San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-10
THE LADIES APPLAUDED
WHEN THEIR FAVORITE GAME BE-
FORE THE JUDGES.
Richest Stakes Of the Season Won By As
signee In Splendid Race On the St.
Louis TraCk-T. Murphy the
Winning Rider.
By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.

By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 9.-The
opening day OF the st. Louis
Fair association was an ideal one
for racing, the weather being per-
feet, the track in fine condition
and the betting ring was crowded,
keeping the twenty-four books
busy all afternoon. The principal
event OF the day was the inaugural
handicap Of one mile for a purse
Of ST., 900 of which the winner re-
ceived $4,000, $1,000 to the second
and $500 to the third horse. Long
before noon people began directing
their course toward the fair
grounds and from that time until
3 O'Clock every car going to
the track was crowded to
its utmost capacity. By the
time the horses were called to the
post forsthe first event it was esti-
mated that not less than 10000 PEG.
pie were present. When the
horses went to the post for the in
augural handicap the entire grand
stand and the space in front of it
was black with people. Women
stood upon the seats in the stand
and clapped their hands as their
favorites cantered by, while the
men blockaded the steps and hung
over the ratings in their anxiety
to catch the first glimpse Of the
equine kings. 1t was great crowd,
indeed, and a good natured one,
and all seemed imbued with one
desire to see the first great race of
the year in the west decided.
Schiller was the first horse
to make his appearance. He
received but little attention
he was closely followed by Linda
Forget, Urania and Magnet. Next
came Buck Msssie, and as he can
tered by the grand stand, 1t
was plainly evident from the
ovation he received that he was
the favorite of the crowd, while
Magnet came in for his share Of
applause. The horses were at the
post 80 minutes when a great
shout went up They're offw
Passing the grand stand, Forget
was In the lead by a length with
Assignee second, Magnet third, and
the others close up all in a bunch.
At the quarter Assignee increased
his lead by three lengths ahead Of
Magnet, Forget third and Buck
Massie fourth, passing the
half mile post, Assignee was
leading by one length Mag
net second, a length ahead of
Buck Massie, and Urania Tapped
on Buck Massle in fourth position.
At the three-quarter pole Magnet
assumed the lead length ahead
OF Assignee, with Buck Massie
third and Forget fourth, with the
rest trailing along behind. AS they
came into the stretch Assignee
again assumed the lead one length
ahead of Magnet, with Buck Mas
sic third, Urania fourth, Forget
fifth, Linda sixth and Schiller last,
all riding for all they were worth.
The horses retained this position
until the last eighth was reached,
when Buck Massie moved up to
second position and Urania third,
in which order they came under
the wire, Assignee winning by a
half length in a driving and ex-
citing finish and landing to his
owner the richest stake OF the sea-
son up to date, Buck Massle Sec
ond, a head in front Of Urania,
third, in the fast time Of l 40, con-
sidering the horses were at the
post so minutes.
The results of the day follow:
First Race mile; maidens, 2
year-old: Typhon, 10S (Martin,)
5 to 2, won by two lengths; Kruna,
1O5, PENN 5 to l, second; For
sythe, los, (Ashley,) 20 to l, third.
Time, so.
Second Race mile selling;-
Jane, 1O2, (GsrnerD 2 to l, won by
length; Draw Scott, 105, (Thorpe,)
5 to l, second Chiswell, 10S, PENN
8 to l, third. Time, 142t
Third Race mile, selling;-I
Albert S, 95, "a Bsrrett,) 9to 8,
won by a half length; Hibernia,
queen, 10Y, (Thorpe,>> to 5, second
Mercury, 10Y, IF. Wilson, 8 to l,
third. Time, 116.
Fourth Race milei "the in
augural handicap" purse $4,000:
Assignee, 104, IT. Murphy, to l,
won by a half length; Buck Mas
sic, l21, CThorpe), 8 to 8, second
Uranis, los, (Martin), 8 to l, third.
Time, l 40.
Fifth Race-ll-l6 mile, 3-year-
Odds: Tradition, SO, "a. Barrett, 8
to 1, won by a length; Sallie Gil
quat, III, (Martin), 6 to 5, second
Pinkey Potter, "a, (F. Wilson), % to