, 1865-07-31

Indians versus Horses:

The announcement that > racs would be run at
the Chicago Driving Park on Saturday. between
two IudfAns en- the une Ede and two -'trottera"
on the ether, Grew a larger crowd than has been
gathered on these grounds On any occasiou ex-
etpt On Fortth July. The occasion was IN In
tezest.ng one, AID drew largely. TIE CT ,wd was
dcrbtlcss much euymsnted BY ths facilities a.
torded BY the presence Of railway track leading
did not At ali Interfere win tie claims Of ihe liy
ery ttahle keepers 10 the pubic patronage, az
there w9s nneh larger sarn out Of vehicles tina
Of eaf7iage. stood wlihtn Ii. inelosu urc.
Ihe day was Just such IN one a. could have
been desired for the oecas,on; no better Hesther
lined By epeeis eontssrt as Wiz liz tha
lie tky was clear. while the air was cool, and
the very .oftest Of breexes Just famed the cheek
The tf.ek va n excellent condition; in spite Of
past, md Turned all otttnsrg eo!,s to mud pad
elre. 1t Wss Splendid practical tttoute to the
ssEse1ty OF ths managers hy wnom the TRACK was
preserved excellent oruet among The crowd.
keeping Aii IN Pace. and preventing accidents
culated round that eoutre like DIES o. the margin
Of honey pot
Ihe great attraction Of the d.y was the coate.,
events were provided for Is .1a..eut gs of GGs az
Titito1s- The irst OF these YVES eprl.ed sfr..r
between three Livery herees, from the etablss or
nu.sen nd e best
euu red By Mr. Pnce Won tn. TWO fsst hea. 3 IN
thetimes-s:s and sis. Tne second hest was i
Se*ey e hs, nns r. es lesa,oE
Ing the ttE1n0. Alter the Rzeat event. two other
racee were commenced. heats three IN dre. the
95, b Esen sSH tWo SsIse epte;ed bgJ A.
ord between 1wo nsss 10 harue:s. entered by
Ats1f. ual1 and Bafnsp. They we're 4 u ho1-
ever more 1ban Ealf through 1t six o'clock, and
nj Stn In tx-{f ha
The directors bare repeatedly promised to get
their rnces thrcnch tu decent season; WHY do not
Aho ut O'Clock the Indians and horses came On
the grouLd, and stripped TO taeir xokk. TIE ex.
etfemen. wae tnten.s, end the more 80 ae nearly
the race. Thy elmply knew that there we're t~o
1netans nsmtd Deef1oot md Stevens, and two
horees named Pr neess snd coo1ey-the latter
the rare werr, purse Of f1,loo: the Iudiaus to
run two miles and t~enty rods Reatnet four miles
on The part Of the horses. There was 4 grcat deal
TO invest large snms on 4 blind chance, where
they were not sole TO form Eness ~ tu the re-
suit. 4 great many thought the Indians would
ard very few indeed Of those on the grounds were
prepared 10 see the race run In the rn4anes &C.
tuslly witnessed.
Stevens ihe Indian took up hts position twenty
Ioes behind the score, wh11e Deesfoot lounged
At The Judges, stand, and Princess Was drawn np
to tbe Inc II fsoat. - AZ I the taps s;ssens and
Around u the running post Stevens was relieved
~ peetioot. who took on htmaelf the whole Of
the frrt mile. ftwas Low evident that the Indian
Nas the best man ss be passed the quarter pole at
the s4roc instAnt that Pr1neess passed the half
mile, be haylt made the clear twenty rods be.
yond the hA1f tpeed rtouired. Comparison Of
eFeed waa difficult, but it.wAs easy to perceive
that the Indian was gaming be lad naac fully
Ave-e'ch!h Of the mile, when The ....e psssea ,ae
;ESg. Lc;s created the progress Of the
1ndtan; and his Calt was Fonetntug noteworthy.
II WIS ehutafng run, With nothing either yigor-
one Ct Eraee9al, but every body could
.ua II u. fe .as Ss1t
msde splendid due, bui thFS1 vas too muen
for her. Deestoot rounded the tRtn on th. home
pissed Is ing r d mare Ia ls.Iy E;'asd nd
spt ed On the sttatcht run Mar the siand be was
joined by steyens, and dropped out sooa at1fr
having passed the ecote, amid enthusiastic p!snt.
It's. By this time Prrneess had reached home,
who eterped cut mseu1hetnty md for While
threw great doubt on the nnal result Just amer
p9ssiug the tr*t quarter, however, the die Wis
cast; Cooley broke, 4nd It HAs sacunds BE-
fore he settled dom to his work. IN which lime
was ntw ioreEonc conclusion. By the lima the
hosfe had made his 1ftt mile tho InGtaa was en-
tertn9 the home tt1etch, and he came II the VIE
turn. The Indian n.de the TWO mlles and twenty
| rods In te1 tnin1tet AID seventeen seconds. Tbs
horses made the four miles in ten minutes and
tty 'hree eetonds, 4 difference Of more han half
Eintte, OF more than one nth Of a Iaile. IN
big race .s announced for Monday. for pnrse
and slskes Of S5QL The entries ars Weasel. Me-
brstka Maid, Lady Mack, and May Day. Is
Mueh 70 be wa:hed that the directors will atart
people can get back into the city In time for sup.
per.