, 1877-09-16
made up, hut I.atham's record so far is better
than Mills. {2) No notification has yet been
received Of Sullivan having signed for 1878.


IUE IU KE.
THE DEXTER PARK FALL MEETING.
Tuesday Of the present week Col. Mansur
will inaugurate the first regular full meeting
held ut Dexter Park since it passed into his
control. Heretofore it has been considered
enough to give two July meetings, the first
being devoted principally TO runners, but the
interest taken in turf sports last season in
duced the Dexter Park management to give a
trotting meeting in June this year, which, as
the public is already aware, was not success,
the local horsemen, with scarcely al exception,
prcferring to take their chances in the Alcligai1
circuit, where 1t is pleasing to record, they were
ctfectually cleaned out, punishment they
deserve to have oycrtake them every time they
urge the Chicago track to give meeting for
their especial benefit and then at the last mo-
ment sneak across the lake in the hope OF strlk-
ing something "soft," each one having as
siduously lied to all the others in order that he
might reap the full benefit Of the Michigan
harvest while they were fighting each
other in Chicago. The July neetings-and
especially the sccoud onc-were SO well patron
ized, and the sport Of such q superior order,
that Mr. Alansllr conceived the idea Of giving q
fall meeting, which idea le will this week carry
into execution. OF course, at this time it is ti-
possible to predict what measure OF success
awaits hin. lu other cities fall meetings are
we'll attended and successful, and there is no
earthly reason why Chicago should bc any cx-
ccption to the general rule. The fields Of
horses in each race are large, and composed Of
animals whose performances cannot lail to i'll
tcrcst. On the first day the 3:4o aud 2:3l
classes will be trottca. In the former the
starters will be DAN Vosbureh, Tempest, Quak-
er Girl, DuPage, John Hall, Frank G., Jack Car
ter Punch, Mn.ubrno General, and f]cslng Jr.
Several Of thcs, are owned IN Chicago, anu, al
though they arc Known to be guod ones, it is
not improbable that the money will be carried
OF by the outside delegation, several nicmhers
OF which arc credited with great speed: The
o:31 race will call out Il quartet ol fne
performers III the celebrated mare Ellen
C., owned by Stephen Bull, Of Racine, anu
we'll known throughout Wisconsin Us the
trottcr; Belle Moore, 4 mare that went through
the Eastern circuit; and H. II. Yates Well-brcu
and speedy mare Lady Mac ANY Of this field
is able to trot their heats better then 30, and,
should the traci1 be good OIL the day u the race,
most exciting contest may be looked for.
The thrce-snlilute horses, and those OF tho
a:2J class, will light for houors and the money
hung up on the second day. For the first race,
Pruiric Bird, Frank, Anne Belle, Minnie lay
lor, Vira Etilal, aud Gypsy Girl are named to
IL
record, several have taken part in races and
demonstrated their ability to foot very fast.
The 2:a5 race will, without doubt, be one OF the
most interesting Of the meeting, as the we'll
known Ayers hose OF Washington, Capt. jack,
Lady IL, and ucrod arc i'll it, aud it is Il GER
taiuty TINT the one who wins will lower Ills
record considerably.
On the third DAY the 2: IS and 2;35 horses will
put in an appearance. the trst-lnctltloneu race
will ue sure to give the spectators plenty Of ftin
Frr f1,x.tr
Frank Dayis, Gray Charlie, Emerald, q. T.
Pilot, Allen, Billy O'Nelll, Belle Moore, and
Brightwood. is booked to appear. Considerable
interest will attach to the performance of
Drishtwood, owing to his highly successful ca
rccr III the Illinois circuit, where he WIS several
times protestct on tho ground that he WAS the
New York truitcr Moore under an assua'eu
na1nc The .a::ss5 race will bring out thu Chica-
20 horse Shcpparl Boy, who has achieved quite
q reputation this season us Il sccond-tnuncy
horse and who will be driven by the handsome
aud irreprcsslble 'Nusey' Brown, JOHN Hail,
Soll1c H., owned by Mr.. Waixel, Of this city,
Roofer, Jr., Bliad Billy, Punch, and Mambrino
General.
The programme for the fourth and closing
day of the meeting has nor been fully arranged.
Tile 2:5O race, which is to be trottcu on that
day, will have fur contestants Tempest, uPage,
Frank Duranlo, Anua Belle, Fcrrc, Prairie Lily,
Ethal, and Gypsy Girl. In place OF the lrce-
for-all, Which did not fill, an equally interesting
race will be substituted.
LADY GRANT AGAIN.
Not long ago The. TRIBUNE published the
alleged facts in relation to 4 marc called Lady
(irant owned by u man na.ncd Trask, who lives
NJ OtcHo. Trask claimed that lnllr in 2:14 was
comparatively easy feat tur this extraordinary
animal to accomplish, and in i communication
to n Philadelphia paper asked that some cun-
pctent persons come out tn his plucc and judge
iur themselves of her merits. As nobody put
faith enough in his yarn to sa,landcr the
amount necessary Tor car fare, the visit was not
made Alr. Trask has come to the front again
with another communication, in which he SAYS
that the doubts expressed By the papers as to
the track OH which Lady Grants wonderful
time is said to have been made were wrong.
Tic mare, he says, did not continc her opera
t1ons entirely tn the Otego truck, but has been
spceucd q mile OIL the Unadilla track, which is
a very poor one in 2:14. The irrepressibic
this feat was accomplished was very
hot and dusty onc.- and SO great
WIS the dust raised by his beast that he could
scarcely see to drive her. He also claims tt.at
on the 1st day OF September she trotted the
Otcyo track in 3:05, and calmly assures the pub
lie that this truck is trfc over mile, adding.
viii. great cleerfulncss, II do not wish
to guy or deceive, but state-sfmple FACT Alter
this statement, the reader Is naturally prepared
Tor the announcement that AIr. Trask is willing
bic, however. He will sell her for $50, 900, and
warrant her to beat 2:14; or he will raise the
price to S100, 900, and agree to drive her mile
In two minutes on 4. good mie-track, asserting
that heretofore she has done all her trotting On
a llalf-milc track.
Where is Bonner in this emergency? lie
should at once detail ''my brother David - to
visit Mr. Trask and see that mure trot. The cx-
pcnsc OF the journey would not be great, and
il, Us many people suspect, Mr. Trask is merely
an untrar1nccn liar, it would be- worth the price
OF rouud-trp ticket to Otcgo and return mere
~ to gaze upon him.
nAIGHrwoOD AND LADY REYES.
The bay gcIding Brjghtwood, that trottcd and
won all the races III which he started in the IL
linois Circuit, was protested by the owners Of
other horses, 1t being claimed that he was tray
ci,,:. under an assumed nanlc, and that lie had
4 fast reaord. At first it was thought that
Brightwood and New York horse called The
Moose were identical, but investigation cxplou-
cd this theory. The men who have interested.
themselves IN exposing ths alleged ringer are
now confident that they are On the right track,
and will soon satisfy themselves. a liorscman
naIued Hawlcy swears positively that Bright
wood is the Nurse Glover that obtained 4 record
Of 2:32k at Fleetwood Park in June, 1876. His
affidavit to that effect has been forwarded to
the Associations at Earlvlle and Mendoza,
which still refuse t. pay the purses won by
Brivhtwood at tlicir meetings Should the
charge that Brightwood is Il s'ringer" be sus-
t;r.f i'm n pt