The New York herald., 1873-09-09
SPORT IN THE WEST.
The Fall Meeting at Dexter Park, Chi
caSO-Biliiards-Thc RinS-Allcn and
McCoOle.

McCoole.
CHICAGO. Sept. 4, 1873.
The programme for the fall meeting at Dexter
Park Is made public to-day. Last week Mr.. Albert
s. Gage, one Of the three or four gentlemen inter-
ested in the Park. telegraphed from Springfield
Mass, that $4,000 meeting would be arranged to
take place here In the second week OF October /;
but when he came to call upon the owners Of fast
trotting stock, he found that only Lucy and the
Maid could be depended upon to come West, the
owners Of Fullerton, CamOrs, Sensation, Gloster,
Lulu, American Girl, GaZelle. Lucille Golddust and
the other flyers who would lend the greatest
attractions to the meeting, either being unable TO
come, owing to other engagements, or being un-
desirous of making such long trip so late in the
season. At this uncture 1t was resolved to get up
q less ambitious programme, which would attract
more local horses in greater numbers and furnish
more sport, If the time were not good. The days
selected are September 30 October 1-3, and the
programme is as fOllOws:-
FIRST DAY-TUEsDAY, SEPTEMBER 80.
No 1-Purse OF $1,000, for horses that have never
beaten three minutes: 5000 to tirst $3.50 to second
and $15Ot third.
beaten 80; 5000 to first, 1915 to second and s225
to third.
SECOND DAY-wEDNEsDAY, OCTOBER /.
No. 3-Purse OF 81, ,0O0 for horses that have never
beaten 1886; 5000 to frst $3.50 To second and $50
No. Purse of 81, ooo for horses that have never
beaten 2:24; Sl2oo to hrs $500 to second and $500
THIRD DAY-THURsDAY. OCTOBER 9.
No. 5-Purse OF $1,000, for horses that have never
beaten 2:45; 5000 to first, $3.50 to second and $3.50
No e-Purse OF 81, 500, for horses that have never
beaten 2:27; $500 to firs S375 to second and $225
to third.
No. Purse of $5,000 free for all horses; $4,000
to first, 81, $50 to second and $3.50 to third.
M s rSnmng Iav race or e
association TO add $500; 500 to second horse.
The entries will close at the Secretarys office,
Grand Pacific HOTEL on Saturday, the 9th inst.
Tie added money is thus trine over $4,000.
As the fairs in Illinois viii have been pretty well
finished by the time that the meeting commences
the prospects are that we shall have large fields OF
horses showing from '29 up to 40. though entries
in the "a and 227 classes are not likely to be n,-
merous. The management only gives one running
race, and has abandoned The plan OF racing morn
ing and afternoon, plan which the experience OF
the last meeting proved TO be far from a desirable
one The absence of running races Will hardly be
regretted. as those given at the July meeting,
satisfactory It is to be hoped that some measures
Will be taken to prevent the deliberate pulling of
horses which took place In several OF the races in
July, and that competent judges Will In all cases be
BILLIARDS IN CHICAGO.
The ''grand three-ball tournament for $3,000'
Though 1t is really NOT entitled to be
celled a tournament when only such players
as may please the managers are selected
place here between the LIST and the 10th of Octo-
Der, and extensively written up in the Eastern
nier will come until their four-bagame for the
championship is over and they have had time there
after TO settle down to practise French Another
drawback Is the disinclination of local billiard firms
to contribute to the FUNDS. 1t was understood at
the outset that the games would be played on the
table OF the manufacturer who would bid most Tor
the honor: but the large houses hold monopoly
OF the cushions and are doing all the business they
without any necessity for advertising, and the
smaller firms cannot afford the luxury. " is there
| FORE probable that the tournament VIII be "on''
unless private enterprise takes 1t up or reduced
! prizes are offered.
| match, 1000 points, American four-bal game,
on by 10 carrom table, for $780, has been made
! between John Bessinger and George F. S.osson,
| the former well known by his matches with
Ubassy. For this sort OF game 1t will probably be
| good one.
| The last deposit in the $4,000 match between
| Tom Allen and Mike McCoole to fight on the 23d
within 200 miles OF st. Louis was posted last night
Private advices from St. Louis to the fleet that
very little betting is indnge n those made gener-
ally being at nominal ODDS Allen. Both men have
been doing good work, though McCoole shows signs
OF staeness Sporting men are generally shy OF
investing in the light, as there has not been more
than one honest fight in the St. Louis circuit for
some years back, and Allen was not engaged in
that. The impression generally Is that the fight is
o'CoNNoR AND MADDEN.
The Eastern and Western fancy had looked
forward to meeting in Wisconsin between Nike
the former having come West for the express pur-
pose OF nghting the latter. The match, howe YER,
seems likely to be confined to some harmless
rounds in the newspapers The men met on the
30th ult., at Berlin, Wis., TO arrange preliminaries
when Maiden offered O'Connor $3.50 to make a
match giving him, besides six pounds in the
weQhts-Madden ia pounds, O'Connor 1870 pounds
both men to scale on the morning OF the fight
which was to be for any amount that O'Connor
might raise. cred Handed Miker did not accept
tins liberal offer, but further negotiations are