The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-23
THE DAY WITH THE RACERS.
GOOD RACES AND HOT FINISHES At
MORRIS PARK.

Nautch Girl. south Africa, Peat. sir
WaIter,FIax Spinner and The VIM
ner Take the Money In the six
EVents-Large Fields at Latonia
Brightie ;, Miss Verne, Sister SteI-
Ia, sir Ebony, Flap and Madeline
Win at the Kentucky TracI-Har-
ness Races at Fleetwood Park.
Other Sporting Events.
New York, Oct 22.-This was horse
owners day at Morris Park, as they made
I'D the programme. In the first race if
teen 2-year-olds went to the post, with
Mr.. Hunt as the favorite although julius
Caesar, Jack Donahue and Nautch Girl
had a good following. The latter won in
a hot finish by a head.
George H. Ketcham and Fireside were
equal favorites for the second race while
South Africa was next in choice, and car
ried lot of money. The start was bad,
Fire side being left at the post but then
there were seventeen starters. South At
RIGA led from start to finish.
There were nine starters in the third
event and Peat was a slight favorite over
Doando Demagogue went to the front,
but could not stay there as McCafferty
beat him in a drive with Peat Sir Walter
made all the running in the fourth until
Taral brought Peep oDay up with a rush,
ana in a driving finish Sir Walter won by
the shortest of heads.
In the fifth race another Keene young
ster was in the first. The Winner was an
odds-on favorite for the last race and
won easily. Results follow:
First Race-Five furongs Nautch Girl.
6 10 l. won, with The Cad 10 to l, sec
ond and Ella DAILY, 10 to l, third. Time
O5Sl2.
Second Race-Six furlongs. South Afri-
ca to l, won, with Tanis, u to 1, sec
ond and Kaiser Ludwig, to l., third.
Time I:15A.
Third Race-One mile. Peat, II to 5.
wou, with Demagogue, Z to 1, second, and
Tom Cromwell 6 to 1, third. Time 1:41.
Fourth Race-Mile and an eighth Sir
Walter, to 1, won, with Peep ODay, 10 to
3, second, and Lehman, to 5, third. Time
1:554.
Fifth Race-Seven furlongs. Flax Spin
ner, 10 to l, won, with Sly Fox, 2 to 1,
second, and Maxine Gomez, Is to l, third.
Time 1894.
Sixth Race-One mile. The Winner, 1 to
Z, NOtiy Win 0HdIlSnB6T, TO l., second,
and Ramiro H., A to /, third. Time 142
Cincinnati, o., Oct. 22.-Starter Chinn
had large fields to handle in four out of
six events at Latonia to-day, but sent the
horses away in every race to good starts.
The purses were divided between four
favorites and two outsiders. The wealth.
er was cool and the track good. Tho
attendance was large.
First Race-Five and one-half furlongs.
Brightie s., to l, won, with Azucena, 0
70 2, second and My Maryland, to /
third. Time 1:101a
Second Race-Six furlongs. Miss Verne.
4 to ., won, with Argus, 10 to l, second
and Suydam, 8 to g third. Time III.
Third Race-One mile. Sister Stella,
10 8, won, with Calleen, to l, second
and Lockhart, to l. third. Time :4S14.
Fourth Race-Two miles. Sir Ebony, 8
TO l. won, with Endurance, to 5, sec
ond and Barton, to 8, third. Time SS3A
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Flop, to
!, won, with Tusculum, to q second and
Arcturus, to l, third. Time :16A.
Sixth Race-One mile. Madeline, 8 to 5.
won, with Ardath, 10 to l, second and &C.
ell, 20 to l, third. Time 1:43.
New York, Oct. PIN spite of cloudy
weather there was good attendance at
Fleetwood park for the fourth day of the
october meeting. The first event on the
card was the unfinished 2:90 class, in which
Legend and Allie Tare each had a heat TO
their credit. The former promptly won a
heat and was at once made favorite. Then
Lucy M, won couple of heats in very
close finishes, but in the sixth and sew
enth heats, Allie Tare got his best foot to
the front, and making no mistakes, won
by length. Results follow:
2;30 trotting, $500. Allie Tare won the Sec
ond, sixth and seventh heats. and race.
best time, 2:2214. Lucy NJ, won the fourth
and fifth heats; best time 2:231b. Legend
won the first and third heats. Best time
2;221R. Harry P, Lonely Girl, Hazel, High
land Girl, Hattie D., and Formosa also
started.
2:2O trotting, $4OO (unhnished) Neva
Wilkes won the second heat in 2i91b Nita
Pancoast won the first heat in 2;191b.,
lvandorf won the third neat in 2:17lb.
Dresser won the fourth heat in 2:2OJ4, Mar
GIN Hugh G., Beyreuth, Nellie M, Com
modore, Amber Carlos, Jack O'Brien, Billy
Gaines, Morris NJ. also started.
PIP trotting, 800. Record won the only
heat trotted in 216A. Querthy, Cephas and
Golden Belle also started.
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