Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-10
ASSIGNEE WINS BY A NOSE
Ten Thousand Enthusiasts Witness the
Opening Races at st. Louis.
THE BOSTON CLUB wtLCHES FlNNLLY
Fair Association Forced to Reimburse
the winners-One Flyer SO Badly
Hurt that He is
Killed.

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the winners-Onc Flyer SO Badly
! Hurt that He is
Killed.
ST LOUIS. May 9.-Ten thousand people
attended the opening days races at the
spring meeting of the Fair association. Big
fields and fast track combined to make the
event a notable one There were six events
on the card the most important being the
Inaugural handicap sweepstakes for S-year-
olds and upward. valued at $500, The race
was for one mile and the track record for
| that distance was lowered 4 second to 1:4O,
There were seven starters and after forty-hve
minutes at the post they got off in good
shape in this order: Forget, Assignee, Mag
net. Urania, Schiller, Linda and Buck Mas
| sic Assignee and Buck Masse, the latter
the favorite soon went to the front and
finished almost in a bunch, with Assignee
in the lead. Buck Massie was just nose
behind leading Urania by a head. Mag
net came fourth, a length behind, with the
remaining ones strung out. In the thiru
race Larry Kavanaugh fell at the quarter
post, throwing his jockey, Tabor, and in-
turing himself so badly that he had to be
shot Tabor was not much injured. After
the Inaugural was run the Boston CLUB,
which had sold heavily on Assignee WEIGHED
| and the Fair association reimbursed the VIII
ners Three favorites and three second
choices won. John ]. Carter and Joseph A.
Murphy acted as judges, while Kit Chin
cniciated as starter Results:
| First race, four furlongs: Typhoon q 10
| y won, Kruna Is to ~ second, Forsythe t5O
Second race selling one mile: Jane q to
| y won. Braw Scott C6 to y second, Chiswen
to third ssl,imS Time six 12 fHrlongs Albert
q to y won, Hibernia Queen Is to y second
Mercury az to y third Time; l5i3r l:lS; ono milo
Masse, 12l CThorpe,), to l. second; second, urania
Fifth race five and half furlongs; Ira
dition Q5 to y won, Sallie Clicquot g to u
second. Pinky Potter g to d third. Time
Sixth race selling @ s,s six fuEongs q f NsHPa SssH6a
rIfSjTG IoTGIsviLEE. S II / ."SH May sIt proved dis
asrogs day for the talent Hant at on Gh9rG9i ;Rs pr
lam r19ms' but M two Vent to favorites, one of
which was out entirely. while the other was
at prohibtive odds. Results, cooso r,a,,
GO '@ to i i third tIrt Time: i IL ,, -,
&c to- to j won, Jake thinner ,!Seyenl second
Ben Holiday g to y third. + Time; inn 1;iCai
500 hra c second and fS0fg So5 f6 third Abe
g to 81 won, Boanerges q to 3, coupled S,5PE1S
aGond zoolo e to t third spr Tmf Fred ABA Barr
% to 1O) third. Time, 1:48. ..,... 70
u fIstn won 'afT Princess nSa Teck q to ) second
GqrinGa g to = third. Time; S;4s,s eaG,ss;, :, y,
fair card run off at the opening Of ot,n the
windsor. running races today: The site ssteePe-
of thf h day hs oW 9D Wss TO the
| wheln Vicar of Wakefield and Somersault
passed him. the latter winning in drive
being a9 !1fh' tho only % whining favorite Weather
hns track fast st f2eionss ReSnlts sunup won
| Tough Timber second Tutulla third. Time:
Second race four .furlongs:, Izeyl won,
S:I5i9 GXsG'hiaA second "a'"eH '"''', l'''ls
Third race. selling, one mile: Backing
Fourth race seven furlongs; spbito ,ryu3n Won
Sidkel second, DR.. Kellogg third. Ilme'
Fifth race, steep!echase, about 2H miles:
i2Tl,e Bob Neeiy IseIy third. Time: ABB. !.
-,s9 san FRANcIsco, May s.-The feature feature Of, Of
al at fonT mes Values ted at
ony tahS'fWp two started St ted q. 8, Morris was one
to six favorte. but was beaten by Imp San Can
BEATS 5t the coast record. Results:
First race, four and a half furl1ngs: nf,5 5gs,
Jones ItGnas''ff third time; o5Gla.
Second race. mile and a sixteenth: Cab
fiTs ro wen ms ST. 1:lsS ksf second Ne0"'na'"ez@'f
Third race mile and a quarter, hurdles
Montavo won, Hello second, Arundel third
For1 coTSS w5p sProGGefh & 5 qr sec6nd d2nr
Fifth race, six furlongs Olive won, Mis-
BBrummelII- second. Yankee Doodle third
v1ss SF'h second ak a fsa'GRfs R Rss? Hm HSa
TIM 7aVSaur Murphy fS'es second, cor " Ab third Time
,s5BEFIELp. Ind; May 9ITirgt Snn S1Ys race,
sscond SsSEti' race, half mile: Easier Eve c2A to
Third race. race five and half furlongs: The
SIeG RIeGe tme t9 . WSn Ss "alh0Ver second Extra
Fourth race six fqrlongs: Bob Wagner fq
Wrs5 & to tb}ra won Tine EFsaSriek iis second Helen
"FEH FIFTH 'naG raoc, nile and an eighth Kamsin
q. to 3, won, Lillian E second, Muskalonge
'nifs siSh lms raee. iG mile and three sixteenths;
sull Rose go to = won, s Tnsiier second, Jack
to 81 won, California second. Lismore third.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The racing at Aque-
duct today was not as good as on many
other days, the finishes not being close. Re
First race, mile: sept9ur q to, g won,
Chugnqt a to y second Beau Ideal go to y
Second race onesl one. half mile selling: Rifle
q to y won. Phaedra a to y second, Bird
of Freedom d5 to u third. Time: O:5l.
Ra MGn m q 10 3 Bueseye * e
go to y third Time: 1:43H
Fourth race. one-half mile: Katie w t5
to p won, Nanah % to u second, Sparkler
Is to y third Time O:50h.
Fifth race. six furlongs, selling Mrs,
Stuarr 90 to y won, Voliey Is to 81 second,
Merry Duke Is to y third. Time: 1l5A
De Orc Wins the Championship.
PITTSBURG, May 9.-The ClearwaterDe
Orc match for the champ oionship of the
world and purse of $1,000 was ended to-
night. resulting in a victory for De Orc
Score for three nights; De orc, 2O6
205. lS9: Clearwater, 203. ia, l64, The score
tonight by frames follows:
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