, 1879-07-05
DEXTER PARK.

fnl ptoyY OF sunltHht: Indeed, IL looked like
rain during the carly portion Of the forenoon,
aud tho managers Of the tournament A. Dexter
park were fearful Of gloomy day. Ho"over,
r.on,c brean tn thronr WITHIN the inclosnre to
peoplo peka. w t"lo's ".snlu , '+Ao 4Aefoeu'e ~
tue extent Of sevesal tnousana. -,
Ihe WIS LOT 'ne
r, Dcrlckson Is prcsidcnt, John Mat.ocku as
rr.....,.a. ar,, =, n K.ofo :. aoc+at,rv Thr
treasurer, nlu = -: Me',e - ~ sssse.a nv
ufanu Aas.na o. tno uay w. uaps. y, ~
Day." representing nearly every prominent man
in the cty. but nearly every one OF these. was
aan.n,,r,or. fnr hJs oh.enco' mi. wns likewise
the casa With tho military. the First, heRlmeneF
and Sixth Battalion botng advertised to bo
nre.ont. when in tho ease Of one Of the organ.
'xatlons an inYi.ation va. not extended, This
- nos sn ,sa o
tnade In the crowd OF disappointed 'sighs-seera
ssbisss bss ai IT, pass tbs .sh
The programms, tho Tournan1pnt was decided
success, financially .and otherwise: and the
Housa Of the Good Shepherd will reap bar
TIE pnoonAM,sg
H.. ~. 4t1a ~ n nations, x,,nt.
Wee mne oaI' havs ~ baan nae"' GraH and T.
il S va. mol i nsds no difference; But Con. ~:
fk1f.0 nj n
s,nn,ue M"H t,u .n"e"h n, vrcome at o'cocS.
@sso a.nmn.E HHa IpsSS4 " 9aco - rsrrc
iIsute. who recitcd au original poonl; entitled
| "Otr Flag,n which recalYed considerable APP
n,amsn.
At ian q. N. there was boys race, FREQ for
Mi. 1oO Yards, prize a.; won uy W. Brayton.
1t ii ;i8 tho pedostrfan race commenced, with
yes w,op II shs9 M.tt iEs Fssa sntsfse Ise
Aal5urg, j. &. Ridlay, and 8. ]. y; Elder There
osds, os '5 i6 md thif. 81 Ths rst pfise was soa
| tl1irl bY Elder.
AZ lie sa1na hour there was mems race Of
| mi vsr,is. nr,zo S5,. which was voa By D.
Charles Anderson. There ssoro plne entries in
this raco. Next came q thrco.leggcd raea. This
together, 10 that TIVE legs shonId step g. J. one.
rhe entries wero Messsi & Mas atiar t na nusao wn,
sn A. A.; and T. y; Conway Inc e'sss '0am won
'f Ths p,as as1s va ~ mems race OF 200 yards prize
vas won BY D. O.. @ anderson. Then ,
lcame sack race, pF'zcs, as, u q },,r9as ano
Another msn's race took p.aea, Ms5anso Nv
yards, with prize Of 81; won by H,chasd Leu.'
Thu noxt was potato.Tace, ~ malSn !u; tWeot5s
yard apart with . rln1 at o9e end. 10 which which
each potato Was to hc deposited ,ssnEly, similar
to. the old RpE!iah egg,Ease' There were .,s s~o
prtzes for tha race. nps o. ~ ana tne ouies h "
| "~--
oud prlzc- s..-..-
! AwnEarLlsa MAron
wes the next thing on tho programme, IN which
tIicro wore 4fx entries and two prizes, one Of
99V md tile otlxr Of so. aiessrs. Brink md
tioore won tho neizes. Moore said be was stck,
and yielded tbs irst to Brink.
x milo Taco took place, With ilyo prizes Of
SEQ, 3lu 81 IS, and 81. The llrst was won by
Moore, the secopd By Dryer, tho third by
O'Bron, the fourth BY Casey, AID tho Gfth BY
Darling.
Then came trottng mntef for horses OF tha
$50 cjass, iu harness., This autr1cs were Sam
Croak,s Joseph!no and T, Johnsou's Marion.
Marion won thp lrst aud third heats, md JOSH.
! nhInn the SECOND, No official tlmo ras taken,
! and tho urtzes were nominal,
Tux nounrr-rrlu RAGE
,,'.ss..t - snv - .,. to..,.
e1cteo 5ae Mosk aa'sess .xa TX R.pios ~ ~ uon
races Inelo Hcae Iate .d 1a,sss no.m 1:
team, Josle Manaae'n an ,,,'t hoa.s Loknm
Charlie; Adamai leat'' mutase at1u maE!e; suo
Isoac walkers teAn. 49,, TX .ff mas s ~
ptolesa!oha! HF'sn.. eu t'e Ftuu"eeu ~ ~, ateh W
the patt o. s a r., IT, aaa.e y 'an
q Inc skanu tras a. =" 5tst sH eessnsSu i ~ TMsos ~
G Mfsl not ro1 uoe,. The s cot.os reso fa