, 1870-10-24
TIE SPORTING WORLD,
The Great Wagon Race Be.
tween Goldsmith Maid aud
George wilkes.
Talk Of q Match Between Bashaw Jr.,
and Jim Hockey.
sTha Turf, g..
4 0REAf WAGON M1EK

dAU JAIL AuEAey.
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0RKAr WAGON RACE
F5nm the St.s York Eofld, OF. a.
The match Tor 81 coo, mile hsats. best thfco In
1se, to waeons betHren Doblc 4 Jackm1ns b13 |
ruarc Goldsmith Maid, nnd MI Simmons brown
stallion George Wilkes, calne on JestcrdAy a1ter.
neon at the Prospect Park Falr grounds. There
was rRlhef slim attendance: but this Was oeca-
sttu1t. hy the heavy salna OF the da5 before, Is
rent Lumber OF people who would have been At
the ralk were deferred iFcn going under the be
lIrf that tho track would be nnnt for the purpose
To cur su.rtttc. however, the uack WIS IN most
excellent condition, the waller TINT fell sbAy1ng
bfen al ,iratk M ty tho thirsty nature Of the soil
This track, unlike ali others IN the county, be
corts comparatively d1 in = few hours afeer the
h. arf.tl rRItls. At cariy hour In the afternoon
y hen tseInE "honed." dust followed the ecraper
on the coulFc- The time That wAs mste by Cold
siS. ly tue sxeelleDt coud,tion Of The track. ner
nESt neat made tn 2:33k, the last t1ity yards
IL Ing dole without pres
H.th hetses locke IN the finest possible con-
dIlstr, although II wns arEued Acxnsl Goldsmith
Mahl previous 70 the start that she could NOT be
up TO Inc inark, nut lasinG had npy wutk since
tte came from SaTFAEansct Park. 1ustead of /
IhA ,s1ng dtsIiment, We thlnE The let up Was In 4
1ts f.v.E, 2hs1 II las uten the case III many ill.,
.,ate..s t4..t ttxsc e., u.der our observation
Mo1sts tenc1atly are uatl.sh AID worked Aitn-
fc!htF t1o much. The trainers OF onr CRACK |
s.lltsng ho SIS, in their great anxiety ~ deTeop
yis1 poiLt--they Ryc no rest To the ANIMAL while
uhdel lhetr Care. Experience demonstrates thai
NIL cteatutea require season Of perfect
muse tn train under the present system Ia el-
lowed no such pe1lod-he Il 0rerEDrEed,
s H. sts !: aan ss 81 soaf.
~ dsy and By nigh, hy Interested 1raends Or ptv-
.l.Eed louueers. who never tire OF raising his
blankets to inspect his ea:ndition, Naile easn IN
his wisdom suEkeSt1 E0fne new leElce 70 annoy
the patt Mt aultnsL Reason plainly says that uu+
der euch treatment, 1t IL no wonder the hors3
Come as1 nervous I il the extreme from he iaot II
thht unlnturbed quiet which bis IA ure especially
requires slter feeding and .' dong ur," There IS
d:t ious hsntr gsca. aids 10 the fal de-
vcforment OF sleed snd endurance, but the con-
slant manipulation TO which the otter ln
bone and unduly irzitAte the cords andAmuscles
lps.tsd OF imp1ttiug that drmness and strength
which are aimed At A. Iu1e, our neetest To-
wonderful flights Of speed bootrd and bAnd19e1,
caunstd and haru, II hnund after haTi chase,
Mtir b:oe5 boiling with unnatural exc!temsnt
T6ey ale Wil1cd Hith ont quick d1ah-so Wl1tcd
.Iy l.ck nit he elements OF endurance aud travel
or;iDrcd Is noicd. This want Of rest a1ouusa 10
horses become c,tpples be,n,e taey arrive II tnef
| lem vi aterwork aud :he denla. OF that rest
which nalnfr Las prGscii lied, and without which
I the catnot and Will not x0Ik for good. WHAT
sesse thefe IN feddctnR horse 70 pcr!ee. Iee-
| t1enefa! Wht reason In dr1Elne him eight or ten
/ TN cs aFnund rack when his endurance fs only
requlr. drto last for one turn At high rate Of
kpet,l7 u lst use Ut R~ca!tuX md Bcrpatng every
ttIpr OF moisture out OF him " unnatufa! rfa-
| ccss: Whist logic can there be 10 n9hung manure
,a - IL
utnlt tv e1rs: and nus o! nx IN tue day ut thr
4 laeS a les spa H. %ars , e. o ~
rrH. His k.sttm OF f,alhEnE was above al
.:hen Coni1non sens; exercised by Trainers
ar % .nsa,ea 6y their hi.t pr. ssu sss'em, ani
n. a " sys.rnssie 1tss l an, It wi, % a.a1, ia
S,4 ~ ss. ny I'D 81 aSsr sna
1cp.Ic of ualn,uK,
1 TIE nEITIIn.
| Goldsmith Maid Was great favarite oye1
George Wilkes, selling 10 The t.4sls for thre. II
usc b. fore the dis. hest, hut after tha, the
NJ. Offend al lt0 u is. without ,.kess- Fes
tlry saw hsw sEaiiIy auu snec1,ly tnc mar
tu1.ll not 10 wagon. er=at nany people
e as om q and
vuus excilAl,ity us Goldsmith Maid. she woult
| not tot well in TINS rig. and although they kne.
the Stallion, they .werc NlIlnz to take Tic old
tbs: he xutld Leat bcr in 1he race. She neve
t1o,u d q race with lever breaks since her aalven
/ Lit futg. &GG IL SFt4Itl lu81 LIZ HhHO2 IN nc
rtec1alty- GirofRe Wilkes truttea a. well u va
= tin.c : IN lie naIe. The following Ire lhe d.
tails ct
{ FU.t Boos-Gcorze Wilkes Won the pole. 1
Is tic tAtt.l sc 11ng The word xas glsen win iol
Al this u.iyx1tape md took the inside track at IL
l. LectuuauK Ut tue uppef turn teautnR f*o lengti
totte g1siSex pole IN thllt!.nvc seconaa. "
q clip Was 100 1arid fuT The stallion. and ht bro
M not 1adl:, however, for when ne recovered
T. w9s only three 1tQRthS behind, On thu bac
T. stretch Goldsmith Maid Ypalt q SIP but did q
a los. an ipch bJ the accitent merely CHANGING
| frcf Eh,. nsysf41 tbt f,aIf-sile poic in 80 Il
lr1nthk at,u a half in fEops OF Wilkes the laIs
m having rotyet Yery ftst along the blck-stretch
he mn IN f0r 6afety as he up soon after na
\ I'M me reie, nnsi Inc mare led h.ua dewn to /
m .nf,-.o,a rrrr nn1 me-. I.taths nassing there
u ~ .4s Thr sIaIt,nn vas ass,n .s.1xd beTond
~ ,r. ,,s MA ts fin,. hs n,af. the y,r,t ir.al
~. w"EtEsr ~ tnn,rn ~ nsr.. r'a,Is IN n racr as
~ n"r.r rsrsrrsei nn,ii h. wasa rnoS .iIstancs
~, ~ n.mEs,r.,icn ~ - r's r. NJ 1.rrn IN I'M
sst sae IT, e.rt ~ sn a * nss!r m,a - -
r. st.ro - Sinner ~ ,he hcat nv Ten lensths.
- ..u41e e "' ~ ~ ~ - ~
e @ans peat.Gsorse Wilkes nsa ths bes. Of, Of
oa ~ s as, WV it, Ae s.oA S s, r. ~ ,1,,ut
~ ~ uu ~" ,t{ ~. S,t ~ ntn.t -. i,.r !.
ers et"idsn.nA Maln. Ihe !aties GaineA &tAauat!l
~. ~ :. ,1,n s...ss,s Tnx rnasr inca LtS
e. u, Lut ks,pu recovering made = dish and Il
IT,. sues witt WAlra. Thc5 *eio soactae~ hu
DID few ntmet:s, Tie inaiS oaku91anS n'tn tn saas
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