, 1874-07-23
First Days Races Of the Northwestern
Amateur Boating Association
at Toledo.
The White Stockings Defeat the
Atlantics--.10 to 8.
Shooting tournament at Cincino
natl.

fort don,aut]s TINT another complaint bo ontere
againut tho unbcarablo slowncss of the judges
Tho goatlemon who occupied tho atand yostor
day wero tho same as those Tuesday, aud NOT
tortoige-iko aot Of nlortals a Chicago raca audi
onco never had lilo bad fortune to wait for. M
reflection upon tie integrity of tho Judges is In
tonlcd by this remark, for each Of them Ia At
honorable anil upright gentleman in ovory Honso
but they do not appear to appreciate the fac
thut tho time Of several thousand pso7lo is Of fa
creator importa,lco than their Own or that Of tht
1orBo!nen aud b orsos ovor whom thoy arc giyoi
nuthorlty. They cauBca yeslorday'a races tt
begin at reasonably carly hour, but whateyo,
timo Was gained By this wise proceeding was col
entirely at naught by their Subsequent action.
Tho snail in Its smy course could not Laye bceu
ulowor than they wore iu arriving at conclusions
on ordinary points, and tho consequence was
tAat between heate tho nltdsnnce was kept wait
iut;, for spacea ringing from LOU mtnutea to hnlf
nn hour tcr the announcement OF TING mud win
to bo compelled to speak Of it thus publclY. II
tho judges would only consider how they
Themselves would foel II they wcro q part Of the
andlrnco, and throe OF her SLOW gentlemen occu-
pied their placoB I'll tho stand, tho reflection
might induce them to hurry up little moro
thin tAoy do. 1t IL to be hoped tloro will be no
Further iecessty to any anything on THIS u,'paf-
harsh feeliugs that tho above rcmarks may
cause, wo will sny that tho most generous and
complimentary word that could be written about
tho management Of the track, aside flom lie
Judges staud, would not DO any too generous
a.lA complimentary.
Yesterday there we're nearly 5000 people at
the Park. and all Of than weie we'll taken caro-
Ct, and fur,siated with IN entertainment tho
like uf which baH mover before been given here.
Nr. Mnl,sur md his aids did everything that 1ay
in .hoir power to n,ako Tho tilne pass pleasantly
for thcir pntrons, and succeeded iu donE 60 to q
married. degree. Tho mont perfcot order was
maintained throughout, thanks to Deputy ST.
per.,tendent Hickey, Sergt Fitzpatrick, aud d
weil-tra ned aud Hensble cotpg of policemen,
who trout mon as it thoy wsro not slaEcs, ard
got along 40 much boiler than their moro utti-
cioas brethren that no comparison Gnu DO il.sti-
tutcd. There may be no apparent analogy
between music aud policemen, and In all prata-
iH nbout as good place US my in which to u,erl-
tion That pnSo'a band played very n'ully cxcel-
lent selections in excellent style, aud that Ill
thinss-nausic, weather, racing, audience-we!e
1aasonasiy re- BE- made Of sho judges % IN lila s. caie
cory OF pleasant things. but we will giyo
thcrl one more change before prononncing item
an absolutely dscold dant oen,snt In the ,noeting,
ting and ono runuinr,-nnd tho heats Of each
wero atornatcd. The raco first called was tho
trot between horses Of tho 22o class, and it
s nd tho oasg sss xa sa .. o tAos. s1ss.
Of dollars. Tho following was the fold Of start
era: Hurry Mitchell, formerly Ed Foster; CO.
lumbia Chief, formerly Stuuap-Pul!er; George
Phil Sherlann, Gen. Howard, nnd john f. Bon
Smith aud Little Jnke, two good horses, wore
antoredt but were drawn previous to tho race.
In tho downtown pools, and III those sold bo-
foro the first heAt Of the race was called, Kan-
eas Chicf and George Judd wero the fayoritos
against tho field At about even figures all
around. Judd may bo said to be- Chi
cago horse. He has been hero eomo time,
to him. Ho waB known to bo very
faHt, lut he Ind mover trotted In race. Great
things werc expected Of him. however, and 1t
was anticipated That liB record In .liH first real
rising horses Of the year. His performance in
the first beat did not jnstify such o1travagant
ideas, and ho was dlstaucod, though not go
much through hia own fault as through that Of
the Judge who gave tAe word. Mr. Buck's marc
Hnttie, unothor fast Chicagoan. was a!ao booked
for good place in tho race, but she iwas like
WISE dlstaacod in the opening heat, and
naa ni to 50 Il the 3,a 9asn { GuTSs nsnv oIot
tue Judges wero iuexorable iu pronouncing
the word = lisfanced against bin, and ho nc
eampEnied Columlia and nattio to tho barn.
lilo field was 30 largo, and tho color8 OF the
drivers 10 indistinot. and in many instances, so
different from those published in tho programme,
that it was an absolute impoasibility to keep d
dotinite oya on any OF tho horses except thoso |
TINT took tue lcal. Hence We can only apoak Of
ex!,. tue w!h1sra with any degree of accuracy Tho
scoring 10. a tha first hcnt was exceedingly todi.
a1%saagssSls 99aa ;sasi + %Se !aasas aeIy sa!d
unoSon ono Us could woT !. imsrned as a4Io' Judd
Tas 30 far behind that lie waa acpua,ly lstancea |
before 10 loft tho "1ra. Mitchell was tho loal-
ing horse. and though CLOSELY pressed BY Kaosas
position ustl tho homo stretch WIZ noariy half
passed over. At this point he left hs feet, and |
John Il. went 10 The front, and eventually won
ans ts hsat by two easths IN 225 Mitchell ssc-
Columbia Judd, and liattio were the |
last ho,Hcs in the race, aud, owing TO |
the poor start which was givon. tho
judges at at f5At decided to let them compete
when it was nacertainea that they were Tar oat- |
side Of tho ordinary distauce-bounds.
In tue second leat Mitchelltoo an immediate |
polo John II. was even with him. and Howard
wns not far behind. The latter foil away bnck
Oh tho stretch, however, and Mo!iio aud Kansas
raco between tho four from the hult.1nlle polo |
llomo. They entered the last Htratoh together,
nnd as they approached tho stqnd it aee'ned aa
md John John H. for for 1is ars. D'%Ss psee. Is Whiie
tho other two were less than half lougth bo-
bind y them. Just before q @ going under tho wire
i,ra:27s Kansas Chief third and Mitchell fourth
Tho betting waa now throe to one on tue Held
against Ka,saaa Clitf, but ho was III easy winner
in tho next tltee heats hia time boing 228, $3.50,
dIesaneed for running into and upsetsing john
HIS sllky. The accideut had no SERIOUS results,
however, M tho dfivor eAcnred nnlu1ured, md |
the h"rHe was stoprod hoforo ho could do him |
Dx1rsn rAnx. oM1oAoo. IT,: luly -. 1s74.-sscona
f"r osrs :at isso never Iess, 22 15up to ,9st
fl6 I" sceond, and 500 to third mlla bouts, best