The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-31
SPRING SPORT
At Chester Driving Park Next
Week.
A Good Programme, Good Racing, and
a Good Time Anticipated.

begin at Chester Driving Park and Will con-
tinue five days. There will be three races
each day. The purses offered are sufficient
to guarantee good races, and jolly, merry
sport may be looked for. The elite OF the
city will turn out en- masse, and all who
can afford the expense, which is nothing
compared with the pleasure derived, will
participate.
Few spots in this country equal our own
driving park in beauty and natural advan-
tages for the purpose for which it is intend
ed. Not only is the situation fine in itself,
but it has the decided advantage OF being
easily accessible. Whether one makes the
trip to the racing course in stylish phae-
ton, a carriage, or by cars, the pleasure is
equal. The drive out the avenue behind a
couple of 'goers'' is delightful, refreshing
and pleasant and the scenery grand. Fra
grant flowers bloom in sweetness along the
avenue, and combined with the green shade
trees and grassy hills, the scene is we'll cal
culated to inspire one with thoughts OF
paradise.
In anticipation of their spring meeting
the Association has made a number OF i'm
provements to the grounds, which the
writer observed carefully during lengthy
visit the other day. The picturesqueness
of the grounds about the track equals the
Avenue, and it only remains for visitors
next week to note how much art has done
in beautifying nature.
Having viewed everything, from the
Clubhouse and Grand Stand, we strolled
over TO the stables, where the horses are
kept during their stay here 1t was IN the
early part of the afternoon, and the few
rs nd thoir attpnHantg seemed TO
be enjoying needed repose. Only few
horses had arrived, but large number will
be here by Monday as the programme be-
low will show.
The first sound that greeted our ears upon
reaching the stables was the whlstllng OF
the well-known strains of that ancient
lullaby, entitled baby Mine" The youth
who thus gave vent to his emotions was a
diminutive darkey, and the peculiar EN-,
phasis which he gave to the tune showed
that he had imbibed his inspiration from
Roseau. In neighboring stall two pre-
cocious sons of ebony were engagedin the
mysteries OF 'seven-up," while others dis
played commendable zeal for the acqulsl-
tion of learning in perusing the columns OF
the Clipper or STAR.
The life of jockey or trainer is not laid
in a bed of roses by any means. On the
contrary it is rough life. Yet they enjoy
it. and some Of them make good deal OF
money. They generally live together in
their respective quarters They sleep in
the stalls with their charges and by this
arrangement the horses are never deserted
for moment. Such attention is necessary
when any important event is to come off.
In the morning before the sun grows op-
pressive the jockeys exercise the horses in
their charge return them to their stalls and
olr
again in the evening and galloped several
times around the track.
TIE PROGRAMME.
First Day, Tuesday June 3d-First Race
Trial purse 5000, second to have $50, for
all ages. Dash of one mile. Second Race
Ohio Derby stakes for three-year-olds. Dash
Of one and half miles; $50 entrance $500
added by the Association, second to have
500. Eleven nominations. Third Race
Club purse of $500 for all ages. Mile heats;
$50 to second horse.
Second day, June 4th-First race, dash OF
one mile and quarter, for all ages. Club
purse of 5000, $50 to second. Second race,
Club purse of $500, 500 to second, two mile
heats, for all ages. Third race. Cincinnati
Ladies' stake, for two-year-olds, dash OF
three-quarters of mile, $25 entrance, p. p.,
$3.50 added by the Association, second to
have $50.
Third day, June 5th-First race, Club
purse 5000, second to have $50; dash of one
mile, for all ages. Second race, Burnet
House stakes, for three -year-olds, $50 en-.
trance, h. f., $500 added by the Burnet
House, 500 of which goes to second; mile
heats; thirteen nominations. Third race,
Club purse of $3.50, $50 to second, dash Of
two miles, for all ages.
Fourth day, June 6th-First race, Club
purse of 5000, second to have $50; dash Of
one mile and quarter, for three-year-o -olds.
Second race, Jockey Club stakes, for two.
year-olds, dash of three-quarters of mile,
$50 entrance p. p, $3.50 added by the
Jockey Club; $50 to second; thirteen nom.
nations; the winner of Cincinnati Ladies'
stake to carry five pounds extra. Third
heats, for all ages; winner of mile heats the
first day to carry five pounds extra.
Fifth day, Saturday, June 7th-First
race, Club purse $780, $50 to second; mile
heats, best three in five, for all ages. Sec
ond race, Cincinnati Cup, dash of two miles
and a half, for all ages; $50 entrance, p. p
$500 added by the Association; eight nom
nations. Third race, consolation purse Of
$3.50, $50 to second; mile heats.
THE STABLES.
About fifty horses were at the stables thi:
morning, and large number will arrive to
night tomorrow and Monday. There are
several new horses here, and the field will
come in for a share of the hoRors mex
week.
Bradleys Stable-Ella B, years old, by
Revolver, dam Mollie Mcintyre.
J. +. Caldwells Stable-Mary Walton.
years old, by John Morgan, dam Effie
Cheeten.
RilI Rird's Stable-Ben Hill p Years old