, 1873-09-21
Prospects Of the Forthcoming Meet
ing at Dexter Park.
What the Management Proposes to
Do---A Challenge from Mr..
Simpson.
Tho Three Ball TOurnnment---
Billiards Elsewl,erc---
Base Ball.
THE TURF.

rnosrEoTH or THE DEXTER rARK MEETING.
Present Indications point to highly successful sea-
aon Of tr0ttg at Do1ter Park tho last day Of thia
month md tho thrco first dayg Of October. II the
weather will only prove proptious and leave Tho track
In tho condition 1t IL III HOW, tho meeting will
doubtcdly o that tho Weat necd not be ashamed
Of Gentlemen who have rcconly returned to tho city,
aftcr going tho rounds Of tho country fairs report
TINT tho horsomen whom thoy met In thes trapols
promised to enter heIr fastest stock and render every
other assistance they could to make the last turf gath
cring Of consequence this season interesting tho
public and profitable to fta managers. All tho
pcttng horses will be from tho Wcst, With probably
few cxceptions md their speed has been frequently
developed in public and is thoroughly underatood
BY cvcry patron OF tho turf In this aoctlon that nre
mora likely to hayo ayeny-matchcd and cloHely-con-
teAtcd races than before. THO entrlos will
cose ut o'clock noxt Saturday evening" at tho Office
Of tho Secretary Of tho Dexter Purk Club, Grand Pa
einc @ ho!e 7 Iho 70 M following weknown "rus1efs
probable that tho East1nan horse, ST. Jalncs, viii 10
emih Maid Is safc to eay, will not DO lere and 1t ia
doubtful she wtil eyos appear In rubuc again. Lucy
their last public mile this uruson. Our meeting can got
ssloug ysry well without tlen however. It Will AFFORD
onas airasRe Tor te iresfore prse IetWeen ea
horses Of tho a2t cnas than to witch uodsmith Maid
5oh Sa eo 6s 9,m mt q g ao from
A CHANGE FOR THE nErrEn.
Tho managsra of tho Dexter Park Club have do
TO enllvcn the rnces. Printed programmes containing
the aocctons to he played Will be isanod each day and
"a proposed to make tho music feature Of the rleet-
!ng as has beon done a he East and to that end tho
ply the best music il theif repertoire. f'0'0N ~
The following from the Wes'err Sporting Gazette Of
yesterday will be OF interest to turfmcu evcrywhere
I" Mr. Josoph Cairne Simpson 8tanls ready to match
his 1arc Nonr1naha In trost!ng race OF ve miles
against any horse In America Hsre s hio propositions
"1 will trot my marc Nourmhhal against any horse In
America dash Of vo miles in harness for ,0oo
good day and track between the 18th Of October aud
1he ast q Ie19 On peTtsr ratk conrso
precisely what ho enys aud that ho is dcs,rous Of get
ting on match. Tho owners Of uuatress Or jim
noed Ravo no fear But that they will dad man, money
and mnrc ready to accommodate them. Such race
country"
1noTTINa At GRAND nApIpB,
Spfeia! Dfspufch to Ihe C|icuao TTfbuHe,
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 20.-There was an I'm
msnse aeHen,b!ugo ou the Fair Grounds to-day, to
witness The freefor-a trotting match and tho two
VALLEY o11r pnrv,so rAnx, anAsp RAPIDS, Mich,
to fourth nillo heats, best Ii 6, in harness.
i. Armsrons's 81. n Molly Morris.
Ir1 ~ rs:S,ss Nyes sh II F. n MamDsiao 9a,s.,
A. Q. Fisk's 9. 8. Gen: shermnn. n.............5 t
Itme-2:33A $3.50; 2:33X.
ZANE DAy-russe Of 400 running for II .gos;
miles and repeat.
4 1. 0happels b. 9. Protection, years, by Nor
ton, by Loxington, dam by Wagner. .........,.1 l
Foster = ~ Van slyck'a ,. I. Victorne, years, by
D. g. Halics b. G. Aoacommon 3 years, by Re-
volvcr, dam by Daniel tho Prophet. .dls
Iime-3:50: 3:52l<.
ToHrPONED.
EAU CLA1RE, Wis., Sept 20.-The four days' race
meetlng which was to be held here thr 1st OF Oco-
ber and following days, has been postponed till the 7th
ath, md 9th Of 0cober to allow the track to be put
Into better condition. Twenty-Five hundred dollars
will be given In purses.