start Vas sood and
snite ~ 'sfnr VIZ ~ Sti"p,s a. - 10!
nGSn nra as ssarS m C, Ch oe nSrd MAR III nf
yTn day ha SPi w have up 10 no nj iSv in satsfyn Sl
the Kansas My pnnT; ,no oo,a ho,,
fe5 ,b snSSiativn ,erifon ~
We cIoMu, Mn'Jm WI WIS pig ,naIot'ity, M dnG
s res @ nae t!rea = nd"TS tS toi az, Sle
~ i' ie-aI M a. ,b:s vho, ,6e niii
"tte ltOgIa! e.u o4 tny nauIe Wy p"DlINT
Eot bhe 5ne eeSI 81 tRe q@gyS @ o S b an
ha Sefeaf ~ EG,Tonn DOR boieT ,baS
me me uetea' 81 ouionAT 2r ,ht'pga tHJth
yicte-lns ~ cisorga SIiIIsr vai5ar anT
VICTORIES OF rtorge Nllier; Na.ueIlar an9
Le1neI. VI the I'VE iauss OF ,he earu L
Dhly one went 70 ldN9rite, DlI az iAS
,i Winners we're Wen u PIaysu, sv'Qha or lhirl fn
vorites In some Instances.
making fast time Yesterday, but ali the
races except one furnished good and eN-
citing contests and this was particularly
irue of the third race, In which the three
placed hnraes flashed under the wire so
close together that only the Judges were
sble to Tiece them aceiiirately.
n6ssibis n dry ant tht ti%st ra"e Vas nv,
ural was seven furong dash and Of the
ten starters carded only Post Boy declined
When the betting opened. tieorge Miller
Nas mad the fa@orite M 4 to Z Win ia
~ ~ Ei, -, n m am N"'iiiH 'iiiiH
an an, I'm 'hT ~ g-" 5isro tEg IKE ru8ne rr @ n,d
st1 lat - ,,.a" it l,Dlt .,l'iS ~
az. a. t''. Pt,. ""H "nyId'S aubpoFt,H
pine ana La IasaH cgit.ra trs bulk ,9f
LHt ,oU,SlHe money. starter Bro"h dld
tnot Kt.p ne isla long at me post. At the
tLIiH atttnppI ne GOT mem away IN good
ouneh Win ngle John the hIst to show
AlareollEs second and George Miller third.
lnele John cur our tne running at stun
pace hri plotted the field 10 the head of
The suctgE, George Miller took second po-
siuon after three -eighths had been covered
and when Strengthened ont for home he
ning by u neck which might b.st as wei!
lave been n iuugtU Uncle John. was s1c-
mi. thrge icup,hs .n front Of Margellns.
Tie second race 0f Tho dnv was "A lash
II four iurlouss Tor maiden 2-v,ar-olIs
'or which nine yluugstIrs srnrtrI sin. II
Was hard picking fnr thy talent. there he.
M no line uu amy ~ the starters Lut
Mrs. s. Winchester and Tom Eo0ur were
inally made fayoIltes ar prices ranging
from 10 . To- 10 There was a warm