The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
GREAT AMERICAN
WON BY VULCAN
Two-Year-Old Makes a
Sensational Run.
GETS THE WORST OF START
CLOSES A GAP OF A SIXTEENTH
OF A MILE.
GETS THE WORST OF START
At St. Louis Thorpe Is Fined by the
Judges for Rough Riding and
by Starter for Break
ing Barrier.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June 1O.-A feature of to-
days racing at Gravesend was the Broad
way stakes, in which the three-year-old
Ethelbert was a slight favorite. A fur-
longsfrom the finish EtheIbert came with
a rush and won easily by length ana a
half from Half Time. who was three-
parts of a length in front of f1l1grane
In the Great American stakes OF $lZ,oO0
Modripe was the faVorite, with his Royal
Highness and Vulcain equal second cholces'
Modrine and McMeekin were first away
and soon had a length. the best or the
field while Vulcain was bringing up the
rear at least sixteenth of a mile behlnd
1t looked a hopeless thing for Vulcan as
they turned into the stretch, but ne came
through the field and won by head from
Missionary, who showed almost as great
a burst of speed the last furlong as dld
the winner. Results:
Six furlongs-Jeannot won, Blarneystone sec
ond, Imperiator third. Time Ida.
one and a quarter miles-Warrenton Won
CandIeback second, Lakeland thru Ilme'
Great American stakes, five furlongs-Vul-
cain won. Missionary second, McMeekln thlrd'
broadway stakes one and sixteenth miles
Ethelbert won. Half Time second F1ligrane
third. Time. 1:41%4. n,.. c,
second. Mollie Newman third. Time, 1:O2A.
One and a sixteenth miles, selling-Estaca
AA-ANi
1:4914.
. ST. LOUIS, June 10.-John w. Schorr &
Sons Meadowthorpe cleverly won the
Merrimac stakes, selling sweepstakes,
worth $500. at one mile, the principal
event on the card at the Fair grounds to-
day. The track was heavy and holding
and the time was slow. Only five horses
started. Found kept the lead until into
the stretch when she was headed by
Dr. Sheppard. Meadowthorpe then came
up and cleverly finished length in front
of Dr. Sheppard. La Josephine was ten
lengths back, four lengths ahead of
Found.
The judges fined Thorpe $50 for his
rough ride on DR.. Sheppard in this race.
Thorpe was also fined $75 by the starter
for jumping through the gate in the hrst
and second races. Results
One mile. selling Wilson won. Truxillo sec
ond, Official third. Time, 1:4S12.
Five furlongs-Aberdale won, Chickamauga
second, Ned Dennis third. Time, I:O7.
One and half miles, selling ng-Montedonlco
Six furlongs-Richard ] won; Dave Waldo
second Applejack third. Time, 1:19A.
Merrimac stakes, selling sweepstakes, one
mle-Mea adowthorpe won, Dr. Sheppard sec
ond, La Josephine third Time 1;is. ,,..
SIX and a half furlongs. sel!ing-Jerry Hunt
won Sam Lazarus second Trombone third.
Time lbs.
one mile selling-Chancery won, Uhlers sec
ond. Florissant third. Time, 1:5l
CINCINNATI, June 1O-C. McDowells
entry, Spirituelle and Batten. made head
finish for the big purse in the Cincinnati
Hotel handicap to-day at Latonia. 1t was
an unusual sight to see two horses from
the same stable, coupled in the betting,
fighting head and head through the
stretch but the jockeys were given orders
to go out and do their best with the pair
and they followed instructions. Battca
Gallant hid in thp laSr few strides
but could not quite reach, and Spirituelle
was awarded the decision Samovar was
horse. Starter Chinn caused a big howl
to go up by the betting public in the open
ing race by leaving three horses at the
post including Finem Respice, the favor
ite Weather pleasant; track slow. Re
suits:
Six and q half furlongs, Frank Wagner won,
Assassin second Nellorine third: Time, LIS.
Five and a half furlongs, Lieutenant Gibson
won, John Yerkes second, Barney F third
One mile selling. Fatherland won. victorine
second Richardson third. Time, f:451a.
One mile and a sixteenth. The Cincinnati Ho
tel handicap, three-year-olds and upward. value
$780,. Sprituelle won, Batten second, Samovar
third Time t:49A
Six and a half furlongs; Bon Jour won. Co
rails seconu jamie Clay third Time 1:25
One mile selling. Monadour won, Kunja sec
ond, The Elector third Time. 1:44
CHICAGO, June 10.-Results at Harlem:
Five furlongs. John Grigsby won, jeff second,
Zaza third Time 1904.
One mile Fintan won, Lobengula second,
Kings Guard third. Time, 1:43%
Six furlongs, Afamada won, Goebel second,
Abe Furst third Time ia.
Mile and sixteenth, Al Fresco won. Clay
Pointer second, Egbart third. Time, 1:47%
Four furongs. Inlook won Erla d. Or second
Nulah third. Time, :4SA.
Mile, John Havlin won, Free Hand second,
Goose Liver third.> Time. 1:52H.
DENVER, June 10-The spring races at
Overland Park began to-day with beauti-
full weather. fine track and good attend
ance. Results:
Trotting. three minute class-Nenus II won
in straight heats. Time. 1:2115 2:211b 2:23I6
DR. Brook, Mckinley, Aggregate and Gertie B
also started
Pacing-Raymond NJ won third fourth and
fifth heats and race. Time, 214, 2:16 2:17.
Aelse won second heat. Time 2:121b Little
Thorn won first heat. Time 2I2& Roberts
and Agitator also started.
Four furlongS, two-year- -olds-Biu Mavhsp
won. Myrtle Gebauer second, Minyon third
Time. :4912
Mile : Charlemagne won, Cavallo second.
Alarm third. Time, / 43
Five fIlrlOngS-May