The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-05
RACES PROVE HAIR RAISING.
TWO Week AND NECK FINISHES AT
LEXINGTON.

r,Ko Week AND NECK FINISHES AT
LEXINGTON.
simon ". with 122 Pounds Up and
The Dragon With IOI Pounds Make
Dead Heat of Mile in Remark
ably Fast Time for the season.
,,rtIe Hardness Beats Brace
efrdIe by Nose in the Ashland
oaks.
rsx.ngton. Ky. May 4.-The Ashland
o.t-. he most historic and classic event
IN Ken-ucky racing annals was the chief
.-.a.tion here to-day. The race dwin-
5 down to a match between Myrtle
lrknass and Brace Girdle. The pair
~ head and head TO the wire, where
~r1ru- pushed the former 10 the front,
= winner by a neck
Trl frst race was also "A match race
between The Dragon and Simon W. They
rau neck and neck from start TO finish
ana the judges decided il a dead heat al
thoueht everybody thought The Dragon
Won by a nose. The attendance was small.
THE weather was clear and the track fast.
4 summary folloWs:
FIRST Race-AIile. Simon w. l22, Perk-
ms Z 10 4. and The Dragon, 101. A. Isom,
5 20 J. ran dead heat Time 141 10.
only two starters.
second Race-Six furlongs. Caesarion.
IT, Perkins, to 10, won, with Gallon dor
n-
Third Race-Ashland Oaks. mile. Myrtle
Hardness, III, Thorpe, TO ), won, with
Brace Girdle second. Time LAP. Two
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Glad, los.
Perkins, TO l, won, with Helena Belle
second and Probasco third. Time 119l2.
thorpe, us, A. Isom, TO l, Won with
Treepia second and Sharon third.o Time
l5
Nashville. Tenn, May 4-Manzanita was
the only favorite that came to the relief
Of the talent to-day. Nick was backed
down to 1 to ?, in the first race, but could
not raise gallop, RondO winning easy.
Lady Mccain was installed favorite in
the second. but never cut much figure in
The race. Rosalind III winning easily by
Two lengths.
The Utopia Hotel handicap like most
@. other handicaps here, was an easy
mark for the Hot Springs stable, much TO
The disgust of the talent, who had put
their faith and dollars on Maurice. Ben
laer rated along behind the first part and
apparently out Of it. but when called upon
went TO the front In a remarkably easy
fashion and in good time. stamping him as
having a chance in the KeRtucky derby.
Mazanita took the fifth but had to be
ridden out to beat IZeyl. The ShOenfeld
stable cut their imported flly Bounding
Cecil loose for a good thing and won all
the way. Mollie Il. who was favorite,
capped the climax on the days racing by
running last.
The weather was clear and the track
fast A summary follows:
First Race-Six furlongs. Rondo 10,
sa5 NIX th ~ Vim Time W iii wang second
Second Receive furlongs, selling.
bosalindl Ill g., \; Barrett, to !, won.
with Belle of Oak Grove second and Kitty
Scott third. Time 1O13i.
Third Race-Alile and a quarter, the Tito
, pa hotel handicap, $500 Ben Eder 10S
Morrison, 10 l, Won with Maurice sec
oad and Ruthven third Time POS.
Fourth Race-One mile, selling. Bing
Binser, 81, Morrison, to l, won, with
Overella second and Billy Mckenzie third.
Time 1A1%.
Firth Race-Four and a half furlongs.
for 2-year-oid fillies. Manzanita, lis, Scher-
Connie Lee third. Time sc.
Sixth Receive frrlongs, selling.
Bounding Cecil, 90, Murphy to l, won,
with Petrolene second end Audrax third.
Time 1:0lA.
Chicago, May 4-The talent was badly
out Of line at Sheffield to-day, as none of
the favorites were fast enough to score
"a win. The feature of the days sport was
Dorsey's excellent ride on Laura Gotta.
The FLY landed the purse after "a terrific
drive with. Caufield by half length A
First Race-Five furiongs, Reveille. so.
Everett, 4 to l, won, with Dave Sloan sec
ond and Aunt Sallie third. Time ~
Second Race-gSix furlongs. Bob Wagner,
1906, Everett, to 1;'won. with Glenoid sec
ond and Outgo third Time 1:l7
Third Race-F'ive and a half furlongs.
Virgie Dixon, 80, Harthersole IS to l, won,
with Sugar second and Sammy Young
Fourth Race-Seven furlongs. Laura
Gotta, 80, Dorsey, 3 to !, won, with eau
field second and Backing Brush third.
Fifth Race-Seven furlongs. Gomor. 1O6.
Sullivan 10 to !, won, with Aunt Ida sec
ond and Hazelhatch third. Time BOA.
Sixth Race-SiX furlOngs Lismore, 107,
Caywood, 2 to l. won, with Fusileer sec
ond and Designer third. Time 1:15A.
Aqueduct Race Track L. l., May A.
The first days's racing of the season in
this state began under most encouraging
conditions here to-day under the auspices
of the Queens County Jockey Club. The
weather was perfect and the attendance
large. Only one favorite, Jefferson in the
second race, passed under the wire win
ner. a summary follows:
First Race-Five furlongs. Tenderness,
9S Keefe 8 to l. won, with Premier sec
ond and Kallirhoe third. Time 1:02h.
Second Race-Mile. Jefferson, 107 Dog
gett to s. won, with King I. second and
Royal Princess third. Time 1:4794.
Third Race-Haf mile. Joe Hayman
100. OLeary, even, won with Prig second
and Charade third. Time ] 81.
Fifth Race-Half mile. Free Lance. no.
Garrigan, Is to l, won, with Brighton sec
ond and Friendship third. Time :51A.
Nashville. Tenn, May 4.-The Hot
Springs stable will ship Ben Elder to Louis
NllIe tomorrow Tor the DERBY ana from
the race the son of Fonso put up here to-
day he will have numerous followers
among the local sports, regardless of the
great Ben Brush and other cracks that
will face the flag in this event. One thing
that is in favor of the Hot Springs sta
ble's candidate is, that he is thoroughly
seasoned and fit to run the race of his
life, and it would not be surprising when
the pace begins to tell on the cracks in
this race, TO see this one come with rush
as he did to-day and be right in the fight
for the big stake. HIS mile and a quarter
to-day was made in 2:0S without much eff
fort after rating about ten lengths out of
it the first part. 1t was said by good
judges that he might have clipped cou-