Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-24
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SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aag. 4.--At the
races yesterday, owing to the rain, the trot
for 2:29 horses was postponed till Saturday.
Ths race for 2:24 horses was trotted in the
rain and was won by Judge Fullerton.
Time, 2:254t, 1921, 2:36. The hurdle race
was won by Tammany. Time, 4:26.
Saratoga Races.
SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-The first race for
$500, one mile and an eighth, was won by
London. Time, 2;03. The second race,
for 81 200, four miles, was won by Harry
Bassett. Time, S:035. Bassett beat Ca
dence by length each mile as they passed
the stand, and by several lengths at thres .
and a half miles, when Cadence gave up
and Bassett won by an eighth of mile in
a canter, and pulled up short at the judges
stand In coming in. The third race, conso-
lation purse of $500, one and three quarter
miles, was won easily by Arizona, King
Henry second. Time, 3:20. The steeple
chase was won By Blind Tom.
There will be three days racing at Long
Branch in the latter part of August.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 23.-Twelye thous-
and people attended the Hampton Park
races to-day. The race for $1,000, for
horses that have never beaten 2:31, was
won by Jennie. Time, 2:25, 2:21a, 2:26b.
The purse of $1,000, free to all, was won
easily by American Girl, Henry being Sec
ond and George Palmer third. Time, 2:23,
2:23k, 2:19.
Milwaukee Races-FOurth Day Cold
smith Maid Sick.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 23.-The fomth day
of the races proved a failure. The unfin-
ished race of yesterday was won by Ripan
Boy this evening, but the people who had
come from a distance to see Goldsmith
Maid and Lucy trot were doomed to disap-
poiDtment. The Maid was taken sick
about week ago and has not bsen out of
the stables for that time. Still Doble, the
driver, who was anxious to beat her for
mer time, hoped to tbs last moment, when
the doctor decided it was not safe
or prudent TO trot. To compensate for
the disappointment, Lucy was expected
to trot with Jay Gould, but unfortunately,
while exercising this morning, she made a
misstep and strained the tendon running on
the back side of the fore leg from the knee
to the fetlock, and good horsePen say that
the mare was not in condition TO trot,
and it has furthermore been stated that If
Suo Udl lEObtcd Sue WOulu nave Ucou
ruined for life. As much censure has been
cast upon the management of the affair un-
der the lead of the Wisconsin Agricultural
and Mechanical Association, it is proper to
state that no member of the association
had anything to do with the races. The
track was under control of E. D. Read, and
all arrangements were made with him and
not with any association, and the use oi
the name of this association was unauthor
lied. There is not citizen in Milwaukee
who does not deeply regret the disappoint-
ment and bad management Of the whole
affair.
Jay Gould and St. Elmo were put upon
the track to take the place of the Maid anC
Lucy, but after the first heat the GRO Wd be
came so much incensed al the treatment
they had received, that they blocked up the
track, and the horses had to be taken off
and the crowd dispersed swearing ven
geance upon everybody and everything
The Doctor and Doble are both censured
for not making the condition of the Maid
known sooner, and the managers of tn,
races are blamed for not giving proper no
tice early this morning.