The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
EASTERN TURF EVENTS.
Badge Wins a Most Desperate
Free-for-All Pacing Race
at Chicago.
Winged Foot, a Long Shot, Carries
Off a $4,000 Stake at Coney
Island

CHICAGO, ILL, July AFTER one OF
the most desperate races ever seen here,
Badge, the big gelding from Minnesota,
won the freefor-all pace, unfinished from
Friday, at Washington Park this after.
noon. Seven heats were requiem to settle
the money. Frank Agan won the first two
and then went al. to pieces. w w p, the
erratic Colorado horse, took the next two
in grand style and then, like his rival,
tired SO badly that Badge. spIendidly
driven by Easton, took the next three and
the race. The big crowd of 10000 persons
went wild during the last heat, the most
desperate of them all, Badge beating Agan
by neck. Summaries:
Free for all pace, $1,000, Badge won, Frank
Agan second, w w third. Best time, 2:0513
2:30 trot, $1,000, Newberger won, Godella
SECOND, Robson third. Best time, 2;1s.
2:17 trot, $1,000, Marble won, Rifle second,
Willis third Best time, 2:14.
PEORIA, ILL. July 4.-The Peoria Ag-
riculture and Trotting Society meeting
closed to-day. The event of the day was
the attempt of Robert to lower his
record of 2:01X, but the best the famous
PAGER could do was 2:05H. This was due
in great measure to having poor pace
maker. Summaries:
2:10 trot, $1,000, Kentucky Union won,
Piletia second, Celaya third. Best time, 2:09l<.
2:20 pace. $1,000, Pilot Medium won.
Tommy Mac second, Norward third. Best
2:4o pace, $1,000, Bright Light won, Heir
at-Law second, Mrs. 10 third. Best time,
Free-for-au trot, $1,000, Fantasy won, Kla-
math second, Miss Nelson third. Best time,
2:11H.
CoNEY ISLAND. N. Y, July 4.-Re-
suits:
Five furlongs, Rotterdam won, Tragedian
second. Nina Louise third. Time, 1 :01H.
Mile and half. Sue Kittie won, Sir Dixon
Jr. second. Long Beach third. Time, 2 :07.
Trial stakes, Futurity course, value $4,000,
Winged Foot won, Ornament second, The
Friar third. Time, .101z. Winged Foot sold
at Is to l in the books.
One mile, St Maxim won, Gotham second,
Hanwell third. Time, / 40.
Thirteen-sixteenths of mile, Irish Reel
won, Ed Kearney second, Amanda third.
Seven furlongs, Harpsichord won, Nick John
son second, Medica third. Time, 1 80.
LATONIA, July 4.-Results:
Fitteen-sixteenths of q mile, Moylan won,
Helen Mar second, Letcher third. Time, L :39.
Mile and an eighth, Probasco won, James
2:oa. S5.O' ''''' s'' lima 'H'''' i'iHs'
six furlongs, sallie Clicquot won, Prince I'M
perial second, Egbart third. Time, L :1s.
gula second, Ben Halliday third. Time, 2:O714.
Five furlongs, Belle Bramble won, Mertie
Reed second, Eugenia Wyckes third. Time,
l 1:041%.
six furlongs, Lucy Lee won, Old Center Sec
ond, Miss Maxim third. Time, 1:1S.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 4.-Results:
One mile. Ben waddell won, Bavezac second,
First Chance third. Time, IA.
One mile, The Bachelor won, Joe O'Sot sec
ond, C. C. Rummel third. Time, 1:43%.
Eleven-sixteenths of a mile. Ramiro won,
Captive second Harry McCouch third. Time,
/ :343l.
Mile and a quarter, Flying Dutchman won,
Free Advice second, Buck Massie third. Time
2:06%.
Six furlongs, Nick won. Lady Diamond sec
ond, Leader Ban third. Time, 1 :l5%.
Mile and half, Bing Binger won, Chiswell
second. Zoulika third. Time, 2:3712.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. July 4.-The largest
crowd of the week attended the last DAY s
races of the Western Grand Circuit meet.
Summaries:
2:35 pace, best three In FIVE heats, Honest
Jack won. Bud Shields second, Hazel Wilkes
third. Best time, 2:175<
2:1o pace, Judge Hurst won, Miss Williams
second, Maud third. Best time 2:I31z.
2:12 special trot, Alameda won, Jerrie
Alfred second, Henatoa third. Best time,
Q.13IL