The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
DUST FROM THE DIAMOND AND GHE
RACE COURSE.


Ietes AGeId and AwheeI-The Day
with the AristOcrats of the TURF
in the Various Race Meetings Of
the Country
New York, Sept. 9.-The card today at
Fleetwood parks grand circuit meeting
was strong one. though the blue pencil
erased the three-minute trotting class 10
two starters, Town Lady and Miss Jay.
The former sold at S25 to Sc. with few
hackers. The favor!te won in slow time.
The go pace was a hot race from bet
ting standpoint, as the field sold for $1,000
and Quadriga $500 The favorite won in
straight heats. As the track is little
slow. his time was fully equal 10 2:O7.
The hope of the field was the smart
western mare Sallie Toer, 2:OS14 but the
best she could do was second in two heats,
and al third she went 10 a standstill break
and got the flag. Betting was lively in the
2:12 trotting class and in the early pools
Alcidalia sold for $lOO, Grace Hastings $50,
Van Zandt S25. Athanfo $50, Fred b. SIS,
and the field SIP. Later Alcidalia sold for
$50 and the field sl75. When the party
got The word the Derby Princess sailed to
The front and led all the way 10 the wire,
with Alcidalia two lengths behind. In the
next heat Princess led TO the half, where
she was passed by Emma Offut, who led
up the hill. with Van Zandt and Fred b.
close up In a bruising finish the laher
won from Van Zandt with Emma Onatt
a good third The betting was now $50
for the field and take choice at SIS, and
the public bought Alcidalia, Fred b. and
Derby Princess. After scoring for half an
hour the race was postponed TO the next
day.
9.0O trot+ipp r,,rsa 81 0OO Town Lady
won first three heats and race Time 2:2lA,
PISA 2;2l. Miss Jay also started.
2:2O pacing. purse 5000 Quadraga won
first three heats and race Time 2:O912'
200 209A Silver Chimes, w. H. g.,
Mithra, Nea, Passing Belle, Sallie Toler,
Forest PER-, and Iveta also started.
PIP trotting, purse 5000 (untinished).
Fred B. won second heat. Time PIP. Der
by Princess won first heat. Time 2:l1fb.
Alcida.ia, Van Zandt, Emma Offut, Ath-
anio, Fred Kohl Grace Hastings and
Xephas also started.
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. Sin the open
ing event at the fair grounds to-day CHS
well was ordered scratched by the judges
for being doped. Pat Ahearn, the owner,
and his horses were ordered away from
the track. Four heavily played favorites
won to-day, and in one other race, Loyal
l.
faVorite. In the closing event Charlie
Slaughter, upon Mary Nance, was hurled
into an alley and perhaps fatally hurt.
His mount fell almost under the wire a
the finish and threw him. The weather
was warm, the track fair and attendance
good. Summaries follow:
First Race-Six furlongs. Aunt Mary, 9
TO 3, won with Lady Cordell 20 to 1, and 8
to ]. second and Hibernian Queen, Y to
third Time rs
Second Race-Seven furlongs. Topmast,
to ., won, with Bishop Reed, 20 to l, and
to l. second and Elkin, Is to ], third.
Time 12Oi2.
Third Race-Two-year-oids. five and a
half furIongs. Denial, 8 to s. won. with
Flora G., to and 2 to /, second, and
Guide Rock. to l, third. Time, 109&.
Fourth Race-Mile and a sixteenth. Bas-
quit to ?, won, with Glad Eyes, to 2
and 9 to 3 second, and Rassendylle, 20 to
/, third. Time. 1850.
Fifth Race-One mile. Truxilo, to g.
won, with Gold Band. to l and to ;,
second, and aBlk Line, to l, third. Time,
142A
sixth Race-Six furlongs. Loyal Eta
80 to /. won, with Hester, to and even,
second, and Aquarella, to l, third
Time, 1:152.
Cincinnati, O., Sept 9.-It is the opinion
of horsemen at Oakley that Lillian Bell is
the best 2-year-old illy in the west. To-
day she paced 10 pounds in the Pearl
stakes and beat such good ones as French
Gray, My Maryland, and Afamada in a
gallop She went six furlongs in Ills fiat
and could have done better, but the others
never troubled her, as she won all the
way. The weather was fine. the track fast,
betting fair, and attendance 1900.
First Race-FiVe and a half furlongs
Dan Rice, ) to l, won, with Wilson, to
! and to 5. second, and George B. Cox, z
TO 1, third Time los
Second Race-Six and a half furlongs
Algol l TO, ?, won, with Gid Law, s to 5,
second, and Barton, 200 to 1, third. Time
1:2Os4.
Third Race-NIile and seventy yards Ell
sic D., to l. won, with Merite Reed to
A. and to 4, second, with l.. W., 4 to /,
third. Time 1:46l4.
Fourth Race-The Pearl stakes, six fur
longs Lillian Bell, II to 10. won, with
French Gray, 13 to l, and l to 2. second,
and My Maryland, ~ to l, third. Time / Is.
Fifth Race-Sx furlongs Pouting, / to 5.
won, with Three Bars 3 to /, and even,
second and Forsythe, 6 to ), third. Time
lis.
New York, Sept. 9.-The weather was
warm at Sheepshead Bay to-day and until
after the fourth race the sea breeze was
sitting hot. In the first race Archduke
was an odds-on favorite. He wcec TO the
front at the fall of the flag and held that
place to the end, although in the last fur
long he crossed in front of Salabar, threw
him against The HugUenot and nearly put
both over the fence. Sloan and Martin
claimed a foul which was allowed, and
Archduke was displaced. Summary:
First Race-Five furlongs. Salabar. G
to !, won, with Demagogue, to / and :
to 2, second, and The Huguenot, to /,
third. Time 1:02.
Second Race-One mile and a furiong.
Maurice, 3 to 5, won, with King T., 30 10
l and 10 TO l. second, and James Monroe.
10 to !. third. Time l :55 %
Third Race-The Bellies, futurity course
Lagoleta to l, won. with Kenmore
Queen, 20 60 !, and to second, and Rose
In Hand, 40 to l, third Time Iii %
Fourth Race-SiX furlongs. Tremarro 2
to /, won, with Yemen. 10 to 1, and 10 /.
second and j. A. Gray, Il to 5, third Time
! liza 1-5.
Fifth Race-One mile Tobias, * to