The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-07
THE RACES.
A Large Attendance and Some Fancy
G0ug.

Going.
As early as o'clock this afternoon streams
Of carriages and elegant rurnouts of every de-
scription began pouring through the gates Of
Chester Park, and trains both on the Marietta
and Hamilton Il Dayton roads were depositing
hundreds Of people ut the entrances TO the
grounds.
The infcld looked like an immense barbecue,
while the flutter of laces and ribbon, and tho
hundreds Of beautiful faces on the Grand
Stand, reminded one more OF the brilliant
audiences at an Italian opera, than the con-
ventional crowds that assemble at horse
race. The Cincinnati Orchestra discoursed
beautiful music between the heats, inter-
rupted now and then by the musical voices Of
the pool l-sellers. whose canvas-sheds were
never without an excited audience.
Horse talk was the order OF the day.
Jockeys in top boots and gaily colored cos
tunes pranced up and down the track, FARMING
their coursers for the work before them. The
ladies, as usual, wagcred their gloves and fans
on the horse with the brightest coored blanket,
OF the best looking jockey, whle the "sports,"
who were endeavoring to make raise. somc,
no doubt, in order. to get their oycrcoat out Of
| ''soak," adopted the more substantial hard
money platform, and bet their ducats on tho
2:40 nags
The entries were as follows:
For the 2:45 class-Purse 81 800; $3.50 to first,
$3.50 to second, $3.50 to third, and $40 to fourth
w. f. Buckner entered Little Boy; John
Griffith, Blacksmith Maid; o. w. DImmick,
Lady X; Benz. Mace, Countess; James Bailey,
Ciem0nt; Joseph Brown, Nellie.
For the 2:25 class. the entries were Kate
Campbell, John W. Hall, Tanner Boy, Hy.
Mitchell, Nellie Walton, Scioto Belle and Tom
Brown.
For the running race, two-mile dash, there
were entered Mainsail, Modoc, War Jig, and
Enlister.
In the 245 class Nellie was the favorite
In In the a:a5 class John W. Hall sold first, Tan
War Jig was the choice in the two-mile dash.
The Judges selected were Mr.. L. 4. Harris,
Captain Bugner and Judge Vaughn.
Tho track at the start was in splendid condi-
tioD, and promptly at the tap OF the bell the
horses came under the string. The result is as
follows:
First Heat-Lady K, first; Clermont, second;
Blacksmith Maid, third; Little Boy, fourth.
Timc-2:5l.
Second Heat-Lady first, Clemont second,
Little Boy third, blacksmith Maid fourth.
Time. 2:505S.
Third Heat--Clemont first, Blacksmith Sec
ond, Little Boy and Lady h. shut out.
Clemont took this heat easily. Lady X, who
had taken two .ght heats, broke under the
string, then took the sulks and came in u bad
fourth. Timc-2:4a1a.
SECOND RACE.
The urotters in the 2:25 class came up in the
following order: Hall at the pole. Tanner Boy
second, Campbell third, Scioto Belle fourth,
Brown fifth.
First heat-Tanner Boy first, Campbell Sec
ond, Hall third, Tom Brown fourth, Scioto
Belle ifth; time. $780,.
In the start scioto Belle and Campbell col
lided, wrenching wheel from the Belle's
buggy, which very nearly resulted In serious
accident
Second Heat-Hall 6rst Tauner Bay second,
| Tom Brown third, Campbell fourth, Scioto
Belle distanced. Time 2:36.
This heat was closely contested by Hall aud
Tanner Boy, and had not the latter lett his feet
he would undoubtedly have taken the heat.