Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-14
TIE SUMMER TURF.
Interesting Events at Grnvesend
and Elsewhere.

GRANESEND RACE-TRACK, June -.
Clear and cool weather brought over 5000
persons TO the races to-day. The features
" the day were the great American
Stakes Of 1880. for 2-year-olds az five
furlongs. and the Boulevard Stakes, Of
800, for 3-year-olds at a mile. In the
nrst-named event, Don de orc was a
prohibluve favorite but he finished in
the ruck. the honOrs being carried of by
George Eessler. To win the Boulevard
Stakes was q mere pipe-opening gallop
for Margraye, who was prohibitiye
favOrite.
In the first race, Ten OF Hearts bolted'
and crashed into the fence. A rail nearly
three feet long penetrated her chest, kill
iug her instantly. Shoedy. who rode her,
landed I'm the long grass unhurt
First receive furlongs-Nana II. O0j.
Clifford. y 20 ID won. with Pleureuse Sc
cond. and Alstral IL. third. Time 1.0L
Second race-oue and a quarter miles
Gold Crest SIS Hewett, to - won, with
Sir Dixon. Jr.. second, and Lansdale
third. Time, 300 81.
Third race-Great American Stakes OF
Sl2.5 500 five furlOngs-GeOrge Kess.er 0lo,
Taral 20 u won with Arbucke 0l9,
McCanerty. Z TO y second, and Rhodesia
as. Lamley, Il 10 u third Time, 1:02 Ii
Don do orc, The Friar. Haphazard. and
San Mateo also ran.
Fourth race-the Boulevard Stakes. Of
$500. one mne-Margrave Gl7, Griffin. 1
TO . won, with Hamn' '" Taral,
g TO u second, and Volley Qli, DoggetL
10 to u third Time, 1:B 81.
Fifth race-six furlongs-Buckrene Ol5.
cond. and Buckwa third. Time. 1I5 10
Sixth race-mie and a furlong-Charade
O00. Sheedy. TO ID won, with ST. Maxim
second. and lake Shore third. Time.
1856. Long Beach finished first, but was
disqualified
MOUND CITY COURSE.
ST. LOUIS. June 13.-The books were
hit hard to-day. the first, second third.
and nth races going TO favOrites, and the
fourth and sixth 70 outsiders at small
figures. A mediocre field OF 2-year-oids
lined up for the Championship Stakes.
Algol won in a drive. Track fast; attend
ance. 1900.
First receive furlongs-Osrlc d0S Z.
Jones. 10 y won, with Fervor SECOND,
and Bill Dawdy third. Time. 1O2 81.
Second race-one mile-Ameia May G06,
Webster TO p won. with Bridgeton Sc
cond and Ashland third. Time. 1:42 Il.
Third race-mile and a siXteenth-Salva-
bic Cos Martin. EVEN won, with Areen-
tine second. and Honor third. Time. t.i7.
Fourth race-hve and a half furlongs.
for 2-year-Olds Championship Stakes-Al-
gol 0N, Sherer. 10 u won, with TyphOon
second and Ornament third. Time,
los II
Fifth race-nile and seventy yards
Muskalonga (97. Garner, TO 81 won, with
Bling Binger second, and Whisper third.
Time. laL
sixth race-six furlonss-Dorah Wood
uOl. c. Slaughter, 4 10, u won. with
Johnny McHale second. and Hester third.
Time, III IL.
A GOOD RACE.
OAKLEY RACE-TRACK. June 1s.--Ten
thousand voices cheered Ben Brush and
Jockey Slmms on their winning the Buck
eve Stakes to-day. and enriching Mike
Dwyer 5000. The race was the best OF
the meeting.
The dag fell to a beautiful start, with
I,oki first TO show. Perkins AT once went
10 the front. with Prince Left. and led
into the stretch, where he was challenged
by Ben Brush. and in a desperate finish
Simms forged Ben Brush under the wire,
winner by a head. The time-lJ3 If
beats the track record.
First race-declared Off.
Second race-seven furlongs-Bloomer
(9s Gleason, to u won. with Moylan Sc
cond and Fred Barr third. Time, Is.
Third receive furlongs-Martin Reed
(g7, Dunn, 5 10 y won. with Winker Sc
cond, and Rampage third. Time. ] .02 II
Fourth race-one and one eighth miles
Buckeye Stakes-Ben Brush Q22. Simms