The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-08-06
CAMBRIDGE RACES.

On Saturday last, quite an excl
ting and interesting time was had
at our neighboring City Of Cam
bridge in Witnessing the speed o.
some fine horses, on the new track
just completed there. We clip the
following, from a correspondent OF
Mondays Daily Sentinel, of Indi-
annapolis, who writes from Cam
bridge City:
THE GREAT CENTER OF INTEREST.
Was in the pacing match for S2,-
600, made up some weeks ago,
between Captain Golfers grey
stallion, Davy Crockett and Will
liam II Conklin's roam gelding,
General Burnside, originally in
tended to have come off at Loder's
track, but about two weeks since,
finally determined to be contend
ed for here, when it was definitely
ascertained that the track coul /
be fully prepared for their USE
The horses are both fine looking
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FIRST HEAT.
They got q good send off, with
the grey on the inside. He took
the lead from the start, and kept
it throughout, the roam gaining on
the back stretch, but lost badly by
break near the half mile post,
and did not regain his ground.
Time for grey horse, 2::264
49, SECOND HEAT.
After the proper rest, the horses
were again called. with the grey
to the pole, bad break nesr the
start, in which the grey lost badly,
and gave the roam good start,
which he maintained until near the
last quarter, the grey in the mean
time g adua.ly coming up to him,
and down the home stretch the
roam led by few feet, coming in
about FIVE feet ahead. 1t was
claimed, however, that the roam
lftU UStoSo IiiS u am III GuC
grey horse, and that the heat be-
ionged to the grey; after dellbera-
ton the judges decided the point
we'll taken and gave him the sec
ond heat. Time 2:3o4
Judges Matthew Smith, Gin
cinnati; N. r. Bennett, Cambridge
City; w. II. Bennett, Richmond.
THE GREEN TRor
This was a race for all horses,
that had never gone for money
The first premium was $50, and
the second S25, three to enter and
two to go, which were respectively
won by 'sBiack Frank" a gelding
owned by d Brown, of Centre
Vile, and John Smith," bay
horse belonging to Isaac B. Lo-
der, of Rush county. BLACK
Frank So time for the first and
third heats was $50 and e:4S -
John Smith," won the second
heat in 2:55.
THE THIRD RACE
Was for sill trotting horses that
had never beaten 2:3S. Premium,
$1,000; two best in three. This
was won by l. b. Loders chest
nut gelding. Telegraph, in two
straight heats. Time, first heat,
$50; second heat, 2:3S.
THE FOURTH RACE.
Was open for oil trotting horses
and the premium was $500, two
best in three, to harness. The
following were the entries:
No. L. o. w. Dimmick, Cin-
cinna.i. s G. "Silas Rich" No. 2.
A. J. Bussey, Cincinnati, b. g.
bay jim" No, 3. [. B. Loder,
Rush county, g. m. Lou Loder."
After several trials, they finally
got of in good style and trotted a
beautiful heat. which was won by
Belle" by one half a length in
2:3l. The second heat was an ex-
citing one. At the half mile post,
Belle" was one length ahead, but
coming up the home stretch, "Si-
las" made dash for the lead,
passe d the mare and won the heat
in 1850. In the third heat "Silas'
took the lead from the start and
kept at least one length ahead all
tne way round, winning the heat
and race Time 0-21 -