The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-30
RACING IN wAsHINGrON.
Two Exciting Contests, with General Harney
md Jack Harknway tho Victors The
Four aiiIe Race Won BY Harncy's Ozark.

Two Exciting Contests, with General Varney
md Jack Harknway tho Victors-Tbe
Four-aiiIe Race Won By iarney's OZARK.
WAsHINaToN oct. 20-The fourth and
asst day OF the running races at Washington
Driving Park wa better attended than any pre-
vious day. The racing began at one O'Clock, the
first race being a dash OF two miles for purse
Of $3.50 Of which the winner Of the nrst mile TO
receive $780, and Of the race t200, with ESQ TO
second horse. Six horses started. Cen. Harvey
was the favorite In the pools, with Sprinelet and
LutItla II. as second choice. The horses scored
well and got away with BurRoo Hrst, Storm sec.
ond, Donnybrook third Gen. H1tney fourth.
aud Sptinelet Ind Lutlta II. together In the
rear At the hnish liarncy was length ahead
OF DurgoO, Dinnybronk third, Storm fourth.
Sif.
first, being mile heats, best two In three, for q
purse of $3.50 f2e5 to first, SIS to second, ana
goo to third horse. First Chance won the nrst
heat half a neck ahead, Nettie ID. second, Jest
third, and Harkswly fourth.
p,L In ne second nes, the horses got awsy with
the quarter pole Nette u. took second place,
Carver tnird, and Harkaway sixth, and the half
mile In nearly the same manner. HarkAwat
took the fourth piaoo at the tnree-quarter pole,
with First Chance still ahead, and ne they oame
pS rs Cop.uf and JACK sose uSSn SSs
his heels, while First Ch nee showed signs OF
itlgue 2r else was pulled down and dropped
fourth, Netiie B. ffth, nrtt ensnes sixth, PS%. IN.
rose seventh, and Carver st the tail OF the race.
All but The two winning horses were ordered
to the stables, and First Chance and Harkaway
sold ten to one on Harkaway. The rider First
| Chance was changed, and the horses came TO
| with First Chance ahead, but Harkaway passed
him with ease, and First Chance trailcd to the
| home stretch, where he made epurt, but Jailed
to overtake Harkaway, who came to the pole
| twenty lengths ahead, First Chance second, and
the third money to Century. There was great
| Indignation at the result and the curses were
| deep and loud. Tine, 1:5e1.
The third race was one-mile dash for local
| Jacket, SNOWFALL. and Skrmishcr were entered.
Snowfall was Withdrawn, and the other two
started. with sklrlnisher the favorite. who took
| the lead. Yellow Jacket soon passed him and
kept the lead to the pole, which he passed sew
rider OF skirmisher aad given this race away
that the judL es declared all oets on, and ordered
the r-ce TO be run again after the fOur-ne
race.
The fourth race was the most interesting. be-
| ing dash OF four miles for curse OF tlO00 ;
winner OF first mile to receive S1OO; second. $l5D;
| third mile, t2DO; Of the race, 500, with $l5O TO
the second morse. There. were seven entries, as
| follow; Fafy Queen. Net,ie Norton, Oz rk.
Gayo, Galway, Busy Bee, and Caroline. ozark
WAS the favurite, and Nettie Norton second
leading. Fairy Queen second, Busy Bee tuird,
| Norton fourth. Gayo nitn, GALWAY sixth,
| and Caroline seventh. All tho horses but
| Oz rk shifted their positions, while he kept the
| lead throughout, coming to the pOe At the first
! mile a neck ahead, Caioine second. Still push
| Ing on, Ozark made the second mile, aud the
| tnird anu the race, coming nome fresh l5J yards
| ahead OF all the Others, win Norton second,
! Busy lice third, F.iry Queen fourth, Caroline
attn, Galway sixth, and Gayo out Of tine 'ace.
| Iime-7:D.
| Skirmisher and Yellow Jacket with new
| riders, were now called to nnish their race.
| Ihey got on with Skirmisher ahead. At the
| haf mile they were neck and neck, keeping tn Il
| position to the home stretch, when Yellow
| cket rushed to the front, and came to he
| pole three lengths ahead. The driver of
| Skirmis ner claimed foul which was allowed. 4.
| ana Skirm,sher WAS declared the winner, with
| Yellow Jacket distanccd.