| Show I = EAR EOE JENNINGS I Pearl Jennings beats Maria F for 10000 The second 810000 race of the on Monday Con season took pase expectations the trary to V generol 1 lih between Belle of the dash mile J U401A WJ1Q 500 a side Vest and Euchre for 8500 I first Both animals were took place trimand there seemed to in splendid general idea that Belle be a very instance race in fact in one easy had an 5250 5500 was bet against stance would win The start mare that made the at the gate and the finish was little short of it the mile was a measured off correctly One being second the attempt at a start failing atcemiJ sent time they came up they were 1 ft v11t > hrA wns over a length Mju v jm on behind and had not commenced to while the mare had struck a run However the stallion gait good back closed up the gap and on the the stretch gathered up on 1 and they ran past the mare half mile pole neck and neck From that point Euchre passed ahead keeping the lead without any effort and widening the gap as he chose while the mare came in under a heavv whip which had been plied 3 vigorously but without tne desire U of mile result for over a quarter a though The time was given as 145 some made it 144 and even a quarter less ter The result was disastrous to a good but her failure to win did not many Pearl Jennings from cease to keep favorite Quite a number of being a moderately bets were made for side amounts but the pools sold heavy light being as a rule 20 to 16 in favor of the eastern filly They were brought out very shortly after others had finished and it was evident the both felt well Maria IV to out and a was the first scrape i prominently identified gentleman with her remarked doubtless byway of encouragement to Mr Corri way Maria F could not that if gatthat win today she ought to be sbot1t Pearl Jennings was When stripped however it was remarked in flying flesh that she by experts looked terribly like a winner She of the two and a much the larger is bay with a bald face but she looked inch a racer and acted as every though she was eager for the fray little delay they were taken After a to the quarter pole and a splendid start was secured Pearl soon took the lead and set the pacea decidedly result cidedly good one as the showed Maria kept pretty close behind and on the backstretch back-stretch closed up somewhat on her lively opponent It was pretty ter had clear however that Jennings the race and down the west stretch it j tnnr she opened or a l lowe d mu uisuau com between her and her pursuing petitor decrease at will When the mile had been covered Marias rider began to use the whip and showed that he knew how to handle han-dle it but could not put enough persuasion per-suasion into it to get Maria to the front and Pearl passed in winner win-ner sufficiently ahead to convince that it was no every person scratch victory There was no cheerng at the finish though ot solid satisfaction could a gleam the countenances of those i be seen on who had called the turn and blown their money in the pool box on the right flyer L The time was 213 or one quarter of a second longer than the time made by Jennings when she won the mile and a quarter dash at St Louis for 3yearolds The race would seem to settle the relative merits of the two fillies as both were evidently in Lne trim w hile whatever advantages tneretnay ha e been on account 01 cMmatP were in favor ot Maria as she has beenV o V here a number l of weeKswaue l eJ eu nings had been m this city one week only There is LO d mbt but she is a fine animal and as a filly is inferior to none wheiever it maybe may-be There are gocd horsemen here who give it as an opinion that the horse does not live which can beat her threequarters of a mile and that few have ever lived that could do it LO This race makes Mr Gilmer and I Mr CorrigoiL and colleagues even on the two runs Mr Gilmera I horse Red Boy beating Wild moor in the mile and a half dash for 5000 a side some time ago There are still two events between the same parties for 810000 each The next will come off within ten days according to the agreement I Mr Gilmer being allowed the privilege privi-lege of naming either Red Boy or I Maria F to run against VildI mo r or Pearl Jennings as Mr Corrigan may elect the race being a mile and a quar er dash Following this within a week or two will be a race between Wi 3 moor and Red Boy mile heats three in five and for a purse of 10000 |
