, 1873-08-07
SPORTING MATTERS.
Second Days Races at tho Buffalo
Meeting.
Sensation Takes the $4,000 PURSE
How the Gclding Takes It.
THE TURF.

BEc0HD DAYS RACES At BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, N. T., Aug o.-The attendance was
worry largo at tho second day Of tho Buffalo
racoa, about $1,000 people boing present. Tho
weather was remarkably pleasant, md tho
track In tho finest possible order. Dodworth'a
band presented another programme Of choice
selection, aldlng grcatly to tho enjoyment Of
the OCCASION. There woro two very Important
races contested tho firBt for tho big purBo Of
$4,000 for horacs in the 2:21 class. and tho Hoo
ont for \ purse Of $4,000 for 2:i5 horsou, An
intcnse degro0 of interest was excited by
THE Zig RACE,
anl 1nrgo amount Of mouey was wagorod.
Thoro wero aeven cntrios to tho pureo, ohiof
among wllicl. wore Fullerton and Jim Irving,
to bo loapisod. As Il transpirod Dorby and L.,-
oillo aolddust woro drawn. Fullerton was lnnde
tho rate Of s1oo to 800 against the fold, nnd
hs there wo Via 5 sntz Z Gi ros sV'a sr bs's he as:
fast, fast but bs unreliable, .A' and oanors or was was
clasaed in tho Same oatogory. Thore wero those
WHO looked upon Glostor as a dangerous horse
ownor, Alden Goldsmith, wloso faco woro
look Of quiot confidence. Bowen more than
hoped to land Oanlors to tho front and capture
tho priEo of $4,000, Dan Mace was i'll with
lorton out For all that the chestnut golding
had tho confidence of the Now York purity, who
wore putting evory dollar on him that thoy
could find place for The roauon for
mort no limit to Fullorton's speed. It Was look
cd upon as suro thing for him to win, and tho
only regret OF his backers was that they were
Obliged to put up 20 much money to win 30 HI
tlo. Lator on thoy had no occasion to grumble
on this account, as they wore afforded relief in
quito an unexpected manner. Tho raoo Was q
ter1iblo disaster oil around to tho betting mon.
First First they laid heavily on Fullerton, and
e te' afa% f fthon sa' ney " unaeresf wss srs'o
saye themselves with Camora, but he, too
woakoned, and left them III tho 1urcl. Tho
first two heats took the life out Of tho ontiro
his
time. Ho bad not spool enough to begin with,
but ho had tho bottom to end with. Jim Irving
broke marungalo in tho first heat, and was
distancotl: Gloster was sent for tho front in
aud was q good third in tho next Leat.
TheBo two finished him. just as thoy ptayod
out Camors' wind, Fullerton, and thon Bon
Mace, slipped i'll with ,sopaation, and baggod
brother Dan was in the raco 1nado no ditforonco.
lie wanted TINT $4,000, and ho got it, showing
Dan no moro favor than ho would have shown .
total stranger.
In drawing for positlon, tho polo foil to Jim
Irving CaMorH noxt, Glohtor third, Fullerton
fourth, and sonsation on the outside.
FIRST heaEOter half an hour was consumed
securing tho boat OF 1t. Whom they did got tho
word, tho start wns q perfectly oven ono. Thoy
won't abreast to tho turn. whom Irving made n
bad break on account Of swapping Of q martini
pulled to u walk, md was wholly out OF tho raco
by tho limo tho head horHoa had reached The
quarter polo. Camora lod the party on tho turn,
With Glostor at Liz wheel, fullerton tapping
dloster broke and foil back to third Fullerton
pushed forward to Camors, md tho pair wore
nock.aItl-neck at the quarter in s4M seconds,
Gloster lhroo lengths in the rear. The tug on
Camors and Fullerton, aud dlostor was within
longth Of them. Camors had opened out q half
length at tho half-mile polo which he made in
10919, and there was not the variation Of I'LL inch
to the third quarter, Tho finish wes
Mace called upon Fullerton with whip and voice,
but Camors never 1linohed from tho killing pnce,
md Glostor was closing upon them both as ii he
would surely tako the heat. Tho yast crowd
watched the contest with bated breath, and every
mock WIS stretched Oh tho horaeB came flying
along. Camors hold bis own gamoly, aid dolcd
Fullerton'a cfforta to outfoot him. Gloater now
put on splendid burst at tho distance flag, and,
sweeping by Fullerton, made for camorc. The
wiro. winnor Of tho heat in 2:2014,
half length ahead Of Gloster, who had Fuller
ton at luis flank. Sensation was fiYo lengths
tatofs wore fairly frantic with oxcitomont, nna
prolonged cheering grootod Bowen "a ho brought
Camors back to tho Htand.
Second IeaGIhoy gil got off evenly, md rapid
y ct tho third trial. Oanlors aud Fulierton trot~
tod like double team to tho quarter in 35
seconds. G1ostor had been ut thoir whocls,
but broke and foil back three lengths sonBa-
ton two lengths further behind. Fer thirty rods
hey Soyond !, the quarter @ Gsmofs % aud Fullerton
and beat him length to tho half in Log; Clos
ter six lengthB In the rear, and Sensation Us
much further back. Fullerton forged ahead
little, and camo to Camors' shoulder ut the third
between thom on tho home stretch. It was
neck Or nothing now with Fullerton, and Mace
made him trot for all there was in him, but ho
could not do more than to lap Camora Us ho
passed. the wiro In 2:21N. Gloster third by a
length, and Sensation poor fourth.
Ihard neaEchmors waa now tho fayorite at
odds OF GO to 20 against tho fold, tho Fullerton
men .o,agor to hodge out at any price. It proved
pun . into tho ro' % Ii tic foarth o attsmpt g far
send-off was given. Fullerton 1aid out tho work
in red-tot btylo, forcing Camors to Ills very best
speed from ;n tho 81, start. They wont abreast
in slX seconds, whore Cauors had lia % nose il
front, aloater ton longths back, and Sensation
four lengths moro. Cnnlors brushed away from
Fullerton Oil tho back strotch and had opened
half-milo polo in 1;05. but now tho terrible
work began to tell upon him, and ha Blaokolod
porceptlbly, allowing Fullerton to lap him at the
third quarter. Sensation had bcen taking things
easy away In the rear, now and then routing him
self with bronlt. but Ills opportunity came, aud
ho improyodit. HeBwopt BY Glostor at the third
quarter, aud aped along after Fullerton and
oamors, whom lo overlook rapidly. Both Of
thom hnd had enough Of it, and both were quito
dead. Kooping up his rattling dash, sonsation
trotted by them aud won tho heat in 2:24. beat-
ing Fullorton ono longth, and ho a longth aLoad
Of Oarnora, who lol GloBtor Ave lengths.
Fourth Heat-Tho manner in which Camors
gave up tho ghost Oh tile homo-strotoA showed
plainly that ho waH dono for. and then revived
tho hope that Fullerton would atiol,
1t On. and win after all. Accord
inGly tho betting took new turn,
and Fullerton sold at 80 against 75 for the fold
Whom thoy woro sent away, Canorn appeared to
have froshonod q lIttlo, and llo kopt with seusa-
tion around tho turn, Fullerton only q half
nj ffRr1 ar,aI irsh hat,f