, 1876-07-29
From the Daily Of Saturday.
The Races.

From the Daily Of Saturday.
The Races.
The three days races of the Seattle
Jockey Club terminated yesterday
with the great, two-mile-and-a-half
and repeat race for purse of $500.
As the track was somewhat less than
a mile, this was afterwards changed
to three times around the track, with
the distance flag at 55 yards. There
were three entries, Mr.. Tenant
naming Tom Merry; Mr.. Crab, Billy
Bigham and Mr.. Howard, Craiggie-
burn. The horses were brought to
the stand about 2 o'clock and after
some skirmishing got off well togeth-
er, Tom Merry leading somewhat
from the start. Merry and Bigham
hung we'll together all the heat, but
Craiggieburn dropped about q
yards to the rear and from that time
out gradually lost ground. On the
third time around Billy Bigham, by
a gallant squirt took the track from
Tom and came under the wire the
leader by half length, Craiggie-
burn being about quarter of a mile
in the rear and of course distanced
Time, 4:54. At the conclusion OF
this heat, it was noticed that Merry
was lame, and the hopes of his back
ers fell somewhat. After twenty-five
minutes rest the horses were again
brought out and started we'll to.
gether, Bigham having the inside
track. This heat was the pretties,
one ever run on track. For two
turns around the track the horses
were so nearly even that it was i'm
possible to tell which was leading
and both times they passed under
the wire dead neck and neck. On
the third turn Tom Merry took the
track from Bigham, but the los.
ground was quickly regained ard
the horses came down the home
stretch, amidst immense excitement,
neck and neck. Just before reach
ing the wire, Tom stretched out and
came under it the winner of the heat
IN exactly five minutes. Eacn horse
having now a heat, third one was
necessary to decide the race. When
the horses were brought out for the
last heat, the lameness of Tom was
much more noticeable, and though
the pools were still largely in his fa-
vor, it became evident that his
chances were very slim. This was
very soon determined by the third
heat, which was won easily by Big
ham in SOC; Tom being several
lengths behind. Altogether, it was
the most exciting and the sduarest
race ever run on that track, and this
ra the universal judgment of a
is esent. The following is the re-
prlt of the three days races:
suFirst Day--Mile heats. three in
five; purse $500. 4. Mcconnell
names Butralph; Tennant names
Tom Merry; Lindsey names Rosie
Mansfield. Won by Tom Merry in
three straight heats, time 1:47
1:4814; 1:471z.
Second Day-Single dash, length
of course, for three-year-olds; purse
$500. +. A. Dyer names Minnie
Howard; White names Sank Owens !;
Crab enters High for Luck; won by
Minnie Howard.
isIhird day and 4 miles and re-
peat; purse $500, 7ennant names
Tom Merry; Crab names Billy Big
ham; Howard names Craiggieburn;
won by Billy Bigham; Merry sec
ond; Craiggieburn distanced; time
4:5f, 500, SOC.
SPraI:UAIIsTIc PHENOMENA. - Mr..
Baldwin last evening gave one OF the
cOmpistest exposures Of the trick Of So
called spilitualist mediums that we ever
aud showed himself to be
possessed of wonderful quantity o.
suppleness. agility. quickness and pres
ence OF mind. We have not space for
a full description of the entire perform
ance, hut can only state that he per
formed all the remarkable feats Of the
irost celebrated mediums that have sue
cessfuiIy bumbugged the people of this
and succeeded in convincing
every Intelligent person present that
they were done entirely by mechanical
means some of them being nothing
more than the simplest slight Of hand.
Amnna his feats xe will mention turn
inS water into wine. showing spirit
hands through openings in the cabinet.
sfter having been securely tied BY &C.
lect committee of prominent gentlemen;
pair of shackles. furnished
I'y Sheriff Wyckoff. from his feet with
out keys, etc.. etc. He 10. withall.
most amusing talker. and kept his audi.
snce in a continual roar with hrs ansc-
dotes and humorous remarks. He per-
forms again this evening. Mt which time
We hope be will meet with as gratifying
\ reception ~ he had last evening.