Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-08


The exhibition ofroadsters and matched
and saddle horses will be continued to-day,
and there will be no hour at which dis
play of some kind will not be made in the
exhibiting ring of the grounds.
. Vl0Ts 4 r THE. RACES rnE -rk Tr
Were more attractive than on the first day,
drawing together hundreds of interested
spectators of both sexes, who seemed to
enjoy themselves to the top of their bent.
For the running race in the morning at 10
O'clock, half mile and repeat, w. NJ. Alkire
entered three year old bay filly; DR.. Ide
entered black tilly by Boston, and Kinnard
entered bay horse "Nonsuch.'' After sew
eral trials the horses got away on the first
heat, which was won, by the Alkires flly,
time not given, DR.. Ide's filly coming in sec
ond. The second heat was won by the black
fiIly in LOG. The third was dead heat.
Time lilo. The fourth and the race, was
won by the Alkire filly in -1:12. "Non-
such" flew the track in coming down the
home stretch on the third heat, and made
a raid on the woody hill side, much to the
surprise of the spectators in that locality.
In the fourth heat he againsbolted just af-
ter leaving the score, and succeeded in de-,
molishing heavy board fence and DASH
ing his rider to the ground. The rider was
unhurt, and manifested considerable pluck
by remounting the erratic ''Nonsuch" and
putting him to his metal, twice around the
course and repeat. Isos7 $40 -sgaH a7fni'sia
The trotting race in the afternoon at 2
O'Clock, one mile and repeat, drew an i'm
mense crowd of spectators who gex expressed
great qualification at the general onduct
of the race and the ease. with which the
running horse came in ahead of his deter
mined opponents. The following are the
entries John G. Shipe, Young Ethan. AL
LEM; G., E. Phelps, ""Snow Bird; r. New
ins, bay colt; E. Phelps, bay mare; E. Tay-
lor, "Sorrel Charley."ogBos slz q als &c =
The contestin the first heat soon mar
rowed down to q question of victory be-
tween 'Sorrel Charley and Mr.. Nevin's bay
colt. The latter opened gap before the
horse shortly after the start, which he
continued to widen until coming up to the
judges stand. which he passed in 3:Os
The sorrell horse second, ETHAN Allenm
third, the bay mare fourth, and ''Snow
Bird' last. 7,.ga11
The second heat was warmly contested
by Mr.. Nevins' colt, with the sorrel horse,
but the colt kept the lead from the start
and came in several lengths ahead. Time,
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This afternoon at 2 o'clock there will be
a Grotting races best in Sin harness, free
to all, 500. 'oi.s fst II a., -9y
GALooT REcoRD.-The attendance on the
Mayors levee yesterday was not large,
but exceedingly select. rF-E 81
Charles Arnold, unlike the great Bene-
Dict will never prove a traitor-at least,
not to old Ben Zine. His loyalty to King
Ben is as 'unwavering as Radical Off
cial's to public treasury. For being on
| a whisky bender, he wasitined $5 and costs.
Couldn't pay. Hammereth. ,.,,.
Peter Haines is small, but Peter is
mighty Inspired by a gallon OF, So of the
concentrated essence of alcohol, he thinks
himself able to cope with Hercules, Samp-
son, Mike ;McCoole, oor any other of the
Emighty musclemen. Peter was sIoshing
round very loose, defying all passers-by to
mortal combat. He kept up. his challenge
until he was captured. For being drunk
and disorderly he was fined SIS and costs,
and, in default, was sent to the stone pile.
lat thirty-seven aud half cents per day,
he will be older when his fine is paid.