The San Francisco call., 1899-09-13
OPENING DAY
AT BROOKLYN
CLUB TRACK
Junior Champion Stakes for Two
Year-OIds Is Won by Mes
merist in Good Time.

NEW YORK. Sept 12.-There was a big
attendance at the Brooklyn Jockey Club
track to-day, 1t being the opening of the
fall season and the rich Junior Champion
stakes for two-year-olds being on the
card. When the betting began there was
no question of the favorites for nearly
everybody wanted to back Mesmerist, so
the Bromley pair were backed as II 1t
was all over Modrine High Order and
the Madden pair were the only other ones
backed. The start was prompt and good
and Modrine was soon in front by COM
Portable margin, with Mesmerist at the
head of the bunch behind, none of them
being out of It, Up to the backstretch
they flew, and although Mesmerist was
going easily in second place he was not
picking up any of the distance that sep
arated him from the leader. AS they
rounded the upper turn, however, he
gradually cut down Modrine's lead and
when Strengthened out for home was In
front
In the meantime High Order and Ildrim
We're very much in evidence, having come
up from behind. and at the last furlong
a blanket would have covered them. Then
High Order began to falter, but stuck at
his work and finished gamely half
length behind the favorite and a neck in
front of Ildrim who in turn was a neck
in front of Modrine Imp was hot IA
vorite for the first special, even money
being laid against her at post time, and
she won easily. Results:
Five and a half furlongs. Miss Marion
won, Lady Lindsay second, Lambent
third. Time, 1:0S24
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Handpress
won, Bannockburn second, Kirkwood
third. Time, 1:49 4-5.
Junior champion six furlongs, Mesmer-
ist won, High Order second, Ildrim third.
Time, lis.
First special mile and a quarter. Imp
won, May Hampstead second, Maxine
third Time, 2:O9 AS.
Five furlongs, selling. Reynolds won,
Belle Of Orleans second, DREAD third.
The Hitchcock steeplechase. about two
miles and half, DR.. Catlett won, Dare
az cHcAGo EfGSe ass Sept aa The o sensation S p Of
to-days racing at Hawthorne was the
disqualification of Mocorito after he had
with Pacemaker. 1t was discovered that
Mocorito carried six pounds less than
weight. A heavy, plunge was made on
The fourth race furnished the best finish
Of the day. Nullah, AZua and Martin
Duke finished in a bunch with FIVE horses
within striking distance. Weather fair;
Five furlongs, Wallenstein won Fair
American second, Van Hoorebeke third
Time. 102A.
Seven furfongs, selling, Pacema1er won,
Ruskin second, Samivel third; Time,
1:27$4. Mocorito finished first, but was
disqualified Short of weight.
One mile, selling, Jackanapes won, LII
lian Reed second, Tfllie w third Time,
Five furlongs, Mullah won. Azua sec
ond, Martin Duke third. Time. 1:03.
One and a sixteenth miles, selling, Tap
pan won, Yuba Dam second, Kisme third.
Time l:4S.
one mile, The Lady in Blue won. Peri
wig second, Rubel third. Time, 1:411A.
BUFFALO, Sept. 12.-At Fort Erie to-
day the weather was threatening and the
track slow. Results:
Six furlongs-Princess Margaret won,
Levice second, Slasher third Time. 1:16%
Little Veronica second, Icedrop third.
Time, 1:15s4.
Six furiongs-Charley Ramsay won,
1l6Ik. ' e 90 '''i'u Inc
Five furlongs-Mr. Brown won, Mono
| CHAN second Martha Street third. Time,
! One and a quarter miles-Free Lance
! won, Jessamine Porter second, Tip Gallant
! third Time, 20724.
Seven furIongs-Jessie Jarbo won, Also
Ran second, Prospero third. Time, 1:2SA
MILWAUKEE, Sept 12.-The State Fair
races, which began to-day, were attended
! by about 5000 people. The weather was
ideal and the track in excellent shape The
| card was made up of two pacing events
| in the 2:22 and PIP classes. 1t took five
| heats, to settle the first race, which was
wards of Detroit, Mich. Tim Donavan
! gave Oviedo a hard run for first place
and had he not broke in the fourth heat
| when nearing the wire at the finish would
! have won the race. White Foot of the
Gravelrich far farm captured the second
! close second. Results:
| cIo D11rsa e500-Or,iado M
won second, fourth and fifth heats Time
2;151z, 2:1S1a, .2:15A. Tim, Donavan won
third. Walter K, Saul Rays PAGER, Bal
tattoo and Vanduzen also started.
HPss Rgn n Ss straest asfs bess me %
! 2:13% 2:14. White Foot was second, Min
nehaha third. Newton w, Paritude
Pinta,. Rotha ] and Barney Mccoy also
| started.
TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 12-splendid
weather and a large crowd to-day at the
Terre Haute track greeted the first race
| of what is to be four days of sport There
was strong northeast wind, which in
terfered with the horses on the back
stretch. but otherwise the weather condi-
| tions were perfect, and the track was like
silk Results:
Trotting, 2:40 class-Erwin B won the
race in straight heats. Time, 2:16, 2:l5
2:14k. Klondike, Maud c, Escabara. Lady
X. Gaiety, ,Corinne, Ebba and Fleetwood
! also started
Pacing, 2:0S class-Wiliam Nc won first
second and fifth fifth heats and the race. Time,
! heat. Time, 2.09. Eyelet won the fourth
| in 207. Bell Boy, Fannie billiard, Indiana
and Giles Noyes also started;
straight heats. Time, 2:1419, 2:15A, 2:14A
| ST. Selario, Rita f, Mexican Boy, Ruther-
! ford, Lady Jubilant. Miss Dean, NJ c.
Lord Linton and Hillwood also started.
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