Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-30
THE TURF.
An neutrality-suspicious. Branch.
A Dead Heat Between Freak
ness and SpringbOk.
The Fastest Time on Record.

| 1uO EdSIeSE IltIlC On DCCOfus
SARATOGA, July 29.-Flash stakes fol
tWo-year-olds, half mile, was won by Faith.
less. There were eleven starters, with
Lorillard's Parole and Faithless as favorites
in the pools. Time 40 seconds. Faithless
won by six lengths, McDaniel's War
Dance filly second and Puryear Il Co.'s
Pastor third. Lady Clipper and WarlOck
were thrown at the pole and a claim of
foul-riding was put in against Faithless
by lady Clippers jockey, but disallowed.
As the time for the cup race approached,
the interest of spectators eliminated, and
when the horses appeared Ontbe track they
were greeted with applause. Money
| flowed into the pool box as fast as it could
be taken; betting in the following aver
age: Springbok 81, 900; Aaron Pennington
| $3.50, Grinstead and Rutherford ST6O,
Preakness $3.50, Olitipa S255, Wild Idle
| 800. Rutherford and Wild Idle were
leading passing the grand stand the first
time; at the furloDg, Wild Idle went out,
| Rutherford second. Wild Idle led for a
mile and quarter, when Preakness went
up and took the lead. Coming up the
home stretch Springbok took issue with
the leader and most exciting race took
place to the stand, both horses running
neck and neck. A dead heat was an
nOunced, amid cheers, Grinstead third.
Time 1861, the fastest on record.
Aaron Pennington was fourth, Oiitipa
fifth, Rutherford sixth, and Wild Idle last.
The dead heat will be run off after the last
race.
In the selling race, mile and quarter,
for MI AaIlanfnlcr Nor ha
filly won in 2:09i, Caroline second, and
Survivor third.
McDaniels and Sanford have agreed to
divide the stake in the Saratoga Cup race,
and the race will not be run off.
Cleveland Races.
CLEVELAND, o., July 29.-The attend
ance was the largest of the season, being
estimated at 1900. The day was magnif-
icent, but owing TO rain in the morning,
the track was somewhat heavy and several
seconds slower than on Wednesday. The
sport was excellent and very exciting,
Grafton showing wonderful bursts Of speed,
and proving himself the fastest horse inthe
country. Much dissatisfaction was mani
tested by the crowd in regard to the laxity
of the judges in allowing the rules to be in
fringed upon by the drivers in scoring, it
being plain to ali that an immense amount
Of useless scoring in the 2:22 race was for
the purpose Of wearing out the favOrite,
Grafton.
The first race was for the 2:31 class for
$500; 81, $50 TO first horse, S625 10 sec
Ond, $3.50 to third, and had six starters.
The first heat was an easy victory for Idol,
she taking the lead after bad send of, on
the first turn, and gradually drawing away
to the wire, passing under it two lengths
ahead of jeremiah, lewinsky third, the
rest just inside. Time 2:265. Again were /
the judges obliged to change drivers, put
ting Budd Doble behind Lady Turpin.
Idol took the lead at the start and was
never headed, although it was sharp work
between her and TuTPin, a length only
separating them; jeremiah third. Time, |
Z:265.
Idol again had best Of send off but went |
up at the turn and fell back jeremiah in |
the lead, Lewinski next. Turpin over |
hauled the leaders az the one-half, passed |
them and retained the lead to the wire, |
although Idol az the third quarter looked a |
good winner, but again left her feet and |
came IN third, Lewinski second. Time |
2:2SA
In the fourth heat TuTpin led, but went |
up at the first turn, Anglo Saxon TO the |
fore, but in the second quarter Idol pushed |
TO the front and led 10 the distance stand, |
where she was passed by Turpin aud Lew |
inski, Turpin taking the heat in 2:26!.
Turpin had the lead in the fifth heat but |
Lewinski at the turn shot ahead aud led to
the score, Idol second, Turpin, acting badly |
throughout the heat "a bad third. Time 2:274s.
TuTpin, Idol and LOWinski only staTtedtOr
the sixth heat, which was won by the lat
ter after a very close and exciting struggle, |
Idol second. Time 2:2Ts. Owing TO |
darkness the race was carried over until !
Friday, with each horse having two heats |
to their credit.
The next race was 2:22 class, purse
s, 1000; 5000 to first, SI,25O to the second, |
$50 to the third; six entries; Lady Star |
drawn and five started. Great interest in |
this race, and large amount Of money was |
laid on Grafton against the field. The /
start was a bad one for the fayOrite, he |
leaving his feet at the first turn, and losing /
$50 yards. COzette and GOlddUst Tapped |
in the lead at the Lead of the stretch. Co |
zette was leading GOlddust by a length, |
Bella and Young seven and nine lengths /
away, and Grafton a distance of: but the |
favorite here displayed wonderful speed, |
passing Bella and Young like an arrow,
troLtiDg the last quarter in 81 seconds,
taking the third place length behind Gold
dust, who was two lengths behind COzette.
Time, 2:23.
The send off for the second heat was very
Bella having the best of il,
Cozette second, Grafton third, but he left |
his feet and lost fifty yards before getting
down. At the half, GOlddust took the lead l
and came in length ahead of Bella, Young
third, Grafton a close fourth. Time, 2:3l5.
The horses got off well together on the
first attempt, Bella at the turn going to the
fore, Grafton again dancing and falling far
in the rear. In the second quarter Gold
dust came to the front, and maintained il
until within 100 feet of the wire, when
Grafton shot ahead yhaving in.the last half
mile closed up $50 yards, trotting the last
half in l:c6B, COzette third. Time, Z:2Ib.
An hour was spent in scoring for the
fOu tn heat, during which COzette cOllided
with Bella, upsetting his sUlky, throwing
her driver and the mare running away. She
was caught at the turn, another sulky pro
cured, and with a second attempt the
horses got away, Grafton in tue lead.
Another collision occurred on the first turn,
GOlddust fOuling GraftOn's sulky,
and causing the horse to leave his
feet, but before he was steadied
COzette, and GOlddust had passed him.
Grafton again passed the horses like a
and coming in twenty lengths
ahead of GOlddust, COzette third, Bella
fourth, Young distanced. Time, 2:25!.
The drivers of GOlddust and Grafton al
The end of the heat INDUCED in a fsticufi |