The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
THREE LONG SHOTS ON TOP.
THE TALENT GIVEN THREE SUR
PRISEs AT sHEEPSHEAD.


Captain T at Is TO 4 Captures the
Last Race of the Day-Irish Reel
Beats Patrician and HOrnpipe
over the Mile in 1s41-Peep o. Day
the Winner in the First Race.
LithOs Wins the Surf stakes.
Sheepshead Bay. July 1.-The card pre-
scented here to-day was one of the best
of the season. and 5000 people witnessed
sport Of a high order The weather was
clear and cool. and the track was in first
class condition. The principal event on
the card was the race for the Surf stakes
for 2-year-Olds and it was captured by
Lithos. who made ell the running and de-
feated Remp by half a length.
First Receive furlOngs. Peep o'Day,
Jos, Hamilton, TO l. Won. with Medica
second and Juno third. Time Loo.
Second Race-Futurity course. Bur
lesque. us. Taral. S 10 3. won, with Royal
Rose second and Panmure third. Time
Third Race-One mile. Irish Reel. 1O2,
Sloane, y 10 !, won, with Patrician Sec
ond and Jefferson third. Time 14l.
Fourth Race-The Surf stakes, FIVE fur
longs. Lithos, Hart, 3 to 3, won. with
Remp second and Rodermond third. Time
.02 2-5.
Fifth Race-One mile. Graclosa, 107.
Littleheld TO s. won. with Bellport sec
ond and Brilliancy third. Time 1:H is.
Sixth Race-Mile and a furlong. Captain
T., ~. keefe, Is TO l, won, with Doggett
second and Lansdale third. Time 1853 is.
Chicago. July Three heavily played
favorites won at Sheffield to-day, The
feature of the day was the easy victory of
the 3-year-old filly, Elusive, in the fourth
race. She finished in a romp in 2:07Is. beat
ing the Indiana record half a second. A
summary follows:
Flrse Race-One mile. Onalaska, 1OS.
sullivan, to l, won, with Star Beam sec
ond and Gunwad third. Time 1;43.
Second observation-disclosures of a mile
Brown Eyes, 100, p. Clay. to l, won, with
The Galley Slave second and Brother
Fred third. Time 0:56.
Third ce-Eleven-siXteenths of a mile.
Lollie Eastin, l03, d. Davis, to g. won
with Rubber Neck (by Himya) second
and May Fern third. Time 1:07A.
Fourth Race-One and quarter miles
Elusive 81. Dorsey, even won, with Sui
ross second and Marcel third. Time 2:07lb.
Fifth Race-Steeplechase about one and
a quarter miles, over the short course. Ny
Luck, 1875, Owens, to ], won, with Gu
Time 2:a0a.
Sixth -Fifteen-sixteenths Of a
mile. Merry Monarch, 124, ]. Murphy.
even. won, with Revenue second and
Springtime third. Time 1:22.
st. Louis, July 1-Favorites won the
first fifth and sixth races, a second pick
the second and outsiders at long odds
the third and fourth. The track was
fast, and the attendance 1000 A sum
mary follows:
First Race-Five-eighths of a mile. Glad
Eyes. 106, r. Jones, 10 to 5, won, with
Uncle Pat second and Prince Lormis
third. Time 1904.
IT,
Schorr, to 2, won, with Tartarian sec
ond and Constantine third Time TIA
Third Race-Five-eighths of mile.
Horseshoe Tobbac, 106, Hinkey, u to /,
third. Time 1O3.
Fourth Race-One and one-sixteenth
miles. Bling Binger, 81, T. Williams, 7 to
], won, with Ace second and Jane third.
Time 1;49,
Fifth Race-Three-quarters of a mile.
Towerst, 49, Schorr, to 1, won, with
Romance second and Altedena third. Time
115A.
sixth -Fifteen-sixteenths of q
mile. Strathrol, 1O7, Martin even, won.
with Pelleas second and Harry Duke
third. Time 1:341k
Latonla, KY. July 1.-To-day's card was
poor. but quite a large crowd was pres
ent. Thorpe's ride on Ben Brown was the
feature of the day. The weather was
clear and the track fast. A summary fol
lows:
First Race-six furlongs. Isabel. %. G.
Rein, to !, won, with Elsket second
and Volley Fuse third. Time 1:15%
Second Race-One mile Gov. Boies. 90
Scherrer Is to l. won, with Brace Cir
die second and Lucille H. third. Time 1:43
Third Race-F'ive furlongs Ben Brown
Jos, Thorpe, 2 to l, won, with Oak Leaf
second and Czarowitz third Time 1:O2K
Fourth Race-Mile and seventy yards
Fkingstone, 81 Mutt, to 2, won, with
third. Time 1:4715.
Fifth Race-Four and a half furlongs.
Carrie F., 1922 A. Isom, 10 to 5, won. with
Aenrica second and Springday third.
Sixth Race-six furlongs. whyota, 90,
c. Reiff, 3 to l, won, with Doorga second
and Carrie Lyle third. Time 1:15.
London. July lat Newmarket to-day,
the Plantation stakes of five sovereigns
each for starters, with 200 sovereigns add
ed, for 2-year-olds, five furlongs was won
by E. Wishards American horse. George
H. Ketcham, with Arthur James Shama
second and Capt. Machelrs Pooley Bridge
third.
The soham plate. weller handicap of
200 sovereigns, five furlongs was won by
c. Archer's bay flly Wheatfleld, 3-year-
old, with B. /. Barnato's bay horse Reg
CARS Opera second and John Dawson's
chestnut filly Draw Lassie third. g.
Wishard's Demsell II, 3-year-old was
among the starters, but was not placed.
The plate of $50 SOVereigns for horses
that have not won a race of the value of
200 sovereigns, or races amounting togetb-
er to 500 sovereigns, selling races except-
ed, in 1895 or 1885, up to the time of clos
ing, one mile, was won by E. Wishard's
American brown gelding Mac Briggs. g.
year-old, with r. Sneyd's brown colt Am
berite, 3-year-old, second and Mr. Dobell's
bay colt Tumbler, S-year-old, third.
BELLINGER PROVES BRAVE.