Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-09
THE NEWPORT RACES.

The Directors Refuse to Accept
Starter Browns Resignation.
Carroll Reid lost his good selling platter
Balk Line at Newport KY, Saturday.
Balk Line ran Henry Launt to a nose on
the post in the third race. and was after
ward claimed by ]. H. Smith. whose horse
Elkin finished third. Balk Line was bid in
for $500.
AS result of quarrel between Starter
Brown and Romeo Respees. Newport came
near losing the services of the formes.
Respees claimed his horses were not being
located fairly at the post. Brown rendered
his resignation, but the directors refused to
accept it. The judges ordered Respees to
apologize for his language toward Starter
Brown. The racing Saturday was very ex-
citing Weather fine, track fast and bet
ting brisk.
First race, selling; six and a half CUR
longs-Est Ne Regina, 101 Q8ritton). to /.
wen; Idle Hour. 90 tMilbourn), 8 to / and 3
10 l, second; CZarowitZ, 1O6 (Dale) 4 to 1,
third Time, 1.2l1s. Kallitan, Little Land,
Anna Garth, Imp. Rout. Con Reagan The
Navy, DIR. Coleman and Santa Marie also
ran.
Second race, four and half furlongs-
Highland Princess, 100 (Aker), 8 to . won;
VirSie Cook. l02 UIendrum), 4 to l and 3 to
2 second; The Red Filly, 105 (Milburn), to
Silk Ingenious, Revoke. Solution, one
ante Dayton, Pirate Queen and Emma G.
also ran.
Third race, selling; one mile-Henry
I'aunt ls -. Perkins,, 10 to 1. won; Balk
Line, no q. HID, l to =, second; E,lkia
lol tSouthard). ~ to l, third. Time, 1.4lk.
Satyr Calculator. San Juan, Lyles, Lillian
Mcdonald and Revenge also ran.
Fourth race, six and a half furlongs-
Three Bars. 1913 NIilburn). to /, won;
Mertie Reed, 9S EveretD, to l and :, 10
=. second; Rockwell. 100 Oh Williams). 10
to l, third. Time. LII 34. Evaline, Old
Center Timorah, Pouting Lzzetta Annie
NJ. and Augustine also ran.
f1fth race, seven furlongs; selling-Niss
Ross, lob Oh. Williams), to l, won; Wal
dine. lob LendrumD, to 1 and 3 to /, sec
Time, 1.21 81. Sautern Kitty B.. A. r. C..
Voselsong, Nolax, Stanza, Mermaid, Brown
Jewel Whileaway and Valmont also ran.
How They Rim Mt ST, Louis.
An attractive card of six races drew
about 7,oD people TO the fair grounds at
st. Louis, Mo-, Saturday, AMI eieven books
had all they could do to handle their money
Four heavily played favorites won the last
events on the card, outsider and a sec
ond choice taking the others. Track fast
Summaries:
First race selling, mile and three-eighths
Courtesy, JOG &C. Slaughter, l. to / and
) to l. won; Ransom. 106 Foucon), s to }
and l to ,, second; Foreigner a6 (HalD. ~,
to l, third. Time, 2:23 81 Candy. Nylic
and DAISY Bolander also ran.
Second race, selling. mile and twenty
yaris-Can Gulop, 81 tHalD, IS to > and 4
to .. won; Belvadell. 10l &C. Slaughter) q
to D and out. second; Judge Steadman. ~
(Stevens), . to ., third. Time A. Moral
list also ran.
Third race. two-year-olds. five and one
half furlongs-Bele of Memphis, 10, to
~ and l to ), won; Libation. los CGarner)
4 to and 3 to =, second; Marietta, los &C.
Combs, to ), third. Time t,S 81 KAN
sis. Highborn Lady. Balance ALL Glenora
Lee, Tillie May. Property, Sir JOS Lister
and Montesano also ran. CLANCY Fisher
left at post
Fourth race, selling, mile and a sixteenth
LINDA, 10i &C. Slaughter). IL to 10 and =
to !! won; Madeline. 10i &C. Combs), II to )
and l to .. second; The Ghost, JOS O1aID
20 to !, third. Time, 1:I9. Donation also
started.
Fifth race-Six furlonss-Harry Duke 100
&C. Combs). } to ) and out, won; DIR. Walm-
sley. JOG (Garner). even and cut. second:
Marsella, 50 (Preston), 30 10 /. third Time
1:143-4. Billy Jordan also ran.
Sixth race, selling, six furlongs-Nicholas
Ioi &C. Slaughter. to > and to 10 won;
Nick Garter. 100 peter Nam, to / and &
to >. second: Tranty. 1OT (Seamans) - 20
!, third. Time, LIS. Bertha Ut:ger Katie
Rutherford School Girl, Bob White and
TruXllo also started