National Republican., 1880-05-21
TIE CLOSING DAY.
A Series Of Fine Races a, tho Fair eroup

Series of Fine Races at tho Fair Grounds.
The running meeting at the national fair grounds
yesterday was closed with day full OF fine sport,
and the next public appearance OF the flyers will
he at Pimlico next week. The attendance was
large and every one camo away in good humor,
except, Of course, the few who had put more
money IN the pools than they took out The at
tendance and the general interest shown in the
races have been most encouraging, and Civ, prom
ise of great prosperity to the National Fair assoca-
ton. There were four events on the programme
yesterday, including the two-nile race for tho
willard hotel cup and stecpe.chase handicap.
A steeplc-chaSe for gentlemen riders was added,
and with this the spring running races were np-
propriatcly ended. During the afternoon Hanlan,
the oarsnan, appeared on the judges stand, and
being a! once recognized. was forced to bow his
| Acknowledgements to popular salute.
THE FIRST RACE
| The first event an the card was for a compensa-
ton purse for all ages, one and quarter miles.
The starters were Bradley's SPECULATION, Dulfy's
New York Weekly, Noyes &c Twins Belle Of Nell
son. Dalys Nirgilian, Burch'H Colonel Sprague,
Bcthuno's chestnut nlly, McMahon's Scotln, Null
keys NirginiuS aud Jennings Miss Dawson. Colonel
Sprague was decided favorlte In the pools Sprague
got lead at the start. When tho horses swept past
the judges stand he had full half length the lead
Of Nrglian with the other horses well together be-
hind them, except Speculation, who was running
| badly several lengths behind. over the first
three quarters of mile the race appeared 10 lie
| between Virglian and Sprague. The horses sTled
along ncck-and.neck together but upon entering
| the fourth quarter Spr0gue unRccountubly gave
| out and fell far behind Nirgilinn also lost his
grip and the next quarter found the positions Of
| the horses entirely changed. with New York
Weekly aud Scotilla fighting for the lead in the
front. The horses swept across the line with SEQ.
ulla winner by length, New York Weekly sec
ond, Nigian third. Nirginius fourth Belle of
Nelson tfth, the chestnut hlly sixth, sprague
seventh aud Speculation and Dawson out of the
race. Time, Oil. Mutual tickets on Scoilla
brought $3.50.
THE wILLARDs HOTEL CUP.
The two-mile race for the Wizards hotel cup
and purse for all ages was the second on the card
OF the nineteen nominations only sixteen horses
appeared on the card, and ont Of thisnumber there
| were only four starters Checkmate, Bcu Hill,
| Glenmore and Wertor. Checkmntes splendid rec
ord made him q decided fIvorite, with Gleumore
second. The run was one OF the protest yet seen
any decided advantage at any time The first
mile the horses were not pushed each saving him
on the second mile Glcnmore and Checkmate led
Off together with Werter and Ben Hill side by side
slight lead, with Checkmate at his flank, and
Hill and Werter closing upon them. When the
horses dashed 10y the grand stand finishing the first
mile, Glcnmore had lead Of n length, with Wer-
ter second, and Checkmate aud Ben Hin together
The next halfmile brought Ben Nm to the side OF
behind. Then came the struggle. When the
horses reached tine last quarter, Checkmate,
Down the hOmc.stretch CheCklnate drew ahead,
but was hard chased by GlCnmore. ChcCkmates
| magnificent stride was too much for GleumOre,
and when the horses passed under the line Check
mate was u winner by two lengths, with Glenmore
second. Ben Hill third and ten or twelve lengths
behind, and Wcrtcr far IN the rear. Time, 1861
Checkmate paid 5000 in the mutual pools.
THE MILE HEAT RACE,
for consolation purse for all ages post entry was
the next event, The horses entered were Gafineys
Mamie Fields Bevin's Vagrant Jennings Miss
Dawson, Daly's Mystery; Mace's Jerry, Ackermans
Edwin a. and Lynch's Clyde Hampton. Vngrant
| A.. A
splendid start was secured. but at the first quarter
Edwin, A. was in the the lead, though closely
son had dropped far out behind. Edwin
A. never lost his lead. though one. horse
finished the heat winner by two lengths, with
, Jerry second, Yagrant third, Clyde Hampton
fourth, Mamie Fields fifth and Mystery aud Daw-
. son dstanced. Time of heat l:ii34
The second heat was more hotly contested than
the first, and change came over the fortunes Of
Edwin A. Vagrant and Edwin A. started off to-
gether, and 1t was evident al once that the heat
lay between them. At the quarter mile Nagrant
and Edwin a. were still dIsputing the lead with
Hampton close nt their heels, Mamie Fields and
Jerry having fallen TO the rear. AT the halfmie
post Vagrant showed up slightly in the lead,
though Edwin A. and Hampton were close upon
him. At the third quarter the three horses were
still punched together. Vagrant coming down the
, stretch shook off his pursuers and Edwin A.. losing
heart, dropped behind Nagront finished q win
ner by two lengths, with Hampton second Mamie
Fields third, Edwin A. fourth, being half length
behind Mamie and Jerry digtauced. Time ll3IL
Edwin A. and Vagrant started alone for the third
aud closing heat, which was the pretteSt and most
exciting heat OF the race. Edwin A. took the track
first and gained O lead of length, which hC
held all the way around to the third quarter. On
the home-stretch Vagrant chased him down and
came in length ahead amid the greatest excite
ment. The time l;i5 Vagrant tickets on thC
Trace paid Sll4n, on the second heat $3.50 and tbs
> third heat $40.
THE sTEEPLE-cHAsE.
The closing race was the steeple-chas handicap
|" Judith, one Of the entries having been famed IL
the hurdle race on the first day thcro were onl!
$ seven starters, Ackerman's Ohio Boy, Halls 10,
Hunt Donohue's Raleigh, Reeds Dispute and Dis
II turbance, G9ilmeys Derby and DAYS Pomeroy. II
u the pools Gatiney's famous steeple-chaser Derb!
@ led, with Disturbance and Pomeroy sellini
well. The chase was one Of the pretties
eyer run. The horses starting from the brusl
n near the big elm tree east Of the club
walls near the summit of the hill then trooped dow
into the big field in the centre Of the course max
ing circuit taking the hedges, dilches and walls
finishing with halfm run on !he track Th
while leGpiug one of the walls His rider Nolan
had bad fall, and lay on the turf in heap 70
some minutes, completely stunned by his unex
, pcctod dismouut The horse ran wildly about
2. creating pane among the carriage horses 70
some time, till he was secured by one of the stable
men Nolan was helped up and supported 10 tn
judges stand where he surprised everyone, and q
The same time notified the spectators that he wa
: not seriously hurt, by nimbly leaping over tin
applause for the plucky little Jockey. Disturbance
Dispute and Derby showed early ia the chase tina
with Pomeroy, kept well together gnd took some 0
y the leaps simultaneously making of the pref
ticSt runs recorded in the annals Of stecpe chasing
The race was still far from decided when the iou
horses having left the field, dashed out upon tn
track for the half mile race home. Derby It wa
thought would Uutrun the others, but Derby loun
more than Il match in Disturbance. The rider
piled whip and spur as they swept down tn
stretch aud the excitement was very great whe
the horses dashed under the line and the race wa
finished, Disturbance winning by u lead Of tw
lengths, with Derby second, Dispute third, POmero
fourth and the other horses far in the rear.
A GENTLEMEN's RACE.
The sport was closed by a stoeple-chase for gen
tcmen riders, for which only two horses were CT
tered, but as both were splendid runners an
Jumpers the race was quite satisfactory as
there had been large field Of horses. DR.. Within
entered his horse Shiloh, and Mr.. BGrteVs Sata
Was pittcd against him Satan gained lead earl
In tile run and held IL 20 the finish, though Shilo
, chased him down in the field and eaped one OF tl
walls with him. In the half mile run at the lns
there was a tight race, Satan having 70 do his be-
R. TO keep his lead, but he did his best, and cam
home winner by several lengths.
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