The New York herald., 1871-08-23
EP2INGEI4LD CLUB RACES.
The Turf Among the Puritans- Opening Of
the Fall Races mt SprinafcIG, AIass.-Eour
Well Contested Iaces-Oid Eavorites
ThrOwn In the Shade.

The Turf Among the Purita ans- Opening Of
the Fall Races mt SprinancIG, Aass.-Four
Well Contested itaces-Oid Eavorites
ThrOwn In the Sbade.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. August 90, 1871.
The all meeting OF the Springfield Club began to-
day under the most favorable auspices. The entries
to the several purses are the largest OF any meeting
this season, and embrace many well.known horses
as we'll as many who are yet unknown TO iame
The attendance was larger than usual upon the rst
day. and embraced very many OF the turfmen from
New York, Boston, Providence Hartford and other
cities. Flsks Ninth regiment band was present
and furnished music during the afternoon, whic n
of a very fine order. The weather was delight
fu and the crowd numbered between two and
three thousand people. The first race was won by
the horse Judge Scott, of New YorF: the second by
Lady Ross, Of Hartford, and the third by Susie and
mate, OF Westfeld.
THE FIRST RACE
was for purse of $780, for horses that rotted
better than three minutes and there were thirteen
entries, OF which the following started:-M. CarrolPs
b. m. Lady Alice, George Fergusons 6. Judge
Scott, NJ W. Bacon's b. 8. W. II. Allen J. Dam
grey's br. m Ida Pcton, G. p Carpenters b. m.
Hartford Belle. and T. S. Fosters b. g. VIM. 5. Briggs
The betting men knew not exactly which way 10
turn, but finally before the start they bought Scott
for SEQ ana paid $40 for the Held
In the first heat Allen had the pole Briggs out.
side ana on the second trial the horses were gwen
the word. Scott and Alien at once let the Others IN
the rear ani the interest In the heat was confined
these TWO. scott taxing the pole from Allen at the
lower turn and keeping 1t all tile way round but on
the numes'retch Allen outrotted Scott, and won by
One-haf length in 1892 a, scott second, P1cOn third,
Belle fourth Lady Ailce ilth ana Brlggs dIstanced
In the second heat Scout went to the front soon
"a the word was gwen, anl Kept there without auy
dInculty Whatever Alieu Belle and Picron changed
places by breaking, the larer pressing Scott lie
homes retch, but breaking just before getting to the
wire Time, 2 33h.
the third and fourth heats were won by Scott
easily III 2:35 aud 2:35s<; Pcton and Allen second
and third respectively. scott therefore took first
money. AiIea second. ana Ida Picton third.
THE SECOND RACE
FOR OIL 00D for the 2:34 class OF horses,
and OF the niteen entries the following answered
the call of the Iudges:D ID. Blgley's ch Fanny; A.
Goidsmnh's b. N. Huntress: j. }. Bowen's S. T. Joe
HOOKER; J. H. Wmts0n's ch. g. Clarence; James
Dangreys br. IN. Fanny Lambert, and q. p. Ca pen
ters b. III. Lady Ross.
FUSt Hedt.-fanny Lambert had the pole, with
Huntress ou,sde. On the tn,rd tilal the ind ges
sent them or Fanny going TO the front, followed Dy
Hooker Ross and Fanny Lambert In the order
named, tlunrress bringing up tue rear Fanny keDC
her lead good WINE iarra -ut passed ON ac-
length The best OF It, but soon after she broke, and
Clarence won the heat by head, III 235, Hooker
Sco1d Hldi.-Lady Ross showed the others the
way down to tho lower turn AMI away np to The
half, Fanny second. rarragut third, Lambert neAt
ana tnen hnniress ana LOCKER in TINS
way they went to the mead OF the
tn the nrst place, having done which he anu Rosa
went for the neat rne mare was tJo ,nucn for him,
d IL
wire, and won IN 2:2JA. HuntresS third.
Tnird III td.-I4ady Ross TOOK slght lead Win
Clarence second, and Mr. Godsmitl's mare Hun
ress was a good tlir1 AS they went around the
lover turn Joe dooSer IN the rear, ana q cur
dog forced aim 10 Oreak which ieit nm outside
when tue dag iel Az the nall Clarence TOOK the
poe and iiuniresS took break, ana, although
Lady ROSS was uIged To her best on the stretch,
Clarence outrotted her and won ny length III 2J2,
Falragut outjIstance1, along with HOOKER.
EDal1b lea In the pool room some went to
Ros, and some 10 Clarence, whie Ross went 10
the 'front.' on getting the word. she Kept re until
the half was reached wien Clarence took MS turn
al the lead, buJ at the head OIL the stretch he mare
rallied aud forced tne troLting nome Clarence and
size botn breaking the distance. Tie nlarc WIN
ming by length In 23i 4.
FnR He0t.-Huptress took her turn In showing
the Others the way around tue turn, and uavns doae
that sac broke and gave the leading place To Lady
Ross, Clarence gong into the second place.. Ine
later fell back soon ter to the fourth place Hunt
ress recovering herself and taking place next 10
Lady Ross, VINO won the heat in 2:33.
The first mouev was awarded to Ross, the second
70 Clarence and the third to Huntress.
THE DOUBLE TEAM RACE
was third and last On the car l. and but TWO teams
startedvi2.. robey'e s. susie aud b. g. Kingston,
and Smtbs bk. s. nOmas Jefferson anu 8. IN New
Berlin drl. The latter team was the fav0flte before
the first heat, which was won by susie aud indGe,
Jerersons mate acting badly. Time-k:s7H.
The second heat was declared dead on account OF
running Kingston and New Berlin Girl, wnle The
third by 81 sic and mate III 2.35 3.
The fourth and last was won ~ susie and mate IN
2:35 "a. they taking the entire purse OF 5000.