Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-02
THE TURF.
Dexter Park Rac3.

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CHICAGO, Jaly 1.-The Dexter Park
] July racing meeting opened to-day, with
beautiful weather, splendid track aud for
a first day fair attendance. The first race
the Gardner House stakes, mile heat to
harness. was q walk over for Malta. The
other four entries paying the forfeit. The
second race, the Grand Pacific stakes, q
running race, mile heats was won easily
by II. Blandis' brown colt Latitude, in two
| straight heats. Harry Todd second. Time,
1924, 1:54. There are three races this 2.
NJ, two trottiDg and one running.
The Afternoon Races
az Dexter Park to-day drew larger atten-
dance than those in the morning and not
witbstanding the fact that rain began fall
| ing at o. m. and continued steadily uptil
| 5 D. m. the amphitheatre was comfortably
flied and The grand stand was graced by
several score of ladies. 1i,t
The first race, trotting purse for $1,000,
| for horses which have never beaten 2:40;
ST. 900 to frs, $500 second, $500 third $500
fourth. There were nine entries and five
started, Clementine, Albert, Hattie, Fsw-
cette, Chester and Gentleman Joe. In the
pools Clementine was the favorite at odds
Of 2 to / against Albert, and about the same
agsinst the field. Chester drew the pole
with Albert next and Clementine third,
and this order was maintained until the Sd
qui r Jer polewas reached when Albert forged
ahead, and came in winner by length
in 2:35.
In the second heat Albert took the lead
az start, and maintained it to ths hnisb,
with Chester second and Clementins third.
Time, 2:a6. -e .ra-sr
The third heat, go far as Albert was con-
cerned was repetition of preceding one but
Clementine again secured the second place,
with Chester third. Time, 2 Az.
SUMMARY.
Albert. ....................1 l l
Clementine. ...,.................2 8 2
Chester ....................3 2 4
| Hattie Fswcett ..................4 )
Gentleman Joe ..................5 5 8
Time, 2:35, 2:40, 2:41R .......
The second race, trotting purse $4 900 for
horses that had never beaten 2:25, $2,0 900 to
first, $1,000 to second, $600t to third, and
$400 to fourth. There were six starters for
this race out of eigh, entries, Clara G and
Henry Todd being drawn. Fred
Hooper was a decided faVorite in
the betting, but Joker and Bodine both.
had many supporters, and were with Ripon
Boy aud Ella Wright, in the field willin,
to take chances against favorites. 10 the
first heat Joker drew the pole, Ripon Boy
second, Bodine third, Fred Hooper fourth
and Byron on outside. At the quarter post
which was passed in 37a seconds, Hooper
took the lead and by rapid work maintain
ed il to the end, passing the half mile flag
In 1:I25 and the score in 2:26!!, with Bodine
second, Ripon Boy third, Joker fourth, By
ron fifth, Ella Wright distanced. By con
sent of lie judges Byron was Withdrawn,
having gone lame. The horses got off well
togethet in the second heat, Hooper lead
ingto the quarter pole in 304, Bodine 20
and going very fast, Ripon Boy keeping
well up. At the half mile pole Baline
made fine dash and shot half length
ahead of Hooper, gap which, by splendid
footing, he widened TO length
at the distance pcle coming under
the wire winner. Time 2:25aa, which, con
siderinC the ack was very heavy, was re-
marksble time. The result of this heat
raised the price of Boiine in the pools, and
many thought he would win the race. In
the third heat Hooper cut out work from
the start and came home winner in 2:27s,
Bodine dropping back to 4Lh. The 4th.
heat was holly contested, Hooper leading,
with Ripon Boy at his hee s, and Bcdine
close to the Boy, whose place he took at
the half mile post and kept to the end, but
was unable co overtaks Hooper who came
in winner of the heat and race in 2:2S!.
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