New-York tribune., 1870-10-11
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.
NARRAGANsETT PARK RACES.

Providence, Oct 10-To-d2y 3as 1e last
hay Of the racing at Eaaganset IsrE for this season
ghe weather perfectly lovely, ssd the ~aek was IA
superb condition, hut no remarkable tfnS was ma1t
and distSnced the aed, by wSsh achievement she be
raIne entitled 20 the three purses. nme' ESSL T's
The Tree race was the next event. gre we're Ave sp,
Tries and all showed themselves whep fhe bell caea ,n
The entries and conditions wore as follows rurse
Of ooO for al hOrsesSO TO the FIRST sloo TO me zee
ssd and $500 TO the third During the lore ' ., o"
ssscrno4s American Girl sold as tht faNorte IoI
ysoney Goldsmith Maid being lcft out az sure 'e 'N'
'S;irl second, Palmer third the Maid fouItD anu ,,
outside Considerable jOckeyng ensGea ,~ i,t ET Mere
tous at the start, and siNyOr elght attenIs ~
made before the word was gwen IA Nv "ndn Irnet o more
heard The word CO tne hnu paIner ranged fsead
second with American Girl close hehlhu, anu s .ha
Boy en into the fifth position. and thus they paS1 "a % %
gusre me relative positions We're gRcFMq 'c Sa lie ~ Mad and
halt, all going SQuarclN just ptH Ho"u , s ot M ~crL
broke and lost length or Two Dut S1on 500 Snt In @ood
again and trotted the remainder oi tuc , h"' ~, @ "
slane Palmer also broke about the same tine shd Lucy
,ro = III rascd him and swung into the hOmc-strctch
pcarly ABREAST the ,sir slightly leading Lucy Faled IA
T0S p Nv 10 The wire American Girl went OF her
fi fo an instant but settled down again ahnPsl mae
Irv 20 hy which she did, and passed tie score second
i've six lengths behind Goldsmith dald anu one .ilu
AZ the Girl Mountain Boy came iOurtI, ana PaLner
secogd Hsgi-In This heat send OF though poor
one was gwen the first trial Palmer leading length
Goldsmith Maid deprived him oi that enyahie post"li
tc~cycg. m "a very few seconds, but be maintained
sond AGAINST thS field until the half was passed. At
This point Mountain Boy made his presence feli and
stIiug iu second led the others by length. MclnWhe
The American Girl had been coming steadily aion ana
S,u the third turn passed Palmer, aud swung iui0
Tie nome stretch third in line. Lucy, who 10y reason
of several slight breaks had been kept
ia the all the way round, now made hne sirlge,
and sloWy bat surely passed Palmer leaving Mn 10 the
enjoyment Of his old position In the rear. No ojhtf
,ages occurred and. when they went under the Wn',
Goldsmith Maid led by two lengths, Mountain BOY Sc
Uud. leading the Girl hat length, VINO III TURN f" Lucy
b, a length. Tlue, 2:yli.
TIird Tcai-The unexpected turn in affairs occasoned
Nv the taking second place in the last cat cansed
sme excitement hut the bIckers Of Luc3 did not latter
I.t stn bought her in the pool fayoute Tor second
,ucy. At two TO against the field As before q
scud-o obtained On the first tnai Palmer eaun5
and trottug very fast. Goldsmith Maid Wds second,
aud Boy Third. To the asiOnshment oil an
Palmer kept his position at HtliihG lSee,
leading the Maid TWO three lengths untB the lhlIu
firu; here Goldsmith MMd caught uI, and th,y went
aruuud the turn and into the home
II was hard trial for Goldsmith Maid, Who WAS onsed
10 DO her hest 10 get by bu this the faVorte hnaly ac
c,IupsheG and amid burst Of applause terminated inc
finest heat OF the fuCSt Of tins meeting ny crSslt
Tie scors length In advance, Palmer breaking mp as hc
went uuderthc wire Lucy In third two Ga tIet
lengths brhIud Mountain Boy fourth, and American GIr
ath Gold stiith Maid declared winner o. the hrsi
money lncy 81 the second, ana Mountain 10y I" lh'
third Time 2.2i.