, 1873-07-17
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Two Excellent Turf Events at
Dexter Park Yesterday
Afternoon.
American Girl Defeats Ripon Boy and
Hattie Gets Away With
Topsey.
t.all for q Meeting Of the Chicago Base
Ball Association.
THE TURF.


THE TIRE.
YESTERDAYS MATINEE AT DEXTER rAaR.
There wore two good trottinc matches q. Dox-
Ter Park yesterday afternoon, but tho attendance
waR rathor dincouraginR to those who rot them
up. rhoy wore witnossod by about 500 pooplo,
a small few of whom wero ladies, mud wi1oroYor
one OF TIM 1atter cou1d bo t,facovored thoro also
could toam DO found. Tho remainder OF tho
audience Other belonged in tho vicinity Of tho
track, or reached 1t with tho assistance Of tho
railroad and stroet-ears. The small attonoanco
cannot DO wondered at when tho distressing noas
OF the daY 1s feine1hpofea. 1ho hunb rays "e1o
aa enfoebling on the track as they wore In tho
otoHuos e1tou.h ~ VI tuo ana as.A
brooze blew, 1t contributed nothing to the COM
.ors ., tno uunss ".n ~ ao,eo, 49, ~, ..n
port began promptly " olocA' "ho W eanu-
lhronch With bv q. Mcgsrs. Dorry. Waixel. and
r..s sra,o .bs ,ui1ooa 1,,t tho,r i,a,,n, ,n,nda
rara not aovorolv taxea nv e,ther of tho rnoea
=, tho 51vora ia tho fn;r th;rg +oyvard eocI,
10 1ho ea'i'e's ulu tno luz sn1l'e to"A1" GULL
ether from start to finish.
,,,oa .,o Tue asa nAt1 ro,to ,ot,,oon
Tue ve1esAn ,,,e ,.os'e1 ,. ne,nean a u,ti anu
for @ 600 S aA sido pGa Tho for formor ' carrtad a
1cs .o,5, s-,a +ho 1.+tar 7os r, :. sr,-,r;.;,,,.
.o' poenuo "i1e s1o 4n''o. .1'' - 40 s"'n40tiib
onruont "a tho driver of Ripon poy can hanllo
S 49, @ ,,t ~ ou ~ :. Ivy ut an '.,
tne uuFuIy uttio bIute nuo ao II eucceehiuAys V@t
It ia nevertheless doubtful II q heavier mau
,,,,a ,,,o1,o h;,, t,a,,,ro o,v ho+tor p,ror,1
eoua nlaAo n.ta oon@so "nt postoi' oeset"'
pools wore eo'a On 1ne race Amet1can u11l poing
The 9ayorlte be4ore tho first heat was trotted ut
}he ratio OF four to one. Her price nt times
ranred hetveon aim and 6200. Init renora11v
.,ao1;,o - ,un, 1,,1orr +ho f,-,,,or n,,,-o r1ha
spoAhAi'b' ~ Was oo1o" .Ao 4ot"4oA Hsuo' Ano
odua "eFo gwen on ner on the asroneth OF
the rumor that npon Boy was Rulky In his morn
tne work, aud refused to show anything lille hie
s.t.n,.I o5 t,e,,o.a, 49,. a.aa:, @.aa' eh,as
o1oel nana' pcno'oo 1uoS 6toou booa enanee
to win because tho marc Tas "on y "hon shc
appeared hero last and for the reason Tint alo
baIcy saved herself In race with the Boy at
the Joliet meeting. They were never more miH-
taken in their lives. American Girl, though in
ueed Of work, came on tho track in good shape,
and won the race iu three straight heats at q
comfortable gnit each time. Iipon Boy, on tho
contrary, WAS not in fit train to meet such an
opponent. uo behaved badly in every heat,
breaking frequently while scoring and after
starting, md trotting with hitcing step when-
evor ho did trot. Following Is q synopsis OF the
race:
First Heat-An even start was effected at tho second
o1 @ Mi, ~, @ no hsoe tho urn IS ,u rnaciod' ah
sonstanv bcr lead, aud at the quarter sas
stra;ch Wan Inv sawod ina sosly uet but n wan
T., sccrcas a. ia iii n.rns nttrantn1o a.
tha hs,fno noin shn 7sae Gvs cnnhs ahcnI md pro.
gressing With thoae cary striics for which ahe Il 80
faoGy L.. -. ~ -. -. S.n.'sa H.. II1.