Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
THE ST. LOUIS DEL by.
KENTUCKY BEATS MISSOURI IL
THE DIG RACE.
ORNAMENT OUTRUhS I'll P0S II.
The Latter, Indeed, Is Also beaten
by Duciv idcre-GcneraIship on the
Part of Ornaments Owner-0ther
Turf Events.

/ st. Louis Derby. a $1,000 sweepstakes for
| S-year-olds, and several thousand ST.
Louisians walked home. The much-played
| Tippon III. was beaten, not only by Orna-
ment, Of Kentucky, but also by Buck
videre. a u to ! shot, who came near get
/ ting into first place.
Aside from the reasserting Of Orna-
ment's superiority, the race was dis
/ appointment. Ornaments price-1O TO
20 and out-prevented any heavy play on
him by the visitors, while TlppOn. at
IL to TO- was hardly attractive. y very
large sum OF money was made on the
race, but it was done by Ornament. 1t
was made by q select coterie which had.
apparently, very excellent reasons for
knowing that Buckvldere would run Sc
cond, and the component parts Of the
coterle found TO l for place about as
good a thing as they wanted.
The day opened with a clear sky, a
cool wind and a track like an unbaked
brick. Three races passed through that
stew of clay before the Derby was called,
and the churning did not improve it
any.
The only good going on the track was
around the outside edge. but apparently
the only man who recognized the fact
and used his knowledge was c. T. Pat
terson, the owner of Ornament. Mr.. Pat
terson took a cane, and unostentatiously
sat down near the mile-post. while the
three starters paraded before the grand
stand
Buckvidere, ridden by Slaughter. came
first. Tippon, ridden by Garner. next. and
| Ornament with Clayton in the saddle.
last. The crowded grandstand gave
them the usual encouraging howl. and
they went to the post Starter Kit Chinn
sent them away TO a flying start. with
Buckvidere nose in front. Force Of
habit sent every jockey over to the rail
at the turn, right in the heaviest going
in the track. owner Patterson. at the
mile-post. smiled sweetly. and sat still.
As they came around Tippon was in the
lead. with Ornament at his ear. Buck
videre was close up, and each singing
mud like a politician
PATTERsON's SIGNAL.
As the three neared the mie-post Pat
signalled with his cane. IN an instant
Clayton shot Ornament across to the dry
ground. and before the other jockeys
could gasp the race was practically won.
Clayton's manoeuYre freshened up the
son of order. so that he made five
lengths and he kept II TO the close
The mile-post, too, was a place Tippon
apparently had an engagement with. for
he wanted to stop and for all practical
| purposes did stop. there. He was beaten
so hard and so badly that the torn-up
Tippon tickets looked like a snow.
Twenty thousand people witnessed
the race.
Ornament will be shipped to Cincin-
natl tomorrow, 10 run in the Oakley
Derby.
First race-one mile-C. S. Bush d5 to
y won. Garnet Ripple go to l and 10 TO
/ d second. Bob White e TO 81 third.
| Time. 1852.
| Second race-mile and twenty yards
| Maddaloo go to y won Lady Britannia
| Oh to and to 81 second, Moralist q
to y third. Time, 1856 12
Third race-mile and sixteenth-Damo-
| cles 6 to y won. L. s. Macy q 10 8 and
to y second, David G to lW third. Time,
/ 1862.
Fourth race-St. Louis Derby. $4,000,
mile and a half-Ornament az. Clay
ton. 10 to 20 and OUT won, Buckvidere
| Q25. c. Slaughter. u to ! and to 81
second. Tippon H. O25. Garner. II TO 10
and ouO. third. Time, 2:5l. Three
starters.
Fifth race-me and seventy yards
Dick Behan g TO y won. \ b G az 10 8
and to lW second. Jack Bradley QS to
y third. Time. 1856.
Sixth race-one mile-Gold Top d1 to y
won. Royal Choice d3 to and even) Sc
cond. Mamie LIS Sister Is TO p third.
| Time. 1A9 1-2.
LATONIA EVENTS.
CINCINNATI. o.. June 26-Six thou
| sand people or more journeyed to Latonia
to-day to see the match race between
| Tillo and Boanerges and the Cincinnati
Hotel Handicap run. The match race
| ala not come off but the finish Of the
handicap repaid the spectators for what
they missed in not seeing Tillo and
Boanerges race.
First race-selling one mile-El Toro
| p 10 u won J. p. p. q to and 10 81
second. Wellington q to y third. Time,
| 1:H1-i.
second race-hve ADMINISTRATION
| (even) won. Rastus az to 1 and 10 y
second Chicopee d5 TO y third. Time.
/ O3
Third race-one mile-Whiteoak &c to u
won. Olean q 10 1 and % to u second,
| Hatsoff &c TO u third. Time. 1:i3 10.
Fourth race-CinclnnaH Hotel Handl-
cap. one mile and a sixteenth-Loki g
IN q won. Ben Holiday on 10 and l
ia p second Byron McCelland g to .
third. Time. 1HS.
Fifth race-fve furlongs-Elora Louise
Is 10 - won Eleanor Holmes Is to 81 Sc
cond Florida Rose go TO y third. Time,
:03 II.
sixth race-one mile-Oscuro G5 to y
won. Orimar g 10 and TO p second.
Tanouo H. q 10 y. third. Time ZAP ID.
sHEEPsHEAD RESULTS.
NEW YORK. June 2s-Results at
Sheepshead Bay:
First race-seven furlongs-Leedsville q
TO u won. Wolhurst g to l and EVEN Sc
cond and Storm King (6 to u third. Time.
LIS 4-5.
second race-mile and furlong-Sr
Walter q TO y won Cromwell Q5 TO I
and 10 u second and Rensselaer, q to
d third Time, 155.
Third race-the Zephyr Stakes, Futurity
course-BIue-Away G. TO u won. Mont
d'Or GO to / and 10 y second, Narus q
20 p third. Time. Ill.
Fourth race-Stirrup-Cup. Handicap one
mile and sixteenth, gentlemen riders
Ferrier q 10 p won. st. Nicholas III. q
TO / and OUT second. and Rodman b. GO
TO u third. Time, 1853 l-5.
Fifth race-fve and half furlongs-
Wild Warrior 6 10 won. Glorian Is to
| and TO u second. and Commerce Us
to u third Time. 10.
sixth race-six MISUNDERSTANDING ~ to
N won Zanone q to and 10 - second
and Gotham a TO u third. Time lis 2-5
seventh race 80 Steeple chase, short
course-Marscha Is to 81 won. Attitude
"a 10 / and 3 to 81 second, and Tuxedo g
TO u third Time, 4:29.
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