The New York herald., 1869-06-27
TR0TTING AT NARRAGANSET PARK.
AN EVENTFUL FAY.
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF SPECTATORS.
The TrOtting Of the Bashaw Mare American Girl
Second Only to That Of Dexter.


The sport at Narraganset Park Cranston, ter
minated this afternoon by one Of the most brilliant
tr0ts that has ever taken place the turf and re-
suited In most decided victory Of the Bashaw mare
American Girl over the renowned Lady Thorn and
three other competitors. The first trot was for
purse Of $4,000, apportioned among the first three in
the race for which there were eighteen entries. OF
this number thirteen started, and as may be sup
posed. created no little excitement among the spec
tators who found it almost impossible to place them
until they neared the score Four heats trotsed
the second. third and fourth Of which were won, and
consequently the race, by the bay stallion Mambrino
Prince. The best time made In this race was
2:3lk in the second heat. The feature Of the day.
and what drew to Narraganset Park the numerous
crowd IN attendance, Notwithstanding the falling
rain, was the tr0t between American Girl Lucy
Goldsmith Maid, George Palmer and Lady Thorn,
which had been announced to take place during the
afternoon, for the premium OF So OOO and which 1t
generally supposed would settle the question OF
superiority between American Girl and Lady Thorn.
Lady Thorn was defeated in the contest, and the
laurels which she has long worn SO proudly as
queen OF the turf have been transferred to the
brow of ner formidable and successful rival the in
vincible Bashaw mare American Girl who won the
race in three straight heats. in 2:22h-2ls-2:2o,s,
the best time on record excepting only the almost
unapproachable performance OF the peer
less Dexter. Lucy, the other Bashaw mare
in the race was but q trne behind
American Girl in the heat trotted IN 2:l9
and Goldsmith Maid only coupe Of lengths. The
track was in pretty good condition but was not con-
sidered particularly fast However, as quick heats
were made upon 1t, The probability s that its condi-
ton was In reality better than 1t appeared. We will
now proceed to give the details of the trottng as
they fell under our observation, beginning with the
FIRST TRoT.
First Heat.-Thirteen horses came to the post
MamDrno Prince won the pole, Cora second, Old
Put third Lew Pettee fourth. N. B. Palmer fifth,
Lady Whitman sixth, Darkness seventh Belle of
Brooklyn eighth. Mcclellan ninth, Gray John tenth.
India Rubber eleventh, W. II. Taylor twelfth and
western New York outside They had q very strag.
Cling start Darkness getting away first, Mambrno
Prince second Gray John third, India Rubber fourth
Lady Whitman fifth, Mcclellan sixth. the others In
cluster. They reached the quarter pole n thirty.
nine seconds in the same relative order. Going
down the backstretch Gray John took the lead.
Darkness second, Cora third, India Rubber fourth
the others AZ close together as possible,
some Of them breaking and running Gray
John passed the half.mile pole in l:le,
fourth The others tailed of on the lower turn.
Cora trotted into the second place and challenged
Grey John for the lead, but he had too much foot
for her. and after close struggle up the home
stretch Gray John won the heat by short length.
fourth, Darkness fifth. n. B. Palmer sixth. Lew
Pettee seventh, Western New York eighth, Nam
brino Prince ninth, Mcclellan tenth, W. II. Taylor
eleventh. Old Put twelfth and Belle of Brooklyn
thirteenth Time, 233.
Second Heat. at.-Gray John was now great favorite.
Cora took the lead, Gray John second, Mambrino
Prince third, the others struggling along from line
start At the quarter pole, In thirty seconds;
Cora led bn McGeah ser second %amsrno Prince third
ias; Cora led four lengths, Mcclellan pS'e second, d.
close together that II impossible to distinguish
them separately ON The lower turn Cora still led,
and coming into the homestretcn trotted SO yigor.
ously that he carried her to break at the distance
stand, aud came home winner by q length, Cora
second, Gray John third. Old Put Fourth, Western
New York ffth, India Rubber sixth, Lady Whitman
seventh, Darkness eighth, Lew Pettee ninth, W. H.
Taylor tenth, N. b. Palmer eleventh, Mcclellan
twelfth and Belle OF Brooklyn last. Time, 2:31X.
Third Heat -Mambrno Prince was now the favor
ie over any Of the Others Taylor took the lead at
the the quarter pole Tayor stil led, 'SHs Mcclellan an
Old Put nfth, and the others following tu,
very close together, some Of them running. Tue
Tnere was very little change OF place to the half mile
POLE Taylor passing that point three lengths ahead
In l:l4, but he broke up soon afterwards and Nam:
brino Prince went to the front. The horses closed
up finely on the lower turn aud up the homestretch,
and 1t was beautiful sight to see them coming
lengths, Darkness second, Western New YORK third,
OLD Put fourth, Lew Pettse fifth, Cora sixth, Lady
whitman seventh India Rubber eighth GRAY john
ninth, N B. Palmer tenth, w. II. Taylor eleventh,
Belle Of Brooklyn twelfth aud Mcclellan last. Time.
2:32.
Fourth Heat.-Mambrino Prince took the
lead, Old Put second, Gray John third,
Western New York fourth, Darkness nth,
Cora SIXTH and the Others following as close TO.
gether as they could get AT the quarter the positions
| were unchanged, the time being forty seconds.
Mambrino Prince led two lengths, Old Put second.
| Lew Pettee third, Darkness fourth, Western New
YORK NTH, Gray John sixth, and the others tailed
| or The leading horses trotted but some OF the
| others ran around the lower turn, vet Mambr,no
Prince had the lead far enough TO win. lie came in
few lengths ahead OF Old Put Darkness third Cora
| fourth, Lew Pettee nth, Gray John sixth, LADY
| whitman seventh, Belle OF Brooklyn eighth Taylor
| ninth, N. II. Palmer tenth and Western New York
| eleventh, Mcclellan and India Rubber drawn. Time
| 239. The following Is the
SUMMARY
NARRAGANsET PARK, CRANsrON, r. L. June
26.-Premum, 81 900, ior all boees that never tror
ted better than 22e; &l.3OO TO 10 ~ the rs hvlsc