The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21
RUSH TAKES KENTUCKY OAKS
SHOWS HER HEELS TO MAY
HAMPSTEAD.
At st. Louis DR.. Sheppard Captures
the Mississippi Valley Selling
Stakes From Crockett
in Drive.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 20.-This was gala
day at Morris Park, from $1,000 to $4,000
people being at the track to watch the
races The great event of the day was
the national stallion stakes of $40 900 in
which all of the best youngsters in train
ing were engaged, with the exception Ct
DoubIet the winner of the Juvenile
stakes. In the betting the John DAILY
pair His Royal Highness and Calea,
were always favorites. The start was
prompt and good, and as they went down
into the dip the leaders were His Royal
Hlghness, Virginia Earle and Modrine. AT
length ''Skeets' Martin took His Royal
Highness clear across the track to the in
side to meet Pupil, whom Odom was drv-
ing hard, and in the last sixteenth the
pair were locked. Then inch by inch
Pupil drew up on the favorite and won the
$l4,762 so for Green B. Morris and the $1,000
for nominating and the 1871 % for breed
ing the winner for j. B. Haggin. All the
others were beaten off. Second money,
S1765 and S43S IS, for His Highness, sire of
the second horse, went to Gideon & Daily,
and third money, solo, went to Eugene
Leigh.
In the grand national steeplechase nine
went to the post, with White Carriers the
faVorite. The race was hot from the
start, Duere showing the way, with Ten
tore and Westown close up in the first
round The lot negotiated the water jump
| in good order but Tentore and Colonel
Bartlett We're done to a turn. Going to
| the t1rst Liverpool in the back stretch,
NeStoWn, Carriers and Duero were neck
and neck. Just behind them were Tentore
and Populist, both staggering. The jump
was too much for them and Tentore fell,
throwing his rider. Then Popust tumbled
and rolled over Horton who was on Ten
tore, his own jockey, Monkey, breaking
his collarbone Horton was taken to the
Fordham Hospital very badly hurt.
Rounding the upper turn Westown quit
ana Carriers went on alone Then Mr..
hayes took Trillion up and by a fine piece
of riding won by half dozen lengths.
Selling, seven furlongs-Gazee won. Kirk
wood second. Althea third Time 1:271a.
Five furlongs-Trumpet won, Premature
ond with, Withers third Time I'll ose;. SO.
pill. l22 (odom), 4 to l and TO 5 won by a
head: His Royal Highness III CIV. MARTINI,
to and even. second by three lengths; vul
Time. :5S4. Virginia Earle Knight of Rhodes
Modrine, St Finnan Oneck Queen. Missionary
eracordia, De Lacy, Kentucky and Mayor Gil
roy also ran and finished as named.
Ladies stake, Observation-Disclosures won
Lady Madge second, Lady Lindsey third. Time
Grand national steeplechase. about two and
half miles-Trillion. 1872 (Mr. Hayes. tc l
and to l. won by six lengths; White Carriers
14O (Neach), and to .. second by thirty
lengths; Westown. 16S tCochrane), to l and
to l. third. Time 4:271a. Populist. Camret
ITanian. Dqero, Colonel Bartlett and Tentore
also ran. Populst and Tentore fell.
Mile-Box won Half Time second, jefferson
third. Time, IAN.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 2O-The Ken
lucky Oaks was won by Tommy Dowell's
Wadsworth- Refine dor three-year-old
filly Rush to-day over muddy track
May Hampstead, winner of the Tennessee
Derby and the Tennessee Oaks, met her
first defeat in this. race, partly because
Rush, at the weights and over a track
ntlx b.nr~ ali, i
because Turner, who rode May Hampstead,
was overconfident. Rush shot to the front
at hagfali and opened a gap of three
lengths. Turner, on Hampstead. figured
that Rush would come back to him and
let her get six lengths in the lead, when
the head of the homestretch was reached
could never get any closer to her, though
Turner rode her vigorously until he saw
that his mount was beaten. when he eased
her up. This was the last day of the Lou
isville meeting. Results:
Four furlongs, seling-Tommy OBren won,
May Dine second. Phallas third. Time, :51.
Seven furlongs--Approval won, Applejack
second, Alleviate third. Time. 1871.
Six furlongs selling-Synia won, Becky Ban
SECOND, Incidental third. Time, 1:19.
Kentucky Oaks, $4,000. and sixteenth
niles-Rush won, May Hampstead second, The
Lady in Blue third. Time. 1:521a.
den second, Traveller third Time 1475h.
Six furlongs. selling-Beekman won, Hanlon
second. Sir Blaze third Time. lis
ST. LOUIS, May Glowing to the
heavy fall of rain all night and this morn
ing the fair grounds track was a sea of
mud to-day. The feature of the day was
the Mississippi Valley selling stake, with
value of $500. Macy. which was bought
by Charles Vestal in the morning, was
favorte at all times with Crockett which
was backed from to | to to 5. The win
ner turned up in DR.. Sheppard which had
opened at to 2. and was backed down
half point at the close. Tulla Fonso was
to throughout the betting, Tulla Fon-
so jumped to the lead at the start, and,
trying to make runaway race of IL,
chucked 1t up at the stable turn. Crock
EFT and Or. Sheppard drew away from the
others, Sheppard winning in a drive by a
neck from Crockett. Weather cloudy and
cold. Results:
Selling one mile-Helen Paxton won Prince
Michael second, Stuttgart third. Time, 1:4s
Selling, mile and seventy yards-Meadow-
thorpe won, Ransom second. Marplot third
Selling. mile and seventy yards-Forget Not
won, Moroni second, Basquil third Time la.
one mile-Dr. Sheppard won. Crockett second
Tulla Fonso third; Time 1:46h
Seven furlongs-Fervor won. Raffaello second
Found third. Time 1;31%.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 2o-The bet
Rastus, Dutch Comedian and Fair De-
ceiver Rastus was backed down from
to l to to /, while Dutch Comedian and
Fair Deceiver went to the post hot ia
vorites. Weather fine; track fast. Re-
suits:
Six and a half furlongs, selling-Quaver won
Liewanna second Edna third. Time, 1:02h
Five furlongs-Miss Stanley won. Lady Cur
second, Princess Maleen third. Time
1o2ta.
Seven furlongs. handicap-FIop won. Kriss
Kringle second. Semicolon third. Time. 1:2S1a
One mile, seling-Rastus won. True Light
second, Nictorine third. Time, 1876
Six furlongs-Dutch Comedian won, Bertha
Nell second, Lucy NJ third Time. 1:4.'
Six and a half furlongs, selling-Fair De-
ceiver won, Marietta second, Rotha third
Time, 12lla.
CHICAGO. May 2o.-weather cool; track
good. Lakeside results:
Four and half furlongsm-Partland won, Fef
One n1ile--Myth won, Blue Lick second Fred
Barr third. Time, 1:42&
Four furlongs-John Grigsby won. Nina L
second, In Debt third. Time. :47%.
Five and half furlongs-Tenby won Hobart
second, Abuse third. Time, LOS.
SIX furlongs-Old Saugus won, Ella PenZance
second, Alma Glynn third. Time, 1:15%
One mie-King Bermuda won. Little Singer
second, Fan Tan third. Time, 1:43.
CINCINNATI Ohio. May 20.-The
Derby to be run at Latonia next Tuesday
will have the following starters: Corsine,
Prince McClurg His Lordship, Ways and
Means and Leo Planter. The stake is
worth $500 to the winner. His Lordship
and Ways and Means were given their
final work to-day. Each went the Derby