The New York herald., 1875-10-28
WASHINGTON DRIVING PARK
Second Day Of the Inaugural
Running Meeting.
Ozark, Spripglet, Willie Burke
and Diavolo the Winners.


The attendance at the Washington Driving Park to-
day large and the racing very good The track
was heavy from the of last night, but the time
made by the horses was very fair and gave general
satisfaction to the spectators All that is required TO
make this park Of the most popular racing points
in America Is a club Of gentlemen to control IT. the
present owner and manager having mad no experience
in the business The track is good one, the sur
roundings beautiful the place easy Of access both to
Washington and Baltimore, and with proper manage
ment must be success. There four races to-day
and these with promptness and despatch
ONE A MILES.
First on the card purse OF Sa25, dash OF
mile and half free for all ages the winner of the first
half mile $75 OF the race $780, the second horse
ceivo $50 For this event there four starters,
comprising L. A. Hitchcock's chestnut horse Galway,
by Concord, dam Maudna, 5 years old 10 lbs. John
CoIee's brown llly Netie Norton by bennington, dam
Long Nine. years old 101 lbs John H. DAVIS brown
colt Ozark, by Pat Maoy dam by imported Sunny
South years old, 90 lbs and j. E. Mller's bay mare
Kenneth by Kentucky Sportsman, dam unknown,
years old, 107 lbs.
Nette Norton was the favorite the field at the
beginning of the pool selling, but just before the start
Ozark sold even with her.
Galway got of with the lead, Ozark second Nettie
Norton third Kenneth fourth Going around the lower
turn Galway showed the way by length, Ozark second
Nettie Norton third Kenneth beaten at the beginning
and she stopped after running half a mile When the
horses reached the stand at the end Of the halt mile
Galway led by neck, Ozark second, three lengths in
front of Nettie Norton. Time OF the half mile So
seconds Around the upper Ozark and Gal
way head and head three lengths in front of Nette
Norton. Along the backstretch Nettie moved up,
and at the half mile pole she
terms with Ozark and Galway. Ozark then
dashed away, followed by Nettie, and as they
passed around the lower turn they left
Galway far in the rear Ozark came into the home
stretch leading lengths and from there to the stand
he seemed TO be running well in hand Ozark the
race by length Nete Norton ten lengths in front of
Galway, Kenneth nowhere Time, 2:50h. Galway
was ridden by SWIM Nette Norton by Fisher, Ozark
by Black, and Kenneth by Johnson.
MILE AND A QUARTER
The second event was a purse Of $500, dash Of a
the first quarter OF mile $500; OF the race 5000; the
second horse $50. There nine starters.
These were L. A. Hitchcock's chesnut lilly Sprnget,
by Australian, dam Sprngbrook j. W. Weldon's
chesnut colt Warfare, by War Dance dam
wagonnette A. Atchinson's chestnut colt weatherby,
by Planet, dam Weatherwitch Barton 4 Medinger's
bay colt Charley Cheatham, by Lynchburg, dam Light
ming; Mart Jordan Il Co. Is bay colt 0'Neil by Light
ming, dam Sally Morgan; I. B. 4 W. r. Davis brown
hly Jest by haywood, dam joke John Boughrum's
chestnut hlly Caroline, by Kentucky, dam Camilla;
J H. Davis brown colt Ozark, by Pat Maloy, dam
b., by Vandal, dam Woodbine
ozark was the fayorite for this race, weatherby
second choice, all others being sold the field at
very low figure.
Springet jumped away with the lead, Jack Trgg
second, Nettie b. third Charley Cheaham fourth Jest
lfth Weatherby sixth, Warfare SEVENTH Caroline
to send him along. The horses ran up the quarter
stretch the order given and passed the stand
without changing places, sprnglet winning the quarter
mile prize Around the upper turn some changes took
place, and when the horses reached the quarter pole
Sprnglet led two lengths, Weatherby second Jack
Trigg third Nettie b. fourth Caroline fifth Charley
Cheatham sixth Warfare seventh, Jest eighth, Ozark
ninth sprnglet showed the way down the backstretch
and around the lower turn, and, coming full
OF running under pull won the race BY two lengths
Weatherby second Jack Trigg third, Caroline fourth,
jest Gfth Ozark sixth, NetLie b. seventh, Charley
Cheatham eighth warfare ninth. The first quarter
was % seconds and the mile and a quarter in
2:2O Springlet was ridden by Cochran Weatherby by
Collins, JACK Trigg by Reynolds Caroline by spilman
Jest by Brown, Ozark by Black, Nettie b. by Clark,
Charley Cheatham by Mcdowell, Warfare by Thomp
MILE HEATS.
The third race was for purse Of 1926; mile heats;
$500 to the first, SIS TO the second and $50 to the
third horse Four to the These L.
A. Hchcock's chestnut colt Century, by Censor, dam
Intrigue years old, 104 lbs. H. H. Brengee's brown
geldng Skirmisher, pedigree unknown aged III lbs
T. b. ~ w. X. Davis bay hlly Smart by haywood, dam
Lazy years old, 81 lbs and D hcDaners chestnut
colt Willie Burke, by haywood, dam Katnka, years,
80 lbs.
Willie Burke was great favoritc over the field the
pools averaging 800 to $50
First Heat.-Century OF first, Willie Burke
ond, Smart third Skirmisher bringing up the
Willie Burke TO the front the upper turn and led
two lengths to the quarter pole, Century second two
lengths in advance Of Smart the latter one length in
front OF Skirmisher. Century closed Burke down
the backstretch and at the half mile pole Burke
not than half length ahead Century two lengths
in front Of Smart, Skirmisher far behind. Willie
Burke cleared himself OF Century op the lower turn,
and coming up the home stretch we'll in hand, won the
heat by two lengths in 544. Century second,
three lengths in front OF Smart Skirmsher distanced
Second Heat-fhe betting was 100 TO on Willie
Burke, which was laid by New Yorker several tmes
Burke took the lead at the tap Of the drum Century
ond, Smart close up. AT the quarter poe Burke led
neck Century second six lengths in advance OF Smart
Century stuck close TO Burke down the backstretch,
and they passed the half mile pole they apped
Smart three lengths behind. Burke shook himself
clear OF Century on the lower turn, and keeping in
front won the heat and by length Century six
lengts ahead OF Smart Time Of the heat 1:55 Clark
rode Willie Burke Cochran had the mount Century,
Brown Smart and Phebus Skirmisher
HURDLE RACE
The fourth for purse OF $400 over hur-
dies, the distance being mile and half; the win
nor Of the FIRST hall mile $75 and Of the race S225;
the second horse to receive 500 Three horses
TO the post These were Joseph Donahue's bay horse
Carlboo, by Lexington, dam Alice Jones' years old,
l5O lbs l.. A H.chcock's 8 chestnut ny Busy Bee by
War Dance, dam Laura Spinan, years, lao lbs, and
Ayres Suthn's bay gelding Davolo by Jonesboro,
dam Ninette, years old, 147 lbs.
Davoo was 50 great favorite that there very
little betting on the race Some few bets made
between Cariboo and Busy Bee, the former having the
There eight jumps in the race The first inst
beyond the half mile pole then the cuarterstretch
one Just above the stand another at the quarter pole
then one at the hall mile pole and TWO on the home.
stretch
RACE.
Carboo FIRST away, Busy Bee second Diavoo
third and they went nicely the first hurdle but
when they to the second Davolo over cley.
erly with the lead, Carboo and Busy Bee both striking
the hurdle and leveling with the ground The same
thing happened 70 the second hurdle, Diavoo passing
the stand first and winning the prize for the first half
mile. Diavoo cleared the next hurdle while Cariboo
knocked down section OF and Busy Bee the other
They went TO the end, Davolo showing the others
the way and how TO jump but they Knocked all the
brush fences over before they reached home Diavoo
the by three lengths Busy Bee second, six
lengths ahead of Cariboo Time, 3:07A. Mdgely rode
Diavolo, McGinnss was on Busy Bee and Nancy on
Carboo and tins ended the second days racing at this
place.
SUMMARY
WASHINGTON D. O., Oct ~, 1S75-Sccond Day OF