The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-12

their pOSltlOnS auuy 0t TIC nISI trl0i, got TIC
| word, and a pretty fair start, Bay Dan
leading at the first quarter. At the FIRST
turn, McAllister crowded Dimick and Pierce
| out of position, causing their horses to break
badly. just at the entrance to the back
stretch Bay Dan broke, but Immediately re-.
covered himself and held his position, pas
sing the score on the first half mile many
lengths ahead Of Sorrel Dan, who kept steadi.
ly to his work and gradually closed up the
gap between him and the Bay. The other
horses behaved badly, breaking several
times, and Shiloh came near running away
Down the back stretch the second time, the
Sorrel continued to gain, closed up the ois, :.
lance between his nose and the wheels Oh
the Bay, soon Tapped him, bat 'ne Day
steadily kept his position home' winning the
heat Sorrel Dan holang him nearly neck
and neck. Western Rather coming home Sd
and Shiloh 4th.
The judges announced the heat as follows:
Bay Dan LIST, Western Rather I'd, Shiloh
Sd, and Sorrel Dan 4th, Sorrel Dan losing his
position ON account of foul driving by Nc
Allister.
Twenty minutes we're given for rest, dur
ing which time the horses were blanketed,
their mouths and nostrils sponged, the SWEET
scraped from them, and then they were walk
ed around, by their grooms, for exercise.
SECOND HEAr.-Time called and positions
taken, as follows: Bay Dan LIST, Western
Rather I'd, Shiloh Sd, and Sorrel Dan out.
side. The horses got the word and start
about the same as first heat, the Bay leading
around the first turn, the Sorrel close be-
hind, Rather and Shiloh making nasty
breaks, both being on the point of running
| away--the audience cheering and jeering
loudly. Shiloh soon got down to his work
and began to close up the open space, max
| ing fine appearance and eliciting consider
able praise. The first time around the Bay
led finely, the Sorrel being several lengths
| behind, and Shiloh about the same distance
behind the Sorrel, the other horse being a
long distance behind and passing the stand
on run. The Bay held the lead round the
first turn, the Sorrel barely keeping his posi-
| ton, Shiloh making another of his ugly
breaks on the back stretch. The horses
came home about in this position, the Bay
| winning the heat by several lengths.
Before the decision was announced, there
was general stampede of the audience
from the Amphitheatre to its rear, the PEG.
| pie being under the impression that there
was either fight or runaway in that di
rection. 1t proved to be false alarm, and
they quietly resumed their seats, when the
judges announced the heat, in the ordel
stated above.
THIRD HEAT.-A good start and the wore
at the first trial, Bay LIST, the Sorrel ID
Shiloh Sd, and Rather outside. At the firs
| turn Rather broke wildly, soaring Shiloh of
his feet at the back stretch. Rather having
a cracked hoof which now began to bleed
and he behaving very badly, was withdrawn
This heat continued very handsome, this
Bay leading on the first half mile, the Sorre
tapping his wheels, and Shiloh coming
handsomely down the home stretch, consid
erably in the rear. They passed the frs
turn again, pretty well, but on the bacl
stretch the Sorrel broke badly and the Bal
opened wide space between them. Shiloh
just then, was behaving very well, Tapped
the Sorrel before he got ON his feet again
and held him close down the back stretch
| When near the Sd quarter the Bay broke
| and did not recover himself until the Sorrel
Tapped him close, Shiloh following behind
As they came around the second turn the
Sorrel barely put his nose ahead of the Bay
when the audience fairly yelled with excite
ment. They continued to hold their posi-
| tons, coming home, as follows: The Sorre
nearly neck ahead of the Bay, and Shiloh
pretty close in the rear, the Sorrel winning
| the heat.
FOURTH HEAT.-Mr. Dimick being ex
hausted and not having strength enough tc
manage Shiloh, procured the services of Col
E. Nj. Beardsley, who drove him the balance
of the day, managing him finely and winning
HuCu praise HUN the auuleuCc. oHlluH is u
raw 5 year old colt, of great power and bot
tom, and the finest figure and the handsom
est stopper there was on the ground, but he
has been badly trained and needs a good
careful, even-tempered instructor. Having
that he might, perhaps, do some nice work
| Time was called and the horses placed
Sorrel Dan LIST, Bay Dan Cd, Shiloh 3D.
After good deal of maneuvering on the
part of Sorrel Dams driver to get an advant
age at the start; after being called by Col
Beardsley, who was attempting to driv,
Shiloh, and after being twice sent back b,
the judges, the horses got tolerable goo'
start. The Sorrel broke on the first quartz
but quickly recovered, and led around tn
first turn, Bay Dan breaking badly AM
Shiloh gaining upon him. They thus pass
ed down the back stretch and around tn
second turn, the Bay recovering himself an.
barely keeping clear of Shiloh. They cam
down the home stretch very handsomely, tn
Sorrel passing the stand several length
ahead, the Bay gaining, and Shiloh astonist
| ing everybody by his good behaviour. Go
ing around the first turn the Sorrel brok
4 badly and the Bay shot ahead, cheeresl b
the crowd, but soon broke as bad as tn
i Sorrel. In the meantime the Sorrel ha
recovered and passed the Bay, and thus the
passed around the turn. 1t was then tn