, 1881-09-13
SPORTING EVENTS.
Patti, Getaway, and Frona tho
Winners at the Lexington
Meeting.
Rnc1nt ut Conoy Island Course-'rho
Minneapolis Fair Endcl Mt
Last.
Spirited Contests Among the Oars
nicn In the Toronto
1eeEntta.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1aA-1n spite Of tho
world, tho icsll. nid the devil, slroutl.. half
'Earvests, and tho prognosticatfors Ut croak-
cry, the fall meeting OF tho Kentucky Asst,-
cfatlon oponed Today. Tho attc,,tnnce was
very tnc. Tho stands wuro not full tn over
lowing, but they wero well tlllcd. Tho
wcatl'er WIS charming, and, thanks to tlIc
excellent management. the course WIS III
much liner condition thin l,ad been anticl.
in,ted. Everything looked promising for Il
fins dny's sport, Iatd the promise wns KEPT.
Tho first raco oli tlle proEraln was for II purse
Of $50 tor ali ages. one mile, with rigl,t to
stnrt. III tho pools 1oforo tho ruru Lizxte =.
brought So5. l'attl Stu, Marctzek 81, 1ltn,yar
St0, mid EuIsnn, Ahnle e.. Ven Cruz, at,d
Watcrlao IN tho ileld for 50. u good deal
WIS Thought Of Vern Cruz, and Just bcfore tho
'slnrt Many begu,a IL hedge OH him. The Old
l'nrsu appearetl 10 le III good condition, u,ul
WIS likely tn giyu tu}hblc. After many falsU
stnrts, tisTllc sotlte Of tlla younger animals
bellnvetl" ab0lninably, the sturtar, Col.
Writers, tapped tho drum, antt away tlEuy
went. with Mnretzci IN the le,l.t, Liz2ie s.
scco'd, Patti tHlrd, Iiinyar fourth, Edison
iftli. Annie e. sixth, Vera Cruz seventh.
Rhd Waterloo eighth. Patti sct the pace in,-
tHctattly, .llid went to .tlefront Of, thu t,,r,l
rs II determined 10 make 1t Il hot rVcc
throughout. At thu quarter shu led, with
Alnretxo's seconsl, Lizzie $. third, lltnlyar
fonrth Annie &. tlfth, Edison sixth, a,M
Waturluu seventh. About tho furlong polo
Fert Crllz, VINO WIS snrging ullend from Ills
pucc III tlle rehr, ran against the fel'to md
fell with Ills rider. Thu buy escaped with
out injury, but tllo horse suffered
two wounds from the splfntcrctl timbef
which will probably cause his dcntl'.
-
nt lmeto ,stt Ws no 'ns' nowcset; 70 ne spent at
'rhr nti,or r,'rors nxhc m tir;r .,,r,,r u,
INC ,,.Is.,, % '.,.'.,. n,,I Iii III, n',i', ~, ~
, ''ao t'''i,,1 ..,I, pne, wme .t s.!l !e1a tc
lll,,yai toi!ltI,. Annie G:itftl!. Edison sixtI,
she answered , wei. md cal'ie 1!p 70 sseond
Third lllmSgr, 1ulng unabln otl aceourt
t,,,a, 9f T. bad u f.M,t to , answer my
:'S,i,an't TOT sXtra saryiee 5Glnnnei fourth.
LII, IH s itses % IN, e,,tersa 1 IT, tstctc t
f iatts 1 iowave @ % aal, if 's de IL 'sa sa!st M
strngglo for the prize, n,ul ntsllct second by
isngtil' , Mareizsk i!,tri, !iimiynr fourtl.,
M,,'e t, 4; i, nat' Wnlcr'oo SIXTH Ellison sev-
| Ivy secontL race was Tor t!le Wiley Stakes
Tor -yenr.1ttls. otln allti lalf miles, Slo III.
tr!!,,ce, Se iortslt' SDo atlticd. A., out nf
t'''iSs i four ,s s'e !" tito r; n"f{
NJ follows. with. Getaway out ,as to,
Ereat u f4yor't: Bn'l or *55, ArtlIll
ff ey strt frSn ii TIL GEs1s nst wefS c; ys 81
nas"G sslfiitiy llln pest ni It, GetnWay SEC
nn! 1.i.ry d.isl1 third. A. tha eItl 0f ullnr,,
ter or u mile GetnWity showed III frnnt, and
sssa ea e e es e s istc I'll fS y r II faet 6s
ns IL tur,tet 0tlt, ho WIS engaged III tint very
hsst1n,Ie, Den. Or iiai ta!ltn buck 70
i@nat!!;, I'LL, Arei'" sectI''t' GonllnE IT, tle
i steaiy pnIl ,ho went lip secoiul. GetaWMy
i,a!! lIs l,sad, a,n! vas Eoins ut u slnpp!,,s
Eatt: III l!,ls orler r Tug Horses hnlslietl thu
reai! ol't 10 nrgll.g, fnllr !enEtlIS atlcat1f
ucistl Or, ArttIclltt tl'Ird: Tn-
f wMffasi ~, ~, tie eMa uL tlo mile lJeM.t Or
s pas y" WIS 0 sssa sstf '3xs tosW@y @ t I by wl's y s
se1lgtit. SOME thought ~ oHly lIalf length;
tlS i iaT4!ri1; nat netvto tg s9!nd ha! d!ni
%was s'sty III" II s SsRt fMsy sls 1fp 5 e eear
leat' u several lengths, with Dend Or scG;-
olltl md Artl.elsa, third. IL now, nppenred
tu bc tielhWny's ract ensy. aud J.ist as tho
lsnl 0r exhibited i splendid burst Of speed,
wEiilo t!ts Hunks treliIbet Wilt the thsll. Il
y tWlMikahss ~ cala!e ~ on thg li.Shle
nlo'lgs'9o g; y. o, or UatawAy. whose' jockey 'al'-
rtnrea 70 be surprised ut tho sudden ApDarl-
tinti, liz plunged llis spurs inta Getnway's
slaHs. M aM lifted l;ls steett With llls brltl!c,
while hEs riy'll w!ettctt tue whip with rapid
stpksS. They were matet l4 spce', md Tor
if'"ng iey e lg wit a "ys nts.
tor tic i.'.stery, At nt,lnonlprt oiie would
ilnvo sW0rh it would liz II tlc,ut heat, VI,
evenly wetG they struggling; tM ttlU
ueSt Instant, aud Just Ms TIL,
llurso approached the strf,,g, with
only ,,.rgll. OF Il few Jumps III whicil 10
tleternInu tho Victory Getaway, sprinslnE
si ;,nago1,ist'' ea1Itl 70 % sjnarnd liz Goai Il
iIenI pr seco,H!. Arthclla thir''. sly lengths
'rl,b tOl,rt,i rncu w1ta fur o-yeit-ohl lIllles,
tllrc..loMr'l,s Of n nile, After il Slight dc.
lay tho drum was tappntt. tlln i!ag fell, nlml
tho youngsters wero sent IN their tj,rrt.
f"qrurters Or II nilo irip, with Fmi,u IL, thu
I!Hrn!lnc fourth, Satln liftlt, Fly nanee SIKH,
raofs e seyeit,.i i aa a.l! Nallt'lY K.HSny ~ te
iV rru"h;a S% XIV ''o " , nn;s fe'G ioMS ~. w.,
Ci,at,setl ralIidly, md Il WIS ,lif,lculI TO say