The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-24


send--Baltimore and Other Races.
Cincinnati, O., May 23.-The derby
.yas what bropght 5000 people to La
tomas opening of the spring meeting
today. The day was fine and the track
was fast The derby, a mile and half
race, was worth $500 to the winner,
had eight entries on the card, but
Curator. Partner and Fandango We're
scra tched, leaving five contestants.
Halma, with Thorpe up, sold L to 4;
Smiths entry, Basso and B1anco, with
Martin and Van Kruen up, went at 4
to l; Free Advice with \. Clayton up,
was IL to i to win and even money to
show, and Satsuma brought 10 TO L to
win and to for place.
The race as a spectacle was COM
monplace. a good send-off on the first
trial showed Blanco leading by
length and half, with Basso, Halma,
Sadsuma and Free Advice following,
with no room for daylight between
them. After passing the grand stand,
Halma very quietly walked to the
front and quietly held it to the end.
Blasco quit at the end of the first mile
and the only contest remaining was be-
tween Free Advice, Satsuma and Basso
for place and show. AT the end Of the
first mile BasSO was second, Free Adj
vice and Satsuma fourth.
In the finish the struggle for place
was magnificent. It was foregone that
Helma would win by three lengths ard
the place lay between Free Advice and
BasSo. In the last fifty feet Free Ad-
vice passed from third to second and
took the place from Basso by head,
leaving Satsuma four lengths behind
~ ND Inn N Ia
The half mile was made in :50h, the
mile in 1:42l2, the mile and half in
2:4312, which breaks the Latonia rec
ord The swiftest quarter was the sec
ond. which was run in :24%. The first
quarter and the last quarter were each
run in :2594. Summaries:
First race-PUrse, one mile: Henry
of Navarro, ! to 10, won; Selika, 10 to
]. second; Tariff Reform, % to /, third.
Time 1:4l%.
Second-PuIfse; six furlongs: Mar
ion G., 8 to ), won; Koko. 4 to /, second;
Ashland. to /, t1ird. Time. 1:4115.
Third-F'ive furlongs, for 2-year-olds:
Perjury, 4 to !, won; Rondo. 5 to I, sec
ond; Sherlock, IL TO ;, third. Time,
] :02.
Fourth-Latonia Derby, for 2-year-
old colts; one mile and a half: Halma,
/ to 3, won; Free Advice, 10 to 1, sec
ond; Basso. to 1, third. Time, 2:34l2.
Satsuma and Blasco finished as named.
Fifth-Four and a half furlongs,
purse: Brace Girdle, even, won; Fran
ces, s to ], second; Henrietta, 80 to l.
third. Time. :55ia.
Six th-Six furlongs. selling: Caes-
arian, 8 to 10, won; All Over, 10 to 1,
second; Metropole. 10 to 1. third. Tife,
lis.
Gravesend Races.
New York. May 23-Taral, Doggett
and Griffin delayed the start in the
first race at Gravesend today and were
fined s. each. In the second race, Lam
ley, Penn, Keefe, r .Doggett Hamil- |
ton and Speedy were fined $40 each. |
After the second race the starts We're
prompt and good. Weinberg was the
favorite in the opening race, but Rub
icon was up to his old form and won
rather easily, although he was badly
left at the start. Rey FL Santa Anita
was the favorite with Ed Kennedy in |
the second race. A prettier start was |
never seen on a track, all the horses |
breaking into a perfect line. Ed Kear- |
ney took the lead, followed by Rey |
Ell Santa Anita. In the stretch the lat /
ter took the lead and won easily, while |
Stowaway came from the rear and beat |
Ed Kearney for the place. Floretta |
was an oGds-on favorite for the Glover
stakes. and at the fall of the flag
jumped into the lead. In the stretch |
she was challenged by Axiom and Ten
1erness and quit. Axiom came away
and won easily. while there was a close |
fight for the place between Tenderness
and Fascination. Summaries:
First race-SiX furlongs: Rubicon. 6 |
10 /. won; Jack o'Spades, s TO 3, second; |
Sister Mary 10 !, third. Time 1:14.
Second-Mile and sixteenth: cry |
Fl Santa Anita, 3 to /, won; Stowaway |
to /, second; Ed kearney, to /, |
third. Time 1881.
Third-Clover stakes: five furlongs:
Axiom. 10 TO l won; Tenderness. Z to l
second; Fascination, 10 TO 1. third. Time
.0S. fl
Fourth--Falcoln stakes: mile and A
sixteenth: Bright Phoebus. Is to l. won
Bombezette, to !. second; Langdon.
% /. third. Time Isl.
Fifth-Five furlongs: Annie LYLE.
% l. won; Bloomer. 4 10 l. second: Oc-
to :. third. Time 1:O4Is.
Sixth-Mile and an eighth. selling.
Sandow, to l. won: Long Beach. 8 to
J. second; Baroness, to 1, third. Time
I:57l2.