The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-21
SWIFT Run FOR A BIG STAKE.
PRINCE LIEF WINS THE $4,000
DERBY AT ST. LOUIS.

Ben Brush Only a Head Behind the
Winner and Hen Eder in Third
Place, Right Behind His Stable
Comprehensive Mile and a Half
Run in 2ss4-summaries OF the
Days Events on other Tracks.
s. Louis, June 2O-Prince Lief. Bryon
Mccieliand's chestnut colt. won the Ma
tional Derby to-day in record-breaking
time from a aeld Of the best 3-year-olds
on the turf.
The weather was ideal, the track never
faster, and the attendance 5000 Nine
teen booknakers had more than they
could 90, and turned money away The
big event, worth $4,000. was the fourth
on the card.
In the handicap race preceding the der
by, Flying Dutchman had lowered the
track record for a mile and a sixteenth
by half a second. showing that the track
was fne and a lot of money was wagered
that the Derby winner would have to
shade Miss Woodford's time in 1856 for
the distance, being 2:35. The pencilers
were somewhat at sea, and the odds fiuct-
Uated rapidly
Dryers flyers opened favorites with
Prince Lief strong second choice.
These positions prevailed generally, the
outsiders jumping up and down the scale.
Loh and Byron McClelland were. the
only scratches.
The horses filed passed the grand stand
IN numerical order and the enthusiastic
thousands cheered them as they gallOp-
ed to the gate
In five minutes the field was off to
good start with Argentina making the
pace. Prince Lief came by the stand
in second place, with Ben Brush and
Ben Eder Tapped on his girth. Ramiro
and Don Garlic were blanketed behind
At the mile, Ben Brush had come up a
little on the Prince, and Ben Elder was
third.
At the mile and a quarter Prince Lief
was only a head in front of Brush, with
the jockeys riding like mad. Ben Elder
was still third.
In the stretch they kept the same po-
sitions, and coming down the stra ght-
away, it was the gamest kind of a fight,
but the Prince held out long enough to
get the money. Ben Brush was second
and Ben Elder third. Ramiro finished
fourth, Don Garlic fifth, Argentina sixth
After the race Prince Lief was arrayed
IN a magnificent floral saddle, and Soup"
Perkins carried to the paddock while
the big crowd cheered them both.
The six races went to three favorites,
two second choices and short outsider. A
summary follows:
First Race-Eive furlongs. ParthemaX,
Jos, Jones, to 2, won with Fervor sec
ond and Algol third. Time :02.
i,
Martin, TO 8, won, with Leader Ban sec
ond and George f. Smith third. Time,
Third Race-Mile and sixteenth. Fly
ing Dutchman, 10. Martin, 3 to 5, won,
with Assignee second and Schiller third.
Fourth Race-National derby, mile and
half. Prince Lief, 12l, Perkins, even,
won, with Ben Brush. ~, Simms, even.
second and Ben Elder, ~, Thorpe, even,
third. Time. 2:34, new track record.
Ben Brush and Ben Elder were coupled in
Fifth Observation-Disclosures of a
mile. Linda, 1O3, E. Jones. even, won,
with Strathreel second and Crevasse
sixth Race-NIile and twenty yards.
Ace, 101, G. Slaughter to 5, won, with
AMELIA May second and Mercury third.
Time, LAB.
Chicago, June 2O.-The feature of to-
days racing at Forsyth was the mile and
a half handicap which was won by Flu
sive in a gallop. St. Brandon and Lon
don We're the only favorites to win. Sum-
lnaries follow:
First Race-Three-quarter of a mile
Joe Mancini 81, Magnussen, to !, won,
with Santa Cruz second and Camelia
Second Race-F'ive-eighths of a mile
Paul Kavar 100, Cassin, 10 to 1, won with
The Galley Slave second and lamar third.
Third Race-Three-fourth Of a mile The
Kitten, 105, Garner, to l, won with Lol-
lie Eastin second and Mamie G. third.
Time 1:16A.
Fourth Race-One and half miles. Flu
siVe. "a, Dorsey, TO ], won, with Sunny
second and Marcel third. Time 2:4034.
Fifth Race-Mile and a quarter, over
five hurdles. St. Brandon, 14s, Boyd, 6 to
b, won, with Settle Up second and Hercu-
les third. Time 2:25.
Sixth Race-Declared off.
Seventh Race-Owners' handicap, fif
teen-sixteenths of a mile. London, 81,
Dorsey, to 5, won, with Mile NJ. second
nd Mcdonald
Gravesend Race Track, June 2O.-One of
the most successful meetings in the his
tory of the Brooklyn Jockey Club came to
a close here to-day. over 5000 persons
were present, and in each event on the
programme much interest was centered.
The race for the fremont stakes, of the
value of $4,000 brought together num-
Der of crack 2-year-olds, and Don de ORC,
ago. went to the post the favoAte at IL to
5, and won with astonishing ease by a
length and a half.
won quite handily by length. sum
mary follows:
o'Day, o. Hewitt, to l, won, with Simon
ian second and Emeskay third. Time.
second Race-Handicap, mile and a fur
long, Charade, 1O7, Ballard, II TO ;, won.
with Long Beach second and Chugnut
third. Time, 1:56.
furlongs Don de ORC, l1S, Griffin, II to5,
won, with The Fr.ar second and Rhodesia
third Time, 115M.
Fourth Race-The Montague handicap,
of $1,000 one mile and furong, Hamil-
ton IL 10S Taral, even, WOn with Merry
Prince second and Cassette third. Time,
fifth Race-six furlongs. Bonaparte,
101, ]. Hill, to l, won, with Sir Dixon. Jr.,
second and Kmglet third Time, 1:15;
Sixth Race-One mile. Sherlock, "a,
Hewitt 10 2, won, with Septour second
ana onbazette third. Time, 1:42.
Seventh Race-Five furlongs Dye 107,
Rivers 80 to l. won, with One Chance sec
ond and Agnes Wood third. Time, 1:O3A.
Oakley Race Track, o., June 2O.-The
bookies quit winners to-day, as only two
favorites won. In the Diamond stakes
Maceo had no trouble in winning. Wealth
er fine. track fast. Attendance large. A
summary follows;
Good order. 1O4, Scherrer, ? to /, won, with
Rampage second and Lady Keith third.