Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-22
Tho races Ye,terday.


witness more exciting contest on the'tuff
than was shown In the first race yesterday.
The day4was a glorious one for racing and
the track in far better order for time than
on Wednesday. The attendance, TOO, was
larger, and people seemed more disposed to
enjoy themselves, We were gratiaed to
notice SO large a turn out of ladies to witness
the glorious sports of the turf. i.
Vanguard was the favorite by large odds
and held the first place in the pool selling
and betting; Veto ranking next, and Mari
gold changing places with RiDgmaster, as
one or the, other were bought as fourth.
The result showed how people may be
mistaken, and demonstrated the fact that
there's nothing so uncertain, as horse
race. SOL -
The start was,a gloriousrone, Rim gmaster
In the lead, Vanguard second, Marigold
third, Veto fourth, and Col. Grigsby last
They held these positions until reaching
the last half mile, when the DR.. had ''call'
to the lead, giving bis third place to Van
guard, and Ringmaster beinE second
Thus they held as they entered on tne sec
ond mile, when Ringmaster Tapped the Or
and made beautiful struggle for his for
mer position, but it was no use, Pete Milll-
gan was on the Dr.'s back, and Pete don't
like to ride In the dust, SO by very skill
full piece of horsemanship, he brou ght his
horse in ahead by q half length, making the
heat in 3:49. .--' 1854
AS they come up to the stand for spong-
ing, it was found that the DIR. had met with
some slight accident in the race and was
lame, and his owners had him withdrawn.
The four horses now remaining, started at
the tap of the drum for the work before
them. Vanguard and Ringmaster neck
and neck. Veto close up and Grigsby with
in call, until they reached the second quar-
ter, when Vanguard shook off his mate and
lead the field, winning the heat In 3:544.
Col. Grigsby now was thought to be
lamed in the race; Mr.. Cook said 1t was
all the better for him, and off they started
again; Ringmaster In the lead, Veto hold
ing close fora second place, Vanguard third
and Col. Grigsby far in the rear. AS they
come in on the last quarter of the first
mile, we notice Grigsby's rider gathering
his horse to close the gap between him and
the others. The Colonel seemed to get
ashamed of himself, for as he goes off on
his second mile he compels place for
himself among the foremost, and they
come down the home stretch-Ringmaster
and Grigsby struggling hard for prece-
dence. The palm is, however, with Ring
master, and he wins the heat in 3:4724. e.
1t was on this heat, in our opinion, that
Vanguard lost the race. If his rider had
rode him to save distance and not town
heat-he having secured one heat he could
not be ruled ,out-and then let the contest
be between the other horses for the heat,
he would have saved his animal sufficiently
to win the last heat and the race. In our
opinion, the third was not the heat Van
guard wanted. ~
By the rules of the Association, the horse
not winning one heat out Of three was shut
out, and by this rule Col. Grigsby and Veto
were taken from the track, leaving the race
between Ringmaster and Vanguard. z. +. T.
AS the drum tapped the two started neck
and neck. They, fairly settled down to
work as they turned on the first half mile.
The excitement was now intense. Though
the friends of Vanguard were not so sure of
his success as at the beginning of the race,
vet their faith still held in him. Down they
come on the home stretch. vanguard
| wins the flrstmile," was che cry. mo, 1t is
Ringmaster," and the shouts proclaim the
last utterance correct, though Ringmaster
was only the length of his nose ahead un-
der the string. The thing was now re-
duced to fine point. For the first half
mile the riders sat SO close together, so on
a line, that It looked as though one man
rode both horses.
They reached the home stretch, Ring
master leading 50 slightly as to leave it in
doubtit it be not dead heat, but as they
come under the string the shouts proclaim
that Ringmsster has won the heat and the
race by aneck. Time 1854.
-'rHN 1F SUMMARY.
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