The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18

is matchless animal in every point, excepting
that his owner does not claim for him the full
speed Of the light courser. This horse unites
strength and gracefulness of motion with kind
ness and faithfulness. He is 10 hands high and
weighs over 100 lbs.
American Boy, too. is a very handsome horse,
as well as is Honest John and Tyler.
The horses got pretty fair start after dozen
failures. The three first in were Lady Douglas, !
American Boy and Jim Tyler; Lady Douglas
winning the heat in 80 the other two about
five lengths behind, American Boy trife ahead.
On the second heat jim Tyler came in first,
winning the heat in 800, Lady Douglas next and
American Boy next.
On the third heat Lady Douglas won the heat
and the race, in 3O11 =. Tyler won the I'd and
American Boy the Sd premiums.
The judges of the foregoing races were Isaac
Mason, Ed Gray and Irus Coy.
RUNNING RACE.
This was the event of the day. 1t was free 10
all horses, mile heats, best in ), for purse OF
$40 to the LIST horse $500, second horse 500
and the Sd horse $40
The following horses were entered:
J. II. Hays entered the running mare Viola,
from Geneseo; VIM. Arnelt, OF Clinton, Iowa.
entered Gypsy Girl; Franklin Bruner and Son,
of Ottawa, put in the well known Cruiskeen.
The Judges were; NJ. y. Mickey, Irus Coy and
Isaac Mason.
After weighing the riders the horses were
brought out. Viola is trim, blooded animal,
evidently rather out of date. but showing all the
points of racer. Gipsy Girl is a beautiful dark
bay of the finest proportions, well trained and
evidently of most excellent breeding. Cruis-
keen was--wel, simply himself He looked q
trife tat and heavy but manifested no great
anxiety t. get up travel"
At call they started, Cruiskeen soon getting
| TO the front, and beating Gypsy Girl home only
about two lengths, and she in turn barely show
ing daylight between her tail and Niola's nose.
Cruskeens time 2.3
! On the I'd heat Cruiskeen led his competitors
| in a longer space, of four five lengths; Gilsy
Girl also leaving Viola far behind. Cruiskeens
time l543i. 1t was now very evident how the
race would end, and Cruiskeen's friends bet ON
! time and Burners told their Fifteenth Amend.
| ment rider to "let Cruskeen out" and he did.
So the intrepid and wonderful Crui.keen flew
around the track, making his mile in l.5l :, and
the last half mile In tfy-fee seconds, amidst the
prolonged shouts of thousands of voices
| THIRD DAY.
The attendance was about the same as on
| TT, -. 1;ut, he
tween Kate Hazard and T. P. Roach, the folmer
a trotter, and the latter a PAGER. The was
mile heats, best in 3. The PAGER won in two
straight heats Time 2.4l and 234, in each of
which he was closely followed by the gallant
little trotter.
The next was a trot, best . and 3, mile heats
Tor 1 purses; Ia, horse to win $50; I'd, $2j; Sd
$l5, and 4th, $40.
Brown Mack, Jim Tyler, Lady Douglas and
American Boy was entered. Brown Mack won
in two straight heats Time IA, 251. Lady
Douglas ID; John Tyler, I'D, and American
Boy, 4th. But driver Of American Boy claiming
foul, race between three last ordered over, one
half mile heat. American Boy refused to run
and stakes were awarded as above
The exciting event of the day was running
match between the celebrated horses Gypsy Cir
and Lexicon-half mile dash, for $l5, being a
finishing race, by special request, to enable th'
people TO zee these we'll known horses. Befor
the race Mr. Delano stated that if Lexicon won,
/ hs should donate the money to the society. MIN
Bile Jack, of Ogle county, ran with them.
The three horses got off after some trouble, thu
owner of Viola Offering to bet IS Gipssy would
win the race. At the tapot the boil they sprans
away in fine style Soon Lex" was far behind
, while Jack" led sad Gipsey close to his heels
. but slowly, surely Lex gained, and the crow
! were Wild with excitement-on esme "Lex,
gaining-gaiuins until when they turned tn
home stretch, they seemed side BY side. Oh
o they came, "Lex's' white face ahead, and still
I: gaining, and with tumultuous cheering "Le1
came home bravely length ahead Of Clips!
:, who led Jack but triAe further.
' Lexicon's time was 50 = seconds for the hs
mile
. And thus ended the June races, with "the bel
of the wine for the last of the feast
The completion Of the Ottawa and Fox riv
4 railray, from Aurora to Ottawa, is announced
-Chicago Times, 18th.