, 1879-08-10


BUFFALO, Aug. Sit looks now as il the
glory Of Buffalo Park had departed, and the
universal verdict is that the policy adopted this
fear br the management has proved an ex-
tremely unwfse one Not content with occupy
fne her proper place in the Central Circuit, Bui-
falo hes started out On her own hook, and finds
the sailing not nearly as smooth as was antiri-
pated. Not satisfied with violating ra1id
though uumritten contract, the Association here
did all in its power to injure the Circuit meet
tnsgs by closing its entries on the evening OF the
last days races at Cleveland, 50 tina: records
made there would be bar at Buffalo. Uuusu-
atty large purses we're then offered in Ill
the classes in the hope that all the good horses
tu the country would be attracted here, giving
Clereland the go-by. The officers Of the Cteye-
land track felt the implied insult to them keen
IT, and said as much IN conversation with me,
but they'went ahead boldly, held very sue
cessful meeting, both financially aud otherwise
and waited to see H&w Buffalo would come out
linus far everything has gone wrong here, e1-
cept the weather. The entries have been small
IN each class, the attendance extremely light,
the racing ANYTHING but frst-class, and the
Judging execrable- In regard to entries, there
mas been considerable talk in quiet way among
nofsemea about certain nominations that are
believed to have been "couditiona1." Iti not
necessary at this time to mention names. HIT.
me buffalo Association wishes to ar
que the point, they will be checrfulir
1nfnished* 1t is sufficient to say that in some
OF the classes there we're horses advertie.d .s
entered that were known to BE- en,;ratv o,,+ ~
1ofn' ana 70 have no chance to win in ease thev
s1arted- Nobody with grain of eenco enn-
poses that the owners Of these horses made h,n.
noe entries. In fart, at least one t,orso entered
nere never came to Buffalo at all, being s.1tnnaf
direct from Cleveland to Rochester, / confess
that no effort has been made by me to interview
1he officers OF the Buffalo Association on this
point They are entirely too clam-like in noint
Of secretiveness tor Chicago mau
The smai1ness OF the entry-list is mt the on,r
thing that worries Buffalo. Eren the horses
that did start have not been really good
ones, and IN consequence the time of the
neats .a 10, the vartots events has been
slow. But the performances in Tia
Judges stand eclipsed anything ever seen here OF
auY . nheFe else. Nobody ventures TO accuse the |
gentlemen who have oticiated during the meet |
1ag Of Intentional unfairncss, but some Of their
sets nave been the subject OF universal comment |
!. ana dsaDproval. On Tuesday, in The : FL race.
- vas eT7dent to everybody, after the fourth |
ne.s taat orange Girl could not lose the race,
sTsos1oed 1t was trotted out that night Every |
sAort vas made by the drivers OF Belle Brasf1cld
. aaa 'oltalre to pro1ong the contest until dark
csss ~ comue|fed postponement- After Oranpe
1asl ~! nad won two heats the judges ANNOUNCED
Wy sa9 dnere would be no more trottng that dar,
nna tols 10 the face OF the fact that it was day-
t4:o 1got ana would oe for an hour Fortunately.
l1is decision did not affect the result as Ofa1Ee
.,ame IT. came. ont in the morning aud won the de-
,aaE sHa Y heat handi1Y, in 2:a2><<. This race was
III. " tne most Interesting thar has been trotted
AA4 EEAS0n4 and Kent tha I
'aags 'a4 IN lively fashion. Belle Brasfelu, whom
ro .oooay expected would be able to do ANYTHING,
esna on tae INST two heats in 2:2o even, but tie
'Aes Was SO Last that for the balance OF the race