The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-14

QAOlL OF JIe Ull III boobh oAN NAAT
ming away with his rider.
Joe Rhoads won the hurdle race at st.
Louis last year and this year. he can't
win anything but hurdle.
The Columbus (Ohiol Jockey Clubs an
nual sp' ing running meeting taxes place
June 17th 18th, 18th and goth.
Mr.. John Sullivan, Treasurer of Chester
Driving Park, is back from Jackson, Mich,
where he has been attending the races.
JACKSON, MICH, June 1.-THE first race
Yesterday was won by Brigadier, Boneset-
ter took the second race, and Sleepy Tom
the third.
Mr.. Ben. T. Bruce, of the Kentucky Live
Stock Record, is opposed to four-mile races.
He SAYS it is cruel sport, and that no man
will let good horse go.
'Do you ever go to meeting?" asked
minister of bluegrass Kcntuckian.
Certainly, sir, twice year; spring meet
ing and fall meeting SIR"
Ike Murphy is the name of the little
darkev who pilots Little Rutfin. If you
ask him if his parents came from Cork, he
will answer: No, lnassa, from Looslany.
Molle Mccarthy was en- cred in the four
mile race tSt. Louis, but did not start Alt
the California horses, including the famous
MOlie Mccarthy, are entered at the chi
cago meeting, " hich takes place June 2lst.
Jim Mclaughlin, Good Nights rider, is a
New York lad. He made his mark at the
Louisville meeting, when he straddled
three winners in one day. He also plloted
Bramble on to victory at the same meeting.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 14.-The first race
yesterday, mile heats, was won by Keen
Richards Jr. Second race, three-quarters
mile dash, Kimbal won. Third race, hur-
die race dash of two miles, Verdigris won.
PIrTsBuRG, Pa, June 14.-The first race
Yesterday was undecided. Bay FANNIE
took two heats Sleepy Tom two and Dus-
ter two. The race will be finished to-day.
Second race: Midnight first Gray Salem
second.
LONDON, June 14.-At Ascot yesterday
| the Hardwecke stakes were won by Chlp-
pendae Silyio second. The Alexander
plate, about three miles. was won by lnsu-
laire, Castlereagh second.
MILWAUKEE, June l4-The Milwaukee
| Driving Park Association have decided to
hold a running meeting during July, and
last night fixed the purses as follows: First
day, July 4-Plankinton House purse, 500,
two-mile heats, all ages; Club purse, $3.50,
mile dash all ages; Ladies' purse, SOU,
one-and d-a-auarter mile dash three-year-
olds; Chamber of Commerce purse, 500,
mile heats, all ages. Second day, July s.
Bankers purse, 5000, mile heats, all ages,
best three in five; Merchants purse, $3.50
two-miIe dash, all ages; Club purse, Sl5O,
mile dash, all ages; Brewers purse, 500
mile heats, all ages.
The entries for the first day close on the
evening of July Sd; for the second day OIL
the evening of July 4th.
The rider who ploted Checkmate on tt
victory at st. Louis is named Ike Murphy
and, although the happy possessor of {
Hibernian name, he is black as midnight
and was born and bred in the Blue Gras'
region. He is eighteen years of aye, anc
rides at one hundred and five pounds. Hi
performances are somewhat wonderful, anC
old turfmen claim that he has the bes
record of any jockey in the West. At thu
Lexington meeting he won the Phoenix
the mile and an eighth, and the two-year
old. At Louisville he rode Falsetto in thu
Derby and secured second place. AT th'
same meeting he rode Fortuna dead hea
against Glenmore, and won the Louisville
cup with the same horse. 1t was he tina
rode Little Rufiin at Louisville when tina
At At the same place he won the three-ouar
ter dash with Wallenstein, and straddlet
Falsetto when that thoroughbred cap
tured the Clark stakes On the same tract
he won the mile dash with krnpp Gun, tn
,,'G mJ"I i,h mi'' Ear @ nd the Morcha "s
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GRAND WESTERN TRoTTINe CIRCUIT.
The races closed yesterday at Jackson
Mich, and will begin at East Saginaw mex
Tuesday. The following are the date
ciaimeu oy 'he ufanu western lroV'iii
circuit:
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T"eda nIs 9e 1ns 9stb t 10 ~ I'm " q
Cincinnati, july LIST to 4th 9St
Louisville, KY, July sth to II 1lth........... So
Columbus o.. July 10Th to lSth'."'.......'..'.' 90
1t VIII be seen by the ABOVE tapie ths
Clhclhhau ofers S9oo more III purses Una
any other Association. ms VIII orlhg
the fast steppers mere ana Clhclhnaual
/ may look 1or eXcelient trotuhg races
/ Chester fark Association is untiTlhg IN u
efforts 10 making racing popular IN u
queen Ilty, ana shonid De patrohlZeo L
our cltizehs Us ''ey ueSerNe'
When short of money, prize-fghters ''p'