, 1876-07-20
OTHER SPORTS.


THXTAK rAnk-8ECoHn DAT.
1tsccms as II tho ll.fortune which has attended
Dexter Park for 30 many ycara had ended and tho
track takou IE place, where 1t belongs, among the
foremost in tho land. The opening day Of tho
prcsrnt meeting was In ovcry respect q succcRs,
md yestcrdsy wa1 eyen m Improvement on tho
preceding onc. Although the programme pro-
vidcd but two rnccu, both Of t!cm wore fought for
10 the last, and thcrc wna complaint of pauctty
OF amusement, as tho sport lasted from o:30 to
1880 o'clock. Tho notab1e features were tho snnlo
MANNER In which cach race was contested, and the
surprisingly fast time recorded against tho winner
la each c'aas. To beat 2:3o In q thscs.H!nutc
race would be no dsctedt to the meetings at Clcvc-
lantl and buffalo, and only proves what has been
asserted In this paper, that the present meeting
will afford as much real sport any III the scpti.
lateral. The dno work shown by Cozetto In Tho
2:21 rNcc stamps her ns marc ranking among the
best in the land, hos third heat Iii a::.2ti being
performances not often cqualed. Another thing
TINT deserves commcndation was the action Of tho
Judges In placing n now driver lohlnd Nett!e Bur
lew when complaint made that vhe was not be-
Ing driven 10 win. Tho lmPudenl remarks Of her
original driver, John Trout should, howuvcr,
have Imposed on hln 1nc. In reply to Tho howl
ings Of snn,o outaidcrs who wcrc probably moro
Interested in tho poolbox than the success Of thr
meeting It nny be eIl that It Is just such acts ~
tho ono alluded 70 TINT will place Dexter Fark In
csatitablo po1ition bofost the community, and
cause 1t to be patronized BY the public.
THE FIRST HAcE
Of the ny was or,orscs Of tho thrco.minutc rass.
A great deal Of !ntcrcst wns felt In this oyont,
three mnutv races 'aro morally certain to contain
sevcrel s'dark ones !" who make tle1r debut on tho
turf in quiet and unostchtatous manner, shining
forth In after yea1s stellar atrnes!ons Of tho
1rst magnitude.
IN Tx. rpoLS
before the race, tic hackers Of Enfield tho sonth-
efn horse about which so many wonderful sturtCa
had bean current, mndc him favorlto; the Fhita.
dalph!a party ra1lying to tho support Of Irene.
Pine Leaf Aod also friends In the crowd, bnt tho
hrst heat settled tho fate Of the money Invested
him. Tho average Of pools was about as follows:
Enfield, $50; Irene, 335; Pine Leaf SIG; acld,
337. With but little delay tho horses werc culel
up and given positions for
THE YlRsT HEAT,
1runo having the poll Jencavilto second Sam Kirk.
wood third, En1sld fourth, J. H. Dotts, JF., fifth,
Miraculous sixth, and rno Loaf On tho outside
could is s1cetca, not the esss of wisish vas tno
slew seoftne et rtno Lssi "a Th9y wSre finally ssnt
Fight nero BY stating lint ho ran a tho way around
and wau d1.!anesd. When 10 wold W. given
and Knusld fourth. These positions were not
s W haai6ss S.9 9ss ysn
Gy Enaefa: 4 ~ Org tuIa TT, jsnssy'lls I'M msle
Two lpnstn. IN al:aneo of lanes yille WHO I'D Iii.
sall 1anni1x on tho ho,au. stretch 10 Geat ts ds.
tanee nay. and the soFmeF MA successful Time,
Tba rcault Of this heat was surprise to tho bot.
ting tnrn. and tho p00k selling Ut once changed,
1rsas selling even axainst tho aeld.
fNr,t t1yr mar In Inn n