The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-27
CHICAGO TROTTING CLUB.

FOURTH DAY OF THE SUMMER MEETING
CHARLEY FORD WINS THE ''TwENTY-EIoHT"
RACE AND BoNEsErTEI THE SPECIAL PURSE
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO. ILL.,. July 20. 1879.
This was the fourth day of the summer trotting
meeting. The weather was pleasant, the track in
fair shape and the attendance very large.
THE "TwENTy-EIoHT" RACE.
Tho first event for the twenty eight" class.
There Ave starters, with Fred Douglass tho IA
vorte and Charley Ford selling well up. When sent
away Ford and Dougass were in front. but Ford soon
after obtained the lead aud in the winner by
length, Kitty Bates and Fred Douglass making a
dead heat for second place; Envoy fourth and Emu
lus fifth. Time-(luartcr 80 seconds; half. 10;
three-quarters AT. and mile. 222is Ford now sold
favorito in the pools against Douglass and the field
Ford took the lead in the second heat with Douglass
close up, and Kitty Bates in third place. AS they
in to the homestretch the positions remained
the same. Charley Ford came in first, taking tho
heat; Douglass second. Envoy third, Kitty Bates
fourth and lEmulus fifth. Time-QuaIter. So sec
onds; half. 1909 three-quartcrs. 1:471s; mile
2:22. The third heat sent the horses away very
poorly, but Ford obtained the lead. with Douglass
close second. Emulus Tapped Douglass along tho
backstrctch and got second place. On the lower
turn Ford trotted magnfcently and came under the
wire winner of the heat and race. Emuius second,
Douglass third, Kitty Bates fourth and Envoy fitth
Tme-Quarier. % seconds; hall. l:11ls; throequar-
ters. :iSls, and mile. 2:2G.
SPECIAL PURSE
The second event on the card the special purse
of sl5Ob tor Colonel Lewis, Boncsetter and Hannis
very hne start given Lewis obtained slight
lead at the quarter-polc which he held to the
homestretch. when Boncsctter went to the front in
fine shape. and came under the wire the winner by
half u length. Colonel Lewis second and Hannis %
very poor third Timc-Quartcr, 361s seconds; half,
iii: threequarters, 1:47l and mile 22l a. Bone
setter won the heat very easily, and then made
greater favorite than ever. The horses were
sent OIL in the second heat oven terms, but
Boncscttcr went to the front, keeping that
position althe way around with Hannisya very close
second. evidently hold i'll by John Turner. Time
Quarter 3ila seconds; half, 40; three.qu! rters,
1:4i and mile. 2:20 In the thirdkheat Bonesetter
took the lead, usual with Lewis close up At tho
threc-quarters Hanns went to the front, but broke
after, and Boncsettor landed the winner of the
heat and race. Lewis second, IIannis a good
third. Tilnc-Quarter, "a a second: half, :Uyl4;
three-quartcrs. 5e, and mile. 222. This closed
the day and the summer meeting. Bonesetter, the
winner goes to Cleveland. but does not trot there
lie will trot in Buffalo in the 2:1s class, then at
Rochester in two races, then at Utica in the 2:2O
class, ut Hartford in two races ana at Boston, where
nc also goes in the 220 class for the 900 purse
Boncsetter has ,t lost q this season. and in
twenty-six heats which he has trottcd has lost only
one. lie promises to be great horse through the
East.
sleepy Tom the wonderful PAGER, leaves this even
ING for Cleveland.