, 1881-05-05
Opening Day Of the Spring Trot.
ting Meeting at Washing.
~, ton, D. c.
Granger, Florence, and John 8. Clark
:, the Winners Of the Three
Races.
Yesterdays Proceedings Of tho National
Trotting Association Board
Of Reviaw.
Boston and Buffalo the Victorg in
=, Yesterdays Baseball
Games.
Tnorr1No Ar yAs1rixuroS

Games.
TnOTT1Na Ar WASHINGTON,
sptefa1 Dtsbateh to ne Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON, y, G., bInr 4.-Tho spring trot.
ting meeting Of tho National Falr Association
oponcd horn tu.t@ny With fine weather. Tho
schedule Of to-ttay was onteIly tho matching ur
Eastern aaninat Wostern horses, III which tho
FORMER carried OF the honors. Tho 9::s ctass
proved tho itust interesting. Fred douglass, Of
chlcaRs'. owned by II. v. Icnts, was driven by
Wlll1nm II. Mccarthy, md oniy lost tho r1co by
be!ug too suAk atid tho Inability Of bin driver to
keep him slown To hts work. 1ack Ut oprortu-
htty to work tho otses. owing to tho late spring,
IA tho explanation offered by tho iiorsemen for the
unsteady condition OF thor tvotters. CNl. Ifny,
Co1. Nicholson, nnd MIR. William II. Gait, prcst-
uctt OF tho Association, woFu so1cctet rs Judges.
Four liorsea only appeared for tho tlrco- ,nin-
ute cinss. IhoAo coming to tho Scnro were CLIP
per- owned by HAITI &Isrunt, Of Baltimore: 1,lno
bIck. bye u. Cof1lt, of thls city; fsachaei, by
Mr. fIggukon. Ut 1}oston, ahsl drtyon by john
splnn: and 0rlnRcr, ownDtl by bir. Grrxur, Of
Philadelphia. Dick won tho pole, and Clipper,
llachncf, and GrattRer came In tho otrlcr
nHsned. Whun sent OF Granger Immediately took
tho load, antl waa neither headed nor F,nAllctl
throughout tho huat. 1sachuol and Hue Dick
n1ado pretty and exciting. struggle for second
rfacc, which tho inttur captured. Clipper WIS
badly dtBtancod. Tlmo 2:1Gk. Tho sccund i1cnt
WAS rcpcttt1onut tho first. and terminated In
tho satno tnanncr, Tho rnco being between Iilua
Dick anl Rnchaet for second plncc. Tho latter
agntn not third plncn. Time, a::a1al. 1ts t,nnl
hcat Wis n wntk-ovar for Granger. hut ltnchael
proved to ln marc Of staying qualities and this
tltle she wrcattcd 80 successfully With fstu Dick
as to forco httn to a break On tho hon,cstrctch.
s ss i e. ,se s' {" sss aa tho ] Sas pes H. a @
eyer. mol secQnd money!
.Tluro wcrcseven sntrios In tho aee0 class, and
%s$ sSs,s' S $sssass . S'a;s E H'4' $$sl
F ssrs;. ss TS;ssc {fS "a Biz Sass &C.
tho order 4lyen. C!nra !. took sho lcct; Win
Star mkt, and Frcd Doupla.s md N4rcnco closo
twcci, then. and tha othor threc horses tat It ro-
l.lchr.l. At tho tltst 0uartor florence aud FRED
hnt eoia aot ssaka OF o|asa j.. who joinod
them On the bnck.tFack. and tto three went
ss9g ea 4cad nH fus aney%nd ,hG
Iiot oy en6 IN tic 6ack.trnck, cvientiy @ ha'tins
for tho distante.po1e which hn found that heat.
ln turning lto tho nSmo.sroten Florsnco put oi
THO drivers haa then, quickly down:
reached, md sho passed. tho scoro ha,r
q length aleal OF Frod douglass. md ncnrly
t!Otibla that distance In hdEnticD Of Clath j.
a,lti Till ii ponr sixth. Tlmo; 2:AA.. :
In tho second heat Clara J.. xot tic lost Of tho
start but beforS so renohul tho tirst turn Flor
The won't ly tcr az tho arst 9l9rter- polo nnck.
a,n,d,.ncok, ~, while Frcd Casey, Leaving star md
and nd Fre r. III pSuKass s 1 save an M u1cliins o1hSon
on tho haek-track, and Florence gilned tho loud
ly crowdng tho gclding to q bscGk. He got
tNsinH pressed by Fred Casey fur the third t)Sl-
s!uol md hc llllnaIy took 1t from thu little arv
~ t,o tse turned dt Inte ths homes'Fstsh, qna
ilomostrotch Fiorot,do. Fred Uo,,xIaaa, and Fred
Casoy did beautiful trotting, but tharo was nn
ssnxe sF hs y rs ex ss @ caa aa re- ssns ss'Sa Il
fourth, Star nth, and Hlll lust 1ie was then
w,t,1raw ,a II; II ,,da1 TinH, *:,:.;: s;2
tho sond-oa. Fro! pougtasa but second. Flor.
Snoe % ti:,eomi1rtahly ,,Gar: Ese Carey next M rna
and Fred nouglass wns scarcely percaptlbe.
whilo Clara J. was making q most atubhurn hight
S MS Fao nnSf as he aS taan sa
spesj Frei posis, ana tars j. bosi, 6eoko
@ wcs hoo GeS}n % Forcnee ciHra sSu j. sts seor
inK noxts Frcd .Dousluss fourth, and star last.
Tor tho $:;D elnss aye horses ean,e on tho track.
Rosewood, Jolln S. Clark, j. W.Thotnas. Unu,
and Orange dlrl: ltosawood won Tho inside, Tim,
Rssnss Pc f q '1 Fsssss 90 n qs,f 3Ss P s s.
~ asssss t hsl T'Ss T. de sess Ssta 4
aIi bunched. With tha o;ccpson Of 0Fanxo 0iri,
lsft, merely saving bur .stanes g. The s,rYgalo
for seooti liacS. TIC formor pfieti ot | Of tho e,
eloso oompany. and, although a tightly pressed.
ss'1 ss 1S s.s 1ssts sSsen 4g, ' a i ~ TAo"a' third
in tho second hoat John s. Clark was not