The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-08
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
DUST FROM THE DIAMOND AND THE
RACE COURSE.

Record of the Doings of the Attn
Ietes AfeJd and AwheeI-The Day
With the Aristocrats of the Turf
in the Various Race Meetings of
the Country.
Cincinnati, o.. Sept. THE sport at
Oakley to-day was replete with exciting
finishes. In every event two or three
horses fought it out, and in the third race
the first three crossed the wire noses
apart. Weather clear; track fast.
First Race-Five furongs. Eight Bells,
to O. won. with Azucena, to l and 3 to
p second and Fair Day, 10 to 1, third. Time
102
Second Race-six and one-half furlongs.
Rockwall, 8 to /, won, with Master Piece
2 to l and to ., second and Happy Hours,
to /, third. Time 1:22.
Third Race-Five and one-haif furlongs
Marcote, z TO ;, won, and Seaport. 10 2
and 1 TO 3 second and Don Quixote, even,
third Time O9
Fourth Race-Six and one-half furlongs.
Madriiene, to ), won, with Harry Gaines,
10 l and , to /, second and Panchita II,
3 60 /, third. Time 1:2l42.
Fifth Race-One mile and seventy yards.
Oscuro, to 10, won, with Kitty B., 10 to
and 1 to ?, second and Miss Ross, to !,
third. Time 1:461s.
ST Louis, Mo-, Sept. There were sew
! eral setbacks at the fair grounds to-day.
In the opening event. Bert Hitchcock ran
| away and was scratched, and Marjorie,
| in the last race, pulled up lame, and was
| also taken out. Cold Top was left al the
post in the fifth. He was barred in the
| betting, and refused to break to good
11fa nd
only winning favOrtes. Weather warm;
| track fast and attendance good
First Race-Five furlongs. Judge Nap
| ton. TO 1, won, with Albert c., 80 TO 1
and 10 to l, second, and Heidorn, to l,
| third. Time 1904.
Second Race-Mile and an eighth. Luta
Fry, to 10. won. with Con Regain, 8 to
| and to 3, second. and Lassie Jean, 100 to
| 1, third Time 1:55A.
Third Race-Six furlongs Tewanda,
| TO J. won, with Barbee, 5 to l and even,
second, and Bouquet, 20 to l. third. Time
| 1:15A.
| Fourth Race-Purse. six furlongs. Trag-
edy, 6 to 1, won, with O'Connell, l TO 2
and out second, and Nick Carter, to l,
third. Time liza.
Fifth Race-One mile. Astrada, to 1,
| won, with Bridgeton, 6 to and 10 to 1,
1 second, and Mamie LIS Sister, to l,
| third. Time 1:43l5.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs. Reel, to 1,
won, with sidubia, to and out, second,
and Aquarella, , to l, third. Time 1:15l2.
New York, Sept. AT the Fleetwood
park races to-day the attendance was
fair. In the 2:4 trotting class the Village
| farm mare Emely, was the favorte at
| even money against the field. In the three
minute pace the chestnut gelding Qua
drga sold at $40 and the field at $50. In
| the 3-year-od trotting class the sensa-
! tional chestnut colt Crescens, 2:11A, was
| the choice at 800 to $50. The pacing race
was soon decided, as the favorite played
with his field through three heats, taking
| the lead at the word and keeping it to
ease. with lots to spare.
The race of the day was 2:24 class, and
the favorite had a close squeeze for the
| money. George Ma led off in the first heat
and, though the faVorite strong paced
| to the half she could not catch the leader;
George Ma won handily by a length. In
the second heat George Ma led to the hall,
| Emely breaking badly, but quickly set
Ting. Though a distance out, she caught
the hill like a streak and in a lightning
drive down the home stretch, got the wire
| by a length first, with Quarters Staff Sec
ond. The third heat went to George Ma,
| as Emely again broke. The fourth heat
was sensational, as George Ma led from
the start to the stretch, where Emely and
| Quarter Staff came up on almost even
| twins. George Ma appeared to have a
head the better of it, but the judges sawed
| Emely first, and the heat went to her. She
won the next heat with ease. The three
year-old race was so unsettled, as Cres-
| Gems led from start to finish thus the 9TH
ers had a merry chase. Crescens was
| bred trained and driven by his own own
err George Ketchum, wealthy banker of
| Toledo O. He has the three fastest heats
ever made by three-year-old in race
to his credit, and could have gone faster
to-day had his driver been able to push
him out. Summary:
300 class, purse $1,000. Quadriga won
| first three heats and race. Time 2:11&
2O9&4 2:11la Miss Margaret, Elf. India
Silk Lady Alice, Evadene and Forester
also started.
Three year-old class, purse $1,000. Cres-
Gems won first three heats and race. Time
2:14; 2:1594; 2:1S1a. American Belle, Tohrn,
Fanny Foley Tim Breland and Honor
Bright also started.
2:4O trotting, purse 5000 Emely won
second. fourth and fifth heats and race.
Time 2:1SA; 2171a; 2;19A. George Ma
won first second and third heats Time
21524: 2:lS16. Quarter Staff, Rival Octa-
via, Red Aaron, Hastings, Jim Albert and
Charlotte w. also started.