The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
HORSES AND WHEELS.
Yesterdays Events on h Race Cources.
Some Interesting Events-The Bicycle
Meet at Petersburg Several Previous Re-
cords Broken

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Some Interesting Events-The Bicycle
Meet at Petersburg Several Previous Re-
cords Broken
st. Louis, August 21.-Six events of a
| high class order were run off at the fair
| grounds today before a big crowd. The
Ozark stakes, worth 81, 500, for 2-year-olds,
was the principal event. OF the six
starters, Eitholin, the favorite, won in
the last jump by a nose. Track fast; at
| tendance 1000. Summaries:
First seven furlongS.
| High Noon, 5 to ], won; Little Billee, II to
5, and 4 to 5, second; Bridget, 8 to i, I third.
Time, 1924.
Second Race-Mile and a sixteenth.
Madeline, II 10 20. won; May Galop, Z to 2
and 8 to 5, second; Truxillo, to l, third.
Third ~Race-Selling, six furlongs.
Horseshoe Tobacco, 4 to ;; won; Bridget,
4 to 1 and even, second; Nicholas, 6 to 1,
third. Time, liza.
Fourth Race-The Ozark stake, value
1880, for 2-year-olds, six furlongs.
Eitholin / to 2, won: Libation, 9 to 2 and
Z to 2. second; Sir Rolla, 10 to l, third.
Fifth Race-Purse, six furlongs. Harry
Duke, even, won: Laureate, Z to l and 8 to
5, second; Eva Rice, s to 3, third. Time,
1:13K.
Sixth R~ace-Selling, one mile. Jane, 4
to 5, won; Ardath, Z TO 2 and even, sec
ond; Dick Behan, II to l, third. Time,
1:41A.
Saratoga, N. Y, August 21.-This was
the closing day of the summer meeting.
The weather was fine, the track fast and
attendance large. Summary:
First Race-Maiden 2-year-olds, 5 fur
longs. Corelli, 8 to l and even, won; In
verary II, 4 to 1 and 6 to 5, second; CHAIN
ers, 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:04.
Second Race-3-year-olds and upward.
One mile, Leoneta, 10 to l and even. won;
First Mate, eve and out, second; David,
4 to 1, third. Time, 2:15.
Third Race-3-year-old. selling, six fur
longs. Kinnikinic, 9 to 10, won; Set Fast,
6 to 5, second; Rheinstrom, II to l and
3 to 1, third. Time, 1:15A.
Fourth R~ace-Spencer handicap, 3-year-
old and upward, one and one-sixteenth
miles. Flying Dutchman, 2 to 5, won; Sir
Fifth .Race-Getaway purse, all ages.
five furlongs. Hugh Penny, s to 5 and
out, won; Set Fast, 6 to l and even, sec
ond; High links, 4 to 5, third. Time, 1:011z
about 2k miles. Lion Heart, 2 to 1 n
to 5, won; ~Sayonara, 2 to 1 and 3 to 5,
second; Royal Scarlet, even, third. Time,
6:O91h.
New York, August 21.-The attendance
at Brighton Beach was the largest of the
season and the racing good. In the cleo
trio handicap, Hamburg, was, as usual, a
prohibitive favorite, in spite of the fact
that he was carrying 1872 pounds and
giving pounds away to all the others. He
gave another evidence of his ability, for
| lie RdlIOpcu dt Tic ucdO VI liz lSIu din
won with ease in the fast time of 1:14A.
First Race-Six %furlongs, selling. Ban
mock, 5 tc l and 8 to 5, won: Rotterdam,
8 to l and 8 to o., l, se .seg cir Menelek'
Second Race-Six furlongs, selling. War
renton, even, won; Hair Pin, Z to 2 and
even, second; Isen, 10 to 1 n 8 to 1,
third. Time, 1:15A.
Third Race-Mile and a sixteenth. Ar.
buckle, 8 to 1 and 9 to 10, won; Parmesan
s to 5 and 2 to 5, second; Trayant, 20 to
and 4 to l. third: Time, 1:4sA.
Fourth Race-Electric stakes, six fur.
longs. Hamburg. 1 to 6, won; Handball
1 and 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:14A.
quarter miles. The Friar, 5 to 2 and 8 te
5, won; Sunny Slope, 8 to l and even
1864.
over the full course. Decapod, 2 to 5, won
Erie, II to 5, second. Time, 5:49.
Petersburg, Va. August 21.-Notwith
standing the threatening state of tn.
during the Afternoon, there was a large
attendance at the bicycle meet held under
the auspices of thS Cockade City Cycle
Club on the New Market track. The fea
Schade, the fast Georgetown collegia1
and southern champion. He easily proved
his superiority over all competitors, win
ming five consecutive prizes and breaking
NAN~ JAW AAAAS " >SSAN oAAS
the half mile unpaced record. In fact
the meet witnessed more records broker
and faster riding than ever before seen il
this state.
Mile Novice-J. D. Martin, Petersburg
first; P. c. Hobbs, Petersburg, second
James Hargrave, Garysville, Va, third
Time, PAS.
Half Mile Open-Fred Schade, Wash
ington, first; John helms. Petersburg
second; Jack T;Snor, Richmond, third
Time, LOS.
One Milo 0pon Eraa cohoa fr.4. rah,
helms, second; Dallas Richardson, Rich
mond, third. Time, 2:16. State amateu,
competition record.
Two Mile Lax-Fred Schade, first; Jacl
Tignor, Richmond, secoind; John helms
Petersburg, third. Schade won every lap
Time, $3.50.
One Mile Tandem-Schade and helms
first; Hope and Tignor, second: Nye ant
Ferguson, third. Time, 2:17A. Stat
tandem record. The last half mile wa:
made in SO seconds.
Three Mile Handicap-Theo. D.. Yeats
Richmond $3.50 yards). first; Dalla.
Richardson (25O yards. second; j. D. Mar
tin, Petersburg, $50 yards), third. Time
1928. Schade, the scratchman rode tn,
first mile in 2:101a, unpaced and failing t,
catch the field, dropped cut.
Half mile, unpaced against time-Fre(
Schade, first, liza; John Nelms, second
Los; Jack Tignor, third, ITO. Schade'.
time was state record.