, 1873-08-09
Third Days Racing OF tho Buff
fal0 NIectings
Gloster the Winner in the
2:24 Race.
st. James tho Winno. of tho
$50 Race.
Programme Of To.Day's Races.
THE TURF.
THIRD Days nAUEs AT BUFFALO.

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BUFFALO, N. l., aug. o'-1no races poa'poneo
from Thursday on account Of tho rain took
p1ace this afternoon, Tho weather Ind ontiroly
rloar,l m md wos NIL tbat could bo desired.
Tba a,ta,aa,,o, ~, rr,s 1,,r,v On joroc aa m
Wednesday. Iho poBtponenont Inu1aoay WIZ
Tho subject Of much unfavorablo commont
among those who neglected 10 post themselves,
and tho Aepoietion oamo in for q good aoal Of
naVerse CRITICISM. II ""n mnoiiy ".!""1tau'eu'
rs tho rain had rendered tho truck unht Tor
racing, and tho Association, In ordor-
inr tho postpopomont, consulted tic d.
most unanimous "'e" u 'no no411'o"Ao,e
nearly all OF whom Rtronnously urged the
postponemont. It had IN important boaring On
the 2:a4 race, for which ]: g. Brown WAS tho
continued 80 until It was known t1at dtay of
rost wns to intervene, enabling G1oBter to ro-
cover from the torribfe work ho did In tho 2:21
race. It was not thought possible for him to
struggle aB that In tho first two heats with
Gamofs and Fullerton, and, though Glostor
then for tho first timo showed grent speed, 1t
was too much to expect him to hold up to 1t ID
so soon ns 1t became known that the, raco
favorito, soiing oven against tho fold, IN which
wore J. G. Brown, suBio, HotBpur, Grown Prince,
Among
tho entries wore Chicago and ). ". Oon1oy but
both wero drawn. Tho eight starters mado up
splendid field Of horaon mud It waa not difficult
to forcBoe Bomo iine sport bcfore tho $4,000
len, Derby, Hotapar, Brown, Grown Prince,
Flaglor, Susie, and dloBtor getting placos as in
dicatoa.
First Ueat-At tho third effort q good aond-
OF was giyon for Ill except Hotsptlr, who
was four fongths in tic rear, but trottipE to
suit Doblc, WHO noidoi for tie word. Tho Work
was cut o'1t by Alien Derby, Brown. mud s,lsio.
who Travelled together to the turn, where Allen
nude d bad break md fell to tho roar. Just
thou Susie colided will, Brown, taking him or
bis feet and broaking Its sully 40 bndly that
Lewis dared not try to do moro than saye his
distance. Dorby and Susie kopt on, tho formor
beating hor sig 1engtha to tho quarter in
VIC %eo ss aud Brown geng yory s SLOW % long e way W
1:11X, loading Susie four lengths, with Flagler
and GloAter lighting for third. Tho pace was
hurried beyond bore, Susie having cont, to
ter. who had benten Flagler, WAS q close third.
Susie rot away with Derby on tho homo stretch
but nov Flaglor shot past GloBtcr and Derby
and had headed the marc when ho broke and
Of Susie, to whom, however, tho heat
WIS givon. limo, 2:2G1I. Derby was given Sec
ond placo, Flaglor third GloAtor fourth, Grown
Prince, Hotspur, Alont and Brown trailing be-
last hnlf-milo in or,ler to avoid being shut out.
He charged sllsic's driver with running into
him, but it waa evidently unintentonal, and no
penalty was inflicted.
changed tho botting, tho field now selling favor
ito at 100, while Gloster brought 60. Busie,
Derby, aud Grown Prince mado tho turn togeth-
or, loading Drown . longtb, and alostcr At his
flank. THO two latter oyorhauled them, and at
tho quarter, in 37A, thore were i've horses
abreast, aud MI struggling for the 1oad. Goster
md Brown did tho beat trotting. and they soc-
sawed back md forth all tho way to the half, In
1:12A, where Glonter only had hia nose in front
Of brown, and Susie, WA throo lengths back,
with Hotspur at her shoulder. Tho raco to the
third quarter WAS worry exciting between Gloster
and Brown, who swung for homo perfectly oven.
Susie hnl worsted Hotsp4r, mud nov put in .
timo Of it, but alostor had too much
speed for them, aud took the boat
by length in 2:2414, Susie beating Brown half
nlength, Allen Q closo fourth, e longth bettcr
than Grown Prince, Flagler sixth, Hotspur
Third Ueat-Glostor was now tho fayorite at
two to ono against the field. This time both
Major Allen and Brown 1aid at him oil tho way
round. Thore was length between thom at tho
ho had Increased to two 1engths ut the half in
1:l2, Allen having as much to spa1e ovor
Brown, aud Hotspur q close fourth. Brown
now rushed matters, and forced Allen to
u
third quarter and fell back on ovon terms with
tho other two, Hotapur being but length boz
hind. The race home WIS worry fast md exciting.
Tho three head ones trotted abreast for about
twenty rods at killing pnco, md noither seom-
distance, Dan A1aco had Allen next to Glostor,
and Lewis waB plying tho lash to Brown on tho
outside. The latter found tho company too hot
and dropped back half length, tho other two
Gloster's head showed just trine Ii front
Oh they crossed tho acoro In 2:2911. He actually
seemed to haye won, because lie had tho longest
body, for tho sulkioa wero on dead line. Brown
WIS Third by hn!f a length, u0tBpur fourth by
two lengths, while Flnger Grown Prince SUSIE
and Derby yyoro badly strung out,
Fourth IEe0i-T7h;H tmo Il was Allan aod Hot
.,,r ,,,n .,ot far H. fst ~ ~" 10. 1In u4tu IL. ~
ia.. ~. III "pns @ tua w Avooo. ~ n9 oeat A4len
1' tG'6'n " in1 quarter, III % aooondH, Ao1spur
only necR bohint. Tlon Allon 1appod Gloster,
while Brown and susio calno abreast with Hot
spur. tho tlrco being oyon with Aliens Rhoul-