The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
Fast Field Outfooted
Easily by Highland
Chieftain.
Octagon, the 7 to 10 FaVorite,
Beaten by On Deck for
the Place.
Honest Old David Captures the
Mississippi Valley Selling
Stake.

fore an immense crowd of enthusiastic
racegoers the bright copper and gold col
ors of the millionaire Montana turfman,
Marcus Daily, were carried to victory to-
day in the classic Belmont stake worth
5000 cash and $1,000 plate by Scottish
Chieftain, with Scherrer in the saddle.
Always prominent, he showed first before
the stretch was reached and won easily
from the outsider On Deck, with Sloan up.
Octagon. which coupled with Don de Oro
held sway in the betting, finished third,
Favorites took but two of the races on
the card.
Six furlongs, maiden, Impereator ITO (sims),
to 2. coupled with Beaufort won; Falerian
107 (Hewitt), to /, second; Eakins ITO
(Sloan) 70 5, third. Time, 1:11sl Humor-
ist, Amy Wade, High Tide, Mount Washington
| and Beaufort also ran.
112 (Penn), even, won; swango los (Thorpe).
third. Time, :59L. Ocean Blue also ram
The Belmont stakes, mile and three-eighths,
Scottish Chieftain lis tscherrer) 6 to 5.
(sIoan), Is to /, second; octagon 122 (sims), Z
10 10. coupled with Don de Orc, third. Time,
2:22al Don de Orc, Ogden ..and Horoscope
also ran.
Amateur cup. Withers mile-Diversion 134
(Foxhall Keene), 4 to 1, won; Xmas 1877
tHaight1, to 5. second; Hawarden 157 Gus
tis), even, third. Time, 1861. Baroness also
ran.
Van Cortland lightweight handicap, seven
furl ongs-Tinge 124 (DoggetD, 4 to 1, won !;
Premier 132 (Tarap, to 1. second; setfast
Brandywine, Tremargo, Trillette, Hurl and
Gotham also ran.
One mile and quarter, handicap-wol-
hurst liz (Sloan(, even, won; Sue Kitty 1O5
lo'Leary), to 5, second Counsellor Howe
100 Uamley), 8 to 1, third. Time, 2:11L
Timor and st. Agnes also ran.
LAToNIA, KY. May 29.-The track was
fast again to-day and three favorites
| scored. Pink Coat annexed the Harold
stake from a fine field.
Seven furlongs, selling-Munden 1O5 (Ran-
dal), to z, won; Belle of Fordham 100 IT.
Burns), to 1, second; Maggie 100 q. Jack
SOM, to l, third. Time, 1:29. Goldie Locks,
Billy Arnold, Harry Lee Grey Eclipse, Lizzie
Mack. King Elkwood, Elsket, Rosendylle and
Duke OF Montrose II also ran.
Nlne-s1xteenths of a mile, purse-Cuba Free
No I (r. Burns), to l. won; Demster 103 (H.
HilD, to 2, third. Time, :56. Caddte C,
onwentsea, Strathlou, Madam Gerst, Meta
physics and Oneante also ran.
One and sixteenth miles selling-Letcher
102 (Fowler), to 1. won; imp. Eddie Burke
| 10S Oh. Williams), II to 1, second; James
Munroe SO (EveretD, 2 to 1, third. Time,
1:47H. Mermaid, Subscriber. Blanton, Do
mingo and Serrano also ran.
Harold stake, five furlongs-Pink Coat ITO
| &c. Reiff), 2 to 2, won; MscIver ITO (J. Gard
nerl to l, second; Swing 105 (Hirsch), 10 to
Hampden, Goodrich, John Bright. Arcturus,
Dominis and Gallivant also ran.
Six furlongs, purse-Pete 100 tR. Williams).
to 1, won; Imp 100 (F. Burns), IL to l. Sec
ond; Sharon Ito (Clerico), II 10 /, third.
Time, 1:13I Remp, Uncle Simon, Sanga-
mon, Judith q, Honor W C and Flotow also
ran.
Seven furlongs. selling-Fred Barr Ill
| (Clayton), 10 to 1, won; Mazarine IOS &C.
Reiff), to 10, second; pouting 80 (Dupee), 6
Regal, Miss Rowett, WaIdine and Rheinstrom
also an.
ST. LOUIS, Mo- May GA big crowd
here to-day saw Patsy Freeman land the
Mississippi selling stake with honest old
David, the favorite, Macy, finishing
second. The track was muddy but five
choices managed to win.
Seven furlongs, selliug-Ursula los (slaugh.
teri 8 5, 10 won Gold Top 100 (Matthews),
third. Time, :32s4. Gladys ii, Tom Murphy,
Little Billie, MetaIre. Ferris Hartman, Jack
Bradley and McIllduff also ran.
One mile-Floridas 107 (Garner). 1 to 8,
won; Colonel Gay 112 (Van Dusen), z to 2,
second; Aim, 109 (Foucon), 80 to l. third.
Time; 1:47; Can Gallop, Play Boy, c. S. Bush,
Moralist, Miss AL Farrow also ran.
Five. furlongs. wo-year-olds-Sorrow ITO
(Slaughter), to 4. won; Miriam G. 103 MAT
thews}, 80 to l, second; Libation 103 {Gar.
Tessie L., Lough Musk, Equitone, King Oscar,
also ran.
The Mississippi Valley selling stake, one
mil.-David 1O7 (Freeman), z to 2, won; Macy
101 IT. Murphy, to l, second; Damocles 81
Rebo), Is to 1, fhiro. Time, 1:44H Remem-
Me, Harry McCouch, Robair, Linda, MINI
rod. Gustave Cook also ran.
Fifteen sixteen of a mile, selling-Mar-
quise 105 (Slaughter), even. won; Helen Gard
ner 1O1 (CampbelD, 10 to l, second; Ace 1O5
Ct. Murphy 4 to 1, third. Time, 1854. The
Ghost Pavan, Cass and Jane also ran.
Seven furlongs, selling-Sea Robber 104 Ct.
Murphy, TO 2, won Scorcher 95 (Slaughter)
to l. second; Russella 103 (Van Dusen) II to
1, third. Time, 1884. Dawn and Monttella
Also ran.