, 1880-07-21
Magnificent Inauguration Of the
Chicago "New Departure"
Trotting Meeting.
Fiye Thousand People Witness
Some Of the Finest Races
Ever SCcns
The Free.for.All Stallion Contest Ter.
inmates in q Victory for Mon
roe Chief.
Matlcrs Much Mixed In the 2t27 Race
Some Fast Pacing by Sorrel
Dan.
Pacific Coast Billiard Tournament
Luck Of tho Worcester Ball
Club, :

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THE BEET DAYS RACING EVER SEEN
Tas Witnessed by those who visited tno
Jockey Club truck yestefuay, the lnaugMsuA
'Nay OF tho great summer trottlnR meetin9'
For tho f0rty-eight hours preceding tEo
.weather had been exceedingly unpropltloas'
the heavy rain OF Sunday night nd Monaay
making the track sticky and slow, WINE tifo
chilly wind from the lake made 1t still more
Improbable that last time Wouid DC mnae
III spite OF these unfavorablo circumstances,
however, fuIly bouo people were On manu- ~
tile time appointed Tor tho ftln 70 tooe8in,-Ae
great free-for-all stallion raco having nn-
doubtedly attracted the most OF them. LII
addition to thIs event. which had Deeh anx-
i0usly looked forwafu 70 ior mohtha' taelo
was rnco for horses ot inc S:.f class, IN
which round dozen were named to start,
md meeting OF hvo a:so paeers, AMONG
which were hlo famous sorrel nan
and Little brown jug. In tho stallion
race Tie starters wero to bo Monroe
Chief, Boiescttor. Wedgowood, and 1lannis,
Voltalrc having been drawn. In tEe pools
Monday ntRnt Monroe Chlei WAS tno 1aVor!t'
1fannls and WedgeWood also selling well,
put ut tho track Just before tue start Aann!s
Ind slight call over any OF tho Others: II
was evident from the first that Monroe Chief
,vonjI t,n .,hat thav cnuii to hoat lin, INT
~ a,1t ~ "s ttta ~, tsio,,,,. ~ ~, h,,s,
IN 1Hm o. tnls iact ule lsleas OIL ' me Drown
stallion stood by HIN mantully. They knew
le was 4 lirst-clnss horse, ttlat fle could out
last anything ln the party. and, moro than all,
wifi, Inhnann ho1,11,l t;w thoro rna,i ho W.
~ o tat . too oan +he w fot Mo
OF those who put thelr money on tho fayorit
III a trottlug-race, upw we'll their Judgment
was confirmed tile result of tue race sllows,
as Monroe Chief won It aftar
Az DESPERATE A CONTEST or FIVE HEATS
as was eyer seen % raee-track: trottins ali
over ard around I1annls and Wedgewood,
and beating them single-handed and alone.
ilorsemen know how Extremely difficult il is
.o,. .os GUY IT,. sio'sse ~ oe.' .wo otners na.
take MN one Mt time, especially
when they arc able to lead him to the lnlf-
mile pole, and the performance yesterday OF
hiosiSe mo- ega III o1hg swo sscn aofMaa
ole aavofsaties tis as nannis aud "edeeWooa Is
one That Will stand without parallel for
9sss was W. y not ' a hse @ tbs cold 9 Wind YIN aud
ssKy .fass nna ai'st h oI Gco
wSsn w nt Up swen 4na @ hnapo o a Ts ws hea
WiAA tlAt oHEpt I'LL uGAOlC ~ sulu CFSf9 !lEAs
ca.ne faster and easier, 10 Peter Y. John
son, sl W. 'na'i "no snvo nun ms RECORD OF ~
III hI, ana won seven races out or eight
with h1m that year, belongs the credit of
In thc rsrfsnt condt,Inr that o,nno co,iJ .,,,n
~ po1toss eo'u's'ot ulAs A'oi.s .ou'u e'l'e-
on n1se bIs 70 1--WE out suen e.g taee,
the rest. He had his horse ready to trot
fora nnr,a lifo und thar .lroso h,,n In -
munuer that ,ontte s,,cl, nr,iata aa srurnar
n,ui Snto,, toro In ~ aaats r. ,voo croot ,,"u
~ 1n','a,n "n1 sfansna ct;.r aa, T. is aa"
flying to chronicle the Victory Of frst-class
horse, driven by man Of whose honesty
there has f,ever been !, douht. T,ho n,,dlanca
fooi IN tha sitvot;nn os e soo, 80 ,,ao. 1,n,1
hao, t,a.ta,1 a.., :, ~ .,,,Sa, SH ~ eHs oS naa