, 1877-07-08


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| and neither Of them deny that she was the home
that went through the moonlight 20 fast ~ to make
the dafkaes hel1eVe she was running away.
u DIZZY" DRIVERS.
| One Of the greatest nuiaances to bo found at
what aTe known as . dizzy" drivers, he adjees &C.
sn parsas;s oss % s de- sa
| handling trottcrs A large majority Of them are
yu,' youn'g men. on whose not over:ampe brain the
| fondly imagine themselves to be embryo Dobles.
| Greene. and Johntens, heading only the oppor-
tunity to show forth in that shall aston
| well-to-do farmers, who honor their misguided
offspring IN the course they hare chosen.
2ssasion.;.y ,, one q these Posey country
but lhe majority Of them fool away the best part Of
several valuable years roaming aronnd the country
with & worthless ping whose proper position would
1e IN front Or cu!iyator attending al the ''hoss
fairs" aud hog shows in the rural Districts and oc
casonally tasinss shy ut meeting In sonle Of the
fy terms with these nonadic lunatics because they
are shockingly honest, always putting up their en-
trance money, and never making kick when
points decided against them by the Judges In this
manner they fool uway several years, and
having Gown their wild oats. 60 back to their
tive henth and cultivate tho domeaticated variety
Of this INDISPENSABLE cereal with Increased assiduI
ty. But there Is another c}ass OF dizzy drivers
the members Of which are even greater nuisanccs
an ehe s from the eoanty Thsy are
ting horses FOR some time, and who perhaps, have
handled few animals Of merit. They are pos
ss o
front OF a stone-boat. They arc. Perhaps on
speaking terms with some Of the more prominent
IN men, wheh sher 00k"s 'apor 01 may s0ns Be- gsa Ma
Cd: Under The guiae Of driver they
]uu1 and the English tout and witba are generally
the most despicable kind OF talc-hearers and inter-
meddlera INTO the business OF other people. When
heg1n TO figure on 'divide'' Of the same, In or
der that their operations ut the poot-box may be
conducted on what IL known as the dead open
aud shut" principle. Newspapers ln general, aud
particularly those which cxp0ae their dirty work,
has ths same effect on thcse fellows that red lag
osz Sn IN s 6a wh s that
paving OF tho earth and believing, lacking the
courage to make direct assault on the OBJ
can eane in eootae Tie span. pobea aD aaa othessy
whom they seek to hatter, dcspise them and their
mate business on hand to take notice OF them tho
track -mana GERS daily give utterance to tho wish
that they were In waF,ner regions; the judges Of
races III which they tAks part eye them suspicious
ly from start to dnlsh; and the general public ex-
presses its opiniun Of their nbillties by lrrisvc
finish Of heat,-lor The dizzy driver u tbs scconI
class IL always kicker and even tho horsca they
drive and the stable buys under their urdcrs regard
them vita the contempt which their conduct SO
richly deserves
CHICAGO vs.. SAGINAW.
Several months ago whcu tho Association at Sag
for several years have been uscd by Dexter Park,
viz. j: July II, IS, IL, and 20. the action Of Its
members was severely commented upou BY the
press nnd public all over the country. There were
several reasons why Saglnaw's aetion Wa. obuuxi-
GUS. In the first place there was no earthly reason
why It should not take ts regular poeltton in the
tiAt.$tr TAtnSf Eot $otfY 1n- 1f-H
coming IN directly after Detroit, whose meeting
cnses with the present week, it would have had
full week in which to trot t.. its four days
another seven days, durn. which they could have
shipped their stock to Chicago, thu next place in
the line, before the opening Of TIC Gran! Central
week following the Dexter Parl meeting. Instead
Of acting IN rntiunal nlanner, the gentlemen who
thnt they woald ] ASSUME the role Of Jig injun,
and have succeeded only III making themselves the
laushing-stock Of the entire trottng. horse
idea that Chicago can be ouldozed By
Saginaw can only be fully appreciated
when the relatfve size and stuation Of
found. by careful scrutiny OF the country, on the
west side OF Lake Huron, somewhat moro than
lalf way between the Straits OF Mackinaw and Port
IInrou. Several years, ago milo track was built
there, which proved to be very fact one although
70 hard thnt many horeemen prefer not to drive
6ssn Se "a ss
the managers Of the truck have joined with the
Associations ut Grand Haven. Muskcgon, kaiama-
ing what is known as tho Michigan Circuit, But
the OF past years Is what promises to kill
Saginaw IN the future. The meetings at that
come into collision with that at Dexter Park, dis
ustrous results certain to csue and It IL not 1t
all probable that Chicago will be materially in-
jurcd.
In order to mike their scheme work, the Saginaw
induced the managers Of the Bay City track to
gtvea meeting during the second week in July,
hoping thereby to induce horsculen TO remain III
Michigan until the Saginaw meeting, knowing that
they would naturally 90 to Chicago, which Is the
most svanhle point tor all purposes. u But al
manu cement, which offered for its second July !
mestinss AZ lille, .nnch mo- money . as Saginaw
thc siichigan men, llorscs troltcd fof money,
and, when there il much Of that useful article
hung up ut place Ms Ut two others, owacfs OF /
money dcciticd preference This fact was neatly |
cxe1nplihcd among the horscs that were In Michi-
when the Buy City and Saginaw entries closed.
weeks trctting at Dexter Park than Ut the two
above mined places combined. and stayed away
hc{a, them ,tsts wts fe IN nj. nan1y nans tns 5o
meetings were Nat failures, hut two or three
of Tho purses ut each place filing. The horses
now III Michigan are n"rty ~ soalng w. :" eaS0
headed by Adele CLARK. will also be present JOHN
splun, with his exceptionally strong stable, CON
VI hnEllHs u!tA Lazy sAVd6s III DG
here; l:udd 1obfc. with the peerless Goldsmith
Maid, the Chicago favorltc4 iodine, and tht Cali.
5orna her4c volncy, il already here and viii trot
his stable at The meeting. W. II. Dobe's horFe
Scotland in hero, and old man Dohlc himself, with
lAdy Maude, will doubtless soon follow. John
Turner, with Ncttic and others, viii no doubt
arrive next wock, and il is eyeh said that
Peter Iohnson,, with the Joliet stallion
and The great American banner fsl'tcrt rapt- Bun
The pittsburg delegation, with. SIowGo, Nutwood,
f}culal, ana several other good ones will certainly
he on hand The Nigbie lsrothcrs,. with Little
|sreI and Uestie, y. i. Bissels string, are COM
ing; and these. with the hosts Of hoFscs in the
, collection of trottcsz not often cguacd. On the
Whole it looks bad for Saginaw, and after the men
who run the track ut that place have hGarcd up the
.cccpfy ind expenditures for the coming meeting,
hcy will be likely to register solemn vow to never
gain attempt to kill an etephnnt with toothpick.
It. in other words, will hereafter refrain from ar-
ai,gj1g their meeting for the same week as thAt
Lurfuy which the oue at Dexter raTk is held. |
RUNNING RECORDS.
Early as it is n the running season. the record Of
eyeral distances has been altered, md people who I
re inclined to bet on fast time would do well to
make note Of the fact The following are the
hanges: ......
one:ntle-Ten Brock. by imported Phaeton, years,
ID mounds Louisville, May ~. lB77-l:a4tG. Usan |
ree. .qnarers in 1:l3f, which VAS IN seconds faster
Ian record At that ttistancc Fastest mile
,:sl. ii5 pounds Chicago. July :. ls77-1:5+. Eauat
I..at rrcnr4f, MaukattCk, br Lever. 90 |