The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-06
rROTTTNG IN SPRING FIELD.
Dick swiveiier, MAY bird, and Derby Win
ming An Exciting Hurdle X ace.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 5.--The fall
meeting at Hampden Park opened very inaus-
piciousIv. The weather was raw and chilly. the
wind blowing gale. The track, however, was
In excellent order. The nrst race purse
OF t250O, for horses that never beat 236; 81 go
t. the nrst, $3.50 TO the second t315 TO the thin
and $50 to the fourth horse mile heats, beet
three in I've, In harness. OF the ten entries only
four horses put In an appearance, viz: j. Gold
ems b. q. Dick swlveller, N. Fosters y. m. Nam
hrlno Kate, W. Bassforu's .. IN. Carrie md A.
u. Posts h. =. Bgfellow. Dick Swiveller had
the Iole and was the favorite At 800 to $50. Ia
the 0rst heat Duck Swiveer took the lead to the
nrst quarter pOle In 35h seconds. Going down
the back stretch, Swiyeller truks ard Mrn-
Bruno h ate reached the half mile first In II5S
At the head Of the stretch Dick Swiveller came
on with rush auu won hy lenet In 20
Mambnno X te second, Bgfelow thru. and
led at the quarter pole In ~ seconds. aud At
the half mile ~ Is, and Finished at his leisure.
winning by two Lengths In 2:3Oh. In the third
hea DICK Swiveiler again took the lead, reach.
ln1 the quarter pole In - secOnds End won the
at easily IN 2;3lS. Mamtrino Kate getting
second money, Csrre N. third, ana Bigfelow
fourth.
The second heat was for purse OF g. 500 Cor
2'H horses; mile heats. best three IN nvr In
barnsss. IL mad eleven entries, six OF Witch
cnme to the post; These were Gerry walker's
wealth. N nc asnHss 3. m. Carrie, j. ). iso~en',
T. g. Honest Harry, Budd Doole's b. m Belle
brassneid, and W. IA. Crawford's br. m. ANNE
$3.50, May Bnd Tor SO, Carrie Tor $50 and the
n-ld Tor SIS. On the siI,h scor,ns the nor-es
got the word for the nrst heat. May Bird had
= tiine the best OF the send %. Honest Harry
second. Carrie third. aud Collins fourth. May
the baf mile pole IN 113, and won the heat b,
half length III 2:27k, Honest Harry second. Com
monwsalth third. and Carrie fourth. In the
second beat MAY Bird led az the quarter pole ip
X seconds. ana at the half mtls In l:i2k, aud
captured the heat from Commonwealth 10y q
head In 224k, Carrie third. and Annie Collins
fourth. In to third heat May Bird led 1t the
quarter pole In % seconds. and at the half mile
IN l;l3k, winning the heat and race by two
lengths ia s28k Annie Collins was gwen the
second place. Carrie third, ana Commo wealth
fourth.
rben came the exciting event OF the day-the
hurdle race. two miles over eight hurdles. Tor
purse Of $500 ! he starters were NJ. q fney's
2. =. Derby. Ssney's b. h. Stanford. Dily's b. m.
Lorena. nd N. Jourdans <. Z. Bill Mundav.
Before the st4rt stanford sold AKA Inst the Held
~ t5O TO tlto. Lofeps spraue to the front over
the nrst hurdle, Deroy second, Stanford third,
trailing, and Bill MunGay liiug. At the second
hurdle Lorent Went over fist. Derby second,
and stanford third At the third hurdle DERBY
passed Lureoa. but at the fourth Stanford led.
After passing the judges stand the racing and
JumpinR between STANFORD and Derby was very
exciting. lhey ran side by side the second
mile. first one and then the other being In front,
At tue last hurdle stanford looked a sure win
ner, out Derby under whip and spur, crossed
under the wire winner oy neck; Stanford
second. and Lorena third, four lengths behind. |
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