The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-22
defeat of hen Elder, Hen brush and
LoI<i I'm the Race for the $4,000
Prize witnessed by $4,000 People.
RESULTS AT TERRE HAUTE
THREE OF EVENTS WON BY BUR-
RELL, THE COLoRED JOCKEY.
Good Attendance and Lively Betting,
Despite Had Weather-Nfnners at
st. Louis and Norris Park.

CINCINNATI, o.. May 2i.--with crowds at
the May music festival matinee, throngs at
baseball. opening day at the Lagoon. field
day at the Gymnasium East-end Park and
a great shooting tournament In full blast,
the Oakley. races opened to-day with an at
tendance of 1900 by ticket count. All six
races were good but five of them were over
Swallowed by the derby, with it's $4,000 to the
winner and $500 TO the next three. The
five starters were Z. +. McLain's Loki, III
pounds (Thorpe). to 1; Byron McClellan's
Prince Lief, III Perk!ns), 2 to /; ". F. Dwy-
er's entries, Ben Elder, 122 (Scherrer). and
Ben Brush, 122 CSims). coupled. TO O.; Him
var stSne's Parson. 100 Britton). so TO /.
The starting was done by hand in the derby
only. A good send-off was had on the sec
ond trial in this order: Prince Lief, Parson.
Lold, Ben Brush, Ben Elder. They came
down well punched. passing the stand with
Ben Elder leading by a head, Prince Lief a
head In front of Loki, who led Ben Brush
by half length. with Parson two lengths
away, AT the quarter the order was: Ben
Elder leading by two lengths. with Prince
Lief second by two lengths. Loki third by a
lsngth,B Ben Brush fourth by five lengths, with
Parson last and not in 1t any longer. Ben
EGer had been making the pace, with Prince
Lief close up Lief forged 10 the front and
passed the half leading Ben Eder by head,
which he increased 10 two lengths at the
three-quarter pole, and held it easily to the
finish The order of the other four at the
half was: Ben Elder second, Ben Brush third,
Loki fourth. with Parson last. ten lengths
behind The variations from this moment
10 the end OF the race affected only the dis
tances between the three plucky pursuers of
Prince Lief. The order never changed after
passing the half. and the horses finished
Primes Lief won by two lengths; Ben Eder
second. head in front OF Ben Brush, in
front OF Lok fourth forty lengths in front
winner, $4,000; to second, $500; to third,
500; to fourth. 800. Summaries,
for two-year-old hllies; purse $500. Suisun,
10S Sims, l TO 10, won; Lady Rover, 10
SPerkinsl 10 70 1 second Miss Mehaaughlin,
zetta. Midnight, Frankfort Girl and Lash
also ran. Lady Rover. 10 5, place.
sscond-six furlonss; for three-year-olds
(slms), to 4, won; Sir Play. lO2 lscherrer),
8 TO Z. second Gallon Dor liz (Walker). 20
TO /. third. Time, 1:l41s- Canewood. Inver-
like and Glenw00d also ran.
year-oids; purse, $500; Red. l0i CT. Will
iams). to !, won; Olympus. 104 Gleason,
third. Time. I orr. Lakeview. Palace, Ar
gonaut, Risque. Side Partner and Mitchell
Also ran. Olympus. 2 to i. place.
ods value of Stake, $500 mile ana one
quarter. Prince Lief. III (Perkins). 2ls to 1
won Ben Elder, 10 (Scherrer), / to 2 sec
ond; Ben Brush. 122 Sims. I to 2. third
Tine, 2:Os14, Loki and Parson also ran. Ben
|. Elder, 3sto 81 place.
Fifth-One mile; selling. for three-yiear-
oids and upward; purse. 800. Caesarian, 1O9
Qoerkns). 1 to 2. won; The Winner, f0t
(walker). to I, second; Aimee, 81 tscher-
rer), to /. third Time, 1:42A. Leonaise.
livingstone and Harry Mann also ran. Place
betting, the winner to 5.
Sixth--Six fursongs; for three-year-olds and
upward; purse, 800. Chicot, 10 Crhorpe),
to /, won: Miss Frances. 90 &C.. Reif). 10 to
I. second: Oracle. 81 Dupee). to 1. third.
Time, 1:15ia. Joe Thayer. Joe Clark, Re-
pine also Miss Frances..4 TO !, place.