, 1880-07-18
THE TURF.
The Great Trotting Meeting in
Chicago This Week.
one Hundred and sixty-three Fly
ers Engaged in the Various
Stakes.
some Mention Of The Principal Ones In
Each Event, and Their Records.
,,x;de Facts Regarding the Row Over The
poo,.Box at Detroit-Track Talk, Etc.

,,s;de Facts Regarding The Row Over The
poo,.Box al Detroit-Track Talk, Etc.
TIE CHICAGO MEETING.
-..r,v eyer, body in the country who is inter-
,.,.,d IN t,utt;ug will visit Chicago this week for
s.s ,,,rposc Of attending the great meeting
~ s.h commences next Tuesday and continues
s'',ho,,t interruption during the week. That it
IN oc1;nse in point OF interest any similar event
.'.ho rear there is not the slightest doubt, and
~ ~ o,r thing left to be hoped for is good
thar 49, With this assured, the Jockey Club
..,5 .fe1y count on an average daily attend
ss4.n NJ 1n.oN, and know before the gates were
D.'auaa 1 ttat the meeting was certain to prove =
se.nc;a, Success. The stake system in trottins,
.'.tIch was inauguaatcd By the Club, has
n.,rod much greater success than even
,,s most sanguine supporters had believed
n,sejhle. there being In the eleven stakes and
80. ertra races no less than 1853 eutr1es1-
<s,ne,bine absolutely unapproachcd in the an
nsts of trotting. And, what is better, neasly 50
,,or rent Of the horses engaged are at the track
49,, r,ady for the battles of the coming week,
=, that In every race there is certntu TO be q
,.,o,. aeId OF starters, and In every case there
.r, from one to four Of the starters that are
troEn 10 be able to trot better than css{, and In
ecycral Instances 20 Is hardly n mark for some
of The speedfer ones And this estimate OF their
1xers is nut based upon talk There has been
alarrcr number Of good trotttng meetings this
rrar than ever before, and at cach one several
neu t,rcrs hayc been discovered, and old CAM
1ateaers have gone faster than ever before.
fortunately for Chicago, there was no
,r,.tin1 OF consequence anywhere In the West
,ost ueek and IS a result the horses entered at
rhtcaro came here week earlier than would
,thprvise have been the case. They found
owaittng them track that Is pronounced by
horsemcu the best and fastest i'll the country,
sna IN consequence the conditions for fast work
xrr,. never more favorable. Every morning
the various stnhles have been worked, and the
result Of each trial ascertaiued and carefully
uo,ed down By lyn1-eyed watchers in the grand
e,and and on the club house balcony IN the hope
of using the information thus obtained for fut-
ure psu0t IRE TRIBUNE has given the correct
time oi every important trial Ut the truck dur
Jug the past ten days, but has not indulged in
The common but idiotic practice OF t'predict-
t:g" what this OF that horse will do or what the
winner Of any rice T1libc 1tprrposcs to-dnyfo
give the List OF entries in each race. together with
some facts regarding those horses whose per-
1ornlanccs this season have shown them to be
possible winners.
IN the irst day, Tuesday, the initial event will
II: the free stallion race, in which Monrot.
Chief. Duaesctter, Wedgewood, Voitatre, and
Haunis are engaged There is scarcely doubt
that Monroe Chief will bc favorit in this race,
Is tie has thus fur this season been very success
1li. winning all his races. He started out with
record Ut -::.5. which he was not obliged to
lnwer until the Detroit meeting, where he beat
the fastest being s:::s!t. AT su9'nuw the follow
tix week he won a fouE-heat race from Lucy.
s,!vcr1on, Wedeewood, Emma D., and
as wseb tie5 i hs ae presess ssesnd reeor hset It
Columbus he was also victorious. and now falls
tu with the best stations in the country. Rone~
Eetter Is so well known and appreciated In Chi
cago that any extended reference 10 him is un-
When in condition there is no doubt
OF his ability to 1rt mile in 2:lG or better. but
lhs year he has been an unfortunate horse 4
sr!n1 caused him to 70 lalne in his race here
With Charlie Ford. June s. and necessitated an
almost t1tal suspension Of his work for month,
tie hurse 7iu1 starting in d race during that
tine, He i nov going sound. and has al his
know that any horse that has enjoyed such
8 le1-up can win from the lot that will op-
pose tho whitc-faced stallion next Tuesday
Nedgewocl WAS purchased Inst year for $l0,O00.i
II Ee.us kuuwn ut that time that he could trot
in .::u. but series Of killing races at the tail
End of tne season was thought by some to have
may be, II is certain that be has not been good
enough this season to win, although the fact
that he was plainly short Of work undoubtedly
bad much to do with bringing about that result.
s'mlsons in the country. being BY Iattler. out
If Il mare by Mambrinu Chief, and his record Of
s.l a11ests his speed. Last year he was unfortu-
nate In elng 1rUtted hard races when our Of con-
ddion, and also In having pour rdriver.-circum-
stances powerful enough in themselves to de-
feat any horse: Last winter be was purchased
Il I'm sa bane one nj W IF this a i gqfsa er
train'ng. He did exceedingly well during the
eariy part Of the season. trottng close second to
hare Ford at Saginaw in q heat faster than
:hFe~ him cut Of training, and for over two
weeks prior to his reaching Chicago he was not
aarnessed- he will probably be started in Tues
1ass race, tut not with the expectation Of win
ming FIRST money. Hannis is fast horse, but an
extremely uncertain one. 4 tender fore foot
inakes him particular rs to the track over which
@ b. ,rots and being self-willcd little fellow and
r we'll. t At e'P lis 'e1 best, *hfh Hanns ae is wa
sangerons .a horse IN almost any race, but those
Rnn @ back him always take long chances that he
ryes.
II Ihe second race Tuesday is for horses Of the
i,;;r eess ne entries being Charlie C., Edwin B.,
IEalstnnS EaE1l To'u Anid Don Pedro. Ben Morrill,,
Ssaea Renis Johu Grant Young Wilkes. Daisydalc,
tan e. tba:e pnsK, 'ns,, Boston. Bg soap, and John T.
waom the bulk Of the money will 70 In the bet
s.aad sanR as they are both known to be fast and
xInI spm ~ oafkls is big bay gcldiug. by Whtr-
Ivy eaIt VI tlf. anderbItS mare LAZY
Ih.i uau ceulu frot five years ago In e:el4 al
.uougn no last record was given him. He Eave
~ Gne vi DIS legs, and being supposed TO be
a,ns ,S,, t! nIuAen down. was sold at auction for
a., S4.NN. laliinS into the hands Of a henosha
6it 6isanan. ,,sa he has apparently recovered from
49, ~ a9asqunaaess' and shows such speed thar his
S'.s oeneHe mile in e:10 easy work for him.
.r1a. HaG;alng Chicago Darkis has not betn
niue Letter than 2::0. nor shown any fast
In on ont has occasionally been sent along
rx.1a;.igi S.gaia " mile or SO at clip that will
IN uH - s1 "19 MS races here If he cnn carry it
w,s ta1.s s; Joan Graut is Il Michigan horse that
and 1h e VI 1ast winter ms the coming trotter.
ryt7s E T., seaenn ne has won several creditAble
ord ~ ~ ese,,o ene Of which he acquired a rec
driven -'SH; Last Thursday he was
excf y nile nile. over the Jockey Club
1ane a,e. eonoe to the Score there will be horse
one IN ~, W with them. Tolu Maid is another !
rhaa ~ Ins race that can 20 mile close to 23O
hss nrsa soe acts We'll, but thus far u bad temper
asn,s pFsented her from being a SUCCESS. The |
fss, may maS DC said Of Crockett. Daisydnle is /
shnu, e, ~ ano well bred. but thus fur has rot |
xith nea e1e Speed that would cntitle her to rank
rrce if ~. .As and Grant, Boston will be In the |
lnnru eae meats are split, and those who should
"1sk for him. - @A'et e1ooo$' - ea7'
perfn,r- ~ PAGERS will also he given chance to |
hiitS so-.n me entries !sctng Little Brown Jug, |
and sor,a' Tinker, Bald Hornet, Wonderful,
1alked se uan The 1ast-nancd horse h1s been
fayort+ eo sunnR that he will undoubtedly sell
be can o.er tne field his admirers claiming that
fp,4 6u tnreH bfAnfS in 9-95 II the fraSf