New-York tribune., 1870-10-06
NARRAGANsETr PARK MEETING.

PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Oct. Sit commenced
raining about / o'clock this afternoon, and when the
horses were called for the 1891 race, the water was falling
in torrents, aud the track flooded at many points
But large asscmbage had taken refuge in the grand
stand and to their imperative demands that the pro-
rr,muc should I've carried out, "ran or shine" the
jud-cs a,cede by allowing the first race to be troted
The stallion race, however, which should have been
rot;od to-day postponed until Saturday at 2ocock'
In the first of the II horses which were entered
started. follows: Logan, Enigma, Young WeNlSteI'
kausas Queen, Fanny Lambert, JOsephlne ana johnny
urotcst was entered against Johnny Rcb, but the
Iudre allowed linn 10 start under protest After scoring
tall horses aud drivers were almost covered WIN hu1
WitE Jotephne second and Fanny Lambert third ENG
", ,ot moor but showed her mette. On the back
stretch Kansas Queen, who also started In the middle Oh
the field, took away Young Nebsters lead before tne
quarter Josephine made burst ard went by the quarter
second. Fanny Lmbcrt following, close third
ON the back stretch there some very pretty tTot
ting Kansas Queen "a ned lead of eight or ten lengths
while Josephine ana Lambert struggled for second As
they turned into the hOmestretc, DOble called ON ms
mare and making dash, Enigma went to the front and
coming down the stretch with the Queen. tapping her
wheel won the heat, amid applause, by a han length
Johnny Reh came in third aud Logan fourth Time 24Ol
The second heat was exceedingly close. After han
hour spent IN vexatous scOrngs he borses finally
got TIE word ana made very even start JosSplne p
led around the first quarter Logan iOl0wng ana gam
my slowly rom the quar5eI AROUND 10 te @ q
pole the horses we're 20 cOae tOscJI as 10 ue alnOst
undStu guishable AT first Logan led then Enigma put
on strain went 10 the front handsomely they all
rounded into the last quarter Down the homc-streteh
EiEma kept an easy gait winning by couple Of
dn.
aIpug each other then Josephine and Lambert, Web
stcT bringing up the rear as before. Time, %44.
Ia the Td heat the pOOlDuyers seemed united IN
conccdng the to Enigma, and the selling was upon
first choice for second money Logan being rather the
fayOte against the Queen aud the field After little de-
lay the horses Tung up for the third and Lambert
took the lead but left her feet and Young webster trOt
tin suarely went to the 'front.' and IN this position
they IA, scd the quarter But his triumph of short
duration Uobe brought his horse 10 her feet again and
down the home stretch had very exciting trial of speed
with Logan. when half dozen lengths from the wre
Logan leading by head. Enigma went mp and Logan
took the b, at amid the prolonged shouts of the audience
Ilme-2:44t
Matters were now brought to a somewhat exciting
crisis. The quickly brought for the last
heat, Young Webster being withdrawn. When the word
given, Josephine had good lead closely FOL,
taken first leaving Josephine second and Enigma third
Down the bOmc-sretch Reb, Enigma and Logan drove
hard for the lead but Reb managed to keep IT, crossing
the score length III advance IN 39 Logan ana Enigma
in neckand-neck, apparently; but the Judges de
Cidcd that Enigma ah ad. Lambert was fourth, 10
sepLue fifth. ana the Queen sixth Doble claimed the
awarded 10 10 him, and lie was therefore declared Mne
OF the race Logan second and Kansas Queen third on
account of Reb being set back, there was no time re
corded on tAe heat.
ElrrlDset Park Caust0n. r. j. Oct 8 37Pure 81 TO- for al
troi;g aoHs 500 frst s9O to second 500 to third M'
Elvin 1Horne Washington Hollow, n. Y, enters b. N.
Her. M,er> Pine Pl T. br > Ioran..............
". = Brgg,, Taunton, Mass D. m Kansas Q1een
Nn T. NmHh HaIu0r Conn, Or B. Johnny heb'''''' )
Ismes Doagar j., L4Iangourg, n. y Dr' H. Fanny
Lmhe i;..''''''''''''''
Harrison Rogers, " BngeSater Mass b. s Young Web n,
iTeF le, quarter al; half i:.o; mile 20l Second heat
l:l3 Third. H. ~ 2:4 Fourth heat time recorded
Tomorrow II the weather Is suspicious, there VIII be
tTee races; first, purse OF $780, for horses that have
never beaten 2:JO the second for purse Of 5000 foI
horses that beaten 230 and the third for
purse OF l,5OO for double teams.