, 1880-09-13
SPORTING.'.


Mcn-Flrst prize. 5000, nyrucs, s.B miles, I
laps: thfrv prize. $.,n Krohnc, S1, miles, lapz3
fourth prize, &lrl Colston. 5s9 miles. 4 laps.
Horses-seootid prize, $1,000, Dotsy baker. ~
Jaro Dunn, driver Of Crockett, entered t,rd
test On account Of fnu driving, md was gdYoh
Yester5sy It q ofearss pSvIiios aaSs' 1ohn pop,er
wo,, ~ & race ,. -, ,nEntnst James Smith, tsottlug
run eight miles while John Sherry walked stI.t
Gns oimstcd won III a ttlrty-mtle heel-and-too
walk In e;4':of axainse eleven competitors.
10 Ia Editor NJ 7As Chicago 7rtoans. ,.-
CHICAGO. Sept. H.-ffaving given spaco tu
Your Columns to tho faoricntIons Of ono Cor.
frnll,is Sullivan, nsk tho privilege Mt your
hands Of replying thereto, as tho language,
born Of h!a disappointment and Jealousy, IL tho
strong, and ttnpiicatos tho honor Of gentlemen
vho f1avo t,cen too long before tho public, To pass
Without rctIiNtlun.
Tho silly assertion that tho rnco between
horses mad mes WAS n sham is trst eontradlcted
by tho mnnncr nf scoring, which, to sober mon,
sufficiently educated 10 count from one to eight,
= as clear ane lnmyatisini,'a rs 10 count ten on
their Angnrs. The prizes pnlti to tho winners mt
the conclusion Of tho race wilt porhaps best sat-
isfv tho general public M to tho Rcnuineness
OF tho cUntcst. nlth0igh such evidence wo,1 Id
scarcely bc asked frnm the parties connected
with this raco ms propractnra and managers, who,
within two yenrs, hnrc phth ltttlo short OF
100000 to competitors In their races.
As to tho charge Of. DOSING nny Of the horses
on oir premises. the first !ntinlattot had thereof
was that tho same Mr. Connolly who handled
1lstsoy llaker, aud nswli,n. thIa man Hlillivnn
refers cuwo 70 mo and ltnivcd y protest nKaInst
party to tamperinR with Tho feed OF tho hoeso
1,cIsey. Baker AM! other horses. it WIS thon
sern ut u drugstore, anl some little tIino nfter
the sumo pArtlrs were overheard In q conndcn-
W Fl so1 WIEN sHyans f5o1 sa
ihat stranger ind entered kcr staii aad ri pi
Given II tho siraKer tiiied cxacsy c VIII I6s
pHrty tn company with Sullivan.
Mr; Connolly hnd tho snbstanco placed 10 ha
mares hllckut examined, md 1t WIS found to Ua
Grotun III: suiicisnt IN quantity to kill tlva
llors,s n,, The SUNG party has also boon IN the
been saturated With Il etrotR, pungcnt, otly snl-
sta1ce WHICH = number t,1tlxed to 10 the Bame
NOR Morc On TINT sears s The ",Ioslng" Of specu;
nt,'l Ignorant treatment uf thu line little ahlmRl.
which was forced lnyond his strength during
s axs aass M so @ On Tass
day morning when Sullivan, In y rn1o, beat tho
poor brute with a pink. he broke 1t on tho buck
he would Kill his horse Or VII, n prizc. In this
respect he. proved man # :,t. hss T!rd @
ID the Editor Of Taa 1....:yo Tttb1sne.
CHICAGO. Sept. FL hnvo read tho foregoing
le,tnr of Mr. EnKcihnrit, and emil your nttcn-
uon to tic chRrKes nIl,de therein, making the
chnrEes against CORNELIUS Sullivan direct aud
positive. These alterations were 1nado ut my
diGtnuOn. J. !. CO1xDLt.T,
--- ..... Owner OF fleisey linker.
CHICAGO, Sent 1e.-1n JThom g Mai Concern:
The undersigned, In charro. and owning hortes
which competed ft,r prizes III the "tcst rAco" at
the HGstndAn PArilun. tnkr p1ensnro In testify.
ing to the excellent management aud perfect
fHirness thereof, and EXPRESS our entire salts.
faction Mt the impartial. courteous, nnd sports
mRnlfk1 manner In which they hAvo been
treated. and at tho same tllnc rcftitc rho Ytatc<
neHts OF Cornelius ;nlilvnn published III THE:
CHICAGO TitIDuSE Of t0-liay, which nrc herewith
declured TO be unfair and wIthtut fn,tnt!nliun.
N. y. CHArIN,
CIRIs. DATitaiAN,
j. J. CONNOLLY,