The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
First Day at the Netcport Drifting Park-
Accidents and Incidents.

First Day at the NetCport Drifting Park-
Accidents and Incidents.
The first days meeting at the Newport
races was attended by a considerable
crowd, more ladies being present than at
the last years races. The following
we're the entries for the three races OF
the day:
In the first race, three-minute, purse
$400, Lady Chester, b. M, by George N.
stone, Cincinnati; Maxwell Maid, b. m,
by II. Simmons; Ashland Kate, ch. M,
by j. Y. Jones, Lexington, KY; DR..
Rush, c. g. by 8. G. Larimore, Newark,
o.; Nellie May, b. NJ, by IN. Shawhan,
purse $4OO, Hattie Fawcett protested
against as having a record better than
2:aO), b. M, by W. B. Leonard, st. Louis;
Belle Maud, b. M, by Scott ana Loil,
Wagner, Cincinnati; Little Joe, b. g., by
r. 6. heeler, Cincinnati; Thornton, ,b.g.,
r. Lindsay, Columbus, o.; Joe Lawrence,
b. G., by L. Benninger, Cincinnati; Max
we'll, s. g., by Charles l.. Zeigner, Ports
mouth, O. In the third race, mile dash
free for all, two best in three, for purse
of $500, James Rogers, Of Florence, KY,
entered &. G. Goodwood; L. Megibben,
of Cynthiana, entered D. IN. fasslon; !;
Adam Wise, of Cleveland, entered q stall
Lebanon, Ohio, entered b. 6. JACK Hark-
away, Both trots were mile heats, best
three in five.
The result of the races Is as follows:
First Race-First heat-Lady Chester,
| 1: Ashland Kate, 2; Bush, 3; Nellie May,
| 4: Maxwell Maid, B. Time, 2:4GA. Sec
ond heat-Rush, i; Ashland Kate, 2;
Nellie May and Maxwell Maid, dis,
tanced. Time, 2:45A. Third heat-Ash-
| and Kate, 1; Rush, z; Lady Chester, g..
lime, 2:45. Fourth heat-Ashland Kate,
/; Rush, Q; Lady Chester, g. Time, 2:47.
Fifth heat-Ashiand Kate, /; Rush, Q;
Lady Chester, distanced. Time, 2:4ls4.
Second Race-First heat-Belle M aud |,
1: Thornton, 2; Hattie Fawoett, 3; Max
we'll, 4; Little Joe, s.; Joe Lawrence, dis
tanced. Time, 2:4lA. Second heat
Belle Maud, i; Thornton, 2; Little Joe,
8; Hattie Fawcett, a; Maxwell, s. Time,
2:42L. Third heat-Belle Maud,1 Thorn-
ton, 3; Hattie Fawcett, 4. Time, 2:44A
Third race First neat - Passion, /;
LIghtfoot, 2; Harkaway, 8; Goodwood,,
distanced. Time, 1:49L. Second heat
Passion 1; Harkaway, 3; Lightloot, dis.
tanced. Time, 1:4S.
In first heat of the running race Ed.
Rogers, about eighteen years old, The
| rider OF Goodwood, met with an accident
that will probably prove fatal. He was
riding ON the track, when a dog, running
in front of the horses, got under the feet
| Of Goodwood and threw him. Rogers
fell under the horse, and the animal, in
attempting to scramble to its feet, struck
the lad with full force in the face, caus-
| ing a concussion OF the brain.
Drs. YeOmans and Phythlap attended
| to has Immediate necessities. Dr.. Swift
gave permission that the insensible
youth be taken to the Barracks Hospital.
| United States Detective Jim Porter
attempted to arrest South Harris on a
| charge of breach OF the peace. The al
legged offense consisted in row that oc-
Cured last summer in the Atlantic Gar
den. At the end of the last heat, when
Harris was driving the winning horse
under the rope, Porter tried to grab the
| animal by the bridle. A dispute arose
and general row was imminent, bnt
| by the Intervention IN .of tAe police, the dis.
pptants were separated,