, 1873-10-17
Race Between Goldsmith, Maid, Clos
ter, and Basl,aW, Jr.
The Former Wins, Making the East
est Time Of the Season.
Chicago Never Saw a Mile Trot-
ted in 2:18 Before.
The EIaid to Be Matched Against
T1nc Next Week.
THE TURF.

THE TURF.
Tnorr1Na MATINEE At DEXTER PARK.
Yesterday afternoon tho Dexter Park Olno, u.s.
sistca BY 1fr. Dudd Doble, furnished the turf
gousation Of the season in a raco between the
celebrated trottcrs Goldsmith Maid, Gloster, and
Bayhaw, Jr. Tho managers have been prom
Using tho public something uursual for q long
timo and, now that they havo fulfilled 1t. they |
will probably not rest satisfied until thoy cxccl
thomselyea before tho advent Of frost puts an
end to turf sport for tho yenr. Tho |
faHtest t,me eyer mado in Chicago, and |
the fassest time mado In race
during the soason (with the exception |
Of Ocoidcnt's 2:104, in California;, were accom-
p1ished ut Doxtor Park yesterday. An nrdtence |
Of botwoon 1000 aud 5000 people Witnessed tho
porformance, and, whon thia mornings papers
inform tho remainder Of their readers TINT they
lost rich treat, several thousand moro will, In
all likelihood, curse the luck that kept them In
tho city. Tho weather certainly WAS not inyit~
ing, bolng heavy and threatening, ind. in Wow
Of the tame results Of previous
" GOLDSMITH MAID RACES"
Us they IRE called, those who remained at thoir
business cannot be blamod for 1t. Doubtless 1t
seemed to many OF them Hike "put.up job
whom such horHes aB G1oster aud Bashnw
were advertiHed to oontond ngainst the famous
Maid but sliey forget that tho latter is p" star"
On the turf, md, like theatrical "star, 3" earns
both reputation and money by appearing with
the "stoek." Her specially is fast timo, and
instoad OF looking for that, tic patrons OF
q race in which she ID entorod are always on the
auj vivo for something that is almost m impoa-
sibility-a close and exciting struggle for tho
ftr1,. daI pArff
day Witnessed comparatively even race, and
we're shown the best time Tint ninet5-ninc out u
every hundred of them ever saw made; thoac
who did not attend missed something that
Is not by any meanB m everyday occurrence,
The track Was not at it's best, being little
heavy aftor the mornings rain, and wnB not I'M
proved by tho diHagreeRble mist that foil during
the race.
TIE HORSES WE'RE CALLED OUT
about half-past o'clock, and were rather tardy
In answering tho summons. Goldsmith Maids
appearance VAS the signal for round OF ap-
us Which was ansaRy p 1oe
never moved .eRaier or, looked in bot.
ter trim. Gloster and Dashaw. wore
also in, splendid condition, and y! mot
Ss ssz sh?p suka ahsss sn soua2s a1St ot ohesg snd
Mr. O. a. Lnwton. Of Green Bay, were chosen
" judges, and they proceeded to give tho horses
their positions for tho first heat. dloster drew
The pole, Bashaw the second place. and tho Maid
the outside. Tho booksellers volce was then
heard In the land, vainly requesting some one to
favor him with o bid. There Was no response
until after he throw out Goldsmith Maid, and
then few pools were sold OH dloster and Ba-
shaw, the former being tho favorite at tho ratio
Of ten to two. ...-
THE FIRST HEAT.
One falso start WIS mndo, and then the horses
were sent away on their frat mile, the Maid 9
little to the rear, and tho other two even. She
took the extreme outside, for tho enko OF room,
probably, and WAS for enough ahead ut tho COM
mencement Of the turn to enable hor to R swing
on1B. and was then about hve lengths in advance
Of Glostor, who was lending Baslaw by about the
same distance. Tho latter horse. though scoring
evenly as he always does when feeling w9l, did
eequently lost ground. llo picked up on the
stretch. however. and lost nothing thereafter,
but l,o could not lessen tho advantage gained I by
aosteF WHO KEPT his 0n st1oes sha
her lead on the stretch. She went by. the half.
milo polo in I'LL, about six lengths ahead and
maintained 1t to tho homo-st1etch. She wns
in 2:2915: going uudor the wire tirst by fon,
of Daslaw. ....
TIE SECOND HEAT
was the ereat event Of the race. An even start
was m Objected for it at the first trial, and the
Maid was sent of with q rush.. When she
passed the stand Doblo looked as il he mcant te
make his mnre do something remarkable. sht
left tho wfe at gate Which LOOK her so'era
also took her feet. Tho break was OF no conee
quence, however, as Doblo with TINT skill whict
has made him celebrated among the drivers o1
the ou9fy got hS1 On s S5 pns % ags sPn naaa ~ ~ III
couple Of lepg tbs to tho lead gained at the YER
that distance botwoe1 herself and Goster, Ii
Dnz ut, III