The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-25
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.


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The match between j. ]. Bradley and Confidence
announced to take place at the Prospect Park Fair
Grounds yesterday afternoon aid not come or. the
owner of the latter PAYNE forfeit on account Of the
lameness Of bic horse This created very little dis
'.atment, however, as IT had become generally
known that Confidence was out of condition and not
ut TO trot The other match-that between I'd Pm,
taxe nlaca and resr,. ,~.s to wagons-did
= -.'sd In the defeat Of Captain Gill,
Z. TWO straight heats. a curious circumstance con.
nected with this trot was that while inside
Of the track Old Put was the fayorlte ana selling
IN the pools at two to one at hotel the outside
OF the grounds Captain Gill was the favorite and
selling at the Same ratio. This gave opportunity
to spectators to buy pools both horses and place
themselves in position TO win, no matter which
horse lost the race. THIS was SAFER speculation
than dabbling In gold In Wall street yesterday,
although the amounts invested were not quite so
| large.
AS usual the attendance was very fashionable, the
balconies Of the club house presenting beautiful
scene. Casting our eyes around, however, we
missed many gentlemen who are usual visitors; bur
absence.
The match trotted yesterday was the nrst public
one that ever took place on the Prospect Park Fair
grounds and one OF the very few that have come OF
this season: We may here remark that very few
trOttng matches have latterly been made by gentle
men OF means, a specially which they formerly 80
freely INDUCED In. This Is not OWING to q lack OF
spirit among gentlemen, but TO wholesome dread
OF the evil practices now 40 prevalent on the turf
among unprlncpled drivers and trainers OF horses
renee. for then gentlemen had so much confidence
In the pr0bity ana skill OF such men as Hiram
woodruff a. v; Whelan, simeon aoagand and Others
TO risk their money and their horses fame in their
hands, being well assured that the bes. horse would
and won. But since the death OF that
honorable man, Hiram Woodruff, and the retirement
agemen OF these affairs has fallen into the hands OF
men who, however skifu they may be as drivers
and trainers seem not to possess the confidence Of
gentlemen owning fast horses. AS o result OF this
lack OF confidence In the integrity Of drivers match
making has been nearly abandoned by gentlemen OF
being by men who make precarious livelihood by
speculation. stu we have plenty Of trotttng and
WI continue to have It. but It Is TOR p that are
and fairs The number OF trottug horses in this
country was a never 50 great "a. az as the
Is conclusvely shown BY the entry OF one
hundred and five horses for the premiums offered
Efforts are now being made by some OF the assocla-
tions and should be by ALL to punish fraud and rule
che perpetrators OF 1t or their tracks whenever the
slightest symptoms OF 1t are discernible among
drivers or other participants BY sitting out the
char shall get at the wheat. No doubt there are
III their line, men who should be foster"l and en-
couraged by gentlemen, to the exclu iol Of such
the whole profession. After tho ASSOCIATIONS have
done their duty in this regard by ruling all dishonest
parties Off their tracks, match making will again be-
Dlsmissing this subject for the present, however,
we win now proceed to give the race Of yesterday
afternoon, which was two mile heats, to wagons
between Old Put and Captain GIL.
First Heat.-ola Put won the pole. He had
oh mn uvoy
at the first attempt Almost as soon as the word
was given Captain Gnu broke up and Ola Put took
ter pole Captain GIL was at his danks. Time forty
seconds and quarter Going along the backstretch
lengths As Old Put passed the half mile pole he
was length and half ahead Of Gill; In lax. Old
Put trottea steadil, along while Captain Gu again
Gill broke up . fourth time before lie reached
pull, passed the judges stand ut the completion OF
the first mile two lengths In front In 1904. Going
lengths and half and Gill broke up twice again
oid Put led four lengths At the quarter pole the time
going from the quarter pole to the half and at the
latter point Old Put was six lengths In advance OF
i h Ts end ana ea rn In @ on
was ten lengths behind when Old Put logged past
the tniree,guarter pole; Time a;3eS The old horse
che heat by six lengths, making the last mile In
2:42H and the heat In 6:l9.
the previous heat on Old Put The horses had an |
even start, but as soon as they we're despatched |
Captain Gill broke up which he repeated as he went
into the turn carrying Old Put or his legs. The
latter, however, managed to keep the lead. Before
tho quarter pole was reached Captain Gill broke up
third time and while up ran alongside Of Old Put
until ut the quarter pole they were head and head in
thirty nine seconds. Captain Gill broke up fourth
time soon after leaving there and be ran until he
was over length ahead Of tse old horse. At the
half-me pole Gill led two lengths and half in I16
He then broke up fifth and sixth time ana kept in
alOnQ Incl as ho |
reached the three-quarter pole he broke again. and
Old Put took SIDES with him, and they passed that
point head and head 10 1914 The horses both trotted
finely up the homestead, and Old Put passed under
the wire at the stand half length in front OF the
other. Time 1884. Captain Gill then threw up sig.
nails Of distress. He hai had quito enough Of that
Kind OF work, and was willing to own 1t. He broke
up repeatedly around the turn, and at the quarter
pole, In 3:13A Old Put was eight lengths aliead OF
hun and going as steady as O clock. Borst, the |
driver Of the old horse, then took a look behind |
and finding that he had things safe took strong
pull on his horse and suffered him to take the matter
easy. at the half-nlle pole, which was passed in |
3:544 from the start, he was six lengths ahead OF
GILL; the latter jumping up every few strides. Old |
Put was suffered to Jog along the remainder of the
heat at a fair pace. and he came home O winner of |
The heat and race in 5.181 the last mile having been
made In 2:44k. The following isa
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS Sept. A-pre-
MUM and stake s2,375, two mile heats, to wagons
W. II. Borst named br. e, Old Put. .....,,.. !
H. Rodon named b. 6. Captain Gill ............
TIME.
First Heat Second Heat.
First mile. 2:36A 2;34 |
second mile. ............... 2:42K 244H |
s4l.L b.. G4~,~l, 81 ..s 30 -,o.- |