The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-10
TROITrNG At PHILADELPHIA.

TROITING At PHILADELPHIA.
Three Contests coincidence Wins the First
Henry the Second and Lady Thorn the
Third-Lady Thorn Makes Her Fastest
Mile-2s10 Sd.
The Point Breeze track was immensely patr0nized
yesterday by turfmen from all sections OF the
try. Boston ana New York were strongly repre-
sented while Philadelphia poured her thousands In
to MI up all the spare ground that was available
We do not remember ever witnessing, and we are
there never greater this track
before the attraction being trotng contest between
the famous mares Lady Thorn, Goldsmith Maid ana
American Girl. There was another trot on the pro-
gramme but all the interest seemed centred In the
race between the three celebrated trotting mares.
There was trot FOR $1,000 on the programme, and
the concluding heat OF the race that was commenced
the day before. All the trotting during the day
good, ana the crowd were delighted with the days
sport. The weather was dne the track in excellent
order ana oil the horses that were brought on the
track appeared In capital condition. The fastest
time ever made in Philadelphia was made yesterday
by Lady Thorn. The following are the details Of
the tr0tting as it came OFF,
THE FIRST TROr.
The trotting yesterday began with the unfinished
trot OF the day before which had been postponed on
account Of darkness. Bradley and Confidence had
each won two heats of the four heats r0tted There
were six horses In the race When the horses ap-
peared on the track Bradley was the avorite against
the field at nearly two to one The horses scored a
number Of times, and when the word was given
Confidence had much The best OF the start, Bradley
being fourth. He gradually threaded his way
through the other horses but Confidence had such
commanding lead ut the half-mle pole that Bradley
could not overtake him. Bradley shut up the gap
hv lam CnpAl
the heat in 2:25%, Bradley second, N B. Palmer
third, Fanny Allen fourth, George NJ. Patchen Attn
and Mambrino Prince sixth. The following Is full
SUMMARY.
POINT BREEZE COURSE PHILADELPHIA, Sept.
and 9.-Purse $1,000. tor horses that have never
beaten 2s in haxness or wagon; sl,2oo to the FIRST
5000 to the second and $500 to the third horse; mile
heats best three In five, in harness.
D. Mace entered b. z. Confidence. l.
w. H. B0rst entered b. q. j: j. Bradley.
E. L. NorcrOss entered b. g. N. b.
j. turner ei entered b. m. Fanny Allen.
A. Johnson entered br. h. Geo. NJ. Pat
W. Woodruff entered br. Ii. Mambrino
Time, 2:2S%-a:asM- 2:20-2:3O-2:20at.
THE SECOND TROT.
This was the first trot ON the regular days pro-
gramme, and was for purse Of $1,000, for horses
that have never beaten 2:35 In harness or wagon
$3.50 to the first horse $3.50 TO the second and 500
to the third mile heats best three IN five, in har
For this trOt there were thirteen entries Six
of which to the post. The horses entered were
Thomas Best's bay gelding Henry, r. J. Anderson's
brown gelding David Bonner, w. H. Doble's bay
gelding Hop, D. Mace's bay mare Lydia TnOmp son,
A. Patterson's gray geldtng Gray Prince, owners
cream geldlng Good One, +. Scannells chestnut
mare Louise r. p stetson,s sorrel mare Lady Light
ioot o"hors oaS niaie o"Acne' - OoeAnAs u"S
stallion Patchen Chief Isaac Woodrun's bay geldng
Listener E. K Conklins bay stallion Andausian
ana o,vr.,.,. hr,,vr .to,or Mamhrno piIo. Henri
anu o"ner . oio"n S'a'iion NaaAo'ino fno'. no"iy
was the favOrite against the field at long Odds and
in the pools the other horses were sold without him.
Hon being the next I'm favor then Pachen ChIei
All the other horses were punched together and sold
az the field The horses that made their appearance
at the most when called for the cOntest were Henry
Hon 0 fo1ss" T,staner Tadv I1nhsfoot ana Gnoyi
| One the others prudentIy deciining the race
| There was a long time wasted in scoring
and at last the horses were nut on a line THE
HoTses then came nm IN onestionsbie manner and
the word was given by some outsider: but
the bell runQ Tor them to come back Four of the
they had the word Louise leading all the way and
third and Henry Fourth. The other horses stopped
at the quarter pole.
First Hpat.-Louise had the pole Hop the second
place, Henry the third position, Lady LiQhtfoot
fourth, Listener fifth ana Good One sixth. Louise
IightfOOt third, Henry fourth, Hop NTH and GOOD
One sixth. They were oil on run when they left
the score. At the quarter pole Henry led,
Lady LightfOot second Listener third, Hop fourth,
Louise fifth and Good One sixth. Tine
thlrty-eight seconds: AT the half-mile pole Henry
still led Hop second, Lady Lightoot third, Listener
ma. po n, With ne Mepe WHEY spreaa ous
az tnis tihe, WIN the exception VI HSnry anu hop,
VIZ LOU wy iuoe w ..onsosc,. lieuiy Ieu wv
lelgns at the tnreequarter poie, put coming up the
homestfetch HOP piesseu nm closely ana wnen
lhey passed the score Henry led oy about length.
HP was se,rd & @ auun " auy