, 1873-07-13
What the Public Will Demand and
Insist Upon in Future.
Probability that a How association Will
Do Formed and q New,, :
Track Built. I. :
The Great Running Race at
Sacramento, Cal.
Base Ball Matters at Home and
81. :,.'-. Abroad.
THE TURF,


. :. -.' THE TURF. ,.4"-
THE FUTURE or RACING IN on1oAao.
: The summer meeting Of thu small association
ealing itself the Dexter park Club, which came
tos close last woel, af:or questionable careor
" ofix days, developed the fact that the taste of
thtpeoplo Of Chicago for turf spofts is very
Geeral. Eyory day Of tho six, oven though tho
wather was Of tho worst possible description;
themanagors Of tho races had tho countonanco
OF thousands Of respectable people, whose dosiro
to 1itnoHa trial of speed could not bo dispollod
by ho boistarous behavior of the elcmcnts
= Denite thunder and lightning, violent rain;
etorns, and high winds, which were almost
eveF-day occurrences while tho meeting WAS id
g, progress, th:re was sufficient number present
eactday to mako the speculation q romunora-
: ttiveDne. Such largo attendance on 80 many
. conRoutivo wrotched days was never before seen
ion II American track, and tho managers of tho
race. only did what It was their
duty to do when they oarried out their
: ndvetiBed programmes. rain or shine. Had
they ,rdered poBtponomentB, as the management
OF tnckB in other cities would In all probability
have1ono under similar circumBtanceB, thoy
wou]l unqueationably have ruined tho meeting.
The audiences found sufficient cause for dis
p1oaaTc without having another In the shape of
post1onement, given them. Tho races were
not what they should have been. This fact can
not bedisguised, for it was patont to eyory one
who Witnessed them. tits Hsfo to say that large
numbr Of the running and trotting matches
wero nothing moro or less than "put-up tobs,"
deBgn,d to tap the innocent at tho pool~box.
Horsel that could have won we're held beek s. IN
order 10 Hayo tho "oiique" Interested in the
pools. ind yet tho fraudulent drivers were mot
ordered from their seats, as they should have
been, aad honest mon substituted. Dad startB
orally temarked in Huch casos that the horse
baokedby tho q oliquo Was the first to lease
the string and the first to return. Foul riding
and drifting vas common offence which did
frauds vero porpotrated in such a buuglilg
manner TINT thoy attracted public attention.
and it lsony an net Of Justice to the patrons
Of tho turf to warn certain parties not to
meeting which is to be hold in September.
More attsntion must be paid to tho important
matter 4 solecting judges who thoroughly un-
derstsnd tho rules goyerning races, and avu not m
found, Ito meeting will he cc:,d"e;cd honestly.
Il ehould be borne in mind that poopte % not 60
to Dexter Park for the purpose OF seeing tho
best horse lose. They want to witness = fair
strugEbAnd get up some enthusiasm, and il thOy
arc no. afforded an opportunity. they won't so
to Dexter Park.-thats all. =,
The meeting of which wo hare boon writing
Inns giyon riso to great deal OF aiBBatisfaction
among certain class Of mon in this city. They
bolieve TINT another ono Of q aimiar character
will kill tho turf in Chicago aud injure 1t
throughout tho country, and arc ready to do any
thn to aver the T. would not 30
in Chicago before great while that will eclipse
anything Of tho kind in the country, and make
ltorso-rating favorito Amusement in the West.
It will not be composed OF few men wloso colo
Air in Ia ia IN mn n1fa ttyoc anfa n
of gontlenen Of moans. who admire q trot
e1cifomoa o. t a L Affords If If this onterpriso
was properly started, there are = hundred men
. in Chicago who would subscribe nberally toward
it, and thero are largo numbor in st. Louis and
other cities close BY who would be only too glad
to take aE interest in it.. Everybody conceacs
that Chicago ought to he the tnrf-centro Of tho
Wost, if not Of tho country. Even now it has as
fino track as can be found anywhere, and if it
becomes necessary t. giyo, it up to the Union
cd some. t;mo, a bottor location can be found:
Our botol accommodations are unequaled, and
they are no small help to the succoss Of a moot
ing; saratega, Long Branch. buffalo. Utica,
1lotelroom Is Chicago, and no better truck facili
itics, and yd thoir meetings are moro succosBfll
than ours. Visitors flock to them from all partf
of tho country. The only reason that can bt
IL managed md ourB arc not. We can draw ths
visitors and the horses, aud offer mort
attractions to both than any Of thess
Eastern Plas, il the th proper porsons sa,so tat
'bolievo that this will be done, and, in orde
that the parties who have spoken Of It may no
lose any Of their interest in tho matter. we pro
Eoao to have something to asy about # again
for tho preas; The next ono must DO a succea
Of itself.
EXTRA RACE.
IN Monday afternoon m oxtrh race. given un
nf
ton, WILL tako place at tho Course, for which tn
following 1oadstcrs have boon entored. I'll
purse is $1,000. mile heats, best three In five:
D. Pafer's b. g. Barnoy Kcny to wagon
". Darlinga .: 6. Hope. to harneaa.
a.1. Fuler's b. 8. Lagonicr, to harneas.
Tho race will be called at $3.50 p. m. sharp.
ANoEuED EDITOR.
AZ Mr. Frank H. Dunton viii have more to
with tho turf department of the Western Spor
ing Gazette than with any other, 1t ia entirel
proper to print his lttlo aalutatory In thiH 60
umns
1a aesspting postaon o. the edoral etsn Il T.
I'd ~ # III a hoas ss 10
their hearty cooperation IN all matters pertaining
Hast!mss Gentlemen Interested IN broedtns superb
also. We shall not bo fetored BY prejudice, fear {
favor, and thus Will 10 free to advocate tho causo
I'll who arc entitled to heaeiug.
THAT WONDERFUL RACE.
The following Ia the Ban Frnuolsco Chronicle
account OF tho remarkably fast running raco i
Sacramento the othor dny:
bAonAMKaro, July t.-To-day wonnt up the 1prtr
meeting Of the sacramento Agricultural 8ooiety. II
day was lovely, mud an immense crowd Of people, tw
thirds Of them being ladies, IN attendance to vi
nsss tho running race and ths lA.l!es t9nrnsmeu
fast tmc that the oldest inhnhttans ever aaw. II
will long bo remembered in tho turf annals Of o,
Btate. Tho race milo huata1 10 ., free for q
running horse, for purse Of 500. the entrea belt
A. st. John's Domore George Trent Th.d steyen
A. Musick's MONARCH J. Ii. Diokelaoas NoA Flahert
John Halls Ion Wads, Jsnnea Meas Abb, and Wllb'
1dercex Thornhi. Only three Of the above list sal
td-Ihhd Stevens, Ncll FlahD1ty, and ThosnhlL.