, 1869-07-01
SPORTING MATTERS.
Race Yesterday at Dexter PsEk-
A1eck Beats Price and Tonley.
Tho July Running Meeting--Ent4iea for
To-Day's Raoea, +:
Billiards and Bnxe Ball.


billiards and Rnxe Hall.
THE TURF.
a rotting rsee TOOK place yesterday afternoon
IT Dexter part, between the horses John TontcJ,
Altck and r ill!Am Price, fct purse and stake Of
totc. About 200 spectstora were present, Hopeet
Charlie and Bay jim were named Ior TIE race, but
wc1r drawn previous To its occurrence. The day
was al that could lie desIted, and the Track Was
Just ah nncIceptlonable. In the pools and n be-
ting circles Touley and AiecE stood nearly eyeE-
the former having allgtt preference, while Pnce
waS not largely invested In at any pr1ce
TUE RACE
For soue ipexpiicasle reason, EEowu onlS to
the Dexter PxIk management, aud difficult Of ap-
probation b. SPECTATOR who pay their norfy 70
see come On ut Or nearly The tine Hpetlned,
and who would greatly prefer not 10 wait until
dark fur the serm.1a t!on thtrcof-1be norses were
uot called On Until tultJ O'Clock This useless,
annoying psocrattlnatfon nas become almost pro
verbal At 1c1ter Pars and the dscreditao!= hahst
First Hmf-Frtce hal the pole, Toniey second,
anf Alex outsids A the second as;eEps they
the start 1'onley bruke badly around the tusu
and did not get 70 WORK untl Price, :h5ee lengths
ahead Of AleeI, had reached the Quarter, and him
made after Price hoty and Ut tie half forced HIN
to b1rak and swept by. The gray was qu!cE!y
ea 1e{ u tTn ~ the wa
Ing tht zap. Price and Aleck GANG ntcS and
neck together down the stretch, but the gray did
he nes loans apa toE ;hs te hes! ey length
Se"nd Ufn,-Aleck now sod tavosite IN the
pools, Toney second, and Price third 4 perfect
turu. pz:ce bzoEe and fell hehind, leaving lo4Iey
snd .NecE close together at the quarter: TneJ r.
II. ahsu Ai.rI went Oh his fer: md To1Iey TOOK
Il good lead. The former wAs down III opce, how
ever, and did h.H best 10 repair tne iault le did
foNtAr u jDNi infy he hGat tr IkfC
md lT1ce lltfie lhstle The distAnce Gag. Time,
in tho pools. Tonle5 rauAng next 4 Trcscned
senl-oI was made Ut The second time OF scoring.
Tonley being at least three lengths behind az they
broke around the turn, giving A1eck and Price
lead Uf loEtJ lengths al the quarter. These tro
ee isppinc mSi1 % IL osaers Whee x III IL the Wsy to
The thiru Quprter aud hall Hay down the stretch
without any material alteration, when the wind
P13ces head nuu caused him to break. Alecx
crosscd the score winner Of the heat By three
lengths With Tonley. VINO had display ed No espe-
badly bshind. Time, 2:tol.
Fourth Hta@Poe-sgll,ns had now almost entirely
cpaerd, tle opinion seeming 70 lssyatl that the II:
they who had KNOWN It all along ne csnnn. say
whether or moi the idea Was well founded; o1e
lie, 3 part was pn,nly apparent a fair send.or
WIS g1yen u the third attempt -Aeck going TO the
!foht ana t1lcs Gfutt'lg edsly paat lonleT ana
tapping A4ecE. TDnleJ, Irotung iei4ureiy, bad
fallen len lengths behind, and, when called On tof
speed, broke eadiy, and waA brought to walk le-
lore he Honld 'rot A: the hall Pnce, iost Ills
gat: and A,ecl gat1ed an Advantage when Won
hin the heat " fifteen leagths, going At jog
under the wire-IonleJ barely 6aV.ng bis distance.
fiJ;s Uoat-They got away and made an even
starr the nrst time ~ the horses ;sou!ng s9uasey.
next, and ten lengths beyond foniey. Al the hau
Fnce had narrowed The Fup to one length, when
Aleck broke. INT came quickly bacx to worE Then
Ilace Alece having leAd Of fully twenty lens:na:
Thus ~ came oves ne score winntng sse neai ,..s
third, Time. sax. -
n. y. wh,.enouse,s = !. seS44ae =: 4ieet, ANA
j. Hockey s 8: 8. Is. ficc. ...........i 3 :
j. 11edmolts q. 3. John Ton!ey.., 3
'"'eIr. fnE E1Ssiso Uni ais aaEr1So: I'D ''
This afternoon begins the July running meet
,us at the patk, prepa1a,lons .cr which have been
lnuustIiousfy making for the past Two months.
The puIUes nfr l,Ecrui and have attracted to the
20 hat the nnest representation Of running
thorough. bred STOCK, and the nnest series OF this
sssurcd, T1 Ths runn,ng course has Sesa thoroughly
prepared, nnd Is In decidedly better condition ihan
reaching frou the ease to tue Iaies' stand has
been eet apart a. inc quarter stretch, while the
and comfortable seating accommolatious.
course. The racing each day VIII bcE1n promptly
and precisely ~ clock In the afternoon, 30 that
the programme viii he completed SIT O'Clock At
least. The meeting will continue on Friday anu
Saturday, closing With an especially attractive l19t
OF races for the following Mohd3y. The ent17es
for to-day races eosed 1ast evening at the Transit
House, and are as follows:
F1HsT DAY.
Sweepstakes for rhte-5es1 oads-mlle neats-
rs p p; $aao added:
j. c. Simpsons b. I. WanAntto By iml. Homie
Scotland; dam Young Fashion by Amp Aonarth;
COLOR. tartan Jacket, whl:e paut&r blAcE cap.
ktnnon by Ianda: co!of4 red white and red
II. Z. MoSh!crs b. !. oy zero; GAIL AGE LsonaEo
By EpaIlon tdead).
eFfoHp RlcL ,, ~,.
Pure. $s6o-tTo mue heatA Iln Aosnes y
X G Il LEe ctynI1& III ~ zeT1f hiTe aan Aoof
oS L&n,n &s, Gof1 : an,. ptuS aua nIte yevnr.,n.
dam i,anner, + nr :. Inn s'iInn. eoIors. 6lne'
live s~sh snt ~ "Nf' ANAoA'N' o''' 0'N*'
NJ Thomaa na1se. n R,annp.,a h- Ionc.
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