The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-02
CLEVELAND RACES.
The Crowds. tho Horses, tho Winners
and the Laggers-The Time Made In
TrOtting.

The Crowds, tho Horses, tho winners
and the Laggers-The Time Made in
Trotting.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 1, 1873
The crowds attending the races have increased
in spite OF the disappointment resulting from the
postponement yesterday, though Barker German
sold immense numbers OF pools at the Kennard
House morning and night and had opposition
places under their nose at every turn. The people
were not satiated, but crowded booths erected in
lawns along the principal Streets where they
shouted themselves hoarse in the light OF aar-
ing lamps. The day opened grandly with a
clear blue sky, bracing breeze sweeping over
the track from the lake, and before the racing
commenced fully 10000 persons were listening to
the strains OF the German brass band. and were
crowdlng every available space on the stands and
near the track and filling over four hundred car
rlages, forced into the enclosure. Before the
start Nettie sold even against the field in the 24o
race Alien got the lead In leaving the score
but went Off his feet at the turn, giving his place
to Red Cloud, who was length ahead at the quar-
ter, with Chicago second, and hence to the
halfmile they were strung out. Red Cloud leading,
Nettie second, and Mohawk, Jr., third. At the
three-quarter pole Red Cloud and Nettie were neck
and neck, Mohawk coming up on their tanks OIL
the stretch. Red Cloud was Tilted by the little dark
squaw, the young Mohawk taking the chief place.
She was dissatisfied vita her second conquest, how
ever, leaving him hall length behind at the
score, while Red Cloud came on four lengths in the
rear, Derby fourth, Chicago fifth, Crown Prince
2:4X.
second Heaa-Mohawk, Jr., had the lead, Nettis
lead, Tapped by Monawk, IT,, and at the quarter sr
mile they were neck and neck, a length ahead OF
dropped back, giving Nettie frst place. but after
crossing the score hall a length ahead, with
Crown Prince third, Red Cloud fourth, Derby fth
Chicago sixth, Flagler seventh, Allen eighth.
Tnad Heas-Derby had little the start, but was
Tapped by Nettie at the turn, the mare leading
half length at the quarter At the half mile Nettie
and Crown Prince were neck and neck, Nette going
ahead at the three-quarter pole. Nettie led the
with Mohawk in the second place Coming up the
stretch Crown Prince cut In ahead OF Mohawk,
plant Of foul, and got second IN the heat, the
horses coming In in the following order :-Nettle,
Crown Prince, Mohawk, Red Cloud, Derby, Chicago,
THE Thirty RACE.
Saint James drew the first place and had the
lead, followed closely by Annie Collins and Star,
and at the turn Saint James two lengths
ahead, increasing the distance a. the quarter to
three lengths At the haf-mie Saint James broke
letting Castle Boy up, and the latter soon passed
to the front. At the threequarter pole Castle Boy
was first and Cosette second. The horses came in
fourth, Lady Banker afth Saint James sixth, Inde-
pendence seventh, star eighth. Time, rs.
SeCON0 Hedu-St JAMES went OH DrSJ Closely
followed by Castle Boy, Star third. At the turn st.
James was two lengths ahead and at the quarter
one, while at the halfmile Castle Boy was closing
up with Star, three lengths in the rear. AT the
three quarter st. James and Castle Boy were neck
and neck but the former fell or on the SCI etch,
between. They crossed the score Castle Boy first,
Lady Banker second, st. James third, star fourth,
Annie Collins nth, Cosette sixth, independence
distanced.
Boy following and st. James sixth, and at the turn
the positions were the same, st. James closing.
Castle Boy got first at the quarter, with ST. James
second two lengths behind, Jonathan third, Annie
Collins fourtn. At the hafmile Castle Boy was
four lengths ahead Of st. James, who was two
lengths ahead OF Jonathan. At the three quarter
pole sc. James was on the Boys flank, with Jona-
than third. They came up the stretch at a hot
pace and just before reaching the score Lady Ban
ker slipped in ahead OF Truthful James and the
Banker second, St. James third, star fourth, Annie
Collins fifth, Brother Jonathan sixth, Cosette
seventh.
RUNNING RACE TWO MILES AND REPEAT.
Zero Withdrawn. Port Leonard had the lead
with Flush Crowding him to the eighth quarter,
when he fell back, Flush going to the front and
crossing the score half length ahead. Nellie Bnah
third Moilie Mcintyre fourth, Nathan Cakes fifth,
sorrel Tom sixth, Protection distanced. Time,
SA7x.
COMPLAINT AND A CAUTION.
Complaint was entered against Port Leonard's
driver and the Judges cautioned him TO ride to win
or he and the horse would be punished.
In the second neat Leonard had the start ana
kept 1t for the first mile, when he was approached
by Nellie Bush, Sut they both gave way to Flush on
the sixth quarter, the jockey evidently pulling
Leonard in cm the backstretcn, but whipping niT
up as he approached the stand. Flush won oy
bare length, Leonard second, Bush third aud Ure'
lengths togthe rear Mollie Mcintyre iourtn. M'shal