, 1881-07-19
SPORTING.
Tho Grcnt Chicago Tr0ttfng Meet
Ing Begins To-day.
Throo Fino Races on tho 0ard-The Pool.
selling, Gossip, Etc., Last Night. :
Troy Wins Another. Game from Bos.
ton by Close Score. a.,
THE TURF.

THE GREAT EVENT or THE YEAH IN TnoT.
will DO tho meeting which begins here today
aiul continues t1uring tho week. Nearly Nil
Tho horses ergagett III the various events
have arrived and nre Mt the track, u delcga-
ton Of 4-ycar.olds FROM Kentucky being
tic only expectcd ores tint ilnd not put IN
nj, appearance up t0 lust 0senfnE, md they
are expected llere to-tlay. There nre Tires
raccs oil tho card for to-tlay,-tlie 2: ~ elass,
lreH-fDr.nlt stallion race, md that for 1:20
PAGERS. Willis thu stallion raco Will doubt
less ho the most potent lii bringing a largo
crowd tO the truck, there is little doubt that
the contestfor superiority nmoi,E tito horses
lii the 9:3a class will be fully Us exciting ns
any Of the meeting, II appearances nro my
guide, and III tic pacing race, although II Is
otlIkciy that Brown jug cat, be defeated
by my Ut the lot that starts against Him, The
public Is likely 10 bo treated to ntlne cxliol-
tim of speed by Mr.. Denlts' horse, as it Is
understood that Nh effort will be inade with
llIn, to win t!te extra $500 offered for tho
horse that beats a:l54.
IN rilE r0uLs LAST NIGHT
Santa Claus. Edwin Thornc, MD Brown jug
wero the favurlts III their respective classes.
IN n few pools sold during tho early part Of
k4t WY Stlt NHlliOlItli< 8LAkllUN ll0k NIluE
quito rs tnuctl rs Mct}regor, but wien busl-
lless WIS actively begun after supper he soon
BECAME q hot fayorit, finally sclilng at SloO
to 800 over tho iletd. Tho following Is fair
simple OF tho rates wllcm the horses were
sold separately: Santa Claus SIS, NlcGregor
si9, Wet'gowood 50, 1Innnis 81, Piedmont
81, and Monroe Chief 81. Until O'Clock,
tic 16nr for closing the entries, arrived, It
was not uctinitly known whether Monroe
Chief would START, but 1t WIS tlMat1y decided
to pilt l,ini IN, although Ills driver, Dllsltl
Dublc. Ind little fuitl Tint the horse woNltl
be able. to "get .piere uf It." Piedmont
!as hot been nt an edge for sDnie time h!s
best work recently being . nilg In 2:1o}{,
peols, Wills tiio poor exhibition nude by
We'eawoDd ut Ruclester iii tho. Fourth
caused Ills stock to bu low. Saitl Alden
tiolsntl. who bsongl1t, OF Gotlsmitl' 1,E',
mq rv G!Ss'Sf a S,aI i nnias tnst yos mn
wlilo tailLng OF the race: "Wuigewootl WIS
ns g0uu n ht,rs0 ut Ilttsb,lrg Inst week rs le
over was III Ills !ifc. aild will bc heard from
01ttl II, te sa vi "iS raes Edwin rhorne had the
most support, although, Sttyerton and So-So
sold cluse up to him. IW! horselnen and
llnwtnE ones wure generally very sweet OIL
sHS9 Tating nv ,z;pesd G A. slu 9T +, esa
,nnmticr of thta {}e1iIa stubIu liz WA sti rf to
try far first l!'!,orS from start to flush, willie
| honks wnrN tlIntnp Lie roIttt.ilfs theraon az,
Edwin Thorlic. a snniple pool was: Edwin
Tl,orno SCI, So-So SIS, Sl1rerton S17, aid the
il tn9 pacing Faes r., H., 4 was $40 to 81 on
| The starters In THO three Eaces are As fol-
4, su-so, Pilot r., Edwin T[lorr,, and iKat!o
p,r mnnt. Sionroa Chlef. 1SYeIgeWoi,ti. IIannls.
Iald llnrnet, l.ittiu nrowil JIg, Wonderful,
NgM Forrester, ailtl itluy scott:
I'll; Mc 70 hotseS y, oo Tst faS In n'1,Gai; csS
VIII ,o no .t,i1n1nt ti,,;,..,s " s.,,w @
~ 1e's 1uro ,yo,Ix"Sas n on or Sum T,s,, aysrnA ..
OF milking .entraneu-lnoney payable In three
.lsnIlMents Of ", Il, md 10 pur cent respect
lively, al1tt demonstrates tllnt, III Chicngn at
sasa Il ys ytsr 9 t. htays racSs IL which
lnoley Is within s!s50 Uf tue nliounts OF tic
purses. tho uxnct figures being:
! ..:aa3 oLAss-rurssn Ss,6oo.. 49,.
s!xtuois e,strics ii s por cet,f. i,s
Seven ontrtes Ut 10 per cent. ............,,, I'D
Total; ::;;;.:..... IT.
srA1Lios l!Aox-ruttsE 5000,
eye Cnftina sntrisa as Il e. Isr r Set 5
o'1 '"'''es ~ ~ p'f ..-o
Total, sI,a3Q
Loss to Association. 75
Eluvon entrics At =; pur oons. ut' s. 4isu
Mia nntrs nt n,,r t.n,,t1 Jan 1....'' iii M
liz entries Ut ID ncr m cont. SSoU
:, ----:- -
Total. ;.s1.eGl00
Loss to Aasooiatlon... ....................... ;ool
nEcArirukAr1oN.. "a"
Totn, purses eyon. 5000
Total Gntrnce received ved..................... S,tN1
| .o''' 'oss W aasou.hot''.'.. ...'''''''p' oeo
tr.o ,1,n,..at .,,,.a ao',,.,~,,t,,- lin
rnn, t..stnt S1soit .a nt. - 1T so1T n.' r..o
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