The record-union., 1899-09-10
The Last Day Of the Meeting al
Sheepshead Bay.
Mesmerlst Wins the Great Eastern Handl-
cap in Easy Fashion.
Ben Holiday Captures the Autumn
Cup, The Bachelor Second and
Previous Third-A Big Crowd
Attends the Races at Haw-
thorne.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-This was the
last day of the year at Sheepshead
Bay, and a large crowd gathered. The
chief event was the Great Eastern
handicap for two-year-olds. Mesmerist
was asked to carry the top weight, l30
pounds, and nobly he did it. In the
stretch O'Connor gave Mesmerist his
head and he went to the front so easily
and maintained his lead SO we'll that
there was nothing in the race at the
end
Ben Holiday was a slight favorite
over Muckadine and Bangle for the
Autumn cup at two miles. Rounding
into the stretch he was a half dozen
lengths in front Spencer had a steady
finish pull on him and he won fighting
for his head for eight lengths, while
The Bachelor looked a good bit ahead
of Previous. The time was better by
tWo-fifths of a second than had been
made before at the track, and the same
horse held the record. Results:
Five furlongs, selling, Dangerous
Maid won, Posta second, Hassett third.
Time, 1:01A.
Seven furlongs, Toluca won, Lady
Madge second, Lady Lindsey third
Time, 1:274.
Great Eastern handicap, full course,
Mesmerist won Redpath second, Gull
den third Time, 1:02 2-3. Maribert.
Erwin, Elfin Conig, Lieutenant Glib
son, Toddy, Ten Candles, Radford, Sar-
matian, Colonel Roosevelt, David Gar
rick, Plucky and Standing also ran.
Autumn cup, two miles, Ben Holiday
won, The Bachelor second, Previous
third. Time, 3:29.
Steeplechase, full course, Wood Pig
con won, Article second Van Ship third.
Time, 5:23.
Mile and a sixteenth, Maxine Gomez
won, Dan Rice second, jefferson third.
Time, 1:49.
AT HAWTHORNE.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-Ten thousand
people saw the races at Hawthorne to-
day. There was delay of one hour
and five minutes at the post in the sec
ond race, and finally FloriZar, Red
Gidd and Juggler were left at the post.
Tulla Fonso and Jolly Roger We're the
only winning favorites. Results:
Six furlongs, Hop Scotch won, Rus
kin second, Woodranger third. Time.
1:151Lt
Seven furlongs, handicap, Tulla Fon-
so won, Montgomery second, Tar Hill
third. Time, 1:2SH.
Six furlongs, Kings Highway won,
Tenole second, Afamada third. Time,
1:15.
Short course, steeplechase, handicap,
Three Forks won, Gypceiver second,
Marble third Time, 3:1234.
Mile and seventy yards, jolly Roger
won, John Baker second, Hard Knot
third Time 1 :443
One mile King Bermuda won, Jack
anapes second, Tappan third. Time,
1 ~.
AT FORT ERIE.
BUFFALO, Sept. 9.-To-day's results
at Fort Erie:
One mile, Fresco won, Joe Webber
second, Traveller third. Time-1: :42112.
Five furlongs. Left Bower won, AL
fred C. second, Daily Report third.
Time-1:01M.
One mile, Arquebus won, Bell Punch
second, Crystalline third. Time-1:4 40A.
Mile and sixteenth. Allie Belle won.
Beau Ideal second. Red Pirate third.
Time-1:41H.
Five furlongs. Dissolute won, King
dellis second, Advance Guard third.
Time ole.
Short course, steeplechase, Philae
won, La Colona second. Fred Perkins
third Time-3:01
At ST. PAUL.
ST PAUL, Sept. "a sensational
feature of to-days racing was the sud
den death of Arpallo in the second heat
of the match race between Alerto and
Arpallo for 81 900, which came over
from yesterday. Alerto had won the
first heat by three lengths in 2:2412.
In the second Arpallo went ahead and
won by an open length. About twen-
ty-five yards past the wire the horse
fell dead Results:
Trot, 2:1S class. best three in five,
Barolite won, Robindowns second, Belle
Clifton third Best time-2:11A.
Pace 2:1S class, three in five, Dick
Turpin won, Dell s. second, Prince
Stevens third Best time-2:13A
Match race, best two in three, Nor
way won, Count Tolstoi second, Alcoria
third Best time-2:241a