The San Francisco call., 1904-06-22
The Mist Captures the Last
Stake Race on Historic
Course.

CHICAGO, June 21.-There will be
no more horse racing at Washington
Park this year and a report was in
circulation tonight that the track will
be abandoned The stand taken by the
city authorities prohibiting betting In
any form at the track is responsible
for the curtailment Of the present
meeting. With the elimination OF the
bookmakers racegoerS refused 10 pat
ronize the track. During the last TWO
days not enough money was taken IN
at the gates to pay the employees or
the track, to say nothing of the purses
for the racing, which amounted TO an
average of $4,000 a day. After the races
had been run off to-day the directors
of the club held a meeting to consider
the adVisability of continuing the
meeting for the full twenty-five days
despite the large sums Of money that
would be lost The decision was reach
ed to close the gates for the present
meeting at least. The announcement
was made by Secretary Howard that
all stakes left to be decided had been
declared off. Among the stakes LETT
undecided are the Hyde Park stakes,
the Sheridan handicap, the Young han
dicap and the Wheeler handicap. A
proposition was made to Secretary
Howard to run some OF these stakes
at the other tracks, but it was refused,
Howard declaring that If they could
not be decided at Washington Park
they would not be run at all.
1t is probable a special meeting or
the Western Jockey Club will be called
at once and the remaining dates of the
South Side course will be apportioned
TO the other three race tracks. which
are just outside the city limits.
The Lakeside stakes, worth $500 TO
the winner, was taken by The Mist In
the feature event on the five-race card
to-day. La Londe was second and Re
gale third. Beau OrmOnde and Phil
Finch furnished the most sensational
finish of the meeting in the. fourth
race They raced head and head all
through the final eighth. the former
getting up in time to win by a head
Summaries:
FIRST RACE-One mile and seventy yards;
selling: three year olds and up.
Betting Horse. Weight. Jockey. st. q Fin.
1aeIS 4isPbo1s. no 'SssseHS; s. 5G2send:di IL! ss
Time 1 90 start good. Won driving. Win
ner, J. ROdegaps b. C. 90 by Applegate-Hattie
Trowbridge. Christine 101. Valeat 90. Marlin
96, Solon 1O5, Gloriosa So General Steward Sc
Durbar 81 Frank Nc 100. Rankin 60 Piedrich
los. finished as named.
SECOND RACE-Five furIongs; purse; two
Betting Horse. Weight Jockey st. q Fin
...-Oisean. lis (AIunro) -. I 215
.....-Florentine 113 CHoher).. u 1
.....-J. Smulsld. lis (Henry).
Time. 1:O1 1-5 start good. Won easily.
Winner J. c. Greener Co.'S ch- c. BY Or
-Kittie Gum. Ivan the Terrible 113, Wal
ter Arnold 113 finished named.
THIRD RACE-Five furlongs; Lakeside
stakes; two year old fliies.
Betting Horse Weight, Jockey. St q Fin.
.....-The Mist 115 CIV. Dugan) =
LA Londe 120 (PriOr)... 3
.....-Regale. lis CRobbins) 6 h
Time :O1 2-5 Start good. Won driving.
Winner. W. II. Hammond : ch- I. by Magnet
Tenebrae Peggy O'Neal 115, Miss Inez 12O.
Intense 11S Mum us. VOltrice lis. finished
named.
FOURTH RACE-One mile: three-year- olds
and up; handicap
Betting Horse Weight Jockey. ST. q Fin.
...-Beau Orrnonde. los (Knpp) B 2151
.....-Phn Finch S5 (Aubuchn) 4 1Is2 3iz
bragg 1O9 CHenry)- -..--- 2iz3 =
Time 1:41. Start poor. Won driving. Win
ner F. L. Kripp's ch. h. (6) by Ormonde Miss
Brummel Talpa 102 Haviland 90. Huzzah
1O5 Port Royal 10, finished as named.
FIFTH RACE-six furlongs; purse; three
year-olds and up.
Betting Horse Weight Jockey. St. q Fin.
.....-Clif. Forge. 1o4 (Sheehan)
Sylvia Talbot. 1O7 (Otis).
.....-Komombo. 81 (RObbins)..
Time. I:13 3-5 Start fair. Won easily.
Winner e COrrigan's ch. c. (3) by Handsome
nMsee A. d. Gibson 116 Charlie Miller 9S.
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