Show MATCH BETWEEN TROTTING CRACKS Lord Derby and The Abbot Will Trot in New York for a Pursa Purs 1 of S O. O I NEW YORK April 9 For 9 For a purse of John J J. Scannell's The Abbot and E. E E. E Smathers Smather's Lord Derby were matched match d last night at the Hotel Metro- Metro Pole pale to race at t the Brighton Beach meeting during the week of August 1 th to The Abbot held the worlds world's trotting record until last year when he was displaced by Cresceus The purse Is offered by William H. H Engeman The winner will receive and the loser The The- conditions of the match call for tor mile heats best three In five When the agreement had been signed Mr Smathers offered to bet Mr 11 Scannell against that Lord Derby will win Mr 11 Scannell declined de lie- dined to entertain the proposition Promising Colt Sold Sold MEMPHIS Tenn April 9 S. S. S C. C fill Hll- reth has bought from J. J J. J Marklein the promising year old colt Tom Cagan Cogan Cogan Co- Co gan by The Sailor Prince dam Vestal The price was 1000 Jt It Ills is reported that Hildreth has bought from L. L H. H Ezell his contract on Jockey Birkenruth and the talk is that the consideration was Abe Aba Franks Frank's Derby MEMPHIS April I 9 The The Tennessee D Derby at mile le and a an eighth h valued S at I about was won yesterday by George C C. C Bennetts Bennett's Ha Hanover ver colt Abe Frank by a neck from Lou Wood finished finished fin fin- third a length away First race selling nir six r furlongs furlongs H 1 Harry rr Wilson won Ben Frost second E Ermack Ermac i k third Time i l Second race e selling four and a half halt furlongs The furlongs The Don won Gold God Bell second sec sec- see sec ond Votary thIrd Time 65 55 65 Third race mile and a a. sixteenth F Fora Flora ora Pomona won Terra Firma second Felix Bard third Time 1484 Fourth rac race the Tennessee Derby added mile and an eighth Abe eighth Abe Frank won Lou Woods second third Time 1 57 Fifth race purse five furlongs furlongs Waring Waring won Hunter Raine flame second Autumn Leaves third Time Sixth race raceS selling six furlongs furlongs Le Le Leviathan won Orleans second th third rd Time Oakland Results SAN FRANCISCO April 9 Results at Oakland 1 First race six furlongs selling selling PI Pi rate Maid won second Satchel third Time 11 e 1 11 Second race rac Futurity course selling selling- Golden Light won T The e Hoodoo second l third Time Third race six and one half furlongs selling selling selling-Rubus Rubus won second Sir Ir Claus Claua third Time Fourth race four furlongs selling selling-Liz- selling Liz zie Rice won Georgie West Vest second NI- NI grette third Time 43 49 Fifth Firth race one mile and a sixteenth sellmer Tufts selling Tufts won Mamie Hildreth sec see ond Compass third Time Sixth race seven seyen furlongs selling seiling Red Red Red- w wahl ld won Evander second Billy Moore third |