, 1877-12-02
SPORTING NEWS.
Once Again They" Talk Of Estab-
fishing a New Track.
nexter Park Doomed in Conse.
ouence OF Its Location.
wbv a Race Track Near the South
Parks Would Become FASH
- ionab,e.
The Disgracetul Brightwood-Clo-
yer Ringer" Affair.
Mr.. Trask, Owner Of Lady Grant, Turns
His Eyes Westward.
Tho Forthcoming Meeting Of the Ma
tioual Baseball League.
Who Of the St. Louis Club Were
Guilty Of Crookedness
Why the Gentlemen's Game nIsa
Played-out Institution.
nr. Trask, Owner Of Lady Grant, Turns
His Eyes Westward.
Tho forthcoming Meeting Of the Ma
tiona1 Baseball League.
Whv the Gentlemen's Game nIsn
Played Out Institution.


definite. Everybody knows that although l},,t,
Park has, since it passed under control Of Co
Mansnr been conducted in perfectly souar
manner and has increased in popularity each year
it cau never become the scene Of really ere.
meetings. In the first place. the location is III,
tsro1able, especially to gentlemen VII
wish to drive to the races, tn
number OF railroad tracks that must be crosse
rendering the trip unpleasant and not a1toyethc
free from danger. The situation Of the tract
itself, in the midst Of packing and siau.htcrin
houses. not TO speak Of stencil factories is not th
most desirable in the world, and. in general
rhauce OF location for turf sports in Chicago coul
not b1t be beneficial
Some three years ago, when the project Of cs
tsblishine track ut Central Park was broached
twas thought that this could be used for meeting
st which money purses could be given, but. a
the land on which the track Is situated
Il under the control Of the West Park Board, i
eould not be used for such. purposes. And even i
twese possible to secure the Necessary legislation
1, is not probable that Central ParS would become
faro,ite resort unless the management under
went decided change. There ia Just one plac,
where track can be made popular and remuner
atiyc to those who go into the speculation, ant
tnat j. in the vicinity OF the South Park. There Il
plenty Of vacant land thereabouts, which cau be
secured either by long lease purchase. ana,
With race-track in that place. success would h.
something that could not be avoided
In the first place, it would be fashionable and to
make it 'tthc correct thing to visit a track is,
IN any large city, and especially Chicago, to in.
suse its permanent prosperity. There is hardly d
mau IN Chicago owning horse and vehicle that
does not during the summer months take at least
airing week the boulevard and it IL safe ia
eag that, with well appointed and honestly con-
ducted RI ce-track ct the south end Of the mark
I'M RI h0rl 4
wopld take in the races. There thousands Of
gentlemen IL this ctr owning horses that 90
unpleasant and sometimes dangerous one.
ss H. thsy ya,s Do a. good dinner thst
were there no great amoa7t of trouble involved in
securing It. hesc may be seen taking the
etr behind their eecds on the boulevard and in the
III p,ogres. at Dexter Park bnt they never think
Of driving over the mile so Of ground that lies
between them and sport, simply because they have
neck speed to asold moving trains, or of riding
through clouds OF sitting dust. They cn-
joy sport well enough enough hut VII! not
discomfort to reach'it With South Park track,
these men would 70 to the races every time, and,
Ehat is more, tncy would take theisfamilies alons
to swell the general throng.
There is another large class that is never seen ut
Dexter Park and 1t is ont without the support Of
which no out door amusement can ever becolnc u
success--the clerks and small business men.
There is nobody that is mere enthusiastic sports
nan than your small tradcsman Of hopper.
be confined by ,pri':ts and tape. i. nearly al
b EaYs ,na 0Te5 5o.. Of sa can ta 1hse
tosser or !. etable-boy These have never had
chance to patronize 1urf sports in Chicago. owing
To the inacccssibility OF Dexter Park and the
pense involved BY trip to it. Twenty cents
are many who could well enough obtain leave OF
absence after 3 o'clock or 50 that cannot get away
IL time to take dummy at , O Clock sharp. With
rnck at the South Park, to which s1zeet-cars run
every few minutes, they wou}d all turn out
. Several well known and wealthy gent1emcn have
been giving this matter Of South park track con-
siderable thought Of late, and it is not ut all i'm
probable that II they do not disagree to minor par
ticuars. they will conclude negotiations for suit
the buildings. While nothing definite has been
decided ou it e safe to say tnat the matter is rap
Idly taking shape and promises to result in some
thing tangible before another week snall have
passed. The gentlemen having the matter in hand
may rest assured that with PROPER amount Of
energy there can be no such thing us fainre.
THE STORY or THE BklGuTwooD EXPOSE.
Ever since it began to be suspected that lhe now
notorious horse Hrichtwood was *'Eiuyer, and
that the men who had Charge of him were frauds
Of the first water, The TElHtsE has kept its read:
ers fny Informed to the faets in the case, and
has furnished all the material ones III advance OF
every paper in the country: The Eastern publica-
ing matters having been LEFT Tar behind Last week
it produced the affidavit made oy the !
es;meo whom ts the Sasn M Of bfra
that horse and said that if that document was all
the efideHce produced 10 satisfy the Illinois Asso-
cations over whose tracks the horse won money
that he was eligible the classes in which he /
trotted and won. 1t WAS entirely insufficient It !
now appears that other afndayite corroborattng
Der for the beeal OF the Associations, and during
the past fe,s days this paper has been enabled 10
ascertain their contents.
The story Of the detection OF Erisltmood and |
Tue Il
one, and the fate which overlook This band OF
thlevcs may serve as warming to others Of the
eame i1k who may in The future haze thoughts OF l.
making Illinois the scene Of their skin su,e
piolts. With the facts 1ela1ing to the trott!ng OF
Brentwood through the Illinois circuit aud the
& MEithholdins Of the purses won by him At Earvile,
Nsktlwa, and Mendoza, the readers Of th. paper
are already familiar. These Associations demand
d Of Cnmber. in whose maine ltrishtwood waa en-
before thcy would pay the money III agreed 70 do
%, and. after the matter h*d hung fire some time,
1e1Fesed to air. Smith. Of Earl Park. to whom ne
:redlt OF working MP the care sho:ld he given t'e
ltedavlt OF Pilkev, who clnincd TO harc bred
SrEhtwood, and which was published in last Sun
.aF's paper.
Iddcarii Of Charles D. Holmes, the hotcl-kcepcE,
II Montreal, TO whom pikey sold the 3 -yeaf-old |
olt thst answered SO well TO the description Of |
,Enightwood lie deposed that on the ed Of last
alT he sold to Timothy CHrlber q bay geldlns
oout years old, with one white hind foot, Att!s
saite in the forehead, sloped Jumped. ~ ROUGH
|
air name aud tail. and stood about fifteen |
nd one half hands high. lie swore that he bought
hs horse Of Peter j. pilkcS. Of Nrantford- Ont
the fall Of 1876. Like Pilkey. Holmes describes
he hurses gait as 1'mi1ed. but says that ny ins
se Of toe-weishts he WI. made quite steady. lie
lso tc*tfts that the horse trosfed for money
p TO the time he sold him 10 Cnnlber, and that he
ever had name or record until Cnmber called
In Hslghtwcod. This affidavit was sworn to be- |
ore II. Gzodie, Notary Public OF Montreal .
This seemed to settle the identity Of the horse
hen he passed into Climbers hands. and would
ave been enough evidence for almost any
'an- Eut Cuubcr evidently determined !
lat the Illinois people should not suffer
r. want of at.idayits if that was what ther were
te-, and produced third one from ,9can ExPtlste |
epaae. the proprietor OF the track known rs Le- | +
me Park At uocnelaga. near Montreal. This man I
suited that he was acquainted with the roach | q
acked, mlxed-caited. slope -rulnped bky horse !
nned by Sir. Holmes, the hotel-kcepcr, and slung
the gratutons information that when moving I
oWly the animal +'looked Is though he would 70 !
pieces. " but when rnoring fast be looked all | t.
2ht- He had often seen mir. Holmes driving THIS |
'5se at Lepine Park and told that he tad sold
e animal to Cufnber. John the Baptist conld not
Flte bHt made bis mark tu the affidavit, which J.
Is swotn to before Notary Public Broaie OF Mon J!
But the Illinois people we're still inclined to Il
uht the statements OF Cumber regarding these II