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Show A GOOD DAY'S NPORT. Some Fine Trotting and Pacing Witnessed, at the June Meetlug. Another largo crowd in attendance yesterday upon tho second day of .the June meeting at the driving park, and the track presented a cheery appearance. appear-ance. The weather was delightful, and save a slight annoyance from the dust, was all that could bo wished for. Tho sport was of an interesting character, and just exciting enough to be entertaining enter-taining and keep tho devotees of the pool box guessing. Judges Webb, Jennings Jen-nings and Arthur were in their customary cus-tomary positions; and . their decisions cave thorough-satisfaction. Tho Jow led Green, 1'ruitt and Roanoko in the three-eighths of a milo dash,-' and came under tho wire first, but for some reason the judges declared no race. Four heats were had in tho paciug race, which was linally won by Don Angus. SUMMARY. Don Angus 1 3 11 Pomp ... 2 3 9 3 Elder Lucas Distanced Blonde 3 13 3 Time 3:36, 9:2tf, 2:36, 2:39. 'The runners were again called to the scratch for the three-eighths of a mile dash, and this .time Roanoke finished first in :88, a nose in the lead of the Jew and Pruitt inhaling the dust. ' Considerable money changed hands on the outcome of 'the 2:50 trot, in which there were four heats. . SUMMARY. Loco ;'. ....1 3 3 2 D Hell 3 1 1 3 Ben Williams 3 8 3 1 Time sastf. 9:33, 3:33. 2:33'4, 2:36. The match race for $50 a corner, be-twoon be-twoon Doe Ellerbeck and Thornberg's Silas, jr., resulted in a walk over for the latter named horso. Time 2:51 and 2:53. 1 '' There is another largo attendance at the park this afternoon, and the several sev-eral classes on the programme are being hotly contested. |