The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-11

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Alr I'M Pu3 ID I'D ppI y N krd cr
isss Hi, IA or SSGsf 900 ~
cen given by the Saratoga association ~
as been proposed 10 postpone the trot ustil
on account Of tho Buffalo races!
here 10 rumor here 70 the effect that many
ricnds Of Cornelius Vanderbilt are about TO
purchase American Girl for him. What
Ain Boy-Atlanta's heels winged and multi
plIed-what spced evolved BY earthly Two I
INLAND can inatoh the flight Of these tsimi
lime -deflcrs 10 their rush through spaneit ylbl
This, the Hfth day OF the races, opened |
at tho usual hour; and az noon |
the grounds werc comfortably nlied. N the \
third race Thuuderbolt behaved dlsgraee-
fully. He acted axe q dissipeted horsc, and
his oarae9les and eapriples and plynges and
SarS..s n. sls o ss sS
s,tempss 20 Mslodts ms rider, N INST proved
oifectual, aud Hthe' slimAcygcd equestrian
sought the gravel. He vas soon up and
mounted, amid the plaudits Of. tho crowd
sAd the eccentric Thunderbolt came in last;
whlle the trainer stood IKE town CLOCK,
Wan hls hands before he face, for very
shame at tho conduct Of his coai-biack
pupil. lH ION E-- 'F D..
was the first event on to.day's programme,
had run In the second day'a lmrdle race, the
winner taking $500, and the second horse
400, II three or more started. The Distance
was Two miles, and only two horses were Gu
tered, I5pbe,ia aud Mitchsll--the former eat
rying i54 poands, and the hitter 130 pouudh
or ave pounds more than he carried when he
won on the second day. lie then achieved
his victory 60 sscs that tas ~ .ic tss
was rosy one, and they made him the Ia
vorise, accordingly, the odds on him being
et00 70 $50. The horses got of together,
Mitdheli jumping the -hrst hurdle half a
length bstoru the marc. He thcn commenced
opening gap, and Of the second aud third
hurdles he was three lengths ahead OF Lo-
bella, The latter closed up little In com.
Ing up the stretch, and was at MitchelPs
heels as he went over tho fourth hurdle,
half way up the stretch. On passing the
stand, the colt led three lengths, which ad-
vantage he maintained over the two next
hurdles. When the turn into the last
straight quarter was made, Downs called on
Lobeiia, and tho weight telling on the young
one, the two rose at the last hurdle together,
the beautiful sight elielting the plaudits Of
the excited concourse Of spectators. A bril-
liant push to the stand ensued, Lobclla grad.
| ually drawing In front and beating Mitchell
by three quarters Of length only. Time,
the rwo.rEAR OLD RACE. :
for purse Of $500, one mile, entrance added
the winner Of the Hopeful or Saratoga stake,
seven pounds extra, OF both ten pounds extra
| was the next event, and six horses ran. Jos
McConnell's Chillicothe, II. Mcdrath's br
c. Harblnger, A. Belmonts oh, I. Nellie
James q pounds extra for whaling the
| I. Cricket, T. W. Doswell's Midday, and J.
J. O'Fallon's br. z. Kelso. Chillicothe was
. hot favorite, selling for 81 400; Crick ct
CATO; Midday, 1885, Nellie James, 1910; and
Field, 800. The favoritcs, Cricket and
Kelso, got of in front, but as they passed
the quarter pole Cricket was leading, with
Chilicothc length In front Of Midday, ant
Nellie James at the lattor's quarters. The.
began to change positions as they swep
along the back stretch, and Midday had tn,
lead at the half mile, Cricket second, and tn,
favorito next, Nellie James following a
Kelso's heels. Midday, galloping strong
looked oil over winner. As he went alon.
the lower stretch, aud half way up the HON
stretch, he apparently had the race In hand
but q new and formidable opponent suddenl
appeared. Nellie James, who had laid b.
, hind, now came on with such u terrific rus
that she caught and passed Midday, an
amid the exultant acclamatlons OF the enthl
siastic assemblage who were delighted at tn
magnificent struggle bet wecn the pair, oh
went over the score . winner By O length an
o half. Time, l:i6L. Tho style In whic
.. this fleet grand daughter ofthe Flying Dutcl
| man won the race, stamps her as one OF II
Z best two-year o,ds In the country, and al,
speaks highly for Mr.. Morris's Aging daugl
ter Of Eclipse and Barbarity, Remorscles
who beat Nellie James on the saratog
> stakes.
...o DvnuectIcut ODaSO~ a. sP.
u The Connecticut seed leaf tobacco crop
/, now said TO DO beyond danger from Il
!, worms; and fine crop is anticipated, II Il
grasshoppers will let 1t alone, for grassho
pers are confirmed tobacco chewers. Tn
crop, which Is known In the market as eco
necticut Seed Leaf,"is by no means no
$ confined to Connecticut. The culture VI
begun, however, only a few years ago, In
o few gardens In the towns Of Windsor ar
. Sutneld. 1t was found that the soil In til
y section was peculiarly favorable to the pr
U duction OF large and smooth leaf, admir-
bly, adapted for cigar-wTappers and good f
0 nothing else. Forthwith sprung up In the'
b two towns, aud afterwards Ia windsor Rock
Z small cigar manunctories ana subsequent
! IASBo ouosj " MIN nuPPiicu VIZ WhOlc VI ENC
: England with cheap cigars, made OF Havan
filings and Connecticut wrappers, an
known everywhere as "windsor partic,
lars" A pretty good cigar Of this kind r
tailed for q cent, and a very good one WI
! sold for two cents.
This was thirty years or more ago. tt
. fame OF the leaf spread SO that speculate
! from New York used to 90 up and buy near
I the whole crop while Ii was standing or aft
!. | IL a and bunU n n n tho brvipfr hnu
and large quantities Of 1t were exported
France, and even to Cuba, and are so export
y now.
The crop itself spread also from Hartfo
county to other counties In Connecticu
and from Connecticut through the valley
the river, especially In Massachusetts,, whc
. some Of the finest Connecticut leaf Is no
l. grown. Land once devoted to the raisll
&c Of broom corn was turned to tobacco, to d
l. very great impoyerishment of the land,
3 tobacco eats up the substance Of the lai
G more greedlly than worms and grassho
n pers eat up tobacco. The enormous pro
y on tho crop, however, permits liberal c
J, pendltures every year for fertilizers. The
0 was danger at one time that the farmers
the valley OF the Connecticut would over
= the seed leaf business, as they did the nut
l. berry leaf business many years ago; but Il
p loss OF crop or two by the early frost
. which cured the farmers who hoped
''cure" tobacco, has confined this product
to places where the crop Is almost certain
- mature, and the supply, large as 1t now
has never exceeded the demand, thou
IN from different causes, such as foreign
a mand, or supply of last years stock
is hand, the prices have varied conslderat
is from year to year. The seed leaf tobacco
z now considered one Of tho most importa
m and certainly most valuable products Of
a. Connecticut river valley.
q short Temperance Lectures.
0 On Saturday morning, man was fou
y lying on the pavement at South street wha
}, He was taken 70 the Second district static
% house, where he died on Saturday eveniI
II lie was five feet ten inches In height, san
N | hair mixed with pray. dark moustache n