Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-31
THE TURF.
Last Day of the Cleveland
Races.
LeWinski, War Jig, Rarus and Gold
smith Maid the winners.

LeWinski, War Jig, Rarus and Gold
smith Maid the winners.
CLEVELAND, o., July 30.-The last day
| Of the Cleveland Club races was grand, a
| cool, bracing air, and the attendance was
immense, the largest by several thousand
that ever assembled on our course. The
sport was superb and very exciting, and
very fine displays Of speed, both running
and trOtting, iwere witnessed. Il ewinski
took the seventh heat and race for the IN
finished 2:31 class, carried over from yes
terday. Time, 2:26t. Pools in this heat
sold II to ] against the winner.
Next on the programme was running
race, two miles; purse $500, divided $50
to tho first, 800 to the second and Sl20 TO
the third. The starters were War Jig,
Vicksburg, Queen Of Diamonds and Ricely.
The horses were sent away with Ricely
ten lengths back. The first mile was a
beautiful race, Diamonds, Vicksburg and
War jig being punched the entire dis
tance, passing the wire with the honOrs
even. At the first quarter Of the second
mile Diamonds dropped back, hOpelessly
beaten, War jig and Vicksburg neck and
neck. At the third quarter pole Ricely
passed diamonds and made play. for the
leaders, but the race was too hot, the two
coming up the stretch locked together and
passed the wire with War jig a throat
latch to the fore. Time, 3:34i.
SUMMARY.
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hlcely. y.................... .
DlamOndS.. .....ss.......s.....
For the 2:27 class, purse $500, divided
-. % 80 1
to the third. a field of eight started.
MOllie Morris took tie lead at the start,
and maintained it trOughOut, coming in
easy four lengths ahead Of Carrie, MazO-
mamie, favorite, third. Time 2:22s. Ber-
ties rider was thrown from the sulky at
the first turn and his mare ran four miles
before headed, but without serious dam
age.
The second heat was a comparatively
easy one for Morris, the rest Of the horses
all indulging in jigs, MazOmanie, the
favOrite, going all to pieces, coming home
last. Coming up the stretch Eva made a
play for the first place, and was only
length behind, Brassfeld third. Time,
2:25t.
In the third heat SNOWFALL was drawn.
Much useless scoring was INDUCED in, but
the horses finally got away to good start.
Mazomanie and Morris led the field to the
first quarter, where the former broke up,
dropped far back, and Morris shot ahead
and kept the lead to within one hundred
feet of the wire, when Carrie came with a
splendid burst Of speed, carried Morris to a
break, and took the heat by two lengths,
Morris second, Rarus a good third. Time,
2:24B. D.,
Fourth heat-Carrie started out with the
lead but broke on the first turn and fell
back hopeleSsly beaten for the heat. Nor
ris had taken the lead and kept it to the
distance stand where RarUs rushed past her
taking the heat by length, Morris second,
Brassiield third. Time, 2:243a,
.Rarus taking the heat in such excellent
time put pool buyers all to sea, and buying
became wild and exciting. MazOmanie
had been backed heavily, but had become
very lame, and his friends before the fourth
heat, pitched on Carrie, but bought every
way when she lost the heat, many pinning
faith to Rsrus and in the fifth heat he
showed himself horse Of wonderful speed
aud stgyer, winning the heat as he liked,
Morris second, Eva third. Time, 2:235.
Fifth heat-BIasfeid, Eva and Mazama-
ME were sent TO the stables, noc having
won a heat in five. After very fine race
between Norris, who lead to the half, and
Rarus, the latter took the heat and race,
Morris second and Carrie third. Time,
2:26I.