The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
One of the Prettiest Events of the
Season at the Churchill
Downs Meeting.
CLOSED WITH a GREAT Squirt.
At the Last Moment Victory Is
Snatched From the Jaws
of Defeat.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 14-For the
third time during the meeting at Churchill
Downs, Willie Sims, by superior jockey
ship, has snatched victory from the jaws
of defeat, winning to-day's match race
between Cleophus and Suisun.
There was no favorite in the match, as
each horse has its hackers, and the crowd
was evenly divided. With hardly any de-
lay at the post, they got off to very even
start Sulsun, as is her style, jumped to
the front and led by length and a half to
within 100 yards of the wire. bounding
along with a greyhoundlike action, and
the big chestnut numbering along behind
her At this point Bum began to whip,
and had he kept it up the finish would
have been Suisun by length. But he
paused for moment, and Sims, who had
never ceased plying the whip, passed Sui
suns flank, then her saddiegirth and
throatlatch, and won the race by scsnt
head.
So many people are still Of the opinion
that Susun is better filly than Cleophus
that Secretary Price of the Louisville
Jockey Club stated tonight that he will
endeavor to bring about another match
between the pair before the meeting closes
Four furIongs, Ethel Lee won, Turtle Dove
second, Lady Rover third. Time. :49l4.
One and an eighth miles, Judith won, Rey
del Mar second, Rasper third. Time, :5315.
Match race, for S3250, five fuTlongs, Cleo
phus won, Suisun second. Time, 1:01.
Six furlongs, Rondo won, Zanone second,
Moylan third. Time, liza.
Louisville handicap, one and a sixteenth
miles, Loki won, The Common er second, Ben
Holiday third. Time, 49,
Five furlongs, Lady Looram won, Mazeppa
second. Red third. Time, :03.
MORRIS PARK RACETRACK, n. Y,
May Notwithstanding the fact that
the programme presented here to-day was
not brilliant one The attendance was
card was the race for the Bouquet stakes
for two-year-olds at five furlongs. Lithos,
whose odds we're to l, and Prompt, the
favorite, alternated in the lead TO win a
few lengths of the finish. Albanian, who
had been gradually i'm proving lis position,
then got up and snatched the victory from
Lithos just as they crossed the line by the
narrowest possible margin. Prompt who
had been forced to give way to his stable
companion, Lithos, in the battle through
the final sixteenth, was third five lengths
away.
Five and half furlongs, Runaway won.
Lady Greenway second Castieton third. Time,
1:07.
One mile, Paladin won, Belmer second, Ray
third. Time l AZ.
The Bouquet stakes, five furlongs. Albanian
won, Lithos second, Prompt third. Time, l :01
One mile, Bonaparte won, Abuse second
Gold Crest third. Time, Al.
Four and a hall furlongs, Petrol won. Suspi-
cion second, The Manxman third. Time, ;55.
One mile and a furlong. Deerslayer won,
Unity II second. Time, 2:o1. Two starters.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 14-The track was
sloppy to-day and scratches were numer-
Gus. Three favorites came in first.
Six furlongs, Damocles won, Ashland second,
Bravo third. Time, 1:19.
Four and half turlongs, Albion won. Bill
DaWdy second kassala third. Time, 90
One mile and seventy yards, Crevasse won,
Leader Ban second, Whisper third. Time, 80.
SIX furlongs, Sir Play won, David second, Ar
genttnR third. Time, 1:1S.
Six turlongs, Terrier won, Battledore second
Towerest third. Time, lie.
Five and half furlongs, Amelia May won
1:12l ' ''' - : 'H'' ~ -H-'
CHICAGO, ILL, May 14-Dr Rice OF
Brooklyn handicap fame ran a bad last in
the owners handicap at five and hall
furlongs at Sheffield to-day. Hi Henry,
the favorite, won the race easily. The
track WAS very slow from the morning
showers. The condition OF the track, how
ever, did not affect the talent, as its choice
in the first five events landed the purses,
the last race going to 10 to 1 outsider.
Six furlongs, Bismarck won, Marie Woodland
second, Laverne third. Time. 1:1717.
Half a mile, Marie won, Siegfried second,
Personne third. Time, :5l%.
Six furlongs, Mamie won, Lucinda second,
Major DriPps third. Time. 1:172<.
Owners handicap, five and half furlongs
Hi Henry won, Merry Monarch second, Sim
mons third. Time, :0S3l.
Eight and half furlongs, Sullross won, Jack
the Jew second, John Hickey third. Time,
80.
Six furlongs, Designer won, Extra second
MiniVer third. Time, l:163z.