, 1881-07-26
Troubadour Captures the 2:30 Purse
After a Hot Fight with J. B.
Thomas.
Fanny Withersroon Wins tho 2:e5 1sace,
mud Trlnkct tho Free.
f0rsAll.
A Groat Contest Betwaon Piedmont
and Alexander Expected
To-Day.
4 Rain-Storm Interferes with the Races
at saratoga-Basa-B Ball-The
Oar,
THE CHICAGO MEETING.

Uar,
THE CHICAGO MEETING.
A DAY OF FINE sroItr.
Tho atteudauce At tho Driving Park races ycs*
tertlay was nut lnrRo. Monday bclng bud di!y
for sport OF that character. Tho sab00 people
who wero present, however, witnessed some very
Rool racing, four oveota being decided. The
unfinished $50 race, tho first h0at OF which waa
won Saturday BY Troubadour 10 @:soA was iinal.
ly canturo, by that horse. although tho third
heat was takon by j. q. Tholnas I'll 2:l81, thus
w,nuIur for him tho 500 extra offered to tho
horse troting tho fnsttnE heat It tho same Wns
bottsr than 2:3i. Tho result Of tho race proves
Trouhadour to bo a Arst~class horse, and hle |
owner. Mr. II. Eiavoriy is to bctouEratulatod
upon tho possession OF 60 fast and reliable an |
animal. Tho .,::5 rdce proved n surprise to |
everybody, md disastrous ono to- totting men.
On tho strength Ut bis previous performances.
Josephus was tnado fAvorft in tho race. Ahdal-
lab Boy Also selling well up In tho pools. Whcth-
or or not Joscphus would have baeu SUCCESSFUL
had he huGn possessed Of bis uslal speed, Is
questionable, butt It is cortain tint ho WIS III no
condition yesterday to do himself Justice, this
being due to tho fact tint hc wna very unw'soy
driven milo In '2:l7h Sunday norntng,-n
performance which cdectuay llsslpRted
nuy chance ho may hnro had OF
winning tho race. Tho Kentucky maso
Fanny Witharapoon had tho speed OF tho cntlro
party and won humidity in straight heata, Flor
once getting Bcconl money, Abial'ah hoy third.
and Big Soap fourth. or forty-throo hom'Ha-
uons for tho LAO race only olght came to tho
post, and Knte Mccall wis 50 mitch tho bc1t OF
these that she had no dl1liouityi In winning tho
only horse capable OF forcing hdr to show spcct
bosng George X. Trnkct won tho frec-tor-all
rnco from Charlie Fort aud Hopeful In the east-
est posaiblo n,nnnor. not boing Obliged to troe
Duf,ng tho Afternoon tho celebrated PAGER
Little Brown jug made two ollorta to beat s;l@A,
bHt as nnsuesossfq y ta9 lint m n9S s I,sc nsig , ~
other heat to-day.
The horsos In .,,
TIE UNFINISHED $50 1tACE,
qs essd asas Il up a
by Trnubadour aud AMMO W. throwing shoes,
va og to Eex %sas s,rssyS s % stsT s
given j. i. Thomas broke hoforo reaching the
turn ana as Aanie " foqrsa ni , fn, Tsouga
1ias made IN sesona btsak beio!a sotting y tse
W. went alonx fast and took second p!aco soot!
nttcr hnIf u milo had boen trotted; A second
e6e II
was third, Indicator fourth. Thomas nfth, nna
TrouSalour now sold 500 to ~ over tho tleId:
q ,as @ Sa et " the
teS aour, 's who was T two '' lengths ia tho isaa.
as I 'lrss ,notey Wait w..s Concerned. When tho friends
Of j. II. Thomas saw that pc was going steadily
sy y
yssa ys b W. # % %DsnS %a r. sns Il
I1' tets IN i;4!i. Thou,as slowly creeping ~ 70
him ell nG ,.y Bs stoE aod fG III, sfse 5aoS
thoy on.ered tho ho.nS.strsteh. Johnson @ s"1nH
s nots x w IT 70 aa4 nS rs ss 6 f IL ste M
he could do. Troubatlonr bud tho lloat won ut the
dstsnsy stand ,ota hosscs wUro evidently yery @
~ easaH ,,n?.sps S a aet Il ses;h Ses!a1 $!@
awarded tho heat 70 Thomas with record q
s:IsA, thus eapiurina me @ *5o9 extra money t
Tho result Of. this hcat, uavo tho baokors o
Thomas conensS' 9na t! n tns ls th gsaGso a 81 ee
ass "a a. sos aaccct II
was unabe to tako tc p1l9 a irom ; ;1no~ss VI wh
lcing .pusset In - seconds, tho half tn ILL, an
tho thrsc.lt1Artern ~ l:iS Down the home
disiaIco. .ssant. where 10 broke, Troubadot,
wiuniu9 the heat aud raco by length In a@IA
THE suMMAnY. .., g..
lis 10 thlri, si5O 70 fourth with $500 extra t
the winner Of tho tastest hoat II trotted bette
j.A. Dustin. New York. enters blk. e., :,
pe.or V. JOHNSON. Chicago, et,tcrs i. D..
ii degF sSo'as Il Toan:, aiois aa H.
Annio ", by Alinuut, Jr:;.;
cb. b. % ). f"tiicator, by uo|dduss. ss.
b1Ark HOPKINS. Ut. ElAir, Mich, uniers
i; m. Ethoi Aed!um, by iiappy hlc- :,
J. i. CanIpbcll. Cr,Iwturdsylllc, l,ti.. on =.
iers b. b. Rosewood, by Cruulo.. 9 di
THE TIME
Thus-
Quarter, Jta,f, fMrIers. ajl
First heat ,,,W l;Iti -l:{tM .;:1l
Second heat. III 1:lt 1:ih .:s1di
!hlrdheat .-......a la1A !AtA NV
Fourth heat.'...',f 10 l'l 4'4o "'"<
THE n:25 cI.AB8
had ,cver ator,,rs' Frod nn,rlasa.hav,np ii
nt,lc. Ain ncconi ntaSa FHnnv Witherst,o
tblrtl. AbdaiinG ilUy fourth. J0scphus Hi
FLORENCE sl1th nnt 'fs!v NGHn Tim MI s!t]p
tho nuols jnsophus @ br,,tvht M tx md the it'd &
sn 1h po fyS ~ ,ay a. oso Fio.1 ~
t,.iaG ihird AMI lin - r;mt ssrsn1 XII. n
.snMintt,ss trst;n ,',sv fust ~ * A,H"rtar ~