New-York tribune., 1867-08-28
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
TIE TURF.

..,,,,r,,, HORSE PARA sPLENDlD
,nfow-OLD PUT WINS A tkoI' ,Ny HNV tct--.
tteD A HURDLE RACE-hED -, 10, n
rueows IHs RIDER AND GOES ~ Inv sRONT.
=, ~, soKLrn 70 THs fAlprSE'
sp1ScFlFlp. Mass, Aug. 2...-The finest dis
NAV oi horse Resh ever seek New England is that on
TIC Hamrdeu Park undef the auspices Of the Park ASso
,,tu of n.s tlace. This association has the honor OF
iu,.-arn M me first National Horse Show in tins cou
NV aud OF az the rival associations which are now III eN
istcu,c none has surpassed the original This one o"S
hs splendid IRON the iaet that has noI o
blood and beauty slrsCryiCut 20 speed Inc idl'4 10;
psumofed h yet not the only Thug taken mo ed s
hob when the Ptehiurs are aWidNsu and Whatever
secondary 20 blood strength, synmeuy "n" iition
che inasps the horse noble ana Nduae t', H. fo.t
s tlc h of he ASSOCIATION, AID is equal Z" me "'Y %
ever held BY the oud oi the week it's eAoe''eo II W."
suas5 any & G,i ig boauti'u with fair south
stIv vIld bUwiug. making It delightfully."- cool AZ Ho
opcnin- OF tsC Pax some ilp Itl,ouS va g. eli, a ooo
Anon. present were some ~ the largest toch
i, ,Isif,fs s,uoug whom are counted the Governors
pf tbe States ana Gov FcutOn OF NeW1ot
arc not expected before InuTsy The PARK Us Ftuale,
sicn, tbe auk of the Connecticut River, in an almost
hortitcasierly direction fICm the Town OF oih-u,lu
vo,C tarb br; plenty of vacant ground for show pu-
poses The cost Of the ground was OgihIy s, ~, @ D,l'
Ffgn thousand dollars worth Of improvements, consist
ing stands FOR spectators and new ones lo the luug
have beeu made Ibis year Tie officers OF the ASs0cla
non are: Geo DWIGHT President and Chief Marshal; IT.
Necrtiay r. s Graves, it, Treasurer. Tie entrees MP
tog o'clock numbered .Cj and they viii be further in
ihe iar opened by grand cayalcade, headed by the
Thoroughbred stations Prominent in the display was
Hmoon clands team, -four in hand. the leading pair Of
which are named Cock Robin aud Dandy. They were
CAPTURED in ShormS march 20 the sea; a1g alWays az
running stations Red Dick and Blackbrd, owned BY
Col MeDanics a Hogoken and thcn t S0i.
biaeIs IN tandem, Which have been thc subject Of
many remarks On the Long Island courses Inc ceI
nbated running and trotting horses owned by
W. W cheney Of Belmont, Mass, and ms WeL-khOWh
blood marc Belle Lewis tho dam OF l" W. jerome
iharslas Of the show preceded by band and followed
by the officers OF the Park Associaon. AT II oc3ck g
there was procession Of mares Win i1a - -ShI -lei tE @
breeding mares and their FLIES, ana tcn stations au
display Of tloroughbreds BackbiId Red DcR, anu tne
mares RUlc and Irene attracted the most attention.
gentlemcns driving horses The last the only one Of
any mark. Lady FauWn, Henrietta, Buiton MHnsm
won the race in &4O Henrietta being second. ~
AT nearly O'Clock the principal trot ol the DAY loon
public. j. g. Bowen Of Boston entered Jno Ferris L: C.
ford od Pat. and TLos. CARPENTER OF Hartford Jack
lewis. Ferris had the inside, Old Put second Washing
ton thrd and Jack Lewis fourth. After several inehec-
Tie first quarter Washington and Old Put we're meek 70
quarter ora Put gained aud left Washington behind,
keeping that position until the homeSiretch but Lewis,
winch had passed Washington treated NM me she WY
when within ~ yards OF the judges stand winning tle
heat in 23sl. Old Put was second, Ferris third ana
Washington last The second heat was Won By y GA IE
For The first quarter Lewis, Ferris ana Od F9 NSI5
X
and Washington gained LCthug Inc ,th4u
quarter Tut took the lead, and Kept lt an, ihe
way down the home-stretch, and passed the Ju9Ee
stand, Ferris following closely, and Lewis ana NasInE
Ton several lengths IN The Tear. Time, 20, Ihe thu
heat was also by Old Put. He took the lead from
the start and kept all the way coming home easy ID
24O Ferris followed him closely until the nome sllecA
when he broke badly several times For The fourth neal
Washington withdrawn. IL resulted the same as we
two previous heats On turning the first quarter Lewis
Was c ahe ad OF Old Put but the driver applied the
Whp and the latter soon reganed ms leading position
which be retained all through the heat The time made
MAS 24O Old Put won the by steady trOt, never
breaking not even when the whip most vigorously
Rpphcd On the contrary, Ferris broke several times.
Put WAS declared the of the and Lewis
Dnd The the half-me course. three IN
uVe, for first premium Of S150 and second OF Sjo.
Between the third and fourth heats, hurdle race Of
two miles half mile track, two hurdles III the track
was had There entered for this Biacbblrd,
Red Dick, Ripley, and johnny Riley; hut the latter did
not participate. The very tame indeed, none
Of the horses making good time, and only occasionally
Jumping the hurdles without touching. Backeird TOOK
tbe lead from the start and closely followed ny kp
ley This continued for mile and half when Red DcR
vino last, threw his rider. From that time the race
Nas exciting Red Dick continued on, and on the ml'
aud three-QuaIters passed Ripley, and on the Doln'
stretch coming In ahead passing the Judges stahd
1eush in advance OF Backord ana three III advance
Ripley Being without rider, Of course he ana not VII
The race which given 10 BlackOrd. Time, 4:4O
The great - 10 De Friday for premium OF Sl,2O
plru 10 all horses which have beaten 22j in harness
(he Others 10 In saddle Lady IhOlue and Lucy
Nncd 10y Norris hacout Of Hartford are entered