Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-14
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The July meeting of the Narragansett
PARK Association, which begins on
Tuesday next, 1 14th inst, promises to be
brilliant success, from what we hear.
The purses have closed remarkably well
and very hard struggles for the rich
prizes may. be anticipated. As will be
seen in another column. Lady Thorne,
Mountain Boy. Rhode Island and George
Wilkes are entered insthes wagon purse,
and the race will no doubt prove to be
yerysexciting, asothe big mare will be
made to do her best. There will atleast
Be a hard struggle for the second mon
ey, Mr.. Sprague's fine stallion, Rhode
Island formerly known as. Dan Rice),
being in better trotting condition than
ever before as Dan Mace has
been g working off some of the
superAuous, flesh which he carried
last season and the earlier part Of this.
George Wilkes is also doing finely and
the contest between these two stations
will be a tough one. geWesdo not believe
that .5sCommodore, Vanderbilt intends
withdrawing Mountain Boy, as that
would be AN acknowledgement of Lady
Thorne's superiority, an idea which the
Commodore win not for a moment en-
tertain. He thinks he has. the best
horse in the country and trots him, not
from sordid motives, but only to prove
the fact, which he has not as yet sue
.ceeded in doing, but he will endeavor to
do SO before the season is over.
- The purses of the Island Park sAsso-
ciation,' at Albany, have also filed re-
markably well. there being no less than
seventy entries to the six purses offered.
This looks very promising. and we con-
igratulate the association upon its luck
thus far. The principal race will be for
sthe purse of 81, ,760 ON the third day, in
which Gen. Butler, Lucy, Goldsmith Maid
vand Fred Pence are entered. Although
this race, is conceded to Lucy, it viii
mo doubt prove interesting. and we
shouldn't wonder In the least to hear of
'2:23 being made. Probably the most
exciting contest Of the meeting will be
for the $4,000 purse on the second day.
The entries are Fred Pence, Ulark,
Mambrino Prince, Capt. Gill Latham,
Dixie and Colonel Maynard. Asall the
sentries are about equal in point Of speed,
a hard struggle will be had, and it will
Ibeoyery difficult for the betting men to
decide which horse has the best chance
to win.s In conclusion we are pleased
to observe that the gentlemen forming
the association have started out on
liberal scale, following in the course of
the Narragansett, and success must
crown their efforts. It is indeed unfor-
gtunate that the meetings conflict with
each other, but what can't be cured
must be endured" as the saying goes.
We see it stated that the citizens of
Burlington, Vermont, are going to spend
$4,000 in re6tting or reconstructing their
fair grounds. It is time they did some
thing, for the grounds, like those at Brat
stleboro, in the same State, are in very
dilapidated condition. When we were
up there last year, during the State Fair,
an association was formed for the pur-
8 pose of encouraging the breed of horses,
position she held twenty years ago as a
:. great horse-breeding State. What has
become with this organization that was
to combat with the Puritanical preiu-
dices of the State Agricultural Board
The Chicago races are now things of
Ethe past, the meeting proving to be very
successful. The hurdle race on the last
day, two miles, was won by Lobelia,
beating Edinboro Pilot. in 4:o59. The
second race was for the $4,000 prize,
! four airi mile heats, and was won by Plan
tagenet in 7:45,, 7:573, beating Ruth,
Aidebaran and Macy. Mack won the
Consolation Purse of $750.-IIrf, Field