, 1880-08-21
Mn, Well.Contested Races at
the Springfield Meeting
Yesterday.
.vsdce,yood and Rowtty boy Win
,n Their Respective
Classes.
,,svsIand and Worcester Fall Victims
to Troy and Buffalo.
TIE TURF.
TAFT DAY AT RpilISuF1EI.D.

ErHlSuFiEf.1. Nlsss.s 4Ahe. .'@-i.AMl"'e
mark al was visited to-day BY about GOO per
.,ns, THO weather was cloudy and su'try
sJ ~heu the first race wss called, and tl,oro
~src light showers at varying Intervals dllf-
Inc the inter hours Of tho afternoon, rendering
the track slower thah usual, b.it not very
=. saarv, Three cvcnts-ihc 2:ss', tho frce-for-
III PAGERS, and tho $50 races-werc on tlle
.s.ernIn. Tile first and second were de-
sSsi oml the third postponed. after ono
lnnt Ind been trottct, until tomorrow morn
.s1 Nv ~ 10 o'clock. In answer 10 tho call
M ta9 o.o3 horses, Wcdgewootl, Deck Wright,
rentucky Wilkes, Charley Champlir. Knox
In: Philadelphia, Iron Age, aud ratchen
anneored for the word. Wcdgowool was
tororlt over the field Mt $50 to s11. AS soon
AZ amt away for thu first hcat Wright
h,ote and run 100 yards, swcry1ng
out. and bucktng, but finally got
souoro nway IN tho lead, Knox Boy
sscon1. Wetlgewood third, and the others
IN scattering order, Wilkes In the rear.
Wright was never headed. Knox Boy gave
nav to Wpdgcwood OIL the upper turn. and
the latter broke near tho tlree-quartcr pole,
hit chased Wright to tie wire. ilntshtng
lpnatf, behind. Time, 349<, 1:09, rs, ::@2iI
Tho horses scored eleven times before get
,,ng t,,e word for the sccond l,eat. III ten
.tridcs Wright broke. and wns pulled to the
rcar, Knox 10y then assumed the load,
Weteewootl taking second place, Iron AEo
.htui. Champli,, fourth, Tatchen fifth, Phil
s,vth. and Wilkes seventh. On tito hack
acknowledgement took sides will, Knox hoy,
md Iron A &c n,d TatcleM broke and dropped
hack. After pnss!ng tic half Champin
moyed I'D aud formed Il buneil with Knox
Roy and Wcdgcwnott. Thlen4lunrtcrs Of n
> nils finished Knox Boy, md swinging into
,ha lptue-strctcl WetlEewo0d shook of
Chanpltn and logged home all easy winner
uy four lengths. Wilkes tr0ttctl around ill
hit tic leader In tho Inst Init. and cRlno iii
second. Ttnle, 3i1at, t:l0, :+511, e:23A.
In n few poDls before the third heat Wedge
wood sold for $50. and the field for $40.
Tatcl!cn was drawn Mt tho start. Wedge
,yooi wns hitcl,Ing. and III less ti,nn hun
dsed yards lie broke. Chanpl1n showed the
vay to tho qnrter, with tron Age second,
Wight third, Knox BOY fourth, Wilkes
anb, Wcdgcwool skill, mid PHI
lust. WILKES md Wedgewood spectlctl
very fast alo,,g tho hac.s stretch, and closed
lapllly on the leaders. just beyond tic
lalf Iron Ago broke u,a let Wright into
second place, and sat dawn in front Of
Wilkes, checking his speed considerably.
On the third quarter Wilkes and Wcdgewool
coset. OIL Champlln and Wright. hut enter;
iKg The tima quarter Dotl, IT, 'Gr1ko pro-; a'lt
whipping flnish WHAT beat C.ainpiin out
poeriy p!acetl. Time. :Ii1<: I:lo. :45iS. s:sj1
At. the, start TOR tie fourth heqt WedEs-
Wright brushed. away at tho wortl while
Wedgewooi. broke. At the quarter Wright
vas tiFst, Knox Hoy secoMn,, lron Agc third,
ssg a s as a'q%s %esewssa ws 9s tetsa sspf n'e S'3
passed tlie half Two opcn lengths behind
Wright Passing the tlree.Gnarter pole there
Irish botill oil @ Wsre ,lriye,s ,ard. % wriglii nude
acouplc Of Jumps at the llegd Of the home,
stretch, md broke a second time between the
long mid short distance stands. AZ the wire
sasFea Msea f S Wesa%oda assk et s te deese sn Tss
@ appssss 1fsssssa Ses Et as 'fse t ana aiis, is
ethers s.sE Unworthy OF mention. Time, u.s. ILL.,
+ Phii i's' va drawn, wedgcwood sold bcfort
the iiltl. leat for $50 against 81 for tn
,,yslgsWooa AID Wright, The latter (! (.
ss ey Mkfs ans esa %s ss %aet S ti lie y VIZ @
1 l:la3{, 1:41}GG, 3:21]>{4.. Wilkes got awal
behind i! every Ileat. nnd had to trnt nrn!lut
x tsxs W u ws1sswes wT1ss s1 ~g T. sf 1s d pGSfG' s
there was nothing iii the race that could e.
o aa route respectfully.
THE rAc1So RACE
. vas the best ot the meeting. notwlttstanllnl
taat @ the actual contestants were lowdy bn!
tsse e and ss serps qseE ba ssepy %eS o e! @
il was IN IN off af''d day for M Matte '.iiS M,iMtc
and Sorrel Dan, tho former being out o
S!ace on te trsk a.d tno litter Hleary o.,
ihlabls. rle truck was known TO be fayoru
RoSl ga6a buyers Invested their money, a
snS s1@ stS iSr Lucy. $a5 for howay Rloy
!eyw M!eowdy Boy cut the work in every heat, i
is;nsth Of his wheel from wire to wire, tn
9laer two being of IN account. Lucy finlste
5s!.le 5hss lengths bellnti Mattle antl three length
TI%e SsG i:ast, asSSe s:i51 Il! ~ oA'A'.'e'o
snd PIG for tbs iieid. Tho second heat was
cana 'up 1t tic lin tinssh md haa brush fo
second place. with Matte Hunter. On th
Ms.sisst MeI.nssisttetelt loWdy boy BY two lcnRti1s
ieaeiSa0 ite 0eat Hah hhuey neGk and Dan ~ was e!gf
s:s ssAtaS behind all' 1lme' 's' 1;oo' 1;4ah
Not Sot liking Keys driving, the judges.r'
Heesteq htM to allow Murphy to tlrlvh Lucy
- Which be consented. Pools changed
haeT haeT W. field $50. In the third heat Rowti
n3y leu 70 tho quarter, with Matiio on II!
Ma sne.o Dan laid up. No chanEo u
oMtted nna to the hnlf, but OIL tbs thlr
Hoaxaf Sas.a NoWdy Hoy lroke, and Lllc
hheoaMnestretch ltowty Roy lnado al,0ths
P,saE ma. ana dropped bnhind Mattie. At ltonl
ttt;us5 t;rc5 ,eti tlye lengths; Mnttfu was scc0ilt
e!ns M.se lengths allenl before lf0wdy Boy, VII
w. two lengths bayond Dan. Tlnle, 9:l7l
~ 4tataey auvancel to favDrlt nver tha field !,
sio.to r. p Sl4. At tile word for the fourth, fci
rsatte MaI. i!unter brushed to the front, but ~,
nSay may 70 Nowdy Boy ut the turn. Passing Il
SsaIG''fet ~ Kowdy Boy led 1tattle half 4 lelgt
thsaai sfM Lucy and Dan were respectively TIVE I'll
mteG lengths behind, Dan having mat
oo efeak. Lucy forced the pm!
H. H., ,he Rec0nd quarter and Rowt
ateySloke pS ploke and fell to third. Matte did II,
csm. csnHg!a with Lucy beyond tlls half, and w.
tov Guy aWay aud won by six lengths. loWti
1,,.Sna ~ mage grand brush In the Inst half. hl
- H. tS.ea .a y by miserable break utter passir
i.ia!1 111SSe,49aafter Se,49a pole. TlMte, 3t51, 10
a ,55aaer ny iiSdging movement Lucy proug'
Sas W. nRalNst $40 f0r tho field. The fifth lc'
u fAuf si.rfl lr1t Afnft In mt