, 1873-08-24
The Winners at Cleveland, Buffalo,
Utica, and Springfield.
Two Sensational Races at Hampden
Park Yesterday.
C1ementine Wins Her Seventh
Consecutive Race.
A $25, 900 Meeting to Be Given in Chi
cago in October.
a Billiard Match Arranged Between
Bessunger and Slosson.

a Billiard Match Arranged Between
Bessunger and Slosson.
THE TURF.
TIE FOUR CHEAT TnorT1No MEETINGS..
With tho close Of tho meeting OF tho Hampton
Park Association, Of Springfield, MasB., the four
great trotting mootings Of the Hoason, which
have earned national regulations by tholr re-
peatod succeeses, and aro generally attended, by
all tho noted horses Of tho country como to an
end, We rofer to the moetings hold in Cleye-
land, Buffalo, Utica, and Springfield, at which
premiums aggrogating s1s0,000 were distributed.
They wore all remarkably successful, not alone
in q pecuniary way, but also in the character of
the sport ofrored, and arc deserving Of royiew.
CLEVELAND,
with premium list OF $4,000, openod the ball
on tho 29th Of July. Five Thousand people wero
On tho track TINT day. Tho initial raco was for
tho 2:34 purse Of 5000. It proved to DO closo
and exciting struggle between q fold OF tip-top
horsos in their claas but tho lions share Of the
premium WAS eventually taken In by Mambrino
GIFT, who was victorious ID three straight
hoatB, his time being $3.50, 2:2o1h5,
and 2:2oA. Tho second race WAS for
q purae Of $4,000 for 2:27 horsos, and
WAS also highly interesting, Tho Chicago horse
J. G. Brown was one Of tho entries, but he ap-
pears in the drawn List. The race Was won by tho
famous Philadelphia mare Nettic, after tho first
Loat had been taken by Lady Blanche in 2:27.
Nettio's thrce heats were won in 2:2494, 2:24115,
and 2;2716. An unintorosting running race for
email money brought the days amusement to
an end. From 10000 to Il, 900 people we're in at
tendance th second day the main attraction being
the race between 2:21 lorse8 for purao Of
$500. Judge Fullerton, who bears b startling
resemblance to Dexter both in appearance and
style Of action, recorded victory without my
6oo,/ o.ooaI nen1en ~
2:Z575, 1:a14, ana 2:2o>5, which 10 not at all 70"
markablo time for him. A remarkable event in
tho race was tho distancing of tho noted horse
John ". Con1ey in the first hoat. The race for
o,aE ,,orsoa fo,io,rod ~ 4.aa a. on,r 49, 49,
@'4o noisea aono"oo' anu "a7 tne on1s ono oul-
ing .he "oet1ng "nofetn JUDGES o"nofe'
and drivers became involved in any eorious
trouble Tho first heat was won easily in $50
bv Grnvos 4 Ioomin' marc Clomentine Tho
~ o1a'oo -, ivo".9 u'a1v o!ouou na1 o
aecoha heae 'e!l TO Lohg'ono" III z'@'1a' ole"-
ontine coming in last, and narrowly escaping
distance. Walter won tho third heat in 2:322l,
Clementine being Inst again. The pools wero
a,a.,,.,;.,e< ,r;11,s, ~ ;rn,,orao ~ .oso
aavarai eata "1' ard ricmant;nn from he;nr % f..
sorito at tie outsos, dropped into tho aold Hor
backera raised cry against the driver claiming
that he was purpoaeiy holdlnG nor naeK IN order
70 pug tnena N ahe ooa, u sne seaoa @ pharso
ened unto their complaints. and, aitor ano g, ao-
liberation, decldod TO change the ar1Ver OF ciom-
entlne. budd Dople Waa se!eetea TO nan an
dle hor lines IN tho iouTth nean; anu INC
appointments was fatuied py tho cheers
OF tho audience. Iho hent WAS Won @ by Clemen-
tine: Doble sentling hor around in 2:321. Then
tho backors Of the other horses made kick. "
dor TO give general satisfaction, tho Judges or
deged tho removal Of all tho drivers, excepting
Dob1e and Ben Mace. on tho ground that they
wero not ondeavoring to win. Tho l.;;-::cd
were immoyablo, and the race proceeded under
their instructions, and according to their ideas
OF fairuess. The fifth and Inst heat WAS won by
Clonentine in 2:2811. 1t has since tranBplrcd
that MeHHrB Graves L. LoomiB wero not endenv-
oring to commit 8 fraud in the race. Their
driver, it appears, was young and nor
yons, mover m having driven :isI IN IN CON company M
Her owners were perfectly willing that Doblo
should driyo her. There we're fully 20. 900 peo~
plo on the ground the third day, presenting .
IN de a rsee sas
tween 2:24 horaoB for a purse Of s5,ooo. Out Of
eleven ontrlcs there woro eight starters, making
% hne "a fold as ever appeared on q track.
time boing 2:24S, 2:2i1{, ana S:2s93. IL the The
$50 raco for $3, ,000, which followed, Castle Boy
was tho winner in thrco straight heats, also IN
2:25, 2:2511, and 2:2411. Tho two-miio heats
running raco, which closed the day, VAS won by the
chestnut marc Flush, who has been soon frequent
L on our track. track; HoE time vas o:47M and $40.
the free-for. .all-raco for q purse Of $4,000 was
trotted, and to the surpriao OF. everybody Lucy
was she winner n three straight hoats; time,
2G;;1494, G;@94, s;19A, ana 2:2a1: Goldsmith Maid was
d3stanced IN tho irgt heat, owing to an attack Of
pnnd staegefe @ Mhuo sue was 3, trotti1g up tho
baok atroscn. ., Ino "ecclaont" lott Lucy only
american dlIl TO contenQ againet, anu she beat