The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-16
runs OF THE RACERS.
Halhing Wins the High Weight
Handicap at Aqueduct.

Aqueduct Race Track. y. ". July Is
Although the programme was more inter
esting than that Of yesterday. the attend
ance was not so large. the extreme heat
undoubtedly having kept many Of the
regulars away. 1t was another good day
for favorites. four of them passing under
the wire in the lead. The high weight
handicap went 10 Halfing. who defeated
siroeco by four lengths. and the race for
maiden 2-year-olds was captured by Slow
Poke. summary follows;
First ace-Highweight handicap, six
furlongs. Halhing. rs, II. Lewis, to 5.
won, with SiroccO second and Illusion
third. Time 1:16i4.
Second Race-Mue. Inquirendo 1O6,
Simms, TO 1, won, with Pearl Song sec
ono ana Royal II. third. Time 1:43l2.
Ihlrd Race-Five furlOngs. Successful,
los. Doggett, Z to 10. won, with Florian
second and Set Fast third. Time 1903
Fourth Race-One mile and a sixteenth.
AJAX, III, Bergen. to /, won. with Cap
tam L. second and kallirhoe third. Time
1:J01a.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Slow Poke.
Simms, ID 10 5, won, with Sir Moltke sec
ond and Our Johnnie thihd Time 1903.
sixth Race-One mile. The Druid, l02,
Keefe, Z to 10. won, with Nick johnson
second and Bergen third. Time 1854.
races went to prime favorites, and the
third and fifth to Well backed second
picks. The track was fast and the finishes
were all exciting. a summary follows:
First Race-Five furlongs. Gold Top,
80, Garner, to l, won, with Zarada sec
ond and Rosny third. Time l:039t.
Second Race-SiX and a half furlongs.
Ozark, Jr., %. c. Slaughter, Z TO ?, won,
with Dick beneath second and Bravo
third. Time 1:225a.
Third Raee-Six furlongs Pelleas, 1Os
Garner, to ?, won, with Harry McCouch
second and St Pancras third. Time 154.
Fourth Race-One mile. Bridgeton, 81,
c. Slaughter, to l, won, with Davezac
second and Our Maggie third. Time
Fifth Race-One mile and sixteenth.
Blng Binger, SO, Garner, 2 TO 1, won, with
Schiller second and Linda third. Time
1:47Ia.
Sixth Race-Five furlongs. Gladys II
10i, Jones, 4 to l. won, with Forsythe sec
ond and Lady Hamilton third. Time
1:O24.
Latonia, July 15.-The talent had a hard
time trying to pick winpers to-day from
about as poor a lot of dogs as ever es-
capped an electric light track. Rain fell
all the afternoon. and the track was
sea of mud. Attendance light. A sum-
mary follows:
First Race-Six furlongs Amy T., 1902.
V. Wilson, 10 to l, won, with Chagrn Sec
ond and Good Advice third. Time 1:20.
Second Race-Five furlongs. Capt
Peirsal, 81, C. Reiff, to l, won, with Win
Wallace second and Hats OFF third. Time
LOG.
Third Race-One mile. Balk Line, 106,
Thorpe, to 5, won, with Reimy second
and Major Tom third. Time 1:4SA
Fourth Race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Connie Lee, Ill, J. Mcdonald, to
1, won. with Queen of Liars second and
lila third. Time 1:00A.
Fifth Race-One mile and twenty yards.
Aimee, 100, c. Reiff, 9 to 2, won, with st.
Helena second and Martin third. Time
1:501a.
Sixth Race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Alice c., 81, Dupee, 6 to /, won,
with Thorn Blossom second and Adalid
third. Time 0:59A.
London, July 15.-At Newmarket to-day
the race for the Zetland plate of 500 SOW
ereigns for 3-year-olds. one mile, was
won by the Duke of Westminster's b. c.
Shaddock, with Mr.. Houldsworth's br. c.
Positano, second and Mr. r. H. Combe's
b. C. Dynamo third.
The July handicap, 500 sovereigns adj
ded, for 3-year-olds and upwards, Exeter
course (six furlongs), was won by Leo
pold de Rothschild's br. f. Utica, Agar
old, with Lord Londonderry's br f. Serf-
dom second and the Duke of Portlands b.
c. His Reverence third. Enoch Wishard's
Oh. h. Ramapo was among the starters
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