New-York tribune., 1874-09-11
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE BUFFALO RACES.

THE BUFFALO RACES.
LAST DAY OF THE MEEuNG-MAJoR MACON WINS
THE HURDLE RACE, VOLCANO THE Two-fEAh-
OLD SWEEPSTAKES, KATY PEAsE THE BUFFALO
CUP, AND sPENDTHRIFT THE MILE HEAT RACE.
BUFFALO, Sept 10-The first running meet
ing at Buffalo Park closed to-day with larger attend
ance than on any previous day. The first race was
handicap hurdle for purse Of $780, with 500 10
second horse; two miles, eight hurdes Tue en-
tries for this race made Tuesday the weights
being declared Wednesday. Six horses were nominated
and four started Mitchell and George west oeing
drawn. In the pools Gifney sold for $780, MAJOR macon
ts6 Helen Bennett $3l, and Granger s9. Inc horses
got fine start, Gafney inside, Granger sec
oud position. Macon third, and Bennett iast'
All four cleared the hrst huruIe manu-
somely Granger slightly in advance. The second third
and fourth hurdles we're cleared in the ORDER The
second mile was exciting Helen Bennett who had the
lead stumbled and fell over the fifth hurdle throwing her
rider. Andrew Mclaughlin, and rolling over hn' sac
started up and caught near the entrance mcLaugn
lin WIS picked up insensble and carried on lie proo
ably fatally injured. The other horses continued
around clearing the remaining hurdles handsomely On
the three-quarter stretch Macon and Gahney oame
down together under the whip and Granger two lengths
behind. Macon and Gafney came in neck and neck,
with Granger half a length behind, Macon winning
in <o1.
RkcE-Hsnie,p hurdle race purse SoVV Sloo 'e'o
horse two miles over eight hnrds: s,:, Macon
Dance out Of MARY Case l43 pounds; ....;,'......
H. G.rHeIs sGsfOey years. By julius OO' Of Leisure
Nc Ses1: SSder: si GRANGER :rs By imported Aysarh
snS S eearfT % esn Is BsDst BY DIVERSION
Helen Douglass, l3O pOgRa,. III ''''''''''''
The second was sweepstakes Tor t"oyear-oios'
three nominations were made. and one-McDaniePs
Matte A-was drawn Enlister and Volcano started
the former drawing the POLE TIE latter was the favor
lite I'm the pools The horses got good start, Volcano
taking the lead before reaching the first turn At the
quarier-pole Enster was only half length oehnd. mud
Vocauo however, widened the gap, ana ran splenudy
throughout, beating his antagonist by ten lengs III Ii
s,oosp R.ck-sreepstes for iwOye.rods 500 each e.
with 5000 receive 800 out Of stakes winner Of
'DS sas m Rice. s.i vG,snc b vaHd Iodine, BY i'm
snnsscld Cos EnteT, BY Engineer out Of CrOVns
by Australian 100 pound
The third race for the Buffalo cup $1,000 added to
sweepstakes OF 800 each; two miles and haf -Four
horses we're nominated and three started, Madge being
drawn The horses started at the halfme pole in good
STYLE Wanderer on the inside with Katy Peae second
and Lizzie Lucas the outside The latter TOOK the
lead but Wauderer who did spendidly soon got aneaa
ana maintained the lead until the end OF the rst mile,
when he lost ground rapidly, ana the contest DeTao
sharp between Katy Pease aud L,zzle Lucas. hany
stOnished hackers by winning tue race III the re-
markabe time OF i25 the fastest cup time on record Oy
SIX seconds.
so0 each hall forfeit second horse 70 s.ev, 5000 out sss,;
three pounds extra honmonn OF
Cup ave pounds extra Of any two 0i Tie Ao0s seven pu
4 Cages eb Katy Pea,e years by Planet out Of Minnie
Donsbues er LlIe Lucas years. by Australian oai Of
Geo Rice. en- waoderer years BY Lexington, Out Of Co
rAb vAndsl lis pound; 9s
The fourth and last race the day was for purse
OF $780, for all ages mile heats. Six nominations were
made only four horses started, Granger and chest
nut filly being drawn. Culpepper, Spendthrft Larry
Hart and Josie B. started In the order name AT the
quarter pole Josie b. led by two lengths, spendthrit
second the other two tapping Al the haI pole the
same positions maintained except that Cupepper
was ahead of Larry Hart Between the halllnlle pOe
and the home-sretch Culpepper settled down 70 wofk,
spendthrIft Josie b. third. and Larry Hart fourth.
Time EA4l In the second heat the rider OF spendhrt
changed, his hackers caimdg that he was not prop
ery ridden. good start was elected Al the quarter
poe Culpepper led by length with Larry Hart second
ana SpeRdthrift third. The latter horse and Josie b.
after passing quarter pole, settled down ana TOOK
first and second places and the half pole Spendthrt
was lengths ahead At the three-llarter pole the
fayOnie was half length ahead OF Larry Hart. VINO
was in turn half length ahead OF Culpepper, with
Josie b. fourth In these positions the horses passed
under the string; 6pendthrit had. however, wldened
the gap to four lengths while Larry Hart was neeS
ahead OF Culpepper who six lengths anead OF Josie
H. Time, 14It. In the third heat spendthrft sold as
fayorIte For some reason or Other Larry
Hart and Josie B. drawn, leaving only Culpepper
10 compete with the farorie. The horses got OF well
together. and at the quarter spendthrft was length
ahead On the baektretch he increased the distance to
five lengths aud came IN three ana nan lensths aheau
OF Culpepper. Time I47.
second and $50 to third horse madens allowed W pounds winner oi
s r le, Sn a DAY psa5 50 e5t fss ss s Sy bonnie scotland
n GsGaeys calpepyer yaI. by Revolver out Of
WIN. Jennings b. years. by Planet out Of
Nors. by Imperial SOyeregu, 80 pounds ......'4 dr.
D. MeDaneYs br, Josie b. year" by A'erod out Of =.
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