The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-24
Grodno and CrestfalIen Run a Dead
Heat for the Liverpool Cup.
Was One Of the Most Interesting Racing
Events Ever Occurring In England.
Sardine Wins the Waterhouse
Stakes for Two-Year-O1ds, at
Four and Half Furlongs, on
the Oakland Track-Winners at
New Orleans.

the Oakland Track-Winners at
New Orleans.
| LONDON, March 23.-At the first
days racing of the Liverpool spring
meeting to-day. Lord William Beres-
ford's 4-year-old chestnut colt Grodno,
ridden by Tod Sloan, and Lord Derby's
5-year- old chestnut gelding Crestfallen
ran a dead heat for the Liverpool
Spring Cup, and divided the stakes
Mr. Fairies 4-year-old bay colt. Chubb
was third. Nine horses ran.
| The race was one of the mostsinter-
esting events at Aintree for a long time
past. Tod Sloan, on Grodno, and, Sam
| Loates, on Crestfallen, both rode
| splendidly. Loates brought Crestfallen
| up in the last stride. Grodno did not
get away well, but led to the first turn,
| when the colt was headed by Chubb
At the mile post Grodno resumed. the
lead, but at the stretch Chubb was
again in front. Grodno however, again
rushed to the front, and then Crestfal-
len Sprang forward, and a most excit-
ing finish was the result, Chubb, being
only short head behind the dead
heaters
This race is for a cup value S00lsov-
ereigns, fifty sovereigns in plate, or the
whole in specie, at the option of the
winner. handicap for 3-year-olds and
| upwards. The betting was 8 to
| against Grodno.
The Union Jack Stakes were won. by
w. e. Oakley's chestnut colt Dodding-
ton. Lord Dunraven's bay colt Nor
gantee, with Sloan in the saddle, was
nj
course, a distance of one mile, The
betting was 3 to l against Morgantee.
WINNERS AT OAKLAND
SAN FRANCISCO, March -,3.-At
the California Jockey Clubs track in
Oakland to-day Jockey Ellis was set
down for his race on Topmast The
judges believed Ellis did not try to get
away. The suspension is indefinite
Topmast had odds of 8 to 1, and with
good rider ought to have won the fifth
race Weather rainy; track sloppy
Results:
Futurity course. selling. Charmante
(Jones). Is to 20, won; Odd Eyes
(Thorpe), IL to 10, second; Florence
Fink (McNichols) z to /, third. Time
lib May L. also ran.
Seven furlongs, Con Dalton (Jones), 2
~ - 'foAis f,tAoliiD llOl PEI, Il W 4, Sec
ond; Crossmolina (Weber), 10 to l,
third. Time-1:3O Durward. Roadrun-
ner, Heritage, Dunpraise, Dick Behan
and Mainbar also ran.
Four and half furlongs. 2-yea~-olds.
the Waterhouse Stakes, 81, $50. Sardine
PiggotD, l to 2. won; Mountebank
PowelD, 80 to l, second; Lomond
(Thorpe), 5 to 1, third Tfme-O:561a.
Winyah and ST. Anthony also ran.
Six furlongs, handicap, Rubicon
(Hennessey), to 2, won; Rio Chico
(Stimpson). 80 to 1, second; Abuse
PiggotD 8 to TO- third. Time-1:14lb.
DR.. Sheppard, Highland Ball, Moringa,
Rosormonde and Bombed also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, Eddie Jones
CThorpe), II to 90 won; MorineI
Gray, II to 1, second; p A. F'innegan
(Ruiz), so to l third. Time-1:5O Top
mast, Rey del TERRA and, Prince Blazes
also ran.
Seven furlongs, Ell Salado Piggott), .
to 1, won; Campus Gones), 10 to. l, Sec
ond; Ulm Hennessey), to 1, third.
Time--1:30. Casdale, Jingle Jingle,
Roselnaid, Colonial Dame and Yaruba
also ran.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS March 23.-The
weather clear; track fast Results:
One mile, selling, Donation won, Nor
decai second Sea Robber third. Time
1912
Four and half furlongs, J. Luccile
won, Myrtle Gebauer second, True Fit
third Time-0:57h.
Mile and a sixteenth. selling. Prince
Zeno won, Bishop Reed second, Rush.
fields third Time-1 :491l
Seven furlongs, handicap, Sir Florian
won, Eva Rice second, Village Pride
third. Time-1:2 71a
Seven furlongs, selling, Midglen won.
Nabob second, Woodranger third.
Time-1: 2s1a.
One mile, selling, Saratoga won.
Lucky Monday second, Russella third.
Time-1: 40.
THE FAMOUS HANOVER DEAD.
LEXINGTON Ry.), March 23.-The
famous American thoroughbred stallion
Hanover, fourteen years old, by Hindoo.
dam by Bourbon Bell, was put to death
to-day by the chloroform process. Gan
creme in the left fore foot, the result of
killing the nerves in it. rendered the de-
struction of the horse necessary. Mil
ton Young declined offers of $4,000
and $4,000 for him. Hanover was the
sire of Hamburg, Halna, Ben Holiday
and The Comrnoner. He led winning
sires for the last three years
THE HARTFORD FUTURITY.
HARTFORD Comm, March 23.-The
Charter Oak Park management has an
nounced three-year-old $4,000 trot-
ting futurity for foals of 1899 to be
trotted in 1902. The event is named the
Hartford Futurity, and is the most lib
eral one opened, the first payment be-
ing but So, and the total entrance en-
fitting each nomination to start but $50.
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