The New York herald., 1869-09-15
FB0TTiEG AZ PROSPECT PARK FAIR
GROUNDS.

A fashionable attendance inaugurated the sports
OF yesterday nc the Prospect Park Fair Grounds.
The day was very pleasant, the track in ine condi
tiop and the trOtting everything that could be ex-
pected In the way Of speed from the character OF the
entries. Two very good trots took place. one OF
which quite fast. the winner rrOtting in 2:25k-
2:2i4-2:A which was just fast enough to place
him in first class company for the future. In the
race for three minute horses something much better
than that time was made, the winning horse tr0t-
ting down as low as 2:37; but as he has no name we
cannot give It.. The second and third horses In the
race were also without names, greatly to the dssat-
isaciiOn OF all tho spectators. AZ we have no room
for further comments we will give the iioFtlns as
occurred
THE FIRST TROr.
Ths was for premium OF $1,000, for horses that
never beat three minutes--$,00 to the Hrst horse.
$500 to the second, 800 to the third There wer
eleven entries for this purse, nine Of which came to
the post There were w. II. B0rsts chestnut gelding
owners bay mare +. H. Hamit0ns bay mare. H
Howes chestnut gelding Henry O. Murphy, owners
gray marc Lady Emma G. Quinton's black stallion
samuel d. Patchen. owners bay mare Mary T.. J.
varan's black geldlng Eight Bells and H. @. Wood
nuts bay mare Brooklyn Maid. Mr.. Baine's bay
gcding and J. Lovett's bay mare Lady Ella were
withdrawn. MIR. Hamiitons mare was the favorite
previous to the start The following are the de-
tails:--
First Heas-Samuel d. Patchen won the pole,
Eight Bells second 4. Il. Hamnton's bay mare third,
W. Borst's chestnut geldng fourth, owners bay
mare afth Mary T. sixth. Henry Q. Murphy seventh
w ana them Go e Word %
a scrambling start Patchen leading, the Hamilton
mare second. Borst's chestnut geldng third m mary
could. At the quarter pole, which was passed In
rortytwo seconds and hail. Patcnen was sui lead.
Ing Brooklyn Maid second Borsi's gelding third,
Lady Emma aud owners bay mare side
aud side, the Others strung out. Eight Bells
here gave up the race, turned round and came back.
Gong along the backstretcn owners bay mare weat
to the front and led several lengths at tho halfmie
ing third Lady Emma fourth ana the others follow
ing, the most OF them on . break. Owners bay
mare kept the lead to the end winning the neat BY
Emma third. Mary +. fourth. Samuel D. Patchen
NTH, Hamlton's mare IRE, sixth GSt,, Henry G. % Murphy
Second Heal-Borst's gedIug was the favorlte
times were put Oh line, and as they came to the
score hamiton's mare WAS leading, Bo rst's geding
fourth. Mary i. nfta Lady Emma sixth and Patches
seventh. At the quarter pOIe they were in the same
relative positions in forty seconds: Golng alons the
Ing Hamil,on's mare, who lost the lead by It.
Borsts geldIng was first at the hal.Inile pole In
1:2o three lengths ahead Of tiamilton's mare own
ern's bay mare third, the others tar behind in q
bunch. Borst kept the lead to che end, winning by
three lengths, HamiltOns mare second, owners bay
Henry Q. Murphy sixth and Mary 4. dlstanced.
Time, 2:37.
T7rd Heat.-Borsts gelding was great favorlte
against the field. He mad the lead, owners bay
mare second Lady Emma third, the Others close up.
At the quarter pole Borst led Hamiltons mare
second, owners mare third, Lady Emma fourth,
Henry g. Murphy fifth and Patcbea SIXTH on O run.
Time forty seconds. There was no change or posi-.
tions to the half mile POLE Notwithstanding B0rsts
geldng was break nearly all the way. On the
backstretcn owners mare trotted very fast, went In
front OF lIami!tOn's mare but when close up to
Borst she broke up and fell back. Borst won the
heat by two lengths in 2:371, HamlltOns mare
second, owners mare third. Lady Emma fourth,
Patchen fifth and Henry o. Murphy sixth.
F0urth Hea,.--Borst's geding TOOK the lead at
the start was never headed and he won the race by
four lengths He led neck ut the quarter pole in
forty seconds and three.ouarters, length at the
hall-mie pole In 1870, and coming away from there
In steady manner made the heat IN 2:5e. Owners
bay mare was second, Hamiton's mare third. Henry
z. Murphy fourth, Lady Emma hfth, ana Patchen
last. The following isa
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. 14-Purse
$1,000 for horses that have never beaten three min
utes; 500 to the frst; $500 20 the second, and
$O0 10 the third horse. Mile heats, best thres IN
1ve in harness.
W 4, Rorst cnfarnd q NO Name I