The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-07
TROT1Ns AT NARRAGANSET PARK.


Second Day Of the Mcctins-Tho Thousand
Dollar Purse Won by Drift-Tweive Horses
Contend for the $4,000 Premium-An Ex-
citing Contest, bnt tho Race Unfinished.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. Q, 1880.
The weather today has been charming, the track
in excellent condition and the attendance large.
The first trot on the programme was for purse OF
81 600 mile heats, best three In five, In harness;
$500 to the first, 5000 TO the second ana 500 10
the third horse, for horses that never trotted
better than 245. There were twelve entries, but
i've only OF them came 10 the post, the
others being frightened or by the fast time
made by Nonesuch ana DRIFT at Mystic PARK
last week. The horses that started were Dan Mace's
brown geding DRIFT, Mr.. RusseIl's sorrel mare
Nellie, Mr.. Rogers bay gedng Lghtfoot Mr.. saun-
ders' bay mare Belle OF Clyde and Mr. Burnham's
chestnut mare Nonesuch. DRIFT was the fayorite
against the field at long odds. There was very little
betting done, however, az II was generally believed
that Drift could beat al the Others with the greatest
ease.
FlRsT RACE.
FIRST Ledt.-Noneeuch won the pole, Ligntfoot the
second place Drift third Nellie fourth and Belle OF
clyde outside. Tnc horses got The WORT at the
second asking Nonesucn taking the lead. Belle OF
Clyde second, Drift third Lightfoot fourth ana
Nellie last, on break. Nonesuch broke up
on the turn aud Drift went 10 the front,
passing the quarter pole three lengths ahead OF
Belle OF clyde Liehtfoot second Nonesecn third and
Nellie far behind The time TO the quarter pole was
thirtyeight and quarter seconds. Gong along
the backsTetch Drift opened the gap on Belle OF
! Clyde, who seemed TO so single footed. The horses
| did not change positions until past the haltmlle
| pole Time to that point, l;l6. On the lower turn
Lghtfoot TOOK second place, Drlft tfotung easny,
four lengths on .ne iead AZ teey cane inao ,ne
| two lengths ahead OF Belle, wno was two lengths
ahead or Nonesuch, Who was Elk lengths 10 'front.' OF
Nellie, the latter running al tue tlmeas last as sue
| could Drift came home winner by four lenGtls
| In 1861, Lightioot second, six lengths ahead 81
| Belle OF Clyde VINO was three lengths IN advance OF
| Nonesuch, Nellie Just inside the distance stand.
| second pee OF DIVIDE third Noli, such fourth and
! Nellie last, on break Drift was two lengths III
front OF Lign,loot AT the quarter pole Belle Of clyde
third Nonesuch fourth and Nellie hfth, stu On a
| run. Tie time to thet point was thirty ana three
| quarter seconds. DRIFT opened the gap 10 four
lengths along the backstre oh, and passed the half-
| mile pole 1:Ie4. There wac no change OF posi-
ton to the end, Drift winning the heat III hand by
| two lengths in 2:}4}s, lghuo0t second, BeHe OF
Tntrd Heat.-Drlt took the lead with the word and
held 1t 10 the end. lie was followed TO the quarter
pole by Lightoot, Belle Of Clyde third and Nonesueh
fourth. The quarter pole was passed IN thirty eight
4 seconds AT the hall-mile pole Nonesueh was
| second, Liehtfoot tara and Belle OF clyde fourth.
| Time 1:l44. There was no change OF posi-
ton 10 the eud Drift winning the neat by length
Nonesuch second, four lengths IN 'front.' OF Ilghuoot
who was about the same distance ahead OF Belle Of
i
NARRAgAgsFr PARK oct e.-Pursc or 81 900, FOR
horses that never trotted better Than 2:45; 500 to
the first norse, 500 TO the second ana 500 10 the
| third
| F. w. Burnhan entered S. IN. Nonesuch,.... 4 2
| II. Rogers entered D. g. l.ghtoot .,.....,,.
| ". II. saunders entered b. N. Belle 81 Clyde. .
! T. X. Russell entered 2. m. Nellie. .......... dis.
Time, 1886 4-2;3s a-2:3i "a.
/ SECOND NAcR
| Tho second uot was for purse or $4,000 Tor
horses that had never beaten 2:lo; $1,000 70 tho st
$500 to the second aud 500 to the trd horse There
sixteen entries Tor Tie purse, Of which number
| twelve came to the posi-; These were Mr.. Preiner's
brown stallion Daniel Boone, Nj. Browns sonel
geldng Locust, Mr.. Harbec6s gray geidng Surprise,
Mr. Giloreths black stallion GiDretn Knox, Mr.. Car
| rolls bay geldlng n. H. Palmer Mr. harshall's bay
| Garibaldl, Mr.. Rates bay geiding Dresden, MIR.
| Borsrs brown geldlng old Put, w. Woodruhs brown
stallion Mambrno Prince, D: Mace's white geding
Daniel Boone wes the favorite Surprise the second
choice Locust the third IA sgor. All tie others were
1 sold as the field.
! Fi,;i Heat-T D. Palmer won inc pole, Belle or
| Brooklyn the second place, Danied Boone tnrd,
Locust fourth, Surprise nlth, ga rut siAtl, Malte
| Fawn seventh, Gnureth Knox ei8hth Gaioaldi
| ninth, Mambrino Prince TENTH Twang eleventh and
| Dresden outside. The horses were started at the
| first attempt in very good order Tor such neld,
| surprise taking the lead, White Fawn second,
| Twang third Locust fourth, Daniel Boone nth the
| others following as closely together as possible.
They began TO tail OF on the turn, however, Twang
being FIRST al the quarter pole IN tnirtyeigGt seconds,
| Surprise second White Fswu third, Locust fourth,
Old Put hnh some struggling and Others in groups.
| Going down The bach stretch Twang continued 10
Lead surprise second Locust .nird Mnite hawn
| sevealh Belle OF Brooklyn eighth, Mambrno Prince
ninth, Dresden tenth, Palmer eleventh and Gnbreth
| went round the lower turn there was no change OF
| position. but as they got INTO the homestretch
| Twaug broke up and lost the lead Surprise taxing
1t. Locust came with rush and challenged sur.
prise. After an exciting struggle Locust won tho
heat by hall length Surprise second, wang THIRD
Belle OF Brooklyn fourth, mambrino Prince NTH,
| White Fawn SIXTH N. U. Palmer seventh, Dresden
eight Daniel Boone ninth, old Put ten, and derioadi
and GlDreth Knox both dstanced. lines 229i4.
| second HedG-LocusJ was now The iavorite, sell
ing for nearly as much as al the others together.
TWang was first away, Dresden second, Surprise
third Palmer fourth. Old Put nith, Mambrlno Prince
sixth, Locust seventh Daniel Boone eighth, Belle 0f
BROOKLYN ninth. At the quarter pole Surprise was
Grs in thrtyeight and three-quarter seconds; Ores
den second Lucust third, on run winch he con
iinued nearly all tue way tue others IN a
1asSea in 1 sn sarprse led fwanR second
locust third, Ola Pat fourth, Palmer nfth,
Daniel Boone sixth, the others following as best they
| could. Locust continued on run and was third NJ
the threequarter pole, where Surprise was still on
lead to the END, winning by two lengths; n. y.
| Palmer second, Old Put third, Msmorlno Prince
ninth and Locust last Time or HE neat, 2:2094.
Third Heat-1he betters were now all abroad in
their calculations: but surprise sold Tor the highest
| amount OF money. The horses were put on "a lue
ana started IN that way, Malnbrino Prince getting
away BEST Old Put second, Surprise third, Twang
fourth, White Fawn ftth n. u. Palmer sixth, Dres-
den seventh Locust eighth, Daniel Boone ninth and
| Belle of Brooklyn last. AZ the quarter pole, which
was passed In thirty eight seconds, Twaig led, sur
| prise second, Locust third, Whie Fawn fourth,
| the Others strung out. There was no change
TO the h8lf-mile pole which was passed IN l:ls. AT
the three-quarler pole Surprlse'lod Locust second
! Twang third, White Fawn fourth the others close
| together, with the exception Of Daniel Boone ana
Belle or Brooklyn who were lar behind. An exciting
| struggle took place between Locust and SURPRISE
| which ed TO the score, the former winning oy
| nalf length. N. b. Palmer third, Ola Put fourth
| White Fawn fifth Twang sixth, Dresden seventh
| Mambrno Prince eighth belle OF Brooklyn ninth
| and Daniel Boone last. Time OF the heat 1880.
| FoUfih Heut.-LocGst now became great f0vorite
4 over the field. n. y. Palmer took the ead Locust
| second. Twang third. the others IN bunch. Al the
quarter pole which was passed In thirty-eight sec
onds, Twang led, N. ~ Palmer second, Locust th1rd
! Surprise fourth, White Fawn nth, Dresden SIXTH
Mambrino Prince seventh, Daniel Boone eighth, Old
i Tut ninth aud Belle OF Brooklyn tenth. Going down
/ the haCkstretch Loclrt broke nD and 1ell IN