, 1876-06-25
THE TURF.

lQe NeEL n1a lot Several years Oeen growing
in Importance as the home Of fine trotting stock,
and can now safely claim that more fine horses
for this gait arc raised here than in all other
sections OF the country combined. The runner,
or racer, and the race itself {as distinguished
from the troll, are Of comparatively recent in
PRODUCTION as well-attendcd, popular sport 1t
is easy to sec that this class OF horscbrccding is
an overflow from Kentucky and the other more
Southern States, and it is greatly to the credit
of Illinois and the other Northwestern States,
that they have within few years made so con-
siderable progress in the raising and training
Of blooded horses,
The best and most accessible tracks and train
ing grounds in the West have always been those
at
DEXTER rAnE;
and though the fortunes of that racing sta
tion have been numerous and varied, the loy-
crs Of the sports Of the turf are to be congratu-
lated on the success which has attended Col.
Mansur's management, and on the promise
which he holds out OF the best running and trot-
ting this year.
It has been announced that two meetings
would be held at the Park this year, the first to
take place June 80 to July /, both inclusive, and
the second July Is to Fl. The first Of these
ing ten premiums for TINT class, with one for
naccrs and three for trotters. The date of the
first event being near at hand, a TRIBUNE repre-
sentative was moved to make an excursion to
the Park to sec what the prospects were, ju1g
ing from the horses present and the training.
lie found goo1ly list Of horset1esh, indeed
perhaps US line collection rs has been trained
ut any park this summer, certainly far excelling
in in, the i West. st. 'eA' A'l'1 'AA' ~ AL
Beginning at the southern extremity OF the
long line Of stables, the first name met is that OF
F.M LILLY, DALLAS, TEXAS,
gentleman who represents the extreme OF dis
tancc. He has Under work fine 3-ycar-o1l filly
named Belle Barkly, which he has entered for
both Swear stakes. She is By imp. Phaeton out
out Of Capitola. and gives excellent promise.
She was winner OF two 2-year-old stakes in
Texas, doing her mile in 1:4slf; Next to the
by Phacton, dam by. Sovereign. he bears the
reputation of good ono, and stands winner Of
as3 year-old stake in Texas.
Next north Of Alr. Lilly is to be found
j. II. MURPHY, URAANA, O.,
who is well known in this section rs the owner
of War Jig, who won twice here last year. Hc
is bright bay, years old, by War Dance out
OF Dixie Resides his victories here War Jig
carried off the mile heat purses at Louisville,
and also at Grand Rapids and sandusky. In the
next box may be seen the brown colt Bob
Woollcy, By imp. bennington, dam Item, by Lex
ington. He was in thirteen races as 3-ycar-old
last year, aud won the Lexington 3ryear-old
3-ycar-oll sweepstakes at the Lexington fall
meeting, and the Reynolds stakes at Louis
vile. Plainly pair Of good ones.
n. n. 1AsNEs, COUNCIL BLUFFS,
has large and excellent stable next IN order:
Of imp Sunny South, He ran twelve times
last wear as 3-year-old, and won, among others,
the Ocean Hotel stakes ut Monmouth, the Ken
ner stakes in New York, and an all-age purse in
.I1rA AH,1 n+4r
ton, entered BY 2. a1. West in. the sryear-old
stakes. 1c is By Planet In the next box Is
the 4-ycar-old brown horse Council Bluffs, form
crly known as Newbern. He Is by Vanda1, dam
Lena Harding. Hc started six times
Nashville, n and running second several times.
Next stands the bay horse Larry Hart, by Plan
ct, dam Norn- IIo was winner last year at
Augusta, Gu Last in Alr. Barncs' stable is Lot
tie Moore, a 5-year-ol1, By, Australian dam
Columbia Inst season.
w. n. Bcllou, Chicago. has In the next stable
a 4-year-old named Troycr, by Red Eye, dam
Sympathy.
centres his interest in the next stable, where he
has Aramis, well known to every hq1semnn in
this part of the country. He is by
Phaeton, dam Nellie Gray, and was winner
last year of two races IN Cambridge City, Ind, |
and The Hotel Stakes and three other events at |
Dexter Park. Beside Aran1is, Mr.. Hankins has
a 3-ycar-old filly which he proposes to start in
the stakes. She Is named Lady Malcolm, and is |
BY Malcolm, dam unknown. Another nomfna- |
ton for the stakes Is Mr. Aanktns' upper,
lively record as 2year-old, having started 1--we |
times last Jear. -
III. WEIGH, NASHVILLE,
occupies the next row with some five racers.
Jack Malone, dam Capito]a. He started ten times |
last season, and won at Nashville twice in the
spring, and once in the fall meeting. He also |
won this year at Louisville. ANOTHER good one
Is Vcrdigs, 4year-old by Versailles iiess da
year, aud won at Nashville twice and New Or
leans once. Next stands the wcll-known Capt, |
by Voucher, dam By Zero He was
In thirteen races last year, winning tive tlmes,--
once at Dexter Park, when be captured the =
mile-leat race. ...
JAMES WRITTEN, w1LM1NGTos, ILL.,,
has q tlne]y-brcd stable, equal in pedigree to |
any In the West Among them are the
following: Loehiel, B: ,,,,a h., aged, bX Bon
By ~ Castor, dam Lady Jewel. Miss Maud Lyon,
Il. r., 8 years, by Lord Lyon, dam Maud BY
Loup Garon. This one is entered for the mile |
and q half dash Of the stakes: Miss Tapioca,
H. M, S years, by Macaroni, dam G1en-gourri
Scotland Bonnie, BY Bonnie scotIand' dam un-
Known. -.. ...-.-...
c. PEINE, v1CKsDuRo,
1as at work the 5-year-old chestnut geldlng XII
ourn, by Ringmaster, dam Ontario. He was
started in IS races last year, and made an excel
ent showing, winning twice at Lexington,
vice at St. Lonis, three tfmesat Jackson, Miss,
md TWICE at New Orleans, OF nine times in all.
HARRY VAN L1EW, NEW ORLEANS,
los also some frst-rate ones at their exercise.
first among them is Pompey's Pillar, 4-year-
Id chestnut BY Uncle Vic, dam Amanda Buford::
Ie started thirteen times Is 3year-old, aud
ron twice at Lincoln, ILL.,, once at Decatur, once
t Galesburg, once at Jackson, and once at
Miss. In the same lot a1e also Pom
ICY Smash, by Uncle Vic, and the 5-yeaI-old
;eorge Rice, by West Ro1bury, dam Haldee, BY