, 1865-06-05
THH TURF.
Chicago Dr1FtDg PArk.-. Racing OF
saturday.

Summer, glorious summer, thonxh long do
layec, 10 at list Upon us In all fa gorgeous t1rtcd
icycl:ueo.. The telds put on their gay attire,
al optsidc Nature reaches forth is arms g!aty to
,mbraee the summer eun, and drink in tia bright
eHu1gcute OF his beams Tbs hot, auftng afmo.
phcrc Of tho man made city, Is at euth tune
brought most 'nl'y into contrast with the warm
MI tGeczy atz Of tue Gud-ua, de county. at such
a time tie velvet utle Of the parlor c.rort pal-s
INTO VAN eup,intes bends tho rich gteonsw I'd
whicn spr.nes up unpata fur It the rlte o 50 much
DER yard in tho merry month Of June. Tho MI
fnf, rehiLg valleys. 'he terdure-clad ountt1ns,
he rIch dFaptd dG'da and pratrlet arc worth .
,housrnd t,ner tsn thousand platsl reeldsnres.
to compete with nsturH saTe BY the tnt1odu:t Oh
Of {he tatu1sl. apd then miserably fails oxloR to
thr urpsturs]uess Of suEruundngs aud grouping.
aetty dsy, Ike Saturday. The denizem oftbs city
i upet' a1o ponted to excsp. ior azhlie from ITS
suluy sidewalks, er close rooms, its ylllatnou4
en-" III, and dusty burning al, to the nutsk rte,
Hbeft the cool hftssts htve unfmpeded freedom.
aud the fott bs1ny air hr.nce nuw life to the ex'
hAusted frame, nud the pesceful trpo.e Of nAture
soothss while It virifes. Ne need not doscliee
Cd to experience The irelinr, snd not lew sighed
over their liability to GRITTY the very natural
longing II was sreai test ~ tho favored few. %
1t wtuld hi7e been 10 the Je,s,sd mauy to .u1uf-
tsfe awhile oD the grounds OF the Ch'cago Driving
Pik assoc1 alton, hld enjoy the delicious drive TO
ard from that popular Place Of reaort In tho
blIthesone days of summer.
great attraction in itseIf-tn he people. There
are eonc whu enjoy 1t PEI se,-aud there are few
bu, llkt well enough 10 q epfttted contest Bnt
the race with the MULTI de Is rathr the OCCASION
which calls them ont, the little movement which
FIRMS an excu'e for an afternoons relaranon.
Heuee the differences bttweeu the meetings. as dil-
frrent 'essons: Or chilly dsy, ench "a thc-s
net with on the spproxch Of winter or ~
spripg. the annuuncs neht Of "Rot" calls oat
oily afew-thota ma rested in horsef .sh OF its
many hund1ede turn ont to wiineas il. the MAJOR
ity Of whom probably know and care very little
Who wins or what time Is rnsde, but appreciate
spa es,d.ny ssn59{ T. nc e1cafson snd rstq.n
Saturday wa. emphatcally " Fsr Day" at the
Chlcsgo Driving Park, both In its tudivdut1 char
actez snd by vftuc Of the subject Ut gsthering
aani.e1on to 70 TO the FaE. The dsy uad tts incl
dent. were NJ ke Satisfactory. The attendance
wns large, both from city and eountry, sod the
D1Tec'ors have put ''their .ons" down post
tphatica1ly On the practice successful perpet1a,
I'd once Ih.s eeason. In consequence Of this. we
hsu on satnrdas nhat would be called tn the rae
lre c4ietdar, "a fsit days spott;" one which was
nn.h to b regretted that more general nollee
was not given; the receipts would have been much
swe led 'hereay-
4n6 ladies thsn usual. and We notco with pleasure
hist there was Veiy little be'ttDg. Tbs smxlIurss
Of the stakes had toabt.ess something 10 do with
this.
FIRST RACE.
The dret race was for pnrze Of lfty dollars.
l. It three IN Gve-mlle he-ts. These Vt r. three
e1sriet-Har1J Guinette, BlacSbtrd, AID Tom
Thumb.
$uBnr NJ1ua Il nh 1Snd u,nju
taned h,e position 10 The close, Harry break1ng
badly more Than hall the way round. aud nat1uE-
y avoiding being d.staoeed. Time, &47.
the e,r nr hy tao ttn.h hs lie gtaoually drew
ehead, Elsektlrd beibg hid second, and rom 4
worre third The distance increased to the qu4r-
masnt.ined hls advantago ali round, the only dit-
ference being that at ihs hsif nile Tom and
Backbf,a chAn9ea plscees Tom t,fi7x 'ns second
Esf1y pst.ed tns et11te. Tiue, 5:as.
mia Heat-1olerabis even start, Blaekbir,l
,ne little IN tho r,,r. Era dozen r.la had
tue quarter had est .h'thed himself esdes by four
lens ths lie decreased his aoyantasc 10 the hall
ml't. Blaekhtrd grsoualy dropping behtni aud
strsieh' stn Where uss1y passed him. Tum c,nc is
ins a iope tbi1j.
20, Oh, blsekbird leading, Tom In the rear. Tom
| however soon drew ahead, and 1t the arst quartet
wss fye lene b: IN ADVANCE e. he ;petesssd thia =
st1ufelr for :he secotd place. wa,ch was, how
ever gslred nj AZ thu etart and Kept 10 the Close
| hy Hst1y. Tom won the hsat and race In 2:It
Ii. so11el The following II the summary:
8. Crooks Harry Gn!ne1te. &. .t.....+....S-t-2-
II. q. fafeas Blackbi,d bl l.f.............s-33-
w. atns. nGSses Ton Thumb as.sss-IiYE4; +:
skcoSD HAcS.
There were h1te entries. Ben. Chltds, Ne
hra.ka Maid, aid Ned Baker. Patsc ol floo; tnli
Flrst Ntot.-Ben. Childs drew the polc. A yer
Which position he .a.naeed to keep TO tae cloes
other t~o was a beautiful one. For the dr:t b !.
nile they ", re neck and neck; It the hall. the "a
peror bottom u the Matd showed tfsely an
Tant, re Notwithstanding the esrong Efforts Q, Bsn
who eirr. Efed hoEsc-tniy for The drst place. tn
Mad y on The hest by two lengths IN sa.i,
Md fqsd belne slightly for~.rd ~ she hoscvae, brei *
on the nsst turn. 4nd lost tome eight lenRths l
the fttt quarter. The porifion wns matnt Inc
wien tse Nala drew up beau tfuly. Swiftly sh
clcscd the gap, anh lapped Ben 1t the dlsi INC
part. She came In The winner Of 4 very e1citin
heat By tHo ftnptbe, in 2:45t.
1Asfd Mai-snr, even. Ben little in ai
vance. At The turn the mare had recovered he
self, and fur . few ysrdt 1t was neck and nee
front 1, d led u the q.art-s hy toa, lengths, tt
Ma,d being difficult to hsndle. She a.1i ktE
brr<kink, Int cooled down 10 her work ocf,i
15s ne Is1 at 6es
loot ar in a few I.pgths hnt gsiLel neck IN
n.ck plsfc. On the home stretch she fed+ m
rs1ode etl! further forward TIL at the string sh
wss = dox. n le: cths in advance, winning the hes
7 Tbe fol,ev,'s + tns .uunary:a
la. -. H4frn Ill frA