The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-07
THE TURF.
CHICAGO RACES.


and o crowd Of at least $1,000 people il
attendance.
The amphitheatre was packed, the gram
stand completely filled, whllc at least 15OI
carriages full Of people, occupied ever!
available spot inside the running tract
and outside the trotting ring.
The racing was good and but for an acci
dent 10 one Of the horses In three mill
heat, the running racing would have beer
the best Of the meeting.
The first race called was running
race, dash Of one and halt mile for al
ages, carrying one hundred pounds, for {
purse Of $500, 5000 to the first and $l0C
10 the second. After the entries sever
started, viz: Rocket, Harry, O'Fallen
Lancer, Cape Race, Keno, Lady Fairchild
Capt. Davis and Bay Colt. Cape RACE
was the iavorite at odds Of 100 TO 20, and
100 10 IS against the field, but the field
proved 10 contain better than the favor
lite. Cape Race jumped into the lead Al
the start, Lady Fairfield next, and Rock
ct third. At the quarter pole Lady Fair.
field went Tor Cape Race and took him,
while Rocket came up for a second, COL
larihe Capo Race. and running meek and
neck with him 10 the three quarter pole
where he succeeded in shaking Cape
Race of and taking the second place
two lengths ahead. Lady Fairfield
was running home 10 splendid shape,
and though Cape Races driver urged
him 10 tho utmost, he was obliged 10
content himself with the third place,
Lady F. winuIpg in ZIG, Rocket second,
Cape Race third. .'
The trotting race Tor purse Of $1,000,
for horses that have never beaten $50;
81 500 to the first horse, $3.50 10 the Sec
Ond horse, $3.50 TO the third horse, and
$500 10 the fourth horse, was called.
Topsey, Hattie, Black Prince, Lady Fox,
Red Wing, Country Boy, formerly Gen.
Howard Mia Caldwell, and Logan were
the starters. The betting pools previous
to the start were considerably mixed.
Red Wing started as first choice, Lady
Fox second, Mia Caldwell third, at
about even prices, while the field sold Tor
more than all three combined.
A long time was spent in scoring for
the first heat, but finally they were sent
away with Hattie first, Country Boy sec
ond, TOpsey third. with Mia Caldwell
close behind. Al the quarter pole COun.
try Boy took the first place, while Cald-
we'll came up second, with Logan close
behind, and at the hall pole ranging long
side. At the three.qusrter pole Country
Boy still had the lead, but hero Logan
went for him, and set him back second,
while he crossed the score length ahead,
in 2:28, Country Boy second, Caldwell
third, Fox fourth fourth, the others string.
ing out behind, with Red Wing bringing
up in the rear.
In the second heat Logan took the led
with Country Boy next, and Fox second.
Logan Kept the lead until tho three quar-.
ter polo, when Caldwell cAme up from
somewhere in the rear, and trotting so
fast that before thestand vas reached she
passed Logan and came in winner Of the
heat in 2:27, Logan second, Country Boy
third, Lady Fox fourth. Caldwell now
came to the front In betting, and sold
favorite against the field The choice she
justified In tho third heat by coming IN
again in 2:273. Country Boy second Lady
Fox third, Black Prince fourth Logan
flh, Hattie sixth, Red Wing seventh and
Top6ey eighth. Everybody now rushed
for Caldwell In the pool. "'
In the fourth heat Caldwell again lead,
with Country Boy and Lady Fox follow
ing In the second and third plRcts. At
tho quarter pole the Boy lett Lady Fox
and trotted 10 the half mile nearly tied
Rith Caldwell, but here the mare shook
him Of, and came into the home stretch
length ahead. On entering the last
quarter Red Wing, who had been grad.
ually working up, came up and passed
both Country Boy and Fox, who just at
the score was also headed by Logan, 90
that the finish was Caldwell fitSt Red
Wing second, Country Boy third, Lsdy
fourth. Time 2:Sli. This gsYo the race
to Caldwell, second money TO Logan,
third to Country Boy, and fourth to Red
Wing. - .s
The last race Of the day was the three
mile heat running race, for o purse Of
s. 900, and intense interest was felt in II,
and but for the unfortunate accident that
brought It 10 an abrupt stand, It would
undoubtedly have proved one Of the turf
events Of the season. There were
six starters, viz: VIM. Jennings' ch. c:
Silent Friend, ". G. Harding 3 eh. m.
Euchre, 3. n. Reynolds b. l. Venus,
James q. Summer ch. b. March, T. J.
MOor6s b. N. Hollywood, and J.. Carlisks
b. 2. Young Harry Of the West. Silent
Friend was the iSvorite In the pools at
tho rate Of 100 10. % on, the field. The
tack being but seven.eighths Of q mile
long, the horses started from point far
enough up the course to make up the de-
ficency. A good start was effected,
EuchFe leading TO the stand, which she
passed two lengths In advance Of the "a.
Vorite, and at the end Of the frst mile had
increased 1t TO six, but dropped of
on the second mile 10 two, run.
ming all the while well In hand. In
the last round Silent Friend went Tor
the mare with a will but to no purpose
as she pushed out on last quarter Of third
mile heat till she was lengths In sd.
vance and passed the stand under pullln
5::4lt Silent Friend 2nd Venus 9rd the rest
dlstanced In starting. For second heat
Silent Friend and Venus were running
close together with Euchre Alittle behind
when the latter In attempting to get in
between struck his shoulder against
Silent Friends quarter and stumbling
threw her rider over her head then re.
covering her feet dashed down the track.
Just as she came TO the carriage way lead.
ing across the track from the outside.
she shied into the fence, and crashing
through, landed In the ditch. Everybody
thought she was killed, but she was res
cued apparently unharmed. Her rider es'
capped with lew slight bruises. In the
meantime Silent friend and Venus finished
the heat, the former in the lead, but with
Venus sticking so close TO him that at the
last half Of The third mile abe collared