The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-02
BUN IN FINE FORM.
roTR ODDS ON CRACK-A-JACKs
WIN AT BENNINGs.

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sable Runs Home Winner.
Prince Lief Wins the Phoenix HO-
,.I sake at Lexington With Sem
,..r Ego SecOnd-Ben Eder --Ins
rhe Greenbrier stake at Nashville
1tnrd Pressed by ROndO, With Lady
Inez Third.
washington. May MAY day brought
,-.-fv skies and a temperature that call
=. -sr overcoats and heavy wraps at Ben
1.nss-
,55ad 10 this was a small field, and
-r. result was a poor showing on the
Grand stand. The races. however. aver
sr-d well and faVorltes captured FOUR out
'r-5 Walden stables had good ground for
telling eIated at the end of the days
meet as their every entry won.
4 summary follows.
F-st Race-Four furlongs and a half
r-'.r-an. To- Littlefeld. l TO f. won, with
Ca1lnade second and Second Chance
e1nd Race-Six furlongs. Pay or Play.
5s O'Leary, 1 TO 4, won with The Sage
second and Buckeye third. Time LII S-5.
Trird Race-Four and one-half furlongs
Successful, lie, Doggett, to 8, won, with
Prompt second and Lithos third. Time
Fourth Race-NIile. Shakespeare, 1l3
Litleheld, ] to 3. won, with Nolley sec
o5a and Mirage third Time l:4f rs.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs, selling. Nava-
hoe I0S to l. won, with Eliza Belle sec
olI and Monarch third. Time 1903 3-5.
Nashville, Tenn, May 1.-The sport at
Cumberland Park to-day was by easy odds
The highest classed of any afternoon of
the spring meeting. The Greenbrier stake
for 1000 was the feature of the card.
81 Ben Elder retrieved his previous doggish
Il work on the heavy track by running a
a great race, but his stable companion.
n Lady Inez, was in the race to protect
| him against ROndO, the second choice,
and she did it, Barring her interference
at the stretch Rondo would have been the
winner, and from the grand stand it looked
bike a foul The judges thought different
though and ROndO's drive home amount
ed TO the place, with Elder first and Inez
ihiId- The weather was threatening and
tn- track heavy. Summaries follow:
First Race-SeVen furlongs Liselg, 101.
Scherrer. 3 to /, won, with Matte Lee
second and Guard third. Time :3ls4.
Second Race-Four and a half furlongs,
For maiden 2-year-old hllies.-Izeyl, 10,
Barrett to ., won, with Lella's CucoO
Second and Granny third. Time O:5S1s.
Third Race-One mile. The Greenbrier
Stakes. $1,000. for 3-year-olds. Ben Elder
ll5, Morrison, to >, won, with Rondo
Second and Lady Inez third. Time :46.
Fourth Race-One mile, selling. Over
ela. &C. Barrett, . TO ?, won, with Blasco
Second and Joe O. Sot third. Time 1:47.
Fifth Race-Half mile, selling. Chappie,
100 Morrison. to 10, won, with Harry b.
kecond and Solitaire third. Time O:5l34.
Sixth Race-SiX furlongs. non-Winners
3 1895. ElanO, 1O7, Scherrer, l to 2, won,
Rith Oneretta second and Strabertha
4hird. Time 1ISl2
Lexington, KY, May Just as the
Fourth race was decided to-day a storm
eame up almost equalling a hurricane, but
Boon abated and the last race was run
p a slight sprinkle. The Phoenix hotel
take, one of the classic events of the
neeting, was won easily by Prince LieT,
pc faVorite. Two favOrites one second
fholce and two outsiders won.
All the starts were made by machine
na IL worked perfectly. A summary
First Race-Six furlongs. Cutclene, IS.
FNlson, . to ], won, with Uncle Henry
second and Cherub third. Time liza.
second Race-Mile. Bonnie Dundee &c,
Gardner, to 1, won, with Reimy sec,
DO and Hardenburg third. Time :42S4
hird Race-Phoenix hotel stakes mile
an eighth Prince Left H. Per-
kns, to 10, won with Semper Ego sec
20 and The Winner third. Time 1:5412.
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Zanone, 1O5
fms, to s. won, with Hanlon second
anl Sligo third Time 114l5.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Grace TOT
ny, 81, Bum, to !, won with Nina
4ouise second and The Blossom third
4ime 1:04.
Chicago. May forsyth closed its FIR
Zenith spring meeting to-day and Shet-
Neld will open tomorrow for the same
humber of days. Jockeys H. Davis and
Hagen were temporarily suspended for
alspicious riding, the former Dick Be
IN and Hager, Effie Z.
Senator Quay, 2-year-old out of Tom
&Tters stable, clipped second off the
mana state half mile record by run
g the distance in 0:49l2. Laura Gotta
the only favorite to win.
summary follows:
l1TEf Race Ffxa
50, Dorsey. 10 ., won, with Jim Berry
9hd ana Lillian Seibel third. Time
Second Race-Half mile. Senator QUAY
Garner, to l, won, with Devoir sec
q and Ethel Farrell third Time O:49I5
lird Race-Five furlongs. Connema-
l3o, Morgan to /, wOn with Effie T
ond ana Loretta third. Time 1.024
ourth Race-SiX furlongs. Uncle Abe
Garner, to J. won, with Dick Behan
3hd and Backing Brush third. Time
x. ifth Race-Five furlongs. May Fern
Fenny, to !, won, with The Rock
'hd and Warren Leland third. Time
18th Race-six furlongs. The Decue. 1O7,
san, TO l, won, with Elsie Fergu-
third. Time 1I524.
london, May 1.-At Newmarket to-day
Main plate of 800 sovereigns for 2-year-
Hye furlongs, was won by Leopold de
nsehild's b. f. Goletta with Wallace
III tone $ ch. C. Stewarton second and
ostef's en- c. High Chancellor third
III i-oIlAard's Lamerock started, but was
ae coo Guinea stakes of 100 sovereigns
Tor 3-year-old FLIES, Rowley mile
and eleven yards was won by the
M nee Of Wales br. f. That's, with Doug
3dfd br f. Santa Mdura second and
Zeuand's b: f. Jolly third
Brlnkley plate of 200 soverigns for
ODDS, one mile was won by T.
ing Jr.'s b. f. Glow, with Sir H.
81 itnar's b. c. The Quack second and H
4imonts b. c. Nitre third.
sal --ofHl3rd's CHI. c. Dakotah II started
was not placed.
Nc Breuby plate handicap of 200 SOW
al# ~ SIX furlongs, was won by T. Can
en- I. llfracombe, with J. Jewett's
Itecorder second and Mr.. Lebaudy's
M sweet Auburn third. E. Wishard' S
f'ainapo started, but not placed
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