, 1873-08-19
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Three Good Races ut Dexter Park
This Afternoon.
The PhiIadelphias and Bostons at the
Twenty-third Street Grounds
To- Day.
THE TURF,

CLOSING DAY or TIE UTICA RACES.
Sptcsai Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
UTICA, N, Y, Aug. 18-rho Inst day Of tho
Utica racos was the rnost uncomfortable and
generally unsatisfactory afternoons racing over
known. It began 1aining about O'Clock, and
continued to pour until tlark.-a cold, steady,
October rain. Tho track was In tho worst con-
dition, and none Of tho racea woro worth looking
as. It WIS nocoHsary that tho racos ahould bo
trottod to-day, as thero was largo crowd In at-
tendance and all tho ho1aos had engagements at
Springfield, so that postponoment Has out Of tho
question.
Affair, a. only Goldsmith Maid and
American Girl started. Lucy and Horny .wero
ontorod, but both wore out OF IL, tho latter
being completely disabled BY tho straining Of a
@ tnon & 5o Ss thfaS sso s1aGt Mss psss nsss
Tho colt race for 5-yenr-olds WAS won by Kate
Bennett in throo Rtraight heats Time, 1888.
2:se, 2:41, beating Floety, Goldsmith, and Ned
In tho freo.for-nll raco considerable money
changed hauds. Pools woro sold as to
timo, 2;2o aud 2:1o selling at tho same figures,
while smallor amounts wore placed on 2:18. This
MAS before itwaB known that 1t wss to DO
rainy afternoon.
In tho 2:se raco, thoro were eix starters.
Clomontino, vino would hare been tho fayorlto,
had to bo withdrawn in ordo1 to reach SPRING
tleld IT. t. trot tho opening day. :, Don Maeo
notice to tho judges, and he wns accordingly
expelled from tho track, and thus disqualified
from driving oyor any course belonging to
the National Association. In this race Vanity
against the field. Longfollow selling as seoond
choice. Whom Vanity Fair had won the first heat
he was tho fayorito at two to one, but then Long
follow won heat, and tho botting was oven.
wero in Qunlldary. Longfonow got Tho fourth
and Afth, sud Won the race. /.
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thist; ,nils heats, best IN ! to hss1oss. 1ss ~
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& L s,yIs d1sP' IT, g. ri beorn r'.l!ss bss.S
+ howsS poEsSy1 bS e. Ka & zssat a;ls.2 aGast,t
g. N. FergnBona b. N. nttss Mlllo1.. ..... DIR.
p Ia,c Msco's ;h. FeaE:nsusht Jr........''..dr.
Ion n Gsee'a s :. g. g. #alsos.
Graves ! Loo@is' i; r; ole.asa.ine: ::;::dr:
sTlme-9:37A; 2:38A: 2:a8k; 2:381; 2:3oA.
DEXTER PARK RACES THE AFTERNOON.
There will bo three good racos at Dexter Park
this afternoon, commencing at half-past 8
o'clock. Tho first will be trotting match, bost
three in five, In harneas for stake Of $400.
The following Gro tho antries:
J. Wallis 6. g. Grey Eagle.
T. Armour'a b. m. Molly.
7. Latchonea b. 6. Frank.
Mr. Nnney b. 8. -~-.
Tho second race will bo trotting match for
5000, best three in five, in harness, betweon T.
Andorson'B E. g. Groy George and tho bay geld
ing owned by j. Harris. Tie closing race Of tho
day will bo q trotting match for private stake,
between Bi1 Of tho roadsaers which took part in
the gontlemen's raco last woek.