The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-30

her ladyship before, it was thought it would /
initiate against her chance for he was ignorant |
OF her peculiarties. The result showed that the |
skill which had enabled the veteran holseman to |
SO often pilot the famous little mare Flora |
Iemple to victory had not deserted him. for he |
drove Lady Thorn faster than she had ever gone |
peIoIe without single break or skip In the three
meats, and the ovation of enthusiastic applause |
whlch he received at the finish of every heat |
rom the vast assemblage was we'll deserved, |
and must have been peculiarly gratifying to the |,
veteran under the circumstances. Budd Doble, |
Sno e. suaI, grove Goldsmith Maid, who locke. in
o. nne condition, and Ben. Daniel neld the rens
over american Girl, whose once Great prestige |
look REsbtlg SO brinEg Oh wane. The latter did not
her ou,,, - and lively as she used to do and
~ .er asserts his belief that she was drug
s,edd Immediately, previous to her race at
defeated by Goldsmith Maid. We
know not whether this was the case or
not, but personal observation showed us
that she did not on that occasion display her
customary speed and endurance, and was unable
TO make an effort in response to the application
OF the whip in coming up the home stretch In
the betting Goldsmith Maid was warm favorite
over oyer the field, bringing in pools S2l0 TO American
Girls $50, and Lady Thorn's $40 Many shrewd
and experienced Judges were of opinion that
there ought not to be such odds against mare
OF Lady Thorn's proved speed and game, espe-
cially as she was looking in the perfection of
condition, and they freely took the tempting
prices current against her; their confidence and
sound judgment being well recompensed by the
result.
First Heat.-Americau Girl had the pole. and
Goldsmith Maid the outside. After scoring five
| times they got the word, Lady Thorn getting oft
| about half length behind the other two. Going
around the turn American Girl was half alength
| IN front of Lady Thorn, the same distance sepa-
| rating the latter from the favorte Before the
| quarter pole was reached Goldsmith Maid broke,
! and fell behind two lengths as the other two
passed that point in SO 4 seconds-American Girl
| n lpuptl ahead 4 mo bntx
| the two big mares was witnessed along the back
stretch, both being locked together as they swept
| past the half-mile pole in 1'O934 two lengths
| before Goldsmith Maid. The same exciting and
| earnest struggle between American Girl and Lady
| Thorn was continued along the lower stretch:
| Lady Thorn gradually drawing up to and ahead
of her opponent, while the favorite, who had
| made second break, was three lengths in their
| rear. As the three-quarter pole was passed
| Lady Thorn and American Girl were close
| together, the former having her neck in front.
| but on their turning into the home-stretch,
| where Lady Thorns long, steady stroke is ever
| most to bedreaded, she strobe away from Amer
| lean Girl i'll magnificent style, and although the
| latter, responded gamely to the whip Ben.
| Daniels freely applied she could not reach Lady
| Thorn, who crossed the score a winner of the
heat by a neck in 2'2OA, Goldsmith Maid two
lengths behind.
Second Heat.-The betting now veered round
| to 5000 to 800 on Lady Thorn. After repeated
| scorings, the word "go" was at last pronounced
| by the starting Judge. AS they went around the
| turn Lady Thorn and Goldsmith Maid were side
| by side, two lengths before American Girl who
| got off badly. AT the quarter-pole (36 seconds)
| Lady Thorn was half length in front of Gold
| smith Maid, who was two lengths before the
| Girl. The two former went along the back
stretch side by side, but as they approached the
| half mile pole Q0919) the Lady had drawn half
| a length ahead of the Maid, who was six
lengths before American Girl. Goldsmith Maid
| broke on the lower Stretch but lost nothing, as
| she caught again quickly, and was at the Lady s
| nt thrpp-uuortpr
tinued there as they swung into the home
stretch. But no horse except Dexter was ever
able to live with Lady Thorn up the straight
stretch, and shaking off Goldsmith Maid with
Lady came home a winner of the heat by six
lengths, amid the applause of the excited assem-
blage. American Girl was five lengths behind
Goldsmith Maid. Time, 2'2019.
Third Heat.-The odds were now 800 to $40
on Lady Thorn. After many failures they got
away, the favorite and American Girl on even
terms, and the Maid length behind. At the
quarter-pole (36 seconds) the Girl showed her
head in front of Thorn, who was leading the
Maid two lengths. Along the back stretch the
two big mares rushed head and head, neither
having an inch the best of it, until nearing the
half-mile pole, when American Girl was seen in
'front.' and as they passed that point in 'O91( she
was three parts of alength in front of Lady Thorn
who led the Maid length The Lady took the
lead on the lower stretch, but Goldsmith Maid
closing rapidly, the three were all in q cluster
at the three-quartcr pole, and the excitement OF
the lookers-on eliminated, for lthe pace wa,
very fast Coming up the hon1e-stretch, Lady
Ihorns long, low powerful stroke told tale
for she steadily drew away from her feet-fOoted
rivals, and crossed the score four lengths ahead
in 22014, the fastest heat ever trotted on Long
Island. The contest for second money between
the Maid and the Girl resulted in favor
of the former by length. The vic
tory of Lady Thorn and Mr.. McMaur
was greeted with perfect ovation of applause
and cheering from the enthusiastic assemblage
SUMMARY.
! PROSPECT PARK COURSE. L. l., Saturday, Aug. 2S
Purse, s3500; $1,000 to the first horse $1,000 to tn,
sec3nd horse $500 to the third horse; mile heats
best three in ive in harness.
j, ID. McManns b. m. Lady Thorn. n........1 ! |
| b. Doble's b. m. Goldsmith Maid ..........3 . .
b. Daniels b. m. American Girl ..........2 3
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