The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20

New York, July 17.-There was a
large crowd at Brighton Beach today,
the first half holiday Of the meeting,
and the card furnished some interest
ing sport. After the race the Kensico
stable claimed Tom Cromwell from n.
E. Dwyer at 1900 and ook him away.
First Race, n mile. Manchester.
ID To /, won; Sapelo. z to 2 and 8 to 10,
second; Sir Play, II to /, third. Time
1:42z.
Second Race, six furlongs. George
Boyd, 2 to 2, won; Mr.. Batter, 13 to 5
even, second; Olney, Z to 2, third. Time
1:16A.
Third Race, one mile. Lincoln LII
won, 10 to /; Arabian. 10 to / and 6 to
Z, second; Azure, 4 TO 1. third. Time
1:43.
Fourth Race, one mile, test handicap.
Lehman, 5 TO 2, won; Ben Elder, 4 to 1
and 6 to 5, second; Premier, 3 to 1,
third. Time 1:41A.
Fifth Race, six furlongs. Abuse. z to
2, won; Leedsville, 5 to 1 and Z to 5.
second; Beldemere 5 to 1, third. Time
lis.
Sixth Race, five furlongs. Decide, 4
to 5, won Green Jacket, 4 to 1 and Z to
5, second; Takanaze, 5 to 2, third. Time
1:01k.
Cincinnati, July 17.-Ornament, the
greatest 3-year-old Of the year, met his
downfall today, in the Buckeye stakes
at Oakley. He was beaten by Fleisch-
mann, who, until this afternoon, was
never able to break out of the maiden
class. Whether F~leischmann is really
the better horse Of the two is still a
matter of doubt. The race was run
over a track deep in mud and could
hardly be termed a contest Of speed.
Fleischmann simply made a
race of it. He got away in front at the
drop of the flag and ran the entire dis
lance with Reiff, his jockey. sitting
still in the saddle. F:eischmann won
without apparently any effort. At the
head Of the stretch he was five lengths
to the good. Meadow Thorp was Sec
ond and Ornament last. Half way
down the home stretch Clayton tried
to send the game son Of Order out to
the front as he has done many times
/, before, but it was useless. He passed
the fast firing Meadow Thorp, but
never got closer than within two
lengths of Fleischmann and the latter
crossed the wire an easy winner by
two lengths. The result of the race
was a grand victory for Cincinnati.
F~leischmann is owned by Mr.. Thomas
M. Green, of this city, and is named in
hOnOr Of ex-senator Charles LleiSch-
mann the millionaire horseman and
capitalist of this city.
Detroit, Mich, July 17.-An excep-
tionally fast track with slightly cloudy
weather, a light wind and a fair at
tendance were the conditions that pre-
vailed at the Blue Ribbon meeting to-
day. The feature Of the day was the
large fields for 2:24 and oil pace. In
the former there were eighteen starters,
in the latter twenty.
Two fifteen class, trOtting, purse 81, 500.
Valence won fourth, sixth and seventh
heats and race, time 2:12A; 2:14A; Ply.
She Won second and third heats, time
2:121a; 2:13A. Straight Line won first
heat, time PIPE. Prime, Lillian S.,
Atlantice, Russell Wood, Kyote, Ben
Be, Black Seth, Jimmie Hague, Iron
Bar, Little Jim, Helen, RiZpah, Repeat
and Rockford also started.
Two eleven class, pacing, purse 81, 500.
Frank Bogash won second, third and
fourth heats and race, time 2:0SA;
2:07A; 2:O912. Giles Noyes won first
heat. time 2:071a. a O., Conner, Ba-
bette, Miss Finley, Nicol B., Ole Hutch,
Minnie Irene, Kansas, Halcrago, Mig
non, Blue Hal, Oddly, Dyersburg,
Belle T., Sandy Boy, Arthur W., Val
leans and Pearl onward also started
Free for all, purse 81. 200 Tom Ogden
won first two heats and race, time :09;
PIP. Royal Victor also started.