, 1874-06-07
TIE TURF.

| FIRST DAT.
Premium No:1, $4,000, t5o:ttng-Free to Ill horses
exccpt Goldsmith Mind. Milo heAts. three In fve.
s0 to first horse, $500 to second hoFse and *oo t"
third HORSE To be trotcd under the rules OF tue NJ
ttonal Trottins Association. 10 elose 1oesoas June -
Premium No. 2, $780, running-Juvenile stakes for
xh adae seeond - 70
| of stake money. Nominations. accompanied BY Tor
felt money, to be made June Is.
sees. 500 to ars sloo second, and SO to third
| horse .
ageg 100 pounds up 500 frst and 500 to second
| horse.
Premium No. s, $500, ruunfng-Nile heatE-threo IN
Ave- $500 to FIRST s125 to second, and s75 to third
horse.
Re1so. Re1s; s''' 0''' 10 'F''AA NAN - - '
| FouRrH DAT.
Premium No. I, $500, running-selling fnce. one
and quarter miles. Horses entered, tp be Rold for
sloo allowed pounds: for $3.50. pounds; for
| $780, 10 pounds for $500, II pounds.
Premium No. 8, 500, running-Threo miles and re-
peat. $3.50 first: $i5o to second and s1oo to third
twice around inside track bout 800 yards less than
two miles), eight hurdles. Weight es pounds,
.dded to weight for $3.50 to first 500 to second
| Contests for the above running premiums will be
governed the rules Of the Blood Horse Association
{Nushville Tenn unless otherwise specified. Entries
for the will close the day previous to the race, ut
II O'Clock.
For an aboYs p1euiurns four must enter and three
start. ,
| by 10 per cent Of the whole premium
| All eEtries must be addressed to No. 81 Dearborn
street, Chicago. Ill
DEATH OF DRIVER.
Thomas P. Roach, we'll known in the West
| and South as skillful driver and a turfman OF
large general experience, died short time eince
| at St. Louis. OF consumption. Ho had been all
| ing for long tmo, md had but recently arrived
oit,y o11t arfk Ea
years old, unmarried, aud he'd but fow relatiyes
| in this country.
| THE FnEEpoRr RACES.
Special Dispatch IL The Chicago Tribune.
FREEroRT Ill, June G.-The meeting Of the
Driving Tark Association OF this city closed this
| afternoon with two trotting matches. The fore
! noon WAS cloudy and threatening. heavy
| shower occurred at about O'clock The track
| horses appeared for tho first race which was for
! purse Of II, 400, $500 to first, $500 to second,
500 to third, und S100 to fourth. Free for all.
| The horses started we're Bodiue, Dan, Pilot
Temple, and Amy B. The great 6sht, how
Or Chicago asainst St. Louis. Bodine WAS tho
| winner in three straight, but hotlY-contested.
| heats, In each heat the little stallion Tapped
! the bay, and brayely held this position until the
| last half-quarter was reached, when Bodine
would gradually gain at every stride, beating h,s
| adversary about three lengths. Last night and
| this morning Pilot Temple sold favorite in the
| pool, the St. Louis sports aud hackers buying
ptlot rempls; and the chicsgoans snd friends s
| money changed hands-Chicaso flush, 8t.
| Louis desced.
H. c. Goodr sha b. h. Dodina. | |
J. g. Inde.rs h. =. Pilot Temple, e,............-a
T,m.-2:3lA; 2:2a; 2:27'S.
| Second race, for purse OF $500, for horses
| with nd record below 1855 owned in this and ad
| joining countiea; 5175 to first, 575 to second,
and $50 to thlrd. In the third heat Dixie pulled
front shoe, cutting his foot badly. and in COL
sequence. was Withdrawn.
J. b. Millera !. N. Little Neil. ............ 2s22
D. Young's bl, G. Lena Doy-........-....
F. j. aildisai.eh's ii. =. Diiis d.
Tsm<-2:s95; 2:s7; 2:ssH; 3:o3.
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
New YORK, June 6.-Tho spring meeting of
tho American Jockey Club opened to-day. The
rains Of the morning kept many from attending,
and msda the track heavy There Was reason
able crowd present, however.
The first race was for purse Of $500. three
quarters Of mile. There were eleven entries,
and MI started. sanfords Kad being the favorito
in the pools, with LoriIlard's Free Lance second
choice. At the start, Littells Wlznrd got of
about q length in advauce, and, improving the
advantage to the close OF the race, won BY two
lengths, Free Lance SECOND, aud Kadi third.
Time, 1;21.
The SECOND raco was the Fordham handicap
sweepstakes OF $50, with $500 added, the second
horse to receive $500 out Of the stakes: one mile
The following horsea started: ?. Lori!ards
| bay horse, sanford'a dly, {. L. Lorillard's
Cariboo, Mckee It Co.'s Minnie &c, Cox's
Doaster, McDaniers bay fl1y, Do: o:%ue's Art
ist, Chamberlin's Survivor, Sauford's Mate. and
Littell's Felowcraft. In the pools Mate was
first choice. At the start Artist took tae Load.
and maintained it until rising tho hill near the
home stretch, when Survivor wont ahead.
Eutering the home stretch Artist struggled to
regain his position, but failed and WIS beaten
By head, Mate, the fayorite, third. Time, ALT.
The third race was the grcat feature of the
days sport. It was run for the Withera stakes
for 3-year-olds, 800 each, half forfeit,
distance one mile. OF the thirty entries, the
following started: P. Lorillard's PerHuader and
Vaultress, Puryesre Grimstead, Jones' Sanga-
mona, Brady d Sons Dan o'Hara, Belnont's
s hss:rff Tbs Tas5s Mosne osss
Joseph Donohue's Dublin, GaEney's CulpepPer.
Cotrrel'8 Harry Felter, z. 3. Lewis i Co.'s Vac-
delte, and Littelrs Reform. Beatrice sold in
pools for s675, Glimstend $3.50, Dublin $40
More than fifteen false starts we're made before
the horses got oil, aod in one Of the efforts to
get away Culpepper and Dublin came in COLI
sion with such violence rs to unhorse both jock
eys, aud injuring Dublin's 80 severely as to
was effected. Reform rushed to the front,
md KEEP. tho lead for two-thirds Of
tho race. cloaely followed by Vault
ress. Coming into what is called the home
stretch, Dublin answered the call OF his jockey,
bounded past Vaultress and Reform in turn, and
ran in winner by about two lengths. amid the
greatest excitement. Vandeto secured the soc-
ond place md Reform third. Beatrice and
Grimstead, the favosites, wore not placed. Tims
1:50,
The fourth and last race Was for the West
chester cup, sweepstakes OF $50 each, with
1880 added, eecond horse to receive $500
out Of the stakes; distance, two miles
and a quarter. Tho following hornes ran
Lawrence and G. Lorlllard4 shylock, P. Loril- |
lard's Village Blacksmith, McDaniel'a ADD e
Survivor, aud G. II. Rlce's Wanderer. At the
send-otr Add e1 Kader took the lead, tho others |
we'll up. The race, which was wel-contestod, |
WAS won by Shylock by LENGTH h,-Wanderar Sec |
Qpd Lizz,e Lucas third In the pools WandeEeE [