, 1875-07-03
The Fastest Time and tho Finest Racing
Ever Seen in illinois.
Rocket Runs a Mile in 1:43 1.4---Tho
Programme for T0-l@aJ.
Races at Kalamazoo, Galssburg, Co.
lun1bus, Etc.
0'lear Begins HIS Walk ut Tho Exposition
Building.

many to believe that tho racoH woull be rost-
poucd, or, II proceeded with, would DO inferioE
in merit aud ,utereht ou account Of tic heavy
condition OF tho track. Thaet impressions
proved gsounaless; tho trosung track wss TO-
stored to fDo condition by tho
SUNSHINE Of tho afternoon, and tho
racos wero Of Nil unuhuas'y Interesting
character. THIS uas especially t.uo OF
The running raoes, whicl, introduced fair lsld
Of hurscs, most Of which hayo been tho suooese-
fui coutestanss 0t meetings held this year in
various pasts OF tho West aud which we're tho
finest ever seen III Chicago.
TIE Hu3tHEH OF rEortE
who wore willing to risk further rain and bad
state Of track was about 1. 0U0 Many carriages
ladies' occupied the inside track and
mcaanw 1and within tho course. 3laj. Neyins'
hnnd wns stationed in the balcony, aud batwecn
the heats onliyehcd the occasion with musical
selections.
Az tlie ,neilo track, on which running races
arc usually contsAted, WAS Bornewhat l,oavy.
these races yesterday took place Oh the IrottinG
track. Tho first WAS
MILE DASH
for all ages, 100 pounds up, In which there w6ro
ex entries the names Of the horeea being ~ fol-
1ows: Var Jig, Crockford, Lady Washington.
selling War Jig. ~hs thu fnyor1tc, Gonsk'n en-
trcs, Crockfozd allA Lady Washington, holding
second place. and tho rest going a. tho field.
Tho raco Was close and exciting, md Resulted III
THO suatest running tino ever InatIo on dexter
Inrk tcket tooIt tho lend Ainost from the word,
and presaryed; it withoEta anT nte'fefaHceuntll tho
first quarter was reached whcu Crockforl ru. In
bid fur it. At the Anlf-mle rolo thcse lo.BcH
were nearly nEck and nGnk. MAT .EtE, licSent
Lady Washington, AMI Fal,nousl, following IN
tho order named. ThoBo POSITIONS were not
changed to the clnae, thoagl. War JiE's driver
cndeavored by vigorous use Of the whip to give
h.s horse better place: -. Rocket won tho raco
mud War Zig and llogont holding close for tho
third place.
The no1t was n running race for
TnnEE-YEAa-uLph, -..
milo aud repeat, fur tho Hotel stakes, $200 added
to sweenetakes Of $500: to pay Or play.
Tho ;followng. %e!o tho horses which
b. +; Jonnio Rowcst, y: II. Jones' ch.. c. Dill
Butler. +. Q. Miners b. I. Winfield. Ararnns
suit proved that the confidence repotcd III hin,
wxs not misplaced. Tho saeo IVES far from ono
siacd. i.owesor, tho holse Bill Butler .tout!y
tne Fnee Win We fySr .he
mud c1nnC together fiko matched tenn nutli
tho ltome-Btrctch waH teached nhcn ArHrn1s
went forward and won nnder pull By about
= length, plll butier c,oso sesond:
fourth. Tiino i:4c,l: in tue second Lent
Nin,fred took ntrong lead at the ntass, at.d cld
it until tho half-1mlo polo whs reached. whun
A1amus crowded alongside, and. aftcE hard
strotch was reached. Blli Batior and Jonuie
kowctt meanwlo had a little fun a!i to item.
selycs for third place. Aramus Nas pushed for
ward BY lliB driver down the laat quarter At q
very. rapid gait, md ahos under tho wfro full
two lengths ahead OF everything. limo. 1:i3l{.
Wtnitred second. Till Butler third, and Jcnnio
Iiowe.t fourth. Tho rcHu1t Of tho conteBt. US
ths t1inc WAS quarter Of q second lower thnh
tho first and lly all odds tho host ever econ
horo, waa hailed with much enthusiasm.
IAa next Was
-.... TnorrING nAuE .....
for horecH that E1avo never beaten 2:40 for
PURSE ot s50o. Tho following wers tho entr'cs;
=. Y. hrown'n &. e. Billy Wasson, ": DsrnE,s
e. Suliyan's b. &. Heeing, Jr., 0corgo II. Lo-
gana br III, brown nolt1", ]. r. JohnEuna b. 4,
Trouble. 1ho race though not an exhibition Of
tast time ny any moans, vas interesting from
the eyenncER OF some Of tho contestants. WaA-
aon was tue tavorite iu tho pools At tho ou.aet,
but at Tho end OF tho second heat tho feeling
veered IN favor Of Trouble. Tho first heat vaa
won by Billy Waason atsor stubborn struggle
with Gertrude. Trouble unexpectedly TOOK the
second hoat, the timo being 2:374, Gertrude
still maintaining. SECOND place, while WnnAon
mont back to third. WATSON won thn third heat
by hSraty half length, dertrndo et4ll being tho
hardest goer for second position. Tho fourth
Nas close and interesting, and oventntlly mar
fowed down to WasAou aud Trouble, tho lAttar
winning Ly head and shoufuots. 1tnle. 2:4t.
blly Wasaon took the fifth hcat. and race, In
2:a3.
TUE IAsr RACE 49,
vas for running premium No. 4, $500. Mila
heats bcAt thIco in live. There were live Htart-
trs-War jig. Anadis, Sweet BAT, and Sanga-
num-. Tbs tirut two proved 10 bo very evony
matclel. III the pools they aoil against the
faI1 hul1f 3totIt IL fhv rhn
rhcd lay between these swo animats, and nobody
coult name t!a wtnnor till tae end Ut the !aHt
l,oat. Tic frat resulted ii, very animhtsd
struggle, and butl1 horses passed. % svsnly under
dead huat: Tho judges, ho*ovcr, gave i. to
Amadis. Tho tuls was !:s711l. Tie seoond
loat SHOWED liue fhce, War Jig closing up. a
gap OF liulf dozen lengths from tho half.lnile
leugsh. IL tho third leat splendid start was
n'atsc. and tho hotnts clung togatiser until
tlIo llrht quarter Taa reached. Then ba1i-
CANON worled 10 tho front place and held
stretch. when they hutldlod soge.her and came
undsr tAS Hcore almost noso and noHa. The
heat WA dccldcd dead between Amads and
Sweet hay, tFhu hati forged syce up with thu
bost; War Jig waa given third and sanghnon
ioi,lt th placo. Baiigau,un for Tho nuxt hoat wAa
| f7sled oat. Nar jig took tho lead n ute start,
and maintained it to tho llalf-.nl!o, closely fol.
] lowed by Sweet DAv, Amadia fou. lengths In The
5oaF. On tEto bono-stretcil AIuadia cloaed quite
gaIh but WAS unable to taach tbs leaders, aud
War Jig won't undor the wise half length
| ahead. tlll6, ls4n53.
War Jig Won tue liost host and race eftes
ctoso rub with An1sila IN l:aa. -
This cloBcd tho day. which, ag far ~ the sport
VA. c0ooetncd, WRs very Buccsssful.
FolloNihYu
DEXTER PAsn. july 2. ls1s.-l.unu!nE prenn!um No
aud uhdrr " rule; $l3Q u hts $j9 10 settld. A45