The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-30

Fourth heat. Il 100 212
THE BETTING.
H Ia ~ w vSssa.. 'i e Is 81 rs Is e
First Heak-Lady Wells won the pole The horses
got away with an even start but soon after leaving
the score the black broke up and Lady Wells went
around the turn two lengths ahead, which she in
creased to three at the quarter pole in forty seconds
When the geldlng got into straight work on the
backstrech he struck gait that astonshed all the
spectators. He closed on the mare with great
rapidity and passed her in a few moments carrying
her to break and passing the halfmile pole four
lengths ahead of her in lI7H. This quarter was
trotted by the geding in thirtysix seconds. Going
along the Flushing end the geding opened the gap
to eight lengths, the mare breaking again at the
three-quarter pole. Tweed trotted steadily and
easily up the homestretch, and came in winner by
six lengths, making the heat in 2:37n.
SECOND HedL-One hundred TO thirty was then laid
on the gelding to win. Dobe asked for the word
four lengths behind, and it was given. The black
broke up on the turn, and Lady Wells went around
II and to the quarter pole six lengths in front In
thirty-eght seconds Going down the backstretch
the geding tr0tei very fast closing rapidly the
mare, and when she passed the half-lnle pole she
was only two lengths ahead. Time, 1:l54. When
they got into the Flushing end the gelding took
sides with Lady Wells and III moment afterwards
showed in 'front.' He led two lengths at the three
quarter pole with which advantage he came into the
homestretch The mare forced HIM all the way to
lengths In front In $780,
Third Hedt--Any amount of odds could have been
had on the gslding for the asking. but no person
seemed inclined to invest dollar on the mare. She
did NOT seem to have the ghost of chance to win.
When me horses came up for the word the black was
three lengths behind and his driver bowed his head
for the word and II was given. The gelding broke
up Immediately afterward, and the mare led six
lengths around the turn, which she increased to
eight lengths at the quarter pole In thirty and
u half seconds. On the backstretch the geding was
forced along, ana he trotted fast Tor few moments
and then broke up second time. The mare got
further away from him, but still his hackers were so
confident OF his great speed that they offered odds
his winning the heat Lady Wells was dozen lengths
away from him when she passed the halfnile pole.
Time l:l5H. On the Flushing end the geldng trOtted
steadily and closed up some OF the daylight, but the
mare came on the hOmestretch eight lengths ahead
OF him. Doble applied the whip to the black on the
stretch but he did not 60 any faster and could get
no closer to the mare, and she came In a winner by
eight lengths amid the shouts Of her hackers making
the heat In 237.
Fourth Heut.-Lady Wells now became the favor.
lite, the prevailing impression being that the geldng
had shot his bolt in the previous heat. When Dobe
brought the geding on the track he told the judges
that ne wanted an even start this time. The horses
scored two or three times, when the gelding
allowed to have 1t replaced. Then they tried half a
dozen times more for the word the geldlng breaking
up each time as he approached tue stand. They
were finally started on terms, and soon as
the word was gwen the geding broke up, and that
was the last Of him. Lady Wells was 200
ecoss apd a the p PTpe abnu e
distance in front In 10 The gelding would break
and come TO standst then start and tr0t fast for
mare Kept on the even tenor OF her way, and came
home q winner OF the heat and race in 2:42,
800 yards ahead Of the gelding. lie was dis
tanced.
SANE DAY.--Match $780, mile heats, best three in
1--WE, TO wag0DS:-
Mr.. Casey named b. g. Jimmy O'Bren.....2 l
Mr.. Mcmahon named &. H. Butterny.......I z
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long odds before the start. She won the pole, anc
getting the best Of the send-or went around til,
turn Two Lengths anea ave se Opened se gap
quarter pole In forty-oDe seconds and half Going
down the backstretch she tr0tted further away from
s ne Wa ta lengths in front " the hame poe
l:2o. On the Flushing end the geldlng broke NJ
again, and at the three-quarter pole the mare wa
| ffty yards ahead. She kept this advantage to TIN
end, winning the heat by nifty yards. Time, 245.
| Second Hedt-Jimmy O'Brien. Notwithstanding
that he lost the heat was the fayorite In the
| pool, selling al ten TO eight. they had 4
| very even start but the geding making
| skip on the turn the mare led TO the quarter
pole threequarters OF length in iorty-two seconds
Gong down the backstretch the gedng closed. and
when they were close together the geldng broke up
and the mare led to the hall-me pole two lengths IN
l:241a. on the Flushing end the geldng closed up
| once more, but when he Tapped the mare he again
| broke up and she showed daylight between them.
| The geding, however, steadled himself before he
reached the threequarter and a. the mare came on
| the homestretch he yoked her, and getting into
straight work he soon showed In front. vigorous
and close struggle brought them TO the stand the
gelding winning ny length In 1850.
Third Heat.-The gelding had the best Of the
send-on ard he opened gap OF three lengths
around the turn, the gray mare having broke up.
The gelding five lengths In front at the quarter
pole In forty-three seconds and four lengths at the
half mill una I'M
mare broke twice and was eight lengths behind at
the threcquarter pole. she broke up twice more on
| the homestretch and the geding won the heat by
| eight lengths IN 2:4s. Great excitement was now
visible among the spectators, and several OF them
appealed to the judges to have the bets declared on
| ~ they insisted that the race was TO be thrown
M. Mcmahon, the owner OF the mare
| said he was willing 10 have the outside
bets declared Off he had nothing 70 do with them
but that he intended TO troJ for the that he
| and Mr.. Noble had staked. In the meantime the
| judges appointed Hiram lIewe to drive the mare
but this the Of the geldDg and several Others
objected TO- when the judges declared all outside
| bets or
Fourh Heat.--The horses then came up with the
drivers that had guided them IN the previous heats
and got the word, the geding taking the lead. lie
was two lengths ahead &C the quarter pole In forty
two seconds. Going down the baCkstretcl he broke
no aud was only hall a length ahead at the half-miie
pole in "a. lie led a length along the Flushing
end and hall way up the homestretch' when he
broke again. nut by superior speed came IA winner
by "a length ahd a iiaf In 2:lg.
Third T'rot.
SAME nAY.--SweepsIakes $3.50, mile heats test
three in i've. IN harness.
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Three meats were trOted aud each horse won a heat
before our reporter LEFT the course when there was