, 1864-09-10

Racing or Friday at tho Chicago
Driving Park,

1efterday was the last tay OF the series Of races
pertaining to the fall meeting Of the Chicago Dr1y-
Ing Park The weather Was excellent and the at
teLdance better than On my day during tho year,
except the Fourth Of July; there was great num-
bcr Of ladies present. The track was In excellent
condition after the sK1znplng rains Of Wednesday
The Directors had )adclouAly brushed the course,
ture not run Into the drane. and left prime good
courte with JET enough OF tenncity TO render it
free from Gust and quite loose enough for lrm
hold without danger TO the hoofs. A track WAS
never probnbly In bette. csndttloD, and the run
ming showed 1t: the time made being excellent.
The Directors hare. shown their wisdom in seect-
Ing 70 large number Of running ra:es at the fall
meeting. The conree yesterday IVES devoted to
The nrst race advertised was a handfcap 1or
which there we're tour entries. viz Captain Wflds,
knte Duncan. Panic, and Ruric. This race was,
loTe,er, postponed illl last ana was then not run
cept Panic who led too heavily in the pools
bt1ng quoted at two to one AGAINST the 6eld-to
Give mnch hope OF successful contest with him.
Inc racing Rus consequently limited TO No. 9 on
The Programme.
Lhis . vas foE purse Of s2oo. with $50 Instdo
1.ske r. halftoffrlt. The animals entered were
the r., - Gsahams b. c. Surprise, the winner Of
e. ;: We. Ro.buls, and Ed. T1onpsona ch H. Z.
| The r.1S. & tne winner Of race on Wednesday.
nf Efnh.iN 4 SasAys ana were altogether in favor
81 TUG other two they tclpr abou; ss althef
tcIe me fnee, the odds increased .5ma.hst vss oe
ptRH leh1tFR At stx to one sr1fnst e,fhs auu w
place. n'tae 'he weskeat
First Htqt-ssrp1iee drew the po,c .,,,,o,..
Delng outside. The tsatt wa~ u very crsn s,.a
snf{HlEe being nearly length behind tha nthe.,
1Wo: eoan taey we're all abrca+t. Then West
hoSbury !el little behind, and Eraduni1r tost st
Ground ~ at thc quarter ae was h.if q dnSsn ss
| !ei'1lue ~ 1ie 1eaf. The Other two kept nearv
ahrsasI- Surprise slGl:ly 1cadinR, Soou Abchc.Hf.
took the ltnd and 6ett lis advantage ct halT
length through the next hundred yards. On near.
II The home stretch Ahubcker ana Surp.iae necro
DECK aLd neck, and Kept that position near1v ~
the distance Gsg. The race ROW W.. excitinr. 4
hundred yAroe from the e;riuS no one cor1i n,e-
.ume to tell ahfth wo1 d lead Ut tha pole. Ahr.
btktr Wne, however the winner. coming In i1rst by
Ieck- 6nrlz1-t being second, Nett Roxbury was
ct least doztn lengths behind. The time 1nadc
Atasefir Was Low 10 to against the field with
fcH takers
Second Heat.-Asubelir led al the start by t~o
lenE!hs: the other two being abreast. At the
quarter. Surprise had dropped 4 length behiud
ano hoxbufy disputed the prize with Abubsxir.
The Two were nearly neck and neck to the llalf
mile. when Snrpr1se made strong effort to close
the Cao. In Which he partially 81 ,ceeded Roxbury
now took the lead End maiptalued IL to the hore
ttrelch, 6uIprec keeping We1 mp IN the rear beng
bin half length behind AbubeElr.- DoHn toe
stretch they CAME al telling speed, Roxtury still
ahead. and clearing the ground beautifully Sur
prise gradually cnIned the second place, Which be
West ko1brry came In the winner By three-Quar-