The New York herald., 1875-10-30
WASHINGTON DRIVING PARK
Last Day of the Inaugural
Running Meeting.
General Harnsy, Jack Harkaway, SkirmiSher
and Ozark the Winners.
WASHINGTON. Oct. %. 1875.

his afternoon amer very successful meeting. The
weather charming, the attendance large and the
,aeing good. Four the card. the FIRST
lash Of two miles, the second mile heats, the third
) dash Of mile and the fourth mile
dash The last great event, the betting on the
result being the largest Of We meeting and the time
made by the winner on such track he had TO
"a proved Ozark good II not the best colt at four
miles in America. lie under -. the entire dis
in 40 track at least fous-conds slow, and
passed the winning post full Of running.
TWO MILES
The first race was a dash of two miles, for purse
or $3.50 the winner OF the first mile to receive 500
and Of the $500 the second horse TO receive 500
Six horses came TO tho post These we're John COZ
fees gray horse Donnybrook, by Lightning dam
Jessamine Porter, years old, ITO lbs John
H. Davis chestnut colt General Harvey, by
Pat Malloy Yellow Bird years old,
90 lbs. I. b. & W. r. DAVIS chestnut geldng storm,
by curics dam Tempest, years old, l01 lbs. L. A.
Htchcock's chestnut ally sprnglet, by Australian,
dam springbrook years old 81 los J. C. Bethunc's
bay gelding Burgoo, by imported Hurrah, dam Emma
Darling years old, l0l BIS, and L. A. Hitchcocks
brown ally Lutita H.. by Second Boone, dam Mean
ness, years old, l0l lbs.
General Harney tho favorite the Geld At
odds
THE RACE
BuIgoo FIRST away Storm second Donnybrook
lhrd General Harney fourth Srringot nth, Lutitia
Ii. sixth. There a change Of places on the upper
turn storm leading to the quarter pole Donnybrook
second Springlet third, Burgoo fourth, Lutta H. ith
General Harney sixth. AT the hali-mle pole Storm
was still in front sprnglet second, Donnybrook
third Burgoo fourth, General Harney lfth Lutta II.
sixth. Sprnglet to the front on the lower turn,
followed by Burgoo amt these two came away from
he others at ratng pace running for the mile pre-
MUM. They had gallant struggle mp the homo
stretch and passed under the string and nose,
making dead heat General Harney third, Storm
fourth, Donnybrook NTH, LutIta II. sixth General
Harney led half length at tho quarter aud
. length a. the halfmc pole IN the
second mile Springet second Burgoo third,
Storm fourth Donnybrook dfh Lutitia H. sixth Going
around the lower Burgoo up and challenged
General Harney and they had capital the end,
General Harney winning by threcquarters Of length,
Burgoo second Donnybrook third, Storm fourth,
Springlot nnh, Lutta H. sixth. The first mile
In las and the two miles in 341k.
General Harney ridden by Black, Burgoo by
Swim, Donnybrook by Fisher Storm by Hughes,
springlet BY Cochran, and Lutitia II. by Thomson.
MILE HEATS
The second race mile heats for a purse of 1850
winch s225 the first, s75 to the second and $50 to
he third horse. There were eight entries and they
spangler 4 Beachcr's bay gclding Jack Harkaway,
by Knighthood, dam Phenomen, years old,
lol lbs; John CoHeos black horse D. T.
Carver. by Lightning dam La victime, years
old, 10 lbs Barton 4 Medinger's chestnut geldng
First Chance, by haywood, dam Dot years, 1ol
bs \. b. 4 W. r. Davis brown nlly Jest, by Bay
wood, dam Joke, years old, 81 lbs George Mounts
brown colt Moses Primrose by John {. Breckenridge,
dam Lena Berry 1 years old l04 lbs VI. Jordan x
20 y hay NJ IN daIuS N
Morgan years old, 90 lbs. Matthew Byrncs bay lilly
Nctte b., by vandaL dam woodbine, years old, 81
lbs. and l.. A. HitchcOcks chestnut colt Century, by
Censor, dam Intrigue, years old. l04 lbs.
First Chance was the hyorte over the field.
First H.aL-Iaok Harkaway was lrst away Jest
Dnd, First Chance third, Jack Twigg fourth. Moses
Primrose hnh Nettie B. sixth, Century seventh and
3. f. Carver eighth Going around the upper turn jest
TO the front, and she led half length
a. the quarter pole FIRST Chance second, ss
Primrose hftn Jack Twigg sixth, Century seventh
and b. T. Carver eighth. AT the half mile pole
Jest two lengths in front OF FIRST Chance, Nette
b. close up third Jack Harkaway fourth Moses PrIn-
NTH, the others trailing Around The lower turn
FIRST Chance and Nete b. pushed out from the others
followed by Jest and the tr,o very strong up the
homestretch, First Chance under pull, while the
others were under the whip. He landed winner by
lengths, Nettie b. second length ahead of Jest
Jack Harkaway fourth, Noses Primrose hth Cen
tury sixth b T. Carver seventh, Jack Twigg eighth
Second Heat First Chance was a greater favorite
than before He took the lead at the start jest second
IL. Hathaway
Moses Primrose sixth, b. r. Carver seventh, Jack
rwigg eighth First Chance led around the upper turn
and down the backstretch Neto B second jest third
Century fourth, Jack IMlgg nth, Jack Harkaway
sixth, Moses Primrose seventh. 81 +. Carver eighth
When the horses reached the lower turn Jack Harkaway
ran through the others aud took tho lead he
into the homcstrctch and then the Jockey of FIRST
Chance made effort TO follow him, leaving those
who chose IL run for the heat Jack Harkaway came
up the stretch ahead of the Others and the heat
BY three lengths; Century second, Jack Twgg third
Jest fourth, Nette y dnh FIRST Chance sixth, Moses
IrN Al ID l. s4tnllF nEVpN Tf
the heat 49,. An the horses except First Chance
and Jack llarkaway were sent 70 the stable
Third H,at-Jack Harkaway then tho fayorite
~ 10 TO over FIRST Chance he soon took the lead
and was four lengths front Of First Chance who
. ~ r .ria ne'' - ..io luAseei loio '"lih
traed along slowly, and not until he was N the home
stretch did the running begin. Jack Harkaway
the race very easily First Chance proving the verest
that Time, Sos, Jack Harkaway was
ridden by Meyers D. Carver by Fisher First Chance
the first two heats by McCombs, jest by Brown Moses
trimross by sampson Jack Trgg by owens, Netic b.
oy Black and Century by Cochran.
ONE MILF
The third was for purse Of S25, dash Of one
eile Tor local horses Two faced tho starter These
sere j. H. Mantz's bay gclding yellow Jacket and r. H.
5rengeI's bay geldins sSirmisher. The horses were
Lgcd and without pedigrees. They the mile, but
Skirmisher being pulled the judges decided
md declared the bets OIL Then they ordered the horses
W again alter tho iour-me race which they did
when the horses again came to the post they Werc
started terms but Yellow Jacket rode louI,
and, Notwithstanding that he came home hrst the
judges gave the race 20 skrmishor Time, 2OL Farr
rode Yellow Jacket and Phebus was on skirmisher
MILEs
The closing Of the days meeting was four
nile dash iOr a purse OF 81 900, the winner 0f the
hrst mile receive 500 Of the second mile $50, the
lhird mile $500, and Of the race x40O; the second
horse 20 receive $3.50 There seven entries con-
ustng Of Sascer's bay hlly FAIRY Queen, BY Eugene
dam Faith, 3 years old 81 lbs. John Conees bay
Oily Nettie Norton W Leanngton dam Long Mae,
years Old l0I lbs John H. Davis bay colt Ozark, by
Pat Maoy dam mp. sunny south, years old, 80
lbs. Walkers bay horse Gayu, by Jeu DAVIS, dam
Ninette aged, lis lbs L. A. Hltchcockls chestnut
horse Galway by Concord dam Mnudina, years old,
Ito lbs. and the gentlomans chestnut hly Busy
Bee, by War Dance, dam Laura Spillmnn, years old,
l0 lbs, and C. fuckers chestnut lilly Caroline, by
Kentucky, dam Camilla years old, ~ lbs.
Ozark the iavorito early IN the day, but just
before the Ncttc Norton had the call over the
1cld She stouty backed BY her owner and his
irlends
RACK.
Ozark took the lead a. the START Busy Bee second