, 1873-06-16
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SPORTING.
THE TURF.

New youK, June 14.-Tho attendance at tho
Jcronao Park racoB to-day WA tmmonao and tho
botfing enormous. At tho parla Mutual pools
n1ono e25.00o woro taken In, and hundreds
ttrnod nway. Tho traok was In eplondid condl-
tton.~ Tho programme waa not by my means
as full aH oithor of tho preceding dayB Although
flyo ovonta wcro aot for declsion, tho ao1da In
two 'casoa woro linltcd only to two horsos.
the largest being that Of tho milo-and-a-
quartor purse, for which oil tho seven antrics
pnt In au appearance. Dotoro saddling tho
horsca for the FIRST raco, Survivor WAS the favor
ito in tho pools, but as soon as Hayward waa
soon in b1aoh Jacket to rldo stonehongo, q rush
OF tho first favorito, selling @iittlo bottor
noh fs1osea iSe fes shs saeo, seS sa ss
started In good position, but, taking ono Of his
ground, and although ho took il in his hoad to
race whou ha got into tho straight, It waa than
too 1ato to bo Of any aorvlco. atonohengo OK
peotod to rotriogo hts character after hlB }ast
e. oas oy ovGsynng
for aome time ho quioklyr ran through tho horses.
aud coming into tho homo rum 1t looked as II lloS
might win, but tho moment ho was called upon
and folt tho whip, ho stopped IN the most cur
allowed Fcllowcraft to pass him oppoeitc, tho
ladlos' stand. Suryivor, The winner, Waa ridden
admirably. and, aftor taking tho lend at tho Club
House. was noyor headed.
Tho socond raco Of ono and threo-quarter
miloB, for all agoe. produced but two starters,
but these two, Ira:e, and Hubbard, ran ono OF
tho boat raees eyor soon nt Joromo Park. HUI
bird cut out running Ut gooa psco tor n, .aile
alushing raeo botwcen them wna fought out all
way down, Mr. Banfora's l1orHo only outstnylng
Hubbard In tho last hundred yards.
The Weetohoator cup produced . fold Of avo,
- L.. al, 4 r.
Was the favoritc, and somo heavy wagering took
place. Tho winnor turned up In Wandoror. He
had bean roserved especially for Tits event for
Home tiu1o past, and, aa he .was backed
ys2o ySy h0'SG H. tAf '0ntSSa'F''y Ss pest x0n wsg Big
chester cup. Us regards timo, oxcop4 ono,
md will long ho remembered, on account Of the
suocesa With which tho coup was offectod. From
tho momeut tho flag foil, until tho finish, Wan-
dorer vas in tho front, increasing bis load whom
ease. True Blue ran a good honest horse nll
the way, but Ind no oEanoe with tho winner.
MoluB was unable TO shorten his distance, and
after running second for mile and half was
dono With.
Tho gentlemen's race, with the exception Of
Mossrs Poet and Center, was badly ridden,
Tho hurdle rnco, In CONSEQUENCE Of Loohiel do
clining to start was declared Of but tho Stewards
In the naoat .geuorouB manner offered tho money
in The handicap race for village Dlsoksmith
respectively. On this occasion Victor had no
opportunity Of ropoAting laat Saturdays 1ukot
for Village Blacksmith made all tho running.
and won eaaily at tic finish Time. 2:3911.
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Special nspatch to TNe cntcaao 4tsoune
= PEoa1A, ILL.,, June 14.-1he last day OF the
Pekin races was elimly attonded, but the raoeB
wore the bost Of tho meeting. The frat race,
mile heatB, best two in three, for purse Of $780,
FREQ to 'nll, WAS won by Summers Rocket. by
West no1bury, dam BY Eclipse, beating Roxy
and Lloyd's Chiof, in 1:4oA and 1:AsA.
Of s400. ftoe to oil, WAS won by sunuer'e March,
Leonard, vonus and Illinois, in 6:oG}l.
Tho meeting closed with the most perfect sat-
lsfaetion to the public and horsom6n, bat
p6cuniarily 1t was not very profitable to the man-
ngerH, Mosara. Douglass and Reynolds. !:
CAMBRIDGE CITY. ...-s
j.. CAMBRIDGE Cry, Ind, Juno 14.-To-3ay was
tho last day Of tho raooB, and q large attendance
was on the grounds. Tho first raco, a trot, FREQ
for oil, was callcd at ?. H.. with. Black Frank
aud Chicago only In. Red Cloud had gone homo
sick, and Mohawk, Jr., was non cut. Frank
Both wore In splendid condition. Tile friends Of
Frank exulted audibly upon the result Of the
frat two hoats but things took turn, md the
following La the score: '..:,
Dlack 1,: Frank. ...'.:'....."':.."aa ? ?
ias, Tine, aaaY a:sK aai1 sssI ;25a
The knowing onos foil, and the soro onea got
oven In tho running race Of milo heata, with 4
entries. War. Jig was tho winner, with Joo
Bowers second, and Mango third, md Ritehio
fourth. Time, 1:5l 1:5514.
An imptomptu raco, one-fourth milo, closed
tho e1eroises. a quiet old gentleman from Ohio
paid $500 for the privilege OF soeing the Lind
foat Of the Nashville mare.