The weather was rather warm on Monday for the athletic sports, but a cool breeze tempered the heat of the sun, and none of the competitors seemed to feel inconveni lence. For spectators the day was perfect, and a very large number, including many ladies, gathered on the Cricket Ground, and under shelter of the pavilion and the tent which had been erected by ita side. The Officers of the U. S. Hartford had courteously allowed their excellent Band to be present; and its music was listened to with pleasure in the intervals between thi contests, There was some delay in starting, the bell for the first race ringing only at $-45; but, though the delay was rather tiresome to early arrivals, it allowed the hundreds of later ones to see the full programme, and everything afterwards went off with admirable regularity. All the events were handicaps, except the Steeple Chase. The first event was—
Tue Cuaaze Cor.—Quarter mile, Brenan Axle (10 yds.
Ogle made the best of his lead, starting at a strong pace; but Brenan snteceeded in catching him about 200 yards from home, and came in ahead by 5 or 6 yards. Unfor-closely Ko passed outside, instead of be-innately, however, hugging the cords too
tween, the winning posts which stood in the middle of the course." For this he was disqualified by the Judges, and Ogle was ad-
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