The Portland daily press., 1871-09-02
The Rsees at ror... City Park.
FOURTH DAY.

The interest which has been excited by the
week of sport at Forest City Park eliminated
yesterday afternoon in the great match Tor
$1,000 between the we'll known horses Lady
Burleigh and Daniel Boone. The weather
was never more favorable, ard at an early hour
| in the afternoon the throng of spectators on
loot aud in carriages began to wend their way
| toward the scene of the days pleasure. At
| the time appointed for the race to commence
| all the seats were pied, while long rows of
| carriages containing nearly all ladies with their
| attendant cavaliers, were ranged upon the
| grass ground on either side of the Judges
stand. Everything seemed favorable ior the
approaching contest, and an afternoon of rare
pleasure was confidently expected by ALI pres
ent.. Shortly after o'clock the bell was rung
and the borses appeared upon the track
Boone appeared to be in splendid condition,
while the mare exhibited 10 signs of sickness
or injury. Previous to the scoring the mare
was the favorite in the pool selling at odds of
$40 to 81. The horses also at times sold even.
On drawing for positions the pole was award
ed to Boone, and the horses at once took their
positions. In scoring the mare acted badly
breaking. often and seeming wholly unable to
settle TO trotting gait. She also exhibited
signs of weakness, which were easily detected.
This affected the pool selling, and Boone
brought $1OO co $25 for the mare. At length
after scoring number of times, Mr.. lei. c..
burleieh. the owner of the mare, decided to
draw her, stating at the same time that it-was
evident that something had been given her to
iniure her prospects for the race, by reason OF
which she Wv m G hlo tn frot
ment created great sensation, and some of
the spectators demanded that she should be al
lowed to trot. But Mr.. Burleigh's decision
was irrevocabe, and the judges consequently
declared that all pools and outside bets were
off, and that the race was ended by Mr.. Bur-
legh's paying forfeit.
This was damper to the hopes and expecta-
tions Of the crowd, but the inevitable current |
of events made the decision both necessary
unavoidable. The greatest interest had been
manifested in this race, both by the sporting
fraternity and the public at large, and the un.
fortunate termination of what was to have
been an exciting contest cast something of
shadow over the remaining events of the after
noon.- We understand that there were over-I
$500 pending upon the result, which shows to
ed in behalf of the claims of the rival borses. |
Not disconnected however by this unfortu-
nate event, preparations we're soon made for /
the $100 match between John Gilpin and Gen. |
tie Annie, in which the interest of the crowd /
was How forced to center. The horses were |
promptly rung up. the pole being awarded 10 |
Gentle Annie. In the pool selling tie mare |
was the favorite at odds of SIS to &c.
First Heat dt-After scoring twice good send |
off was effected. Gilpin took the lead at the |
start, but the mare collarod aud passed him |
soon after leaving the stand. Along the back |
stretch of the first half mile Gilpin succeeded |
in overtakiDg and passing the mare and re- |
gaining his first position, which he retained |
until the back stretch of the last half mile was
reached, when the mare again collared and |
passed him, but soon went off her feet and eell |
in the rear, thereby allowing Gipin to take |
the lead. Down the home stretch the contest
was quite exciting, the mare gaining rapidly |
upon Gilpin, who went off his feet when with
in short distance of the stand, and Gentle /
AnLie trotted by him, winning the heat by |
about four lengths in 2 30.
Second Heat Sam Jacobs was put behind /
the mare at This heat, and the horses got the I
word at the first scoring. Both horses were |
trotting squarely at the send off, but the mare
soon shot ahead and took the leae Gilpin fol- |
lowing in her wake. On the back stretch he |
succeeded in collaring her, and the horses |
trotted together to the third turn, when both |
both went off their feet They soon settled to |
their work however, the mare still leading.
Both horses again broke near the stand on tie
last halt mile; the mare continued to lead dur |
ing the remainder of the heat, breaking often,
and came under the wire about three lengths |
ahead of Gilpln. But on account of the breaks |
which both horses had made, after consdera- |
BILE deliberation among the judges, it was final
ly decided to be dead heat. Time PAT.
Third Heat-On account of some dissatisfac.
ton with Delaney, Bracket drove Gilpid dur
ing this heat. The mare took the lead at the /
start and opened a gap of about half dozen
lengths, which she kept during the entire heat,
winning easily in 245.
Fourth Heat-Tbe mare again led at the |
send-off, Gilpin breaking soon after leaving |
the stand, thereby enabling the mare to open
wide gap on the back stretch OF the first half |
mile In these positions the horses continued
during the entire heat, the mare still maintain
ing lead of half a dozen lengths, and win
ming the heat and race in 246 IL
Between the heats Troublesome was driven
mile against time to beat 2.38, and he sue
ceeded in winning, making the mile in 2 81 34.
Daniel Boone and Carthage Boy also trotted
heat for the amusement of the spectators,
Boone winning by a halt dozen lengths No
time was taken. Carthage boy was afterwards
driven nv Sam .Jacohs a mi1e in re withont
making a skip the entire distance This was
the fastest time made on the track during the
races.