, 1876-06-18
TEE TURF.

~" Aohh, 0uHe 1d--tne American locke
Club had good day aud attendance for th
| races at jerome Park. The first rnce for
purse Of $500 for three-year-olds which hay,
not won purse this year, one mile, was won b,
Ambush. bennington second, Woodland thru
Time, rs. Woodland was the fayorite.
The Centennial stakes, 2A miles, vas won b,
Tom Ochtltrec, after q spirited race, Acroba1
second, olitipa third. Time, 5:ook. Only
In the mile stecple chase, Lord Mandcv1llt
rode James g. Benefits gcldlng, and Nj. Law.
renee rode his own horse, Rcsolute, and won.
The fourth race for the, Consolation purse,
q OF amflc, resulted in dead heat between
Time, 1:l9A. 111
The fifth race free handicap sweepstakes, TX
miles, was won BY James A., Egypt second,
Hucklebcrry third. Lcander and Freebooter.
also ran. Time, 200.
The sixth race was private sweepstakes for
lass grey mare, first; Griswold on Hamlet, sce-
ond; end Scott, on Captain, third Twinkle,
1do Tf By ~: howland' fell and was badly hurt.
IT, she seventh race, handicap steeple chase,
about 2 miles and half, Trouble won. Stanford
second, and Resolutc third Two other horses
threw their riders.
This was the last race on the programme, but
the crowd remained to witness Australian and
AC4a AC-IAC luE AeuA uctaL OIL Lie Third race.
1:1s14. N''''~'
"ruosE nAcE-noRss MEN"
Mrs. Croker f1Sa Detrot foff 11ss nyss n reod ,,v
paper. She begins at the name and reads to the
last line On the fourth page, skipping nothing.
She hasn'ta flrst-class college education, but It
is seldom that anything printed In the papers Is
too much for her. She got "stuck" the other
day, however, and this is how It happened:
There was report of q horse-racc, and She be-
gan to read It. She got down to where IL said
" John Jay names &. E. Dick," and she unused:
!" He names 6. e., does he! Now, what in the
Mosa tnas Is sna F. g. I've been to raees several
She puzzled over it until old Mr.. Thompson
came over to borrow few clothes-pins, and she
asked him what It could mean.
:, "John Jay names 6. g:,' lie unused. "Why,
that's as plain as day. He nnnes q gray goat,
Dick" 0' 7
"What is goat doing at horse-racca"
asked Mrs. Crocker.
"Idon't know" he replied; ttbut John Jay
had one there, sure's you're born.''
She took the paper and read that James Thomas
named b. m. "Troubadour," and she wanted to
know what on earth that meant.
"That means-that means,n be replied,
scratching his head, "that means that james
Thomas has his big mule there, and that his big
mule was named Troubadour."
"1 never heard Of q mule trottinr at horse
racc." she protested.
"But it seems that this was big mule, and SO
they let him in" be explained.
The next thing she found WIS that Peter
Black named his b. c. "Nancy" for the $40
dash.
"You know what that means, do yon2'' she
asked, as she handed the old man the paper
"Yes, do,'' was the prompt reply. "If I
know my business, and I think / do, Tor I have
-~tea 1"-ee. ~aa el17en s4ikys In my
time, that means that Peter Black named bis
black calf for that dash"
"Oh, pshaw!''
"Very well, Mrs. Crocker II YOU know all
about rncing. why did you ask me?''
ado you suppose I'm fool enough to believe
TINT black calf is named to trot in horse race!
You arc getting to be q fool, Mr.. Thompson!''
u guess not,-l guess know my business"
"You get out Of this yard, sir! y she yelled.
" ldon't pretend to know much, but know more
in a minute than you do in fourteen days!"
aVcry well, Mrs. Crockcr, very we'll. was
going to borrow some OF your clothes-pins, but
now won't,-no, hang mo it dol"
She ran for the hoe and he for the gate and II
anybody has wondered over seeing Crawford |
street woman rushing baldhcadcd man along
The sidewalk this article can be taken Us an cx-
planatfon. The man doesn't live who can make |
I'D Mrs. Crocker believe that black calf has
anything to do with a race-track,