Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-03
Brilliant Close Of The Spring Meeting
at Morris Park.
THE ATTENDANCE VERY LARGE.
belmont Cup Won by Hastings,
Who Has sharp Contest with
Events of Interest.

Cdiu lhe bEthttSt Interest Was SHOWN III
the fourth race, for the Belmont Cup, in
which the cracks. Hastings and Hand
spring. were to meet. Handspring went
TO the post the favorite, his odds being 50
to 100. while those of Hastings were to
5, and both candidates had thousands of
hackers.
The start was not a good one. The
jockeys did not think it was a so. and
were refining up when the flag went down
Simms took advantage Of the situation
and sent Handspring to the front and
made the running. Hastings was within
easy distance of him when they began the
descent OF the hill. and closed up on the
favOrite "A couple of furlongs from home
but in doing so Hastings was carried
nearly to the outer rail. Smms steadied
Handspring. however. and forced him TO
the front again under severe punishment
Griffin rode a cool. patient race. Has
tings gradually wore down his rivals
lead. and by one mighty effort beat him
out by a head in the widest kind Of ex-
element.
Hamilton II. was third, three lengths
away.
The time. 2:2i IL, Is the best ever made
for the distance over this course. The
stake is worth $4,000 to the winner be-
sides the possession Of the Belmont Cup,
worth Sl.OO0 which was offered by Mr.
August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey
Club.
The other big event to-day was the race
for the Frivolity Stakes for FLIES years
old, and was won by Golden Dream, who
defeated Winged Foot by a length, with
CockernOny third.
First race-one mile-Dutch Skater Gs
Y. Sloane. to y won. with Aurellan Sc
cond, and Intermission third. Time,
la 81.
Second race-six furlongs-Abuse dOi. A.
Clayton. to u won, with Cassette second,
and Titmouse third. Time, l1f 81.
Third race-the Frivolity, four and
half furlongs-Golden Dream Q0S. Griffin
to u won, with Winged Foot second,
and Cockernony third. Time. 50 i-2.
Fourth race-the Belmont Cup. one mile
and three furlongs-IIastings d22, Griffin,
10 - won. with Handspring 90, Simma
Cj to 1907 second. and Hamilton II. G22
Taral, 20 TO - third. Del Paso ii. also
ran. Time. 2:2i IL.
Fifth receive furlongs-Salvado T. =
Taral, TO lO) won. with st. Bartholomew
second, and Eiderlin third. Time -.
sixth race-one mile-the Swain GS Hi
rach TO ID won. with PQladin second,
and Sue Kittie third. Time, III 81.
MOUND CITY TRACK.
FAIRGROUNDS. ST. LOUIS, MO-,
June 2-Favortes took four races to-day,
a second choice and an Stool chance
taking the other two. a starting-gat
was tried to-day. with good results. and
It will probably be adopted. Attendance,
900. Track fast.
First race-four furlongs-Groganette
Ql0 Garner. TO y won. with oman Wood
second. and Elsie Barnes third. Time.
40 IL.
Second race-seven furlongs-ITex O02,
schoor. 10 to > won, with Bertha second,
and Faslg third. Time. 1:29.
Third race-siX furlongs-Minnie W.
QM. Garner. 2 to u won. with Swiftly
second, and Jim Hogg third. Time,
1.i5 81.
Fourth observation-disclosures or. Garner,
Z TO p won, with Flying Dutchman Sc
conl, and Buck Massle third. Time,
1894.
Firth race-six furlongs-Braw Scot
Oo5 c. Slaughter. to u won, with Gath
second and Johnny McIIale third. Time,
11f3-i.
Garner. 10 y won. with Crevasse second,
and Mercury third. Time, l:i9.
AT LAKESIDE.
CHICAGO, ILL. June 1.-The feature
at Lakeside to-day was the six-furlong
handicap. in which HI Henry, the u-to-5
favorlte, was beaten by simmons in a
driving finish. Favorites were bowled
over i'm five OF the events, Rubber Neck
by Himyar) being the only first choice
TO land a purse. Attendance. 4.000.
First race-six furlongs-Major Dripps
d0e Davis. y to u won, with Cunarder
second. and Tamerlane third. Time, III.
Second race-four and a half fur
longs-Siegfried Q0i, J. Murphy, to ID
won, with Vanessa second, and snag
third Time. 56S
Third race-eisht and a half fur
longs-Otho Gi. Burns. to u won, with
Longdale second, and May Gallop third.
Time 40 81.
Fourth race-handlcap. six furlongs-
simmons d03, J. Murphy. 8 TO p won,
with Hi Henry second, and Mamie ID.
third. Time. lis.
Fifth receive and a half furlongs-
Rubber Neck. by Himyar 49, Clay. to
.. won, with Weoia second, and Santa
Cruz third. Time. 1903 IL.
Sixth race-six furlongs-B. +. Fly QO6
Freeman 10 to y won. with Eagle Bird
second. and Warren Leland third. Time
116 IL.
CINCINNATI COURSE.
OAKLEY RACE-TRACK, June 2-Five
favorites and one second choice were tho
winners to-day. In the sixth race Fred
Barn, Judge Denny. and Amazon finished
heads apart. Weather clear; track fast.
First race-fiye furlongs-White Frost
d0j. Sherrer. 3 10 y won. with Imp Sc
cord, and Charina third. Time. 102.
Second receive furlongs-The Com
moner Q2, Perkins. / 10 l0) won, with
Trilby second, and Paradise third. Time,
~ IL.
Third race-five furlongs-George Rose
QlO, Scherer, 2 to u won. with Crawling
second, and Fugarol third. Time, l0l 81.
Fourth race-one mile-Le Banjo G0s,
Thorp. TO u won, with Rasper second,
and Doorga third. Time. l:42 Il
Fifth race-mile and fifty yards-Moylan
(e2. Hueston, EVEN won. with Ace second,
and Probasco third. Time. la.
Sixth race-mile-Fred Barn 0Oj. Per-
kins. TO 81 won, with Judge Denny Sc
cond. and Amazon third. Time, Ia.
OPENING OF FLEETWOOD.
NEW YORK, June Poor starting
and series Of mishaps married the sport
to-day at the opening Of the spring trot-
ting meeting at Fleetwood Park. When
the 500 trotters were scoring for the
first heat, Forest b. kicked his driver,
Charles Steiner. out of the sulky, and
ran away, going a mile before ne could
be stopped In the first heat OF the
pacing race Intone fell dead about nifty
yards from the hnish-line, when safely
I'm the lead. lie was owned by John Nc
CURE. of this city. High Noon and
Phyllis wilkes coIlided in scoring for
the second heat. the former throwing his
driver and running away, while the sulky
OF Phyllis Wilkes was wrecked. Neither
OF the horses was injured, and High Noon
continued In the race, winning a part Of
the purse The judges substituted A. Z.