The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24
TROTTING AT CHICAGO.
Great TrOtting at Dexter Park, Chicago
Time, 2s25 3-4-2s26-2s2S LIZ.

Great TrOtting ut Dexter Park, Chicago
Time, 2s25 3-4-2s26-2s27 1-2.
From the Chicago Rep ublican, June 20l
The fourth day OF the June meeting at the Dexter
Park was in every respect perfect success. The
attendance quite large an the troting quite spir
afternoons proceedin gs gentle breeze came from
the South and famed quite pleasantly the heated
but previous to the start 1t was discovered that Mr.
Price had Withdrawn the heetfooted Jim Rocky;
consequently the betting was more spirited than i
the others In the pool selling department there
was considerable activity at the following average
hgurcs:-
Bashaw. $40 $275 $l35
s Ss,s Rich. ........,.. 1 1dS 1 lsS 90
The field was q most powerful one, being composed
OF Palmer Kirkwood and Pilot Temples mighty
added TO the '.neld:n-
lIashaw was started at the request Of the Judges
and managers. His owner was quite unwilling to
run him, as the horse was in condition to trot.
Mr. Fawcett, however, yielded to the pressure
FIRST Second. Third.
Silas Rich. ....................sloo $l7S $50
After the second heat which was won so easily by
Rich, there was no business done In pool selling, for
there was none reckless as to think that any other
the second heat had been trotted that Sias Rich
would be sold at auction Immediately after the race,
nlQneSv
greeted with considerable applause.
BY this time the crowd had gradually increased,
and there were fully three thousand people in attend
ance, large part Of whom were composed OF ladies.
At twenty minutes past three O'Clock the horses
were called up for the
First Hedt.-After several ineffectusl attempts at
scoring the bell tapped and they started Off In the
following order:-Pilot Temple first, Bashaw, Palmer
and Kirkwood In the middle, with sas Rich on the
outside. On the first turn Rich shot to the front and
seconds. ' Down 1 the SackstretcR he maintained his
ahead Palmer s next Win KrEwooa ana Temple
about two lengths behind Palmer, and Bashaw away
behind and acting very badly n FACT ,n ne never
the upper end the horses maintained the same
position. with the exception OF Bashaw, who had
Temple when the horses turned in for the home.
stretch. Coming down toward the Judges stand
o oa ron soon
shot under the line, o leader by SIX lengths and
winner Of the heat in 2:25k:
went Rich taking the lead on the first turn and
keeping II the entire mile Before reaching the quar-
Palmer second ana KirKwood close behind him.
Down the backstretch Rich went still further away
from the others: AT the halfmile pole, which was
next Palmer two lengths behind, and Bashaw still
further In the rear. On the upper end Rich gained
keeps" IN this order hey turned n for the homer
stretch, with no excitement about IT, rs Rich was too
far ahead for any OF the others TO stand ghost Of
chance, and he passed under the wire six lengths
ahead In 1929. Temple came In second, but on &C.
count OF her running she was put back to third
place.
Tnird Heat-They were OF on the fourth attempt,
and on the first turn all running except Sas Rich,
who was travelling at lively rate making the first
quarter in 37k seconds. Down the backstretch
Rich still kept the lead with Temple next to him,
Bashaw third and running, Kirkwood fourth, and
Palmer away behind, making the half mile In 1.l3A.
on the upper end Bashaw acted badly again, and
Rich still SO far ahead that could catch him. SO
IL was down the homestretch, and Rich went under
the wire, under strong pull, winner OF the heat by
five lengths. Time, 227h. The following IL
THE SUMMARY.
Dexter Park, Chicago, June l9.-Tr0tting race for