, 1881-09-18
THE RACES.

FrIdly's still breeze and yesterdays war1u sun
| put the track in very fair condition for the
races and tho events on the card yesterday were
| hc1ty contested and very exciting. The pro-
[ gram embraced the $40 trotttng race, half-mle
mud thrce-quarrcr mile dashes, taffe- and d.
| quarter runnne race, and the steeplechase over
| II course two aud Il quarter miles III length. The
latter was the greit event Of the day. and con-
{ siderable money changed hands on the result.
| The pooi-sesiing was .fretier than it has been
| during the week, US the .city people, who were
on in force yesterday, take kfuder to tho pool
| box than their country cousins.
The ursL race on the cura was match race
for $.u) side between I. +. Letters b. T. Rob-
! by Regent. dam unknown. The distance w..s 4
hulr-1ilr, and Letters horse won the race easily
| in 5o1., beating tbs 4-year- old by length,
THE SUMMARY.
CIItCACo DRIVING PARK, Sept. Ii, lSs1.-Natch
running race for S:JJ side. Unc-hulf mile.
r. z: Letller enters b. e, Robert 81. 6years.
Durke bros enter t. s. b. Regent, years,
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| The trotting race for horses Of the c:40 class
Wis bitterly contested. and six heata were re-
quired to decide it. Seven horses we're entered,
and live came to the wire in the first heat. MIMI
brlno Sturres and a1Iller's Dau2Sc! having been
second, 1Athatnhrn Maid third, Horsenount 10y
fourth. and Highfald Srrunger on tho outside.
La the pools before the StMrt Hursemount Hoy
p.
horses went away badly, Alharbrsa Maid running
under tho wire. md the pole nurse being twt,
lenEths IT tho rear. At tho first turn Grand
PASSED hun before the qnArfer-polr was rcachcd,
Noneset beng third. Highland Stranger fourth,
and Alhanbra Maid lust. On the back-strctch
Iousct began to trot, and pissed Grand Misery
taktuE second plucc. Then he beEun ~ push the
leader very hard. and Horsamuunt hoy beat
Grund Misery, third, 4A1hambra Maid fourth, and
Highland Stranger just inside his distance.
Before The second heat lforsen1ouht boy sasn
gooI one, but ,Horscmount boy broke ut the
tnr.,, and Grand Misery tt3ain took the poie On
tho back~stretch little Honesct ngain began TO
do good work, and passed tho lcn1er eu5ly.. 1t
the thrce-qtlurter pole .AlhamhrA ainid burst Il
bluol-vessel II her nerk aud fell to the ground,
He wus not injured, and the horse was taken to
the stable. Huneset retained his lead and won
tho heat easily from Aorsemonn1 hoy by Il
Ia tho third heat Horsemounr Boy took tho
pole 1T the hrst turn, Grand Misery second, iIiga
iund Stranger third, and Boncset away behind
on the buck-stretch, and closed np pn Horse
mount Boy. passing him at the three-pnartcr-
pole, and winning the heat in Jug in 2:3..
AiXhland Stranger WtS .fnaue tnvUrit in the
pools over tne field bcfufo the fourth hentv
Isoneset took the pole at the turn. but broke IND
fell back lit the u.lurter-pole- Hit,hand Stranger
then went to the front, ard retained Il good
lead TO the wire, winning tho heat in ..:a.s.l.
ia fhe fiffh heat Ierrsn's horse TOOK the pole
stretch. Here little Koncset walked ug, again
and went by him, and H'ghland Stranger did the
same. Coming into the hone-streicil, Grand
Misery recovered hinselr. nnd came to the frunt
aguit,. winning the heat and oeattng Uoncset by
Il nose in 3::Sa{.
Tho tlnul heat was won cnsi1y BY Highland
Stranger, who toS tho lead at. the qtnrre pole
and held it to the wire. The race for second
place was very pretty one. as Hps,u its result
depended the award Of second money. Ro,,esct
came into the home- stretch away behind. but
cetne up nnbly, ulld beat Grund Misery By Il
nose, with uorsenount Boy close behind. .
THE SUMMARY.
sa,tE DAT AND THAck:-Trottine purse tor
unf ;Sss to thir.I. $50 to fourth
John -ckticy enters b. s. High
". Il. Wiso,1 Cutters So. :. i,ncsc9 j !!
T. Wifictiitn enters u. Z. Horse
mount Uvy.....-. -. ~. :-.-...l : 2 A |
G. Z. Perrin. Jr.. enters b. 4. |
t7rtaOa Misery. -........-..3 3 2 8 I
William Lister enters b. III. Al t
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