Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-16

. have been made with Hopeful ~ ~, ~
11vorite, IN the following proport;or
aanopeful 100, Rarus 80, Great Easte,
q well posted .turfman qiyes II
nls opinion that fully $25OOOO ~
M roet on the result of the atrn nrgla
y fthese three fleet horses. "
Chicago sports are inyestino ,e-o
", and heavy betters are pl esent free 9
Canada and all the leading cit;es
the Union.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 30 p. m.-Rar
king of the turf, has Just made his 1
perrance, and ss ohm Splau spins hi
around with his 64-pound War,
cheers upon cheers greet him ffo
the grand stand. Splan gave him
good breather and then retired. I'll
king showed up In tip-top condition
| i :45 p. m.-Pool selling starts in
a lively rate. Big pots and lots .
them Will be the rule to-day.
In the 2.26 class yesterday the OWL
er Of Edwin B., it 10 rumored, dror
ped from "A 600 to 5000 in the poo
box and q number OF other admirer
of the same horse suffered almost 4
severely. A Chicago politician, Il i
reported, won over 5000 on OcoaI
Chief and Darby.
A tour through the stables show!
Oil the horses In excellent condition
Turfmen here complain that the tracl
here 10 too hard; that it stoves ur
their horses:
In the 2.34 class the general opinion
among stable men 10 that Russisn Spy
the winner, will not capture the first
money.
CHICAGO, 2 p. m.-First heat In 2 "a
class called ct 80, Russian Spy won,
Surprise End, Roofer Jr. Sd. Time
At 30 p. m. Hopeful sells at 200 to
100 on the field.
First heat Of the great race was
called. Hopeful got the pole; Rarus
outside; Great Eastern I'd. The horses
were greeted with tremendous
cheers. They scored four times when
the send off was given. Hopeful got
the lead closely followed by Great
Eastern. Down the home stretch Ra-
rus gained and came in second, close
to Hopeful, the latter breaking about
80 feet from the wire.
Great Eastern broke ut the u pole.
Hopeful won the u, IS and mile in
Ih, :O0, and 2:l7L; Rarus mile
Easy; Great Eastern 2:l9. The
crowd is now estimated at from TO-
GOO to 10000. Great enthusiasm.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, p. MN the 234
class the scoring for the second heat
in the pool box Russian Spy brings
20 to 5 ON the field. 1t IL now esti-
mated that the spectators will reach
$4,000 to 10000.
In the second heat 234 class Russian
Spy won, Surprise I'd, Sterling Sd,
Capt. Selbeck 4th, Charley C. 9Th.
Time 1891.
~xs-cxhruwrf ffUDefnl
the strong fav0rite. At the word ego"
Hopeful led, Rarus following close on
the back stretch, though Hopeful in
creased the distance on the home run
but the gap was lessened, Rarus COM
coming in close, but the fa-
vorite came in about three lengths
ahead. Not the least chance of
. fraud. Rarus tried hard to win.
Time-Hopeful won the ID, u mile in
341a, l :0SI and mile in 2:l7. Rarus
mile time was 2:l8, Great Eastern
2 :2l. RArus was going at q 2 ID gait
to sulky ON home stretch.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 8 80 p. m.-The
view from the judges stand was mag
nificent and unprecedented in the his
tory of the west. 1t is estimated that
fully 1000 carriages are in the enclo-
sure surrounding the track.
It is now Officially reported that
25,OOO people are present. Pool sell
lers have closed up NO
person manifesting any willingness to
bet against the two favorites, Hope.
full in the big race and Russian Spy
in the little one.
The third heat in the 2 "a class
Russian Spy won, Sterling second,
Sellick third, Roofer fourth; time,
4:N p. m.-Hopeful, Rarus and
Great Eastern have just started on the
third heat. Hopeful got . big lead,
followed closely by Rarus. It was
the finest race ever seen In this coun-
try. Hopeful won the third and last
heat. Time, quarter mile, O IA; half
mile, l :O7 mile, 2:l6. Rarus, 2 is;
Great Eastern 2 :22A.
RACE TRACK, CHICAGO, Oct ll-This
is . splendid day for racing and the
track 10 in first class condition. A
slight breeze from the northwest that
will slow the horses second or two
on the back stretch. The attendance
is only fair and does not exceed 5000.
In the 2.26 class Budd Doble's "Chi-
cago Maid" late "Callahan's Maid"
10 the general favorite at odds of so
to 40 on the field.
TURF NOTES.
Pools to the value of fully 100000
have been sold ON the grounds during
the meeting. The bars in the Club
House and the Grand Stand took In
about $4,000 yesterday. Arrange
ments have been made for big trot
to sulky, some day next week, be-
tween Rarus and Hopeful, for q spe-
cial purse of 5000.
RACE TRACK, CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE
Lot heat Of the 2.26 class, was won by
Pilot-time 2.2A.
CHICAGO, 2:3O p. m.-In the pacing
race Sleepy George was the favorite.
The first heat Of the pacing race was
called and four entries made Of the
best PAGERS In the country. Lucy and
Sweetzer came in together under the
wire, and the order 10 dead heat for
first place between Sweetser and Lu-
cy, George Sd, Sallie 4th. Time 2 :2Ok
The half mile was made In IA. fast
est yet on record.
CHICAGO, 3 p. m.-The second heat
In 2:S class was won by Callahan's
Maid, Della I'd, Monarch Rule Sd.
Time 2:25.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE I'd heat in
pacing race was won by Lucy, Swelt-
ser I'd, Sallie Sd, Sleepy George, 4th.
Time 2 2:17x.
FOREIGN.
The Bloody Tvslotovo,
LONDON, Oct. 11.-Fifteen hundre,
hands in the Sunnyside Mile, Bolton
have been thrown ous Of employmeu q
In consequence Of . strike among til
twisters.
CoNsrAKrINoPLE, Oct. IL. - TIL
Porte II Informed that the Austrisr
will not advance into Novi R.xsi1' Rai
Danger OF condict 10 thus "'ef'ea'
AwARINssrN.NT' :,
LAHORE, Oct. states that Gen. Sir
Military Ga Gas.di. .di.ins., commodore in
frederic Ere 9 s las Ss.B British forces in India,
Cnief Hame command at PeshawAre,
VIII 5000 troops are already con-
Isntrated. Reinforcement for the
British army continue to arrive and
war is considered inevitable.