New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-30
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.

nREAT TROTTING CONTEST ON TIL n PROSPECT
PARK COURSE, L. l., BETWEEN LADY THORN
AMERICAN GIRL, AND GOJ ,DsMI1H MAID
LADY THORN TIE WINNER IN THREE HEATS,
AND THE FASTEST TIE.E EVER MADE ON
LONG ISLAND.
The Prospect Park Course was on Saturday
tbs scene Of the I'd fastest Ong race that ever
took place Long IsRad. IL was between the INV
famous fast Lady Thorn, American Girl ana oOu
smith Maid tho craoss OF the American trottinS tur
and was for PARSE Of $500 mile heats three III ave- ~
harness thew taking $1,000 the seeord SoV' au
the third. }5OO AZ might have been anticipated
meeting Of such renowned trio 81 Meet SVpp0I
tracted a very large sssemblageS the spacious e"""
stand being crowded in every part WIN e"koii' -
pectglt lo6Rers-on and the Enclosure oco"P'u "
a vast array of carriages sRd elegant tdrhsou' DC
longing % the exc OF Brooklyn soc'ey Inc cup
tsuse pEz1as extensively patroaI% pS cLrs az
The bsss~ation me drive Gown 10 the course usually
20 deishG ives TenagI S Sse Rsh %d that prevailed
swept along tbs entire route and proved source OF III
tsinSered by Uc breeze from the adjacent Bay OF
NoWYOrk, ana everything, except the afore.mehoeheu
tnd which blew when the trottig began raised snch
csouds of dast the crack that Hhe view o. the no
and drives occasionally ohseured After que nS1
heat, however the WIND died away ana tho t"V sOe
The Ts-forinaness of these famous mares have
been sou ewhaJ cho4ured this Spring Lady Ihorn peat
Fashion Course l.. L. and beat Goldsmith Maid m a
lnatchJast mOnts on the UNon Conrs A'9spT%n Nom
ConrsS and also at Narraeansett Park She has also
beaten Goldsmith Maid four times this Summer-at Pros
pectFar Union Course, Mystic Park and NarraFsnsett
Park--whie Goldsmith Maid has turned the tables on
American Girl on two occasions Suffolk Park Pmla-
deiulia aud at 3tfao The American Girl, at Nara
taneett Park, B June, made one heat III 2lS Godsnh
Maid at Buffalo, tins month"; trotted three heats a.! uet
2.9g. aud Lady Thorn, the Union Course IN July,
tPotted the fastest aggregate three heats ever maze
general belief that the Banao track is short of nlle
aud the managers well aware OF the fact II nav
been altered and reduced In length sinee peHSa
made his worlds famous record over III OF El't. the
Secretary Of the Association, only full mile
three feet inches from the fence instead OF exactly
length materially. But the Long Island tracks are all
full measured miles, aud something over; the Prospect
mark being IS feet over These facts must therefore, be
taken into account estimating the comparative merit
of the performances of the three animals in question
When the horses came upon the course for the race
found that the veteran James McMann was gong
Phfer being laid up by sickness. As Mr. MeMann had
driven her ladyshp before IT was thohgnt %oSu
pcculares. The result showed that the skill which had
Sa'a e e TGe orS mpe 70 to victory bad not de-
serted him. for he drove Lady Thorn faster tha se d
tlrce heats and the ovation OF enthusiastic applause
which he received the finish of every heat from the
peculiarly gratifying to the veteran under the ccnm
stances Budd Dobe as usual drove Goldsmith MAID
looked in hne condition, aud Ben Daniels held the
American Girl, whose once great prestige is
apparently the The latter did not look so bright
and lively she used to do and her owner asserts his
belief that she was drugged immediately previous to her
feated by Goldsmith Maid. We know not whether this
W.
she did not that occasion display her customary
speed endurance and was unable to make an effort
the home stretch. In the betting Goldsmith Maid
favOrite the field, bringing in pools $40 to
aud expe enced judges Of opinion that there ought
not o. be such odds against mare OF Lady Thorn 8
the perfection Of condition, and they freely TOOK the
tempting prices current against her; their confidence
and sound Judgment being well reeompensed by the
result ,-,,,.,
outalde After scoring nVe times tney tue
word Lady Thorn getting off about half length behind
was half length in trout OF Lady Thorn, the same dis
lance separating the latter rom the iayoTte; before
tell behind two lengths the other two passed that
pSoad hne race between the two big mares Wit,
messed along the both being together
before Goldsmith Maid The same exciting and
Thorn was Continued along the lower.stretch; Lady
Thorn gradually drawing np TO and ahead OF her oppo
nent while the favorite who had made second break
u GO lengths in their rear AS the threeqparer
s cOse together the former having her neck in 'front.'
hut ON ler turning into the home-sretch, where Lady
ghorus1eng steady stroke is ever most to DO dreaded
ebe strobe away from American Girl III magnificent
style and although the latter responded gamely the
LADY Thorn who crossed the score winner Of the heat
by meek IL 2;2Oi Goldsmith Maid two lengths behind
500 Lady Thorn After repeated seOriDg the word
ego at last pronounced by the starting Judge
they around the turn, Lady Thorn and Goldsmith
Maid side by side. two lengths before American
Lady Thorn was half length in front OF Goldsmith
Maid who was two lengths before the Girl. The two
former went along the back stretch side by SIDE as
they approached the half mile pole l.09s the Lady had
drawn half q length ahead Of the Maid, who Six
lengths before American Girl Goldsmith Maid broke on
the lower stretch but lost nothing rs she caught again
quickly, ard at the LSdys shoulders at the three
quarter pole and continued there q they sEn into the
LOmestrctch. But no horse, except HcGtf, Was ever
able live with Lady Thorn up the straight stretch and
shaking of Goldsmith Maid with seeming ease, and trOt
ting fast aud squaTely the Lady home winner OF
The heat by lengths amid the applause Of the excited
asseublage American Girl was i've lengths behind Gold
smith Maid. Time, 2:2Oi
Third HeaL-Ihe odds now 500 to $40 on Lady
Thorn After many failures they got away the favOrIe
and American Girl on even terms, and the Maid length
behind. At the quarterpoe 6 secOnds) the Girl showed
her head front Of Thorn who leading the Maid
two lengths Along the back stretch the two big
rushed head and head, neither having inch the
az IT, until nearing the hafmile POLE when American
Girl in 'front.' and they passed that point In
Thorn, who led the Maid a length. The Lady took the
lead the lower stretch, but Goldsmith Maid closing
rapidly the three all in cluster at the threequar
pole and the excitement of the lOOkersOn eliminated
for the pace very fast Coming the honest
Lady ThOrns long, low, powerful told tale for
crossed the four lengths ahead In 2 the fastest
trOtted Long Island The contest for second
money between the Maid and the resulted In favor
OF The former by length The victory OF Lady Thorn
and Mr. McMann was greeted with perfect ovation OF
applause and cheering FROM the enthusiastic assemblage
ttAkARY
lEospEcr Pax COURSE L. SATURDAY Aug 23-Puns $500;
$500 The t horse 200 hcIse ESQ 10 the
to!ri horses nile heats. best three ave in haruCss
J. d. McAanns b NJ Lady IboTa .....................l
b D0hlek 60. isinth Maid
L. Dsnssb ABsness .............. .......2