, 1876-08-20
TEE TURF.

A sort Of quiet setms to have settled on Chi
cago, and the turf prospects are not brilliant.
stMost Of the home horscmen are out Of town, y
remarked posted gentleman yesterday, and,
until they return, there is nothing to be ex-
pected.
The comments OF TIE TRIBUNE made last
Sunday on the necessity Of a new trotting park
have attracted attention, and there Is good
outlook for the formation Of all association that
will make future meetings profitable and pleas
ant. That city like Chicsgo should be con
demned to such an utter lack of advantages in
the way Of trotting tracks is wrong, and the
lovers Of horsc-fesh are awaking to realization
Of their duties to society," aud will soon take the
matter in hand.
Dexter Park has done we'll enough in its day,
but its misfortune Of situation in such close
proximity to the StocI-Yar and their adjuncts
has initiated against it. There are hundred
places around Chicago which are available for
The purpose, and, until some combined action is
taken toward securing one o{ these offered To-
calities, we are scarcely justified in hoping for
the meetings to which Chicago is entitled.
A piece Of grou1,d near the end OF the South
Park and Drexel boulevards has been COM
mcnded to number Of gentlemen who have
taken the matter in hand and while they look
upon it with favorable eyes, they are hesitatins
until they have carefully examined every
s.proper place." One thing approximatcs close
to certainty, and that is that change will be
made, aud one essential for the better
SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, Aug, l9.-The rain storm passed
over. leaving the track in good condition, and
there was fair attendance. The first race,
TX miles dash, for beaten horses, had six
ond. GRAY Friar third. Time, 2:Js3{. Romney
and Preston came In SO close together that
many Of the spectators thought it was a dead
heat In the pools Preston was first choice and
Romney third. The second race, mile dash, for
all ages over two years, had four starters and
GRAY Nun third. Time, 1:45. Dassct was the
fayorite
Tie 4-1nile race had only two starters, Viator
and St. Martin. The former was the favorite-
With an even start the horses went OH at an
easy pace, Viator taking the lead OF all open
length, and passing the stand on the first mile
in g:OO:< III the second mile Viator's saddle
rirth broke, but Holloway still kept him under
control, and, leading at the 217-'nhe post, st.
Martin Tapped 4 short distance, but tcll back
again On entering on the last mile St. Martin
Tapped again, and ut the 3}4-mt1e he went to
the front for good, coming in several lengths
ahead Time, 7:i4sz. Viator pulled up very
tired, while ST. Martin kept on at good pace to
and past the quarter pole,
The fourth was a match race s] OF mile,
wclter weights, and had two starters -Midgcly
d. Tully's 4-ycar-old. by Dickens. and Gaffney's
4-yrnr-old,Derby The horses started even, but
Derby soon took the lead, and kept gaining,
winning the race by some 80 lengths. lime,
l:204.
The last race WIS steeple-chase- Trouble,
Resolute. and Stanford got otf well together,
but Trouble soon showed to the front. and cut
out, running nearly the entire distance. III going
across the Buck side-track Stanford went wrong,
aud bad to go back, which Left Usage in the
third place. Next to the last hurdle Usage fell
and broke her neck. A1eany, the Jockey, did
not get up for some time, but finally walked ill.,
Trouble came in winner, with Resolute close up,
and Stanford i long distance behind. Time:
5:34sl. In the pools Osagc was first choice, and
Trouble third
REMARkABLE TCRP PERFORMANCES.
The In,J, Field. aud Farm gives a compre-
hensiye survey Of the development OF American
horses:
In June. 1919. the famous gray mare Lady Suf-
folk recorded mile in :: :26. and the world won.
desea at the astonishing speed. For lapse o!
years very formidable rival threatened to reduce
the record, until, in 1885, a little bay mare made
her appearance on the turf, and the old scyihe-
bearer had only moved minutes and 2iH seconds
when she completed mile. In the following sea
son Lantern and mate trotted against Ethan Allen
and mate. At the three quarter pole Lantern was
many lengths, seemingly hopeless, in the rear,
but with q magnificent burst 0f speed he came
down the stretch at rate computed TO Re about ~
seconds for the quarter, and, collariuc. Ethan.
made dead heat in 2:oo4!1. The excited oMues