, 1874-04-25
The Last Effort to Save Dex-
ter Park.
What II Is Intended to Do this
Summer,
Meetinq of the Illinois State Sports
mems Association.
The White Stockings Again Vic
torious in St. Louis.
THE TURF.
DEXTER rAEK HED1T1FC6.

-. ...o .,-o no,,.3 IN ba m hopo that Dexter
hss season there secneo ~ ~ 49, nps -nant =. an
Park would eyer agstn be OF any use except as ahn u
sdiunct to tho stock-ya1ds. It sacity conceded
by every person who took an inter-
est IN local racing as'tets tnAt NC =. 49, -,
Is track, were oser 1nu su0' 4. "1 ~. t,.
f,asnondcncF cannot be denied Tho park, though
a.ra., hv n. honorable firm of Tucker l. Sherman,
c"aea -, - t.,,1t ~ tbo.o oent1e1,en fallen fnto
aao, u4 ~ - aoa.>.~,ta 1,-nh,ore cononose,,
- .re rnain Of faro sharperg and Board-of-T1ade
.,, -r;+a ,;t+1o also h,,t checkn for can-
scaPe's' 49, I4,.s- $500, ~ ~ 4ha n,o,
ttal, Sought 70 maze 'ue1t ioitune7 %. ~ -. w.
boz through the medium Of sNlnonng
..a-a earned bv tho prominent Journals Of the city
"e3e "Aiu.o ~ ~ .a1.. .ta4 ~ .,st-o.s
Of Dexter Park would tolerate. They paid heed to
+,;. ADVICE however and the natural consequence
'o 49, tho,r nef,r;ors nrnctfccs xcre frequently e1
T2a oa1 1t'ci 4eA4'o ~ t-..~. e .1. H.,
posed during the seazon as winter sasanSeo' thelr
chcnctz lot mahl9g eney peeae a. I,ia t
tEeir or rat:ons until ut length the ve1es tyEo II
turf n1atte ts cuuin 1a- ue.res n ~ ~ -
that tin. t.s ~ thda ,n1
last and 'oate1neeu @.le -. ~ to 20! 1t 9S
was u1akoa % ~ ,ns ~, aa aI ~ ~ .i ~
certain way, "a uen @ ouy neas poos u ~ chn1a
The judges OF t1c % s!o!. pe.1s ., "r, T1t aS %
Of the dr1ye ~ o1ng e 40 ths ho7ea ich thev
utterly ruined T 3or Tnner '' uns actna1Iy
had marked o. 80, n;++sI .1.i,et honcst , 49,
nowhere in the 1c 80, f; d;qsa41S.u 20 th,
ing They could nc : Aet hSaf ~ ~ ~ ~ n115
Selves but exhibited n Isl h 70 a t9e "4hla ta
BY whining tor tn, Inc lev pleaded pove2ty. bnd 1uci
during the season anu " 4hnd u 4o1I hib
excuse to get nack to- onbe nt ha nf
they confidently expected ~ ~ eartd &c ~ m
others, and the Judges at IL o ta onast " n
pool OF. The only consol un ~; hna,t ;f9
have il in the zehecon .nat thc season hanr1n ~
Dexter Park At the close OF seroyo nraia ha 10
money and in fr1ends. anu VII his ~ r5
on their hands, chief among snaen a az
money, purses for Winning Aor''7e' AD1 "o' g N76
bills,
Me- NASsCA , cAL1@1D - ~ +ho~orch,r
@ 4 ara in Witch The track had been
managed that foE time tneS "ere IL 80 ~ ~ ~
closing it up altogether ana thus pung ~ en- ~
to take this course, aud suggested tnas tney te. t
I.rk to sorae reputable man, wei selse4 ~ tunA ~
fairs, who would be pereona5 a, ~ ~"
thinn that might occur and VITO would Keep Inc e1-
penditurc within his means: Ades &c 6coanng ;a0
proposition for some time they ame to tne
George d. Mansur accordingly sent for and VA wss
offered the sole management with autnoIatS 10 uo 1s
as ho pleased dprng inc seaso1 pa n4ov,de
the debts Of the prev ous management we're straight
cred out and the truck set square with horsc-o"9e1s
this, and tho track was turned to ar. Mansur
This is the second time tnat 1nat gentleman las
been connected with Dexter rark. Il %as a. Tho no
built the trick for its present ownefs ana nc WAS uo
d1st and only successful manager 1t ever nag. has1n
run proftably and with satisfaction to
horsemeu and patrons. During the past th1eo weeks
end has scarcely had time to Uako more snan
hasty sketch Of what he proposes doing this
year One Of his first acts Vas to put
up real estate guarantees TINT he viii faithfully per
form whatever he may contract or advertise to do de
THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN,
but 1t Will probably be a week before dcnnte IL
nouncesnent Of the division OF purses etc., can pe
made. !: 1uay be generally statcd, however, tnat
tareo or -Four days' racing Tor home horses VII be
Eyen tho first week In July, taking in the Fourth for
Kh3ch probably IS 900 will be hung up. On the LIST
# Jrv. and continuing three GHy9 tleTEa1tef. l0e
suuamer-naccting will be held, ut which $2oooo III
premiums vii M b 1T e5sa n
shich ends at Springfield, Mass, and II IS oaly
reasonable to that the generous purses which
Mr. Mapsur will offer, combined with the excellence
If our track and the promise Of ta future good an-
tgement, will induce many owners Of hrsclass horses
FOUND. Adytccs from the East Intimate that Doble
will he here with Goldsmith Maid this by tho Wy, IS
10 be her last the turf, and that Dan Mace
viii take Sensation, CIarn G., Redwing, and other
noted lycrs West with him. Graves and Looms will
certainly enter Queen Of tho Vest, Cementiue, and
Chicago which together with the rest Of their stable
:rc now in training for The seanon's work.
Taken altogether the prospect for fine racing this
year at Dexter ParI, under Mr. Mansu1's MANAGEMENT
1nAy make to please tie public Will undoubtedly be
lberaly rewarded. It is gratifying to knew that our
torn % an s1s is Sonss
redeem it. Ii this effort should prove
Dexter Park viii then be closed forever, in which
In future issue the details OF Alr Nanaur's plans
vii be published.
IMPORTANT TO TRAINERS.
L decision vas rendered in tue Marine Court Of
New York list week by Judge Spauld:ng which is Of
momeutous interest to trainers and drivers Of trottng
hortrs It vus in s11it brought by the we1l-kno1n
trainer John Loyctt against William Lowell, IN equally
,seknovn sporting INN and the owner of the famous
mare American Girl to recover something over co.,
Icinr the amount caimcd for trimming expenses and
costs of transportation Of horses From the evidence
ndduccd it a,rearel that in 1868 tho defendant sent
thrrc horses to tie stables Of the pIat for training
Ioyett drove t}cm in several races ind won most Of
th4n re lost a race Mt Nur1acansctt Park hoHeyer
In which he drove Americaa Girl. and this 81,
nnnoyed Loyell that he CHARGED hin with having
1.+oye1. "o,.A e ~ ~ eAe -. H.. CO.
te citv Invc1 won't to ,he stable of the forpocr took
h;E ho1ees nxnv and nlar1 them in tha hands Of an.
c.ber trsincr The nsintin then demonded a settIe-
mont NJ his ,ccon claiming that he had never re-
cced einria dollar for tho trco nonths' trnininc OF
fha tlrea horses nr for their costs Of transnoraon
fusedto ecte alleging that Lovett had made enough
money ont OF INN "nea &c tn1e" ~ tuee u tSal1a
aHo, ~ ~ rr h;s 1; .hich ~, 49,
Tcar hunc rc AZ il WIS alleged that the defendant
10 eyadc payment and to prevent an injunction being
issued against the horscs starting in public had
made nominal conveyance OF them into the bands
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