The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-12
WON BY CRESCENDO
BALDWIN HOTEL STAKES AN EASY
PREY AT IEGLESIDE

There is a wretchedIy Bad Start, Too,
Which Almost Leaves the Great Three
Year-OId and Two Other Good Ones at
the Post-Time I:I3 Ia for Full Six
FurIongs and the Track Full Second
Slow, and No Urging-Jockey Martin
Suspended-ResuIts at New Orleans
other Sporting News.
San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE Baldwin
hotel stakes, a sweepstakes for all ages,
at six furlongs, fell to the lot of J. Nag
lee Burk today, his great colt Crescendo
winning so easily that the stake horses
contending against him looked like a
set of the comonest kind Of selling plat
ers The starters were Crescendo, Lib
ertine, Star Ruby, Santa Bella, install
lator, Bellicose, Gallant and Pat Muir
ply. Crescendo, coupled with BelHcose,
was favorite at to 2, Santa Bella and
Ifbeutine being heavily played at to 1
each. Star Ruby was at 8, the others
ranging from 80 to 100 to L. When Cald-
well dropped the flag TO wretched
start, CrescendO, Libertine and install
lator were half a, dozen lengths behind
the leaders, being almost left at the post.
got off nj the order named and ran in
this position until the head Of the stretch
was reached, when Crescendo and Lib
er'tine overlook the leaders. Crescendo
was then given his head and drawing
away won in hollow fashion by half a
dozen lengths in the remarkable time Of
113A at full six furlongs, which could
easily have been lowered had he been
urged. Libeutine secured the place from
Star Ruby 10y a nose in a furious drive.
Libertine ran a game race. Santa Bella
ran a very disappointing race consider
ing that she was only earring So pounds.
Chescendo'S impressive victory today
indicates that he is one Of the best 3
year-olds in the country, as the track is
fully one second slow.
The mile handicap resulted in the
closest finish Of the year, Furrier, Pep
per and Ed Kearney finishing noses
apart in the order named.
The judges of the Pacific Coast Jockey
club have handed down their decision
5n regard to Jockey Martin and have
ruled him off for thirty days. An ex-
animation of the horses revealed a bad
cut, which proves that Collins was cut
down by Pepper, the judges ruling that
the foul was intentionally committed by
Martin.
-Four favOrties and two second choices
won today. Weather cloudy; track fast,
attendance very large. Summaries:
First race-Five furlOngs, selling:
Shield Bearer won; Empress of Nor
folk, second; Repeater, third. Time
1:013I.
Second-Six furlongs, selling: Yankee
Doodle won; Perhaps, second; Ferris
Hartman, third. Time 1:144.
Third-SiX furlOngs, Baldwin Hotel
stakes, sweepstakes for all ages, value
$1,000: Crescendo won; Libertine, sec
ond; imp Star Ruby, third. Time 11GA.
FOurth-Handicap hurdle race; mile
and three-siXteenths, over five hurdles:
Burmah won; Cicero, second; Mestor,
third. Time not given.
F7ifth-Mile: Terrier won; Pepper, sec
ond; Ed Kearney, third. Time l AZ.
Sixth-Five furlongs, selling: Fly
won; Midlo. second; Gold Bug, third.
Time l.0lA.
New Orleans Races.
New Orlenas. Jan. n.-Weather plea
SAINT; track heavy. PicaroOn in the
first race, was the only winning favor
ite. Summaries:
First raee-S250 for Swear olds and up
wards; seven fuTlongs: Picaroon won;
Billy Jordan, second; Billy Bennett,
third. Time L3411.
Second-S2O0, for 2-year olds; three
furiongs: Ethel Farrell won; Over
fiow. second; Parmesan, third. Time
80.
Third-$20O, for Agar Odds and up
WARDS, selling; six furlongs: Win
chester won: Arsenic, second; Barney
Aaron, jr., third. Time 1:2OA.
Fourth-S300, handicap. Swear olds
and upwards; mile and quarter: Imp
Monarch won: Clarus. second; Lang
don. third. Time 2:16A
Fifth-$200, 3-year olds and upward
selling; six furlOngs: King Elm won;
Ferryman, second; BurTells Billet third
Time 1:2O.