, 1876-07-01
SPOIlY'ING.
First Day Of the Dexter Park naees..,
To-Day's Programme.
Fourth Days Sport ut tho East
Saginaw Races.
An Extraordinary Wrestling Contest at
Detroit.
THE TURF.

| Detroit,
THE TURF.
| uExTBn rARE.
1hc aun and tho attendance wero not c0uallv
favorable to tho FIRST day Of tho Dexter Park
July meetings. Tho former was favorable.
while tho latter Item was slim. Why It fs that
Chicago people will not support an cndcayor to
give them turf erort is yet conuntlrum. Yes
tesday's programme waa a good one, and well
carried out, but not witnessed by M many pco-
pIo Into llalf as would havo turned out from
any city ofthls s!xo In America.
TIE rIRsr EVENT
was trot for 2;03 horses, with 81 900 hung I'M.
gut Of live entries, four camo up for the work.
an ah} xsnsas MsrS dr a. D. BaFr'' Countess rornton
~ After bali dozen attempts witl,ort anything
Ike fatr atort, tho judges, apparently In je.
sRRqas sRRa Eava thq pra { to fho raf With
lead to tlle haf with Countess second, Sic hay
ing passed Thornton III the tlrst quarter. Tr1n
TIC lialf oil tho wny homo WIS no work for bar
rest. WHO won easlly by four 1engths IN 2ss]S<,
baek. ''A0 VIA ~
It was evident before the board was hung out
ha .at rag tG n must gn, bo rery slow naam9eh as
side to get smooth anl casy SURFACE,
For tho secoul heat good start was rn[nod
ai tl'c irst attempt, and tho word was given
y at the first turn, md Countess slippeI III 1ntl
held ilrst place to tho quarter, wllcro arrctt got
down to his work and resumed tho lead, just
alorS StorS TecSng t9 hall Countess went Up and
moment, but 1t did not hat long, anu before tho
strnight waa entered upon Barfctt was we'll to
Ine 'front.' with Countess four lengths behind an
1,,a ka,sas alrl aud thornton GgI!tLng, for third
Eor tho rest II tho Hoa s1ow WI te easf e waiting
Inc third heat wnA too one-sidel to be Of
much intcrcst, Barrett taking tile lead at tho
s,ase sast ana holding t. about as s pleased to tho
had on pressed to It. II Te sesI oeIy Sterest
Wiieh tue contest possessed was III thu trial fur
second place, Which was won by Countess by q
length over Kansas Girl.
WI dhe ae,tD t5ot as wo!e yas BY no means up to
lug Standard oil tho dly's spurt, Which in the
raclng events was excellent. Following Is tic
summary:
h, DExTEn PAnx, curcAoo, ill.,, Juno so, 1s7o.-.
g ss p,sse Ses,e q s s ta nt t. II s
hsa1; }adges, 1schaid Rswstt, TIonas ~ suadSr. n M
+ %s3asis% %ss, q. ): ). psxsa: Sasseit....
A. Golyin,s VI b. ~. Countess. :......... . 3 g
Il. A. In5,isa;s + Fsas b. IN, rSrna ansss airl....
i. Tabor's br. Z. Emcrail il...'..' .,.,'...'.' Dr..
77ns-2:aS5;: S:42A; 3:iint.. "'
Mtcs 4, the hrst leat OF tho trot tho Judges
TnB SECOND EvnNr
Of tho day and tho first exhibition Of running IN
tho meeting. i was mile and quarter .lasll
M tor ~ ages, anu tno entries comprised nlno of
Thu start was nude at tho third quarter and
tlic bunch, running on tile mile track, finished
ut the wire. Mr.. James Con'iak nctcl ae starter
and bad moro than ordinary good luck with tic
A good acnd-on was gotten on tho third at-,
tempt, Woolloy leading hal,liIy to tho stnnd.
On tho second quarter Vlcksburg moved tip,
and at tho haIf Douglas crawled up out ol tnnae
wcro running like Il pair, With the field strung
out Tho paGc told, ailli some Of tho last Of tl,c
string began to show Their tails IN tlle aIr. At
the third .1u9rter, and from there Into tho
the straight Was reached, Tas ut ovens with tho
best. From the last turn to tho wire Douglas
had mRtters about % he wante1 them, and won
by @ four Lengthy. With visks11rg length allea1
the fastest nt tho distance being l;rinstvad's
2:o8N at Saratoga last July. Following is tho
summary:
It oo s1o e y %f' ILL., s5 60 al u S'
Judges, Mcssrs. Nowost, Sunderland, Williams,
and nownri StartoF,. conilak. 1'
Esi4ses a. o5 L 5RRsean se sSaH;a E %H 1gs
]. % Fo1hfs' sh & {; e., Vlsksbu,e, by vandal, dam
j. antal lSs e. r. T. Tapoes TMs5es ~ aa:aioa a
olengouro; los LIS tl,taraonj 49,. o
n, ,iiol}son's Oh. c. Gambia, by Loaininstou; 1it
iiartsons +. i. Fanoath, iy risaci, dam
Rsa Mlkf; Ross; T. l1e lbs st tsTltin, $3.50.
da@ sm; u ios bs %9o19y BY leemoson
g. i. jenes q: T. Iy Satio,,, dam Bciio oi viii
llsmsy,e (. ;,,,s Y II lbs !|rysonj
eoyerogn; l08 lbs {Mctcalfj ..........' .s o
W: bnckios' sl, {. ~ Homie Scotland, ianl
1''.'e Vic; 81 1es sin|e.a:iis, s!!.aati1i;sen'' o
,F'ollow!ng this was the most interesting event
riE sTAKn nAos FOR r,,nrr.rsan-oLps, i
IN which ther0 wcrG nine eutrles and six starters.
Const1srablo disappointment was eynecl lo-
cause Waddl WIS not ah1e to start, hut tho !
fact TINT he arrived from his stable only u few |
hours before tho start preeluded 1t, Tic pool
s s s ~ 'sss sssas aq FeseS s aT1
about 20 to 10.
The drum tapped at tho second attempt with |
Bonnie Belle tn front md Preston on tlu out-
got third place, which ho held 10 the bali,
as tbs party welo coming Into the ' sretcn ahu Iu
ShoVel ~ g IN front with Springfield well up, md
aa tfbPif y %anSa aS Il PIX o 70, aeS eet r1
taking matters rathcr easy, and recording l:474.
Tho second heat was All easily y-t,pelled affair, |
troston taking tho leatl at tl,e start and holding
~ w Ibc Iost MILNuuk LlOuDlG. AL ttl9 Qulrt4r !
tho party wcro beautifully bunchci, but before !
tho iaIt Was leaehcl thoy were strung ont like |
Khiplash, aud the last quarter was quIta mid, |
t!le only question being by bow nuch Preston
should will Second money went to Tho Nip |
per. Following Is the summary;
aAas DA1.-stake race for 3.year. .olds; $50 On. |
trance, 2. p.s $500 added; mile aud repsat; |
Judges. Meesrs. Nowott, Sunderland, Williams,
aud Dowasj startes. Cohlisk.
r. n. Vests ch: 9. Preston, BY rlauet dam
htss Morgan. log p. trseaton) ..:.....-..l l |
r dam Anaesta; 100 b.. tlFhlni. i..:...........3
3, Il JoGss, T., = /, b. 9. sp1nghe!d., w MAmmona,
+; IL y; Lill1's - y !: by phacton, dam cspitola,, n
T. T. oBsnnoa's &. l. Ma.siic j. woo;.d:i;>,
dam Nellis noston. % ths; tEbbert| ..,.;4 ss.;
Miss Foots, o. ns. tCarrotI>, ,....'. ..t'.'' alas
IfMS-1:47At 1nTh.
. TSo-MlIn ltuDpLx RACE
entr,es. .ga,, AS Sotu, Jumpers. The arrangement
Of tbs hurdle IND ny general get-nP ot the
affair was !au result OF TIC ezertlons Of Mr. Il.
II ntasrnif victorian Euriisl, bnraemHn IN |