New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-17
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
TIP. TURF.


TBoTTING MATCH ON THE FASHION COURSE
BETWEEN GOLDSMITH MAID AND GE ohUE
PALMER FOR ONE THOUSAND DoLLAH
GOLDSb fTH MAID WINS IN THREE sINAAN
HEATS,-TIME 2:234, 2;24, 2;24t.
Yesterday the great match for SI'VVO oeIMoon
pudd Dobles bay marc Goldsmith MAID anu ~ 20
Plin' brown gelding George Palmer nlle meats
FIVE In harness came of on the Fashion Oourse' - -
match between such well known fast horses Woulu az
any other time have attracted large ATTENDANCE u
following so soon after the race between American ~
and Iadv Thorn and with the important contest
todav between the former and Mountain Boy IN pros
pect there was not so much interest Iet IN IL a.
well known merits and speed Of the horses ought " %
created The attendance consequently was
large although the day was remarKaoy 80.
able for trotting; the heat was inVens" w
the track in excellent order IoI ,".,,r. s1oo
10 SOS being freely offered before the morse T so
track After scoring eed 70 500 to 500 before they
Eof the word which not until Ine toof Of her
aOae b nor rice rose to 500 20 $40 on her Budd
Dobe drove the favOrite VINO is ms J ooree
10 Who sG T. owned 10y Mr. Erastus Corning ir Both
horses have tTOtted lSss IN pa pS BOSTON While
Palmer has done his mile in 22ls Goldsmith Mau -
handsome welformed bay mare about l5t hands hlgI
and was sired by Edsalrs HambleOnan out OF an Aoda
lah mare. OF George Palmers pedgree, l0Ininb WA"
FIRST Heat-Goldspith Maid had the pole AFTER
dozen attempts at sCOrngn, which at nrst the mau w
md afterwand Palmer plainly deficient IN speeu
Palmer had length the OF the sendof but before
they had gone around the Maid outtrotted n
and ed two lengths and half past the quarter pore ia
sI1 seconds Fast as the pace, II was stu raster
along the second quarter, for when GOdsmltn naIu
passed the half mile post with Palmer on her whee ne
timers chronometers showed lO73 This was the fastest
half mile trOtted by any horse, Win the
of the immortal Dexter who in his great race agaus
Ethan Allen and running mate over the same cOurse
troted the first half mile In 1906 after having been 1Orceu
wide TO the extreme edge OF the track by us
The speed was kept up along the Flushing end WheIe
Palmer gradually got on even terms; anu When wy
threequarter pole passed In 142A the favOrle was
Duly neck in front. Coming up the holnestrecu lnS
pace began tell both, and, Palmer breaking Ian
way up, the Maid came home winner by TWO lehe'nS
IN 2234. ...... An an Cola.
Second Heat-The betting now 800 TO $40 on Goia
smth Maid with few takers good start Sne
quickly OuttrOtting her opponent ana leauIng mn
length and half at the quarter pole, IN 80 seconus anu
two lengths to the half mile IN Lost Palmer haVlng
broken badly that point The Maid continued sIea,
y increasing her lead home, and Dobie pung her up
she crossed the score six lengths ahead Time 2:24
Third HedNO betting none could be induced 20 ac
cept the most eXtravagant odds. The Maid leu lWo
lengths quarter, in 35A seconds after having uS
skim which cost her nothing, bat the back streeh
Palmer trOtted fast that he gained on the MAID ana
both were parallel they went past the hall mile pole
in IO4. On the Flushing end the Maid made q Dreak'
but Dobe had her down instantly, and Outtrotng Pal
mer. She drew steadily away, and won the heat ana
race by four lengths in 2:24a
SUMMARY.
P,suov Corssv / Ja,y co., best three